d whereas religion, order, morality, and virtue are the elemental
principles, and the knowledge of letters, arts, and handicraft trades,
the chief means of such civilization and improvement: for the better
attainment of the said good purposes,

[Sidenote: Marts to be established on the coast.]

1. Be it hereby enacted, that the coast of Africa, on which the said
trade for negroes may be carried on, shall be and is hereby divided into
marts or staples, as hereafter follows. [Here name the marts.] And be it
enacted, that it shall not be lawful for the master of any ship to
purchase any negro or negroes, but at one of the said marts or staples.

[Sidenote: Governors and counsellors.]

2. That the directors of the African Company shall appoint, where not
already appointed, a governor, with three counsellors, at each of the
said marts, with a salary of ---- to the governor, and of ---- to each
of the said counsellors. The said governor, or, in his absence or
illness, the senior counsellor, shall and is hereby empowered to act as
a justice of the peace, and they, or either of them, are authorized,
ordered, and directed to provide for the peace of the settlement, and
the good regulation of their station and stations severally, according
to the rules of justice, to the directions of this act, and the
instructions they shall receive from time to time from the said African
Company. And the said African Company is hereby authorized to prepare
instructions, with the assent of the Lords of his Majesty's Privy
Council, which shall be binding in all things not contrary to this act,
or to the laws of England, on the said governors and counsellors, and
every of them, and on all persons acting in commission with them under
this act, and on all persons residing within the jurisdiction of the
magistrates of the said mart.

[Sidenote: Ships of war stationed.]

3. And be it enacted, that the Lord High Admiral, or commissioners for
executing his office, shall appoint one or more, as they shall see
convenient, of his Majesty's ships or sloops of war, under the command
severally of a post-captain, or master and commander, to each mart, as a
naval station.

[Sidenote: Inspectors appointed.]

4. And be it enacted, that the Lord High Treasurer, or the commissioners
for executing his office, shall name two inspectors of the said trade at
every mart, who shall provide for the execution of this act, according
to the directions thereof, so fa