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Votes and
Proceedings
of the Lower
House,
printed by
A. C. Green
Nov. 25
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After the Word "thereof," in the Fourth Line from the Top in
the Tenth Page, insert these Words, "A Probate of the same by the
Witnesses thereto being lodged with such Bond."
After the Word "Province," in the Eighth Line from the Bottom
of the 19th Page, leave out the Words "or by .Persons actually exer-
cising the Office of Vestrymen and Churchwardens."
In the Third Line from the Top of the 55th Page, leave out the
Words "in every Court of Record within this Province," and also
the Words "in any Court of Record," in Page 68.
After the Words (in Page 114) "if the same exceed Six Hundred
Pounds of Tobacco, shall and may be recovered," leave out the
Words "in any Court of Record."
Leave out the "Proviso," beginning in the Fifth Line from the
Bottom of Page 89, and ending in the Second Line from the Top
of Page 90.
Leave out the last Clause next preceding the Clause of Continu-
ance, and in the last Clause insert "Three" instead of "Fourteen."
And the following Message.
By the UPPER HOUSE of ASSEMBLY, November 25, 1773.
GENTLEMEN,
SHOULD you think proper to agree to our Proposal on remitting
the Bill, entitled, An Act for the Regulation of the Staple of
Tobacco, and for preventing Frauds in his Majesty's Customs, at
the late Convention in Respect to the Clergy, we shall be willing
to give our Assent to the Bill now returned, on such Amendments
being made as may answer the Purposes of that Proposal: If
you should not think proper to agree to such Amendments, but
choose that a Law may be enacted merely to regulate our Staple
of Tobacco, entirely distinct from, and independent of, every other
Object, we will assent to the Bill which this Message accompanies,
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upon your agreeing to the Amendments now proposed. Your pub-
lished Resolve, that "The Act for the Establishment of Religious
Worship in this Province according to the Church of England, and
for the Maintenance of Ministers," is not in Force, cannot regularly
affect the Question, whether it is or not, a valid, existing Law.
The Members of your House have heretofore, in a very great Variety
of instances, expressed a different Sentiment in the regular Course
of solemn, legislative Acts, and should this Act be established by the
proper, legal Authority, the Planters may think it an Hardship to
be compelled to pay 40 instead of 30 per Poll in inspected Tobacco,
and the Farmers, and others not making Tobacco, to be under the
Disadvantage of making a Composition for the 40 per Poll, instead
of being allowed to discharge the Claim, at an easy fixed Rate in
Money. The Proposal respecting the Claim of the Clergy, which we
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