Chap. 19. Chap. 20. An ACT to authorize the First Congregational Society in Brunswick to sell certain An ACT to incorporate Matthias Weeks and his associates, for the purpose of Chap. 21. Chap. 22. Chap. 23. Chap. 24. An ACT to incorporate The First Baptist Society in Barre. [June 17, 1816.] Chap. 25. Chap. 26. Sup. Court em powered to confine insane persons, who are deemed dangerous at their own expense, or of those who are liable for their maintenance, Jurors to state, when they do not find a on account of insanity. Provision for the discharge of such per sons. An ACT to establish the Times and Places for holding the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, within and for the Counties of Hancock and Penobscot. [June 17, 1816.] An ACT to establish the India Insurance Company. [June 18, 1816.] An ACT regulating the Storage, Safe-Keeping, and Transportation of Gunpowder, An ACT incorporating William Bartlet and others, by the name of the Merrimack An ACT extending the Powers of the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court in certain cases. SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That whenever any person, who is or may be arrested and in custody, or in prison, to answer for any crime or crimes, offence or offences, before the Supreme Judicial Court, shall be acquitted thereof by the jury of trials, or shall not be indicted by the grand jury, by reason of the insanity or mental derangement of such person, and the discharge or going at large of such person shall be deemed, by the same court, to be dangerous to the safety of the citizens, or to the peace of the Commonwealth, the said court be, and hereby is authorized and empowered to commit such person to prison, there to be detained till he or she be restored to his or her right mind, or otherwise delivered by due course of law. And every person SO committed shall be kept at his or her own expense, if he or she have estate sufficient for that purpose; otherwise at the charge of the person or town upon whom his or her maintenance would have been legally chargeable, if he or she had not been committed as aforesaid. SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That whenever the grand jury, upon any inquiry, which they may hereafter make, as to the commission of any crime or offence by any person, shall omit to find a bill for the cause aforesaid, it shall be the duty of such jury to certify the same to the said court. And whenever the jury of trials, upon the general issue of not guilty, shall acquit any person for the cause aforesaid, it shall be the duty of such jury, in giving in their verdict of not guilty, to state that it was for such cause. SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That any one of the justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, or any two Justices of the Peace, quorum unus, within their county, may discharge from confinement any such person, when it shall be made to appear, to his or their satisfaction, that the going at large of such per son will not be dangerous to the safety of the citizens and to peace of the Commonwealth. custody of and for re SECT. 4. Be it further enacted, That upon the application of May be comany friend or friends of such lunatic person, the Supreme Ju- mitted to the dicial Court, or any one of the justices thereof, or any two friends, if bonds Justices of the Peace, quorum unus, of the county in which are given for such person is or may be in prison as aforesaid, be, and are safe keeping hereby authorized and empowered to commit to the custody sponding and safe keeping of such friend or friends, such lunatic person: damage. Provided however, That such applicant or applicants shall first Proviso. give bonds with sufficient surety or sureties to the Judge of Probate for the county in which such lunatic is confined, conditioned for the safe keeping of such lunatic person, and for the payment of all damages which any person shall or may sustain by reason of the acts and doings of such lunatic; which bond shall be approved by the court, justice or justices aforesaid, and may be put in suit, for the benefit of persons interested, in the way and manner, and like proceedings may be thereon had, as is by law provided in case of probate bonds: Provided, That nothing in this Act contained shall de- Provise. prive any person of the benefit of the writ of habeas corpus. [June 19, 1816.] An Act in addition to an Act, entitled, “An Act to incorporate the President, Chap. 29. Directors and Company of the Kennebeck Bank." [June 19, 1816.] 1812 ch. 51. An ACT to prevent the taking of Fish in a Pond, (called Winchel's Pond) in Egre- Chap. 30. mont, in the County of Berkshire. [June 19, 1816.] An Act to authorize John Breed to build a Bridge from Belle Island to Chelsea. Chap. 31. [June 19, 1816.] An Act in addition to an Act, entitled, "An Act to incorporate John L. Sullivan Chap. 32. and others, by the name and style of The Merrimack Boating Company." [June 1811 ch. 23. 