That an act passed on the seventeenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, Act repealed. entitled "An act in addition to an act making provision for the holding of a term of the Supreme Judicial Court in the counties of Franklin and Hampden, and for altering the time of holding the same in the counties of Hampshire and Berkshire," be, and the same is hereby repealed. Authority of court at adjourned term. Appeals may be entered at adjourned term. Chap. 9. Chap. 10. Chap. 11. 1785 ch. 53. SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Supreme Judicial Court, which shall be holden in the said county of Hampden, at their adjourned term, on the first Tuesday of September next, shall have cognizance of all crimes and offences committed within the said county of Hampden, in the same way and manner as they would have at any regular and established term of said court, and may direct the clerk of said court to summon a grand jury to attend at the said adjourned term, if in their opinion the number of prisoners in the gaol in said county, or other circumstances, shall render it expedient or necessary. SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That all appeals, which shall or may be made from any judgment, decree or sentence of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, which shall be holden in said county of Hampden, on the fourth Monday of August next, shall be entered, have day, and be proceeded upon, at the adjourned term of the Supreme Judicial Court to be holden in said county, on the first Tuesday of September next, in the same way and manner as by law appeals may be entered and acted upon at any regular term of said court. [June 12, 1818.] An ACT to alter the times of holding the Court of Sessions in the county of Dukes An ACT directing the Judge of Probate, within and for the county of York, to hold An ACT in further addition to an Act, entitled "An Act concerning general and BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That when the major part, in interest, of the proprietors of any tract of land, consisting of several allotments, shall be desirous of enclosing, fencing and improving the same in one general field, they may apply to the Court of Common Pleas in the county where such land lies; and when such land lies in different counties, then to the Supreme Judicial Court to be Manner of ap- holden in either; and on such application, the said court shall noplying for leave tify the proprietors concerned in said land to appear at the same court at the same or the next term thereof, in such manner and form as the court shall judge proper; and if on hearing the said proprietors, it shall be deemed for their general benefit by the said court, they shall decide that such land shall be fenced, enclosed and improved in one general field; and after such tract of land shall be so established as a general field, the first meeting of the proprietors may be called, on application to a Justice of the Peace, in the manner provided by to fence in lands. mistake in this of 1785 ch. 53, is intended. title. The Act See 1820 ch. 1.] the Act, entitled, " An Act in further addition to an Act,* entitled [* There is a an Act concerning general and common fields," at any time in the year; and at such first meeting, the proprietors of such field may agree upon the manner of calling and notifying future meetings, as well the annual as special meetings, of such proprietors; and such proprietors shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges, and subject to all the duties, to which proprietors of general and common fields now are, by the laws of this Commonwealth. [June 12, 1818.] Further act-1820 ch. 1. An ACT authorizing the Town of Charlestown to establish a Board of Health. Chap. 12. [June 12, 1818.] An ACT to regulate the Fishery in First Herring Brook, in the Town of Scituate. Chap. 13. [June 12, 1818.] An ACT to establish the First Baptist Society in Colraine. [June 12, 1818.] Chap. 14. An ACT to incorporate The American Insurance Company. [June 12, 1818.] Chap. 15. An ACT to annex Paul Crowell, and others, to the Calvinistic Congregational Society in Sandwich. [June 12, 1818.] Chap. 16. An ACT to incorporate the Nantucket Phoenix Insurance Company. [June 12, 1818.] Chap. 17. An Act to incorporate the China Academy. [June 12, 1818.] Add. act-1818 Chap. 18.. ch. 61.] An ACT in further addition to an Act, entitled "An Act providing for the govern- Chap. 19. ment and regulation of the State Prison." BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That 1811 ch. 32. so much of the third section of an Act, passed on the first day Chaplain's salof March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred ary increased. and fifteen, entitled "An Act in further addition to an Act, entitled an Act providing for the government and regulation of 1814 ch. 156. the State Prison," as relates to the annual salary of the chaplain of said prison, be, and the same is hereby repealed; and that from and after the passing of this Act, the chaplain of said prison shall receive two hundred and fifty dollars, annually, payable in quarter yearly payments, in full compensation for his services. [June 12, 1818.] See 1821 ch. 108. An ACT in addition to an Act, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Proprietors of the Chap. 20. North Meeting House, in Salem." [June 12, 1818.] 