for the Government
of
the Schools.

But not contrary
to the
Prerogative,
Laws or Canons.
 

On Death or
Removal of
any Visitor,
the remaining
Visitors shall
elect another,
 
 
 
 
 

who shall
qualify as before.
 

100 Acres of
Land to be
purchased for
the Use of
each School:

Part of which
to be built
upon, and
cleared,
 
 

and 1 Moiety
at least, to be
preserved in
woodland
ground.
 

No tobacco
to be planted
on the School
Land.

necessary 
Buildings to
be erected for
the Master,
and School,
&c.
 

Qualifications
and Salary of
the School-Masters

    VI.  Provided always, That the said Rules, Laws and Orders, be no wise
contrary to the Royal Prerogative, nor to the Laws and Statutes of England,
and Acts of Assembly of this Province, or to the Canons and Constitutions
of the Church of england by law established.

    VII.  And for the Perpetuating the Succession of the aforementioned Number
of Seven Visitors to each School as aforesaid; Be it Enacted,  by the Authority,
Advice and Consent aforesaid,  That  as often as any one or more of the
Visitors of any of the aforesaid Schools shall die, or remove himself and Family
out of the Province, or into any other County to reside, that then, and
so often, the Visitors for the Time being, then surviving and remaining within
the County, or the major Part of them, be, and are hereby authorized
and required to elect, nominate and choose, one or more of the principal and
better sort of the Inhabitants of the County, into the Place and Room of
the said Visitors of such School, so dead or removed, and so to fill up the full
Number of Visitors for each School; the which Persons so elected and chosen
from Time to Time, are always to be qualified in the same Manner as is before
mentioned.

    VIII.  And be it further Enacted, That the Visitors (for the Time being)
of each School, being qualified as aforesaid, and are hereby authorized
and directed with all convenient Speed, to purchase One Hundred acre or
,ore of Land, for the use of such School, having a special Regard as to its
Conveniency, that it be as near as possible in such Place in the County, as is
before directed for the erecting of Schools, by this Act; the which Land,
when so purchased, the Visitors are to assign such Part of it as they shall see 
meet, not to exceed one Moiety thereof, to be built upon, and cleared (if
not before built on an cleared) for the Conveniency of making Corn and 
grain, and for Pasturage, for the Encouragemenrt, USe and Benefit of the
Master of such School, for the Time being; the other Moiety whereof is to
be preserved in Woodland ground, and no other Use made thereof by such
Master, without the Licence and Direction of the said Visitors, than what
may be absolutely necessary for Fire-Wood, and the repairing of the Houses
and Fencing already built and made, or to be built and made, on such other
Moiety thereof, and that no Master be permitted, either by himself or by
any other person, on any Pretence whatsoever, to plant any tobacco on such
Land or Plantation; and the Visitors of the several Schools as aforesaid, are
further impowered and directed, in case that there shall not be sufficient Building
upon any such Land at the Time of making a Purchase thereof for a
Dwelling-house, and necessary Conveniences for the Master, and for keeping
a School therein, and Ground cleared sufficient for the Use aforesaid, that then
they shall, with all possible Speed, agree with such Work-men and Labourers,
or other Person, in the best Manner they can, that will undertake the
necessary Buildings and Improvements upon such Lands for the uses aforementioned;
and the Visitors aforesaid are likewise hereby directed to take all
proper Methods for the encouraging good Schoolmasters, that shall be Members
of the Church of England, and of a pious and exemplary Lives and Conversations,
and capable of Teaching well the Grammar, good Writing, and
the Mathematicks, if such can conveniently be got; and that they allow every
such Master for his Encouragement for the present (besides the Benefit
and use of his Plantation) the Sum of Twenty Pounds per Annum, and to
take such other Measures, or make such other Agreements, from Time to