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 Reolved, That his Majety's leige people of this his mot ancient and loyal colony have uninterruptedly enjoyed the right of being thus governed by their own Aembly in the article of their taxes and internal police, and that the ame hath never been forfeited or in any other way given up, but hath been contantly recognized by the kings and people of Great Britain.

Reolved, therefore, That the General Aembly of this colony have the only and ole excluive right and power to lay taxes and impoitions upon the inhabitants of this colony, and that every attempt to vet uch power in any peron or perons whatoever, other then the General Aembly aforeaid, has a manifet tendency to detroy Britih as well as American freedom.