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Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent Atre filmfo A des taux de reduction diff«rents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour Atre reproduit en un seul clich«, 11 est film* A partir de I'angle supArieur gauche, de gauche i droite, et de haut en t>as, en prenant le nombre d'images nAcessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mAthode. 1 2 3 1 6 ^ ■ ^ ^ -I s, \" At at a> te to h b r; a o t T \ ANNO qUI^'qUAGES!^•0 QUARTO fGEORGII ill- REGIS TAP. LXL An aft ro amend an aft of the Twsnty-seconi Year of His presere M.'lf^ftv, intiiuled An A7 topr:vent lb: f,ranling in future any Patent cijiie to be exercised in any Cchiy cr Pbntarm, mw or at any time hereafter belo-',^r^g to u)e Crown of (Jrc^r Britain, for any longer frm thin during such time a: the Cranta- thereof or Persnn appointed therft$ jjiuU discharge ths Duty thcnif in Vcrsn"., ard behave well ihenin; [27MayiS»4j WHEREAS an act paffed in the Twenty-second Year of His pre- sent Maj.;lly. lntltule(J /In Ad to prevent the granting tn future ^^ ^ i''^'^' any Patent ^]fce to be exercised in any Cshnv or Plantation, now or at any time heriufter Veluriging to ti>e Crown uf Great- Britain, fir any longer term than during such t\ue a( the Grantee thereof or person appointed thtre- to. pail discharge the duty therhfin person, and behave well therein ; And whereas it is ex;»edient to dine-id a'vi extend the Prnifi ms <>f the sai.1 aft i Be it there fife enafted by the ICiriR's molt txcellsnt Mi] -ity, by and with the advice ;vuJ cons;:nr of the L irdo S liritual and Tempo- ral, iind C »(nin )i:J, in this present Pdrliancnt dff.n*ileJ, and by the ^,^o^,.,,-, authority of tlie same, That trm and after th.,f piQi i frhisaftro ^ ,,..„, r. cATicK in any C- I. my. Settlement, P aatad m, .if F )rei^:;n I* (T ffi >n be-- }., ^runtrJ for lonni-^ to thoCr.'wn o\ G'sat Britain, dull beurant^.1, eitiir iiy pi- any lonver t?n -Hmf thm Maivi.d, "r by any nther Commilli n, W.irrant, or inft.u .le-.f nadt:r du^tnyh^ \vhich Otlice. in Clwnies have been hera )f re or rjay hereafter b; ^g!m granted, tor any lonptr I enn than iuring Mich Time an the Grantee lbi-re«d nr Ihr Person appointed ter^n^ fhall ndne in the Colony, riertieiv,e-.t, Pla- taiion. or F rci^n P iV fli'Ti, and txecute the Duty of ?uch Oliice in Person. anU tiehavfi w; il ttitrt in. 6 K 6 H' And 473 C Vernon nj (•1 l).'i:ti to rep.it the I.fini.' if Ao- ieriie c; onU.l b\' f'cri to thr: Scci-etifyj of at ite f>^ Cin/ir iiution % 4k J ^' Arf «.-• ^ V V^ • . « i « • !.!'^ 6*- JfuCt C01' JirnieJ. the J'e> J ,ti ii t3 rrtuin Jo- th- iv'.th to the Penii 'ly on n:t r.fjrujj II. AnJ w'lV.ri^iis it is cxpoJicnt th;.! ihj I'.i.ver f>r^rr.;;;i;i;; Le.iyj of a'ob'.-iicc Heri.t.)t..re v.iluo i:i t;it; t»^v'. riiuf or t'l'ui.cil <. t Colonics (h .u:wl D;; tu; j.c't to Jurt^5tr Ktllrictioi s arjj l.iiiiuaiii.ns ; be it therc- i.Tc t-'uaClc'.!, J Hat in all cases in wiiuh tii;.- ti^viiriuir and C'.ouucil of aiiy Colony, " •'tiitmru, }':aiuain^ii, cr i-rrc-gri i'dlHri..!!, (hall htreaf- itr Tat't l.tavt; ot tliitiict: to any I'l.rkun hoioiii^ an v;llii;t within the i,?i,u' t > which he !)idl; h'v:; been HpjKiiueu Mi*^-'i,qii';r.t ti. the pailiii}^ rtthis rxt. ^i^<^ Covstnor <.