CHAPTER 158. AN ACT RELATING TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC DOCU MENTS. SECTION ten of chapter four of the Public Statutes is hereby Pub. Sts. ch. 4, amended by inserting the words "and assistant clerks" after the $10, amended." word “clerks” in line two, and after the word "clerks" in line one, paragraph three of said section. April 14, 1882. CHAPTER 159. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF TAUNTON TO INCREASE water loan. SECTION 1. The city of Taunton, for the purposes mentioned in May increase under and under said chapter two hundred and seventeen and the St. 1875, ch. 217. SECT. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its passage. 1882. April 14, CHAPTER 160. AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE FISHERIES IN GRANITE OR GOOSE COVE POND IN THE CITY OF GLOUCESTER. cester. SECTION 1. David Babson of Rockport shall have the exclusive Fisheries in the right in Granite or Goose Cove Pond in the city of Gloucester for the city of Gloupurpose of cultivating lobsters and other useful fish until the first day of September in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-three. SECT. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its passage. April 15, 1882. CHAPTER 161. AN ACT IN ADDITION TO "AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXPENSES AUTHORIZED THE PRESENT YEAR AND FOR SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appropriated, to Appropriations. 1 Treasurer. Judge of probate for Middlesex. Overseers of poor of New Bedford. Normal School certain Acts and Resolves of the present year, and for other purposes, to wit: For additional clerical assistance in the departinent of the treasurer and receiver-general, a sum not exceeding one thousand two hundred dollars, as authorized by chapter one hundred and eleven of the Acts of the present year; the same to be in addition to the amount heretofore appropriated. For the salary of the judge of probate and insolvency for the county of Middlesex, five hundred dollars, as authorized by chapter one hundred and twenty-nine of the Acts of the present year; the same to be in addition to the amount heretofore appropriated. For the overseers of the poor of the city of New Bedford, three hundred and forty-six dollars and seventy-one cents, as authorized by chapter thirteen of the Resolves of the present year. For repairs of the buildings of the State Normal School at Bridgeat Bridgewater. water, one thousand five hundred dollars, as authorized by chapter seventeen of the Resolves of the present year. Eye and Ear Hassanamisco Fanny Ross. Normal School at Worcester. Augustus N. W. B. F. Whall. Town of Bureau of statistics of labor. Town of Report of Trus tural College. For the Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary, ten thousand dollars, as authorized by chapter eighteen of the Resolves of the present year. For repairing the dwelling-house of Samuel C. Cisco and Sarah M. Cisco, members of the Hassanamisco tribe of Indians, two hundred dollars, payable to the selectmen of the town of Grafton, as authorized by chapter nineteen of the Resolves of the present year. For Fanny Ross, two hundred dollars, as authorized by chapter twenty-one of the Resolves of the present year. For the State Normal School at Worcester, one thousand dollars, as authorized by chapter twenty-two of the Resolves of the present year. For Augustus N. Davis, three hundred dollars, as authorized by chapter twenty-three of the Resolves of the present year. For William B. F. Whall, one hundred dollars, as authorized by chapter twenty-four of the Resolves of the present year. For the town of Quincy, one hundred and thirty-seven dollars and twenty-five cents, as authorized by chapter twenty-five of the Resolves of the present year. For clerical services and for expenses of the bureau of statistics of labor, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, as authorized by chapter twenty-six of the Resolves of the present year; the same to be in addition to the amount heretofore appropriated. For the town of Charlemont, three hundred and eighty-six dollars and fifty cents, as authorized by chapter twenty-eight of the Resolves of the present year. For printing additional copies of the report of the trustees of the tees of Agricul- Agricultural College, a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, as authorized by chapter thirty-one of the Resolves of the present year. For the publication of a new edition of the statutes relating to public schools, five hundred dollars, as authorized by chapter thirtytwo of the Resolves of the present year. Laws relating to public schools. Rice and Towns of Otis, Tolland. For Rice and Hutchins, one thousand seventy-eight dollars and ninety-two cents, as authorized by chapter thirty-four of the Resolves of the present year. For the town of Otis, sixteen thousand dollars; for the town of Sandisfield, and Sandisfield, twenty-four thousand dollars; for the town of Tolland, fifteen thousand dollars, as authorized by chapter thirty-five of the Resolves of the present year. State Primary For painting the buildings of the State Primary School at Monson, a sum not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars, as authorized by chapter thirty-six of the Resolves of the present year. For continuing the work on the war records in the department of War records. the adjutant-general, two thousand dollars, as authorized by chapter thirty-seven of the Resolves of the present year. railroads. For expenses incurred by the committee on railroads of the present Committee on legislature, three hundred dollars, as authorized by an order of the House of Representatives adopted March fourteenth eighteen hundred and eighty-two. Massachusetts For bounties to Massachusetts volunteers, in accordance with the Bounties to provisions of chapter one hundred and twelve of the Acts of the volunteers. present year, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. For the publication of certain special laws, in accordance with the Special laws. provisions of chapter twenty-one of the Resolves of the year eighteen hundred and eighty-one, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars. before commit For expenses of summoning witnesses before committees, and for Witnesses fees for such witnesses, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars; the tees. same to be in addition to the amount heretofore appropriated. ancient records. For rebinding for preservation such number of the volumes of Rebinding ancient records and original papers in the archives of the Commonwealth, under the direction of the secretary of the Commonwealth, as may be necessary, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. SECT. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its passage. April 19, 1882. CHAPTER 162. AN ACT RELATING TO THE FENCING OF RAILROADS. fenced unless missioners. 