...or colony, to levy any duties, tax or assessment, or to impose any further duty, tax or assessment, except only such duties as it may be expedient to impose for the regulation of commerce." After a good deal of wild debate, they all agreed at length in voting it by a large majority* BAD WEATHER...

...Massachusetts Government Act.48 The second declared that "the King and Parliament of Great Britain will not impose any duty, tax, or assessment whatever,...America or the West Indies; except only such duties as may be expedient to impose for the regulation of commerce" with any revenue paid to the treasury of...

...British House of Commons decreed — The King and parliament of Great Britain would net impose nny duty. tax. or assessment whatever. payable in any...or the West Indies, except only such duties as it might be expedient to impose for the regulation of commerce; the net produce of such duties to bo always...

...the 18th year cf Geo. III. (1778) it was declared, " That the King and Parliament of Great Britain will not impose any duty, tax, or assessment whatever,...payable in any of his Majesty's colonies, provinces, or plantations in North America, or the West Indies, except only such duties as it may be expedient...