bly passed) That the Persons to he Elected to sit as Representatives in the General Assembly from time to time, for the several Cities, Towns, Counties, Shires, Divisions or Mannors of this Province, and all Places within the same, shall he according to the Proportion and JYwnber hereafter expressed ; tliat is to say, For the City and County of JVew- York four, for the County of Suffolk two, for Queens-County two, for Kings-County two, for the County of Richmond twoj for the County of Westchester two, for the County of Ulster two, for the County of Albany two, for the Manner of Ranslerwick one, and for Dukes County two, and as many more as their Majesties, their Heirs and Successors shall think fit to establish ; Tiiat all Persons chosen as aforesaid, or the major Part of them shall be deemed and accounted the Representives of this Province in General Assembly, and such Acts made by them, consaited to by the Governor and Counsel, shall he the Laws of the Province, until they are disallowed by their Majesties, their Heirs and Successors, or expire by their own Limitation. And though by this Act, their Majesties, their Heirs and Successors may establish as many more, as they shall think fit : It is not to be tiiought that our Most Gracious Sovereign King George, will estal>lish so many in such Places, that they may live upon other Parts of the Government, and great Injustice be done thereby, neither give Powder to his Governor so to do ; But tliat Ins Most Sacred Majesty would have Justice done : Notwitlistanding of late their hath been Precepts issued out for Clioice of Representatives in wliat Part and Places of the Government as he pleaseth. So that notwithstanding the Law, they are raised to the A'umber of Twenty Five ; and now the Minor Part of the People in the Government have the Major Part of the Assembly, and for their Interest Oppress a great Part of the People, and they he under great Disadvantages ; as may appear by the following Proportion of a 4000/.