IV.

T H A T the provincial Council in all Cases and Matters of Moment, as

their arguing upon Bills to be passed into Laws, or Proceedings about

erecting of Courts of Justice, sitting in Judgment upon Criminals

impeached, and Choice of Officers in such Manner as is herein after

expressed, not less than _two thirds_ of the whole shall make a

_Quorum_; and that the Consent and Approbation of _two thirds_ of that

_Quorum_ shall be had in all such Cases or Matters of Moment: And that

in all Cases and Matters of lesser Moment, _one third_ of the whole

shall make a _Quorum_, the Majority of which shall and may always

determine in such Cases and Causes of lesser Moment.

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