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L. H. J.
Liber No. 52
May 26
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of the members, with the speaker, are met, according to the order
for sitting, shall be fined according to the discretion of the speaker,
not exceeding five shillings for any offence, unless upon such excuse
as the speaker shall admit of
7.th All misdemeanors which shall happen in the house, shall be
censured and fined in the house
8.th That no bill shall be read at anytime during this session till
all the members in town shall be called in, except on some excuse to
be admitted by the speaker
9.th That if any member of this house do depart, without leave
from the honorable speaker, and the house, such member shall forfeit
all his preceding allowances due to him for his attendance that
session.
The following resolves viz.t
Resolved by the house, That the members who shall be appointed
as members of the committee of aggrievances, have likewise the
character of a committee for courts of justice; and that that
character, and the duty of such committee be annexed to the said
committee of aggrievances as a standing part of their duty: And
that it be an instruction to the said committee of courts of justice, that
they observe the nature of all the commissions to the several courts
of judicature within this province; and that they especially observe
any alterations that may at any time happen by accidental omission,
or otherwise, therein; and particularly relating to such words therein,
as require the several judges and justices to hear, try, and determine
according to the laws, statutes, ordinances and reasonable customs
of England and of this province, or to such other words as have
relation thereto; and that they shall immediately make report to the
house of any alteration that shall at any time happen in such com-
mission, and likewise to have regard, as near as may be, to observe
wherein they differ from the forms of the several sorts of com-
missions to the judges, and justices in England; and also to enquire
and report whether it appears that the several magistrates in this
province have been duly qualified, agreeable to law
Resolved also, That this province is not under the circumstances
of a conquered country; that if it were, the present Christian in-
habitants thereof, would be in the circumstances, not of the con-
quered, but of the conqueror, it being a colony of the english nation
encouraged by the crown to transplant themselves hither, for the
sake of improving and enlarging its dominions; which by the bless-
ing of God upon their endeavours, at their own expence and labour,
has been in a great measure obtained: And 'tis unanimously re-
solved, that whosoever shall advance that his majestys subjects by
such their endeavours and success have forfeited any part of their
english liberties, are not well wishers to the country and mistake
its happy constitution
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