Rare 1758 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," eight total pages, 7.75 x 11.75, consisting of pages 341-348, the sessions were "Begun and Held at Boston, upon Wednesday the twenty-fifth Day of May 1757. And continued by Prorogations to Thursday to the second Day of March following, and then met." Articles listed within are as such: "Chap. XVI. An Act for laying an Embargo upon Ships and other Vessels in this Province”; "Chap. XVII. An Act providing for the Reception and Accommodation of his Majesty’s Forces within this Province”; "Chap. XVIII. An Act in Addition to an Act made and passed this present Year, Intitled An Act in Addition to the Several Acts of this Province for Regulating the Militia”; “Chap. XIX. An Act to prevent Soldiers and Seamen in his Majesty’s Service from being arrested for Debt”; “Chap. XX. An Act for the Speedy discovering and ascertaining the Sum or Quantity of the Manufactory Bills (so called) that are still outstanding”; “Chap. XXI. An Act in Addition to the Act Intitled, An Act for granting unto his Majesty an Excise upon Spirits distilled and Wine, and upon Limes, Lemmons and Oranges”; “Chap. XXII. An Act impowering the Province Treasurer to borrow Twenty Eight Thousand Pounds”; and “Chap. XXIII. An Act reviving and continuing sundry Laws that are expired and near expiring.” In fine condition, with small binding holes along the edges.
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