September, 1647
[9 September, 1647.]
Be it Declared, Ordered, and Ordained, by the Lords and
Commons in Parliament assembled, That no Person whatsoever,
that hath been in Arms against the Parliament, or hath been
aiding or assisting the Forces of the Enemy, or hath been or is
sequestered, shall be elected, constituted Mayor, Alderman,
Bailiff, Sheriff, Justice of Peace, Steward, of any Court, Constable,
or any other Officer, in any County, City, Borough, or Town
corporate, within the Kingdom of England, Dominion of Wales,
and Town of Berwick: And in case any such Persons as aforesaid be elected into any of the offices aforesaid, in any of the
aforesaid Places, the Lords and Commons do declare all such
Elections to be void and null: Provided, That this shall not
extend to any Person or Persons who have been, or shall be,
unduly sequestered as Delinquents, and have been, or shall be,
therefore discharged of the said undue Sequestration, by both
Houses of Parliament, or by the Lords and Commons for
Sequestrations.