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archive access 1.05.21, inventory number AB.1.9, page 46

only noticl that part op them whieh ceaily proves it to be
te wish of the majoriti of the Tourn, stat tte tax dhoude
be bevied in the way te Commissarie had proposed.
Zour Memorialijk begleave te state to Von
Honerable Court te follening reasons whir st appraars
to them that the Taxanght not to be levred at an eqna
„rate on Lak and Buuldings,
1. That the expendituil fnschich tte money is to be
vaised, was made at a time ihen not morl than half
te present buildings werl putops, & was laid out in a
mannen tat did net add any particular valne to
te Duildings.
2.e That ip Cas was te case by te Cast Tax) suck heary
buitten all baid apon tte buildings, na person, wit
build in te Toin, & conse quenttij als improvoment
wid be stopped. Wearas ip an equal or greater bun
ten i laid en te land it wit induee persons to build
in order te derve interest sn ttei money
Sthap been supposed that the Tax op Six
per Cent en Lot bag peculiarly haidnpon Mr bunning
and that hij ought net to be thecase as he has made
sacvisice to te Tourn by whiek it has been neatly be„
resited! That hete supposition are en twely erveneon
ue hope te convince Iour Honnralle boust, & for thai
puipose becleave to state tat the onty concepions Mr
Cuming can possibly besaid to have made are„
1.t Wlateren reght or titte he was supposid to be postesed
of te te Mud or Water Let.
2:e Hijright of voting sor tio thied of the number of hie Lote
With regaed to the fist te Toun wholler de
title
V v
f d v
v v
d v
Dd t dd v
wilk in all procatititi mabten to disposen
advrantage, & in that case we appreken
annieus about het number of Vetes.
Av an equivalent for thete
fssed concepiors, toe Toion bave quen
1.t All arears op Taxes due from hun
consequenee op hij having pands on the
Guilder instead of 81,000 Guilden, on t
and Ine da half pbent ameunting to
2. Ite difference op the last Tax of 5 pci
Cent, amnvantingg to
5.o The difference of al snture Taxes
te be levied, and whrek,mponste pre-
sent propised tax onby, wauld amount
te
the differende between te equal rate of
the proposed Tax of 6 fbert wid not
make mare han a difference of at in
And fuittur, Iour Mem
leave respectsully te observe to Ieur
tat in all te Touns, private prope
Ringston, Bridge- Torn, Dalysbur
and Charles = Toun, te regulation en
te majority of the Preprietos hare 8
considered as binding open te minor
ind acted apon accendingty.
Zou Memorialijk having
ceiie Jully answered all objection to the ler
agreeably to the mode proposid by the
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