The general laws and liberties of the Massachusets colony: revised & re-printed, by order of the General Court holden at Boston. May 15th. 1672. Edward Rawson secr. : [Two lines from Romans]
Massachusetts., Rawson, Edward, 1615-1693.

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    Idle Persons
  • SEE House of Correction p. 67
    Iesuites
  • Forbidden to enter the Jurisdiction other|wise then the Law allows p 67
  • The penalty on such, and how to be pro|ceeded with ibid
    Imposts on Liquors.
  • No Wines or Strong-waters to be landed before Entry, on penalty of confiscation p 67
  • Except what comes from England 67. 1.
  • Goods confiscate how disposed of ibid
  • Customes to be paid when Goods are landed ibid
  • The Custome Master to have Deputies un|der him ibid
  • Rates of Custome on Wines, &c. ibid
  • The Officers power and duty 68. 2
  • Masters or Merchants being strangers to pay 6. d. a Tun for Ships above 200 Tun and 6. s 8. d. for lesser 69. 3.
  • All Mum, Cyder, Ale, Beer to pay Excise ibid. s. 4
  • Explanation of Entry of Wines 70. 5.
  • Customes of Wines, &c. to be paid in mony or the best of the Specie ibid
    Imposts on Goods and Provision.
  • All Goods imported not exempt by other Laws, to be Ratable to the Country as other Estates 70. 1.
  • Every Factor or Agent to pay 10 s. for eve|ry 100 l. imported ibid. s. 2.
  • Every Master or Purser to certifie to the Collector the contents of this Lading be|fore he break bulk, &c. ibid s 3
  • Every Collector to enter the several parcels, and to whom consigned ibid s 4
  • Every one receiving any Goods to give in to the Collector the full value 71. 5.
  • Any person denying or delaying payment, the Collector may leavy the same by di|stresse ibid. s 6
  • The Collector may require, and if need be distrain, and none may refuse on penalty ib.
  • Penalty of falsifying, concealing or not producing Invoices of Goods ibid. s 7
  • Penalty on any bringing in Cattle, and put|ting them to sale before notice given to the Officer ibid. s. .
  • Penalty of Beaver, &c. brought in and sold or shipt before Entry ibid. S. 9.
  • The Country Treasurer, with those deputed by him under his Hand and Seal to attend the execution of the aforesaid Laws, p 71,72. S 10.
  • All Officers imployed by him to be account|able to him at all times ibid
  • Goods having paid Customes, not to be ra|table again that year being in the Owners hands ibid. s. 1
  • The Governour and Council, or five Magi|strates may give directions in any question Page  [unnumbered] that may arise about Customes ibid. s. 12
  • The Treasurers Office to have a Seal ibid
  • No Master of Vessel to deliver any Goods brought in without Order from the Col|lector ibid s. 13.
  • The revenue of all Goods brought in to Pascataqua to be paid in to the publick Treasury ibid. s 14.
  • As also all Customes of Wines, Goods and Powder for ships already received, to be paid to the Publick Treasury ibid. s. 15.
  • Goods belonging to the Inhabitants of Pas|cataqua, to pay no Custome to the Trea|surer 73. 16.
    Impresses.
  • No Workmen to be compel'd to work from home above a week together 7. 1.
  • None to be compelled to publick service or work, except the Presse be grounded on General Courts Act ibid. s. 2.
  • Every person so pressed, to have reasonable allowance for his service ibid
  • Persons exempt from Office, Warrs or pub|lick service ibid
  • None to be compelled out of the Jurisdicti|on, on an offensive, but only on a defen|sive war ibid
  • No mans Cattle or Goods to be pressed but by Warrant grounded on some Act of General Court, and to be paid hire for them, and reparation in case of damage ibid
    Imprisonment.
  • No Bail or Main-prize to be taken for Ca|pital cases, or Contempt in open Court, p. 74.
    Indians.
  • Right of Land declared 74. 1.
  • Reduced to civility, to have Alotments a|mong the English ibid
  • Civilized a competent number, so as to be capable of a Township, on Petition to the General Court, shall have Lands set out ibid
  • Shall have relief in any Court against the English doing injury to them in their planting Grounds, &c. ibid
  • No person to give, barter, or sell any Arms or Amunition to them on penalty, s. 2.
  • None of any forreign Nation or English to Trade with them in this Jurisdict. p. 75. s. 3
  • Any person in this Jurisdiction may seize on Vessels or Goods in trading with them, ib
  • None directly or indirectly to Trade with them but such as are allowed; on penalty, s. 4
  • Encouragement to the Informer ibid
  • None to give or sell Liquor to them on pe|nalty, ibid. s. 5. unless in sickness, s. 6.
  • All Trading houses not allowed, to be de|molished ibid. s. 5.
  • None to sell any Vessel to them on penalty, ibid. s. 6.
  • The Laws in force among us to be published to them in subjection to us once a year, 77. 8.
  • Powaws forbidden on penalty ibid. s. 10
  • Any person may seize any of them having Liquors, and deliver both to the Constable ibid. s. 11.
  • Trade with them for Peltry and Amunition to be allowed by the Treasurer 78. 12
  • Every allowed Trader to pay for his License to the Treasurer, ibid. To give a true ac|compt ibid.
  • The Law touching Trade with them to be only during the Courts pleasure ibid
    Indictments.
  • No Indictments, Complaint or Presentment of force if not made within one year after the offence, except in Capital cases, and Fellonies above 10. s. wherein persons damnified to have their remedy according to Law p. 79
    Inkeepers.
