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Title: Acts and laws, of His Majesties province of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England.
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Print source: Acts and laws, of His Majesties province of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England.
Massachusetts.
Boston.: Printed by Bartholomew Green, and John Allen, (printers to His Excellency the governour and Council,) for, and sold by Michael Perry at his shop over against the Town-House, and Benjamin Eliot under the west-end of the Town-House., 1699.
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Acts and Laws, Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. Begun and Held at Bostonthe Eighth of June 1692. and continued by Adjournment unto the Twelfth day of October following.
An Act for Building with Stone or Brick in the Town of Boston, and preventing Fire.
An Act for the Settlement and Distribution of the Estates of Intestates.
An Act for Prevention of Frauds and Perjuries.
An Act for Affirming of former Judgments, and providing for Executions.
An Act for Regulating the Assize of Cask, and preventing Deceit in Packing of Fish, Beef, and Pork for Sale.
An Act for the Suppressing of Unlicense Houses, and the due Regulation of such as are, or shall be Licensed.
An Act for the better Observation and Keeping the Lords-Day.
An Act for prevention of common Nusances arising by Slaughter-Houses, Still-Houses, &c. Tallow Chandlers, and Curriers.
An Act for the orderly consummating of Marriages.
An Act for the Settlement and Support of Ministers and School-Masters.
An Act for the Settlement of the Bounds, & Defraying of the publick and necessary Charges arising within each respective County in this Province.
An Act for Regulating of Townships, choice of Town-Officers, and setting forth their Power.
An Act for due Regulation of Weights and Measures.
An Act for the Regulating and Encourage|ment of Fishery.
An Act Requiring the taking the Oaths ap|pointed to be taken instead of the Oaths of Allegiance, and Supremacy.
An Act for the Establishing of Forms of Oaths.
An Act for Regulating Fees.
An Act for Ascertaining the number, and Re|gulating the House of Representatives.
An Act for the preventing of Danger by the French Residing within this Province.
ACTS and LAWS, Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the M••••chusetts-Bay in New-England. Begun and Held at Bostonthe Eighth of June, 1692. and Continued by several Adjournments unto the Eighth day of February following.
An Act for the Explaining and Altering of some Clauses, and Sentences; and the Re|pealing of some others, contained in seve|ral Acts made and passed at the Second Session of this Court in October last, 1692.
An Act for the Registring of Births & Deaths.
ACTS and LAWS, Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. Begun and Held at Bostonthe Thirty first Day of May, 1693.
An Act for the Restraining the taking Excessive Usury.
An Act for Confirmation of Titles within the Islands of Capawock, alias Martha's Vine|yard, and Nantuckett.
An Act for Encouraging the Killing of Wolves.
ACTS and LAWS, Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. Begun and Held at Bostonthe Thirty first day of May, 1693 and continued by Ajourn|ment unto the Sixth day of July following.
An Act for the Partition of Lands &c. and the Recovery of Legacies at the common Law.
An Additional Act for the punishing of Criminal Offences.
ACTS and LAWS, Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. Begun and Held at Bostonthe Eighth Day of November, 1693.
An Act Relating to Sureties upon Mean Process in Civil Actions.
An Act for Passing of Sheriff's Accompts.
An Act for Regulating of the Militia.
An Act for putting and keeping in repair the Town-house in Boston.
An Act for High-wayes.
An Act for Regulating of Fences, Cattle, &c.
An Act for Enabling the Treasurer to call in the Arrears of Publick Rates, and dis|charging of Publick Debts.
An Act for Bristol Fair.
An Act for Regulation of Seamen.
An Act to prevent default of appearance of Representatives to serve in the General Assembly.
ACTS and LAWS Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. Begun at Boston, the Eighth Day of November, 1693. And Continued by Adjournment unto the Fourteenth Day of February following.
An Act for the better Rule and Government of the Indians in their several Places and Plantations.
An Act for the Relief of Ideots and Distracted Persons.
