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Votes and
Proceedings
of the Lower
House,
printed by
A. C. Green
Dec. 8
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Or, if such a Regulation cannot be obtained, perhaps, a Proposi-
tion to the following Purpose may. To obviate the Objection of a
Disparity of Payment in the same Parish, let the Number of Tobacco
and Non-Tobacco makers be ascertained; let the Amount of the
Tobacco and Money Payments be also ascertained as under the late
Inspection Law, and the Tobacco valued or rated, yearly, by the
County Courts in August, at a medium Price, and the whole equally
and fairly divided among the taxable Persons of the Parish. This to
commence and terminate with the present Inspection Law.
Should this also fail, permit us, Sir, solicitous as we are for the
Peace and Welfare of the Province, to trespass so far on your
Patience, as to offer a Third Proposition. Let each taxable Person
in a Parish have the Option of paying in the Month of August,
either the Tobacco due by Law to his Incumbent, or Five Shillings
Common Currency; for and continuing the same Term of Years
as the former Proposition was made upon.
We hope, Sir, that the Propositions which we have here made,
will appear to your Excellency and the other Branches of the Legis-
lature not unreasonable; not that we are so sanguine as to flatter
ourselves that they are without Exception. If, from any, or all of
them, or any other, not shaking the Foundation of our present Estab-
lishment, a Plan can be devised acceptable to the People and not
injurious to our Church, we shall be happy. If not, faithfully en-
deavouring to discharge our Duty, our Resolution is to abide, with-
out Deviation, by the Act of 1701-2; the Validity whereof, we hope
will soon be established by a solemn legal Decision.
We are Sir, Your dutiful humble Servants,
THO. THORNTON, JONATHAN BOUCHER,
H. ADDISON, DAVID LOVE,
J. GORDON, JOHN ANDREWS,
HUGH NEILL, WILLIAM EDMISTON,
ROB. READ, JOHN MONTGOMERY,
SAMUEL KEENE, WALTER MAGOWAN,
THOMAS JOHN CLAGGETT, JACOB HENDERSON
FRANCIS LAUDER, HINDMAN.
ORDERED, That the said Message and Propositions be read, and
they were read accordingly, and ordered to lie on the Table.
The Bill, entitled, An Act for the Division of Baltimore County,
&c. was sent to the Upper House by Mr. Aq. Hall and Mr. Tolly.
The Order of the Day for taking into further Consideration the
Governor's Speech at the Opening of October Convention being read,
after some Debate thereon, the Question was put, That the Sum of
Three Thousand Pounds be appropriated; and that Sum, or so
much thereof as shall be necessary, be applied and expended under
the Direction of Commissioiners in repairing, opening, and putting
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