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The persons over whom the authority in a power of a legislative

nature appears to have been exercised — and exercised by the

Governor alone sole authority of the Governor may be distinguished

into classes.

7 1.5 Convicts still in a state of legal Bondage — their

respective terms of transportation being unexpired.

6 2.6 Wives and Children of Convicts in a state of Bondage

7 3.7 Officers and Privates

Expirees Convicts after the expiration

of their respective terms.. their Wives and Children. Thus if [+]

[+] if these condition in

point of fact had been really corresponded exactly with what it ought

to have been in point of law, might have been termed emancipated

Bondsmen: But as that does not appear to have been the

case the appellation would be productive of misconception and is

therefore can not be employd

unfit for use.

8 4.8 Independent Free Settlers: including Officers and privates in

both branches of the Kings military service and Officers

in the Civil branch of the Kings service, establishing

themselves after discharge from their respective situations.

1 5 1 Officers and privates of the military class in the land services

2 6.2 Officers and privates of the military class in the Sea service.

The power of legislation as to

these will stand on a different footing, according as they are considered

as remaining on Ship board or as having come on shore.

3 7.3 Commanders and crews of British Vessels in private

service. Same distinction as between the several periods of their remaining

on ship-board, or being

on shore.

4. 8.4 Commanders and Crews of Foreign Vessels — Same distinction as

between Ship board and land.

Among these eight descriptions the 2 d, 3 d and 4 th thru last may

be stated as those over whom

neither the Governor nor

any body else possessed any authority by law: so that all Orders

addressed to them by any body in any political

capacity and particularly by the Governor alone, even ipso

facto void: is also, under a certain exception all

orders addressed to persons in general or whereby any power was undertaken

to be exercised over persons in general were void, so far as

concerns persons not subjected to the power of the Governor

by trial

law belonging to not any the of these three classes.