{the saiu Coi.ijy, btttlcmtnt, PlafUaiioi;, v[ ]r.;r-;-u IViiiclli jn, or in his d').,'^iicu tht LicU'.crant Covtrncr or ciher l*.-rs wj a.!ii>i;>iitcriig th-; G ovtrnrrient ot tne same, (hill within (jr.e Wcc-k ^h:r r,''3"''"S the s^inii-, report thu saaie tjinic ot His Msjjlty's P;incipal dcC' t.tfivS *>t. fetsKe tar C-i>nhrmatiou.v atitl la x:are tiic aui L.:v, i)f absence: iha'l not b-..''coi:firf!ie«J within one nKn'.:h trctii the D.ite ot .-uch R'.p tt having becni rectivtii by tiie ritcrttary ( i S;att;, tiic P^rsriT t^ wt^oin ihj'^aj.l Icava ct ai.'Stnce imy traTiibtct jjranttd by the 6a«a»ii«iriitul Cc-ut'ci^ as ata^s.li(!, Iha't torthwjh ruunij*^ •the €■ Kii.Y, ;-.u'tt!ciaent, 1 lan'.uiin, «r l<''reij;n P.-ir.ffion in which his oilicj is f"'ru.i:cJ ; and in Diiaiit therer t il)all b" dctrned to have vaca- tfd ;;uJi ctii:-j, jUiJ.lltS. ai?;iuirdii5eyt Lo..si|ch ,-, 'it- rJiV^-' ^ ?-&<-' '^f'>^<^^'-'^ to all I;;tc'its and Puip' ses void and ol none tff.'^. 1(1. And be ic further enacted ; That cvi-ry C .vernor, I leutenant G.>v..ra.'.r, or otb-r Person adtisinis^-riag Jv; G ■vcrnmen; ot any Colo- !i v, oe'tieinent, P a'.ti'.tion, r,r Foreign Poli^jfli mi, who (htlt omit ot Tie^'tyt to ra^pyii^jn (lie. Manner hcrt-iii-before dircrted, Mich Leave -jf a'jicncc: aVmrly h;rv^ b.-pn [^ranted by hin, Onill, tor every ?uc!) oniift^n ' rr ^■.v,"-..-h f^ri'. it a Stitn not txcce^iog C^ne I.un'red P unds, to. he t'j liter ;v'd roc've'cd by action id Debt u, any rf Mis M;'j ity's Courts ( ' S'Lj^:!i>::j::r, withiti cne year aft^r tht' arrival in England of the said C.oy.ernrr, Lieutenant Govtraor, or ether Person admiailftrinf; the ( . M'irtJ'.r.i-: t. J-Jj'lfl' of (':rr-! •!{ of Fta;'U absent. t'l^.l'l'l^ (J> anti. \V: i?ad ,)C It In: ^r rr;:x"l.:J, That witiiin Six Wt-ks after fhd rp^drj; cJ evify iv. ;Ti a i f Parliament, tlure Ihall be iiid upon the ■'."ib'e of the House f^t Comnions, a Reuirn of all Persons hcd^^ine of- fices in t'-e Colnniss who may have b';cn app oii-ite.! tiiereto subs-qnen* ti the p.'iupj; of this :\&., who may not be prc-.m in the I'sccuti-n of ' t:i;: Duti'is of their refpecfive duces; an<; that su-h return fh.i'l be ' ma 'e \:\ the F rm prescribed in thv; SclieJtde ( '» ) to this aft ^i^incved. V. And hz it iurfh r enacted, T' a: n'-ihin[; in thi^ at); contained fii-II oniTats to the Pr.ju !iee of iny subfisting Gratit any of tifSceor ciH':".% or fh.dl h-: tordh-ucd to afTcct any appointment, or atiy leave of a' -■;,'r-'. j-r.n.frd previ>.'..; < t > the pafTuiu' of this ail, or any renewed ' Gr.iot of .lay of!i:e Aoiich may be ma U; in Ci".«*equencc of the detnije 01 .'le C'i)vvii t,) any P.;r;'iii now holdinj; the same ; and that no pro- ■ vifi >-i of this ^ift ftia!' ht applicable or app'ied to any (dljee jtjratited or t-y be ;;ra;ited by I'le U li'ei C)mp3ny of Merc'iants fradi:<|T to the Eaji Indict, or ti vv/ Ra':"-, ll-e^alations, or P.-ovifions, made by the said C imptny, with r;sp-a ti th; appointmeat cr Leave of absence of any of (heir Civi! or Miiiti:" S:rvaots. ic SCIIEDULI'. or 5io G OROII III. Cap. 6i. 479 o So ^ .t* '5 aa r - ii a -« jr s? « § i £• ? 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