1801 ch. 27. An ACT to establish the Town of Jackson, in the County of Hancock. [June 12, Chap. 21. 1818.] An Act to incorporate The Second Parish, in the Town of Deerfield. [June 12, Chap. 22. 1818.] An ACT to annex Elisha Harmon, with his family and estate, to the North Parish, Chap. 23. in the Town of New Marlborough. [June 12, 1818.] An ACT extending the time allowed the Trustees of the Nantucket Bank to close Chap. 24. their concerns. [June 12, 1818.] An ACT to incorporate The Essex Agricultural Society. [June 12, 1818.] Chap. 25. An ACT to incorporate The Salem Commercial Insurance Company. [June 12, Chap. 26. An ACT to incorporate the Episcopal Church in Dedham. [June 12, 1818.] See 1793 ch. 68: 1814 ch. 56. An ACT to direct the manner of assessing and collecting Taxes on the Pews, and rights to Pews, in the Meeting House belonging to the Congregational Society, in the Town of Alfred. [June 12, 1818.] Chap. 27. Chap. 28. Chap. 29. Chap. 30. 1817 ch. 163. Chap. 31. An ACT to establish the Bangor Boom Corporation. [June 12, 1818.] Chap. 33. 1817 ch. 52. Chap. 34. 1815 ch. 128. Chap. 35. Chap. 36. Chap. 37. 1817 ch. 90. Chap. 38. An ACT to incorporate the First Universalist Society in Leverett. [June 12, 1818.] An ACT in addition to an Act, entitled "An Act to incorporate the President, An ACT to authorize the raising a Fund, for the support of Public Schools and the Ministry, in the Town of Buckfield, in the County of Oxford. (June 12, 1818.] An ACT in addition to an Act, entitled "An Act to establish the Penobscot Ca- An ACT in addition to an Act, entitled "An Act to incorporate the Town of An ACT to incorporate the Proprietors of Mills on Manattiquot River, in Braintree. An ACT to incorporate the Eastport Mechanic Relief Society. [Jan. 26, 1819.] AD ACT in addition to an Act, entitled An Act to authorize the Town of Hing- An ACT to empower Josiah Little and his associates, to erect a Boom across the An ACT to incorporate the Proprietors of the South West Bend Bridge. [Feb. 2, Chap. 39. An ACT for altering the times of holding the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, within the County of Somerset. [Feb. 2, 1819.] Chap. 41. An ACT to ascertain and establish a part of the West Line of the County of Somerset, and for other purposes. [Feb. 2, 1819.] Chap. 42. An ACT to change the Name of the Town of Pegepscot. [Feb. 1, 1819.] 1801 ch. 64. Chap. 43. An ACT to incorporate the Salem Laboratory Company. [Feb. 1, 1819.] Chap. 44. Penalty for An ACT establishing the Dividing Line between the Towns of Wrentham and Foxborough, in the County of Norfolk. [Feb. 3, 1819.] An ACT to prevent the destruction of Pickerel, in the Ponds and Streams within this Commonwealth. 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 not be lawful for shooting picke- any person to take any of the fish, called pickerel, in any of rel, or taking the ponds, rivers or streams within this Commonwealth, with spears, in the night time, or by shooting them, at any time; and every person offending, contrary to the true intent of this Act, upon conviction thereof, before any Justice of the Peace, shall pay a fine of fifty cents for each and every pickerel so taken, to and for the use of the person who shall sue for the same. [Feb. 3, 1819.] Add. act-1819 ch. 48. them with spears in the night time. Chap. 46. 1806 ch. 43. Chap. 47. 1814 ch. 72. An ACT to change the Name of the Canaan Academy. [Feb. 3, 1819.] An ACT repealing an Act to regulate the Collection of Taxes, in the Town of Marblehead. [Feb. 4, 1819.] An ACT in addition to an Act, entitled "An Act incorporating the President, Di- Chap. 48. rectors and Company of the New-England Bank." [Feb. 4, 1819.] 1813 ch. 46. An ACT to annex Amos Knight and Ephraim Morse, with their families and es- Chap. 49. tates, to the Town of Falmouth. [Feb. 4, 1819.] An ACT to amend an Act, entitled “An Act concerning Plates for printing Bank Chap. 50. Notes." 1817 ch. 188. 