and passengers between the city of Boston and Charleston, exceeding par SECTION 3. The capital stock of said corporation shall be Capital stock. three hundred thousand dollars, with liberty to pay in and increase the same, by adding thereto from time to time an amount not exceeding four hundred thousand dollars, and shall be divided into shares of the par value of one hundred Shares. dollars each. Said corporation shall have power to assess May assess not from time to time upon said shares, such sums as may be value. deemed necessary to accomplish its object, not exceeding the par value of said shares. No certificates of stock shall be Issue of issued until the par value thereof shall have been actually working paid in, and no steam-ship or propeller shall be run until at least one hundred thousand dollars of its capital shall have been subscribed and paid in. stock and condition of SECTION 4. Said corporation may hold real estate to an Real estate. amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars. SECTION 5. If said corporation shall not within one year Conditions of vafrom the passage hereof have been organized, and have col- lidity of Act. lected by assessments an amount equal to one hundred thousand dollars of its capital stock subscribed, and shall not within two years from the passage of this act, have one or more steam-ships or propellers employed between said city of Boston and said port, or if said corporation shall thereafter fail for the period of one year so to employ one or more steam-ships or propellers in said business, then this act shall be null and void. Approved February 14, 1867. AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE STATE Chap. 34. authorized. SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations priated to be paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth, from the ordinary revenue, for the purpose of meeting the current expenses of the institutions hereinafter named, and for other purposes, during the year ending December thirtyfirst, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, to wit: CHARITABLE. For the state almshouse at Tewksbury, a sum not exceed- Almshouses, ing seventy-seven thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. G. s. 71. Tewksbury. Monson. Bridgewater. Rainsford Island hospital. G. S. 71. Board charities, agent's expenses. For the state almshouse and state primary school at Mon son, a sum not exceeding sixty thousand dollars. For the state almshouse and state work-house at Bridgewater, a sum not exceeding fifty-six thousand dollars. For the hospital at Rainsford Island, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars, the same to include expenses of transportation. For expenses of the general agent of the board of state Acts 1863, 240. charities, a sum not exceeding two thousand two hundred dollars. Expenses secre tary. Acts 1863, 240. Travel and ex penses, members. Money, how drawn and disbursed. Lunatic paupers, For expenses of the secretary of the board of state charities, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars. For travelling and other expenses of the board of state charities, a sum not exceeding three thousand six hundred dollars; and the appropriations for said board may be drawn and disbursed by the general agent. For the support and relief of state lunatic paupers in state G. S. 73; Acts hospitals, a sum not exceeding ninety thousand dollars. support. 1863, 240. Transport of paupers. G. S. 71. Burials. G. S. 70. Support of by municipalities. G. §. 71, §§ 43, 44. Coroners' in quests, expenses. G. S. 157, 175. For the transportation of state paupers to almshouses, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. For the burial of state paupers, a sum not exceeding thirty-five hundred dollars. For the support of state paupers by the cities and towns, a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars. For the expenses of coroners' inquests, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars. For the expenses incurred on account of Indians, a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars, viz.: to the guardian of the Troy Indians, for their support, a sum not exceeding eight hundred dollars, and for the salary of said guardian, the sum of one hundred dollars; to the guardian of the Dudley Indians, for their support, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, and for the salary of said guardian, one hundred dollars; for the salary of the guardian of the Chrisand Chappequid- tiantown and Chappequiddic Indians, one hundred and fifty Dudley. Christiantown dic. Punkapog. Marshpee. dollars; for the salary of the guardian of the Punkapog Indians, forty dollars; to the treasurer of the Marshpee Indians, for the support of certain old state paupers, a sum Sundry author- not exceeding two hundred dollars, and the balance to be applicable to the payment of such other expenses on account of Indians as are authorized by statute. ized expenses. Pensions. For pensions, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. To the state almshouse loan sinking fund for the redempActs 1852, 275; tion of scrip, the sum of six thousand dollars. Sinking fund, almshouse loan. 1854, 355. Asylum for blind. For the Perkins' institution and Massachusetts asylum for the blind, the sum of sixteen thousand dollars. 1 Res. 1862, 26. For the Massachusetts school for idiotic and feeble-minded School for idiots. youth, the sum of nine thousand dollars. Res. 1847, 94; For the support of Massachusetts beneficiaries in the asy- Deaf mutes. lum for deaf and dumb at Hartford, the sum of eighteen '64, 38; 65, 50. thousand five hundred dollars. aunuities. For the annuities due from the Commonwealth, incurred Martha Johonnot by the acceptance of the bequests of the late Martha Johon- Res. 1841, 65. not, a sum not exceeding one thousand four hundred dollars. and bastardy, ex For expenses attending the management of cases of Cases settlement settlement and bastardy, in the year eighteen hundred and penses. sixty-seven and previous years, a sum not exceeding three Acts 1863, 240. thousand dollars. REFORMATORY AND CORRECTIONAL. For expenses of the state prison, a sum not exceeding one State prison, exhundred thousand dollars. penses. current expenses. For expenses of the state reform school for boys at West- Reform school, G. S. 76. For the current expenses of the nautical branch of the Nautical school. G. S. 75. For the current