19, 1816.] An ACT authorizing the Sale of Ministerial Lands in the First Parish in Freeport, Chap. 33. and for other purposes. [June 19, 1816.] An ACT in addition to the several Acts for establishing the Housatonic Turnpike Chap. 34. Corporation, and the Hudson Turnpike Corporation. [June 19, 1816.] Fur- 1805 ch. 58. ther add. act-1820 ch. 5. An ACT to incorporate the Trustees of a Fund for the support of the Ministry An ACT to extend the term for paying the second Instalment into the Lynn 1807 ch. 94. and Chap. 35. Me- Chap. 36. 1813 ch. 193. An ACT to incorporate the First Baptist Society in York. [June 19, 1816.] Add. Chap. 37. act-1817 ch. 18. An Act to authorize the Sale of Ministerial and School Lands in the Town of Chap. 38. An ACT to incorporate the Trustees of the Standish School Fund. [June 19, 1816.] Chap. 39., An ACT in addition to an Act, entitled, " An Act to establish the Boston and Chap. 40. Roxbury Mill Corporation." [June 19, 1816.] Further add. act-1819 ch. 65. 1814 ch. 39. An ACT concerning the Separation of the District of Maine from Massachusetts Chap. 41. Proper, and forming the same into a separate and independent State. [June 20, 1816.] See 1819 ch. 36. An ACT relative to the Nantucket Academy [June 20, 1816.] Chap. 42. 1800 ch. 61. Chap. 43. 1809 ch. 37. 1809 ch. 38. Chap. 44. Chap. 45. 1809 ch. 108. Preamble. Certain elections vacated. An Aer to repeal an Act and part of another Act relative to the passing or negotiating Bank Bills of certain descriptions. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That the Act, entitled an Act in addition to an Act requiring the several incorporated banks in this Commonwealth to adopt the stereotype steel plate in certain cases, and for other purposes, passed the twentieth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nine; also the second section of an Act, entitled an Act to enforce the payment of bank notes, passed the twentieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and nine, be, and the same hereby are repealed. [June 20, 1816.] An ACT to empower the Town of Boston to choose a Board of Health, and to prescribe their power and duty. [June 20, 1816.] An Acr in addition to the Act for regulating, governing and training the Militia of this Commonwealth. WHEREAS Congress on the twentieth day of April, in the present year, passed the following law, entitled, "An Act concer ing Field Officers of the Militia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That from and after the first day of May next, instead of one lieutenant-colonel commandant to each regiment, and one major to each battalion of the militia, as is provided by the Act, entitled an Act more effectually to provide for the national defence, by establishing an uniform milia throughout the United States, approved May the eighth, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, there shall be one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel, and one major to each regiment of the militia consisting of two battalions; where there shall be only one battalion, it shall be commanded by a major: Provided, that nothing contained herein shall be construed to annul any commission in the militia which may be in force, as granted by the authority of any State or Territory, in pursuance of the Act herein recited, and bearing date prior to the said first day of May next:" Therefore, to carry the provisions of the foregoing law into effect within this Commonwealth: SECT. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That the field officers of each regiment shall hereafter consist of one colonel, one lieutenant-colonel and one major, instead of one lieutenant-colonel commandant to each regiment, and one major to each battalion. SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That all elections to the office of lieutenant-colonel commandant, made on or since the first day of May in the present year, be and they are hereby deHow colonels, clared void; and that the colonel, lieutenant-colonel and major of each regiment shall be chosen by the written votes of the captains and subalterns of their respective regiments, and be commissioned by the commander in chief, in the grades to which they may be legally elected: Provided nevertheless, and, &c. shall be chosen. SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That each lieutenant-colonel commandant of a regiment, who now is duly in commission, bears Lieutenant colonels', &c. date prior to the aforesaid first day of May, be, and he hereby rank. is declared to be entitled to the rank of colonel; and each major now senior in commission in every regiment, and who was in commission as major prior to said first day of May, be, and he hereby is declared to be entitled to the rank of lieutenantcolonel; and his Excellency the commander in chief is hereby Brevet com authorized and requested to grant and issue to such lieutenant- missions. colonels commandant, and to such majors, brevet commissions, conferring on them the rank to which they are herein declared to be entitled; which brevet commissions shall avail the officers entitled to, and receiving them, in all respects regarding rank, as if their first commissions contained the grade expressed in their brevet commissions. [June 20, 1816.] Further add. act-1821 ch. 92. An ACT to establish the Town of North Hill, in the County of Somerset. [June Chap. 46. 