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 lawful Owner of plate for Abraham Perkins, owner of the stereotype plate used for allowed the printing bank bills, to keep possession of the said plate, and possession of it. use the same, in the same manner as by law he might do, if the Act aforesaid, of which this is an amendment, had not been passed. [Feb. 8, 1819.] An ACT granting further time to the President, Directors and Company of the Paw- Chap. 51. An ACT to incorporate the Town of Sandisfield and District of Southfield into one Chap. 52. An ACT to incorporate the First Baptist Society, in the Town of Longmeadow. Chap. 53. [Feb. 8, 1919.] An ACT incorporating certain persons for the purpose of building a Bridge over Chap. 54. An ACT to authorize the Sale of the Ministerial and School Lands, in the Town of Chap. 55. An ACT to incorporate the Baptist Church in Cambridge. [Feb. 8, 1819.] Chap. 56. An ACT to incorporate the Gloucester Fishing Company, in the Town of Gloucester. [Feb. 8, 1819.] Chap. 57. An ACT to repeal in part an Act, entitled "An Act in further addition to an Act establishing a Law Term of the Supreme Judicial Court, to be holden within and for the Counties of Plymouth and Bristol." Chap. 58. 1818 ch. 2. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That the second section of an Act passed on the twelfth day of Part of Act reJune, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and pealed. eighteen, entitled, "An Act in further addition to an Act establishing a law term of the Supreme Judicial Court, to be holden within and for the Counties of Plymouth and Bristol," be, and the same is hereby repealed. [Feb. 11, 1819.] An ACT establishing the Dover Iron Company. [Feb. 11, 1819.] Chap. 59. 1783 ch. 38. An ACT in addition to an Act, entitled "An Act empowering the Judges of Probate to appoint Guardians to Minors and others." BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That whenever the selectmen of any town, or a major part of Transfer of them, shall make application to the Judge of Probate for the property, by appointment of a guardian to any person, who, by excessive drinking, gaming, idleness, or debauchery, is wasting his estate, agreeable to the provisions of the Act passed on the tenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred persons for whom guardians are appointed, to be void, if made after complaint and eighty-four, entitled, “An Act empowering the Judges of Probate to appoint Guardians to minors and others;" and the Judge of Probate shall, by his decree, order notice to the person complained against, the complainants may file a copy of their said complaint, with the order of the Judge of Probate thereon, in the office of the register of deeds for the same county: And in case a guardian shall be appointed, by the Judge of Probate, to the person complained against, all and every gift, bargain sale or transfer of any real or personal estate, made by such person or persons, after the filing of the copy of said complaint and order of the Judge of Probate with the register of deeds, shall be void and of no effect. [Feb. 11, 1819.] An ACT in addition to an Act, entitled "An Act to incorporate the China Academy." [Feb. 11, 1819.] An ACT for changing the name of the Second Congregational Society in Charlestown. [Feb. 11, 1819.] An ACT to set off Lebbius Simmons and others, from Twenty Five Mile Pond Plantation, in the County of Kennebeck, and annex them to the Town of Joy. [Feb. 11, 1819.] An Acr in addition to an Act, entitled "An Act granting to John L. Sullivan, a Term of Time for the use of his Patent Steam Tow Boats on Connecticut River, within this Commonwealth." [Feb. 11, 1819.] An ACT in addition to an Act, entitled "An Act for the due regulation of Licensed Houses." SECT. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That whenever the selectmen of any town shall have posted up, in their town, the names of any common drunkards, common tiplers, or common gamesters, or whenever they shall have forbid licensed persons from selling to any mispenders of their time and estate, any spiritous or strong liquors, agreeable to the directions of the Act, passed on the twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, entitled "An Act for the due regulation of licensed houses," it shall not be lawful for any person to purchase or procure, for and in behalf of such prohibited person, or for his use, any spiritous or strong liquors; and if any person or persons shall purchase, procure or sell, or shall cause to be purchased, procured or sold, any spiritous or strong liquors to, or for the use of any such prohibited person, during the continuance of such prohibition, as aforesaid, he shall forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars, to be recovered by complaint to any Justice of the Peace within the same county, one moiety thereof to the use of the complainant, and the other moiety to the use of the poor of the town. SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That any taverner, innholder, victualler, or retailer, who shall suffer any minor, tipler, common drunkard, or gambler, to remain in his or her house, store, or any other apartment, or shall furnish them |