APPENDIX.] OF JAMAICA. 



governor was to have a negative voice, and to dissolve 

 any assembly, as he should think proper. 



Upon lord Vaughan's arrival in his government, he 

 called an assembly, which met on the 26th of April, 

 1675, and passed a new body of laws. 



It does not appear when this assembly was dissolved^ 

 but in March 1676-7, writs were issued for a new 

 assembly, which met on the 26th of that month ; and, 

 having passed several other laws, they were dissolved 

 on the 26th of July : and the laws passed by both as- 

 semblies having been transmitted to England, the 

 council took them into their consideration, and, after 

 frequent deliberations upon them, and many altera- 

 tions proposed, they were referred, with the council's 

 observations upon them, to the attorney-general to 

 consider thereof, and to form a new body of laws for 



the good government of this island. 







With these laws, the council took into considera- 

 tion the state and constitution of Jamaica, and made 

 the reports upon it hereunto annexed, mde Documents 

 No. l, 2. 



These reports having been confirmed, a commis- 

 sion passed the great seal, constituting lord Carlisle 

 governor of Jamaica, by which, and by the instruc- 

 tions annexed thereto, ride Xo. 3, 4, the form of 

 government proposed in the council's report was 

 adopted and established. 



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