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1779 161 (1779)

handle is hein.ssl/ssma0233 and id is 1 raw text is: R.ES O L VES O.F T HE General Affembly 0 F T - E State of Mafacufetts-Ba, Begun and' held' a. Bjflon, in the .6unty of Surqplk, cn Wedneday the Twenty-fikth Day Of, Mby; leihg the laft Wednefday .ih'fai .Montli, Ano Domini 17.79, :and continued by, Adjournments to 'Tuefday the Fourteenth Day of December following, and then 1met at Boflon' aforefhid. *1. Ridole:a ithooiing dieJiidges of the (cverAI Maritime Curoto t mike and enter np their Decreer, &c. whi h are Dow pending in laid Courts, here there have been no cert Ificates from the Commiffairy of prifoners of the delivery of prifoners; pAs'd December 15, 1779. IHER.E$ teriare fundry maritime caufes depening i the feveral Maritime Courts of tbis P. tate; in obicb.diveri vteI'h.. iheir 'caroes and app.rtenance,, have been libelled fr rcouder.. :nation as lawful prizes, purIanfto the laws of this State, and iiriJ c/juries hatben 4u!9 .returnd and recorded finding.tbeJaid eIfls-, their ecalgoej and'appurtOtancei, lawful prizes; and * forfeited t e captor0O , but the. 7audges1. theeeveral -'Ia? itime Courts aforefaid bave been precluded from makinc and-enering up decrees and judgments puriuant tofaid ver4li, by ea/on that no cerifi- ,.alej from. the Com rniJfary of Prtfit rs of the ;dlivery to bi . of the .prifonsrs taken on board faid vefefrs have been produced -to the faid yudges, when infaa in foane:of thfe vu'tlr there were no prifonerx -taken, in otbr tbe people on board. the prize were dmericaus, and in others the prfoners dejerted and ,fled before they could: be returted to te Commi/ary, and a it is of importance that decrees and judg- ments fhould be entered and made up:purfuant tofaid verdi ,i wbib cannot be done witkout the inter. ,pofition of the General Court : - Thetefore, Re/ol-ed, That. the Judges of the feveralMaritime Courts within this State be and they hereby are authorized and impowered to make and enter up heir decrees and judgments-in all &Mdritinie .caufes circumflanced as aforefaid, which- are now pending in the, (evetal. Courts aforefaid, and ill 'which verdiffs of juries have been duly returned and retorded; any low, ufage or cut0m to the ,contrary -otwihftanding. R

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