IX. That the Governor and Council (seven whereof shall be a Quorum) be the Court of Appeals in the last resort in all cafes of law, as heretofore; and that they poffefs the power of granting pardons to criminals after condemnation, in all cafes of treason, felony, or other offences.

X. That Captains, and all other inferior officers of the militia, fhall be chofen by the companies in the refpective counties; but Field and General Officers by the Council and Affembly.

XI. That the Council and Affembly fhall have power to make the great feal of this Colony, which shall be kept by the Governor, or, in his abfence, by the Vice-president of the Council, to be used by them as occafion may require; and it shall be called, The Great Seal of the Colony of New-Jersey.

XII. That the Judges of the Supreme Court fhall continue in office for feven years; the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas in the feveral counties, Juftices of the Peace, Clerks of the Supreme Court, Clerks of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Seffions, the Attorney-general, and Provincial Secretary, fhall continue in office

for

for five years; and the Provincial Treafurer fhall continue in office for one year; and that they shall be severally appointed by the Council and Affembly in manner aforefaid, and commiffioned by the Governor, or in his abfence the Vice-prefident of the Council. Provided always, that the said officers feverally, fhall be capable of being re-appointed at the end of the terms feverally before limited ; and that any of the faid officers fhall be liable to be difmiffed, when adjudged guilty of mifbehaviour, by the Council on an impeachment of the Affembly.

XIII. That the inhabitants of each county, qualified to vote as aforefaid, fhall, at the time and place of electing their Representatives, annually elect one Sheriff, and one or more Coroners; and that they may re-elect the fame perfon to fuch offices until he fhall have ferved three years, but no longer; after which three years must elapfe before the fame perfon is capable of being elected again. When the election is certified to the Governor or Vice-prefident, under the hands of fix freeholders of the county for which they were elected, they

fhall

shall be immediately commiffioned to ferve in their respective offices.

XIV. That the townships, at their annual town-meetings for electing other officers, thall chufe Conftables for the districts respectively; and alfo three or more judicious freeholders of good character, to hear and finally determine all appeals relative to unjuft affeffments in cafes of public taxation; which Commiffioners of Appeal fhall, for that purpose, fit at fome fuitable time or times to be by them appointed, and made known to the people by advertise

ments.

XV. That the laws of the Colony shall begin in the following ftile, viz. Be it enacted by the Council and General Affembly of this Colony, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the fame : that all commiffions granted by the Governor or Vice-prefident fhall run thus-The Colony of New-Jersey to A. B. &c. greeting; and that all writs fhall likewise run in the name of the Colony and that all indictments fhall conclude in the following manner, viz. Against the peace of this Colony, the government and dignity of the fame.

XVI. That

XVI. That all criminals fhall be admitted to the fame privileges of witneffes and counfel, as their profecutors are or fhall be entitled to.

XVII. That the estates of such persons as fhall deftroy their own lives fhall not, for that offence, be forfeited; but fhall defcend in the fame manner as they would have done, had such perfons died in the natural way; nor shall any article which may occafion accidentally the death of any one, be henceforth deemed a deodand, or in any wife forfeited on account of fuch misfortune.

XVIII. That no perfon fhall ever within this colony be deprived of the ineftimable privilege of worshipping Almighty God in a manner agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience; nor under any pretence whatever be compelled to attend any place of worship, contrary to his own faith and judgement; nor shall any perfon within this colony ever be obliged to pay tithes, taxes, or any other rates, for the purpose of building or repairing any other church or churches, place or places of worship, or for the maintenance of any Minifter or Ministry, contrary to what he believes to be right, or has deliberately or voluntarily engaged himfelf to perform. XIX. That

XIX. That there fhall be no establishment of any one religious fect in this province, in preference to another; and that no protestant inhabitant of this colony fhall be denied the enjoyment of any civil right, merely on account of his religious principles; but that all perfons, profeffing a belief in the faith of any proteftant fect, who fhall demean themselves peaceably under the government as hereby established, shall be capable of being elected into any office of profit or truft, or being a member of either branch of the legislature, and shall fully and freely enjoy every privilege and immunity enjoyed by others their fellowfubjects.

XX. That the legislative department of this Government may, as much as poffible, be preferved from all fufpicion of corruption, none of the Judges of the Supreme or other Courts, Sheriffs, or any other perfon or perfons poffeffed of any post of profit under the Government, other than Juftices of the Peace, fhall be entitled to a feat in the Affembly; but that on his being elected and taking his feat, his office or post shall be confidered as vacant.

XXI. That all the laws of this province con