April 7th Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Sports Auction
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Rare 1756 booklet of "Acts and Laws Passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New England," 10 total pages, 7.75 x 11.75, consisting of pages 241-250, the sessions were "Begun and Held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty-sixth Day of May 1756. And continued by sundry Prorogations and Adjournment, to the fifth Day of October following, and then met." Articles listed within are as such: "Chap. X. An Act for providing and maintaining two armed Vessels to Guard the Coast, and for supplying the Treasury with Seven Thousand Pounds for that End”; "Chap. XI. An Act laying an Embargo upon Ships and other Vessels in this Province"; "Chap. XXIX. An Act for the better regulating the Choice of Petit Jurors”; “Chap. XII. An Act for preventing all Riotous, Tumultuous and Disorderly Assemblies or Companies of Persons, and for preventing Bonfires in any of the Streets or Lanes within any of the Towns of this Province”; and “Chap. XIII. An Act for continuing ‘An Act for preventing the Exportation of Provisions and Warlike Stores out of this Province.’” Bound into a presentation folder. In fine condition, with scattered light foxing and small binding holes along the edges.
Pre Revolutionary Boston Law
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