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1779 213 (1779)

handle is hein.ssl/sspa0211 and id is 1 raw text is: OS E PI U. E-k~T F, ,fq. Preftient ,ZI ., . : ,;- (:i - .. .. . . , : . , 17.79 ,. The ibirreh of tbe Colmon. Ena6led 'in the third fitting of 'the thrd general affembly of the .commonwealth of Penylvcwia, which commencedat Philadelphia, ,n Monday, the' thirteth day of 'tgu/ .A, D. 1779- C H A PT E RC &IL q/et~t or th, - Pbq. A ACT to appoitt , rep refentation for the city / Phil- 'delphia, and the fevea4 counties in- this common weat, in p'roportion to the number of taxable inhabitants in eacbh. sEC TWN, . THEREAS it i ''sdeclared n a hdby t'd Prcable. SEC IO . H feeenth f oi'onof'the 6 dtion of this (ommonwcalti,A. .as re'piefertation ifA'ptrip.oV Stion to th e nuIxber otaable inhabitants is the'only principle whichca atalf times fecure l1herty, aA 'nake the voice of a majortty'ofthc people the. law of th' land; therefore the general affembly fhall c aife conhIpk ' liNt ,, of th.c taxable inh bitants in the ' t and eac'h tnty in the cominonwealth' iiefkeevely,t-be takc' a4d re- twi'ned to'them on* oi'b~fci. the 1aft -eeting Of'ithe af- febly,'.eledcd in fe' eat one th6iufandfevenhunOdred ,;and feVcnt :eight/ atid':fhall agpoli a repi'efentaio[n' to each,- ii propotior' 8 tle number of taxables in fu'ch re- , turns, which reprefentatioh thall, continue for the next f v e n y e a r s g f e r a' '.r . . . p d. SEcT. z. And whereas an a&.of affembly was paffed on the twenty ninth day of Maich.laf to afcertain the number of taxable inhabitants withiH the. it of Philadelpha, and within each of the couinties of this comnmonwealth; in pur- fuance of which returns from the fiaid city, and the feveral' counties, (cxccpt the county of Weilmoreland, which from H h h the

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