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Several Amendm^u Necessary for the Bill for Advancement
of Trade—
I^st In the Second and third Article for Purchasing of Town
Land, there is no saving for any Mans Dwelling Plantation
which seems Severe to be Compelled from him against his Will—
2^d In the fourth Article Notwithstanding every person that
may happen to be Concerned must Submitt to part with such
Land as shall be made Choice on by the Commissioners, yet
there is no ready payment proposed, but every such Person
left to be paid in such Parcells and at such rate as every Lott
shall be taken up of which Payment he is noways Secured ;
3^d That if the said fifty Acres be Divided into one hundred
Lotts of half Acre in a Lott, then no Streets can be Admitted,
if Streets first Laid out, then every Lott will be too small for
the Building a Dwelling house, Warehouse and Necessary
Yard; which must certainly Discourage every Person Settling
in the said Towns—
4th The Matter contained within the Parenthesis in the 10th
Article is hardly good Sense, Seeming to Oblige the Owners
of the Severall Goods & Merchandizes to be Delivered at the
Towns, whereas We Suppose it is intended that the several
Toba⁰ or other Goods should by the owners thereof be brought
to the Towns before any Sale or Disposall made thereof, and
not that any Tobacco or other Goods should be first sold and
then fetcht by the Purchaser, and barely Delivered at such
Town by such Purchaser and immediatly Shipped again Con-
trary to the Design of this Act, which Notwithstanding will be
putt in generall practice if not well provided against
5th By the words of the 12th Article the Sheriff or Collector
of the Publick dues are Obliged to Disburse their whole Sal-
laries for the Transporting such Publick Debts to the Town
whereby nothing will remain to themselves for their Collections
6th By the 11th Article Any Person that shall Build a house
in the Town Pursuant to this Act, may have his own Tobacco
Shutt out by the first Comers, and yet he made lyable to secure
their Tobacco, Enough to sett the Inhabitants together by the
Eares—
7th That the Delegates for the Severall Counties (without
having first well Considered and Advised upon it in their

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Counties) Cannot take upon them to advise his Lordship to
pitch upon any Certain places for Towns & Ports as aforesaid
8th It appears upon the whole that notwithstanding it is
intended that no Planter may Dispose of his Tobacco at home
as heretofore used, under the Penalty of forfeiting it, yet is
there no reasonable way laid down how he shall be Enabled
to bring it to the Town, or house, and Secure it when brought
there—
Signed p. Order Tho Grunwin Cl of the Lower house

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