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We did not intend that the takers up and Improvers of the Lotts in
that Town should be liable to pay the Annual Rent proposed during
the Continuance of the Agreement between his Lordship and the
Country relating to the Rents & Alienations but that it should be

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only reserved to be Annually paid after that Agreement ceased, As
to Yo^r Observation that His Lordship will be then Entituled to His
Rents according to the Tenor of the Original Grant W^re Answer
that when the Streets and Lanes for Publick uses are laid out the
Lots will not contain near an Acre of Ground and every Lott perhaps
Ownd by different Persons so that the Rent Due according to the
Original Grant will Consist of such a fraction as cannot well be col-
lected by his Lordships Rec^r neither will any person be chargeable
for the Rent of the Land contain'd in the streets or set apart for
publick Uses which will be a Loss to His Lordship these things being
considered We doubt not but you will think it reasonable that the
aforesaid Rent of One Penny p Lott should be reserv'd to His
Lordship as well in this Town as in the City of Annapolis and Port
of Oxford.
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

Adjourned till to morrow Morning Eight of the Clock.

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Tuesday Morning 9^th June 1730
This House met again According to Adjournment
Present as Yesterday

Philemon Lloyd Esq^r from the Conferees of both Houses makes
the Report thereof as follows
8^th June 1730.
We the Conferees appointed by both Houses to Confer concerning
Amendments proposed to be made to the Tobacco bill now depending
Have taken under Our Consideration some Provision to be made to
supply the Deficiencys (if any should happen) in the manner and
funds already appropriated by the said Tobacco bill as an Equivalent
for His Lordships Quit Rents, Alienation fines and Support of Gov-
ernment And do think it Just and reasonable that some such Pro-
vision should be made And We humbly propose to the Consideration
of both Houses that such Provision should be raised out of the
Monys ariseing by the Impositions for defraying the Publick Charges
of this Province and now in the hands of the Publick Treasurers of
this Province
Signed p Order Rich^d Lewis Cl: Conferees

June 9

A Bill from the Lower House by M^r Harris and M^r Kennard
Entituled An Act for Laying out the Town a new commonly called

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