Notes on the Tithing-men and the Ballot in MassachusettsHamilton, 1884 - 14 pages |
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Notes on the Tithing-Men and the Ballot in Massachusetts (Classic Reprint) George Henry Moore No preview available - 2018 |
Notes on the Tithing-Men and the Ballot in Massachusetts (Classic Reprint) George Henry Moore No preview available - 2018 |
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according to Law AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY appointed to inspect Authority thereof ballot box BALLOT IN MASSACHUSETTS Beanes contrary Brandy Capt choosing of Assistants chosen chuse Cider collours Commissioner invested Constable Corn and Beanes Corn to manifest County Court Court doth Court or Courts Deputy Governour diligently to inspect Duty of Tything effectual execution Family Government Familyes fathers of Massachusetts forfeit freeman shall put freemen GEORGE H Houses of Entertainment Idle persons impowred Indian corn invested with Magistratical John Pickering Jonathan Gardner Law directs Law Tit licensed LL.D Magistrate Magistratical power manifest election Matheglin October offence ordered OVERDUE FEE partyes patents for voting penalty person or persons Pounds precincts present the names proceeded Pythagoras refuse to take required diligently Rhum Richard Derby Sabbath Salem Samuel Carlton Select-men Strong Beer SUNDRY LAWS Timothy Pickering toune Town Tything Men Tything-men are required Tything-Men's Duty unlicensed Houses Warwick Palfry wherein Wicked Homer Winthrop
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Page 10 - To the end the body of the commons may be preserved of honest and good men, it was ordered and agreed, that, for the time to come, no man shall be admitted to the freedom of this body politic, but such as are members of some of the churches within the limits of the same.
Page 12 - A weapon that comes down as still As snow-flakes fall upon the sod, But executes a freeman's will As lightning does the will of God ; And from its force nor doors nor locks Can shield you; — 'tis the ballot-box.
Page 11 - ... new-stuble wher corne had been set ye same year, also they found wher latly a house had been, wher some planks and a great ketle was remaining, and heaps of sand newly padled with their hands, which they, digging up, found in them diverce faire Indean baskets filled with corne, and some in eares, faire and good, of diverce collours, which seemed to them a very goodly sight, (haveing never seen any shuch before).
Page 9 - ... form as follows). Proposed as the best course — For the freemen to have the power of choosing assistants, when they are to be chosen ; and the assistants, from among themselves to choose the...
Page 8 - Society. [April, single persons that live from under Family Government, stubborn and disorderly Children and Servants, nightwalkers, Typlers, Sabbath-breakers, by night or by day, and such as absent themselves from the public Worship on God on the Lord's dayes, or whatever else course or practice of any person or persons whatsoever tending to debauchery, Irreligion, prophaness, and Atheism amongst us, whether by omission of Family Government, nurture and religious dutyes and instruction of Children...
Page 5 - Eecords by the Clerk of each County Court. And all such as refuse to take the said Oath they shall be proceeded against as the said Law directs. And Further this Court doth Declare, that all such refusers to take the said Oath, shall not have the benefit of our Laws to implead, *Sue, or recover any Debt in any Court or Courts within this Jurisdiction, nor have protection from the Government whilest they continue in such obstinate refusal. And furthermore, it is ordered, That if any officer intrusted...
Page 10 - It is ordered by this Court, and by the authority thereof, that for the yearly choosing of assistants, the freemen shall use Indian corn and beans — the Indian corn to manifest election, the beans...
Page 5 - ce through this Jurisdiction. And for the more effectual execution thereof, It is ordered by this Court : That the Select-men, Constables, and Tything-men in every Town, do, once every quarter of a year so proportion and divide the precincts of each Town, and go from house to house, and take an exact list of the names, quality and callings of every person, whether Inhabitant or Stranger, that have not...
Page 4 - ... persons, to be authorized from the County Court, each of whom shall take the charge of ten or twelve families of his neighbourhood, and shall diligently inspect them, and present the names of such persons so transgressing to the magistrate, commissioners, or selectmen of the toune, who shall returne the same to be proceeded with by the next County Court as the law directs...
Page 10 - Rec. ii. 42. 17 October. It is ordered, that if freeman shall put in more than one paper or bea,ne for the choyce of any officer, hee shall forfeit 10' for every offence, and any man that is not free, putting in any vote, shall forfeit the like some of 10'.