The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-07-15
Popular Talks ON Law

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The government which the Puritans
founded was democratic. All the
members Of the church met in general
assembly, and made the laws, until
1889, representative body was elect.
ed to take the place Of this popular
Legislature. Their governor was chos.
en- from their own number. In 1929
King Charles l. confirmed grant
made by the Plymouth company to
1.-The governor and company of the
Massachusetts Bay in New England"
and gave them powers Of government.
The charter gave power to elect annu-
ally governor, deputy governor and
eighteen assistants, Four "great and
general courts" were to be held every
year, to consist Of governor or deputy
the assistants and the freemen. These
courts were authorized to appoint such
officers as they should think proper,
and also to make such laws and Or
dinances rs to them should seem meet;
provided they were not contrary to the
laws of England. Its form was the
same as that of the Pilgrims at Plym-
outh-frst popular and finally repre-
sentative. This charter was declared
forfeited to the king in 1854, and in
1891, a second charter was granted
which continued in force down to the
Revolution, This second charter mer-
ged Plymouth, New Hampshire, Maine
and NOVA Scotia in Massachusetts,.
Name continued part Of Massachus-
etts, until 1t became state in 1920, |
and Massachusetts and Plymouth were
never separated. Discontinued Mass
Nchusetts planted three towns on the
Connecticut river, between 1884 and
1886, and. in 1889, these towns united
and adopted constitution called
"The fundamental orders Of Connect
cut" These three, with settlement
at New Haven, and others ON Long
Island Sound soon united in one col
onY under the name of New Haven.
They had no charter nor no title TO
their land; but in 1862, Charles II.
granted them charter, which re-
manned in force, save during five
years, for 1866 years. The people of
this colony, by the express words of
their charter, were entitled to the
privileges of natural-born subjects,
and invested with all the powers of
government, the only imitation being
that their laws should not be contrary
to those of England, So well were
the people satisfied with it, that Con.
neticut did not adopt constitution
until 17lS. Another onshoot from
Massachutts was Rhode Island, and as
in the last cases, the Rhode Island col
onists had, at first, no grants either of
land or power The Rhode Island
colonists We're Baptists, under the lead
of Roger Williams. They were driven
out of Massachusetts, colony in 1886,
one division of them founding Provi.
dence, and the other Rhode Island
plantation. In 1868, Charles IL. unit
cd them under the name of "Rhode
Island and Providence plantations,
and gave 1t powers of government
similar to those of the Connecticut
colonies. The Rhode Island charter
continued in force with but brief in
term, until l742, The colony of
New Hampshire, which became
royal colony in 1892, was founded by
Captain John Mason and Sir Ferdi.
nando Gorger, by grant Of the old
Plymouth colony in 1922. Their ter
ritory being between the Merrimac
and Kennebec rivers. Massachusetts
claimed this territory, and for the
most part the New Hampshire set.le-
mehts were subject to her government
until 1892.
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