350 Assembly Proceedings, July 10-August 8, 1729.

U. H. J.

certain, whereby their lease might be rendered very unequal to the
rest of the Inhabitants of the Province
The new Tobacco bill proposed for Our Concurrence We have
thought ourselves obliged to reject for the beforementioned Con-
siderations, but more particularly for the following Reasons: It is
a. Bill of the same Nature (some few Circumstances excepted)
with the former; against the Sanction to which in Great Britain
publick Oppositions it is well known are made and as the fate of the
s^d Law is at present doubtful to us, the Attempt of making a new
Law of the like nature may be thought a presumptuous anticipation
of the Right of His Majesty and the Lord Proprietary to assent or
Dissent to Laws passed here, & an Evasive Infringement of the
Prerogative and would in Effect preclude this Province the Benefit
of a Dernier Resort in Great Britain

p. 47

As we are satisfyed your House acted with no such Views so
indecent towards the Royal or Proprietary Prerogative as the be-
fore mentioned Constructions might suppose, but that the present
Calamity of the Country induced you thereto, We recommend (to
avoid any Causes of such Imputation) a Supplementary bill to the
s^d Law proposing such Amendments as may be thought necessary
& Convenient.
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning Eight of the Clock

July 31

Thursday Morning 3 I^st July 1729
This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as Yesterday
Read a second time the Bill Entituled an Act for the Assessment
of Ten pounds of Tobacco p Poll on the Taxable Persons in S^t
Pauls Parish in Queen Anns & Talbot Countys the next Levy &
Ten p Poll the Ensuing; also for the assessing Ten p Poll yearly
on the taxable Persons in S^t Lukes Parish in Queen Anns County,
until they shall have raised sufficient to compleat a Church in the
s^d Parish, & Ordered to be thus Endorsed

By the Upper house of Assembly 31^st July 1729
Read a second time & will pass.
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up Ho.

Sent to the Lower house by Coll Rider
Three Engrossed bills from the Lower house by M^r Dashiel and
M^r Hemsley, One Entituled An Act for the further Assessment of
forty thousand pounds of Tobacco on the Inhabitants of S^t Anns