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Saturday Morning June 20. 1741
The House met according to Adjournment &ca
All Present except Mr Wilson and Mr Wilkinson
Mr Thomas and Mr Hammond have leave to go home
Major Sprigg from the Committee appointed to enquire intc
Ways and means &c delivers Mr Speaker the following Report.
By the Committee appointed to find out Ways and Means for
defraying the Publick Charge June 20. 1741
Your Committee having carefully examined into the present
State of the Paper Office and of the sundry duties arising on the
Trade of the Province do find there is little or no Money in the said
Office but what is appropriated to particular Uses, and that the said
duties being already charged with former Loans, any of the said
Appropriated Money now to be taken out for Payment of the Pub-
lick, could not be refunded in a great many Years, and therefore
conceive the most eligible method of discharging the sum of the
Journal of Accounts, will be by an equal Assessment on the taxable
Inhabitants of the Province Whereby the People will know what they
have at last to Pay after four Years Suspension of the Publick Tax,
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June 20
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and thereby the Funds will be clear to answer former Engagements
and other Publick demands that may happen But Submit the same
to the Consideration of the House
Signed p Order Witham Marshe Cl.
Ordered that the same Committee prepare and bring in a Bill
for the Assessment and Payment of the Publick Charge of this
Province
The House Adjourns until 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon
Post Meridiem
The House met according to Adjournment &ca
Major Sprigg from the Committee appointed brings in a Bill
entituled An Act for the assessment and Payment of the Publick
Charges of this Province which was Read the first and second time
by an especial Order and will Pass, and was sent to the Upper House
with the following Message (See page 189)
By Major Sprigg and the rest of the Committee appointed to pre-
pare the Bill
The House Adjourns until Monday Morning at 9 of the Clock.
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