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|Text=<p>". . . no Person shall use the Exercise of playing or Kicking of Foot-ball, or the Exercise of Bat-and-Ball, or Cricket . . . within the Body of this Town, under a Penalty of One Shilling and Six Pence."</p> | |Text=<p>". . . no Person shall use the Exercise of playing or Kicking of Foot-ball, or the Exercise of Bat-and-Ball, or Cricket . . . within the Body of this Town, under a Penalty of One Shilling and Six Pence."</p> | ||
<p>By-Laws and Orders of the town of Salem MA, July 26, 1762.</p> | <p>By-Laws and Orders of the town of Salem MA, July 26, 1762.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p><em>Essex Gazette</em>, | |Sources=<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">December 13, 1768, </span><em><span style="font-size: medium;">The Essex Gazette</span></em><span style="font-size: medium;"> (Salem, MA), Volume 1, Issue 20, p. 81. </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;"> </span></p> | ||
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(“Following is an Extract of the By-Laws and ORDERS of the Town of Salem, of the 26</span><sup><span style="font-size: small;">th</span></sup><span style="font-size: medium;"> of July, A.D. 1762, approved by His Majesty’s Court of General Sessions of the Peace holden at said SALEM in the same month, and now published by Order of the Select-Men, viz.)</span></span></p> | |||
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(Detailed source received from Brian Turner, 8/31/2014.)<br /></span></span></p> | |||
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|Comment=<p>Brian Turner, 8/31/2014, notes that the wording of this order could by taken to mean that the game itself was seen as a form of cricket, and was not a distinct game. </p> | |Comment=<p>Brian Turner, 8/31/2014, notes that the wording of this order could by taken to mean that the game itself was seen as a form of cricket, and was not a distinct game. </p> | ||
|Submitted by=Richard Hershberger | |Submitted by=Richard Hershberger | ||
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Salem MA Ordinance Outlaws Bat-and-Ball, Cricket
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| City/State/Country: | Salem, MA, US |
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| Game | Cricket, Bat-and-BallCricket, Bat-and-Ball |
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| Text | ". . . no Person shall use the Exercise of playing or Kicking of Foot-ball, or the Exercise of Bat-and-Ball, or Cricket . . . within the Body of this Town, under a Penalty of One Shilling and Six Pence." By-Laws and Orders of the town of Salem MA, July 26, 1762. |
| Sources | December 13, 1768, The Essex Gazette (Salem, MA), Volume 1, Issue 20, p. 81. (“Following is an Extract of the By-Laws and ORDERS of the Town of Salem, of the 26th of July, A.D. 1762, approved by His Majesty’s Court of General Sessions of the Peace holden at said SALEM in the same month, and now published by Order of the Select-Men, viz.) (Detailed source received from Brian Turner, 8/31/2014.)
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| Comment | Brian Turner, 8/31/2014, notes that the wording of this order could by taken to mean that the game itself was seen as a form of cricket, and was not a distinct game. Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Submission Note | Posted to 19CBB on July 30, 2007 |
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1762.2 Salem MA Ordinance Outlaws Bat-and-Ball, Cricket"
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