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of Fines and Fees arising on Licenses, which being of no Benefit
to the Province We do not think it necessary to revive that Law
As We had sent a new Bill to Your House this Session for Tryal
of all Matters of fact in the Counties where they arise very near the
same in Substance with the former, Save Some few Alterations
which were from Experience found necessary; and One Paragraph
changed which by a late mistaken Construction put upon that in the
former Law was and yet is thought very dangerous to continue,
And as we had that new Bill returned with Your Negative thereon,
we wonder you should now charge Us with the Omission of a Bill
so useful in it self and so much desired by the People, when the reall

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No. 734

Cause of its not being carried into a Law proceeds from Your
Honours positive Refusal to pass it in your House, nor do we think
the Revival of the other Law mentioned in Your Message to be
necessary
What Influence Your Honours Advice may have on his Excel-
lency, we cannot say, but conceive the Representatives of a free
People have a Right to consider of the Necessity of Taxes and from
thence alone impose them, and not be threatened into it as we seem
plainly to be by your Message of yesterday by Col Gale
Signed p Order W^m Ghiselin Ci Ass^t to Cl Lo H.

Adjourned until Monday Morning Nine of the Clock

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Monday Morning n June 1739
This House met again according to Adjournment
Present

June 11

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r

James Hollyday Esq^r

The honourable

Philip Lee Esq^r
George Plater Esq^r

Col Charles Hammond
Col Levin Gale

Edmund Jenings Esq^r

James Harris Esq^r