An Act to provide for collection of taxes in cases where the Constables or Collectors appointed for that purpose have removed or may remove themselves out of this Commonwealth. Passed July fifth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three.-An Act for regulating pilotage in the several ports in this Commonwealth. Passed July eleventh in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three.-An Act for the admeasurement of boards, and regulating the tale of shingles, clapboards, hoops and staves, and for other purposes therein mentioned. Passed July twelfth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three.-An Act prescribing the manner of devising lands, tenements and hereditaments. Passed February sixth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.-An Act directing the settle ment of the estates of persons deceased, and for the conveyance of real estates in certain cases. Passed March fourth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.An Act directing the mode of transferring real estates by deed, and for preventing fraud therein. Passed March tenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.-An Act empowering the Judges of Probate to appoint guardians to minors and others. Passed March tenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.-An Act for the better managing lands, wharves and other real estate, lying in common. Passed March tenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.-An Act for the speedy assignment of dower, and for the preventing of strip and waste by tenants therein. Passed March eleventh in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.-An Act for the more easy partition of lands or other real estate. Passed March eleventh in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.-An Act describing the power of Justices of the Peace in civil actions. Passed March eleventh in the year one. thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.-An Act describing the duty and power of Coroners. Passed March twelfth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.-An Act defining the general powers and duties, and regulating the office of Sheriffs. Passed March twelfth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.-An Act vesting certain powers in Justices of the Peace in criminal cases. Passed March sixteenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.-An Act in addition unto an Act, entitled "An Act for the admeasurement of boards, and regulating the tale of shingles, clapboards, hoops and staves, and for other purposes therein mentioned." Passed March sixteenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eightyfour. An Act for the restraining the taking of excessive usury. Passed March sixteenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.-An Act directing the issu ing, extending and serving of executions. Passed March seventeenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.-An Act prescribing the method of satisfying judgments in favor of this Commonwealth. Passed March seventeenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.-An Act to authorize the Courts of Law to enter up judgment against the goods and estate of deceased persons, when the executor or administrator neglects or refuses to prosecute or defend. Passed March seventeenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.-An Act for the more safe keeping the registry of deeds and conveyances of land, and for appointing the time and manner of choosing Registers. Passed March seventeenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.-An Act to enable the inhabitants of the several towns and plantations within this Commonwealth to ascertain from time to time the amount of monies received by their respective Collectors of public taxes, and what payments they have made to the Treasurer of the Commonwealth. Passed March twentythird in the year one thousand seven hundred and eightyfour.-An Act for the distribution of insolvent estates. Passed June fifteenth, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.-An Act directing the proceedings against forcible entry and detainer. Passed June thirtieth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four-An Act regulating bail in civil actions. Passed June thirtieth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.-An Act prescribing forms of writs in civil causes, and directing the mode of proceeding therein. Passed October thirtieth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four.-An Act regulating the exportation of flax seed, potash, pearlash, beef, pork, barrelled fish, and dried fish. Passed November ninth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eightyfour.-An Act against adultery, polygamy and lewdness. Passed February seventeenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five.--An Act for providing and regulating of prisons. Passed February twenty-first in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five. An Act to prevent the destroying and murdering of bastard children. Passed February twenty-sixth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five.-An Act against selling unwholesome provisions. Passed March ninth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five.-An Act in addition to an Act prescribing forms of writs in civil causes and directing the mode of proceeding therein. Passed March fourteenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five.— An Act directing the process in habeas corpus. Passed March sixteenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five. An Act for preventing common nuisances. Passed June seventh in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five.-An Act against hawkers, pedlars and petty chapmen. Passed June ninth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five.-An Act providing a speedy method for doing justice, when through mistake executions are levied on real estate not belonging to the debtors. Passed June fourteenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five. An Act for the filing and recording of wills proved without this government, and for taking affidavits in writing for the probate of wills in certain cases. Passed June twenty-ninth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five.--An Act giving remedies in equity. Passed November fourth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five. An Act regulating the admission of Attornies. Passed November fourth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five. An Act for regulating the exportation of tobacco and butter and the weight of onions in bunches, and the size of lime casks. Passed November eighth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eightyfive.--An Act for the more effectually preventing of trespasses in divers cases. Passed November twenty-third in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five.-An Act empowering the Selectmen of such towns where there may be fire engines, to appoint engine men, and repealing the laws heretofore made for that purpose. Passed February seventh in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six-An Act for enforcing the speedy payment of rates and taxes, and directing the process against deficient Constables and Collectors. Passed February sixteenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six.