430 Assembly Proceedings, Dec. 5-9, 1704.

Lib. 41

vertue of any Comission from her Majesty her heires and
Successors to him or them Granted to dispose of any Place
or Office as afores^d may upon Vacancy of any place or Office
whereof they have right to dispose be obliged to make Choice
of such Pson or Psons as they shall think most worthy and
Capable of executing such place or Office as aforesaid out of
the Inhabitants of this Province who have been Resident
therein during the time and term aforesaid (Except before
Exeepted) any Custom or usage to the Contrary notwith-
standing.
And be it further Enacted that every Pson or Psons what-
soever having Comission from the Queens Majesty her heires
and Successors to exercise any Office within this Province
shall actually Inhabit! within this Province and exercise the
same in his own proper Pson and not by any Deputy or Dep-
utys without Pticular leave from her Majesty.

December 7^th 1704 December 8^th 1704

Compar'd with the originall bill Assented to by her Ma^tys
and read and Assented to by hon^ble Councill
the house of Dell. W Bladen Cl Concil.
Sign'd p Ord^r W Taylard Cl hD.

Dec^r 9^th 1704

On behalf of her Ma^ty &c I will this be a Law
Jo: Seymour.

p. 211

An Act Declaring severall Acts of Assembly formerly made
to be in force.

Be it Enacted by the Queens most excellent Majesty by
and with the Advice and Consent of her Majestys Governour
Councill and Assembly of this Province and the Authority of
the same that the severall and respective Acts of Assembly
heretofore made and Enacted (that is to say) one Act Inti-
tuled An Act for Erecting Ann Arundell and Oxford Towns
into Ports and Towns One other Act of Assembly Intituled
An Act for the punishment of Persons Suborning Witnesses
or Comitting wilfull and Corrupt Pjury one other Act Inti-
tuled an Act for Sanctifying and Keeping holy the Lords Day
comonly called Sunday One other Act Intituled An Act
Concerning Indians One other Act Intituled An Act for the
present security of the ffrontier Plantations from the Incur-
sions and violence of Indians one other Act Intituled An Act
prohibiting trade with the Indians for any fflesh dead or alive