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Show 148 ACTS RELATING Part. II. Sect. V. To THE COLONIES. 14.9 To. him alfo is given the power of levyintr troops, with all the authority of a captain-general; the power of conferring titles of honour, provided they be not fuch as Were then ufed in England; of erecting incorporate towns into boroughs, and boroughs into cities; of erecting and appointing {ea-ports, harbours, and other places where only, goods are to be laden or unladen in the province; with the fole difpofition of the eufioms and duties to be allElTed and paid thereat. Thus much concerning the political powers given to him fingly. Other powers he is to exercife with the advice and confent of the freeholders or their deputies: it is in general with their advice and confent that he is to exercife the power " of making any laws whatfo" ever, appertaining either to the pad/5c " fiate of the province, or tlielfiric'ate uti" lity of particular perfonsf' provided fuch laws be " not 7"r.'j§llg7.7c1772r‘ to the laws " of England g" and in particular of im- pofing pofing cultoms and fublidies on all exports and imports. Of territorial taxes all this while no mention is to be found. To the fettlers in general is granted a free power of emigration, notwithflanding the fiatute of fugitives; to them, and to their children born in Maryland, are pre- ferved all the rights of natural born {ub- jeé‘rs in the kingdom of England and Ire- land, with the right of exporting and importing all forts of merchandifes, the product of England or Maryland, on paying the lame duties as the 77/! of the fubjec‘ts of England for the time being, and 720 more: to inch of them as {hould be free~ holders, is given the power of voting, either in perfon or by deputy, as the proprietor {hould appoint, in the legiflative afihmbly. To himfelf, as we before remarked, the king has referved the lbvereign dominion, ,with the fifth part of all gold or filvcr ore. To the fubjecots of England is referved the L 3 right |