Show of if The Act r i- I November 23 One of the be inter inter- interesting interesting esting events in time tile history of the tire young colonies in the tire early days lays of if America was the repudiation of the tire English Stump Stamp Act in Novem November ber her 23 The Stump ACT consisted of Nf an order Eng Eng- England England England land to lo the effect that revenue stomps stamps be iC affixed to all papers and all nil transactions the money derived from the sale of such re revenue revenue re- re revenue venue stamps to be he turned over to the English government g The practice had long prevailed in Eng Eng- England England England land sand and the English government conceived that it il would be he pro pro- productive productive productive of considerable revenue if upon the colonies The Tire Act was by the King on March 22 1705 and was first repudiated r pud hated by the court of Frederick County Maryland which ordered that its business be he carried on with with- out the use of the English revenue stamps Protests followed from many cities which were backed up by plans to cease all trade with England until the Act was repeal repeal- repealed ed The British alarmed at the vigor of the general protest repealed the order in jn March 1766 The spirit of revolt in America continued to grow and arid with the adoption of the Declara Decara- Declaration tion of Independence on July 4 1776 1770 A tablet was set up in the Court House in Fredrick county Maryland commemorating the ac ac- action action ac- ac tion blair of th men who refused to lo sub sub- submit submit submit mit to the law Each year the Daughters of the American Re Re- Revolution Revolution in Frederick couty meet mEe in the tIre Court House and celebrate the action of the early arly I day court |