This act was passed to assert the authority of the British government to tax its subjects in North America after it repealed the much-hated Stamp Act. The story of the Mecklenburg Declaration is one filled with controversy.The debates over whether a purely declaratory judgment. Arbitration is intended to be a quick, inexpensive alternative to a lengthy trial before a judge. Parliament has a different take on the repeal, passing the Declaratory Act, which states that it is still authorized to directly tax its colonies. A general and uniform system of free public schools shall be provided throughout the State, wherein equal opportunities shall be provided for all students. Actions filed under the Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act, N.C. Gen. Parliament had directly taxed the colonies for revenue in the Sugar Act (1764) and the Stamp Act (1765). See Developments in the Law-Declaratory Judgments, 1941-1949, 62 HARV. Parliament has a different take on the repeal, passing the Declaratory Act, which states that it is still authorized to directly tax its colonies.