1784 ch. 72. Chap. 31. 1811 ch. 137. Actions in the be tried in sue as hereto fore. more of the justices of the Supreme Judicial Court may or can do, any law, usage, or custom to the contrary notwithstanding [June 23, 1812.] An ACT in addition to an Act, entitled, " An Act for dividing the County of Hampshire and erecting and forming the Southerly Part thereof into a separate County, by the name of Hampden." SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That until the General Court shall otherwise order, all appeals from any judgments rendered at any Circuit Court of Common Pleas within the county of Hampden shall be heard and tried at the Supreme Judicial Court to be holden at Northampton, in the county of Hampshire, in the same manner as if the Act to which this is an addition had not passed. And the Supreme Judicial Court to be holden at Northampton in the county of Hampshire shall be holden as well for the county of Hampden as for the counties of Hampshire and Franklin, and shall from time to time have the same jurisdiction, power and authority for the trial of all actions civil and criminal, the causes whereof have arisen or shall arise within the body of the county of Hampden, and to hear and determine all other matters and things arisen or which shall arise within the body of the said county of Hampden, as if the same actions, matters and things had arisen within the body of the county of Hampshire. SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That the clerk of the juVenires to is- dicial courts for the county of Hampshire whenever he shall issue venires for any grand or traverse jurors to attend the Supreme Judicial Courts to be holden at Northampton, within the county of Hampshire, and for the counties of Hampshire, Hampden, and Franklin, shall be governed by the division into jury districts already made, until a new division into districts is made of the three counties aforesaid. [June 23, 1812.] Further add. act-1812 ch. 70. Chap. 32. Banks to pay a tax to the Commonwealth. Repealed1813 ch. 190. Penalty for neglect. An ACT imposing a Tax on the Banks within this Commonwealth. SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Generol Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That the corporation of each and every bank within this Commonwealth, which shall be in operation on the first Monday of October next, and all such incorporations which may after that time come into operation, shall, within ten days next after each and every semiannual dividend, which shall be made by the said corporations respectively, after the said first day of October next, pay to the treasurer of this Commonwealth, for the use of the same, a tax of the one half of one per cent. on the amount of the original stock, which shall at the time of such dividend have been actually paid by the stockholders in the respective corporations into their respective banks. SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That if any bank shall neglect to pay the said tax for the space of thirty days, after the same shall become due, it shall be the duty of the treasurer to issue a warrant of distress, directed to the sheriff of the county, in which such bank is situated, or his deputy, commanding them to levy and collect the sum due from the estate and effects of such bank, which warrant shall be in the same form (mutatis mutandis) as warrants of distress against delinquent sheriffs are by law directed to be issued. [June 23, 1812.] Add. acts— 1813 ch. 190: 1814 ch. 50. · An ACT to continue in force an Act, entitled, "An Act to establish a Bank in this Chap. 33. 1783 ch. 25. 1791 ch. 65. Massachusetts SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That an Act entitled, "An Act to establish a Bank in this State, Bank continu and to incorporate the subscribers thereto," shall continue in ed conditionforce until the first day of October, which will be in the year ally. of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one; also that an Act, entitled, "An Act in addition to an Act, entitled, an Act to establish a Bank in this State, and to incorporate the subscribers thereto," shall continue in force until the said first day of October: Provided the president and directors of said bank, with the consent of the major part of the stockholders in number and value, shall within three months make, execute and deposit in the office of the Secretary of this Commonwealth an act or agreement, signifying the assent of the corporation to this act, and releasing and surrendering all their right and claim to all privileges or immunities as a banking company or otherwise, from and after the said first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one. And if said president and directors shall fail to deposit such act or agreement in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the act before mentioned, entitled, "An Act to establish a Bank in this State, and to incorporate the subscribers thereto," and also the Act in addition thereto, shall be, and hereby is repealed, from and after