one-half links to a stake on Boat Meadow near the west side of the canal; thence south nineteen degrees east one hundred twenty-six rods fifteen links to a stone monument marked E. O., standing on the south side of the road at Rock Harbor Gap; thence same course fifty-one rods five links to a stone monument on the south side of the county road near the town cove marked E. O.; thence same course into the middle of said cove; thence down the middle of said cove, to a large stone on the middle of Stony Island, marked E. O.; thence south sixty-seven and one-half degrees east to a stone monument standing on Nausett Beach, marked E. O.; thence same course into the ocean; from thence returning to the first point, to wit, the middle of the mouth of Rock Harbor River, thence north forty-five degrees west into Barnstable Bay; and the said line as above described shall hereafter be the dividing line between said towns. and Eastham an nexed each to other town. SECTION 2. All portions of the town of Orleans lying Parts of Orleans north and east of the aforesaid line are hereby set off from the town of Orleans and annexed to the town of Eastham; and all portions of the town of Eastham lying south and west of said line are hereby set off from the town of Eastham and annexed to the town of Orleans. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. AN ACT FOR THE PROTECTION OF TROUT IN EAST HEAD IN THE Be it enacted, &c., as follows: Chap. 86. taking trout. SECTION 1. No person shall take any trout in the waters Written permit of the stream known as East Head, in the towns of Carver required for and Plymouth, from the source thereof to the dam recently erected thereon by George P. Bowers, without the written permission of the proprietor or proprietors of the land bordering upon that portion of said stream: provided, such pro- Proviso. prietors shall at all times keep an open and sufficient fish-way for the passage of trout at said dam. lation of first SECTION 2. Any person offending against the provisions of Penalty for viothis act shall forfeit and pay a fine of one dollar for each section. trout taken, to be recovered by prosecution before any trial justice in the county of Plymouth. Approved March 23, 1867. Chap. 87. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE GRAND HOTEL COMPANY. Be it enacted, &c., as follows: SECTION 1. Paul Sears, J. B. Taft and William Wash- Corporators. burn, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of the Grand Hotel Company, for Purpose. strictions. the purpose of erecting a public house, to be located in Boston, in the county of Suffolk, or in Roxbury, or in Dorchester, in the county of Norfolk, and maintaining such public house with the buildings and improvements connected therewith; Privileges and re- with all the powers and privileges and subject to all the duties, liabilities and restrictions contained in all general laws which now are or may hereafter be in force and applicable to such corporations provided, however, that said corporation shall not carry on the business of keeping a hotel or boardinghouse, or be in any way interested in such business; provided, further, that if said hotel is not completed ready for use within five years from the passage of this act, then this act shall be void. Provisos. Capital stock and shares. Estate. Proviso. SECTION 2. The capital stock of said corporation shall not exceed two million dollars, and shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each; and said corporation may hold real and personal estate to the value of two million dollars, for the purposes mentioned in the first section: provided, however, that said corporation shall not incur any liability until five hundred thousand dollars of the capital stock shall have been unconditionally subscribed, and the sum of two hundred thousand dollars has been paid in, in cash. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved March 23, 1867. Chap. 88. AN ACT TO LEGALIZE THE DOINGS OF THE TRUSTEES OF SANDWICH Acts, since Aug. 24, 1826, made valid. Acting trustees confirmed. Chap. 89. Corporators. ACADEMY, AND TO CONFIRM THE PRESENT ACTING TRUSTEES. Be it enacted, &c., as follows: SECTION 1. All acts done by the trustees of Sandwich Academy, in the town of Sandwich, between the twentyfourth day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, and the passage of this act, are hereby made valid and confirmed to the same extent as they would have been valid, had they acted in accordance with the provisions of the act of incorporation. SECTION 2. Thomas A. Tobey, Jonathan Leonard, William SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE HOPKINTON SAVINGS BANK. SECTION 1. Lee Claflin, Lovett H. Bowker, Edwin S. Thayer, their associates and successors, are hereby made a strictions. corporation, by the name of the Hopkinton Savings Bank, to be established and located in the town of Hopkinton; with Privileges and reall the powers and privileges, and subject to all the duties, liabilities and restrictions set forth in the fifty-seventh chapter of the General Statutes, and in all other laws of this Commonwealth relating to institutions for savings. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved March 23, 1867. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE NORTHAMPTON, HADLEY AND AMHERST Chap. 90. STREET RAILWAY COMPANY. Be it enacted, &c., as follows: SECTION 1. Thomas E. Hastings, Eleazer Porter, Levi Corporators. Stockbridge, their associates and successors, are hereby made strictions. a corporation by the name of the Northampton, Hadley and Amherst Street Railway Company, for the purpose of con- Purpose. structing and using a street railroad from the town of Northampton to the town of Amherst; with all the powers and Privileges and reprivileges, and subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities, set forth in all general laws which now are or may hereafter be in force relating to street railroad corporations. SECTION 2. The capital stock of said corporation shall not Capital stock. exceed the sum of two hundred thousand dollars. