pond; thence through Sawdy pond in a straight line to its southern extremity; thence in a straight line to a stone monument in the ground near the house of Joseph Sanford, opposite Nanaquaket, with all the polls and estates thereon, shall, from and after the entry of the said decree of confirmation, be taken and deemed to be a part of the town of Westport, in the county of Bristol, and of the seventeenth school district in said town. * ment of citi zens. SECT. 10. Upon the establishing of said line, as afore- Enfranchisesaid, the inhabitants residing in any territory heretofore within the actual jurisdiction of said state of Rhode Island, and which shall thereby fall within the jurisdiction of this Commonwealth, shall thenceforth be taken and deemed to be inhabitants of this Commonwealth, entitled to the same rights, privileges, and immunities, in their persons, property and estates, and in the exercise of the elective franchise, and subject to the same duties and burdens, as other like conditioned inhabitants of this Commonwealth, according to the constitution and laws thereof; and they, their heirs and assigns, shall forever thereafter continue to hold and enjoy all former grants and purchases, granted or made within said state, to all intents and purposes as if such territory were lying and continuing within said state; and all railroad and other incorporated companies, rights conby whatsoever name incorporated or known, located firmed so far as within such territory, and electing to remain therein, to laws of Massshall continue to hold, exercise and enjoy their respective achusetts. corporate rights and franchises, as far as not repugnant to the laws of this Commonwealth, upon an equal basis with like incorporated companies therein. Approved April 10, 1861. Corporate not repugnant Town of Fall River, R. I., an Fall River, Mass. Provisos. AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE CITY OF FALL RIVER. (Chapter 25, Acts of 1862.) 1. Town of Fall River, R. I., annexed to | 4. School districts of said town to be with city clerk of Fall River. Rec- 6. Ward officers of Fall River confirmed ords of probate matters with register of probate. In case of default deliv- as such. SECTION 1. The town property of the heretofore town nexed to city of Of Fall River, in the state of Rhode Island, shall be deemed and held, on and after the first day of March next, to be property of the city of Fall River, and the legal debts of said town to be the debts of said city: provided, that if said town of Fall River shall, before said first day of March, have determined, in town meeting duly called, to sell said town property, other than town records, and to pay all the debts of said town, and shall actually have sold said property, and paid said debts, then, neither the property nor the debts shall devolve on said city; and provided, further, that it shall be lawful for such of the inhabitants of the town of Fall River as reside in territory declared by the "Act in relation to the Rhode Island Boundary," of the tenth day of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, to be part of the town of Westport, to demand of the said city of Fall River, in case the town property of said town of Fall River becomes devolved on said city, indemnity for their proportion of interest in said property, and to receive the same on their paying to said city their proportion of the debts of said town of Fall River. take measures to ensure records and of town. SECT. 2. It shall be the duty of the city council of the City Council to city of Fall River, on or before the first day of March next, to take measures in order, on that day, to demand transfer of and receive from the town officers of the heretofore town other property of Fall River, in Rhode Island, or from any other persons, the town records, muniments of title, town papers, and all other corporate property of said town, except such, if any, as the said town may have lawfully sold before the said first day of March next, as hereinbefore provided; officers. and it shall be the duty of all such town officers or other persons, on demand, to deliver the same to the proper city officers as designated by said city council. Duty of town conveyance deposited with northern dis SECT. 3. It shall be the duty of the respective town Evidences of officers of the said heretofore town of Fall River, or other and titles of persons in possession, to proceed, on the first day of March real estate to be next, to deposit all records, files, and other evidences of register of conveyances and titles of real estate, in the custody of the deeds for register of deeds for the northern district of the county of trict in Bristol Bristol; and to deposit all records, files, and other evi- county. dences of conveyances or titles of personal estate in the of personal etate with city custody of the city clerk of said city of Fall River; and clerk of Fall to deposit all records of probate of wills, settlement of River. estates, and other probate matters, including original bate matters papers, in the registry of probate of said county of Bristol; with register of and, in default thereof, it shall be the duty of the said In case of decity clerk, register of deeds, and register of probate, re-fault delivery spectively, to demand and enforce the delivery of the same. Records of pro probate. to be enforced. tricts of said deemed as such in Mass. SECT. 4.* The school districts of said town of Fall School disRiver, as constituted by authority of the state of Rhode town to be Island, except that part of the same which is annexed to the town of Westport, by the "Act in relation to the Rhode Island Boundary," shall be deemed and taken as such within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, until * The school districts throughout the city have since been abolished. and duties as other districts. Proviso for first district. changed or reconstituted under the laws thereof; and said Same powers school districts shall have all the powers, and be subject to all the duties of school districts, and shall continue to hold and manage their school property, as fully and to the same intents, as if originally constituted under, and in virtue of, the laws of this Commonwealth: provided, that the inhabitants of such part of the first school district of said town as by the aforesaid "Act in relation to the Rhode Island Boundary," was declared to be part of the town of Westport, shall be entitled to demand of said first school district, indemnity for their interest in the school property, on paying to said district their proportion of the debts thereof. And any clerk, trustee, or treasurer, of Reorganization either of said districts shall have power, and it shall be their duty, on or soon after the first day of March next; to call a meeting of the legal voters thereof to re-organize the said districts respectively, according to the laws of Massachusetts. of districts. Duty of officers. Disagreement ter between said city and town or first district, com missioners to be appointed by S. C. to determine. SECT. 5. In case of disagreement between the city of as to any mat- Fall River and the inhabitants of said town of Fall River, or the inhabitants of so much of the same as becomes part of the town of Westport, or between the first school district of said town and the part of it annexed to the seventeenth school district of Westport, by said "Act in relation to the Rhode Island Boundary," as to division of property or debts, or division of paupers, or as to taxes or obligations, or as to any matters consequent on change of jurisdiction by said act, the superior court for the county of Bristol is hereby authorized and required, on application of either of said parties, to appoint three disinterested persons to hear said parties, and award thereon, which award, when accepted by the court, shall be final and conclusive of said matters. SECT. 6. The ward officers of the several wards of the of Fall River city of Fall River, shall be deemed and held as such to ward officers all lawful intents, in the respective wards of said city confirmed as bearing the numbers of the wards severally in and for such. which said ward officers were elected, until the first Monday of January next, or until others are lawfully elected in their places. SECT. 7. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved February 15, 1862. AN ACT FOR THE REGULATION OF SUITS AT LAW AFFECTED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN THE STATES OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND, AND (Chapter 48, Acts of 1862.) Attachments of property and bail Judge of probate of Bristol county Probate matters depending in R. I. to Real estate of deceased intestates, |