20, 1816.] An ACT to cede to the United States the jurisdiction of sites for Light Houses on Chap. 47. Race Point, Nashaun Island and Point Gammon. Grant to the SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That the jurisdiction of ten acre of land on Race Point, in the town of Provincetown, and the soil thereof, being the property United States. of this Commonwealth, be, and hereby is granted to the United States of America, for the purpose of erecting a light house on the same: Provided, that this Commonwealth shall retain and does hereby retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United Concurrent juStates, in and over the said land, so far as that all civil and tained. criminal processes issued under the authority of this Commonwealth, or any officer thereof, may be executed on any part of said land, or in any building which may be erected thereon, in the same way and manner as if the jurisdiction had not been granted as aforesaid. risdiction re land on Nash SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That the United States of Ame rica may purchase any tract of land not exceeding four acres, United States which shall be found necessary for the light house authorized may purchase by Congress to be built at Tarpaulin Cove, on Nashaun Island, aun island and may hold the same during the continuance of the use and appropriation aforesaid, reserving to this Commonwealth concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over the said land, in manner and form as set forth in the first section of this Act. SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That the United States of America may purchase any tract of land not exceeding seven acres, which shall be found necessary for the light house authorized by Congress to be erected on Point Gammon, in the town of Yarmouth, and may hold the same during the continuance of the use and appropriation aforesaid, reserving to this Commonwealth the concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over the said land, in manner and form as set forth in the first section of this Act. [June 20, 1816.] Add. act 1817 ch. 7. -on Point Gammon. Chap. 48. 1814 ch. 182. Chap. 49. Chap. 50. Chap. 51. Chap. 52. 1813 ch. 151. Chap. 53. 1802 ch. 114. Chap. 54. 1809 ch. 35. Chap. 55. 1787 ch. 29. Form of poor An ACT in addition to an Act, entitled, "An Act to incorporate the Proprietors of the Fryeburgh Canal.” [June 20, 1816.] Further add. acts—1817 ch. 175: 1819 ch. 56. An ACT to incorporate the Protestant Episcopal Parish of Saint Matthews, in Boston. [June 20, 1816.} An ACT to alter and change the Names of certain persons therein mentioned. [June 20, 1816.] An ACT authorizing the Sale of Ministerial Lands in the Town of Hartford. [June An ACT in addition to an Act, entitled, “An Act to incorporate the Linum and An ACT extending the time allowed the Trustees of the Bedford Bank, to close An ACT in further addition to an Act, entitled, "An Act to incorporate Nicholas Thorndike and others into a Company, by the name of the Beverly Marine Insurance Company." [Nov. 23, 1816.] Further add. act-1821 ch. 36. An ACT in further addition to an Act, entitled, "An Act for the relief of poor prisoners, who are committed by execution for debt." BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act, it shall be the duty of the justices who may administer an oath to any person, who is committed by execution for debt, in order for the liberation and discharge of such person from prison, instead of the oath prescribed in any former act, to administer an oath in the form following, to wit: I do solemnly swear before Almighty God, (or affirm as the case may be,) that I have not debtor's oath. any estate, real or personal, in possession, reversion, or remainder, sufficient to support myself in prison, or to pay prison charges, except the goods and chattels by law exempted from attachment and execution; and that I have not, since the commencement of this suit against me, or at any other time, directly or indirectly, sold, leased, or otherwise conveyed or disposed of, to, or entrusted any person or persons whomsoever, with all, or any part of the estate, real or personal, whereof I have been the lawful owner or possessor, with any intent or design to secure the same, or to receive or to expect any profit or advantage therefor; or have caused or suffered to be done any thing else whatsoever, whereby any of my creditors may be defrauded. So help me God. (or this I do under the pains and penalties of perjury, as the case may be.) ces' certificate. And the form of the certificate thereof, to be made by the justices, shall be as follows, to wit: S―ss. To Keeper of the Gaol at We, the subscribers, two of the Justices of the Peace for the Form of justi- said county of S and each of us of the quorum, hereby certify, that (A. B.) a poor prisoner, confined upon execution for debt in the gaol at aforesaid, hath caused (D. E.) the creditor, at whose suit he was so confined, to be notified according to law of his the said (A. B.'s) desire of taking the benefit of the act, entitled "An Act for the relief of poor prisoners |