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ke the same more commodious to those who sue or are sued in the said courts; _and to provide for the mere decent maintenance of the judges of the same_." FOOTNOTES: [18] The act to restrain the trade and commerce of the provinces of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire, and colonies of Connecticut and Rhode Island and Providence Plantation, in North America, to Great Britain, Ireland, and the British Islands in the West Indies; and to prohibit such provinces and colonies from carrying on any fishery on the banks of Newfoundland, and other places therein mentioned, under certain conditions and limitations. [19] Mr. Rose Fuller. [20] "That when the governor, council, and assembly, or general court, of any of his Majesty's provinces or colonies in America shall _propose_ to make provision, _according to the condition, circumstances_, and _situation_ of such province or colony, for contributing their _proportion_ to the _common defence_, (such _proportion_ to be raised under the authority of the general court or general assembly of such province or colony, and disposable by Parliament,) and shall _engage_ to make provision, also for the support of the civil government and the administration, of justice in such province or colony, it will be proper, _if such proposal shall be approved by his Majesty and the two Houses of Parliament_, and for so long as such provision shall be made accordingly, to forbear, in _respect of such province or colony_, to levy any duty, tax, or assessment, or to impose any farther duty, tax, or assessment, except only such duties as it may be expedient to continue to levy or to impose for the regulation of commerce: the net produce of the duties last mentioned to be carried to the account of such province or colony respectively."--Resolution moved by Lord North in the Committee, and agreed to by the House, 27th February, 1775. [21] Mr. Glover. [22] The Attorney-General. [23] Mr. Rice. [24] Lord North. [25] Journals of the House, Vol. XXV. [26] Journals of the House, Vol. XXVII. [27] Ibid. [28] The Solicitor-General informed Mr. B., when the resolutions were separately moved, that the grievance of the judges partaking of the profits of the seizure had been redressed by office; accordingly the resolution was amended. [29] Lord North. [30] The first four motions and the last had the previous question put on them. The others were negatived. The words in Italics were,
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