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Bills of Credit. 71
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C H A P. IX.
An Ad for niaking and emitting Bifs of Public Credit.
rrr r HEREAS the Exigences of this Colony require a further Emnion .of
tr v Bills of public Creait, to /difcharge the public Debts 'Fiamble.
Be it therefore enalled by the Council aInd[ Houfe of Reprefentatives, in Ge-
nferal Court affembled, and by the Authoriy of the fame, That there be forth-
with fdamped on Copper Plates, a certain Number of Bills ci Credit, on this Co-. The fever!a
oy, to the Amount of the Sum of Seventy-frue Thoufand Pounds Lawful Denominati.
.Money, of the llowing Denominations, viz. of eight Fence, of one Shilling on$ of Bills.
and four Pence, of one Shilling andjix Penee, of two Shillings and eight Pence,
of three Shillings, 4. three Shillins and four Pence, of four Shillings and fiv
Pence, of Jevcn Sbillings, of zen Sbillings, of fourteen Shillings, ofixteen Shil-
.ogs, ,.), twenty- two Shillings, of twenty eight S'illings, of thirty-fix Shillngs,
offorty. two Shillings, and of forty-eight Sbillings; and to be fix Thoufmnd two
H-undred and Filty of each Denomination and no more. Four Tenths of the
Number of each Denomination to be of the Tenc and Form following, vi ;
Colkny of the (No. )
Maiachujets Bay, 5!Vcenaber 7, T 775.
THE Loieffor of this illfhall be pad by the Treafurer of this Colony, Form of our
one Shilling and ix Pence LIwful Money, by the feventh Day of December Tenths of thi
1781 ; which Bill ,fiall be received for the aforefaid Sum in all Payments a Bi l
the Treafury, and in all other Payments.
By Order of the Cienral Ai1imbly. Committee.
'And fo Mutatis Mutandis for a greater or leffer Sum.
Three Tenths of each Denomination to be of theTenor and Form followng vWf
Colony of the (No. )
Maachuje its-. December 7t, 775.
THlE Poffdfor of this Bill ffial be paid by the Treafurer of this Colona o
one Shilling andfix Pence Lawful Money- by the feventh Day of De~eebe rm .f thr e
which Benths of thd
1782; shich Bill fla l be recFeved for the-Afbrefaid -Sum in all Paymenit 4 pill.
the Treafury;Ad in all other Payments.
By Order of the General Affembly. CommitlX&
And fo Mutatis MuRtandis for a greater or leffer Sum.
ThrceTci ts ot each Denominatioi to be of the Tenor and Form following, v'wz.
Colony of the (No. )
MAffachlufets-Bay.5 December .7th, 1775.
TH E Poliilfr of this Bill fhallbe paid by the Treat rer of this Colony,: Porn or othb.
one Shiling andfix Pence Lawful Money, by the feventh Day of December' three Tenths
of tbs Biie.
x783 i which Bill fhall be received for the aforefaid Sum in all Payments at
the Treafury, and in all other Payments.
By Order of hle General Affembly. Committee.
And fo Mutatis Mutandis for a greater or Jeffer Sum.
And that on the Back of each of laid Bills (hail be flanped the Value of
0he Bill, its Date, and the Figure of ad American with a Sword in his Right ,,1ei0 on- th
Hand, vit, the following Infeription fufpended thqrefrom, viz, .' Enfepetit Back of the'
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