Journals of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, Volume 5Massachusetts Historical Society, 1924 |
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Accompt Adam Winthrop aforesaid allowed and paid Amendments Bartholomew Green Bill Entitled Boston brought Castle William Charge Command of Capt Committee for Muster-Rolls Committee for Petitions Concurrence County of Suffolk Currant Delegates Dudley Dummer Elisha Cooke entred Esqrs Ezekiel Lewis find it right full discharge thereof Garrison Government granted hereby Honour the Lieutenant Honourable Board Honourable House House Adjourn'd House of Representatives Hundred impowered John Wheelwright Joseph Joseph Heath Josiah Winslow Lieut Lieutenant Governour Majesty Majesty's Service Morning Nine a-Clock Morrow Morning Nine Non-Concurr'd Officers and Soldiers Opinion Ordered Pass'd in Council Pence be allowed Petitioner Post Meridiem Pounds be allowed praying Province Publick Treasury Question was put Read and Accepted Read and Committed Read and Concurr'd Read and Resolved Reasons therein mentioned Report right Cast Roll Samuel Partrigg Session Shillings be allowed Souldiers born subsisted Suffolk sundry Superiour Court Thomas Fitch Town Vote of Council Vouch'd Wages
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Page 322 - Commonwealth, and disposed of (except such sums as may be appropriated for the redemption of bills of credit or Treasurer's notes, or for the payment of interest arising thereon) but by warrant under the hand of the Governor for the time being, with the advice and consent of the Council...
Page 20 - Indian warr be granted and that The petitioners have leave to bring in a Bill accordingly. Aug" 29th 1722. Rich" Waldron, Cler. Con. In The House of Represen. Aug
Page 290 - Voted, that the prayer of the petition be granted and that the petitioner have leave to bring in a bill accordingly. Rich'1 Waldron Cler. Con. Decr 2d, 1721. In the House of Represen'. Decr 2d, 1721. Read and Concurred. Entitled An Act To Enable Cap...
Page 94 - Ac, of this Morning, waited upon his Excellency Governor POWNALL, to the End of the Long Wharffe and after Leave taken — Mr. Speaker and the House attended his Honour the Lieut. Governour to the Chair. Who was pleased to make a SPEECH to both Houses: of which Mr. Speaker obtain'da Copy: And then with the House returned to their own Chamber. His Honour's SPEECH to both Houses, is as follows, viz. 1 Council Records, riii. 283. Cf. Crown Commissions, 1628-1663, p. 155. For an account of the two volumes...
Page 256 - ... continue and amend certain Acts for preventing the various frauds and depredations committed on merchants, shipowners, and underwriters by boatmen and others within the jurisdiction of the Cinque Ports ; and also for remedying certain defects relative to the adjustment of salvage under a statute made in the twelfth year of the reign of Her late Majesty Queen Anne...
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Page 305 - Ordinances that shall, from Time to Time, be passed in the said Province by the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Commander in Chief, for the time being, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Legislative Council of the same, to be appointed in Manner herein-after mentioned.
Page 282 - Chaleur, below Quebec, whose ease and convenience may require that additional Districts should be erected as soon as Circumstances will Permit; — It is Enacted and Ordained by the Authority aforesaid, That it may be lawful for the Governor or Commander in Chief for the Time being, with the Advice and Consent of the Council, to form, by Patent, under the Seal of the Province, one or more new Districts, as his Discretion shall direct, and...
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Page 292 - In Council, Dec. 14, 1727, it was ordered that the prayer of the petitioners be granted, and that the petitioners have leave to bring in a bill accordingly, and that the name of the parish be Newmarket.