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... unless he was a public officer . 20s . a week was the penalty for violating either provision.1 In 1673 the power to permit a householder to take boarders was vested in the official representatives of the towns , the selectmen , 2 and ...
... unless he was a public officer . 20s . a week was the penalty for violating either provision.1 In 1673 the power to permit a householder to take boarders was vested in the official representatives of the towns , the selectmen , 2 and ...
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... unless by special permission . The head of each family licensed to keep boarders was re- quired to " observe the course , carriage , and behavior , of every such single person , whether he , or she walk diligently in a constant lawful ...
... unless by special permission . The head of each family licensed to keep boarders was re- quired to " observe the course , carriage , and behavior , of every such single person , whether he , or she walk diligently in a constant lawful ...
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... unless " known to be of an honest conversation . " " In this action the colony followed the example of Hart- ford , which , as early as January , 1638 ( 9 ) , limited the power of the townsmen or selectmen , " that they receive no new ...
... unless " known to be of an honest conversation . " " In this action the colony followed the example of Hart- ford , which , as early as January , 1638 ( 9 ) , limited the power of the townsmen or selectmen , " that they receive no new ...
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... accounted an inhabitant there , and shall not be sent back , or returned ( unless to some par- ticular person standing , and continuing in relation to receive , and provide as the case may require ) nor shall 27 ] 27 EARLY COLONIAL PERIOD.
... accounted an inhabitant there , and shall not be sent back , or returned ( unless to some par- ticular person standing , and continuing in relation to receive , and provide as the case may require ) nor shall 27 ] 27 EARLY COLONIAL PERIOD.
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... Unless so warned , a stranger became the lawful charge of a town by a residence therein of three months . ( 4 ) The court of assistants should order how strangers who had been warned be cared for . As compared with the New Haven law of ...
... Unless so warned , a stranger became the lawful charge of a town by a residence therein of three months . ( 4 ) The court of assistants should order how strangers who had been warned be cared for . As compared with the New Haven law of ...
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