The Colonial Laws of New York from the Year 1664 to the Revolution ...J.B. Lyon, state printer, 1894 - Law |
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Act Entituled afore Aldermen and Commonalty appointed Assessed Assessors Authority aforesaid Bills of Credit Chapter Charges Chattles City and County City of Albany Collectors Colony Commissioners Constable County of Albany Court of Record day of July Discharge Dutchess County Duty Effectual Entituled an Act Esq'r Excellency the Governour Excise ffarmers forfeitures further Enacted Generall Assembly Governour Council Heirs and Successors hereafter hereby Enacted hereby required Highways hundred and twenty hundred pounds Indian Inhabitants Justices Lands late Majestys Reign Lawfull Levyed Livingston & Smith Lord one thousand manner aforesaid Mayor Aldermen Mayor Recorder mentioned Act mony Oath Offenders Officer Oswego paid Passed Peace Penalty pence Person or Persons Precinct printed in Bradford Province Publick purposes whatsoever Queens County recovered respective Roads Schaack Severall Shillings Six pence Slaves Sums of money therein mentioned thereof Thomas Dongan thousand Seven hundred Town Mannor Treasurer Ulster County unto Vessel Virtue Warrant WHEREAS York
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Page 825 - An Act for the further Security of His Majesty's Person, and Gov"ernment, and the Succession of the Crown in the Heirs of the late Princess Sophia, " being Protestants ; and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended Prince of "Wales, and his open and secret Abettors...
Page 802 - ... he or they may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence.
Page 813 - Esq'r passed this present Session shall be paid and discharged out of that Fund; All the Residue of the Money that shall arise from thence forward until the First Day of December which will be in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty Seven by Virtue of the said Act shall be and hereby is applied for and towards the Encouragement of such School Master as aforesaid.
Page 999 - ... by the oath of one or more credible witness or witnesses, before any Court of Justiciary, or any one or more Justices...
Page 61 - Parliament in England, in the first year of the reign of their late Majesties King William and Queen Mary, intituled An Act declaring the rights and liberties of the Subject and settling the Succession of the Crown...
Page 477 - Person who will sue for the same, by Action of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, in any of His Majesty's Courts of Record at the Four Courts, Dublin, and not elsewhere, in which no Essoign, Protection, or Wager of Law, nor more than One Imparlance, shall be allowed...
Page 579 - York, and their successors, that the mayor, recorder, aldermen, and assistants of the said city for the time being, or the mayor, recorder, and any three or more of the aldermen, and any three or more of the assistants, for the time being...
Page 590 - Kish his Heirs and Assigns forever. TO BE HOLDEN of Us our Heirs and Successors...
Page 582 - ... majority of voices of the inhabitants of each ward and that the high constable be appointed by the mayor of the said city for the time being and that the chamberlain shall be yearly chosen on the said feast day in the...
Page 944 - July in the year of our LORD CHRIST, One Thousand, Seven Hundred and Sixty one and in the First year of our Reign.