Excerpt from Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts, for the Year 1898: Together With the Constitution, the Messages of the Governor, List of the Civil Government, Tables Showing Changes in the Statutes, Changes of Names of Persons, Etc The end of the institution, maintenance, and a(iministra Objects of tion of government, is to secure the existence of the body mmmem' politic, to protect it, and to furnish the individuals who compose it with the power of enjoying in safety and tran quillity their natural rights, and the blessings of life: and whenever these great objects are not obtained, the people have a right. To alter the government, and to take meas ures necessary for their safety, prosperity, and happiness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.