The Connecticut courant, and the weekly intelligencer — Hartford [Conn.], 1778-05-05 00:00:00, page 1

, HARTFORD, Mays.)
Last Tuesday a IL~ of Trude arrived at
New-Haven from New-York, with
dispatches said to be from England to
his Excellency Governor Trumbull,
amongst which are the following Bills,
&c,
DRAFT of A BIL L,
For declaring the Intentions of the Parlia
, meat of Great Britain, concerning the
Exercise of the Right of impofihg Taxes
Within bis Majesty's Colonies, Provin
ces and Plantations j rt North-America.
WHEREAS the exercise of the right
of taxation by the Parliament of
Great-Britain for the purpose of railing a
revenue in his Ma efty's colonies provin
ces and plantations ,in - North-America,
has been found by experience To occasion
. great uneasinesses and disorders, and has,
by sundry mifreprefentaticns, been made
means ofmifleading many of his Majesty's
faithfulfubje&V who yet acknowledge the
justice of contributing to the common de
fence of the empire, provided such contri
butions ffiould.be railed under the author
thority of the General Court, or General
AiTembly of each refpeaive colony, pro
vince or. plantat on ; and whereas, in or
der as well to remove the laid uneasinesses
and to quiet the, minds of his. Maefty's
fubpfts who may be disposed to return to
their allegiance and to redore the peace
and welfare of all his Majesty's dominions,
it is expedient to declare, that the King
and Parliament of Great-Britain Will not
impose any duty tax or iffeffment for the
purpose of raising a revenue within any
es the said Colonies, Provinces and Plan
tations. , .
{May it please yourMa'efty that it may
be declared, and enabled and it is hereby
declared and enabled &c. That from and
after the passing of this a&, the parliament
of Great Br tain will not impose any .duty,
tax or afferent, whatfoevep payable
within any of his Majesty's colonies, pro
vinces, and plantations in North America,
except only fttoh duties a§ if may be expe
dient to impose for the regulation of com
merce , the net produce of such duties to
be always paid and applied to and for the
use of the colony, province or plantation,
ip which the fame shall be refpeflively le
vied, in such manner as other duties col
le&ed by the authority o.f the refpe&ive
General Courts, or General Assemblies of
such colonies, provinces or plantation's,
are ordinarily paid and applied.
DRAFT of a BILL to enable his Majes
ty to appoint Commissioners, with
fufficient powers to treat, consult, ^nd
agree upon the means- of quieting the
disorders now subsisting in certain of the
colonies, provinces and plantations of
North- America.
tkecpityng and extinguishing of
divers ;ealoufies and misapprehensi
ons of danger to their ^liberties and legal
rights, and have rallied many of his Ma
jesty's fubjeds in the colonies, provinces,
and plantations of New-Hampshire, Mas
sachusetts-Bay Rhode-Tfladd, Connecti
cut, New York New-Jersey Pennsylva
nia, the Three Lower Counties on Dela
ware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Caro
lina. South-Carolina, and Georgia, and
for a fuller manifeftation'of the just and
graciou. purposes of his Majesty and his
Parliament, to maintain and Secure all his
tub ects in the clear and perfect enjoyment
*f such liberties and rights, Be it enacted,
TUESDAY; MAY 5,1778.] the [Numb.6,3
CONNECTICUT COURANT
HERTFORD: Printed by WATSON and GOODWIN, near the Great Bridge.
&c. That; perfonstobe appoint
ee! by his Majesty, under the Great-Seal
of Great Britain, or any of them, shall, by
force of this A&, have full power commit
Son and authority, to treat, confuft and
agree with fucirbody or bodies political
and corporate, or with such assemblies of
men, or with such person or persons as in
their wisdom and djfcretion they shall
think meet of and concerning any griev
apce^ or complaints of grievances, exist
ing, or supposed to exist, in the govern
ment of any of the faid^coionies, provin
ces, or platations refpeftively or in the
laws and statutes of this Realm refpe&ing
the fame, and of or concerning any aid or
contribution to befurnifhed by all or any
of the Colonies. Provinces, or Plantations
refpe&ively, for the common defence of
this Realm and the dominions thereunt)
belonging ; and of and concerning such
other regulations, provisions, matters and
things asupoq mature deliberation of the
said Commiffionefs,o rany , .of them,
shall be thought necessary or convenient
for the, honor of his Majesty, and the com
mon good of all his fubje&s., t
, Provided also, and be it further, enabled
and declared, That no regulation, provi
sion, matter or things so proposed treated,
consulted, or agreed, shall have any other
force or else&, or be carried further into
execution than is herein after mentioned
and provided until the fame shall have
been approved by Parliament.
