American Revoulition

Whereas His Excellency the Palatine and the rest of the true and Absolute Lord's Proprietors of Carolina, having duely considered the privileges

and immunities wherewith the Kingdom of Great Brittain is endued and being desirous that this their province may have such as may thereby enlarge the Settlement and that the frequent sitting of Assembly is a principal, safeguard of their People's privileges

, have thought fit to enact. And Be It Therefore Enacted by the said Pallatine and Lords Pro prietors by and with the advice and consent of this present Grand Assembly now met at Little River for the North East part of the said province:

And it is Hereby Enacted that for the due election and Constituting of Members of the Biennial and other Assemblys it shall be lawfull for the Freemen of the re spective precincts of the County of Albemarle to meet the first Tuesday in September every two years in the places hereafter mentioned....

And Be It Further Enacted that it is and may be lawfull for the inhabitants and freemen in each Precinct in every other County or Counties that now is or shall be hereafter erected in this Government aforesaid to meet as aforesaid at such place as shall be judged most convenienient by the Marshall of such county, unless he be otherwise ordered by the special commands of the Governor or Com mander in Chief to choose two freeholders out of every precinct in the county aforesaid to sit and vote in the said Assembly.

And Be It Further Enacted that the Burgesses so chosen in each precinct for the Biennial Assembly shall meet and sitt the first Monday in November then next fol lowing, every two years, at the same place the Assembly last satt except the Pallatines Court shall by their procla mation published Twenty days before the said meeting ap point some other place and there with the consent and con currence of the Pallatine Court shall make and ordain such Laws as shall be thought most necessary for the Good of this Government. Provided allways and neverthe less that the Powers granted to the Lord's Proprietors from the Crown of Calling, proroguing and dissolving Assemblys are not hereby meant or intended to be invaded, limited or restrained.

And It Is Hereby Further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that no person whatsoever Inhabitant of this Government born out of the allegiance of His Majesty and not made free; no Negroes, Mulattoes, Mustees or Indians shall be capable of voting for Members of Assembly; and that no other person shall be allowed or admitted to vote for Members of Assembly in this Government un less he be of the Age of one and twenty years and has been one full year in the Government and has paid one year's levy preceding the Election.

And Be It Further Enacted that all persons offer ing to vote for Members of Assembly shall bring a list to the Marshall or Deputy taking the Pole containing the names of the persons he votes for