The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-07-21

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WIN hmsas q tie PEsSiEt s TBS EalaShufetts-Bay,
III TtI Amsriea.
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v nthat all Geriffs may be the better informed Of
Arnbns qualified to ferve juries az the hyperion
ST judicature courts Of aiiize, general goal delivery,
lkfons Of the peace, and inferior court Of common
r. kiihn the ad province; be further enacted BY the
Il - afoflaid, that the confables OF the repeetve
Mn sthn the counties of the faid province, ha
neral leons ofthe peace be hodepfer each coun
D. no. after the month Of September in yehuPon the
@ sy of the fad feons, return and deliver the uRees
PtAl open court, @ in writing the names
ndphees Of abode all Peens within the REFLECTIVE towns
Which they ee, or the driets thereof quaed to ierve
pon uresvh their titles and additions between the age OF
he ssa twehy years. and the age Differently years which
H,Aa1ees, or any Of them, at the lad icn in the
- live ccunties, a cauie be delivered duplicate Of
lit, BY the clerk of the peace Of every county,
toe heris or their deputies, within ten days after fuch
Ma and eaule each OF the fad Lifts to DC iay entered
Xuxs Operate book the clerk ofthe peace to be BY him
kb{4rd and kept for that pupoe among the records q
h "a court and no fheif iha impannel return any
cnl or perons ierve upon any grand jury or petit jury
in any OF the laid that iha not be named
ne itioned in fuchllas respectively AID to Preyent
uc of iuce through the neglect ofconabes OF to make
III nj ,runs of perions qualified 70 fee ures, as ID and
ths a is dresed, the clerks ofthe peace ofthe fad ie
l COUNTIES are hereby required ana commanded, twenty
u a leaf next before the month Of September yearly, 10
ii tthproept or warrants under their Iepetve hands
ils 20 the reflective eonfables Of the ieyeral towns
hiul the iad REFLECTIVE counties, requiring them, and
~ dfthsm 20 make uch return Of pernn qualified 70
on sures as hereby respectively direfed and every
ole fiInR az any time tomake ard deliver fuchTeturn
kh4LAioes in open court, as aforeiad, fa forfeit and
urEke penalty of FIVE pounds erlng to his maIeAy and
lars 10 be recovered by bill, plant, or intOFmaon
ns - zQrd any OF the courts aforead and m order
the concs may be the better enabled 10 make COM
ee Its of all perfons qualhed to hrve ures, the
abes Of the veral fha have free liberty at all fea
Unable times, upon requeR by them made any officer or
lEczs who halave 10 his or their cuiOdy any book
couns of the reehoders OF inhabitants
ktn UGH REFLECTIVE towns to inlPeet the fame and tske
om thence the names Of uch 7efons qualified 70 icrse
fes dwelling within the REFLECTIVE for which uch
arctic be given in and returned pwiuant 60 this a aPd
W. ia the month Of September yearly, and every year,
N two or moe Sasdd5 FIX apon the door Of the chuIeh,
VEL, and every other public place of religious ~orihIP,
ntheir refpstve precincts, true and exact lt Of Al
q lt,fons intended be retuned to the faid general
Is Of tile peace, as qualified to ieve juries cfPec
purfuant to the directions Of this act and leave,
hsne tine, adupIieate of iioh lin, With the town
Of tie faidp place, to be persd BY the fTcehoders and
bTants thereof the end that notice may Be given OF
On duly qualified who omitted, OF Of periens inherited
Shake, who ought to be omitted out oileh hits and
al and may b. awful and for the ufioe at the gene
sons of the place to which the laid IFS iha be
ID upon due eloof made before them, OF aay peron
bns duly qualified 70 lerse jures, beng omitted
UGH liifs, or Of any perton or PeTions beng ~
II therein WHO ought to have been omitted, TO
lr. his their name or names TO DC inherited or
N TX our, as the cafe may require And in cafe any
d. ih wlfuy omit out OF iueh liz any peron or per-
AID whole rare OF names ought be inherited, q iha
Nkly njet any peron perons who ought to be omit
1every conaahle 70 offending all, for every peron 70
~ It'd or inherited In uch lit, contrary the true intent
" meaning ofthis aa be fined by the aid juc-s in the
general fefiOns Of the peace, in the fun of forty
W Egs f.iling.
lei always and Be it enacted BY the authority aore-
el< cafe default hall time hsreaferb be made,
Kae cOntabIes, to return lifs Of Perions
&C re On jures within any Of the fad towns, to
uzHd igneraI friions of the peace then, and in
RI ind may be lawful for the 1enf Of the
peopl Fifch default hal be made e iurnmon and
with iieourts afofeiaid or any Of them, iuch and
rrsfaenswellng in fuch towns or tie difritfs
Rlta 70 erve on iuries, as he hall think fr 70
MsA 4 fuch REFLECTIVE courts any thing herein
hoRk -lntrary fhereofin any-wile notwithstanding.
andjuether enacted by the authority zforcIaid, 4
REions Of any perion, to ierve upon any the
t3x7 court, any Of them, haI be made BY
apr any other perfon, ten days at the Leaf before
oliof every fuch court and in cafe any jurors, 70
IA 6kond, be abient from the ufual place Of his hsb-
- in, khe time of iuch luminous, notice of lUch FUN
s1ibe given, BY leaving note in writing, under the
9th fherff OF peron, containing the contents there
at tldweling- hO0fe Of ihch juror, with fome Pcnon
lbitit in the fame,
rovEd always a1dhe it further enacted BY the authority
efsd that in CAFE efficient number Perfons qui-
II to i've on uries fa appear at the faid courts,
~ Of ten, to perform the fevice Of grand fst juror,
r, and in fucK CAFE, It hall be lawful fer the laid
"A h toiate ri5 % pfseept to the hsri, resrrns him
Hlumn 6fsient number Ofother Pencns qualified to
eos <nies, Immediately appear atfoeh couft, tOhll
nplete the number Jurors 20 ierye - fpch cosIt
- ions ne hereby TequTed to appssx and fays as
aid courts sescrdnsig--
Rnnhsf ehseed hy the sushority afmMsds that
faIl ferv as Juror, az any Of the fsid courts,