Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of MassachusettsSecretary of the Commonwealth., 1879 - Law |
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act shall take ACT TO AMEND acts inconsistent aforesaid annually appointed Approved April Approved February Approved March April 16 April 25 April 30 April 9 assessed Chap chapter one hundred chapter two hundred city of Boston clerk commissioners of prisons Commonwealth compensation Convicted corporation district court dred duties eighteen hundred election enacted expenses February 28 fifty dollars five hundred dollars follows governor and council hereby amended hereby repealed Hoosac Tunnel house of correction house of representatives hundred and fifty hundred and seventy-nine land legislature March 21 ment paid Pardon granted passage payment person prison for women purpose Railroad Company receive a salary Resolved Salem SECTION six hundred standing justice standing laws Suffolk County sum not exceeding Superior Court supreme judicial court take effect thereof thousand dollars three hundred tion treasurer trustees vacancy vote voters Ward Worcester Worcester County
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Page 375 - Wisdom, and knowledge, as well as virtue, diffused generally among the body of the people, being necessary for the preservation of their rights and liberties; and as these depend on spreading the opportunities and advantages of education in the various parts of the country, and among the different orders of the people, it shall be the duty of legislatures and magistrates, in all future periods of this commonwealth, to cherish the interests of literature and the sciences, and all seminaries of them;...
Page 351 - is a social compact by which the whole people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good.
Page 633 - Every husband, wife, child, parent, guardian, employer or other person, who shall be injured in person or property, or means of support, by any intoxicated person, or in consequence of the intoxication, habitual or otherwise, of any person...
Page 357 - It is essential to the preservation of the rights of every individual, his life, liberty, property and character, that there be an impartial interpretation of the laws, and administration of justice. It is the right of every citizen to be tried by judges as free, impartial and independent as the lot of humanity will admit.
Page 375 - College; provided, that nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the legislature of this commonwealth from making such alterations in the government of the said university, as shall be conducive to its advantage, and the interest of the republic of letters, in as full a manner as might have been done by the legislature of the late Province of the Massachusetts Bay.
Page 368 - THE power of pardoning offences, except such as persons may be convicted of before the Senate by an impeachment of the House, shall be in the Governor, by and with the advice of Council: But no charter of pardon, granted by the Governor, with advice of the Council, before conviction, shall avail the party pleading the same, notwithstanding any general or particular expressions contained therein, descriptive of the offence, or offences intended to be pardoned.
Page 355 - A frequent recurrence to the fundamental principles of the constitution, and a constant adherence to those of piety, justice, moderation, temperance, industry, and frugality, are absolutely necessary to preserve the advantages of liberty, and to maintain a free government.
Page 367 - ... to take and surprise, by all ways and means whatsoever, all and every such person or persons, with their ships, arms, ammunition and other goods, as shall, in a hostile manner, invade, or attempt the invading, conquering, or annoying this Commonwealth...
Page 351 - We, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the great Legislator of the universe, in affording us, in the course of His providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence, or surprise, of entering into an original, explicit, and solemn compact with each other; and of .forming a new constitution of civil government, for ourselves and posterity ; and devoutly imploring His direction in so interesting a design...
Page 363 - Their judgment, however, shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold or enjoy any place of honor, trust, or profit, under this Commonwealth : But the party, so convicted, shall be, nevertheless, liable to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment, according to the laws of the land.