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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Extract from Georgia House of Assembly journals, January 26: Motions by Mr. John Houton to introduce bills empowering U.S. Congress to levy duties on imports into Georgia and to regulate trade from British West Indies, with committees appointed including Houton, Bowen, Ilkfair, Habersham, and Brownson. Reported in Philadelphia, March 22.
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Extract from the Journals of the House of Assembly of the State of Georgia, January 26.
On motion by Mr. Houton, Ordered. That leave be given to bring in a bill, for investing the United States in Congress assembled with a power to levy for the United States, certain duties upon goods imported into this state, from any foreign port, island, or plantation ; and that Mr. John Houton, Mr. Bowen, and Mr. Ilkfair, be a committee to bring in the same.
On motion by Mr. John Houton, Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a bill, to authorize the United States in congress assembled to, regulate trade from the British Wet-Indies ; and that Mr. John Houton, Mr. Habersham, and Mr. Brownson, be a committee to Bring in the same.
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State Of Georgia
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January 26
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committees ordered to bring in the bills.
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On motion by Mr. Houton, the House ordered leave to bring in a bill investing the United States in Congress with power to levy duties on goods imported into Georgia from foreign ports, islands, or plantations; committee: Mr. John Houton, Mr. Bowen, Mr. Ilkfair. On motion by Mr. John Houton, ordered leave to bring in a bill authorizing the United States in Congress to regulate trade from the British West-Indies; committee: Mr. John Houton, Mr. Habersham, Mr. Brownson.