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further or other Sanction whatsoever. It is true the Lord Proprie-
tary has dissented to sev^l of our Laws, but whether his Lordship
has any Authority so to do or not We hope will soon be examined &
determined in a proper Place: But to put his Lordship's Right of
assenting or dissenting to Laws passed here; upon an Equality with
the undoubted Right of his sacred Majesty (which your Honours
do in your Message, if We understand it right) is (We humbly
conceive) so inconsistent with the Duty of Subjects to the best of
Princes, that We want Words to express Our Detestation of it
What fate the late Tobacco Law may have, We know not, but
We are certain the attempting to make a new Law of the same
Nature with it, with such Amendm^ts as may render it more effect-
ual, is neither new nor lyable to any criminal Imputation whatso-
ever, much less of an evasive Infringement of the Prerogative, or of
tending to preclude the Province of a Dernier Resort, which (if
meant to our gracious King) We account Our greatest felicity &
Security. His sacred Majestys Royal Prerogative is as dear to us,
as Our Lives, & we are far from wishing the least Diminution of
any Right or Prerogative which the Lord Proprietary is justly enti-
tled to by Virtue of the Royal Charter: But We beg Leave to dis-
tinguish it from his Majestys. To conclude We do assure your hon-
ours, that we do not conceive any of, or all the Reasons together
which are contained in your Message, are weighty enough to con-
vince Us of your being under any Necessity of rejecting a Bill,
Which we are firmly perswaded (as We doubt not your Honours
are) would be very advantageous to the People of Maryland
However that nothing We can possibly do for the Interest of
Our Constituents may be wanting, We have sent a supplementary
Bill, which We hope will be agreeable to your Honours
Signed p Order M: Macnemara Cl Lo. Ho.

Read the first time in this house the supplementary Tobacco bill
& Ordered to lye on the Table
The Bill Entituled an Act reviving & Continuing an Act to re-
strain the ill Practices of Attorneys &c brought from the Lower
house by M^r Holyday & M^r George thus Endorsed

U. H. J.
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By the Lower House of Assembly 2^d August 1729

Read the fust Time & Ordered to lye on the Table.

Signed p Order M: Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

By the Lower house of Assembly 4^th August 1729

Read the second Time and will pass.
Signed p Order M: Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

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