# Plantation Trade Act 1695, Section XV: Persons claiming Right in American Islands, &c. not to alien but to natural born Subjects without Licence from the King in Council.


Governors appointed by Proprietors to be approved by the King, and to take, the Oaths; Penalty.
And bee itt further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all Persons and theire Assignees claymeing any Right or Property in any Islands or Tracts of Land upon the Continent of America by Charter or Letters Patents shall not att any tyme hereafter alien sell or dispose of any of the said Islands Tracts of Land or Proprieties other than to the Naturall Borne Subjects of England Ireland Dominion of Wales or Towne of Berwick upon Tweed without the License and Consent of His Majesty His Heires and Successors signifyed by His or Their Order in Councill first had and obtayned And all Governours nominated and appointed by any such Persons or Proprietors who shall bee intituled to make such Nominac[i]on shall bee allowed and approved of by His Majesty His Heires and Successors as aforesaid and shall take the Oaths injoyned by this or any other Act to bee taken by the Governours or Commanders in Chiefe in other His Majesties Colonies and Plantations before their entring upon their respective Governments under the like Penalty His Majesties Governours and Commanders in Chiefe are by the said Acts lyable to.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/7-8/22/section/XV (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/plantation-trade-act-1695/section-XV
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