The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-05-12


chufetts-Bay, in New England,
bv divers i'll ae6ed perons, the iubveriIon ef his
MaieRy's government, and to the u:ler Destruction
of the public peace, and good order OF the laid
Town in which connexions and lniuneetions GER
tain valuable cargoes of Teas, being the property OF
the Eat India Company, and on board certain VET
!. fcs lying within the bay or harbour OF Bolton, were
ie;zed and deffroyed And whereas, in the preient
condition of the faid town and harbour, the COM
merce ofhis Msjeays fubjeets cannot De lately car
ried on there nor the cufoms payable to MS Malei
~ duly collected and II is therefore exPedlent thar
the officers of his Majeys Cuftoms hould be forth
with removed from the faid town May it pleafe
your Maieay that it may be enacted; and be It
enacted by the Kings mott excellent Majety, by and
win the advice and content of the Lords iPlritual
and temporal, and commons in this Preient Parlia-
ment aHembled, and by the authority OF the lame,
That from and after the FIRST DAY OF JUNE,
One thou(and ieven hundred and feventy-four, it
fnall not be lawful for any perlon or perons what
foever to ade put cauie or procure to be laden
or put off from any quay, wharf, or other place,
within the faid town of Bottom, or IN or upon any
part of the ihore of the bay, commonly called the
harbour OF Boia0n, between sertsip headland
point called N AHANT POlN t, on the EAT
tern fide of the entrance into the fad bay, and
certain other headland or point called AL ID r
TON POI Mt, on the welern ilde OF the en-
trance into the faid bay, in or upon any lland,
creek, landing place, bank, or other place, within
the faid bay or headlands, into any ihp, veilcl.
lighter, boat, bottom, any goods, wares, or mer
chandife whatfoever, TO be fanfPorted or carried
into any other country, province, place whatfo-
ever or into any other part of the fad province of
the Mahachuietts Bay, in New;Eagland or to take
up, difcharge, or lay land, or cauie or procure
20 be taken up, discharged, or laid on land, within
the aid town, ia or upon any OF the places aore
faid out Of any boat, lighter, lhiP, veae, or bot
tom, any goods, wares, or mercbandie whanoever,
to be brought from any other country, province or
place, any other part ofthe faid province of the
MaHachuletts- Bay, inNew England, upon pain of the
forfeiture of the fad goods, wares, and merchandise,
and of the (ad boat, lighter, ihip, veel, or other
bottom into which the fame hall be put, out of
which the fame fha be taken, and Of the guns, am
munition, tackle furniture and flores, in or belong
in5 ,othe lame fa.Sa if any lucb goods, wares, or
merchandise. lall, within the Iaiafown, or IN any
,he places aforeiaid be laden or taken In from the
ore into any barge, hoy, lighter, wherry, or boat,
TO be carried on board any ihiP or veite outward
bound to any other country or province, or other
parl of the aid province Of the Mafashutetts Bay,
Ia New.England. or be laden or taken into iuch
barge hoy, lighter, wherry; or boat, from or out OF
any chip or veiIel coma0g IN and striving iron any
other country or province or other part OF the fad
province of the MsHachuleys Bay, in New-England,
idch barge, hoy, lighter, whery, or boat, hall be
forfeited and loft.
And be it further enacted by the authority afore-
faid, That if any whar6nger, or keeper OF any
wharf, crane, or quay, their Servants, or any OF
them, ihalI take up or land or knowingly iafer to
be taken up orlanded, hhl lhiP off, or fufer to
be wasrborne, at from any of their faid wAarfs,
cranes, or quays, and fuch goods wares, or mer-
chandile; in every fuch cafe, all and every iuch
whs'fnger, and keeper of iuch wharf; crane, or