such Freeholders of their said Province or Territory as should be from time to time elected or deputed by the major part of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the respective Towns or places who should be present at such Elecc̃ons each of the said Towns and places being thereby empowered to Elect and Depute two Persons and no more to Serve for and represent them respectively in the said Great and Generall Court or Assembly and that the Governor for the time being should have full Power and Authority from time to time as he should Judge necessary to adjourn Prorogue and Dissolve all Great and General Courts or Assemblies met and Convened as aforesaidAnd did thereby also for themselves their Heires and Successors Provide Establish and Ordain that in the Framing and Passing of all Orders laws Statutes and Ordinances and in all Elecc̃ons and Acts of Government whatsoever to be passed made or done by the said General Court or Assembly or in Council the Governor of the said Province or Territory of the Massachusetts Bay in New England for the time being should have the Negative Voice and that without his Consent or Approbac̃on Signified and Declared in writing no such Orders laws Statutes Ordinances Elecc̃ons or other Acts of Government whatsoever so to be made passed or done by the said General Assembly or in Council should be of any force Effect or Validity any thing therein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding as in and by the said letters Patents (relac̃on being therevnto had) may more fully and at large appeareAnd Whereas no Provision is made by the said recited letters Patents touching the Nominac̃on and Elecc̃on of a Speaker of the Representatives Assembled in any Great and Generall Court of Our said Province nor any particular Reservac̃on made of the Right of Vs Our Heires and Successors to approve or disapprove of such Speaker by the Governor of the said Province appointed or to be appointed by Vs or them for the time beingAnd no power is Granted by the said recited letters Patents to the said House of Representatives to adjourn themselves for any time whatsoever by means whereof divers Doubts and Controversies have Arisen within Our said Province to the Interrupc̃on of the Publick Business thereof and the obstruccon of Our ServiceKnow Yee therefore that for removing the said Doubts and Controversies and preventing the like mischiefs for the futureAnd also for the further Explanac̃on of the said recited letters Patents Wee of Our Especial Grace certain knowledge and meer moc̃on Have Granted Ordained and AppointedAnd by these Presents for Vs Our Heirs and Successors Do Will Grant Ordain and Appoint that for ever hereafter the Representatives Assembled in any Great or General Court of Our said Province to be hereafter Summoned shall upon the first day of their Assembling Elect a fit Person out of the said Representatives to be Speaker of the House of Representatives in such General Court and that the Person so Elected shall from time to time be presented to the Governor of Our said Province for the time being or in his absence to the lieutenant Governor or Com̃ander in Chief of Our said Province for the time being for his Approbac̃on to which Governor lieutenant Governor and Com̃ander in Chief respectively Wee do hereby for Vs Our Heires and Successors give full power and Authority to approve or disapprove of the Person so Elected and presented which approbac̃on or disapprobac̃on shall be Signifyed by him by Message in writing under his Hand to