ACTS and LAWS Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. Begun and Held at Boston, the Thirtieth Day of May, 1694.
An Act for Ascertaining the Fees of the Messenger attending the House of Representatives.
An Act against Adultery and Polygamie.
An Act for Granting a Township in the County of Bristol, to be called Tiverton.
AN ACT Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. Begun at Boston, the Thirtieth Day of May, 1694. And Continued by Adjournment unto the Fifth Day of September following.
ACTS and LAWS. Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. Begun at Boston, the Thirtieth Day of May, 1694. And Continued by Adjournments unto the Sixteenth Day of October following.
An Act to Enable Town, Villages, and Pro|prietors in common and undivided Lands, &c. to Sue and be Sued.
An Act for Regulating Ferrys.
An Act for Granting a Township within the County of Bristol, to be called Attleborough.
ACTS and LAWS Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. Begun at Boston, the Thirtieth Day of May, 1694. And Continued by eral Adjourn|ments unto the Twenty-seventh day of February following.
An Act for reviving of Actions & Process late|ly depending in the Superiour Court of Ju|dicature Court of Assize & general Goal de|livery, within the County of Essex, and dis|continued by the not holding of the said Court at Salem upon the Second Tuesday in November, 1694.
An Act for the more Effectual Suppressing of Drunkenness, and putting in Execution the Laws against such as shall presume to Sell Strong Drink without Licence.
An Act for preventing of mens Sons, or Ser|vants absenting themselves from their Pa|rents or Masters Service without leave.
An Act for Grand Jurors Serving at the Quarter Sessions of the Peace, and Punish|ing defaults of Jurors attendance.
An Act for Supplying the defects in the Act Entituled, An Act Encouraging the Killing of Wolves.
ACTS and LAWS Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. Begun and Held at Boston, the Twenty-ninth Day of May, 1695.
An Act to prevent Incestuous Marriages.
An Act for Regulating the Assize of Shingles.
An Act for the better Settlement of the Islands of Marthas Vineyard, and Islands adjacent.
An Act in further Addition to the Act Enti|tuled, An Act for the Settlement and Sup|port of Ministers.
ACTS and LAWS Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the M••••husetts-Bay in New-England. Begun and Held at Boston, the Twenty ninth Day of May, 1695. And continued by several Adjournments until the Twentieth of November following.
An Act for the better discovery and more effectual Suppressing of Unlicensed Houses.
An Act for taking of Affidavits out of Court.
ACTS and LAWS Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. Begun and Held at Boston, the Twenty ninth Day of May, 1695. And continued by several Adjournments until the Twenty sixth of February following.
An Act for the granting unto His Majesty, An Additional Tax of Two Thousand Three Hundred Thirty Three Pounds, Nine Shillings and Three-pence, unto the Tax upon Polls and Estates, granted by an Act of this Court, at their Sessions begun the Twenty-ninth Day of May last past.
An Act for the Encouragement of making Salt, within this Province.
AN ACT Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. Begun and Held at Boston, the Twenty-seventh Day of May, 1696.
ACTS and LAWS Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. Begun at Boston, the Twenty-seventh Day of May, 1696. And continued by seve|ral Adjournments until the Eighteenth of November following.
An Act for the Equal Distribution of Insol|vent Estates.
An Act for the due Assize of Bread.
An Act for making of Lands and Tenements liable to the payment of Debts.
An Act to prevent the Destroying and Mur|thering of Bastard Children.
An Act against High Treason.
An Act in Addition to the Act for preventing of Common Nusances arising by Slaugh|ter-Houses, Still-Houses, &c.
An Act in Addition to the Act, for Regulating Ferries.
An Act to supply the defect in the Law re|ferring to the choice and power of Ty|thing-men, Enacted at the Session of the General Court in February, Anno. 1693.
ACTS and LAWS. Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New England. Begun and Held at Boston, the Twenty sixth Day of May, 1697.
An Act Relating to Town Rates or Assessments.
