The by-laws and orders of the town of Boston, passed at several legal town meetings, and duly approved by the Court of Sessions : together with rules and orders passed by the selectmen, the rules and regulations of the Board of Health. Also, sundry laws of the Commonwealth, and other important information relating to the town of Boston / published under the direction of the selectmen.

  • Boston (Mass.)
Date:
1818
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The by-laws and orders of the town of Boston, passed at several legal town meetings, and duly approved by the Court of Sessions : together with rules and orders passed by the selectmen, the rules and regulations of the Board of Health. Also, sundry laws of the Commonwealth, and other important information relating to the town of Boston / published under the direction of the selectmen. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    LAW TO REGULATE THE CONDUCT OF PERSONS IN THE STREETS—PASSED MAY 22d, 1801. Foot-bcdi) throwing of stones and snow-ballsfor- bidden, JT is hereby ordered, That whosoever shall, at any time hereafter, use the exercise of playing or kicking of foot-ball, or shall be guilty of throwing of stones or snow-balis, within any of the streets, lanes or alleys of this town, shall forfeit and pay the sum of Fifty Vents for every offence, to be paid by each offender respectively ; which fine or penalty shall be paid, where any offender herein shall happen to be under age, by the parent or guardian of any such offender. Gaming forbidden. And it is further ordered, That no person or persons shall presume to game or play, for any money or other thing, at any sort of game, with dice, cards, pawpaws, coppers, cents or half-pence or with any other coin or thing whatever, in any of the streets, lanes, alleys, or in any of the market places, or any of the wharves of this town, on pain of forfeiting for each and every offence the sum of Fifty Cents. Firing of gims forbidden. It is hereby ordered. That no person shall fire or discharge any gun or pistol from any top of any house, or in any of the streets, wharves, lanes, alleys, yards, pastures, gar-