104 AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF LANCASTER COUNTY. 



seasonable Times on the Lands tliey hold, and on all other Lands therein 

 not inclosed ; and in like manner to fish in all boatable Waters and others 

 not private Property. 



SECTION THE FORTY-FOURTH. 



A School or Schools shall be established in each County by the Legis- 

 lature, for the convenient Instruction of Youth, with such Salaries to the 

 Masters paid by the Public as may enable them to instruct Youth at low 

 Prices : And all useful Learning shall be duly encouraged and promoted 

 in one or more Universities. 



SECTION THE FORTY-FIFTH. 



Laws for the Encouragement of Virtue, and Prevention of Vice and 

 Immorality, shall be made and constantly kept in Force, and Provision 

 shall be made for their due Execution : And all religious Societies or 

 Bodies of Men heretofore united or incorporated for the Advancement of 

 Religion and Learning, or for other pious and charitable Purposes, shall 

 be encouraged and protected in the Enjoyment of the Privileges, Immuni- 

 ties and Estates which they were acccustomed to enjoy, or could of right 

 have enjoyed under the Laws and former Constitution of this State. 



SECTION THE FORTY-SIXTH. 



The Declaration of Rights is hereby declared to be a Part of the Con- 

 stitution of this Commonwealth, and ought never to be violated on any 

 Pretence whatever. 



SECTION THE FORTY-SEVENTH. 



In order that the Freedom of this Commonwealth may be preserved 

 inviolate for ever, there shall be chosen by Ballot by the Freemen in 

 each City and County respectively, on the second Tuesday in October, 

 in the Year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three and on the 

 second Tuesday in October in every seventh Year thereafter, two Persons 

 in each City and County of this State, to be called the COUNCIL OF 

 CENSORS ; who shall meet together on the second Monday of Novem- 

 ber, next ensuing their Election ; the Majority of whom shall be a Quo- 

 rum in every Case, except as to calling a Convention, in which two- 

 thirds of the whole Number elected shall agree ; and whose Duty it shall 

 be to enquire whether the Constitution has been preserved inviolate in 

 every Part ; and whether the legislative and executive Branches of Gov- 

 ernment have performed their Duty as Guardians of the People, or as- 

 sumed to themselves, or exercised other or greater Powers than they are 

 entitled to by the Constitution : They are also to enquire whether the 

 public Taxes have been justly laid and collected in all Parts of this 

 Commonwealth, in what Manner the public Monies have been disposed 



