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P.aces, 190 C. 18. Anno tricelimo primo Georgii II. A. D. 1757. virtue of this Avf^, lying in the faid Parifh of IJleham^ hereby nominated, and to be chofen as herein after is diiecled, together with the Agents of fuch Perfons as are herein after mentioned, fliall be Commiflioners for putting this Acl, and all the Powers and Authorities herein after contained, in Execution. An Aeent to be ^- And alfo be it further cnacled by the Authority aforcfaid, That every Perfon who fhall be bona fide feized appointed for e- or pofl'efTed as aforefaid of two hundred Acres, or more, of Land taxed by virtue of this Adt, over and above Tsry 2' o Acres fuch tvvo hundred Acres as is before mentioned, may, and every fuch Perfon is^hereby authorized to ap- aiiy Corririi- point, by Writing under his or her Hand, one Agent for every two hundred Acres of fuch Land that fuch n"'edof rnore ^^^f^"^" ft^all be fo feized or poflefied of over and above the firft mentioned two hundred Acres, as aforefaid, than is required to be a Comn.iffioncr or Commiflioners ; and alfo, that all and every the Lord or Lords, Lady or Ladies, fjrh'sown of the laid feverai and refpetStive Alanors for the time being, who fhall be bonafi.de feized or poffefled as Qualification, aforefaid of fwo hundred Acres, or more, of Land taxed by virtue of this A(?l:, may, and every fuch Owner Lords and La- jg hereby authorized to appoint, by Writing under his or her Hand, an Agent for every two hundred Acres A"ntsTn"like "^ ^"^""^ Land that fuch Lord or Lady fiiall be fo feized or poflefied of, as aforefaid, to be a Commiffioner or M'anner. Commiflioners ; and that all and every Perfon and Perfons, fo appointed, fhall, during the Plcafure of the faid refpeftive Owners, and the Time that fuch Owners fhall be fo feized or poflefled, as aforefaid, like- wife be, and he is hereby appointed a Commiflioner, together with the Perfons before mentioned, for put- ting this Acf, and all and every the Powers and Authorities herein contained, in Execution. The Firft Com- ^^' -^"^ ^^ '^^ further enatted by the Authority aforefaid, That Wiliiayn Cole Efquire, the Reverend Tho- miilioners tor Twffj' ^ow^x Clerk, RedtoT ot DoivnhoTTi ; Henry Morley junior, Gentleman; William Groom^ j^'^" La?nby the leveral Thbn:os Gotobed 2.i:' IViliiam Jugg, being feverally feized or pofleiled as aforefaid of thirty Acres of Land taxed by virtue of this AcL lying in the faid Townfhip of Ely. {hall be the firft Commiflioners in refpeft of Lands Iving in that Townfhip ; 7x( x.<i. Richard Pechey^ IVilliajyi Alayer^ Thomas IVilkin, Gentlemen; John Fletcher, Luke Staples, 'Jaines Palmer, Zachary Goldjbrovj, Cornelius Harvey and yohn Taylor, being feverally feized or pofiellcd as aforefaid of thirty Aces of fuch Land, lying in the faid Parifh of Scbam, fliall Itc the nrft Comrriflioners in refpedf of Lands lying in that Parifli ; and that Hugh Hare Efquire, Edivard zed or pof- e firfl: Com- The'ir Conti- mijlioners in refpe£t of Lands lying in that Pariih ; and that the faid Perfons lliall continue Commiflioners in refpecl of Lands lying in the laid Townfhip and Pariflies refpe6fivcly, until the firft Tlmrfiday in March Future Commlf- one thoufand fevcn hundred and fifty- nine: And that all fuch Perfons who fljall be bona fiule Icizcd or pof- fioners to be fcfled as aforefaid of fifteen Acres of Land, taxed by virtue of this A6f, lying within the faid Townfliip of chofen annually. ^^^ f^j^H and may meet at the Shire Houfe in Ely, and all fuch Perfons who fhall hz bona fide {^vi^A. or pofleiled as aforefaid of fifteen Acres of fuch Lards, lying within the feverai Parifhes of Soham and Ijie- ham, fl:iall and may meet in the Churches of their refpeftive Pariflies, upon the firft Thurjday in March one. thoufand fevcn hundred and fifty-nine, and upon