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved March 23, 1867. AN ACT CONCERNING THE NEW BEDFORD AND FALL RIVER RAIL- Chap. 91. Be it enacted, &c., as follows : WAY COMPANY. and locate ex SECTION 1. The time allowed the New Bedford and Fall Time to organize River Railway company to organize said company, is hereby tended. extended to the thirtieth day of April, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, and the time for the locating and constructing its railroad is hereby extended to the thirtieth day of April, in the year eighteen hundred and seventy. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved March 23, 1867. AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE NEWburyport AND AMESBURY HORSE Chap. 92. ing revived and tended two years Be it enacted, &c., as follows : SECTION 1. The act to incorporate the Newburyport and Act incorporatAmesbury Horse Railroad Company, being the fifty-third time under exchapter of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and sixty- after this enactfour, is hereby renewed; and the time limited in the four- ment. teenth section of said act, for its acceptance by the city of Newburyport, and by the towns of Amesbury and Salisbury, and for the acceptance of said act, and the construction of SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Chap. 93. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE UNION BUILDING COMPANY IN THE Corporators. Purpose. TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE. Be it enacted, &c., as follows: SECTION 1. Chester A. Dresser, Holmes Ammidown, Samuel Foster, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of the Union Building Company, for the purpose of purchasing a lot of land at the intersection of Main and Central streets in the centre village of the town of Southbridge, and of erecting and maintaining thereon a building necessary and convenient for a public hall Privileges and re- and a library, and for other business purposes; and shall have all the powers and privileges, and be subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities contained in all general laws which now are or may hereafter be in force and applicable to such corporations. strictions. Capital stock and shares. Proviso. SECTION 2. The capital stock of said corporation shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars, the same to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each: provided, however, said corporation shall not assume any liability until twentyfive thousand dollars of its capital is paid in, in cash. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved March 23, 1867. Chap. 94. AN ACT CONCERNING THE LAYING OUT, ALTERING, WIDENING AND Act of 1866, concerning streets in to Springfield. IMPROVING THE STREETS OF SPRINGFIELD. Be it enacted, &c., as follows: SECTION 1. The provisions of chapter one hundred and Boston, extended seventy-four of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-six, entitled "An Act concerning the laying out, altering, widening and improving the streets of Boston," are hereby extended and made applicable to the city of Springfield. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect whenever the same accepted by two- is accepted by the city council of said city of Springfield, by Shall apply when thirds of city council. a two-thirds vote of each branch thereof. Approved March 23, 1867. Chap. 95. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF LYNN TO PROVIDE FOR A SINK May raise annually by taxa Be it enacted, &c., as follows: ING FUND. SECTION 1. The city of Lynn is hereby authorized to raise by taxation, upon the polls and estates, in said city, a sum redemption fung not less than six thousand dollars, nor more than ten thou tion money for sand dollars, annually, until the maturity of the bonds issued to pay for hereafter mentioned, which said sum with the interest and city hall. accumulations thereon shall constitue a sinking fund for the redemption at maturity of the bonds of said city which have been, or hereafter may be, issued to raise funds to pay for the city hall now building in said city: and said sinking Fund to be only fund shall be appropriated and pledged to the payment and so applied. redemption of said bonds, and for no other purpose, until the same shall have been fully redeemed. appoint commisfund to manage sioners of sinking and invest. SECTION 2. The city council of said city by the concurrent City council may vote of the two branches thereof is authorized to appoint three commissioners of said sinking fund who shall have the care and management of all the moneys, funds and securities at any time belonging to said sinking fund, and who also shall from time to time invest the same in the bonds of said city, the public securities of the United States, either of the New England states and of the state of New York, and of the counties, cities and towns of this Commonwealth, in any railroad stocks in which savings banks may invest their funds, in the stock of any bank located in this Commonwealth, and in loans secured by mortgage of real estate; and they may sell, transfer and re-invest from time to time, the stock and securities belonging to said fund. to keep record of SECTION 3. Said commissioners shall keep a true record Commissioners of all their proceedings, and annually in the month of January doings and report make a report in writing to the city council of said city, of annually. the amount and condition of said fund and the income thereof for the year, which record and all the securities belonging Record to be to said fund shall at all times be open to the inspection of and council. the mayor, or any committee of either branch of the city council of said city appointed for that purpose. open to mayor tenure of com SECTION 4. At the first election of commissioners, one Election and shall be chosen to hold office for the term of three years, one missioners. for the term of two years, and one for the term of one year, and in each year thereafter one commissioner shall be chosen to hold office for three years; and in case of a vacancy by Vacancy in office, death, resignation or otherwise, such vacancy shall be filled by the choice of some person to hold office during the unexpired term. The necessary expenses of said commis- Expense of comsioners shall be paid by said city, but they shall receive no compensation for their services. how filled. mission. SECTION 5. The balance of said sinking fund, if any there Balance of fund, be, after the payment of said bonds, shall be paid into the if any, how distreasury of said city. Approved March 23, 1867. 10 posed. |