The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-11-24
THE Treafurer of the Province. aswell


6o fenfe of Dusy 20 the Public, as from FnendihP
. =. Sh. az the fcyeral Counties, hereby calls upon ten
forthwith to bring into the ealr Each rHefr
M,ray As they have in their hands and isen further
SUM. foon as they a receive any BY Virtue or Execu-
s;ors which i. has faed sgsn divs Csfabe' or Cesl
nor;tbaanng any advice they have received to the
eo,trary from any Boli Of Men, who cannot legally eonos
h however numerous or respectable they ay be- asithey
S avoid ineuing the penalties Of the PrOinisf S0fHfs
af lath of CEoR the Ill in that Gals mass ano pro-
ded The Paragraphs Of the SsGfaie run thus, lie ur-
tbe, enaeed That all EAeeatons that fa DC ued BY the
povnce Treaurer aganit any conable Colsetor as
aorad a be made returnabe and sl be returned ae-
g cOrnek together whe Monies he has or may receive
g thseon ff anvil into tie Treaiurers Ohiee within Tx
Months from the Day of the Date OF laid Eseeunoh' on
&c Penalty Of eighteen per Cent. per Annnm
And be il further enacted, Thar all executions that
h,v, ben or may be hereafter ed BY the Treasurer or
Receiver General again any conabls or Collector which
g b,v. been or may be delivered the Sheriff OF any County
g within the Province and the Conhaoe or SoneetoI
aeainh whom the fame hath been or fhal Dc nsued' do
make default in Payment ct the whole Sum OF uen Exc
80 c,ion in feh Cafe the Sheriff al return fad Execute
81 on into the Trsarsrs Office within fix Months from ts
Date of fad Execuds with his Doings thereon on re-
50 nslty Of Twenty Pounds .a.t. <,s... 4
However the SHrnIvvs may aatter themfsves THAT
om the prssnt State s Government they may eissps WITH
mpunity, YET the Time may GENE when all LSse, man nave
h, ali Operation, when it will not avail them % plead the
.r.,s s and give the refolutions Of aay Bedn Of MIN
inferior in Dignity and power the Crsa and CsnOA NJ
Grbk, .ffbs Pyo1ine fpesa Matter OF Evidence, and
that the fame was done in punuanse and BY the HS'SS'
thereof -. q
But i the fsvety Of the avV will have no 'aoenee upon
hem. thew ought e conGder that they have respectively
sworn That they zl truly acqsf at the Ireaiu'y' al
,Hoie Of ,shom they sl any Thing receive Of hh Sees
Debts in which Pcblc- Taxes are isslodsd tey beng pc
cialIy granted to his Meiyey.
TIE C.rAabs Of thu evsrsl Towns u tbs PysvEes who
ara ColleSion Of Public Taxes, hereby ao remimsd
that they ire Sworn" That they will faithfully and Win
What Coed rhsy can, eols and levy al fueh Fines Rates
Aarehts and Sums Of Money fOr which they hall have
cisnt Warrants according % Law, rendering an Account
hereof and paying ia the .ns according TO tbs y
F' eTfsaay- oass, the 3ra odcbsD l714. =
81 The Treafurer in addition TO the above,
eebv informs the dsingusnt and ss,s Of Publs
Mes that he a wary bon s his warrants Of drrs' a.
them sad shas no receipts they may PEcdues TO se
sHrRrrrs from Hssy Gsvds~, E, will oPera's to ana
slcbnCs Of the debts tksy Psveb 10 the PEoviseh
notwithstanding any aaranee they may have 10 the contrary
no not having any legal conuona power TO reeeve ns
I ubc monies granted his NASTY. When that gen
iemah mai have the Iufzgss ef BoTH GevsEss ans @s
approved of by his ExcELLENar as Kseavsr Gss'e inc
II Collectors Of public taxes may account With him with naey
BUT at great f0s any prudent naa