Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of MassachusettsSecretary of the Commonwealth., 1904 |
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... seven years next preceding ; [ and unless he shall at the same time be seised , in his own right , of a freehold , within the commonwealth , of the value of one thousand pounds ; ] [ and unless he shall declare himself to be of the ...
... seven years next preceding ; [ and unless he shall at the same time be seised , in his own right , of a freehold , within the commonwealth , of the value of one thousand pounds ; ] [ and unless he shall declare himself to be of the ...
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... seven hundred and ninety- five , shall issue precepts to the selectmen of the several towns , and to the assessors of the unincorporated planta- tions , directing them to convene the qualified voters of their respective towns and ...
... seven hundred and ninety- five , shall issue precepts to the selectmen of the several towns , and to the assessors of the unincorporated planta- tions , directing them to convene the qualified voters of their respective towns and ...
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... seven , and in every tenth year thereafter , in the month of May , in manner aforesaid ; and each town or city having three hundred rata- superseded by amendments , Art . XXI . Representa- tives , how apportioned . ble polls at the last ...
... seven , and in every tenth year thereafter , in the month of May , in manner aforesaid ; and each town or city having three hundred rata- superseded by amendments , Art . XXI . Representa- tives , how apportioned . ble polls at the last ...
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... seven , accord- number of rep- ing to the foregoing principles , the number of representa- which each tives , which each city , town , and representative district is entitled to elect , and the number of years , within the period of ten ...
... seven , accord- number of rep- ing to the foregoing principles , the number of representa- which each tives , which each city , town , and representative district is entitled to elect , and the number of years , within the period of ten ...
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... seven hundred and seventy thousand , and for every additional increase of seventy thousand inhabitants , the same addition of one- tenth shall be made , respectively , to the said numbers above mentioned . The governor number of of each ...
... seven hundred and seventy thousand , and for every additional increase of seventy thousand inhabitants , the same addition of one- tenth shall be made , respectively , to the said numbers above mentioned . The governor number of of each ...
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ACT RELATIVE act shall take ACT TO AUTHORIZE aforesaid amended by striking amount annual appointed Approved April Approved February April 9 assessed authorized by chapter Berkshire board of aldermen bonds Boston Boxford Brockton census Chap chapter four hundred chapter one hundred city of Boston city or town clerk commission Commonwealth corporation dred Dukes County eighteen hundred election enacted expenses Fall River February 27 fifty dollars five hundred dollars governor Haverhill hereby amended hereby authorized hundred and fifty hundred and four hundred and twenty-five hundredths seconds inserting in place January 30 land Laws is hereby Manufacturing Company March 19 Massachusetts mayor ment mentioned are appro nineteen hundred ordinary revenue passage payment person place thereof purpose registry of deeds repealed Revised Laws salary scrip SECT SECTION selectmen senate seventy-five dollars street railway sum not exceeding take effect tion treasury trustees twenty-five dollars vote Ward Worcester
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Page 3 - is a social compact by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good.
Page 4 - III. [As the happiness of a people, and the good order and preservation of civil government, essentially depend upon piety, religion and morality ; and as these cannot be generally diffused through a community, but by the institution of the public worship of God, and of public instructions in piety, religion and morality...
Page 29 - ... it shall be the duty of legislatures and magistrates, in all .future periods of this Commonwealth, to cherish the interests of literature and the sciences, and all seminaries of them ; especially the university at Cambridge, public schools, and grammar schools in the towns...
Page 5 - Legislature shall, from time to time, authorize and require the several towns, parishes, precincts, and other bodies politic, or religious societies, to make suitable provision, at their own expense, for the institution of the public worship of God, and for the support and maintenance of public protestant teachers of piety, religion and morality, in all cases where such provision shall not be made voluntarily.
Page 15 - The senate shall be a court with full authority to hear and determine all impeachments made by the house of representatives, against any officer or officers of the commonwealth, for misconduct and mal-administration in their offices.
Page 4 - It is the right as well as the duty of all men in society> publicly, and at stated seasons, to worship the SUPREME BEING, the great Creator and Preserver of the . =>, . ,
Page 4 - We, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the great Legislator of the universe, in affording us, in the course of His providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence, or surprise, of entering into an original, explicit, and solemn compact with each other...
Page 6 - Government is instituted for the common good ; for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people ; and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men...
Page 5 - And every denomination of Christians, demeaning themselves peaceably, and as good subjects of the commonwealth, shall be equally under the protection of the law: and no subordination of any one sect or denomination to another shall ever be established by law.
Page 18 - ... said or done in the House ; or who shall assault any of them therefor ; or who shall assault, or arrest, any witness, or other person, ordered to attend the House, in his way in going, or returning ; or who shall rescue any person arrested by the order of the House.