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General and Governor in Chief of the said province of Pennsylvania, 

 country of Neivcastk, and the territories and tracts of land depending 

 thereupon, in America, together with all the powers and authorities 

 thereby granted for the ruling and governing their said province and 

 country, should, from the publication of the said last recited letters 

 patent, cease, determine and become void ; and accordingly the same are 

 hereby declared void ; whereupon the said Williayn Penn did commis- 

 sionate his kinsman, William Markham, Governor under him, with di- 

 rections to act according to the known laws and usages of this govern- 

 ment. 



Now, forasmuch as the former frame of government, modelled by act 

 of settlement, and charter of liberties, is not deemed, in all respects, suit- 

 ably accommodated to our present circumstances, therefore it is unani- 

 mously desired that it may be enacted. And be it enacted by the Gover- 

 nor aforesaid, with the advice and consent of the representatives of the 

 freemen of the said province and territories, in Assembly met, and by 

 the authority of the same, that this government shall, from time to time, 

 consist of the Governor, or his Deputy, or Deputies, and the freemen of 

 the said province, and territories thereof, in form of a Council and As- 

 sembly; which Council and Assembly shall be men of most note for 

 virtue, wisdom and ability; and shall, from and after the tenth day of 

 the first month next, consist of two persons out of each of the counties of 

 this government, to serve as the people's representatives in Council ; and 

 of four persons out of each of the said counties, to serve as their repre- 

 sentatives in Assembly ; for the electing of which representatives, it shall 

 and may be lawful to and for all the freemen of this province and terri- 

 tories aforesaid, to meet together on the tenth day of the first month 

 yearly hereafter, in the most convenient and usual place for election, 

 within the respective counties, then and there to chuse their said repre- 

 sentatives as aforesaid, Avho shall meet on the tenth day of the third 

 month yearly, in the capital town of the said province, unless the Gov- 

 ernor and Council shall think fit to appoint another place. 



And, to the end it may be known wlio those are, in this province and 

 territories, who ought to have right of, or to be deemed freemen, to 

 chuse, or be chosen, to serve in Council and Assembly, as afore- 

 said. Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no inhabitant of this 

 province or territories, shall have right of electing, or being elected as 

 aforesaid, unless they be free denizens of this government, and are of 

 the age of twenty-one years, or upwards, and have fifty acres of land, 

 ten acres whereof being seated and cleared, or be otherwise worth Ji/ty 

 poumls, lawful money of this government, clear estate, and have been 

 resident within this government for the space of two years next before 

 such election. 



