city of Bristol; and they, or the major part of them so assembled, shall choose three other persons; and that in like manner such other of the traders to or from Africa, who, in order to be admitted into the freedom of the said new company, shall, on or before the said thirtieth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and fifty, have paid into the hands of the town clerk of Liverpool, the sum of forty shillings each for their freedom in the said company, shall or may assemble on the said tenth day of July, one thousand seven hundred and fifty, in the town hall of Liverpool; and they, or the major part of them, who shall be so assembled, shall and may choose three other persons; and the nine persons so to be chosen in the manner before expressed, shall be the first annual committee for managing the affairs, of the said company, and shall continue in office for one year, and until others shall be chosen in their room respectively, as is herein after mentioned.
VII. And it is hereby further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in all future elections, the said committee of nine persons shall annually, on the third day of July in every year, be nominated and chosen as follows; that is to say, three of the said committee shall be nominated and chosen by the major part of the freemen of the said company, admitted to the freedom of the said company in London, who shall assemble for that purpose at London ; three other persons to be of the said committee, shall be chosen and nominated by the major part of the freemen of the said company admitted to the freedom of the said company in Bristol, who shall assemble for that purpose 'at Bristol; and three other persons to be of the said committee, shall be chosen and nominated by the major part of the freemen of the said company admitted to the freedom of the said company in the town of Liverpool, who shall assemble for that purpose at Liverpool.
VIII. And be it further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the major part of the freemen of the said company, made free at London, assembled for that purpose at London, from time to time, at their will and pleasure, to choose and supply one or more committee-man, or committee-men, in the place or places of any of the committee-men by them chosen, that shall happen to die, be removed, or refuse to act; and in like
