Warning Out in New EnglandThis right to exclude, or "warn out", was exercised frequently. Some towns only warned out persons they thought likely to become a charge, others automatically warned out any and all newcomers |
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Act was passed Acts and Laws admission of inhabitants admitted an inhabitant Articles of Confederation become chargeable Colony of Connecticut Connecticut Colony consent Constable contrary County Court depart the town dwell England England towns exceeding ten stripes follows forfeit and pay frankpledge further enacted gain a legal generall give notice granted Hampshire Hartford Town hath haue hereby History house or land Jacob Benton John leave legal settlement liberty Massachusetts p'sons person or persons person warned Plymouth Plymouth Colony PLYMOUTH TOWNS poor practised province pson record shows remove reside Rhode Island RHODE ISLAND COLONY Rockingham sajd save the town secure the town Select selectmen sell sent settled Settlement Act settlers shillings statutes Stranger or transient therein three months town meeting town or place Town Records Township townsmen transient Person twenty shillings unless such person unto Vermont vnto warned to depart Warning given warrant Week
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Page 16 - Warwick and others, to the number of forty noblemen, knights and gentlemen, by the name 'of the Council established at Plymouth in the county of Devon, for the planting, ruling and governing of New England in America...
Page 81 - That no person shall set up or establish in this state any school, academy, or literary institution, for the instruction or education of colored persons who are not inhabitants of this state...
Page 100 - It is ordered that none shall be received as inhabitants or freemen, to build or plant upon the Island, but such as shall be received in by the consent of the body, and do submit to the government that is or shall be established according to the word of God.
Page 64 - God ; wch choise shall be made by all that are admitted freemen and haue taken the Oath of Fidellity, and doe cohabitte wthin this Jurisdiction, (hauing beene admitted Inhabitants by the maior prt of the Towne wherein they Hue,) or the mayor prte of such as shall be then prsent.
Page 81 - Whereas, attempts have been made to establish literary institutions in this State for the instruction of colored persons belonging to other States and countries, which would tend to the great increase of the colored population of the State, and therefore to the injury of the people...
Page 99 - We, whose names are here under-written, being desirous to inhabit in the town of Providence, do promise to submit ourselves, in active or passive obedience, to all such orders or agreements as shall be made for public good of the body, in an orderly way, by the major consent of the present inhabitants, masters of families, incorporated together into a township, and such others whom they shall admit unto the same, only in civil things...
Page 76 - warrant under their hands, directed to either of the constables ' of said town, to order said person to be conveyed to the State
Page 106 - Be it enacted, and It is hereby enacted by the Representatives of the Freemen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and by the authority of the same...
Page 73 - AN ACT in addition to and alteration of an act entitled " An act laying a duty on imported salt, granting a bounty on pickled fish exported, and allowances to certain vessels employed in the fisheries.