[7] SEC. 7. Be it further ordained, That the Ci Treasurer shall make up his annual accounts to the thirtieth April; and the Financial year shall henceforth begin on t first day of May, and end on the thirtieth day of April in ea year.

[8] SEC. 8. Be it further ordained, That from and aft the commencement of the next municipal year, an ordinand of the City Council made and passed on the second day August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundre and twenty-four, entitled "An ordinance establishing a syste of accountability in the expenditures of the City ;" and anoth ordinance, made and passed on the twelfth day of May, in th year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-fiv entitled, "An ordinance in addition to, and to amend an ord nance entitled an ordinance establishing a system of accounta bility in the expenditures of the City," shall cease to operat and the same, from and after the commencement of the sai next municipal year, are hereby repealed, provided, tha nothing contained in this ordinance shall impair the validity o effect of any bond or bonds given by the Auditor of Account to the City.

[1] Actions in favor of, or | against the town of Boston to be brought in the County of Norfolk.

[2] Sheriff of Suffolk and deputies authorised to serve precepts.

[3] Actions may be brought in Counties of Norfolk, Middlesex or Essex.

[4] Coroner of Suffolk may serve precepts in actions between the Sheriff and town.

[5] Freeholders in Suffolk to appraise real estate in actions between the town and others.

[6] Actions commenced by the City may be brought in the County of Suffolk, unless the Defendant shall otherwise elect. [7] Penalties under the acts

relating to gun powder, wooden
buildings, or to secure against
fire may be recovered by action
of the case.

[8] Interest from inhabitan
cy not to disqualify acting as a
magistrate, officer or juror.
[9] Repealing clause.

[10] Actions brought by
Mayor or Chief Engineer un-
der the act of June 11, 1828,
(see 6 &c.) to be prosecuted by
their successors.

[11] Actions brought by Mayor or Engineer may be in the name of the City.

[12] Actions brought by Treasurer of towns, &c. on bonds, to be in their own names.

-Treasurers to prosecute actions commenced by their predecessors.

An Act regulating the commencement of certain actions, in which the Inhabitants of the town of Boston, in the County of Suffolk, shall be a party. [Passed June 10, 1808.]

[1] SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That all actions to be commenced hereafter, wherein the inhabitants of the town of Boston, in the County of Suffolk, in their corporate capacity, shall sue, or be sued, and which cannot now by law be brought in any other county than the County of Suffolk, may and shall be brought in the County of Norfolk, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

[2] SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Sheriff of the County of Suffolk, or his deputy, be, and hereby he is au

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thorized to serve and execute within the said County of Su folk, all writs and precepts to the said Sheriff, or his deput legally directed, wherein the said inhabitants of the town. Boston may be a party, notwithstanding the said Sheriff or h deputy may be an inhabitant of said town.

An Act in addition to an act, entitled, "An act regulating t commencement of certain actions, in which the Inhabitan of the town of Boston, in the County of Suffolk, shall be party." [Passed Feb. 13, 1816.]

[3] SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the ar thority of the same, That all actions to be commenced herea ter, wherein the inhabitants of the town of Boston, in the Cour ty of Suffolk, in their corporate capacity, shall sue or be sued may be instituted and prosecuted in either of the Counties Norfolk, Middlesex, or Essex, any thing in a law to which th in addition to the contrary notwithstanding.

[4] SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That any Coroner the County of Suffolk be, and he hereby is authorized to serv and execute all writs and precepts to him directed, wherei the inhabitants of the town of Boston shall sue or be sued, b the Sheriff of said county, or either of his deputies, notwith standing said Coroner may be an inhabitant of said town.

[5] SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That whenever a execution which has been issued on the judgment of any Cour within this Commonwealth, in which judgment, the inhabitant of said town of Boston, shall be a party, shall be in th hands of an officer having authority to serve the same, an said officer shall be directed to extend the said execution o real estate of the debtor, situated in the said town of Boston then the said officer shall cause three discreet men, being free holders in said County of Suffolk, to be chosen and swor to appraise such real estate, in the manner prescribed in the second section of an act of this Commonwealth, passed th seventeenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, and entitled "An act, direct ing the issuing, extending, and serving of Executions," and the appraisement so made, shall be valid, notwithstanding the ap praisers so chosen, or any of them, may be an inhabitant o said town.

