The Charter Granted by Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary, to the Inhabitants of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England Paperback - 2012

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1759 Excerpt: ...as usual for the stated Courts: And to make out all other necessaryProcesses; and do what else shall be requisite, according to the Powers given thein, in and by the Act for establishing a Superiour Court of Judicature, Court of Assize and General Goal Delivery. Acts and Laws, Passed by the Great and General Court or Assemblyof HerMajesty's Province of the Majsachuse tls-Bay in New-England', Begun and held at Boston upon Wednesday the twenty-seventh of May, 1713. And continued by several Prorogations unto Wednesday the fourteenth of OBober following, and then met; being their third Session. Preamble. CHAP. V. An Act to prohibit shooting or firing off Guns, near the Road or High-Way, on Boston Neck. JTJTT'liEREAS the Limbs andLives of several Persons, have been greatlyi fjK endangered in riding over Boston Neck, by their Horses throwing of them; being affrighted andstarting, at the Firing of Gunsby Gunners $ that frequent there after Game: I Fo$ffisfr-gaiagg. 179 For preventing whereof for the suture: U?e (t tnatteb ht ty& (SrceUcntu rlje (Boliernour, Council ant- IReprescnfslti3e0, In Central Court nfscmtiletJ. auo lm she SfutJjoritu of rfic same, That no Person or Persons from and after thePublication of this Act, may pre-Penal7 fume to Discharge or Fire off'any Gun upon Boston Necjc, within ten Rods of the Road or High-Way leading over the lame, on Pain of forfeiting and paying the Sum of twenty Shillings, for eachGun so fired or discharged: One Moiety thereof to be to and for the Use of the Poor in the said Town of Boston; and the other Moiety to him or them that shall inform, complain, and sue for the same: To be recovered before the Court of General Sessions of the Peace within the County, or before any one or more of her. Majesty's Justices of..