[Gutenberg 51470] • Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 5 (of 8) / The English and French in North America 1689-1763

Excerpt from Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 5: Part II

In framing regulations for the observance of the colonists, and in ma turing plans most conducive to the prosperity and permanence of the contemplated settlement, the trustees regarded each male inhabitant both as a planter and as a soldier. Hence, provision was made for supplying him with arms and with agricultural tools. Towns, in their inception, were reckoned as garrisons. Consequently the lands allotted for tillage were to be in their immediate neighborhood, so that in seasons of alarm the inhabi tants might speedily betake themselves thither for safety and mutual pro tection. Fifty acres were adjudged sufficient for the support of a planter and his family. Grants in tail-male were declared preferable to any other tenure. The introduction and use of spirituous liquors were forbidden. Unless sanctioned by special license, traffic with the natives was prohibited. The trustees saw fit also to forbid the importation, ownership, and use of negro slaves within the limits of the province of Georgia. Provision was made for the cultivation of the mulberry tree and the breeding of silk worms.

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