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

ne Give Offices, Jultces or the iSASe ia aiu' toA
every County Of the faid Province, and ihaii ana
NAV have, hold, and enjoy, aid the Powers ana
AUTHORITIES given to the Juaices of the Peace by
virtue of their Commi6ion, or by any Act OF the
General Court of the faid Province.
Aud qObeyea5, by an Az Of the General Court
of the hid Province, made in the Fourth Year.
Of he Reign Of their late Naieaies King W'D'am
and Queen .TIary, intiiuled, +" An Act tor regu'
I,r;no of Townihips. Choice of Town Othcers'
and Fitting forth their Power" the treeholders
and Inhabitants of the leverai Townihips, ratea-
HE At twenty Pounds ERate, are authori~eds to
aaenble together, in theMonth OF March IN every
Year mon Notice given by the Con0Gbe, or
G,ch other as the Select Men of the Town ihali
aDpoint. for the Choice of Select Men, Conita-
bIes. and other Officers and the treeholders ana
inhabitants are alto Empowered TO MAKE ana d
Gree apon fuch neceH:lry Rules, Orders, and Bye
laws, for the directing, managing and ordering
the prudential Aff.iIs, and TO annex Penalties
for the Non obervance Of the fame, not exceed
inc twenty Shillings for one Offence provided
they be not repugoant TO the 1eheral La"S "a
the faid Province
Apd rpbsyeas great Abufe has been made OF
the Power of calling luch Meetings, and the In
hahtan,s have, contrary to the Dehgn OF their
rn9tnt;on. been mi1led TO treat upon Matters OF
the mott general Concern, and to pals many dam
-rero,,. and unvarrantahle Refolves Fer Renee
Sv whereof. Be il enal7ed, That from and after
the
no Town Meeting filall be called by the Seset
Men. or at the Requett OF any Number OF free-
holders, without the leave of the Governor IN
Writing, expire fling the fpecialBuineis OF The ia'd
Meet;n9' era had and obtained, except the An
mai Meesing. in the Month of March, for the.
Cho;ca Of Sel,a Men, ConRables, and other Off
csrs and that no other Matter lhall be treated
IS AZ G,ch Meeting, except the Election OF their
aforec,;d Officers, nor at any other Meeting, ex-
cent the BuiineE expreIed in the Leave given by
A,I .vBrrsas, 10 purfuance of an A6t of Afem.
5Iv rs ,he iaid Province, made ia the Seventh
Year Of the Reign of William the Third, and
veiTta- -Aisa--ASss of AGembly, made in the Ele-
Grand asPetty, have been ufnalIy fummoned and
returned by the ConRables of the feveral Towns,
by virtue Of wrts or Warrants directed to them,
BY theClerks of the fevecal Courts requiring them
to sTemble the Inhabitants of the faid Towns, TO
chute itPerfons to ferve Jurors for flch Towns,
and to lnmmon and return fnch Perfous 70 cho-
fen which Practice of chufng Jurors, and re-
turning them, without the Intervention of the
Sheriff, has been found to be detrimental to the
Administration of Juflice; Be il therefore Enat7ed
by the Authority aforeiaid, That from and after
the
next eniung, 10 much OF the iaid ACTS Of
AfembIy, and of all other Laws now in force,
within the faid Province, as directs the Returns
of Juries to be made by the Conltables, by an E
lection of the Inhabitants of the leveral Towns,
fhall
and all Jurors, as well Grand as Petty, hall be re-
turned by the Sherifs of the fevera Counties, and
no otherwe and the JuRices of the Superior
Court of tn. faid Province, at convenient Time
before the Sitting of the Superior Court in every
County. and the Juitices of the Pcac: for every
Couary in the faid Province, at convenientTime
before tAe Sitting of the Quarter SelTon of fuch
County, ihalI iffue their Precepts or Warrants to
the Sheriff of hCounty for fuch feveralCourts
respectively to fummon, out of the FreehoIders
and Inhabitants of fuch County qualified to ferve
upon Juries, fuch Number of good and lawful
Men as luch Precept or Warrant ihall dreet, to
ferve upon the Grand Jury at fuch REFLECTIVE
Court and fuch Perfons 70 fummoned and re-
turned by the faid Sheriff. or fnch of them as fha