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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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On the last Saturday, the Lieutenant Governor prorogued the Great and General Court of the Province of Massachusetts Bay until Wednesday, July 20 next, after signing consent to twelve engrossed bills covering finances, troop reimbursements, land affairs, Boston rebuilding, and county establishments.
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An Act to empower William Bollan, and John Pownall, Esqs. to receive such Sums of Money as have been allowed to the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, out of the Grant made by the Parliament of Great Britain, for the Expences incurred by the respective Provinces in North-America, in the Levying, Cloathing, and Pay of the Troops raised in the Year One Thousand seven Hundred and fifty eight.
An Act empowering William Bollan, Esq; and in case he is prevented, by Sickness or Death, Barlow Trecothick, Esq; to receive the Sum which is or shall be allowed to the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, out of the Sum of Two Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling, granted by the Parliament of Great-Britain, for the Expence incurred by the respective Provinces in North America, in the levying, cloathing, and Pay of the Troops raised by the same, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand seven Hundred and fifty-nine.
An Act for granting the Sum of Three Hundred Pounds; For the support of His Honor the Lieut. Governor and Commander in Chief.
An Act for supplying the Treasury with the Sum of One Hundred and Eight Thousand Pounds, to be thence issued for discharging the Publick Debts, and drawing the same into the Treasury again.
An Act to supply the Treasury with the Sum of Seventy Thousand two Hundred and fourteen Pounds.
An Act for apportioning and assessing the Sum of Ninety-Seven Thousand three Hundred and forty five Pounds thirteen Shillings, &c.
An Act to continue the Loan of Three Thousand five Hundred Pounds in the Town of Boston.
An Act to authorize and empower Benjamin Pratt, John Worthington, and Joseph Hawley, Esqs. to transact certain Affairs of this Province respecting the unappropriated Lands in the Western Part thereof.
An Act for the better rebuilding that Part of the Town of Boston, which was laid waste by the late Fire; and for preventing Fire in that Town for the future.
An Act for the more easy Division and Distribution of intestate Estates.
An Act in Addition to an Act intitled, An Act for the better Regulating the Choice of Petit Jurors.
An Act for erecting and establishing two new Counties in the Easterly Part of the County of York. One of the Counties, whereof Pownalborough is the Shire-Town, by the Name of Lincoln. The other, whereof Falmouth is the Shire-Town, by the Name of Cumberland.
An Act for reviving and continuing sundry Laws that are expired or near expiring.
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Province Of The Massachusetts Bay
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Last Saturday ... Unto Wednesday The 20th Of July Next
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His Honor the Lieut. Governor prorogued the Great and General Court or Assembly unto Wednesday the 20th of July next, having signed consent to the enacting of twelve engrossed bills concerning troop reimbursements, provincial finances, land transactions, Boston rebuilding, estate division, jurors, new counties, and law continuations.