| Great Britain. Court of King's Bench - Law reports, digests, etc - 1790 - 982 pages
...Worgc in 1710, with rcfpea to Janaic*. Their anfwcr is—" that if Jamaica was ftill to be con" iidered as a conquered country, the King had a right " to...lay taxes upon the inhabitants ; but if it was to be " conndered in the fame light as the other colonies, no " :rx could be :rnp-)ljj upon the inhabitants,... | |
| Bryan Edwards - Botany - 1793 - 532 pages
...reported, that " if Jamaica was ftiil to be coniidered as a conquered ijland, the king had a right to levy taxes upon the inhabitants; but if it was to be confidered in the fame light as the vther colonies, no tax could be impofed on the inhabitants, but by an ajjembly of the ijland, or by... | |
| John Almon - Great Britain - 1797 - 428 pages
...fupplies : — They report thus : That if Jamaica was ftill to be confidered as a conquered Ifland, that the King had a right to lay taxes upon the inhabitants, but if it was to be confidered Hi the fame light as the other colonies, no tax could be impofed upon the inhabitants, but by an aflembly... | |
| John Almon - Great Britain - 1797 - 436 pages
...confidered ae a conquered Ifland, that 'tfee King had a right to lay taxes upon the in* habitants, but if it was to be confidered in the fame light as the other colonies, no tax coxild be impofed upon th§ inhabitants, but by- art aflembty *rf the Iflatri^, ' <# ' I Efy art diftiriafton... | |
| Great Britain. Court of King's Bench - Law reports, digests, etc - 1800 - 444 pages
...bt» " confidered as a conquered ijland, the king had a right to lev) ** taxes upon the inhabitants i but if it was to be confidered in. " the fame light as the other rolonies, no tax could be impofed " on the inhabitants but by an a/emtly of the iftand, or by aa "... | |
| Bryan Edwards - Botany - 1801 - 640 pages
...reported, that " if Jamaica was ftill to be confidered as a conquered ijland^ the king had a right to levy taxes upon the inhabitants ; but if it was to be confidered in the fame light as the other coloniesy no tax could be impofed on the inhabitants, but by an aflembly of the ifland, or by an aft... | |
| Thomas Bayly Howell - Trials - 1814 - 730 pages
...should persist in their refusal. Their answer is — " that, if Jamaica was still to be considered as a conquered country, the king had a right to lay...taxes upon the inhabitants ; but, if it was to be considered in ilia same light as the other colonies, no tax could be imposed upon the inhabitants,... | |
| Trials - 1816 - 742 pages
...should persist in their refusal. Their answer is — « that, if Jamaica was still to be considered as a conquered country, the king had a right to lay...taxes upon the inhabitants ; but, if it was to be considered in the same light as the other colonies, no tax could be imposed upon the inhabitants, but... | |
| T. B. Howell, Esq. - 1816 - 804 pages
...and conformable to these principles. Their answer is—" that, if Jamaica was still to be considered as a conquered country, the king had a right to lay...taxes upon the inhabitants ; but, if it was to be considered in the same light as the other colonies, no tax could lie imposed upon the inhabitants,... | |
| Trials - 1816 - 724 pages
...should persist in their refusal. Their answer is — " that, if Jamaica was still to be considered as a conquered country, the king had a right to lay taxes upon the inhabitants ; but, if it was to he considered in the same light as the other colonies, no tax could be imposed upon the inhabitants,... | |
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