XIX.  And that in case any Vestry-man shall remove or withdraw himself 
from the Parish, or voluntarily or frequently neglect to give his Attendance, and
absent himself from the Vestry, or otherwise become unfit or incapable to continue
to execute the said Office or Trust, that in any such Case the residue of
the said Vestry, or the majority of them, so as such majority be not under the
Number of three Person, shall and may have Power (after personal Notice
given to such Party, if it conveniently may be, or the affixing of a public
Notice upon the great Door of the Church for three several Sundays successively,
if personal Notice cannot be give without great Difficulty, Charge
or Delay, of their Intentions to proceed in such Manner) to remove such
Person from being a Vestry-man. and to declare his Office void, and to summon
a Meeting of the Parishioners, qualified as is above directed, for the electing
another in the Place of such person; who shall (after allowing a reasonable
Time to such person to make his Complaint, if he apprehends himself
injured, not exceeding a Fortnight) proceed to a new Election accordingly.

    XX.  And that there may not be any Oppression, or Misapplication of the
public Revenue by such Vestries, or just cause of Complaint against them,
in any of their Proceedings, without Redress, be it Enacted, by the Authority,
Advice and Consent aforesaid, That all and every Parishioner and Parishioners
whatsoever, who contributes to the public Taxes and Charges of the said Parish,
shall and may require the Register herein before mentioned, at any reasonable
or convenient Time or Times, to give them an Inspection of the
Vestry Books, and Accounts of all and every their Orders and Proceedings,
and shall and may take Copies thereof (paying a reasonable Fee for the same,
according to the Length thereof, and the Trouble of Attendances:)  And that
all and every Person and Persons whatsoever, who shall find or apprehend
him, her or themselves, grieved or injured, or that the Body of the Parish is
injured or oppressed by any Acts, Orders, Rules, Accounts, or other Proceedings
of any such Vestry, the Parties so injured, or any other in their Behalf,
or in Right of the whole Body, may from Time to Time appeal for
Redress, against all and every such Orders, Accounts, and other Proceedings,
to the Governor or Deputy-Governor for the Time being, and Council of
the said Province, who are hereby required and impowered to examine, hear
and determine, all and every such Appeals and Complaints for Redress, and
to give Redress, as they in their Judgments shall think agreeable to Justice
and Equity:  And such their Order, Judgment and Decree, shall be final,
and bind all Parties.  The Right of Appeal being always reserved to his Majesty
in Council, according to the Laws of this Province.

    XXI.  Provided always, That every of his Majesty's Protestant Subjects
within this Province, dissenting from the Church of England, as to Matters
relating to the Worship and Service of Almighty GOD, and the Dissenters
commonly called Quakers, in all Matters relating to the Taking of Oaths;
and all Protestant Dissenters whatsoever, as to all Discharges and * Exemptions
from Penalties or Forfeitures upon Account of their Dissenting, separate
meetings, or other Matters, wherein Toleration and Ease is granted to Protestants
Dissenters, by one Act made in the first Year of the Reign of his present
Majesty, and his late Consort Queen Mary, of blessed Memory, entitled,
An Act for exempting their Majesty's Protestant Subjects, dissenting from the
Church of England, from the Penalties of certain Laws:  And by another Act,

In what Cases,
and how
a Vestry-man
may be removed,
and another chosen.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Parishioners
may demand
Inspection of
the Vestry
Books, &c.
 
 
 
 
 

and appeal
from any
Vestry Proceedings,
to
the Governor
and Council.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

And thence
to the Crown.
 

Protestant
Dissenters,
and Quakers
to have the
Benefit of the
Acts of Toleration,
&c.
* Exemplications
in the 
Record.