August 27, 1729, Prorogued and Adjourned Session, 418-419 p. September 9, 1730, Prorogued Session, 426–436 p. February 10,“ 1730 " [1731], 437–456 p. May 26, 1731, 457-462 p. November 3, 1731, Adjourned Session, 463–468 p. December 1, 1731, Adjourned and Prorogued Session, 469-476 p. November 1, 1732, Adjourned Session, 485-490 p. April May August 4, 1733, Adjourned Session, 491–498 p. 30, 1733, p. 499. 15, 1733, Adjourned Session, p. 500. 3, 1733, Adjourned Session, 501-508 p. January 24, 1734, Adjourned Session, 509–510 p. 10, 1734, Adjourned Session, 511-512 p. 29, 1734, 513-525 p. April May November 20, 1734, Adjourned Session, 527-530 p. 9, 1735, Adjourned Session, 531-534 p. April May 28, 1735, 535-549 p. November 19, 1735, Adjourned Session, 551-558 p. November 24, 1736, Prorogued Session, 565-592 p. November 30, 1737, Adjourned Session, 627-644 p. (2) May 31, 1738, p. 665. November 29, 1738, Prorogued Session, 667-684 p. 30, 1739, 685-691 p. December 5, 1739, Prorogued Session, 693-698 p. March May 12, 1740, Prorogued Session, 699-700 p. 28, 1740, 701-714 p. August 20, 1740, Prorogued Session, 715-716 p. March paged. 26, 1741, Prorogued Session, 721-728 p. Book wrongly Charters and "Acts and Laws" of the Province of Massachusetts-Bay. "Reprinted by order of . . . the Lieutenant Governour, Council and Assembly." B. Green, printer. [Title page imprint] Boston, 1726. 14 + 17 + (2) + 789 p. Folio. The contents of this volume cover the same matter comprised in book previously noted of same imprint date, except that: Appended are " Acts and Laws" of the following sessions subsequent to March 26, 1741: September 16, 1741, Prorogued and Adjourned Session, 737-742 p. Charters and "Acts and Laws" of the Province of Massachusetts-Bay, [Binder's Label " Perpetual Laws "]. "Printed by order of... the Governour, Council and Assembly." Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green, printers. 14+28+ (2) + 526 p. Folio. [Title page imprint] Boston, 1742. Contains the Charter of King William and Queen Mary [1691]; also the "Explanatory Charter" granted by King George [1726]; and "Acts and Laws" from October 12, 1692, to May 26, 1742 inclusive, as in the volumes previously noted. Appended are "Acts and Laws" of the following subsequent ses sions: November 18, 1742, Prorogued and Adjourned Session, 332-333 p. Re print. March 31, 1743, Prorogued and Adjourned Session, 335-337 p. September 8, 1743, Adjourned Session, 341–344 p. October 20, 1743, Adjourned and Prorogued Session, 345-348 p. (1) February 8, 1744, Adjourned and Prorogued Session, 349-352 p. (2) February 8, 1744, Adjourned and Prorogued Session, 353–356 p. May 30, 1744, (see p. 357). August October November December May May November May August February 9, 1744, Adjourned Session, 357-359 p. 10, 1744, Adjourned and Prorogued Session, 361-362 p. 28, 1744, Adjourned and Prorogued Session, 363-366 p. 29, 1745, (see p. 367).1 11, 1745, Adjourned and Prorogued Session, 367-372 p. 28, 1746, (see p. 373).1 6, 1746, Adjourned Session, 373–374 p.1 27, 1747, (see p. 375).1 12, 1747, Adjourned Session, 375–377 p.1 3, 1748, Adjourned and Prorogued Session, 379-380 p. 25, 1748, (see p. 381).2 1 Ford and Matthews "Bibliography of Laws of Mass. Bay," shows sessions Oct. 30, 1745, Aug. 4, 1746, Aug. 27, 1746, Dec. 24, 1746, Apr. 16, 1747, Oct. 14, 1747. 2 Ford and Matthews Bibliography of Laws of Mass. Bay," shows a session Oct. 26, 1748, a special session Sept. 5, 1755, a session Mar. 30, 1756, and a session Aug. 13, 1760. December 21, 1748, Prorogued and Adjourned Session, 381–390 p. 31, 1749, (see p. 391). May November May 23, 1749, Prorogued Session, 391-394 p. 22, 1750, Prorogued and Adjourned Session, 395-398 p. 30, 1750, (see p. 399). September 26, 1750, Prorogued Session, p. 399. January December November May 10, 1751, Prorogued Session, 401–404 p. 27, 1751, Prorogued and Adjourned Session, 405–410 p. 29, 1751, 411-420 p. [Contains Act of Parliament for correction of calendar, p. 415.] 27, 1751, Prorogued Session, 421–424 p. 27, 1752, 425-430 p. [Contains Act of Parliament of November 14, 1751, p. 427.] 