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A37550 By-laws proposed by the governour, deputy-governour, and committee of nine, pursuant to an order of the general court for the better manageing and regulating the companies affairs and approved of in a general court of the East-India Company, holden the 17th. of January, 1694/5. East India Company.; Sommers, J.; Holt, John, Sir, 1642-1710.; Treby, George, Sir, 1644?-1700. 1695 (1695) Wing E100B; ESTC R41105 3,792 1

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Governour Deputy-Governour Committee-man or any other Office of or belonging to the said Company Provided that nothing in this By-Law shall be understood to oblige any Governour Deputy-Governour or other Member of the Court of Committees to declare whether they are concerned in Goods bought by themselves or others for them at any Publick Sale by the Companies Candle XII And it is hereby further Resolved and Ordained That in all Cases where any Question or Debate shall at any time arise or be made in the General Court or Court of Committees touching or concerning any Irregularity or Misdemeanour committed by any Person or Persons Members of this Corporation That then such Person or Persons touching or concerning whom such Question or Debate is or shall be had or made for any Irregularity or Misdemeanour as aforesaid shall have and give no Vote relating thereunto but shall first having been heard whatsoever he or they can alledge in their own defence withdraw and be absent during such Debate concerning him or themselves in any matter or thing wherein he or they be concerned as aforesaid Provided always That this Law shall not extend or be construed to hinder more than three Persons at one time from being present or Voting at any General Court or Court of Committees during such Debate as aforesaid XIII And it is hereby further Order'd and Resolved That if any Governour or Deputy or any one or more of the Court of Committees or Sub-Committees of this Company shall wittingly or willingly at any time hereafter act contrary to any the Rules prescribed in the several Charters granted to this Company Or to such By-Laws as are or shall be made by the General Court Or shall Sign any Warrant for the giving or paying away any Money not relating to the Trade and Affairs of the Company without leave first had of the General Court And that the Company are damnify'd thereby That then and in each of the said Cases Every such Person being Governour Deputy-Governour or of the Court of Committees or Sub-Committees and all other the Members of the said Corporation who shall order consent agree to or wittingly approve of the same and be Convicted thereof by a General Court of the said Company within three Years time after the Fact done and declared Guilty by their Vote Each and every such Person shall for every such Offence forfeit to the Use of the said Company the Sum of Five Hundred Pounds to be answer'd and paid to the Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East-Indies XIV That if any of the Companies Officers shall without Order from the Court of Committees or Sub-Committees of the said Company respectively at any time hereafter make out any Warrant for payment of Money Or if the Cashire General shall pay any Sum of Money without a Warrant first Signed by the Governour or Deputy and four of the Committees for the time being Or if any of them shall wittingly and willingly do any other Act or thing in the Execution of their several Offices whereby the Company shall receive any Dammage Every such offending Officer shall for each Offence Forfeit and Pay to the said Governour and Company the Sum of Fifty Pounds and be also turned out of his Place Provided That this By-Law shall not debar the Accomptant General from making out Warrants nor the Cashire General from Paying any Sum or Sums of Money due upon Bills at Interest or Bills of Exchange drawn upon the Company and accepted by the Governour or Deputy or for Moneys due for Interest on Bills We have seen and Perused these By-Laws and do approve thereof and as much as in us lies do hereby Ratifie and Confirm the same Given under our Hands and Seals this Eighth day of April in the Seventh Year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord William by the Grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. Annoque Domini 1695. J. Sommers C. S. J. Holt. Geo. Treby