Vacancies in the said house by death or disqualification shall
be filled by the electors under a warrant from the Speaker of the
said house.
Electors
All male persons of full age and sane mind having a freehold
estate in [one fourth of an acre] of land in any town, or in [25]
acres of land in the country, and all
Elected
persons resident in the colony who shall have paid scot and lot
to government the last [two years] shall have right to give their
vote in the election of their respective representatives. And every
person so qualified to elect shall be capable of being elected,
provided he shall have given no bribe either directly or indirectly
to any elector, and shall take an oath of fidelity to the state and
of duty in his office, before he enters on the exercise thereof.
During his continuance in the said office he shall hold no public
pension nor post of profit, either himself, or by another for his
use.
The number of Representatives for each county or borough shall
be so proportioned to the numbers of it's qualified electors that the
whole number of representatives shall not exceed [300] nor be less
than [125.] for the present there shall be one representative for
every [ ] qualified electors in each county or borough: but whenever
this or any future proportion shall be likely to exceed or fall short
of the limits beforementioned, it shall be again adjusted by the
house of representatives.
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