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

ABILL, eutirnld, Sn &c 7 for fbs Jesr regulating
fbt G9vrnmeut Of fbs Prsvncs Of tbs Maaehuictts-Bay,
ia North-Amerca.
WHEREAS BY letters patent under the peas sr2i
wv of England, ade in the third year OF the reign OF
their late Maiefies King William and Queen Mary, Tor
uniting erecting, and incorporating, the evera colonies,
territories and tracts Of land therein mentioned, into
real province, BY the name of their Mes province Of the
Maaachuletts-Bay, in New-England whereby i was,
amonvf ohes things, ordained and eaablhed, That the
Governor of the fd province houd, from hencefoIh, be
appointed and commonaied by their Meaes, their heirs
and cccors II however granted and ordained that,
from the expiration Of the term for and during which the
eight and twenty perons named in the ad letters patent
we're appointed 70 be the irit Councillors, Aanss,
the Governor for the ad province, for the time being the
aforciad number of eight and twenty Councillors, or At
tants oud YEARLY once in every year, for thereafter,
Sc, BY the General Court or Aasmbly, newly chOien.
And whereas the aid method Of eeeng fuch Councillors
or Aiants be vecd with the everal powers, authors
ties and privileges therein mentioned although cnformabe
70 the practice Heretofore uied in iuch Of the colonies there
BY united in which the appointment Of the REFLECTIVE Co
yernors had been seed in the General Courts Acmbhes
of the laid colonies, hath, BY repeated experience, beeA
found to be extremely i'll adapted to the plan OF government,
eaabed in the province OF the Maachuetts-Bay By the
d letters patent hecnbeOre mentioned, and hath been
70 far from contributing the attainment OF the good ends
and purpo thereby intended, and the promoting Of the
internal welfare, peace and good government Of the d
proynce or TO the maintenance Of the u determination to
and conformity with the laws Of CreztBtan that the
manner Of execGng the powers authorities, and privileges
aorefad by the perons 20 annually elected, hath, for fome
time part been luch As had the mott manea tendency to
obfru and in great meaiu defeat the execution Of the
laws, TO weaken the attachment Of his Majeys we-df
pofed fubieds in the ad province TO his Moys govern
nent, and to encourage the diipoied among them to
uroceed even to acts Of direct rehance to, and defiance Of
bis Maeys authority And il hath accordingly happened,
hat an open reance the execution Of the laws hath
tuay taken place in the town Of Bottom, and the neighbour
hood thereof within the faid province.
And whereas il is, under theie circumaanees become
aboutey nere, in order to the preaton Of the peace
and good order of the d province, the protection Of his
Maeys we-dfpofed ubes therein rehdenk, the CONT
nnance Of the mutual benefits aring from the eonnerce
and cOnepondeRce between this Kingdom and the fad
vince and the maintaining Of the dependence Of The fd
province upon the and parliament Of Great Britain,
that the d method Of annually eeng the Councillors or
ARanrs Of the fid province oald longer oe iured
to continue, but that the appointment Of the fad coan
lor or Aants fhonld hencefoth Be put upon the like
footing as IS eabhed in fueh other OF his Mzeays colo
MES or plantations in America, the Governors whereof
appointed by his Msey common, under the great fezl
Of Great Britain Be IL therefore enaed by the Kings
m excellent Maeay, by and with the advice and eoifsnt