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been heretofore usually Granted for the defence of our said
Province and is necessary for that purpose. My conces-
sions to Yeild to the passing the Three af^d Acts called, as I
am informed, the Three favourite Laws of the Lower house
of Assembly, being given by me for their Utility and Satis-
faction, will I hope be recompenced by this Act from them,
which I think full as necessary and Expedient for their de-
fence and preservation i. e. The Act of three pence p hogs-
head for Arms and Ammunition
24. You are to take Care that in all Acts or Orders to be
passed within our said Province in any Case for levying
Money or Imposing Fines and Penaltys. Express mention
be made that the same is Granted or Reserved to me and my
heirs for the publick Uses of Our said Province and the Sup-
port of the Government thereof as by the said Act or Order
shall be directed
69. And whereas an Act was passed at the aforesaid Ses-
sion of Assembly 1751 Entituled an Act to Aid the Title of
Purchasers of Lotts in Princess Ann Town which said Act
certainly invades my private Property as Proprietary there

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being no Saving Clause for preserving my Quit Rents and it
determines a doubt of Escheat without apprizing me of my
Title even by extinguishing the Right of Escheat, Therefore
I think it will be reasonable for me to Reject the said Act,
But upon deliberate Consideration have postponed the same,
by Reason the aforesaid Act is contained in an Act Entituled
an Act for the continuance of Actions and securing the Peace
and good Government of this Province passed in the Ses-
sion of Assembly the 14^th December 1751 which said Act
confirmed all Acts passed in the Session of Assembly the 15
of May 1751. Thereupon considering my immediate Par-
ticular Discent to the said Act of Princess Ann Town would
be a Dissolution to the Act for Continuation of Actions &c.
as af^d as the Act Contains all the Several acts passed in the
former Session of the 15^th of May 1751 which is the only
cause of my Postponing my Dissent to the said Act of Prin-
cess Ann Town, I therefore Will and require you to recom-
mend at your meeting both houses of Assembly the passing
a Supplementary and Explanatory Act Reserving to me my
Rights in Princess Ann Town otherwise it will occasion my
Dissent to the said Act of Princess Ann Town as aforesaid
A paper having been laid before this board by the Register
in Chancery containing a Request of a Committee of the
Lower house of Assembly for the yearly amount of the fees
that have arisen in the Chancery Office for Seven or Eight
years last past and this Board being acquainted that the same
Request is made to the Land Office and Provincial Court

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