The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-12

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CENTRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRS.
The Ray IsIands-The Queen Or Englands
ana certain other Islands on the Coast or
Central America into q Colony, under the
Rem 10 an ado ress Of the Honorable the House o,
Commons, dated 12th OF March, 1896. -
co,ox,., o,,,,r a., .,-,, 1874 LAs'50HssE
Ordered BY House of Commons to be printed, April
!, 1886.
warrant prepare letters patent under the great seal
for erecting the isancs Of Ruatan, &s in the BY ct
Hardurap, into colony, under the oame Of :" Bay
LANDS and FOR gantiog cusrle to the said colony
o. Great Britain aud Ireland. Queen lie endar OF tae
Faith to our light tIusty and weli6eioved Council
ou, ,r OF ast ps. Of our sa United King
dom called G,eat B:itain, greeting: we wiz and
eoramane, th,t unds' gu. great seal OF our
dy) you cause these our Letters to be made forth
with latent in form foiiowing:-
vcloris by the Of God, o. the uaissd Kingdom
of Great Britain snd Ireland Queen Defender OF the
Faith, 10 all TO whom these presenta saa come crest
Whereas It hath been represe led unto that the
islants Rustan Bonaccs Uns, He.sne Barba-at and
Moxa In the Bay If Honduras, inhabited by divers
subjects Of crown, sho rapidly increasing in
hers. and therefore deemed it expsiient to
make provision Tor the government OF the settlement or
islands,
l. Now, know 70 tina. we Of especial erase,
tain know edge and motion, have thought f. !,
erect and hereby erect the said islands OF Rusan,
B. nacca UtLa, Heene, Bartarss and hoxat, and their
depend. nces, into colony. aud the same are hereby
3 And We do hereby dec are tb the said Islands shall
be known and designated az the ooionv of the bay
5. And we do hereby institute and appoint our Gap.
and Governor IN hie for the time being in
al over our island jamaica the ocer FOR the tine
being administering the government OF our said stand TO
be Governor and Commander in Caiet for the time bang
Of said colony Of the Bay Islands, erected acs
laid and Of ell gaTrisons ed and ei,ablish
ed which shall be erected and vi hin the
said colony.
a. Ard we do hersby require and command our said
Governor the being do and ali things
in due manner that shall belong to bis said Command,
several powers provi ions and directions granted sp
poin him by there letters patent and the nstru.
lions der sign .nusi acd sgnet hsrew- given
him, OF accorong 70 suca further Wers efecsions,
and authorities shall a. time hereafter be granted
zeal Of cur Uni.td Kingdom Great Brian Ireland
by any inst uc5ns which hereafter fran time
tine be given under the sign manual Of u.s. ono hers ana
successors by order in our Prvy C,un ii or BY
us through OF principal Secretaries Of Se and
according to such enable laws and sta ute as shs
hereafter be made and agreed upon by said Governor
with the advice and of The General Assembly OF
our said colony.
g. Ano we do hereby give and gran. unto
tor the time being fail power and au,hnriy, ime to
time resd shan require, TO summon and ecueral
ssse elies Of the male cur said co nv aud
lis dependencies such male inhabitants pstg British
subjects, and of full age, in fuch uarnsr and
form, and according to such power irstroe-
items, and authorities granted sopont-
ed by general instruction. accomps, ng taese
letters patent rdDg t, So n urln
instructions, and authorities shsn be al any line
hereafter granted appointed under ou- Il manual
ard s;enet by order n our Privy Coao BY
will pleasure is tsat every person who quail
fed aforesaid, and shall be the OF ands
who shall be able TO read and write Eoglish, shall DO eh
gble representative In the General Assembly Of
said colony and that he twelve thereu duly
sles ed BY the majority OF such Inhabitants Ia sdch
se is hereinafter by said instruct pro-
yd.d, shall, before their sitting take the oath Of .egl
ance which oath orr Governor shall tender AID I'd.
minister shall commission fit persons, under the pub
lie seal Of said colony and it's tender
and administer them and until the came shall b.
elected and do hereby declare that the twelve par
lie tied and qualified shall constitute the FIRST
General Assembly Of our colony of the Bay Islands.
O. Ard our will and pleasure is that at the expiration
of year fr the first election Of such representa-
have be elected by the least lumber of votes sha
cate their seats and that in by of any such
Of votes it be uncertain which Of such atives
should yscate his seat, tbs Governor shall such
question TO be determined by lot and that in like
at the end Ct the second from the said tat cleo
ton the three representatives elected at such frsteec
on By the next smallest number OF votes shx vAsate
their seats with the hike provision ia Of equality Of
votes and SO on from year to year until the whs Of se
twelve original representatives, shalt have vassted their
Seats and that afterwards the three representative
shall have sat Longest IN the Assembly shall Annually
vacate their seats at such period ss Aforesaid.
Z. And that every occasion when three representa-
sives shall in this their seats general
election by the lima oi ants of the colony quah I'd
aforesaid shs take place for the purpose Of plying
their Places and that the form and gone
raj cleo ion sha be folows: Every ele:tor qualified
Aforesaid shall be entitled to give three votes and
shall be entitled lat his discretiob) give such three
to three separate candidates, TO givs tw such
votes all Of Them, to candidate and such votes
sbal be given By the voter giving sending the
t9rrrg efcer paper containing the OF such
oidate Candidates and ths number of which he
with bis max, aested BY credible Witness ami thai
| in any Two Candidates have equal number of
votes the question between them shall be determined by
| lot, as aforesaid.
5. And that whenever fanny vacancy shall occur 10 thu
said Assembly, BY Geath or resignation, BY any
Governor Assembly de:lsrsd to vacate ss,t In
the i2id Assembly IA particular election shall ak,
place supply such ys0socy in like manue: awaits
specified Provided Always. tina. every reprtse otatye
lectei Sny such particular election hall vacat, his set
Tnen the member Ia chose lace he is elected w5rli
have vacated IL in the liar Course according t.
tenor cf tnose pressns Provied further that IL ths
reserved 70 han, at time dist such Assembly
general election OF twelve melbss shall take ola 10
the manner and form the d st general 81 con
he enbefre mentioned and that al provisions
ncfore con aimed respecting The itinQ OF an
the AsSe ably eec,ed ON suoh dssJutior
g. And It ia our vii and pleasure thss the Assembly
.hal have full power to elect presdiog noer 10
make from time 20 e staining rgles orJe for the
conduct OF business AID that four 1embsre Of the ssid
Assoc bly, exclusive Of the member presiding 10 tie said
Assembly, shall form quorum for Tia transaction OF
buspes and thai all questions which nay atSss IN ina
said Assembly shall be decided by Of sue y,tel
Of the present. other than the pre- lidag mem
ber and that when the votes equal the presi ling
member shall have he casting vote.
10 Provided alNays taat t saa be c9mpsteat Tor the
said Governor and Asfemb, by ordi' an,s alter tie
proysi ns hereinbeore contained Respecting the ouaia
csH ns Of v)ters and candid -tes the mode Of c,ndua
ing elections and supplying vacancies the dulsion of
the functions Of representatives, and the mode Of condu,
business in sus Assembly and urthe. to egt4ofsn
when they shall dem It eKpetient, second Hooss Of
legislature and 10 define the powers thereof
H. And our will and pleasure IL, that our Governor for
the time oeirg, BY and with the sdvice aud c,nssn. OF
said Assembly, or the major part Of them shall have