30 jul 1619 ano - The Virginia House of Burgesses
Descrição:
The 22 burgesses, together with Governor Yeardley and the Council, met on July 30, 1619 in the church at Jamestown, because it was "the most convenient place... they could finde to sit in." For the important role of Speaker the assemble elected John Pory, who had at one time served as a member of English Parliament.
Items covered:
~assembly petitioned for some minor changes in the settlement of land tenure
~assembly approved the "greate Charter" of 1618, which allowed for its creation
~assembly adopted measures against drunkenness, idleness, and gambling
~Other legislation discussed on Monday, August 2, included protection against the natives, baptizing the natives, and planting trees and crops
~On August 3, the assembly discussed a "thirde sorte of laws suche as might proceed out of every man's private concept." Here lies the power of the individual burgess to initiate legislation, and not simply to pass those laws from above
~The burgesses initiated and passed more legislation regulating relations with the natives and the personal affairs of the colonists
~passed a law requiring compulsory church attendance
~on August 4 the assembly approved its first tax law (poll tax that required every man and servant in the colony to pay the officers of the assembly)
John Pory even went so far as to warn the Council and Company against the danger of rebellion and anarchy. Fully aware of the power of the Council to accept or reject the laws passed by the assembly, Pory pleaded with the Company "not to take it in ill parte of these laws which we have now brought to light... for otherwise this people would in short time growe so insolent, as they would shake off all government, and there would be no living among them."
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