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1779 161 (1779)

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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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