112, § 115, amended. SECTION 1. Section one hundred and fifteen of chapter one hun- Railroads to be dred and twelve of the Public Statutes is hereby amended by striking exempted by out the words "county commissioners of the county in which such railroad complaces are situate," and inserting in place thereof the words "board Pub. Sts. ch. of railroad commissioners." SECT. 2. No exemptions heretofore made shall be revoked except Revocation of upon new proceedings had under the provisions of the Public Statutes exemptions as hereby amended; notice of such proceedings shall be given to the made. railroad corporation or corporations interested, and published once a 112. § 115, as week for three successive weeks in some newspaper published in each hereby county in which the lands are situated. SECT. 3. This Act shall take effect on the first day of August in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-two. April 19, 1882. heretofore Pub. Sts. ch. amended. CHAPTER 163. AN ACT FOR THE PROTECTION OF FORESTS AGAINST FIRES. setting fire to SECTION 1. Whoever wantonly and recklessly sets fire to any Penalty for material which causes the destruction or injury of any growing or trees, standing wood of another shall be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the jail not exceeding six months. SECT. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its passage. April 19, Construction of CHAPTER 164. AN ACT TO DEFINE THE MEANING OF THE WORDS MAYOR AND SECTION 1. In all laws relating to cities, the words mayor and aldermen shall, unless provision is or shall be otherwise made, be construed to mean board of aldermen, any thing in the charter of any city or in any Act in amendment thereof to the contrary notwithstanding: provided, however, that all appointments which are directed to be made by the mayor and aldermen shall be made in accordance with existing provisions of law. SECT. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its passage. April 19, 1882. Assessment of CHAPTER 165. AN ACT RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT OF TAXES ON THE SECTION 1. Section twenty of chapter eleven of the Public Statutes taxes upon per- is hereby amended by adding thereto the following words: sonal property held in trust by an assignee vent law. Pub. Sts. ch. 11, Eighth. Personal property taxable as such, held in trust by an under the insol- assignee or assignees under the insolvent law or any bankrupt law or under any voluntary assignment for the benefit of creditors, shall § 20, amended.' be assessed to such assignee or assignees in the place where the insolvent bankrupt or assignor had his principal place of business; and if he had no such place of business, then in the place of his residence. Ninth. Personal property of joint owners or tenants in common other than partners shall be assessed to such owners, according to their respective interests, in the places where they respectively reside. SECT. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its passage. April 19, Personal property of joint owners. 1882. The penalties provided by Pub. Sts. ch. 91, relative to fishing in Merrimack river, limited. No penalty for taking stur geon. CHAPTER 166. AN ACT RELATIVE TO FISHING IN THE MERRIMACK RIVER. SECTION 1. The penalties provided by chapter ninety-one of the Public Statutes relative to fishing in the Merrimack River shall not apply to or be in force against any person drawing a net or seine after the twentieth day of June in each year at any point below the Essex Merrimack Bridge in said river, unless such person shall take salmon or shad, nor shall a person taking a salmon or shad while thus lawfully fishing and immediately returning it alive to the waters from which it was taken be liable to any of the aforesaid penalties. SECT. 2. No penalty shall be incurred by any one taking sturgeon in the tidal waters of the Merrimack River: provided, that no net or seine having a mesh which stretches less than twelve inches shall be used in taking the same. SECT. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its passage. April 19, CHAPTER 167. AN ACT TO AMEND "AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE SUBTER- amended. SECTION 1. Chapter two hundred of the Acts of the year eighteen St. 1879, ch. 200. hundred and seventy-nine, incorporating the Subterranean Cable Com- Charter pany of Boston, is amended by striking out sections two, three, and four substituting therefor the following two sections: SECT. 2. The capital stock of said corporation shall be one mil- Capital stock. lion dollars, all of which shall be paid in in cash before said corporation shall commence business; and said capital stock may be increased from time to time by vote of the corporation to an amount not exceeding two million dollars. chosen. SECT. 3. The stockholders of said corporation shall annually in Officers to be the month of April at a meeting duly called for the purpose, elect a clerk, treasurer and a board of not less than five nor more than fifteen directors, who shall perform the duties usually exercised by such officers. Any vacancy in either of said offices may at any time be filled Vacancies. by the board of directors until the next annual meeting of the corpora tion. SECT. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its passage. 1882. CHAPTER 168. April 19, AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF BOSTON TO ISSUE A "Public Park For the purpose of defraying the expenses incurred under the pro- May issue a visions of chapter one hundred and eighty-five of the Acts of the year Loan." eighteen hundred and seventy-five, entitled "An Act for the laying out St. 1875, ch. 185. of public parks in or near the city of Boston," and of any Acts in amendment thereof or addition thereto, the city council of the city of Boston shall have authority to issue, from time to time, and to an amount not exceeding the amount actually expended for the purchase or taking of lands or flats for park purposes, bonds or certificates of debt to be denominated on the face thereof 66 Public Park Loan," to bear interest at a rate not exceeding six per centum per annum, and to be payable at such periods as said city council may determine, not exceeding thirty years from their respective dates. For the redemption of such loan said city council shall establish a sinking fund sufficient with the accumulating interest to provide for its payment at maturity. All sums received for betterments from the laying out of public parks shall be paid into said sinking fund until such fund shall amount to a sum sufficient with its accumulation to pay at maturity the bonds for the security of which the fund was established. April 19, 1882. CHAPTER 169. AN ACT TO TAKE THE TOWN OF HOPKINTON FROM THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX. THE town of Hopkinton shall not hereafter be included in the judicial district of the First District Court of Southern Middlesex; but no suit or other matter pending in said court shall be affected hereby. April 19, 1882. Sinking fund to be established. |