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Lib. 82, J. R.
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2d That you Fill up the Vacancies in the Council which have
been Occasioned by the Death of the late Lord Proprietary
with the Names of the former Counsellors or of so many of
them as shall at the time when these presents come to your
Hands be living, with the Addition of such others as you shall
find necessary in the room of such of the said Counsellors as
shall be then Dead Subject to our Approbation.
3d That you Do in like manner renew and fill up all the other
Places and Offices in the said province which have become
Vacant by the Death of the said late Lord Proprietary by
Reinstating the late possessors thereof in their respective
Places and Offices And, if any of such Officers shall be Dead,
by appointing other proper Persons to Succeed to their places ;
for which purpose you are to Grant the usual Commissions
subject also to our Approbation.
4th You shall Advise with the Council about Calling of the
Assembly.
5th If there are any Revenue Laws which Expired with the
Death of the late Lord Proprietary, or If there are any other
Laws which then Determined and are proper to be Continued
you are immediately on the calling such Assembly to Recom-
mend to the Council and Assembly the forthwith Re-Enacting
and Renewing of all such Laws.
6th You are to Conform to all such Orders and Instructions
as were sent to you by the late Lord Proprietary or have been
at any time heretofore sent to your Predecessors the former
Governors of the said Province as you shall find them Entered
on the Council Books of the said province so far as the same
are not altered or Varied by these presents and where any In-
structions have been Varied or altered by subsequent Instruc-
tions you are to follow such last Instructions.
7th You are by the first Opportunity to Transmit to us the
Names of all such New Members of the Council and other
Officers as you shall Appoint in the Place or stead of any which
shall be Dead as aforesaid for our approbation and from time
to time as Opportunity shall Offier Transmit to us an Authen-
tick Account of all your Proceedings by Virtue of the said
Commission and these our Instructions and also of the Publick
transactions of the said Province in like manner as has been
heretofore done to the late Lord Proprietary and his Prede-
cessors.
8th If any Emergency of Government shall Arise not Pro-
vided for by these our Instructions you are to Act therein
According to your best Discretion with the Opinion & Advice
Nevertheless of the Council for the time being Transmitting
to us the Earliest Account of such your Proceedings.
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