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Ads and Laws
Paffed by tle Great and General Court br Affembly of His Majel's
Province of the Mafachufetts-Bay inNew-England : Begun and Held
at Boflon upon Wednefday the twentyrninth Day of ,May, I7 5 1.
CHA P. I.
An Ad to enable and impower the Inhabi-
bitants of new Plantations withinthisPro-
vince enjoined and fubjeaed by Law, or
that may hereafter be enjoined and fub-
jedted to pay Province and County Taxes,
to affefs, levy and colled the fame.
WHlIE R E A S there are fundry new Plantations within this Pro- Preamble.
vince by Law enjoined to pay Province and County Taxes, that
r are not impowered to choofe the proper Officers to affefs levy and
collelt the faid Taxes :
'15c it etiatcD bp the Lieutenant pow tiour, CoUtlCil an] Freeholders
T9otl of J8ep'CIC1atioc0, That the Frecholders of every fuch new of new Plan-
Plantation be and arc hereby impowred and required to alffemble toge- tations tohave
ther on the firft Monday of Auguji next, at the ufual Places for holding au next
their publick Meetings, and being fo affemibled thall choofe a Modera- io chue Ofi-
tor and Clerk lor faid Meeting; which Clerk thall be immediately cers.
fworn truly to enter and record all fuch Votes as fiall'be paffed at faid
Meeting, by a Juftice of the Peace if any be prefent ; otherwife by the
Moderator of Iaid Meeting : And fiall then proceed to choofe three
Aflifdfrs to make a Valuation of Eftates and Faculties of Perfons ia
fuch Plantations, agreable to Law, and to affefs fuch' Province and
County Taxes as arc or fhall be fet on the Inhabitants of fuch ncwPlan-
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