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 The Houe of Aembly of Dominica conits of nineteen Members, who are the repreentatives of the people of the iland, and are choen by votes of the freeholders in each parih, in conequence of a writ iued for that purpoe by the Commander in Chief, to the Provot Marhal of the place. Their office is, to prepare all public acts of the colony, which acts cannot be paed without their concurrence; to maintain the rights and privileges of their contituents, and to promote the happines of the people of the country, as well as the interets of the Crown.

The Speaker of the Aembly's place is of great trut and repectability. Nine of the Members form a Houe, where they are attended by a Serjeant at Arms with the mace, who acts as Meenger, and who, with the Clerk of the Aembly, is paid a yearly alary by the colony. The