Colony of Rhode-Island, &c. In General Assembly, May session, 1776 : An act repealing an act intituled, "An act for the more effectual securing to His Majesty the allegiance of his subjects in this his colony and dominion of Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations;" and altering the form of commissions, of all writs and processes in the courts, and of the oaths prescribed by law.

Author/creator Rhode Island
Other author Rhode Island
Format Electronic
Publication Info[Providence] : [Printed by John Carter], [1776]
Description1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 42 x 27 cm
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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Uniform titleAct repealing an act intituled, "An act for more effectual securing to His Majesty
SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 15056. ^A478749
General noteThe act which was repealed did not actually prescribe allegiance to the King; it empowered colony officials to "tender the oaths of allegiance and abjuration unto" persons suspected of disloyalty to the King.The repeal was nonetheless considered a revocation of allegiance to George III, and the date of its passage is a legal holiday in Rhode Island. Cf. Lovejoy, D.S. R.I. politics and the American Revolution (1958), p. 220.
General noteImprint supplied by Alden.
References Evans 15056
References Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 661
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 15056).
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Other titleAct repealing an act intituled, "An act for the more effectual securing to His Majesty ...

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