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Show Seé'tJX. £18 ACTS RELATING TO THE Commas. 9 Part 11. In the. fame fellions, parliament thought proper to prohibit ahlolutely, and under the importation of foreign coffee into the plai'itations. In t'ie next lemons an act was paft "for heavyr penalties of fine and conlil'cation, the exportation of hats from the plantations: either from one plantation to an- " the better fecuring, and encouraging of " the trade of his majelly's/irgar colonies " in America 5." other, or to any ot/xur place whatfocver }. This ac": impofcs certain dazzle on all foThe lame act fixes the number of apreign fpirits, molafl‘es, fyrups, fugar, and prentices that each manufacturer of hats may have ; the time each manufacturer is to fervc as apprentice, before he can make panels, imported into the plantations. The duties are to be levied, and paid, for the mic of his majefiy, his heirs, and hats; and prohibits the employment of fuccell‘ors. negroesin hat-making, under a penalty The ac} ufes the technical words of of five pounds a month for each negro to " give, and grant." Here then at lcafi', one would think, employed. The fame parliament, which thus pre- cluded the plantations from one branch or trade, favoured them in another. An act was pal't the fame feflions, to encourage the growth of collice in the plantations I. The inland duties on all cofl'ee imported was clearly a duty impofed for the purpolc of inf/721g a revenue. Other acts (we have fcen) fizz'vc impofcd duties for the fame liut‘tiolc. But (lays a certain gentleman'lé) "the words which from the plantations, are dimini‘hed by " (liltinguilh revenue laws fpecifically as ozchézrrt/I. " fuch, had been, he thinks, prcimwz'ddz‘v/y And provifion is made againi't .13. + 5 G30. II. c. 22. "urku's Speech, p. 39. 1‘ 5 Geo. II. c. 4. Ln" " avoided." |