for five years; and the Provincial Treasurer shall continue in office for one year; and that they shall be severally appointed by the Counçil and Affembly in manner aforefaid, and commiffioned by the Governor, or in his abfence the Vice-prefident of the Council. Provided always, that the faid officers feverally, shall 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 same perfon to fuch offices until he shall have ferved three years, but no longer; after which three years must elapfe before the fame person 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

fhall be immediately commiffioned to ferve in their refpective offices.

XIV. That the townships, at their annual town-meetings for electing other officers, thall chufe Conftables for the diftricts refpectively; and also 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 fhall 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 likewife 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 counsel, as their profecutors are or shall be entitled to.

XVII. That the eftates of fuch perfons as fhall deftroy their own lives fhall not, for that offence, be forfeited; but fhall defcend in the same 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

tained

tained in the edition lately published by Mr. Allinfon, fhall be and remain in full force, uhtil altered by the legiflature of this colony (fuch only excepted as are incompatible with this charter), and shall be, according as heretofore, regarded in all refpects, by all civil officers, and. others the good people of this province.

XXII. That the common law of England, as well as fo much of the ftatute law as has been heretofore practifed in this colony, fhall still remain in force, until they shall be altered by a future law of the legislature; fuch parts only excepted as are repugnant to the rights and privileges contained in this charter and that the inestimable right of trial by jury fhall remain confirmed, as a part of the law of this colony, without repeal for ever.

XXIII. That every perfon who fhall be elected as aforefaid to be a member of the Legiflative Council or Houfe of Affembly, fhall, previous to his taking his feat in Council or Affembly, take the following oath or affirmation, viz.

"I, A. B. do folemnly declare, that, as a member of the Legislative Council or Affembly, (as the cafe may be) of the Colony of New