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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Philadelphia report on June 6 describes a bill altering the Massachusetts Bay Province constitution: Council chosen by King instead of House; judges, sheriffs, magistrates appointed by Governor and Council, removable by Governor alone; jury selection changed; only annual town meetings allowed.
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The Bill to alter the Constitution of the Province of Massachusetts Bay is in Substance as follows: The Council to be chosen no longer by the House of Representatives, as the Charter directs, but by the King in his Privy Council, and to subsist during his Majesty's Pleasure. The Judges, Sheriffs, and Magistrates, to be chosen by the Governour and Council, with a Power to the Governour to remove them without the Advice of his Council. The Manner of choosing the Jury is altered, and no Town Meeting to be held but the annual one.
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Province Of Massachusetts Bay
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June 6.
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The Bill to alter the Constitution of the Province of Massachusetts Bay is in Substance as follows: The Council to be chosen no longer by the House of Representatives, as the Charter directs, but by the King in his Privy Council, and to subsist during his Majesty's Pleasure. The Judges, Sheriffs, and Magistrates, to be chosen by the Governour and Council, with a Power to the Governour to remove them without the Advice of his Council. The Manner of choosing the Jury is altered, and no Town Meeting to be held but the annual one.