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partiality or prejudice, such person, as governor, or member of
the council, as they, in their judgment and conscience, believe best
qualified for the office."

29. " That the senate and delegates may adjourn themselves re-
spectively; but if the two houses should not agree on the same
time, but adjourn to different days, then shall the governor appoint
and notify one of those days or some day between, and the assem-
bly shall then meet and be hold accordingly, and he shall, if neces-
sary, by advice of the council call them before the time to which
they shall in any manner be adjourned, on giving not less than ten
days notice thereof, but the governor shall not adjourn the assembly
otherwise than as aforesaid, nor prorogue or dissolve it at any time.

30. " That no person unless above twenty-five years of age, a
resident in this state above five years next preceding the election,
and having in the state real and personal property above the value
of five thousand pounds current money, one thousand pounds
whereof at least to be of freeehold estate, shall be eligible as gov-
ernor.

31. " That the governor shall not continue in that office longer
than three years successively, nor be eligible as governor until
the expiration of four years after he shall have been out of that
office.

32. "That upon the death, resignation, or removal out of this
state of the governor, the first named of the council for the time
being shall act as governor, and qualify in the same manner, and
shall immediately call a meeting of the general assembly, giving not
less than fourteen days notice of the meeting, at which meeting a
governor shall be appointed in manner aforesaid, for the residue of
the year.

33. " That the governor, by and with the advice and consent
of the council, may embody the militia, and when embodied, shall
alone have the direction thereof, and shall also have the direction
of all the regular land and sea forces under the laws of this state, but
he shall not command in person unless advised thereto by the council,
and then only so long as they shall approve thereof, and may alone
exercise all other the executive poweis of government, where the
concurrence of the council is not required, according to the laws
of this state, and grant reprieves or pardons for any crime, except
in such cases where the law shall otherwise direct; and may, during
the recess of the general assembly, lay embargoes to prevent the
departure of any shipping, or the exportation of any commodities,
for any time not exceeding thirty days in anyone year, summon-
ing the general assembly to meet within the time of the continu-