expenses of the state industrial school for Industrial sch'l. For expenses incurred in the arrest of fugitives from jus- Arrest of fugi- tives. G. S. 177. etc. For the salary of an agent for the relief of discharged con- Agent discharged victs, a sum not exceeding eight hundred dollars; and for convicts, salary, the expenditures of said agent, a sum not exceeding one Acts 1861, 78. thousand dollars. For the compensation of the state police, a sum not exceed- State police, pay. ing seventy-eight thousand two hundred dollars. Acts 1865, 249. For travelling expenses of the state police, a sum not Expenses for exceeding twenty-nine thousand five hundred dollars. travel. State, expenses For clerical, incidental and contingent expenses of the Constable of almshouses, and From the appropriations for expenses of the state prison, State prison, schools, advance * penses author ized. payment for ex- nautical branch thereof, and of the industrial school for girls, there may be paid to each, in advance, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, to be accounted for to the state auditor in the monthly settlements of said institutions; Moneys received and all sums received by said institutions from cities, towns from towns and or individuals, for the support of the inmates, or for articles persons, except sold, shall be paid into the treasury of the Commonwealth, Tewksbury, to be except that so much as shall be received from the manufacture of shoes at the Tewksbury almshouse, may be reinvested for that purpose. by institutions for shoes at paid State treasury. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Chap. 35. AN ACT RELATING TO THE CESSION OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE Jurisdiction ceded to United States. Bounds described. Act void unless plan be deposited year. COMMONWEALTH OVER CERTAIN LANDS IN CHARLESTOWN. Be it enacted, &c., as follows: SECTION 1. Jurisdiction is hereby granted and ceded to the United States over all that certain lot or tract of land, with the buildings thereon, situate in the city of Charlestown, purchased by the United States as an addition to the navy yard, and described as follows: commencing at the south-west corner of the present guard-house, thence running north-westerly along the boundary line of the navy yard twenty-four and twenty one-hundredths feet to the intersection of the continuation of the western line of the avenue; thence south-westerly along said western line and making an angle of eighty-three degrees and nineteen minutes with the boundary line of the navy yard forty-four and fifty one-hundredths feet to the north side of Wapping street; thence along Wapping street, at an angle of forty degrees and fiftyseven minutes with the last line, twenty and forty-two onehundredths feet; thence along Water street at an angle with the last line of one hundred sixty-one degrees and eight minutes, twenty-eight and thirty-three one-hundredths feet to the beginning; this last line making an angle of seventy-four degrees and thirty-six minutes with the first or boundary wall of the yard. SECTION 2. This act shall be void unless a suitable plan with secretary of of the premises, or such portion or portions thereof as may State within be purchased by the United States, be deposited in the office of the secretary of this Commonwealth, within one year from Concurrent juris- the passage of this act: provided, always, that this Commonof legal process wealth shall retain and does retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over the tract of land aforcsaid, so far, as that all civil and all criminal processes issuing under the authority of this Commonwealth, may be executed diction for service retained. on said land, and in any buildings thereon, or to be erected thereon, in the same way and manner as if jurisdiction had diction, when to not been granted as aforesaid; and provided, also, that the Exclusive jurisexclusive jurisdiction shall revert to and revest in the Com- revert to State. monwealth of Massachusetts, whenever the said land shall cease to be used for the sole purpose herein before declared. Approved February 19, 1867. AN ACT CONCERNING SUITS AGAINST CORPORATIONS. liability of stockdefended in per Chap. 36. Be it enacted, &c., as follows: SECTION 1. In all suits against corporations established Suit to enforce by the laws of this Commonwealth, when it shall appear to holder may be the court that one of the objects of the suit is to obtain a judgment against said corporation in order to enforce an alleged liability of any person who has been, or is, a stockholder or officer of said corporation, any such stockholder or officer may be permitted, on petition, to defend said suit. SECTION 2. The court in such case may require of the person so taking upon himself the defence of said suit, or of some person in his behalf, a bond with sufficient surety, or sureties, conditioned to pay to the plaintiff all costs which may accrue and be taxed to him after the filing of said petition. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. AN ACT IN ADDITION TO AN ACT TO INCOrporate THE NEW ENG- son. Court may require bond of defendant. Chap. 37. ital in "preferred Be it enacted, &c., as follows: SECTION 1. The corporation called the New England May increase capEmigrant Aid Company is hereby empowered to issue addi- stock," to aid emtional stock to the amount of one hundred and fifty thou-igration southsand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars eách, which shall be called "preferred stock," for the purpose of directing emigration southward, and aiding in providing accommodations for the emigrants after arriving at their places of destination. stock to have dividend. of 8 per cent. to be SECTION 2. The holders of stock not so preferred, shall Holders of such not be entitled to any dividend, until dividends of eight per preference centum yearly shall have been made to the holders of such preferred stock: and any excess of dividends over and Sum in excess of above eight per centum yearly, shall be shared pro rata by shared by other the holders of such preferred stock and those holders of sponding to pubstock not preferred who shall present their certificates of lished notice. stock to the treasurer of the company for registration within thirty days after public notice shall have been given by him, at least three times in the Boston Daily Advertiser, the Bos stockholders re |