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1735. — Nov. 8: An act to revive, enforce and continue 

 the currency of bills of credit therein mentioned until 

 the end of the year one thousand seven hundred and 

 thirty-nine. 



1737. — Dec. 16: An act for emitting bills of credit for 

 the payment of the debts, and for the better support 

 of the government of this colony, and for other pur- 

 poses therein mentioned. 



1739. — Oct. 25: An act further to continue the duty 

 of excise, and the currency of the bills of credit emit- 

 ted thereon ; and to strike some new bills for ex- 

 changing such old ones as are or may be unfit to 

 circulate. 



1740. — Nov. 3: An act to cancel the bills of credit emit- 

 ted in the year 1715, 1720, 1723, 1724. 



1743. — Dec. 17: An act to prolong the currency of bills 

 of credit emitted by virtue of an act entitled, an act 

 for emitting bills of credit for the payment of the 

 debts and for the better support of the government of 

 this colony, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 



Sept. 1 : An act explaining the last mentioned act. 



1746. — May 3: An act for raising a supply of the sum 

 of thirteen thousand pounds, by a tax on estates real 

 and personal, for the more effectual fortifying this 

 colony ; for the emitting bills of credit for the like 

 sum for the immediate answering the necessary ser- 

 vices, and for sinking and canceling the said bills at 

 the several short periods therein mentioned. 



July 15 : An act for raising a supply of forty 

 thousand pounds, by a tax on estates real and per- 

 sonal, for carying on an expedition against the 

 French in Canada; for emitting bills of credit for 



