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744 publick peace Wellfare and good Government of our said Province and of the people and inhabitants thereof and such others as shall report thereto and for the benefitt of us our heires and successors which said Laws statutes and ordinances not to be repugnant but as near as may be agreeable to the Laws and statutes of this our Kingdom of England Provided That all Such Laws Statutes and ordinances of what nature or duration soever be within three months or soever after the making thereof transmitted to us under our Seale of Maryland for our approbation or disallowance of the Same as also duplicates thereof by the next Conveyance And in Case any or all of them being not before Confirmed by us shall at any time be disallowed and not approved and so signifyed by us our heires and successors under our or their Signe Manual and Signet or by order of our or their Privy Council unto you the said John Seymour or to the Comander in Cheif of our said Province for the time being then such and so many of them as shall be so disallowed and not approved shall from thenceforth cease determine and become utterly Void and of none Effect Anything to the Contrary not withstanding And to the end y.t Nothing may be passed or done by our Said Councill or Assembly to the prejudice of us our heires or Successors Wee do Will and ordaine y.t you the said John Seymour shall have and Enjoy a Negative Vote in the making or passing of all Laws Statutes & ordinances as afores.d And y.t you shall and may likewise from time to time as you shall Judge Necessary adjourne prorogue and dissolve all Generall Assemblies as afd And our Will and pleasure is y.t you Shall and May keep and use the publick seale of our Province of Maryland for Sealing and all things whatsoever y.t pass the great Seale of our Said Province under your Government And we do further give and grant unto the Said John Seymour full power and authority from time to time and att all times hereafter by your sealf or by any other to be authorized by you in that behalf to administer and give the oaths appointed by act of parliament to be taken instead of the oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy to all and Every Such Pson or Psons as you shall think fitt who shall att any time or times pass unto our said province or shall be resident or abiding |
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