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A45611 Brief directions shewing how a fit and perfect model of popular government may be made, found, or understood Harrington, James, 1611-1677. 1659 (1659) Wing H807; ESTC R4541 13,502 24

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proposed by the Council of State That all Judges and Serjeants at Law be proposed by the Commissioners of the great Seal That all Barons and officers of trust in the Exchequer be proposed by the Commissioners of the Treasury and that such of these as are thus proposed unto and approved by the Senate be held Lawfully elected 31. That the cognizance of all forein negotiation and of all matter of State to be considered or Law to be enacted whether Provincial or National Domestick or Forein appertain unto the Council of State That all such affairs of like kind as the Council of State shall judge fit to be carryed with more than ordinary secrecy be committed by them and appertain unto the cognizance and trust of the Council of War to this end consisting of a 〈…〉 or Committee of the Council of State That the Cognizance and Protection both of the National Religion and of the Liberty of Conscience equally established in this Nation after the manner provided in the religious part of this Model appertain unto the Council for Religion That all matter of Traffick and regulation of the same unto the Council for Trade That in the exercise of these several Functions each being naturally Senatorian of Authoritative only no Council assume any other power than such only as shall be particularly or expresly estated upon the same by Act of Parliament 32. That what shall be Proposed unto the Senate by any one or more of the Signiory or of the Proposers General or what ever was Proposed by any two of the Provosts or particular Proposers unto their respective Council and upon debate at that Council shall come to be Proposed by the same unto the Senate be necessarily debatable and debated by the Senate 33. That in all cases wherein power is derived unto the Senate by Law made or by Act of Parliament the 〈◊〉 of the Senate be ultimate That in all Cases of Law to be made or not already provided for by Act of Parliament as some particular Peace or War levy of men or mony or the like the result of the Senate be not ultimate but preparatory only and be Proposed by the Senate unto the Prerogative Tribe or Assembly of the people except only in Cases of such speed or secrecy wherein the Senate shall judge the necessary slowness or openness of like proceeding to be of detriment or danger unto the Common-wealth 34. That if upon the Motion● or Proposition of a Council or Proposer General the Senate adde nine Knights promiscuously or not promiscuously chosen out of their own number unto the Council of War the said Council of War be thereby made Dictator and have power of Life and Death as also to Enact Laws in all cases of speed or secrecy for and during the term of three moneths and no longer except upon new Order from the Senate And that all Laws Enacted by the Dictator be good and valid for the term of one year and no longer except the same be Proposed by the Senate and resolved by the people 35. That the Burgesses of the Annual Election returned by the Tribes enter into the Prerogative Tribe upon Monday next ensuing the last of March and that the like number of Burgesses whose term is expired recede at the same time That the Burgesses thus entred Elect unto themselves out of their own number two of the Horse one to be Captain and the other to be Cornet of the same and two of the Foot one to be Captain the other to be Ensign of the same each for the term of three years That these Officers being thus Elected the whole Tribe or Assembly proceed to the Election of four Annual Magistrates two out of the Foot to be Tribunes of the Foot and two out of the Horse to be Tribunes of the Horse That the Tribunes be Commanders of this Tribe in chief so far as it is a Military body and Presidents of the same as it is a Civil Assembly And lastly that this whole Tribe be paid weekly as followeth unto each of the Tribunes of the Horse seven pounds unto each of the Tribunes of Foot six pounds unto each of the Captains of Horse five pounds unto each of the Captains of Foot four pounds unto each of the Cornets three pounds unto each of the Ensignes two pounds seven shillings unto every Horseman one pound ten shillings and to every one of the Foot one pound 36. That inferiour Officers as Captains Cornets Ensignes be only for the Military Discipline of the Tribe That the Tribunes have Session in the Senate without suffrage That of Course they have Session and suffrage in the Dictatorian Council so often as it is created by the Senate That in all Cases to be adjudged by the People they be Presidents of the Court or judicatory 37. That Peculate or defraudation of the Publick and all Casts or Crimes tending to the subversion of the Government be tri●ble by the Prerogative Tribe or the Assembly of the People and that unto the same there●y an appeal in all causes and from all Courts Magistrates or Councils National or Provincial 38. That the right of debate as also of Proposing to the People be wholly and only in the Senate without any power at all of result not deriv'd from the people and estated upon the Senate by act of Parliament 39. That the power of result be wholly and only in the People without any right at all of debate 40. That the Senate having debated and agreed upon a Law to be Proposed cause promulgation of the said Law to be made for the space of six weeks before Proposition that is cause the Law to be written fair and hung up for the time aforesaid in some of the most eminent places of the City and of the Suburbs 41. That promulgation being made the Signiory demand of the Tribunes fitting in the Senate at Assembly of the People That the Tribunes upon such demand of the Signiory or of the Senate be obliged to assemble the Prerogative Tribe in Arms by sound of Trumpet with Drums beating and Colours flying in any Town Field or Market-place being not above six miles distant upon the day and at the hour appointed except the meeting through inconvenience of the weather or the like be prorogued by consent of the Signiory and of the Tribunes That the Prerogative Tribe being assembled accordingly the Senate propose to them by two or more of the Senatorian Magistrates thereunto appointed at the first promulgation of the Law That the Proposers for the Senate open unto the People the occasion motives and reasons of the Senate for the Law to be proposed and that the same being done they put the Law or Proposition by distinct clauses unto the Ballot of the people That if any material clause or clanses of the Proposition or Law so Proposed be rejected by the People the clause or clauses so rejected may be reviewed altered and Proposed again unto the third time