A Discourse on Trade, and Other Matters Relative to itCary, John
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A Discourse on Trade, and Other Matters Relative to it
Cary, John
Great Britain -- Commerce -- Early works to 1800; Great Britain -- Commercial policy -- Early works to 1800
And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the said
Governor, or in his Default, the said Deputy-Governor, or in both their
Defaults, Six of the said Assistants for the Time being, shall have, and
hereby have Power and Authority, and are hereby Enjoyned and Required
from time to time, upon the Second _Thursday_ in every Second Month in
every Year, accounting _January_ for the first Month, to hold and keep a
Court or Assembly of the said Corporation within the said City of
_Bristol_, of one and Twenty of the said Guardians at least, on the Days
and Time, and in manner, and for the ends in this Act mentioned; (that is
to say) The said Governor shall hold the said Court or Assembly between
the Hours of One and Two in the Afternoon; and in his Default, the said
Deputy-Governor, or any Six of the said Assistants, shall, after the Hour
of Two, hold the same; and also, the said Governor for the time being,
shall have, and hereby hath Power and Authority, at any such other time
or times as to him shall seem meet, to Summon, Assemble and hold a Court
or Assembly of the said Corporation, upon two Days Notice or Warning at
the least to be given of such Court or Assembly to be held; and in case
any twenty of the said Guardians, upon any Emergency, signifying it under
their Hands to the Governor for the time being, That it is their Desire
that an extraordinary Court or Assembly of the said Corporation may be
called and held, the said Governor shall be bound, and is hereby Enjoyned
and Required to call and hold such Court or Assembly at such Time as the
said twenty Guardians shall so desire; and on his Refusal, the said
Deputy-Governor for the Time being, on such Signification, shall be
Bound, and is hereby likewise Enjoyned and Required to call and hold the
said Court or Assembly, and on his Refusal, any six of the said
Assistants shall have, and hereby have Authority to call and hold the
said Court or Assembly; at all which Courts or Assemblies all and every
Member and Members of the said Corporation for the Time being, are hereby
Enjoyned to appear and be present, and not to depart from the same
without the Licence of the said Court or Assembly, on pain to Forfeit
such reasonable Sum and Sums of Money, not exceeding Five Shillings, to
the Use of the said Corporation, as by the said Court or Assembly, or any
succeeding Court or Assembly, shall be Assessed upon them, unless they
can shew some reasonable Excuse to be allowed of by the said Court or
Assembly; and the said Court or Assembly are hereby Impowered to Summon
to appear before them any of the Inhabitants of the said City to answer
to Matters relating to the said Corporation, who are hereby required to
appear upon such Summons, and answer such Questions, on Forfeiture, to
the Use of the said Corporation, of a Sum not exceeding two Shillings and
Six-pence for every Default to be Levied as is herein after directed.
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