the firih Thnrjday in March in every fucceeding Year ; and fhall and may chufe, as they, or the major Part of them fo met, and there prefent, can agree, the fame Number of Owners as are herein before mentioned, fo feverally feized or poflefied as aforcfaid of thirty Acres of Land taxed by virtue of this A61, and lying in the Townftiip or Pariflies, in refpecT: whereof they fhall be fo chofen to be Commiflioners, together with the aforefaid Agents, and other Perfons, above de- icribed, for putting this A6t in Execution : And in cafe Neglect or Default flinll be made in the chufing, as aforefaid, fuch Owners qualified as above mentioned to be Commiflioners in refped: of the faid Town- fhip, or any of the faid Parifhes ; that then the Perfons who were Commiifloncrs in rcfpecl of the faid Townfhip, or Parifh or Pariflies, where fuch Neglcfl: or Default fhall happen in the preceding Year, fliall continue CommifTioners in refpc6f of the fame, until other Commiflioners fliall be chofen as aforefaid, in refpeft thereof, upon the firft Thurfiday in March in the next or fome fucceeding Year ; and in cafe only Part of fuch Number of Owners as is above directed to be choien in refpe(St of the faid Townfhip, or any of the faid Pariflies, fhall be fo chofen, then it fliall be lawful for the Owners who were Commiflioners in the preceding Year, in refpedt of that Townfliip or Parifli where only Part fli:ill be chofen as aforefaid, or the major Part of them, to determine by i^ot which of the Commiifioncrs in tlie preceding Year fliall a6t in the then next Year v.'ith the new Commiflioneis chofen as aforefaid ; and if they fliall not determine the fame within one Month next after fuch Choice of Part of fuch Number, then it fliall be lawful for all the reft of the CommiiTioners appointed to put this Atft in Execution, at their then next Meetiiig to be held ?s hereafter mentioned, or the major Part of them there prefent, to make fuch Determination by Lot, Comminioners as aforefaid ; and in cafe any Perfon or Perfons chofen to be CommifTioner or Commiflioners by any of the dying, or be- Ways 'or Mcans aforciuid, fliall die or be difqualificd during the Time of his or their being a Commif- j^'V"""^*^!"** floncr or Commiflioners as aforefaid, then it fhali and may be lawful to and for fuch Owners of fifteen Acres be chofLV^* '° of Land, as aforcfaid, lying in the Townfliip or Parifh or Parifhes, in rcfpeil whereof the Per/on or Per- fons fo dying or becoming diiqualified was or were Commiflioner or Conmiiflioneis, to meet at the refpcc- live Places above mentioned. Notice in Writing of fuch Meeting being affixed on the Out-fide of the Door of the Places refpectivcly where the faid Meeting is to be, five Days at the leaft before Aich Meeting, and to chufi? an Owner or Owners qualified as aforcfaid, to be Commiflioner or Commiflioncis in the Place of the Perfon or Perfons fo dying, or becoming difqualificd. r<-n iltv onCr.m- IV, Provided always, and it is hereby further ena6tcd, That if any Perfon not refpe(£tively qualified as minr.<)nrrs aft- aforcfaid (except the Deputies or Agents to be appointed as before dire£tcd) fliall picfume to act, or fliall ini, if not«i'ja- depute or appoint any Perfon or Perfons to ait, or fhall vote for or in the Choice of any Perfon or Perfons ^_^'^'^- , to act as a Commiirioner or Commiflioners in the Execution of th's Act, he and flie fliall, for every fuch xcci^tion. Oflencr, forfeit the Sum of twenty Pounds, to be recovered, with full Cofls of Suit, by any Perfon who will inf»im or fuc for the fame, in any of his Majefty's Courts of Record at JVcJlminJier, by Action of Debt, or upon the Cafe, Bill, Suit or Information ; wherein no Eflbin, Protection, Privile^^^e or W.iger of Law, nor more thuii one Im[)arlcncc fliall be allowed ; and in which Acl;on or Suit, it fhall be only neceflary for the