. Bench and bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. rious times were as follows : Harrison Gray Otis, appointed March 16, 1814; William Minot, appointed March 2,1818; William Prescott, appointed April 21, 1818; Artemas Ward, appointed May 11,1819. An act to establish a Municipal Court in the Town of Boston waspassed March 4, 1800. The following are some of its provisions : Thatthere shall be holden within and for the Town of Boston, on the firstMonday of every month, by such learned, able and discreet person asthe governor shall appoint and commission pursuant to the constitu-tion, a court o
. Bench and bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. rious times were as follows : Harrison Gray Otis, appointed March 16, 1814; William Minot, appointed March 2,1818; William Prescott, appointed April 21, 1818; Artemas Ward, appointed May 11,1819. An act to establish a Municipal Court in the Town of Boston waspassed March 4, 1800. The following are some of its provisions : Thatthere shall be holden within and for the Town of Boston, on the firstMonday of every month, by such learned, able and discreet person asthe governor shall appoint and commission pursuant to the constitu-tion, a court of justice by the name of the Municipal Court for the Townof Boston ; that said court shall have full power to adjourn from day today and shall have cognizance of all crimes and offences committedwithin the town of Boston, which are now cognizable in theCourt ofGeneral Sessions of the Peace; and cognizance of all crimes and of-fences against the By-Laws of the said Town ; of frauds, deceits, mo-nopolies, forestalling, regrating, thefts aud
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