22, 1752, Prorogued Session, 431-432 p. 28, 1753, Prorogued and Adjourned Session, 433–438 p. 30, 1753, 439-443 p. September 5, 1753, Prorogued Session, 445–446 p. December 4, 1753, Prorogued Session, 447–452 p. 27, 1754, Prorogued Session, 453–460 p. March May October March May May October January March May 29, 1754, 461-462 p. 17, 1754, Adjourned Session, 463–467 p. September 24, 1755, Prorogued Session, p. 473. November April May October October January 26, 1756, (see p. 475).1 5, 1756, Prorogued and Adjourned Session, 475–476 p. 6, 1757, Prorogued Session, 477-480 p.2 30, 1757, Prorogued and Adjourned Session, 481-483 p. 23, 1757, Prorogued Session, 487-489 p. 4, 1758, Prorogued Session, p. 495. 3, 1759, Prorogued Session, 511-514 p. 1 Ford and Matthews "Bibliography of Laws of Mass. Bay," shows a session Oct. 26, 1748, a special session Sept. 5, 1755, a session Mar. 30, 1756 and a session Aug. 13, 1760. Part of the "Acts and Laws" of the prorogued session of January 6, 1757 are contained in the edition of 1759, at p. 411. ACTS OF PARLIAMENT. Also contained in this volume are the following Acts of Parliament: (Page 415) Act for regulating the commencement of the year, and for correcting the calendar, passed in 1751. (Page 427) Act for avoiding doubts relating to the attestation of wills passed in 1751. Charters and "Acts and Laws" of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, [Binder's Label " Perpetual Laws"]. "Printed by order of . . . the Governor, Council and Assembly." S. Kneeland, printer. 14+24+ (2) +679 p. Folio. [Title page imprint] Boston, 1759. Contains the Charter of King William and Queen Mary [1691]; also "The Explanatory Charter" granted by King George [1726]; and "Acts and Laws" from October 12, 1692, to May 28, 1760 inclusive, as in the volume previously noted. Appended are "Acts and Laws" of the following subsequent sessions: December 17, 1760, Prorogued Session, 392-396 p. Reprint. March May 25, 1761, Prorogued Session, 397–403 p. 27, 1761, 405-409 p. [Omitted Acts of January 6, 1757, p. 411.] November 12, 1761, Prorogued Session, 415-418 p. 13, 1762, Prorogued Session, 419-429 p. 14, 1762, Prorogued Session, 430–431 p. 26, 1762, 433-436 p. January April May September 8, 1762, Prorogued Session, 437-439 p. December 22, 1763, Prorogued Session, 451-455 p. [Contains Act of Parliament of 1733, p. 459; and Act of Parliament of 1764, p. 464.] October 18, 1764, Prorogued Session, 479–480 p. September 25, 1765, Prorogued Session, 499-500 p. May October January [Contains Acts of Parliament of 1766, pp. 507 and 517.] 27, 1767, 531-542 p. [Contains Act of Parliament, 7 Geo. III, p. 535.] December 30, 1767, Prorogued Session, 543-548 p. May May March 25, 1768, 549-560 p. [Contains Act of Parliament of 1767, p. 559.] 31, 1769, (see p. 561). 15, 1770, Prorogued Session, 561-568 p. May 30, 1770, (see p. 569).1 September 26, 1770, Prorogued Session, 569-575 p. 3, 1771, Prorogued Session, 577-589 p. April 11, 1772, Adjourned Session, 607–623 p. January 6, 1773, Prorogued Session, 625–642 p. May January May June 26, 1773, 643-650 p. 26, 1774, Prorogued Session, 651-666 p. 7, 1774, Adjourned Session, 667–679 p. [Contains Act of Parliament of 1774, p. 671.] ACTS OF PARLIAMENT. Also contained in this volume are the following Acts of Parliament: (Page 351) Act for regulating the commencement of the year and for correcting the calendar. Passed in 1750. [Reprinted.] (Page 459) Act for better securing and encouraging trade. Passed in 1733. (Page 464) Act for granting certain duties [" Stamp Act "]. Passed in 1764. (Page 507) Act repealing certain duties. Passed in 1766. (Page 517) Act indemnifying persons who incurred penalties. Passed in 1766. (Page 535) Act granting certain duties. Passed 7 George III. (Page 559) Act amendatory of Act repealing certain duties. Passed in 1767. (Page 671) Act for better regulating the government of the Province. Passed in 1774. "Temporary Acts and Laws of [the] . . . Province of the Massachusetts-Bay." 2 "Printed by order of . . . the Governour, Council and Assembly." Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green, printers. (2)+4+452 p. Folio. [Title page imprint] Boston, 1742. State Library of Massachusetts has an Act relating to the currency of Connecticut, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, being chap. II of the session, Mar. 15, 1770 (71) held at Cambridge; consisting of 1 leaf. Printed by Richard Draper and Green and Russell, Boston. 2 A temporary law was one whose life was declared in terms of years, or by other expression. When the Act contained no such expression of limitation it seems to have fallen within the class "perpetual laws." |