the first day of March next. monwealth. SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said corporation, from To pay a tax and after the first Monday of October next, shall pay by way to the Comof tax to the Treasurer of this Commonwealth, for the use of the same, within ten days after each semi-annual dividend, the half of one per cent. on the amount of the stock which shall at the time of said dividend have been actually paid in. Provided Proviso. however, that the same tax, payable in manner aforesaid, shall be required by the Legislature of all banks that shall be hereafter incorporated within this Commonwealth, from and after the said first Monday of October. [June 23, 1812.] An ACT to incorporate the President, Directors and Company of the Boston Bank. Chap. 34. [June 23, 1812.] Seventh section repealed-1817 ch. 75. Capital stock redu ced-1816 ch. 89. An ACT to incorporate the President, Directors and Company of the Bath Bank. Chap. 35. [June 23, 1812.] An ACT to incorporate the President, Directors and Company of the Worcester Chap. 36. An ACT to incorporate the President, Directors and Company of the Cumberland Chap. 37. Bank. [June 23, 1812.] Capital stock reduced-1815 ch. 100. An Act to incorporate the President, Directors and Company of the Union Bank. Chap. 33. [June 23, 1812.] Seventh section repealed-1817 ch. 75. An Act to incorporate the President, Directors and Company of the Phoenix Bank. Chap. 35. [June 23, 1812.] Authorized to increase the capital stock-1817 ch. 158. Chap. 40. Chap. 41. Chap. 42. An Act to incorporate the President, Directors and Company of the Salem Bank. [June 23, 1812.] An ACT to incorporate the President, Directors and Company of the Beverly Bank. [June 23, 1812.] Add. act-1814 ch. 94. An ACT to incorporate the President, Directors and Company of the Marblehead Chap. 43. Chap. 44. Chap. 45. Chap. 46. Chap. 47. Chap. 48. Chap. 49. Chap. 50. Chap. 51. An ACT to incorporate the President, Directors and Company of the Gloucester An ACT to incorporate the President, Directors and Company of the Bedford Bank. An ACT to incorporate the President, Directors and Company of the Nantucket An ACT to incorporate the President, Directors and Company of the Mechanics An ACT to incorporate the President, Directors and Company of the Wiscasset An ACT to incorporate the President, Directors and Company of the Newburyport An ACT to incorporate the President, Directors and Company of the Kennebeck Chap. 52. Chap. 53. Chap. 54. An ACT to incorporate the President, Directors and Company of the Saco Bank. [June 23, 1812.] Capital stock reduced-1817 ch. 43. An ACT to incorporate the President, Directors and Company of the Plymouth Chester annex county registry, An ACT to set off the Town of Chester, in the County of Hampden, from a District heretofore created in the County of Hampshire, for the Registry of Deeds, and to incorporate the same for that purpose with the said County of Hampden. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That ed to Hampden from and after the first day of August next, the town of Chester, in the County of Hampden, shall cease to be part of a district in the county of Hampshire for the registry of deeds, and shall be annexed to and form a part of the county of Hampden, for that purpose; and from and after the said first day of August next, the said inhabitants of the town of Chester, in every respect touching the registry of deeds, shall have the same rights and privileges and be subject to the same duties and obligations in the county of Hampden, as the other inhabitants of said county by law will have and be subject to, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. [June 24, 1812.] Chap. 55. Chap, 56. An ACT authorizing the sale of Ministry Lands in the Town of Sumner, in the County of Oxford, by which to raise a fund for the support of the Ministry in said Town. [June 24, 1812.] An ACT to authorize the several Banks in this Commonwealth to issue bills of a less denomination than five dollars. [June 24, 1812.] Superseded by 1817 ch. 76. An ACT to enable certain Banks in this Commonwealth to settle and close their concerns. Chap. 57. their concerns. SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That all banks incorporated under the authority of this Banks continuCommonwealth, whose corporate powers are by law limited to, ed until Oct. or at any time before, the last day, of October next, shall be and 1816, to close continue bodies corpora e, subject to the obligations, and with the rights and privileges belonging to them, except as is herein after provided, until the first Monday of October which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, and no longer, for the sole purpose of enabling said banks gradually to settle and close their concerns, and divide their capital stock. SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That from and after the first Prohibited afMonday of October next, it shall not be lawful for either of ter that date. the banks whose charters will expire as aforesaid, nor for any