Acts and laws passed by the great and general court or assembly of Their Majesties province of the Massachussets-bay, in New England begun at Boston, the eighth day of June 1692, and continued by adjournment, unto Wednesday the twelfth day of October following : being the second sessions.

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Acts and laws passed by the great and general court or assembly of Their Majesties province of the Massachussets-bay, in New England begun at Boston, the eighth day of June 1692, and continued by adjournment, unto Wednesday the twelfth day of October following : being the second sessions.

Author

Massachusetts. General Court.

Publication

Boston :: Printed by Benjamin Harris ...,

1692.

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Massachusetts. Laws, etc.

Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

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"Acts and laws passed by the great and general court or assembly of Their Majesties province of the Massachussets-bay, in New England begun at Boston, the eighth day of June 1692, and continued by adjournment, unto Wednesday the twelfth day of October following : being the second sessions." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A52196.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 31, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• By His Excellency.
• The Contents.
• Acts and Laws, Passed by the Great and General Court or As∣sembly of Their Majesties Province of the Massachusets-Bay, in New-England. &c.
  • An Act, Setting forth General Priveledges.
  • An Act, For the Quieting of Possessions, and Setling of Titles.
  • An Act, For Building with Stone or Brick, in the Town of Boston, and preventing Fire.
  • An Act, For the Setling and Distribution of the Estates of Intestates.
  • An Act, For Prevention of Frauds and Perjuries.
  • An Act, For the Equal Distribution of Insolvent E∣states.
  • An Act, For Regulating the Assize of Cask, and pre∣venting Deceit in Packing of Fish, Beef, and Pork, for Sale.
  • An Act, For the Punishing of Criminal Offenders.
  • An Act, For the Punishing of Capital Offenders.
  • An Act, For the Suppressing of Unlicensed Houses, and the due Regulation of such as are, or shall be Licensed.
  • An Additional Act, For Impost and Excise.
  • 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 Affirming of former Judgments, and providing for Executions.
  • An Act, For the Orderly consummating of Marria∣ges.
  • An Act, For the Setlement and Support of Ministers and School-Masters.
  • An Act, For the Settlement of the Bounds, and Defray∣ing 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 making of Lands and Tenements liable to the Payment of Debts.
  • An Act For due Regulation of Weights and Mea∣sures.
  • An Act, Against the Counterfeiting, Clipping, Roun∣ding, Filing or Impairing of Coynes.
  • An Act, For the Regulating and Encouragement of Fishery.
  • An Act, For the Establishing of Judicatories, & Courts of Justice, within this Province.
  • An Act, Requiring the Taking the Oaths, appointed to be taken instead of the Oaths of Allegi∣ance, and Supremacy.
  • An Act, For the Establishing of Form's of Oaths.
  • An Act, For the Establishing of Presidents and Forms of Writts, and Processes.
    • Writ for Calling an Assembly
    • writ
    • Return
    • Summons for appear∣ance before a Justice.
    • Warrant for contempt.
    • Attachment before a Justice of the Peace.
    • Execution Granted by a Justice. of Peace
    • Attachment to the Supe∣riour or In∣feriour Court.
    • ummons Appearance upon Goods Attached
    • Writ of Facias Ha∣bere Possessi∣onem and Writ of Fieri Facias for Dama∣ges and Costs.
    • Execution.
    • Scire Facias.
    • Summons to give Evidences
    • Replevin
    • Writ of Error.
    • Supersedeas
  • An Act, For Regulating Fees.
    • tables
    • In the Superiour Court
    • In the Inferiour Court
    • Sheriff or Marshals Fees or Constables.
    • part
  • An Act, For Ascertaining the number, and Re∣gulating the House of Representa∣tives.
  • An Act, For the preventing of Danger by the French Residing within this Pro∣vince.
  • An Act, Against Conjuration, Witchcraft, and Dealing with Evil and Wicked Spirits.
  • An Act, For Regulating the former Assessment, and for Granting an Additional Supply of Money.
  • An Act, For the better Securing the Liberty of the Subject, and for prevention of Ille∣gal Imprisonment.
  • AN ACT, For the Revising of An Act for continuing of the Local Laws. And one other Act, for sending of Souldiers to the Relief of the Neighbouring Provinces and Colonies.