Elections.
XV.
AT the great and generall Court, commonly called the Quarter Court, in Easter Terme, all Offices
A declaration of the state of the colonie and affaires in Virginia with the names of the aduenturors, and summes aduentured in that action. By his Maiesties Counseil for Virginia. 22 Iunij. 1620.
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- A declaration of the state of the colonie and affaires in Virginia with the names of the aduenturors, and summes aduentured in that action. By his Maiesties Counseil for Virginia. 22 Iunij. 1620.
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- Counseil for Virginia (England and Wales)
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- 1620.
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- Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Early works to 1800.
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of this Company (excepting the Counseil) shall be voide: And the Court shall proceede to an election of new Officers, in manner following.
XVI.
THE Treasuror in the beginning of the Court, at the giuing vp of his Office, shall declare by word or writing the present estate of the Colonie and Planters in Virginia. And deliuer into the Court a Booke of his accounts for the yeere past, examined and approued vnder the Auditors hands: Declaring withall the present estate of the Cash.
XVII.
AFter the choise of a Treasuror, a Deputie shall be chosen; then the Auditors, and Comitties; and lastly the Secretarie, Booke-keeper, Husband, and Bedle.
XVIII.
AT the choise of each Officer, the persons nomina∣ted for the election, shall withdraw themselues till the party chosen be publiquely so pronounced. And generally no man shall be present in the Court, whilst himselfe or his matter passeth the iudgement of the Court.
XIX.
IN regard of the weighty and manifold businesse of this Companie, which is also like daily to encrease:
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No man shall be chosen Treasuror of the Company of Virginia, who at the time of his election is Gouernor of any other Company; but vpon condition that be∣fore the next Quarter Court hee effectually resigne that other Gouernement: except it seeme good for the behalfe of both Companies, that the same man be also Gouernour of the Somer Ilands Company.
XX.
IT is for weighty reasons thought very expedient, that no man continue in the place of Treasuror or Depu∣tie, aboue three yeares at once.
XXI.
FOr the auoiding of diuers inconueniences, It is thought fit, that all elections of principall Officers in or for Virginia, as also of the Treasuror and Depu∣tie here, be performed by a Ballating box, as in some other Companies.
XXII.
EVery Officer as he is chosen, shall openly in Court take his oath: or if he be absent, at the next Court he commeth to.
XXIII.
THe Treasuror, Deputie, Auditors, and Comitties, ha∣uing no certaine allowance for their cares and la∣bours: the reward of these former Officers according to their deserts, is referred to the pleasure of the Court wherein new Officers are chosen.