RESOLVES, GENERAL AND SPECIAL. Acts of certain officers of the militia made valid. Rank of officers determined. CHAPTER 1. RESOLVES CONFIRMING THE ACTS AND DETERMINING THE Resolved, That all acts of certain officers of the Massachusetts volunteer militia done in their official capacities between the twentyeighth day of April eighteen hundred and eighty-one and the date of the passage of this Resolve, who, under the opinion of the justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, dated January third eighteen hundred and eighty-two, no longer continue to hold office, are hereby made valid and confirmed to the same extent as if such persons had been, during that time, duly qualified to discharge the duties of their several offices. Resolved, That in case any such officer is re-elected or re-appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the expiration of his commission under said opinion, he shall take the same rank as if he had continued to hold the same, and his commission may be renewed accordingly; and he may be qualified and assigned to duty without appearing before the examining board established under section fifty-two of chapter two hundred and sixty-five of the Acts of the year eighteen hundred and seventy-eight. January 16, 1882. Amendments of utes to be printed in brackets. CHAPTER 2. RESOLVE RELATIVE TO THE PRINTING OF CERTAIN AMEND- Resolved, That the persons appointed under authority of chapter the Public Stat- seventy-two of the Resolves of the year eighteen hundred and eightyone (special session), to superintend the printing of the Public Statutes, be and they are hereby authorized and instructed to cause to be enclosed in brackets in the printed volume of said statutes the several portions thereof amended by an Act of the present year, entitled "An Act to certain errors in and to amend the Public Statutes," and also to make suitable marginal notes, showing that the amendments have been adopted, and referring to said Act, which they shall also cause to be printed with this Resolve, in the volume of the Public Statutes, immediately following the indorsement of approval thereof by the governor. February 1, 1882. CHAPTER 3. RESOLVE AUTHORIZING THE TREASURER TO BORROW MONEY IN borrow money of the revenue. Resolved, That the treasurer and receiver-general be and he is Treasurer may hereby authorized to borrow, in anticipation of the receipts of the in anticipation present year, such sums of money as may be from time to time necessary for the payment of the ordinary demands on the treasury, at any time before the expiration of fifteen days after the meeting of the General Court, at such rates of interest as shall be found necessary; and that he repay any sums he may borrow under this Resolve as soon as money sufficient for the purpose and not otherwise appropriated shall be received into the treasury. February 6, 1882. CHAPTER 4. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF DAVID B. TENNEY, CITY TREASURER OF HAVERHILL. Tenney. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the David B. Commonwealth the sum of fifty dollars to David B. Tenney, city treasurer of Haverhill, the same being for an over payment by him to the treasury. February 14, 1882. CHAPTER 5. RESOLVE DIRECTING THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN SUMS OF and Resolved, That the treasurer, is authorized and directed to transfer Transfer to the fourteen thousand three hundred and ninety-eight dollars and twenty- hospital loan one cents, and thirteen hundred and five dollars and fifty-nine cents, sinking fund. the same being balances standing to the credit of the accounts of the State prisons loan, and Worcester lunatic hospital loan, respectively, to the prison and hospital loan sinking fund; and said sums shall hereafter constitute a part of said sinking fund, and shall be invested and used for the purposes for which said fund was established. February 21, 1882. CHAPTER 6. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR OF THE TOWN OF TEMPLETON. overseers of Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the Allowance to Commonwealth the sum of twenty-nine dollars and fifty-seven cents the poor of to the overseers of the poor of the town of Templeton, the same being Templeton, for an amount improperly paid by them into the treasury. February 21, 1882. Increased barn accommodations at state almshouse. CHAPTER 7. RESOLVE TO PROVIDE FOR INCREASING THE BARN ACCOMMO- Resolved, That a sum not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth, to be expended under the direction of the trustees of the state almshouse, for increasing the barn accommodations of said institution. February 24, 1882. William Magginnis. CHAPTER 8. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF WILLIAM MAGGINNIS. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth, to William Magginnis, late of company A, of the first regiment of Massachusetts cavalry, the sum of three hundred and twenty-five dollars as state bounty; being the amount which he would have been entitled to receive had he been mustered into service on the twenty-ninth day of December in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-three. February 28, 1882. William Freeman. CHAPTER 9. