tachment by days. same according to the best of their skill and judgment at the value thereof in money; and after the value is so determined, May dissolve atthe defendant may dissolve the attachment, so far as it bond to pay embraces the property so appraised, by giving bond with plaintiff in thirty sufficient sureties, to be approved by the plaintiff, or by a master in chancery, with condition to pay the plaintiff within thirty days after final judgment in said action in favor of the plaintiff, the value of said property so appraised, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy such judgment. SECTION 2. The sufficiency of the sureties, the application to the master in chancery to approve the same, the notice to the plaintiff of the time and place of hearing, and the fees of the master in chancery, shall be determined and regulated in the manner provided by sections one hundred and four, one hundred and five and one hundred and six of chapter one hundred and twenty-three of the General Statutes. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Proceedings to be under G. S. 123, 104-5-6. AN ACT IN ADDITION TO AN ACT CONCERNING THE ISSUE OF COMMIS- Chap. 138 SIONS TO CERTAIN CIVIL OFFICERS. Be it enacted, &c., as follows: SECTION 1. Every person hereafter appointed to the office of trustee or member on any public board, or trustee, inspector or superintendent of any hospital, almshouse, reform or industrial school, or other charitable, educational or correctional institution, or to the office of coroner, public administrator, guardian of any Indian tribe, commissioner of wrecks and shipwrecked goods, inspector of merchandise, or other public office, under executive commission, shall, within three months from the date of confirmation therein, take and subscribe the oaths required to qualify him to execute the duties. of such office. notify person and SECTION 2. When any person to whom either of such Failure to comcommissions shall be issued shall fail to comply with the vacated to requirements of the first section of this act, such non-compliance shall be deemed to vacate said office; and the secre- Secretary shall tary of the Commonwealth shall forthwith notify such person certify to goverof the expiration of the limitation of time in said section nor. prescribed, and request the return to that department of the commission so received: and the secretary shall certify to the governor the vacation of such office. to offices named SECTION 3. The provisions of this act shall not apply to Act not to apply any office or commission named in the first section of chapter in $ 1, ch. 109, one hundred and nine of the acts of the year one thousand 1862. eight hundred and sixty-two. Qualifying commissioners to make return to secretary. Commissions, except certain, to have require SECTION 4. Every commissioner appointed to qualify civil officers shall, upon administering the oaths required by the constitution to any person receiving a commission of appointment to any office, forthwith make return of such act, with date of the same, to the secretary of the Commonwealth. SECTION 5. Every commission issuing to any person, excepting for one of the offices named in the said first ments therewith. section of chapter one hundred and nine of the acts of the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, shall have the requirements of this act relating to appointment and qualification printed therewith, in such form as the secretary shall deem effective and proper. Chap. 139 Certain mort holders, cou valid. Approved April 12, 1867. AN ACT RELATING TO THE MIDDLESEX RAILROAD COMPANY. Be it enacted, &c., as follows: The mortgage executed by the president and treasurer of gage of, executed the Middlesex Railroad Company under date of September firmed and other first in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-four, pursuant proceedings made to a vote of the stockholders of said company passed at a meeting held on the seventeenth day of August in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-four, to Linus Child, James A. Dupce and Horace G. Hutchins, as trustees for the holders of bonds issued by said president and treasurer under the authority of said vote, is hereby ratified and confirmed, and all the proceedings of said company in issuing said bonds. and mortgage are hereby made valid: provided, that this act shall not take effect until the same has been approved at a legal meeting of the stockholders, called for that purpose. Approved April 12, 1867. Proviso. Chap. 140 AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE NEW LONDON NORTHERN RAILROAD COM May increase to $1,600,000. Shares. Former issues of stock by directors made valid. PANY TO INCREASE ITS CAPITAL STOCK, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Be it enacted, &c., as follows: SECTION 1. The New London Northern Railroad Company is hereby authorized to increase its capital stock until the same shall amount to sixteen hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each. SECTION 2. All issues of the capital stock of said corporation, heretofore made by the directors thereof in conformity with votes of the stockholders at legal meetings of said corporation, are hereby confirmed and made valid. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE WORCESTER STREET RAILWAY COMPANY. Be it enacted, &c., as follows: property and ent company. Chap. 141 SECTION 1. Timothy W. Wellington, Henry H. Chamber- Corporators. lin, Thomas L. Nelson, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of the Worcester Street Railway Company, with authority to purchase and May purchase succeed to the franchise, tracks, locations and other property franchise of presof the Worcester Horse Railroad Company, a corporation duly incorporated by the laws of this Commonwealth; with all the powers and privileges, and subject to all the duties, liabilities and restrictions set forth in the act of incorporation of said Worcester Horse Railroad Company and all general laws which now are or hereafter may be in force relating to street railways: provided, that said purchase shall be made Proviso: limitawithin one year from the passage of this act. tion of time. shares. SECTION 2. The capital stock of said corporation shall not Capital stock and exceed one hundred thousand dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each. sell, lease or SECTION 3. Said corporation is hereby authorized to sell Corporation may or lease its road and other property, and may mortgage the mortgage road. same to an amount not exceeding forty thousand dollars. