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yearly, in Lieu thereof; one or the other of which, we presume, every
Well-Wisher to his Country will chearfully do.
We do not find any Law in Force against bringing into this
Province, from Pennsylvania, or the Territories thereto belonging,
or from any other Province or Colony on this Continent, any Horses,
Mares, Colts, or Fillies, as you are pleased to say there is. We can-
not suppose his Lordship would be unwilling that any of his Officers
should do any reasonable Act (and for which they have a sufficient
Reward given them) towards carrying into Execution any Law
calculated for his Majesty's Service in general, and our own Security
in particular.
A Clause is inserted in this Bill, as it was in our second, for
exempting Persons voluntarily enlisting, and bearing Arms for six
Months, from Payment of all Manner of Taxes, from Labouring on
Highways, and Payment of Ferriages, for the Space of two Years
from the Date of their Discharge.
The Commissioners of the Paper-Currency-Office are by this, as
they were by the second Bill, to settle and adjust the Accounts of
the Land-Tax-Collectors, in Case of a Disagreement between the
Rent-Roll-Keeper and the said Collectors about the Settlement
thereof.
We did presume that the exact Quantity of Acres, contained in
his Lordship's Manors and Reserved Lands, was well known, and
that his Lordship's Agent might, without Difficulty, give an Account
thereof; but as you say 'tis impossible for him to do it, we did in
our second Bill, and have in this, only obliged him to give an Account
of the computed Quantities of such Manors and Reserved Lands.
The Duty on Convicts is in this Bill, and it was so in the second,
excepted out of the Clause for Continuance of the several other
duties, as you propose, tho' we do not conceive the same contrary or
repugnant to the Laws of England.
We have directed by this Bill, and the same was done by the
second, a further Tax to be laid on Lands, to make up any Deficiency
that may possibly (tho' contrary to our Expectations) happen, on
the Funds appropriated to the replacing and bringing in the Sums
of Money, granted by this Act, in Five Years, tho' we are not ac-
quainted with any such Instruction from his Majesty, as you say
this must be done in Obedience to. And now, May it please your
Honours, we must conclude with assuring you, that we have made
all the Amendments and Alterations we can agree to; insisting that
our present Concession, in answering your several Objections to our
Bill, shall not be drawn into Precedent, or any way construed as
derogatory to our ancient and undoubted Rights, in Case of all Bills
for Grant of Aids or Supplies, to direct, limit, and appoint, in such
Bills, the Ends, Purposes, Considerations, Conditions, Limitations,
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L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
April 28
p. 253
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