An Act Impowring Justices of the Peace to decide Differences not exceeding Forty Shillings.
ACTS and LAWS Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. Begun and Held at Boston, the Twenty-sixth Day of May, 1697. And continued by several Prorogations until the Thirteenth of October following.
An Act for ascertaining the value of Coynes currant within this Province.
An Act against Murder.
An Act against Ravishment or Rape.
An Act against Atheism and Blasphemy.
An Act for Registring of Deeds and Conveyances.
An Act of Limitation for Quieting of Possessions.
An Act Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. Begun and Held at Boston, the Twenty-sixth of May, 1697. And continued by seve|ral Prorogations until the Fifteenth of Decembe following.
ACTS and LAWS Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. Begun and Held at Boston, the Twenty-fifth Day of May, 1698.
An Act to prevent Incroachments upon High-Wayes, Streets, &c.
An Act for Regulating of Tanners, Curriers, and Cordwainers.
An Act for Establishing the Form of the Writ and Precept, for calling a Great and General Court or Assembly.
An Act for the Establishing of Precedents and Forms of Writs and Processes in Civil Causes.
An Act for providing of Pounds, and to prevent Rescous and Pound breach.
An Act for preventing of Trespasses.
An Act against Receiving of Stol'n Goods.
An Act relating to Stray's & lost Goods, &c.
An Act for the Inspecting and Suppressing of Disorders in Licensed Houses, &c.
An Act for the Relief and Release of poor Prisoners for Debt.
An Act for Explanation and Addition to the Act for Regulating of Fences, Cattle, &c.
An Act to prevent Default in the appea|rance of Jurors.
An Act Establishing of Sea Ports within this Province, and for ascertaining the Fees for entring and clearing of Vessels inward and outward bound.
ACTS and LAWS Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. Begun and Held at Boston, the Twenty-fifth Day of May, 1698. And continued by Prorogation until the Fifteenth of November following.
An Act for Regulating and Inspecting the Building of Ships.
An Act in Addition to, & Explanation of the Act against Adultery and Polygamie, made in the Sixth Year of the Reign of King William and Queen Mary.
An Act Enabling Sheriffs, Constables, &c. to require aid and assistance in the Execution of their respective Offices referring to Criminals.
An Act for the better Preservation and In|crease of Deer within this Province.
An Act for hearing and determining of Cases in Equity.
An Act for Establishing the Form of an Oath to be administred unto the Justices of the Superiour Court of Judicature, and the Justices of the Inferiour Court of Common Pleas respectively.
ACTS and LAWS, Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England: Begun and Held at Bostonthe Thirty-first Day of May, 1699.
An Act for Holding of Courts of General Sessions of the Peace, and ascertaining the times and places for the same.
An Act for the Establishing of Inferiour Courts of Common Pleas in the several Counties of this Province.
An Act for the Establishing a Superiour Court of Judicature, Court of Assize, and General Goal Delivery with|in this Province.
An Act for the Regulating and Directing the Proceedings in the Courts of Justice Esta|blished within this Province.
An Act for Reviving of Actions and Pro|cesses, &c. depending in the several Courts of Justice within this Province, and Dis|continued by the Disallowance and Repeal of the Act, For Establishment of the said Courts.
An Act in Addition to the Act, For Regulating the Militia.
An Act for the better preventing of the Spreading of Infectious Sicknesses.
An Act for the Suppressing and Punishing or Rogues, Vagabonds, common Beggars, and other lend, idle & disorderly persons; And also for setting the Poor to work.
An Act appointing the Sheriff to have the keeping of the Common Goal, and the Prisoners therein.
An Act for Keeping of Watches in Towns.
An Act for Rebuilding the Great Bridge o|ver Charles River in the Town of Cambridge.
An Act in Addition to the Act, For Regulating of Townships, &c.
An Act for giving necessary Supplies to the Eastern Indians, and for Regulating of Trade with them.
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