The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-07-15
FRIDAY, july IS, 1874.

ether peron, o. perions, in the actual eviec and employ
Of bis Malefy, a. aforciad.
a And Be il further enatsea by the authority aorsiad,
that al Marriages ia his MseRys id plantations al be
performed In eoniequence of license from tbs Governor
where fuch Marriage a be celebrated for which cencc
the fun Of twenty pounds ha be paid, and and
that all Marriage had without ch licenee, a be void in
law to every intent and paspols whatever.
s. And be IL further enaded, that the birth Of every
male child, che FUN Of fifteen pounds, and the birth OF
ha be paid the Governor Of the colony plantations 10
which lnrh children Gall be born.
6. And be IL further enacted BY the authority aorelaa,
that the birth Of every baard child in any fhis Ma
eys ad plantations, the ium Of fifty pounds ferng mo-
ney hal be paid BY the sbe nch baard child, to the
Governor where eh baard child fha happen to be born,
and that 10 cafe any peon, a hsrsash either with ma
lice, PEetsnes othes kill or defoy any child or chill
dssn iuch killing or derOyng hall not henceOrth be
deemed audgd to BE murder in any court eoufts nor
ha fueh killing h punhsd IN any way o.. manner what
ever.
?. Provided always, and il is hereby further enaeed,
thar nothing in this act al extend TO make any uch kill
ling legal juabe, IL the child 20 killed desrcyed,
be above the age of twelve months, but that every ipch
killing and deasoying al be punihed heretofore, any
ching in this at to the contrary any wife Notwithstanding
5. And be il further enaesd BY the authority aforsiad,
that from and after the day of
10 the year upon tbe exportation Of each and every
barrel Of Flour from any OF his Msys d piantaIions %
any port on place beyond fess duty Of fer ngs erlng
all be paid che euom-houie Of the REFLECTIVE colony,
from which fueh -four ihal be 70 ihiPped Of exported
g. And be IL further enacted, that on the expectation OF
any rgbsa rom his MseFys id plantations 70 any port
place beyond the fea, duty Of fzvo zg' hsElng per
1B hal be Paidas aforelaid for every quantity which
be % hpped or sporfeds And that ifany peon ihall
any wheat our -four contrary 70 the directions Of this
a all feh wheat flour, together with the hip IN which
II Is exported i afofead, a be esed ana forfeited % the
ule ii Is MsieiiY and sonssmitu m auy o ma Majska
ssrss admiralty where iuch yeI a happen BE fsiz
ed as afolciaid.
TO- Provided always and be il further enatled that
any fach -four o. wheat which ha be exported any
of his Mscays d plantations, and carried to any port of
Britain, with degn re-hp the fame to any other
port ct place beyond the ea there hal be allowed upon every
barrel Of -four 70 rs-hppsd, bounty oftwc hing and tx
pence aehing, and for every buheI Of wheat bounty Of
one ihing hcrling.
II. And be i further enaled BY the authority afoFs-
d, thar the dnes impoed BY this a hal be applied to-
wards gofng rsverse the better to en65 bis s 20 build
,s and to fariss the ame and to fdppot and mhinEin
uch regular and Handing amy IN the fad flariafsns, q
a be efficient 70 enforce the eWEfiss Of al uch aes Of
the ByG parliament, already paea, OF may here
after be paiad, relative to the iad Amvitaa fasais.