Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of MassachusettsSecretary of the Commonwealth., 1856 - Law |
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... inhabitants of the town of Ipswich , in Fishing with dip Essex county , may , at any time between the first day of April and the first day of June , ( Sundays excepted , ) take alewives from Ipswich River in said town , with dip nets ...
... inhabitants of the town of Ipswich , in Fishing with dip Essex county , may , at any time between the first day of April and the first day of June , ( Sundays excepted , ) take alewives from Ipswich River in said town , with dip nets ...
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... inhabitants thereon , as lies within the following described lines , is set off from the said town of Boxford , and annexed to the town of Groveland , in said . county of Essex , to wit : Beginning at a stone monument , at the north ...
... inhabitants thereon , as lies within the following described lines , is set off from the said town of Boxford , and annexed to the town of Groveland , in said . county of Essex , to wit : Beginning at a stone monument , at the north ...
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... inhabitants and land thus set off , shall be holden to pay , and shall pay , to said town of Box- ford , the sum of one hundred and ten dollars and fifty cents ; the said sum being their portion of the town debt of said Provision for ...
... inhabitants and land thus set off , shall be holden to pay , and shall pay , to said town of Box- ford , the sum of one hundred and ten dollars and fifty cents ; the said sum being their portion of the town debt of said Provision for ...
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... inhabitants : provided , that this Proviso . act shall not be construed to impair the right of the inhab- itants of said town , at any legal meeting called for the pur- pose , to establish and maintain such a school as is required in ...
... inhabitants : provided , that this Proviso . act shall not be construed to impair the right of the inhab- itants of said town , at any legal meeting called for the pur- pose , to establish and maintain such a school as is required in ...
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... inhabitants thereon , lying north - easterly of the following described line , is hereby set off from the town of Stoneham and annexed to the town of South Reading , to wit : Beginning at the boundary between said towns of Stoneham and ...
... inhabitants thereon , lying north - easterly of the following described line , is hereby set off from the town of Stoneham and annexed to the town of South Reading , to wit : Beginning at the boundary between said towns of Stoneham and ...
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Page 360 - America : It is declared, that the President and Fellows of Harvard College, in their corporate capacity, and their successors in that capacity, their officers and servants, shall have, hold, use, exercise and enjoy all the powers, authorities, rights, liberties, privileges, immunities and franchises, which they now have, or are entitled to have, hold, use, exercise and enjoy ; and the same are hereby ratified and confirmed unto them, the said President and Fellows of Harvard College, and to their...
Page 369 - Senators, and shall be published for three months previous to the time of making such choice, and if in the Legislature so next chosen, as aforesaid, such proposed amendment or amendments, shall be agreed to...
Page 340 - 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 340 - Every subject of the Commonwealth ought to find a certain remedy, by having recourse to the laws, for all injuries or wrongs which he may receive in his person, property or character. He ought to obtain right and justice freely, and without being obliged to purchase it; completely, and without any denial; promptly, and without delay ; conformably to the laws.
Page 341 - Every subject has a right to be secure from all unreasonable searches, and seizures of his person, his houses, his papers, and all his possessions. All warrants, therefore, are contrary to this right, if the cause or foundation of them be not previously supported by oath or affirmation...
Page 359 - The judges of probate of wills, and for granting letters of administration, shall hold their courts at such place or places, on fixed days, as the convenience of the people shall require; and the legislature shall, from time to time, hereafter, appoint such times and places; until which appointments, the said courts shall be holden at the times and places which the respective judges shall direct.
Page 339 - The people of this commonwealth have the sole and exclusive right of governing themselves, as a free, sovereign, and independent state; and do, and forever hereafter shall, exercise and enjoy every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not, or may not hereafter be, by them expressly delegated to the United States of America, in Congress assembled.
Page 344 - But if after such reconsideration, two-thirds of the said senate or house of representatives, shall, notwithstanding the said objections, agree to pass the same, it shall, together with the objections, be sent to the other branch of the legislature, where it shall also be reconsidered, and if approved by two-thirds of the members present, shall have the force of a law...
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Page 349 - Their judgment, however, shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold or enjoy any place of honor, trust, or profit, under this Commonwealth : But the party, so convicted, shall be, nevertheless, liable to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment, according to the laws of the land.