Scope and Content: St 1762-63, c 24 (Feb. 24, 1763) established bonds for court clerks of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay to ensure responsible maintenance of court records; bonds of Superior Court clerks were to be delivered to the provincial treasurer. –St 1782, c 9 (July 3, 1782) established the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and allowed the justices to appoint clerks, who were to be duly sworn.  St 1786, c 57 (Feb. 16, 1787) required such clerks to post bond to the state treasurer, to ensure the proper keeping and indexing of court records. –Per St 1796, c 95 (Mar. 11, 1797), clerks for the Court of Common Pleas were also appointed to service the records of the Supreme Judicial Court sessions in their respective counties.  They were to be appointed by that court and were required to post bond with the treasurer. –St 1811, c 8 (June 18, 1811) provided for appointment of court clerks by the governor and council, requiring them to post bond to the treasurer.  St 1830, c 129 (Mar. 19, 1831) again put clerk appointments with the justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, not specifying bonding requirements.
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