Provided also, and be it further ena&ed
by the authority aforefaid That in order
to facilitate the gpod purposes of the A&,
it shall and may be lawful for the faidCom
miffioners, or any of them from
time to time, as they shall udge it conve
nient, to order and proclaim a cessation of
hostilities on the part ofhis Majesty's troops
in any of the laid Colonies or Plantations,
or any part thereof for any time and un
der any conditions or reftri&ions which
they shall think convenient and such br
•der and proclamation to revoke and annul,
in the fame manner and form, according
to their discretion..,
And be it further ena&ed.. That it
shall be lawful for the said Commissioners,
or any of them, by proclamation
under their refpe&ive handsand seals from
time to time, to lufpend the operation and
effect of a certain ad of Parliament, made
and passed in the fifteenth year of the reign
of his present Majesty, for prohibiting all
trade and intercourse with certain Colo;
nies or Plantations therein named, and for
the other purposes therein also mentioned,
or any of the provisions or reftridioh,
therein ^contained for such convenient
time as the said Commissioners shall. think
proper, Specifying in such proclamation at
what times and places refpedively, and
with what exceptions and raffridions the
said suspension shall take effed, and the
said suspension and proclamation, in the
fame manner and form, to annul and re
voke according to their diferetion.
Andke it farther ena&ed by the au
thority aforefaid, That the said Commit;
fioners, or any of them, may,and
they are hereby authorized and empower
ed to suspend in-such places and fcr such
times as they thintefit during the continu
ance of this Act or A&s of .Parliament,
which have passed since the roth day of
February 1763, and which relate to any
of his Majesty's said Colonies Provinces,
or Plantations in North-Arnica, so far
as the fame, do relate tothenior the opera
tion and e^e& of any clause or any pro
visions, or matters therein tputained so
far as such clause provisions, or matters
relate to any of tse said Colonies Pro
vinces, or Plantations. r
And be it fuither enacted by the autho
rity aforefaid, That it shall and may be
lawful to and for the said commissioners,
or any . - .efthem and they are here,
by Authorised and -empowered to grant a
pardon or pardons to any number or &-
fcriptions of persons .within the said Colo
nies, Provinces or Plantations^ -
, And that no left or hindrance may hap
pen from the vacancy ofth^office of Go
vernor and Commander in Chief in any of
the said Colonies, Province,, or Plantati
ons refpe&ively, Qr from the absence of
such officer from ,his government; tfe.it
further &na&ed by, the authority aforefaid,
I hat the said Cororaiffoners or any of
them, shall baye full power and authority
in any of,the said Colonies, Provinces or
Plantatipns refpe&vely, Wherein his-Ma
jesty hath usually heretofore nominated &
, appointed a Governor to ,nominate and
appoint, by an inftrum^nt under the^
bands and feafo a proper person toxe tire
Governor and Commander in Chief in
and for such Colony or Plantation refp^c
tiv^ly, with all f&ch powers and Authori
ties, as any Governor of such rovince
heretofore appointed by his Majefty,might
er could. hAve exercised , in as full and
ample manner and form is if such Gover
nor and Commander in Chief had been
dominated and appointed by^his Maiefty's
Letters Patent or Commission, and for
that purpose if ne^d be revoke, annul and
make.veid any Cemmiffion or Letters Pa
.tnnt heretofore granted for appoint ng any
such Governor and Commander id
Chief.
And be it further enacted, That this
aft fell continue to be in force until the
firi tday ofJune, which will be in the
year 1779. ,
" WDO hereby certify that the fore-
X going are true copiesef inclofures
sent me in a dispatch by the Right Hon.
Lord GEORGE GERMAIN one o' his
Majesty's Principal Secretaries ofState.
His Ma efty having feed with great con
cern the calamitous confeq w.erce of the
dispute with'the Colonies and willing td
hop- that even thafe who have bedn most
forward in bringing on thele misfortunes^
are now convinced of the fatal tendency of
their conduct and would gladly return to
their allegiance if.they were not withheld
by apprehensions that advantage would be
taken of their fubmiffiou to pursue mea.
fares, dictated by resentment of their past
behaviour and to, impose upon the Colo
nies intolerable burthens and restraints. Td
remove all grounds of such apprehensions,
and to prepare the way tp the rtturh of
peace the above Bills were r^ad in the
House of Commons, ;on the ipth day of
February last, in pursuance of an unani
mous resolve of that House of the 17th of
the, fame month, and I have his Ma'effy's
command to cause them to be printed and.
dispersed thet the people At large may be
acquainted,with their contents, and of the
favorable difpoGiion of Great Briton to
wards the American Colonies.
Given under my Hand at New Yorli,
this Jf th Day of April 17^8,
-WILLIAM TRYON,
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