person acting in the behalf of them or either of them, in the capacity of president, directors, trustees, agents or otherwise, to make any new loan of any monies in behalf of said banks, nor to issue or to put into circulation any bank bills, post notes, checks, or other securities for money, for or on account of the said banks or either of them, or of the stockholders or either of them, nor to contract any new debt or debts, except such as in the ordinary course of business may be neces sary for the salaries of their officers, and contingent expenses incident thereto, nor to receive any but special deposits, nor any notes for collection: Provided always, that the said banks Provisq. may, during the term aforesaid, discount any notes bonds or mortgages, which may be presented in lieu of notes bonds or mortgages due or growing due to them on said first Monday of October next, or which may be due or growing due to them before the last day of October, which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixteen. their concerns. SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That it shall be and hereby Enjoined to use is declared to be the duty of the president and directors of all proper measaid banks, respectively, from and after the first Monday of sures to close October next, to adopt all proper measures for bringing the concerns of said banks to a close, as speedily as can be effected without manifest inconvenience to the public; and if the president Penalty for and directors of said banks, or either of them, or any person or making new persons acting as agents or trustees or otherwise, in behalf of loans, &c. the stockholders of said banks, or either of them, shall, after said first Monday of October next, presume to make, or consent to any new loan of monies, or to issue or to put into circulation any bank bills, post notes, checks or other securities, or promises for the payment of money for or on account of said stockholders respectively, or shall discount any notes, bonds, or mortgages except such as may be offered in lieu or renewal in part or in whole of notes or other securities, which shall be then or afterwards due, or growing due to said bank, or shall permit specie or cash to be deposited in the vaults of said banks, except such as may belong to the stockholders Chap. 58. Chap. 59. 1804 ch. 102. Chap. 60. thereof, or shall receive any notes or securities for collection, except for monies due or growing due to said banks, every person by whose procurement, privity or consent, any such loan, issue of securities, discount, deposit or receipt of notes for collection, contrary to the true intent and meaning of this act, shall be permitted, or done, shall forfeit and pay for each offence the treble value of all sums so loaned, issued, discounted, deposited or left for collection, to be recovered before any court proper to try the same, one half to the use of the person informing, the other half to the use of the Commonwealth. [June 24, 1812.] Further act-1816 ch. 110. An ACT to empower the Selectmen of the towns of Weymouth and Braintree to appoint Engine-men. [June 26, 1812.] An ACT in addition to an Act, entitled, "An Act to authorize Jonathan Wilson and others to build a Bridge over the river Passagassawaukeag in the town of Belfast." [June 25, 1812.] An Acr to incorporate Stephen Newell and others, by the name of The Stur- An ACT to incorporate Joseph Holmes, Jun. and others, by the name of The Jones Chap. 61. Chap. 62. An ACT incorporating certain persons, by the name of The Hingham Woollen Chap. 63. An ACT to establish The Magnesia Company. [Oct. 23, 1812.] Chap. 64. Chap. 65. An ACT to incorporate The Maine Cotton and Woollen Factory Company. Oct. 24, 1812.] An ACT to change the Names of certain persons therein mentioned. [Oct. 24, 1812.} Chap. 66. An ACT to incorporate The Chapel Congregational Society in Portland. [Oct. 24, 1812.] See 1813 ch. 130. Chap. 67. An ACT to incorporate The First Universal Christian Society in Brunswick. [Oct. 24, 1812.] Chap. 68. 1811 ch. 174. Chap. 69. Ch p. 70. 1811 ch. 137. Justices authorized to com siness. An ACT amendatory of an Act, entitled, "An Act to incorporate The Christian An ACT to incorporate The American Antiquarian Society. [Oct. 24, 1812.] BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That the respective Justices of the Peace for the county of Hampshire, who, plete their bus upon the division of said county, resided in the county of Hampden, be, and they hereby are authorized to issue execution on all judgments and recognizances recovered or taken before them respectively, and to do and finish all matters and things commenced by them respectively, in their official capacity, before the act to which this is in addition took effect, in the same manner as they might have done, if the said county of Hampden had not been erected. [Oct. 24, 1812.] Chap. 71. Chap. 72. An ACT to incorporate Silas Gould and others, by the name of The Trustees of the An ACT to incorporate The Waltham Cotton and Wool Factory Company. [Oct. |