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Rind's Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia
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Rumored appointment of Earl of Dartmouth as Secretary for American Colonies; on June 7, King gives royal assent to 32 bills, including those on colonial duties, free ports in Dominica and Jamaica, and trade with Quebec.
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June 7. His Majesty was attended Yesterday to the House of Peers by the Duke of Rutland, and the Earl of Coventry; when he gave the Royal Assent to 32 public and private Bills, among which were the following.
The Bill for granting to his Majesty a certain Sum out of the Sinking Fund, for the Service of the present Year.
The Bill for raising One Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds, by Annuities and Lottery.
The Bill for repealing the Duties on Houses, Windows and Lights, and for granting other Duties in lieu thereof.
The Bill for establishing Free Ports in the Islands of Dominica and Jamaica, and for laying certain Duties on Goods, to defray the Expences thereof.
The Bill for repealing certain Duties on Goods in the Colonies, and also on East-India Goods exported from Great-Britain, and for granting other Duties in lieu thereof.
The Bill for laying additional Duties on Spirits imported, and to prolong the Time allowed for keeping Rum in Warehouses under Bond.
The Bill to indemnify Persons who have incurred Penalties in writing, printing, or ingrossing on unstamped Paper; in the American Colonies, contrary to an Act of last Sessions.
The Bill to continue an Act to allow the Exportation of Salt from Europe to Quebec.
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American Colonies
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June 7
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royal assent given to 32 bills, including those establishing free ports in dominica and jamaica, repealing colonial duties, indemnifying for unstamped paper in american colonies, and continuing salt export to quebec.
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Rumored appointment of Earl of Dartmouth as Secretary of State for Colonies and Plantations in America. On June 7, His Majesty attended by Duke of Rutland and Earl of Coventry gave royal assent to 32 bills, including those on sinking fund, annuities and lottery, house/window duties, free ports in Dominica and Jamaica, colonial and East-India duties, spirits duties and rum warehousing, unstamped paper penalties in American Colonies, and salt export to Quebec.