Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-03-31
Gonmunmeaitb uf geagsachugrttg.


GummOnmeaitb of g9assucbusrtts.
"a f5: year Of osr Lor5 one s5oyf4sd eigJ; Baaae4
and Ak.
An act for preventing Public Stage
Plays, Interludes, and other The
atrical Entertainments in certain
cafes.
s,cr1 RE i sa1asi 5y tis -Ssnafs 1el
'' = II HUFF n Rs5rcCatative5 IL en-
syaI Court aglm6iei, and b. tie authority IF TIE
s1sat, That if any Perlon or Perlons lhaIi
hereafter ere6t or build any houle or other
building, for the purpofe of having the fame
ufed or improved for acting or carrying on
any Stage Play, Interlude, or other Theatrical
Entertainments, in any County, within this
Commonwealth, without the licence of the
Court Of General 3elions Of the Peace, for
fuch County, firit obtained, upon the appro-
baton Of the SeIectnen Of the town III which
the fame be intended, be lhall forfeit and pay
a FUN not exceeding Two Thoulaud Dollars,
for each and every offence, to Be recovered
by indictment, before the Supreme Judicial
Court, holden within and for the county in
which fuch offence ihall he committed, to the
ule Of heCOnrmonwealth.
SECT. 2. Be II fastbsy enae7et, i hat If any
perfon or perlohs, ihall hereafter, III any
County within this Commonwealth, for profit,
gain or other valuable confederation, let to
hire any houle or other building, or (uiier
any houle or other building in his or their
poiIeiIion, to be uled or improved for acting,
or carrying on for profit gain Or valuable
confederation, any Stage Plav, InteTlude, or
other Theatrical Entertainment, without the
hcence of the Court Of General SeiioDs Of The
Peace for fuch county, hrlt obtained upon
appreciation Of the Se!ectmen Of the town IL
which the fame be intended, he or they ihaIl
Forfeit a fun not exceeding Five Hundred
Dollars, for each and every time !uch houfe
or building ilIall be ID let to hire or fatfered
70 TO be uled or Improved, to he recovered
0y indictment before the Supreme JgdioiaI
ConrJ for the county in which fuch oaence
hhall &c comrnittel, TO the uie Of the Com
moEwealth.
SECT. 3. B. il f.rfB.r raafsk That If any
perlon or p.rions fhall hereafter, in any
ccantv within this Commonwealth, act or
carry on, or ailh il acting Or carrying on, for
croft, gain or valuable confederation, any
stage Play, lnterlude, or other Theatrical
Entertainment, in any houe or building, or
other place, without the liCence Of the Court
SF General Seih0us Of the Peace, for iUch
county irIt obtained, upoE the appreciation
OF the SeleCtInen OF the town in which the
Tame he intended, he or they fhall forfeit and
paw fun rot exceeding -Four Hundred
Dollars, . be recovered by indictmeRI befo1e
the Supreme Judicial Court, holden for the
county la which fuch offence flall be com
Asitted, to the ule of this Commonwealth.
SEcT. < 3 Il .fgi6ar enat.-A That fuch
Licences fiaIl c1ntinue and be in force for the
term Of one year from the tine of granting
the fame. and 10 longer, and upon the aPpro-
bslion Ct the >clectmen o. the town fuT the
time teing, may be 4nnua.ly renewed by the
Court Of General Se.I.Cns * tx Peace, for
iuch Ccan.y.
St6r, ). g. = fh's'sr ty54fs4, That this aa
ilitlI be IN Toess from -...5 sfter nc G, 4 day
=. is"e hrts- I'll not before.
iPplC. - March ~, 1905