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ernment it must be more reasonable and even necessary to make a
Perpetual rather than a Temporary Law, since on the one Hand the
End Proposed of not being Liable to any Tax &c but such as should
be Warranted by Laws made by themselves would in this particular
be fully answered and on the other hand the Intention of not depriv-
ing his Lordship of the support of Government would be put beyond
any Possibility of Doubt: And We have the less Reason to Appre-
hend Your Difference in Sentiments with Ours on this head since
by the Act of 1704 only Twelve Pence p hhd is raised which by this
Bill is Admitted to be a Proper and necessary Support for Govern-
ment so that by a Perpetual Law now to be made His Lordship would
not be entituled to more than what the Perpetual Law of 1704 gives
him
Further the Body or enacting part in the Bill Contains some Ap-
propriations or Uses perfectly new in Bills of this Kind and upon
the whole we rest Assured you will think us well Justified in Reject-
ing that Bill.
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up Ho.

U. H. J.

No. 734

The Aforegoing Bill being Ordered to be entered at large in the
Journal of this House is as follows
An Act for raising an Annual Revenue for the better Support of
his Lordships Government and Governor within this Province
Whereas upon the most Serious Consideration of the several
Laws heretofore made for Raising and Levying money for the Sup-
port of the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary his Government
in and over this Province and maintainance of his Governor for
the time being It doth not appear to this present General Assembly
that there is any Law now in force to raise a Sufficient Support for
that Purpose but that from the twenty ninth day of September In
the year of Our Lord One thousand Seven Hundred and thirty two
down to this time the sum of twelve Pence Sterling for every Hogs-
head of Tobacco exported out of this Province hath been Collected
and Levied from the Inhabitants thereof under Colour and Pretext
of An Act of Assembly made the fifth day of September seventeen
hundred and four whilst this Government was immediately in the
Crown Entituled an Act for Settlement of an Annual Revenue upon
her Majestys Governor within this Province for the time being on
a Supposition or Misapprehension that that Act whereby the said
Twelve Pence was Given to her late Majesty Queen Ann her Heirs
and Successors For the Support of her Government for the time
being in and over this her Majestys Province did extend to the Lord
Proprietary his Governor and Government And Whereas after the
most mature deliberation it Manifestly Appears to this General As-
sembly that the Lord Proprietary is not within the words of the
Aforesaid Act nor by any Reasonable Construction can be. Compre-

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