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... statute law , and by the enactments of the town - meeting . Highways are maintained by taxes levied on real and personal property , and by a poll - tax of two dollars , exacted from every able - bodied citizen between the ages of twenty ...
... statute law , and by the enactments of the town - meeting . Highways are maintained by taxes levied on real and personal property , and by a poll - tax of two dollars , exacted from every able - bodied citizen between the ages of twenty ...
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... statutes as " villages " and " cities . " A minimum popu- lation of three hundred , occupying territory not more than two square miles in extent , may , by popular vote , become incorpo- rated as a " village , " under provisions of the ...
... statutes as " villages " and " cities . " A minimum popu- lation of three hundred , occupying territory not more than two square miles in extent , may , by popular vote , become incorpo- rated as a " village , " under provisions of the ...
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... statutes of the State . They manage the city's finances , appropriating money , levying taxes , and borrowing money- though the city's total indebtedness may never exceed five per cent . of its assessed valuation . Their authority ...
... statutes of the State . They manage the city's finances , appropriating money , levying taxes , and borrowing money- though the city's total indebtedness may never exceed five per cent . of its assessed valuation . Their authority ...
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... Statutes of the Realm , 22 Charles II . ch . 12 , § 10 , for fines imposed . In case the labor required by statute was not sufficient to complete all necessary repairs , a tax could be imposed to defray the expense of finish- ing the ...
... Statutes of the Realm , 22 Charles II . ch . 12 , § 10 , for fines imposed . In case the labor required by statute was not sufficient to complete all necessary repairs , a tax could be imposed to defray the expense of finish- ing the ...
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... statutes of the mother country , of the period immediately preceding the Puritan migration , shows that the custom of enforcing attendance upon church services 1 Blood . History of Temple , N. H. , 66 p . 87 . 2 In the town of Salem ...
... statutes of the mother country , of the period immediately preceding the Puritan migration , shows that the custom of enforcing attendance upon church services 1 Blood . History of Temple , N. H. , 66 p . 87 . 2 In the town of Salem ...
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Page 9 - And whereas the ministers of the Gospel are, by their profession, dedicated to the service of God and the care .of souls, and ought not to be diverted from the great duties of their functions...
Page 32 - One part of his dress only remains, but it is too remarkable to be suppressed; it was a brass ring, resembling a dog's collar, but without any opening, and soldered fast round his neck, so loose as to form no impediment to his breathing, yet so tight as to be incapable of being removed, excepting by the use of the file. On this singular gorget was engraved in Saxon characters, an inscription of the following purport:—" Gurth, the son of Beowulph, is the born thrall of Cedric of Rotherwood.
Page 1 - To BE HELD of us our Heirs and Successors as of our Manor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in free and Common Soccage and not in Capite or by Knights Service.
Page 4 - ... considering what manner of men are for the most part put into these offices, it is perhaps very well that they are generally kept in ignorance.
Page 28 - ... a large Roman P. together with the first letter of the name of the parish or place whereof such poor person is an inhabitant, cut either in red or blue cloth...
Page 16 - They assemble by beat of drum, each with his musket or firelock, in front of the captain's door ; they have their cloaks on and place themselves in order, three abreast, and are led by a sergeant without beat of drum. Behind comes the Governor, in a long robe ; beside him, on the right hand, comes the preacher with his cloak on, and on the left hand the captain with his side arms and cloak on, and with a small cane in his hand, — and so they march in good order, and each sets his arms down near...
Page 17 - In his Planter's Plea, he tells the plain, unvarnished truth about the colonial establishment of Massachusetts. He says some of the adventurers desired to continue their attempt at a plantation ; that they sent over more cattle to encourage the old planters and to attract others ; they conferred with some gentlemen of London and persuaded them to take stock in the enterprise. "The business came to agitation afresh." Some approved it and others dissuaded. The matter was common talk in London and was...