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the major part of the Freeholders of the Respective Counties and places ajid 

 so returned shall before their setting take the Oaths mpntioned in the said 

 Act entitled an Act for the further security of His Majesty's person and 

 government and the succession of the Crown in the Heirs of the late Princess 

 Sophia being Protestajits, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended 

 Prince of Wales ajid his open and secret abettors, as also make and subscribe 

 the aforementioned Declaration (which Oaths and Declaration yo^l shall 

 oommissionate fit persons under our seal of Nova Scotia to tender a/nd 

 administer unto them), and until the same shall be so taken and subscribed 

 no person shall be capable of sitting tho' elected, and we do hereby declare 

 that the persons so elected and qualified s-hall be called and deemed the 

 General Assembly of that our Province of Nova Scotia. 



And that you the said Edward Cornwallis with the advice and consent 

 of our said Council ajid Assembly or the major part of them respectively 

 shall have full power and authority to make, constitute and ordain laws, 

 Statutes and Ordinances for the Publick peace, welfare and good govern- 

 ment of our said Province and of the people and inhabitants thereof and 

 such others as shall resort thereto and for the benefit of us, our Heirs and 

 Successors, which said Laws, Statutes and Ordinances are not to be repug- 

 nant but as near as may be agreeable to the laws and Statutes of this our 

 Kingdom of Great Britain. 



Provided that all such Lanvs, Statutes and Ordinances of what nature or 

 dura,tion soever be within three months or sooner after the making thereof 

 transmitted to us under Our Seal of Nova Scotia for our approbation or 

 Disallowance thereof as also a duplicate by the next conveyance. 



And in case any or all of the said Laws, Statutes and Ordinances not 

 before confirmed by us shall at any time be disallowed and not approved 

 and so signyfied by us, our Heirs or successors under our or their sign manual 

 and signet or by order of our or their Privy Council unto you the said Edward 

 Cornwallis or to the Commander in Chief of our said Province for the time 

 being then such and so many of the said Laws, Statutes and Ordinances as 

 shall be so disallowed and not approved shall from thenceforth cease, deter- 

 mine and become utterly void and of none effect anythinig to the contrary 

 thereof notwithstanding. 



And to the end that nothing may be passed or done by our said Council or 

 Assemibly to the prejudice of us, our Heirs and Successors We Will and ordain 

 that you the said EdAvard Cornwallis shall have and enjoy a negative Voice 

 in the making and passing of all Laws, Statutes and Ordinances as aforesaid. 



And you shall and may likewise from time to time as you shall judge it 

 necessary, adjourn, Prorogue and Dissolve all General Assemhlies as aforesaid. 



And our further will and pleasure is that you shall and may keep and 

 use the Publick Seal of our Province of Nova Scotia for Sealing all things 

 whatever that pass the Great Seal of Our s)aid Province under your Govern- 

 ment. 



And We do further give and grant unto you the said Edward Cornwallis 

 full power and authority from time to time and at any time hereafter by 

 yourself or by any other to be authorized by you in that behalf to administer 

 and give the Oaths mentioned in the aforesaid Act to all and e\-ery such 

 person or persons as you shall think fit who shall at any time or times pass 

 in our said province as shall be residing or abiding there. And We do by 

 these presents give and g'rant unto you the said Edward Cornwallis full 

 power and authority with advice and consent of our said Council to erect, 

 otnstitute and establish such and so many courts of Judicature and publick 

 Justice within our said Province and Dominion as you and they shall think 

 fit and necessary for the hearing and determining all causes as well Criminal 

 as Civil according to Law and Equity and for awarding the Execution there- 