An Act in further addition to an Act, entitled "An Act regulating the commencement of certain actions, in which the Inhabitants of the town of Boston, in the County of Suffolk, shall be a party. [Passed June 11, 1828.]

[6] SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That all actions hereafter commenced by the City of Boston, may be commenced and instituted, in the County of Suffolk, and be made returnable before any Court in the said County, proper to try the same, and therein may be prosecuted to final judgment and execution, in the same manner as other suits are therein commenced and prosecuted, unless the defendant or tenant in any such action shall state, in writing, to the Court, at the first term thereof, after such action is entered, or at the time of his entering his appearance, but before he shall plead in such action, that he is desirous of having the cause removed to some other county, in which case the Court wherein the same action is pending, shall order the same to be removed, and thereupon, it shall be the duty of the attorney for the City of Boston, to enter the said action, at the next term of any Court proper to try the same, in either of the Counties of Norfolk, Essex, or Middlesex, at his election, giving notice to the defendant or tenant, or his attorney, of the Court wherein the same shall be entered, and filing a certified copy of the writ, and officers return thereon, and order of removal, in the said Court; and thereupon the said Court, shall have jurisdiction over the said action, and all proceedings may be had, all attachments of real and personal estate, all bail bonds, and all depositions returned or taken for any such action, shall have force and effect, in the same manner as if the said action had been originally returnable in the Court to which it is removed: Provided, however, that if the said City of Boston shall prevail in said suit, no more costs shall be taxed for it, than if said action had been originally commenced in the county whereto it is so removed.

[7] SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That any of the penalties or forfeitures provided for the violation of any of the acts regulating the storage, safe keeping or transportation of gunpowder, within the town of Boston, or to any of the acts to secure the town of Boston, against fire, or to regulate the building with wood, within the town of Boston, or to provide for the erection of two story wooden buildings in the City of Boston, may be sued for, and recovered, by action of the case, in the

County of Suffolk in the name of the Mavor of the City of

the City of Boston, as well as by indictment or information i the modes prescribed in the several laws now in force Pro vided, however, that on the statement in writing of any de fendant in such action to the Court, at the first term thereo after such action is entered, that he is desirous of having th cause removed to some other county, the Court wherein th same action is pending, shall order the same to be removed and thereupon the same proceedings shall be had, and to th same force and effect in all respects, as for other causes of ac tion, provided for by the foregoing section of this act.

[8] SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That no person sha be disqualified from acting as a Magistrate, officer or juror, i any such action, in either of the foregoing sections provided by reason of any interest that he may have, as an inhabitant o the City of Boston, in such suit, or in any money or other pro perty to be thereby recovered.

[9] SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That all the provision of any acts now in force, inconsistent with the foregoing, be and they are hereby repealed.

An Act in further addition to an Act, entitled "An act regu lating the commencement of certain actions, in which the Inhabitants of the town of Boston, in the County of Suffolk shall be a party." [Passed Feb. 28, 1829.]

[10] SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the au thority of the same, That in case of the decease, resignation or removal from office, of the Mayor of the City of Boston during the pendency of any suit brought in his name, by virtue of an Act passed June eleventh, eighteen hundred and twentyeight, the said suit shall not abate thereby, but upon a suggestion thereof to the Court in which such suit shall be pending, the successor and successors in office of the said Mayor shall be permitted to come in and prosecute such suit to final judgment and execution, in his and their names, in like manner as if the suit had originally been commenced by such successor; and in case of the decease, resignation or removal from office of the Chief Engineer of the City of Boston, during the pendency of any suit brought in his name, by virtue of the Act aforesaid, the said suit shall not abate thereby, but may in like manner, be prosecuted by the successor and successors in office of the said Chief Engineer, to final judgment and execution.