338 Assembly Proceedings, June 15-July 3, 1773.

L H. J.

Liber No. 54
June 16

5.^th That no Person come into the House of Assembly, while

the same is sitting, with Sword or other Weapon, upon Penalty of
such nine as shall be imposed on them by the Speaker, at the Discre-
tion of the House
6.^th That if any Member, bound to attend this Assembly, shall
be absent at the Hours and Place appointed, after the Speaker and
Twelve of the Members are met, according to the Order for Sitting,
shall be fined according to the Discretion of the Speaker, not exceed-
ing five Shillings for any Offence, unless upon such Excuse as the
Speaker shall admit of
7.^th All Misdemeanours which shall happen in the House shall
be censured or fined in the House
8.^th That no Bill shall be read, a second Time 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 Hon.^ble 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 imme-
diately make Report to the House of any Alteration that shall at any
Time happen in such Commission; and likewise, to have Regard, as
near as may be, to observe wherein they differ from the fforms of
the several Sorts of Commissions 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

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Resolved also, That this Province is not under the Circumstances of
a conquered Country, that if it were the present Christian Inhabitants
thereof, would be in the Circumstances, not of the Conquered but
of the Conqueror; it being a Colony of the English Nation, en-