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Catalog Number |
001.002.021 |
Object Name |
Record, Judicial |
Scope & Content |
This is a document appointing Thomas D. Connolly a justice of the peace. "To all to whom these presents shall come. Greeting: Know ye, that we confiding in the ability, doscretion and integrity of Thomas D. Connolly of Beverly in our county of Essex do hereby, by our governor, with the advice and consent of our council, assign, constitute and appoint him, the said Thomas D. Connolly to be one of our justices of the peace within and for the commonwealth, for and during the term of seven years from the date of thse presents if he shall so long behave himself well in the said office. And do hereby authorize and enjoin him, the said Thomas D. Connolly to keep and cause to be kept the laws and ordniances made for the good of the peace, and for the conservation of the same, and for the quiet, rule and government of our citizens and subjects, and to execute and perform all the powers and duties which, by our laws, appertain to the said office, so long as he shal hold the same by virtue of these presents. Witness, his Excellency, David J. Walsh, our governor and our great seal hereunto affixed at Boston, this twentieth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the one hundred and thirty-ninth. By his Excellency the governor with the advice and consent of the council." It is signed by Albert Laugty the secretary of the Commonwealth. On the other side of the paper, there is a statement that Thomas D. Connolly took the oath of office and witnesses signed it. There are also excerpts from chapters 18 and 210 of the Revised Laws. |
Dates of Creation |
20 January 1915 |
Title |
Thomas D. Connolly Appointment to be Justice of the Peace |
People |
Oliv, William M. Connolly, Thomas D. Crane, W. Murray |
Search Terms |
Justice of the Peace Oath Commonwealth of Massachusetts Governor |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Accession number |
001.002 |
Date |
20 January 1915 |
Year Range from |
1901 |