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF WILLIAM FREEMAN. Resolved, That on and after the first day of March in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-two, William Freeman, a volunteer in the naval service of the United States during the war of the rebellion, shall be entitled to receive the same military and state aid which he would have been entitled to receive had his name during his service been upon the rolls as part of the quota of the Commonwealth. February 28, 1882. Charles S. CHAPTER 10. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF CHARLES S. BOLTON. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth, to Charles S. Bolton, who was a member of company H., of the seventeenth regiment of Massachusetts volunteers, the sum of one hundred and seven dollars and thirty-three cents, as arrears of state bounty. March 1, 1882. Melzar W. CHAPTER 11. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF MELZAR W. COOMBS. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth to Melzar W. Coombs, the sum of three hundred dollars, to defray the necessary expenses incurred and as final com pensation for permanent injuries received in consequence of having his foot crushed while in discharge of his duty as a member of battery C, first batallion of light artillery, second brigade, of Massachusetts volunteer militia, on the ninth day of September in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-one. March 1, 1882. CHAPTER 12. RESOLVE PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF CERTAIN BILLS IN improvements Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the Allowance for Commonwealth the sum of sixteen thousand nine hundred and forty- in basement of seven dollars and twenty cents, the same being for the payment of State House. bills now due, and on file in the auditor's department, having been incurred for extra labor and material, in connection with the improvements in the basement of the State House, authorized by chapter sixtyeight of the Resolves of the year eighteen hundred and eighty-one. March 3, 1882. CHAPTER 13. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR OF THE CITY OF NEW BEDFORD. of the poor of Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the Allowance to Commonwealth to the overseers of the poor of the city of New Bed- the overseers ford, three hundred and forty-six dollars and seventy-one cents; said New Bedford, sum having been paid, under a mistake of facts, for the support of John Ormand at the Taunton lunatic hospital, said Ormand having no settlement in any city or town in this Commonwealth. March 16, 1882. CHAPTER 14. RESOLVE IN RELATION TO THE PURCHASE OF UNDIVIDED POR- Resolved, That the harbor and land commissioners are authorized May purchase to purchase certain undivided interests in the lands and flats lying interests in undivided near the northerly shore of South Boston, between E Street extended flats near and B Street, at an expense not exceeding ten thousand dollars, in of South northerly shore accordance with the provisions of chapter four hundred and forty-six Boston. of the Acts of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-nine; said sum to be paid from the Commonwealth flats improvement fund. March 16, 1882. Encampment of state camp- CHAPTER 15. RESOLVE AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE STATE CAMP-GROUND Resolved, That the quartermaster-general, under the direction of the commander-in-chief, be and he hereby is authorized to permit the department of Massachusetts of the grand army of the republic to use and occupy the state camp-ground at Framingham, and its appurtenances, for the purpose of a state encampment, at times when such use and occupation will not interfere with the use of said camp-ground by the militia. March 21, 1882. CHAPTER 16. RESOLVE IN RELATION TO LOAN AND TRUST COMPANIES. Resolved, That so much of the annual report of the commissioners of savings banks as relates to the enactment of a general law for the incorporation and regulation of loan and trust companies, be referred to the commissioners of savings banks and the commissioner of corporations, with instructions to consider the subject and report a bill therefor to the next General Court. March 21, 1882. Repairs upon School buildings CHAPTER 17. RESOLVE PROVIDING FOR REPAIRS UPON THE BUILDINGS OF Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars, for reat Bridgewater. pairs upon the State Normal School buildings at Bridgewater; the same to be expended under the direction of the board of education. March 21, 1882. CHAPTER 18. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF THE MASSACHUSETTS CHARITABLE EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY. Massachusetts Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the Charitable Eye Commonwealth ten thousand dollars to the Massachusetts Charitable and Ear In firmary. Eye and Ear Infirmary, to be expended under the direction of the managers thereof for the charitable purposes of said infirmary for the present year; and the said managers shall report to the state board of health, lunacy, and charity. March 21, 1882. |