[6–78] [Act to Establish the Legality of Certain Taxes, 1776.] In the Year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and seventy six Colony of New Hampshire Seal An Act to remove any Doubts that have, or may arise concerning the Legality of any Taxes granted by the late Congress for this Colony; and to enforce the payment of Taxes in future. Whereas Doubts have arisen about the Legality of the Taxes granted by the late Congress, or Congresses for this Colony; and about the legal Method of collecting & levying the same, and of other Taxes in future; to remove which, and to direct what legal method shall be pursued for collecting and levying Taxes for the future. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives for this Colony in General Court assembled That all Taxes heretofore granted by any Congress for this Colony, shall be and hereby are declared good and legal: And That the several Constables, Collectors of Taxes in their Respective Towns and Parishes or the Treasurer of this Colony for the time being, are hereby required and directed to take use & pursue the same Method for the collecting and levying of any such Taxes or any other Taxes that may be legally assessed in future, as the Laws of this Colony provide and direct for the collecting and levying of Taxes within the same. Provided nevertheless that all Warrants or Processes for the collecting and levying any Taxes for the future shall be made to conform in Stile to the Law of this Colony directing what Stile shall be used under the present form of Government thereof: And that all Warrants and Processes for the collecting or levying of Taxes that have been herefore issued according to the form of Law Used & practiced in this Colony shall be good. and valid notwithstanding any thing herein contained.— In the House of Representatives June 25th 1776. The foregoing bill having been read three Times Voted That it pass to be Enacted P White SpeakerIn Council June 28th 1776 This Bill read a Third Time voted That the same be Enacted E Thompson Secry [6-79] M Weare President [Vote of the House to emit "Twenty Thousand one hundred & Sixty pounds Lawful Money upon the Credit of this Colony for the use & Service thereof," July 3, 1776. — ED.] [6-80] [Justices of the Peace for Rockingham County, 1776.] A List of the Justices of the Peace in & for the County of Rockingham as they are Entered in the General Commission of the Peace bearing date the fourth day of July Anno Domini One thousand Seven hundred and Seventy Six. Colony of New Hampshire Rockingham ss Exeter Febry 1 1776 The Honble Phillips White Esq' was Sworn as Judge of the Probate &c for the County of Rockingham before the Honble M Weare & N Emery Commissioners Eodm die Wm Parker Jn' Esq' was Sworn as Register of the Probate &c for the County of Rockingham before M Weare, P White & N Emery Commiss Colony of and The Sworn as June 12th 1776. The Honble Meshech Weare Esq' was Sworn as Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature for the New Hampshire before P White & N Emery Commiss's Honble Matthew Thornton & John Wentworth Esq's were Justices of Said Court before M Weare, P White & N Emery Commissrs June 19th 1776. Deacon Samuel Brooks was Sworn as Recorder of Deeds &c for the County of Rockingham before M Weare & N Emery Esq's Commissrs July 4th 1776. Dr Joshua Bracket was Sworn as Judge of the Court Maritime for the Colony of New Hampshire - before M Weare & N Emery Esq's Commissrs [6-81] [Justices in the State of New Hampshire.] Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature The Honble Meshech Weare Esq' Matthew Thornton Esq' Leverit Hubbard Esq & John Wentworth Esq' George King Esq' Clerk Sam" Livermore Esq' Attorney Gen' Nichs Gilman Treas Ebenezer Thompson & Wyseman Clgett Esq's Special Justices of sd Court Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Rockingham — Noah Emery Esq' Clark John Parker Esq Shireff Philips White Esq' Judge of Probate Inferior Court for the County of Strafford. the Hon George Ffrost Otis Baker Moses Carr Esqrs Justices Ebenezer Thompson Esq' Clerk Ichabod Rollings Esq' Judge of probate John Wentworth Jr Esq' Register Thomas W Waldron Esq' Recorder of Deeds Thoms W Waldron Esq' County Treas Inferior Court for the County of Hillsborough The Honble Jonathan Lovewell James Underwood Timothy Farrer Jeremiah Page Esq Justices Robert Fletcher Esq' Clerk Matthew Patten Esq' Judge of Probate Jonathan Blanchard Esq' Rigester Nahum Baldwin Esq' Treasurer for ye County Moses Kelly Esq' Sheriff Inferior Court for the County of Cheshire The Honble Samuel Ashley Benja Bellows Samuel Chase Benja Giles Esqrs Justices Enoch Hale Esq' Sheriff Thomas Sparhawk Esq Judge of Probate Ichabod Fisher Esq' Register Thomas Sparhawk Esq' County Treasurer Inferior Court for the County of Grafton. The Honble John Hurd Esq' Bezaleel Woodard Esq John Hurd Esq' Register of Deeds. Justices of the Peace Throughout the State The Honble The Members of Council & Judges of the Superior Court & Wisemen Clagget Esquires Justices of the Peace for the County of Rockingham Hunkin Wentworth Samuel Penhallow, William Weeks, Richard Downing, Benjamin Rowe, and Philips White Esqrs John Dudley, David Gilman, Noah Emery, William Parker Jun', Samuel Dudley, Richard Bartlett, Samuel Emerson, Nathan Bachelder, Josiah Gage, Timothy Walker Jun', Jeremiah Clough, Archelaus Moore, Samuel Moore, Robert Wilson, Ebenezer Stevens, Samuel Little, John McClary, Nicholas White, Joseph Welch, Timothy Ladd, James Betten, Benjamin Butler, David Lawrance, William Moore, John Webster, John Leavitt, Samuel Hale, Woodbury Langdon, Mark Wiggin, Josiah Adams, Samuel Philbrick Geo Gains Justices of the Peace for the County of Strafford Ichabod Rawlings, Ebenezer Smith, Daniel Beede, Joseph Senter, Thomas Persons, Joseph Sias, Solomon Emerson, Simeon Deerborn, John Wentworth Jun', Valentine Mathes, William Chamberlin, Hercules Mooney, John Tasker, John Garland, Stephen Evans, Otis Baker, John Plummer, George Ffrost Moses Carr Hercules Mooney Esqrs Justices of the Peace for the County of Hillsborough Matthew Patten, Jonathan Lovewell, Jeremiah Page, Timothy Farrer, Henery Gerish, Moses Nickols, James Underwood, Isaac Andrews, Joseph Bean, George Jackman, Joshua Bayley, Francis Blood |