-An act for regulating the proceedings in actions of account. Passed February seventeenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six.-An act for the choice and appointment of Assessors and for assigning their powers and authority. Passed February twentieth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six.--An act for the better securing and rendering more effectual, grants and donations to pious and charitable uses. Passed February twentieth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six.-An Act for regulating fences. Passed February twenty-first in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six. An Act concerning general and common fields. Passed February twenty-fourth in the year one. thousand seven hundred and eighty-six.-An Act to prevent gaming for money, or other property. Passed March fourth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six.An Act to prevent tenants in common, joint tenants and coparceners from committing waste, and for making partition of their interests, and also directing how joint tenancies shall be created. Passed March ninth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six.-An Act for the punishment of fornication, and for the maintenance of bastard children. Passed March fifteenth in the year one thousand seven hun. year dred and eighty-six.-An Act for regulating marriage and divorce. Passed March sixteenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six.-An Act for the choice and appointment of Collectors of rates and taxes, and for ascer taining their power and duty. Passed March sixteenth, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six.—An Act for regulating towns, setting forth their power, and for the choice of town officers, and for repealing all laws heretofore made for that purpose. Passed March twenty-third in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six.-An Act directing the time and manner of appointing county Treasur ers. Passed March twenty-third in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six.-An Act for the orderly solemnization of marriages. Passed June twenty-second in the one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six.-An Act for rendering the decision of civil causes as speedy and as little expensive as possible. Passed July seventh in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six.-An Act for establishing rules and articles for governing the troops stationed in forts and garrisons within this Commonwealth; and also the Militia or any part thereof when called into actual scrvice. Passed October twenty-fourth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six.-An Act to prevent routs, riots, and tumultuous assemblies, and the evil consequences thereof. Passed October twenty-eighth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six.-An Act for the limitation of personal actions, and for avoiding suits at law. Passed February thirteenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven. An Act in addition to the "Act for the more easy partition of real estate." Passed March the eleventh one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four. Passed February fourteenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven.-An Act for regulating the proceedings on probate bonds in the Courts of Common law, and directing their form in the Supreme Court of Probate. Passed February fifteenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven.-An Act for the more safe keeping the records of the several Courts of Justice, and the - records of deeds within this government. Passed February sixteenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eigh ty-seven. An Act establishing the right to, and the form of the writ de homine replegiando, or writ for replevying a man. Passed February nineteenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven.-An Act for the more speedy and effectual suppression of tumults and insurrections in the Commonwealth. Passed February twentieth in the year one thousand seven [hundred] and eighty-seven.-An Act directing the method for laying out highways. Passed February twenty seventh in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven.-An Act for the due regulation of licens ed houses. Passed February twenty-eighth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven.-An Act making provision for the repair and amendment of highways. Passed March fifth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven.-An Act in addition to an Act made in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eightyfour, entitled "An Act directing the mode of transferring real estates, by deed, and for preventing fraud therein." Passed June twenty-eighth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven.-An Act for enabling proprietors of private ways and bridges to repair them in equal proportion. Passed November twelfth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven.-An Act for the further regulating the assize of barrel beef and pork. Passed November fourteenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven.-An Act authorizing the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court to license the sale of real estate by married women, in certain cases, and for other purposes in the Act mentioned. Passed November twenty-first in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven.-An Act in addition to an Act passed March sixteenth in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six, entitled, "An Act for the choice and appointment of Collectors of rates and taxes, and for ascertaining their power and duty." Passed March twenty-sixth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight.-An Act for suppressing and punishing of rogues, vagabonds, common beggars and other idle, disorderly and lewd persons. Passed March twenty-sixth, in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight.-An Act to prevent the exportation of green or unmanufactured calf skins, out of this Commonwealth by land or water. Passed March thirty-first, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight.-An Act empowering the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court to grant writs of review in certain cases. Passed June eighteenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight.-An Act to prevent fraud and perjury. Passed June nineteenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight.-An Act for the ease of the citizens concerning actions upon penal statutes. Passed June nineteenth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight.-An Act to confirm the doings of Justices of the Peace whose commissions have expired, or may hereafter expire and be again renewed. Passed June twentieth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eightyeight. An Act in addition to the Act, "for regulating the proceedings on probate bonds in the Courts of Common law, and directing the form in the Supreme Court of Probate." Passed June twentieth in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight.-An Act for erecting work houses for the reception and employment of the idle and indigent. Pass |