Chap. 0003 an act to prevent the disturbance given the general court by the passing of coaches, chaises, carts, trucks and other carriages by the province court-house.
Forasmuch as the noise occasioned by the passing of coaches, chaises, carts, trucks and other carriages on the south and north side of the courthouse, in King Street in Boston, gives great interruption to the debates and proceedings of the general court in the time of their sitting; for preventing of which for the future,-
Be it enacted by the Governour, Council and House of Bepresent-[atQves,
[6ect. 1.] That an iron chain be properly fix[t]['cZ] to a post to be set in the ground within six feet of the south-west corner of the house late in the possession of Samuel Rand, deceased, on the north side of the said court-house, and that the said chain be extended across the street, at four feet distance from the pavements in the nighest place, and fast[e]ned by a lock, to a post to be set in the ground within six feet of the north-west corner of the said court-house ; and that one other iron chain be in like manner fix[t][VZ] to a post to be set in the ground within six feet of the south-west corner of the said court-house; and that the said chain be extended across the street at four feet in heighth from the pavement, at least, and fast[e]nod by a lock to another post to be set in the ground within six feet of the buildings opposite to the said south-west corner ; and that the doorkeeper of this court be and hereby is directed, from day to day, during the sitting of this court, to extend and fix the said chains across the said street, there to be continued until[l] the adjournment of the same from time to time; and upon the adjournment, the said doorkeeper is directed to take away the said chain.
[Sect. 2.J This act to continue and be in force for the space of one year from the publication, and no longer. [Passed June 23 ; published July 1.