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The New York Journal, And Weekly Register
New York, New York County, New York
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In Jamaica, magistrates and freeholders expressed dissatisfaction with the assembly's oppressive, inconsistent, and unconstitutional actions, including misuse of funds and rejection of creditor petitions, leading to a petition for immediate dissolution which the Lieutenant Governor promised to consider seriously.
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REASONS—oppressive, by vesting large sums of money for unnecessary purposes,
inconsistent, because they rejected the petitions of creditors, "that the Island papers might be taken in payment of Island taxes"
unconstitutional, by granting a considerable sum of public money for the relief of an individual.
At this meeting it was resolved that the Custos be required to call together the freeholders to know their sense upon this important subject, which he did; the result of whose consultations was, a petition to the Lieut. Governor, purporting their earnest desire (for reasons above-mentioned, &c.) that the assembly be immediately dissolved. To this petition his honor replied, that he should give it that serious consideration which its importance requires.
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Jamaica
Event Date
25th Of January
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petition for immediate dissolution of the assembly; lieutenant governor to give it serious consideration.
Event Details
Magistrates resolved that the assembly's proceedings were oppressive (vesting large sums for unnecessary purposes), inconsistent (rejecting creditor petitions for using Island papers in tax payments), and unconstitutional (granting public money for an individual's relief). Custos called freeholders, who petitioned the Lieutenant Governor for dissolution.