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Show [303 [8i] King's moi'r excellent Majefty, by and with the advice his Majef'ty's colonies, provinces, and plantations, in andkconfljnt of the Lords 1piritual and temporal, and North-America, or the VVeft-lndies; except only fuch Commons, in this preterit Parliament aiiembled, and by tlivauthoritv oi" the Fame, That, from and after the paging or" this act, ‘the laid act. wtthe {thirteenth year of the reign ot~ lll‘x preterit l‘i/lzijttity, he, and the lame is hereby re- duties as it may be expedient to impote for the regulation of commerce 3 the net produce of fuch duties to be always paid and applied to and for the ule of the colony, province, or plantation, in which the {lime {hall be refpeétively lea- 'N.,;1ltd." Vied, in fuch manner as other duties collected by the am- .41; A'Ai‘ flu" rr'nmzifng a/z" Mai/Mr 17m} app/when Ion! renaming ‘ on [y the Prrr/Equ‘1H r/Grmt-Brimin in any oft/.23 , jn‘cvintrr, anxfl/Jflnz'nfionr in Ara/‘t/J-flnm'irn, (In/1 ‘ [PR/ivlllriltda‘; (In/{for ripen/rug fa rum/2 of an 67/33, male in t/M jaunt/J ymz" oft/M reign Of/Jir pnflnrAmi/1,29, (It iii/[7310‘s a duty an rm inghorz‘i'r/(fi‘M/z Great-Britain rate (my salt/27y 0r fi/(Hztai‘tafZ in Ali/m rm, or rr/rltrs t/nwto. thority of the refpcétive General Courts, or General Al femblies, of {uch colonies, provinces, or plantations, kit‘s" ordinarily paid and applied. ' " flml be it further enafim' by the ant/fwrz'ry nan/21m; That, from and after the patfing of this act, to much oi an 218:, made in the feventh year of his pretent Majcttr'»; reign, intituled, A'n .4715? for granting certain duties in rift: Britt/b cola/rim and p/nntaflons in flmerim ; far «Hauling n uneaiinelles and diforders among his Maidty's faithful fubjec‘is, who may nevertheleis be difpofed to acknow- draw/)m‘t‘ (If the (lat/Lit afar/fonts upon 1/13 "pork/[1.071 fi'nm it»; flngdwn of (We and mum nuts of Mir pry/lure of fl)! raid 57/0". 711}: or plantations; for (lg/i‘ontz'mr/ng the drawback: Min/,2 0;: C/Jina tart/2m wart exported to flm'rita ; (rm/far more (flirt-s tun/[y preventing t/JE dandy/inc running quaods in tile jar/1 wIom'es and p/mztatz'anr; as impofes a duty on tea imported ledge the juf‘tice of contributing to the common defence of. the empire, provided {uch contribution fliould be railed under the authority of the General Court, or Ge- from Great-Britain into any colony or plantation in America, or has relation to the {aid duty, be, and the fame l is hereby repealed." " 1% H E R E A S taxation by the Parliament of Great- Britain, for the purpole of raiiing a revenue in his h'lajtfty's colonies, provinces, and plantations, in North- America, has been found by experience to occalion great neral Allbmbly, of each relpeélive colony, province, or plantation : And whereas, in order as well to remove the " fln flé? ta enable," My Mjrfly to appaint Commi iofié‘l‘f wit/v {aid unealinetles, and to quiet the minds ofhis Majefty's fubjcéts who may be difpoled to return to their allegiance, as to reitore the peace and welfare of all his Majefly's do- fl! [rent powers to treat, con/1111, and agree upon [be mama 7 guiding t/n' (Ii/22rd": now fubfyfing in ccrtain qf t/M can minions, it is expedient to declare that the King and Par- liament ofGreat-Britain will not impole any duty, tax, or alil‘lhment, for the purpofe of railing a revenue in any of the colonies, provinces, or plantations: lVlay it pleafe your Majel‘ty that it may be declared and enacted; and it is hereby declared and enacted by the King's molt excel- lent Maicity, by and with the advice and content of the Lords tiriritual and temporal, and Commons, in this pre- ti'nt l'arliament allbmbled, and by the authority of the tame, That, from and after the palling of this aft, the King and Parliament of Great-Britain will not impofe any duty, tax, or aflbfsment whatever, payable in any of his Units, plantations, and province: of North-flnm‘icm OR the quieting and extinguifhing of divers jealoulies and mifiipprehenfions of danger to their liberties and legal rights, which have milled many this blajel'ty's {ubjeéts in the colonies, provinces, and plantations of New-Hampfhire, Mallachufetts-Bay, Rhode-Ifland, Connecticut, New-York, New-Jerfey, Pennlylvania, the Three Lower Counties on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, South-Carolina, and Georgia, 5 and for a full maaiifeltation of thejufi and gracious purpofes of his Majef'ty, and his Parliament, to maintain and {ccure all histubjcéts in a clear and perfect enjoyment |