Massachusetts legislative history, 1915-1950 / by Anne Thomas. [1977?]

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Massachusetts legislative history, 1915-1950 / by Anne Thomas. [1977?]

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Research materials gathered by Ms. Thomas for the book, "Leading the Way: history of the Massachusetts General Court" by Cornelius Dalton, John Wirkkala and Anne Thomas.

278, 91 leaves ; 28 cm.

State Library of Massachusetts

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The Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay, chartered by the English Crown in 1629, sat as a General Court, which after the 1630 emigration to America became the government of the Massachusetts Bay colony. It consisted of colony freemen (company stockholders); and the governor, deputy governor, and assistants (magistrates) chosen by them. The latter group met separately as a Court of Assistants, but in 1634 its legislative powers were ceded to the General Court as a whole (Ma...