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County Court after such Election, shew sufficient Cause for
his or their Absence, to be allowed and approved of by the
Justices of the several County Courts in this Province.
VIII. Provided nevertheless, That this Act or any Thing
therein contained, shall not extend to be construed to exclude
any County or Counties, City or Cities, Borough or Boroughs
hereafter to be erected and made within this Province, from
the Liberty of such Elections of Burgesses, Delegates and
Representatives, as is before expressed; but that such Writ as
aforesaid, shall upon calling every General Assembly of this
Province for the future, be directed to the Sheriff of every
such County, City or Borough, when the same shall be erected
and made into a County, City or Borough, as aforesaid, and
to the Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen, of every such City or
Borough, commanding such Sheriff or Mayor, Recorder or
Aldermen, to cause Four Freemen of the said County, and
Two Free-men of the said City or Borough, qualified as in
the aforesaid Writ is expressed, to serve as Delegates and
Representatives of the same County, City or Borough, in the
General Assembly next ensuing; which said Four Delegates
for every such County, and Two for the City or Borough, shall
from thenceforth be reputed and deemed to be Members of
the Lower House of the General Assembly of this Province ;
any Thing in this Act in any wise to the contrary notwith-
standing.
IX. And for the ascertaining, limiting and allowing unto
the several and respective Councillors, Deputies and Dele-
gates, that serve, or shall serve in the General Assemblies of
this Province, and the several and respective Commissioners
of the Provincial and County Courts of this Province, such
Sum and Sums of Tobacco as is hereby thought necessary
and sufficient for their defraying their Charges, in attending
such Assemblies and Courts,
Be it Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, by and with the
Advice and Consent aforesaid, That all such Councillors be
allowed the Sum of One Hundred and Fifty Pounds of
Tobacco per Day, and the Delegates and Burgesses of As-
sembly shall be allowed the Sum of One Hundred and Forty
Pounds of Tobacco per Day, during the Time they shall attend
such Assemblies, and no more, (besides their itinerant Charges,)
to be paid and allowed them out of the Public Levy of this
Province: And the several and respective Commissioners of
the Provincial Court, for the defraying their Charges and
Expences, during the Time they shall sit in and attend such
Courts, the Sum of One Hundred and Forty Pounds of
Tobacco per Day, and no more, besides their itinerant Charges
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