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ance of such embargo, and may also order and compel any vessel
to ride quarantine, if such vessel, or the port from which she shall
have come, shall, on strong grounds be suspected to be infected
with the plague; but the governor shall not. under any pretence,
exercise any power or prerogative, by virtue of any law, statute, or
custom of. England or Great Britain.

34. "That the members of the council, or any three or more of
them, when convened, shall constitute a board for the transacting
of business; that the governor for the time being shall preside in
the council, and be entitled to a vote on all questions in which they
shall be divided in opinion; and in the absence of the governor the
first named of the council shall preside, and as such shall also vote
in all ca«es where the other members disagree in their opinion.

35. "That in case of refusal, death, resignation, disqualification
or removal out of the state, by any person chosen a member of the
council, the members thereof, immediately thereupon, or at their
next meeting thereafter, shall elect by ballot, another person, quali-
fied as aforesaid, in his place, for the residue of the year.

36. "That the council shall have power to make the great seal
of this state, which shall be kept by the chancellor for the time
being, and affixed to all laws, commissions, grants, and other pub-
lic testimonials, as has been heretofore practised in this state.

37. "That no senator, delegate of the assembly, or member of the
council, if he shall qualify as such, shall hold or execute any office
of profit, or receive the profits of any office exercised by any other
person, during the time for which he shall be elected; nor shall
any governor be capable of holding any other office of profit in this
state while he acts as such; and no person holding a place of pro.
fit, or receiving any part of the profits thereof, or receiving the pro-
fits or any part of the profits arising on any agency for the supply of
clothing or provisions for the any or navy, or holding any office
under the United States, or any of them, or a minister or preacher
of the gospel, of any denomination, or any person employed in the
regular land service, or marine, of this or the United States, shall
have a seat in the general assembly or the council of this state.

38. " That every governor, senator, delegate to congress or as-
sembly, and member of the council, before he acts as such, shall
take an oath, "That he will not receive directly or indirectly, at
any time, any part of the profits of any office, held by any other
person during his acting in his office of governor, senator, delegate
to congress or assembly or member of the council, or the profits,
or any part of the profits arising on any agency, for the supply of
clothing or provisions for the army or navy."