The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-06-09

E~.e n land
and Ar kAance, by open Force to the kxecution OF
d bI,,c Aes of Parliament, hath been iufered TO
LAQ. Mace uncontrolled and unpunrihed, m)eh-
= Marie of His MaieRys Authority, and to the utter
ridge ..lhver6on of all lawful Government
Y S 6sd qvbsrsaS in the preient diordsred State
lRENof the faid Province, II IS OF the utmon ImPor
M ~ rance 70 the general Glare thereof and 10 tibet
III Re Establishment of lawful Authority tSroug hout
I, Iec ,be Came that neither the Mag lrates acting in
he oJ Su,,ort of the Laws nor any OF His Majeays
--1 Subjects aiding and afliiinS them therein, or. in
toI .he SuppreGon OF Riots aud lumults, RATED in
Ma CnnoGtion TO the Execution oil the Laws and
ms y Statutes of this Realm, hould be discouraged
:. .,' from the proper Ditch De OF rher Duty BY an
II Annrebenion, that in Gale al their being queait
s oned for any Acts done therein, they may be liable
70 he brought TO Trial for the fame: before Per-
fons who do not acknowledge the Validity of the
- avs in the Execution whereof or theAuthority
nS5oa Of III. Magiarate in the support Vi wAom luch
i d Aes had been done
= Il In order therefore to remove every iuch Diff
Corn enlargement from the Minds OF Ills MaeGys
the ub;eSfs. and to induce them upon all proper
N locations to exert themievss in Support Of the
yet sublick Peace of the Province, and Of the Au.
: N thority of the King and Parliament of Great
- III Britain over the fame BE IL enaffed by theKngs
Mofl Excellent Majety, by aud with the Advice
Dbcs and Content of the Lords Spiritual and Tempo
---iraI, and Commons, 10 this prelent Parliament
GOD aiIsmbled, and by the Authority of the fame,
apprebThat if at any Time, within the Space of
for ahYe ears from aud after the any Bill or
!, OriBilIs of Indictment ihall be found againf any
SOW. sSs Perion for Murther, other capital Offence in
theProyince of theHdaQaebajefh Bay, and ii 1slf
(appear by Information given upon Oath to the
5(sovernor or in his Abence 20 the Lieutenant
TIA nC;overnor, of the faid Province that the fat
II Slvas committed by the Perlon indicted, while ne
- ,vas either in the Execution of his Duty as Ma
81 e. n. connre(ion of Riots or IN the
e and lSuoport of the Laws of Revenue, or that be
Is>vas aeng in his Duty as Officer OF Revenue,
lssS or aaing under the Direction and Order 81 any
~ Magiarate for the Suppreilon ct Riots or tor the
~ carving into EtEed the Laws OF Revenue, or
aiding and alGting in any of the PurPoies atore-
faid and if it lha alto aPpear,to disqualification
of the faid Governor or Lieutenant Governor ref
y peSvey, that an Indifferent Trial cannot be had
within the iaid Province, in that Cafe it fhal and
= NAV be lawful for the Governor or Lieutenant
c Governor to direct, that the indictment ihail DC
ys tried in fome other OF his MajeRys Colonies OF
\ in Great Britain, and for that Purpole to order
y the Perlon indicted to be fent under iuiiicient
VI CuRody to the Place appointed for his Trial !;
ri and that there may be no Failure of Julice from
Il the want of Evidence in fuch Cafes, It HAL ana
may be lawful for the Governor, or IN his Abience
n the Lieutenant Governor, to lette and afieis a
. II 5rea(ouabe Sum to be allowed for the ExPences
na 1pf uch WitneGes the Proecutor, or thePeron
j. Indicted, fhall de6re to be ummoned which sum
Aes halt be advanced by the Commdionsrs OF HIS
- Maiefy's Cufoms, to the Witneis who, upon
~ the Receipt thereof, ihall into Recogni-
!. a. rance before Judge of the Superior Court to
~ appear and give Evidence upon the Trial Ct iuch
w Indictment
= Iind be it further Enafed, That the Governor,
Il or in his Ablence the Lieutenant Governor, IT
FL ne lha direct the Trial to be had in any other
y of His Majeay's Colonies, fhall tranfmit the In
diefment, together with the Reccgnzances OF the
WitneAes, under the Seal of the Province, to the
:. kiA Governcr OF fnch other Colony who ihall in
Y Al mediatey iGue CommiiIion of Oyer and Ter
e miner and deliver cauie to be delivered the
hon, aid Indictment. with the aid Recognzances, to
ens Chief Juce, and fuch other Perons as have