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved April 12, 1867. Chap. 142 AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE MIDDLEBOROUGH SAVINGS BANK. Be it enacted, &c., as follows: SECTION 1. Everett Robinson, Jacob B. Shaw, Cornelius Corporators. B. Wood, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of the Middleborough Savings Bank, to be established and located in the town of Middleborough; with all the powers and privileges, and subject to all the Privileges and reduties, liabilities and restrictions set forth in all general laws strictions. which now are or hereafter may be in force relating to such corporations. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved April 12, 1867. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE ROXBURY SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL Chap. 143 IMPROVEMENT AND MEDICAL READING CLUB. Be it enacted, &c., as follows: SECTION 1. Benjamin E. Cotting, Zabdiel B. Adams, Corporators. George J. Arnold, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of the Roxbury Society for Medical Improvement and Medical Reading Club, for the purpose of improvement in the different branches of medical science; with all the powers and privileges, and subject to Privileges and reall the duties, restrictions and liabilities set forth in the strictions. May hold estate. general laws which now are or may hereafter be in force, so far as applicable to said corporation. SECTION 2. Said corporation may hold real and personal estate, not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, to be applied exclusively to the purpose aforesaid. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Chap. 144 AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A FUND FOR THE SUP Trustees may loan moneys of fund. May invest in town, city, state or U. S. bonds. Repeal of § 9, act of 1804. PORT OF THE GOSPEL MINISTRY IN THE FIRST PARISH IN THE Be it enacted, &c., as follows: SECTION 1. The trustees of the Groton ministerial fund may loan the moneys of said fund in such sums, and on such time, as in their judgment shall best subserve the interests thereof; and said trustees may invest the same in town, city, state or government bonds. SECTION 2. The ninth section of an act entitled "An Act to establish a fund for the support of the gospel ministry in the first parish in the town of Groton, in the county of Middlesex, and to appoint trustees for the management thereof," approved the twenty-first day of February, in the year eighteen hundred and four, is hereby repealed. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Chap. 145 AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE CAMBRIDGE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Corporators. SECTION 1. Charles M. Hovey, Hervey Davis, Alexander Dickinson, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of the Cambridge Horticultural Society, and established in the city of Cambridge, for the purpose of encouraging and improving the science and practice of horticulture by premiums and other means; with all the Privileges and re- privileges and powers and subject to all the duties, liabilities and restrictions set forth in all general laws which now are or may hereafter be in force in relation to such corporations. SECTION 2. Said corporation may hold real estate to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars, and personal estate to the amount of ten thousand dollars. strictions. May hold estate. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. AN ACT TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE TOWN OF WEST CAMBRIDge. SECTION 1. The town of West Cambridge, in the county of Middlesex, shall take the name of Arlington. force. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect from and after the Act when in thirtieth day of April, in the year eighteen hundred and sixtyApproved April 13, 1867. seven. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE CITY Chap. 147 OF FALL RIVER TO CONSTRUCT A BRIDGE IN CENTRAL STREET. Be it enacted, &c., as follows: over Fall River SECTION 1. The mayor and aldermen of the city of Fall May construct River are hereby authorized to construct in said city of Fall Creek. River, at such time, and in such manner, as they deem proper, a bridge over Fall River Creek where Central street crosses the same provided, said bridge shall be built so as to leave Proviso. a suitable passage for the water flowing under the present bridge. · SECTION 2. So much of the twenty-seventh chapter of the Parts of act, ch. special acts of the year one thousand eight hundred and 27,1842, repealed. forty-two as is inconsistent with this act, is hereby repealed. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved April 13, 1867. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE BOSTON YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN Chap. 148 Be it enacted, &c., as follows: ASSOCIATION. SECTION 1. Pauline A. Durant, Ann Maria Sawyer, Han- Corporators. nah A. Bowen, Clara L. Wells, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of the Boston Young Women's Christian Association, in the city of Boston, for the purpose of providing for the physical, moral and Purpose. spiritual welfare of young women in Boston; with all the Privileges and repowers and privileges, and subject to all the liabilities, duties strictions. and restrictions set forth in all general laws which now are or may hereafter be in force relating to such corporations. SECTION 2. Said corporation shall have power to hold real May hold estate. and personal estate for the purposes aforesaid, not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars in value. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. AN ACT FOR THE RESTOCKING OF MYSTIC RIVER AND ITS TRIBU TARIES WITH FISH. Chap. 149 pond suspended Be enacted, &c., as follows: SECTION 1. The right to take alewives or shad from Right to take fish Mystic River or its tributaries, or from Mystic Pond, shall be from river or and hereby is suspended for the period of five years next for five years. ensuing, and no net, seine or weir shall be set therein during said period. |