  • Every one to pay for draught of Beer, Cy|der, &c. see Imposts 69. 4,
  • To give accompt once a moneth on penalty of forfeiture of their License or otherwise ibid
  • None may be a common Victualler, or sell Wine, &c. by retail without approbation of Select men, and license of County Court on penalty, see Inkeepers 79. 1.
  • Merchants of Wine, and Stillers, &c, may retail Wine Liquors, &c. ibid
  • Every one to have a Sign within 3 months after license granted on penalty ibid
  • To be alwayes provided with good Beer, as the Law provides, on penalty p. 80
  • To put no Molosses in Beer Retailed, on pe|nalty 80. 2.
  • Not to suffer any to be Drunk, or to drink excessively on penalty ibid. s. 3
  • That shall conceal in his House any person Drunk, or not make stay of him till a Con|stable Page  [unnumbered] come, the penalty ibid
  • Whom they may entertain in the night sea|son 81. 6.
  • Their Licenses forfeitable in case 82. 9.
  • To provide for Strangers Horses on penalty 82. 10
  • To pay 50. s. per Butt for what Wine they draw, and to accompt with the Treasurer every 6 moneths ibid. s. 11.
  • To pay such Imposts on Wines to the con|tent of the Treasurer ibid
  • To pay no Impost for what Wines they sell by the Quarter-cask ibid
  • To clear their Houses in Lecture times on penalty 83. 12
  • Their Licenses to be renewed yearly, ib. s. 15
  • Permitting wanton and rude singing in their Houses, the penalty 84. 17
  • Entertaining persons forbidden by the Se|lect men, the penalty 85. 19
  • May not arrest, attach, &c. any Saylor for Debt in case, see Saylors p. 134
    Drunkenness.
  • Indians found Drunk, refusing to confess where they had their drink, to be Impri|soned, see Indians 11. 77
  • Indians accusation of any person selling him drink, shall be valid against the person, except he shall purge himself by Oath, ibid
  • Every Indian Drunk to pay 10. s. or be whipt ibid
  • Every other person Drunk, to pay the pe|nalty, see Inkeepers0. 4
  • For excessive drinking, the penalty, ibid
    Tiplers
  • Tipling above half an hour, or at unseasona|ble times, or after 9 of the clock, the penal. ib
  • No Merchant, Cooper, &c. that keep wines to suffer any to drink to excess, or be drunk, on penalty 81. 7
  • No Retailer of strong waters, or private house-keeper to permit any to ipple in their houses on penalty 82. 8.
  • Retailars of strong-waters, to pay 2. d. the quart 82. 11.
  • None to Still or Retail strong-waters with|out license on penalty 83. 16.
  • Strong-liquors in Cases? not prohibited to be sold ibid
  • Every person confessing his offence against this Law, his testimony good against o|thers 83. 13
  • Wanton and rude singing in publick houses penalty, and all present equally guilty in case 84. 17
  • Any person that shall keep a house of Enter|tainment, without license had, and re|niewed according to Law, the penalty, 84. 18
  • The penalty for any persons frequenting Ale houses when forbiden by Select men, s. 19
    Iudgements. Executions.
  • When to be Entred, and when not, see At|tachments 7. 1.
  • Acknowledged before two Magistrates and Clerk good in Law, see Courts, 34. 7
  • To be given by inferiour Courts upon the resolution of the General Court in diffi|cult cases 38. 11
  • Any Sale, Alienation or Assignment of a Judgement void in Law, see udgem. p. 85.
  • Every Judgement given against any person, to be Recorded in a book, see Records, 129. 1.
    Executions.
  • Not to be granted till 12 hours after Judge|ment, but by special Order, see Appeal, 3. 1
  • Repited in case, see Attachments 7. 2
  • Every sale of Executions void in Law, see Iudgements p. 85
  • A person dying before Execution upon Judgement is taken out, or before satisfa|ction received, may be reniewed by Eecu|tors or Administrators, see Iudgements p. 86
  • To be levied by Marshals, see Marsh. 102. 2.
  • In civil Actions void if not served within a Moneth after Judgement, except the Court respit, see sureties p 144
    Iurors, Grand-jurors to Present
  • Excess in Apparel, see Apparel p. 5
  • Taylors in case. see Additions to the Law, ib.
  • Neglect of Towns procuring an able Mini|stry, see Ecclesiastical 46. 19
  • The breach of the Law tit. Indians Grand ury, and ury for Tryals. 75. 5
  • To be Summoned for County Courts out of their own County, see Courts ib. s. 7
  • No Jurors to be summoned from Salem to Ipswich, nor ••centra ibid
  • To attend Courts adjournments at the time appointed, see Courts Adjournment, p 38
    Iurors.
  • At Come as Assistants, to be chosen out of Suffolk and Middlesex, see Iuries 86. 1.
  • Jurors sworn to judge of matter, of fact and costs, the Bench of matter of equity ibid
  • A special Jury to be summoned for life or ba|nishment, ibid.
  • Page  [unnumbered] Grandjuries to be summoned yearly to at|tend the several Courts, with their duty, s. 2
  • Every Grandjuror to be allowed 3. s. per diem ibid
  • Grand and Pettyjuries may give in a special Verdict in case, the determination where|of belongs to the Court 87. 3.
  • All Jurors in matter of Fact, not finding the main issue, may present what they finde ibid
  • Any Jury or Juror may in open Court ad|vise with any person to resolve or direct them before Verdict ibid. s. 5.
  • No Juror shall serve above one ordinary Court in a year, except Grand jurors, & in cases of life and death ibid
  • The Foreman of every Jury to deliver up all writings committed to them, to the Clerk, see Records 129. 1.
  • A Jury to be summoned in case of untimely death, what to do, and to whom to make return, see untimely death p. 39