be elected alter aldermen shall be chosen to serve for the term of one year, mon council to and one half for two years; one half of the common council nate years. from each ward shall be chosen to serve for the term of one year and one half for two years. At each annual election thereafter, one half of the board of aldermen and one half of the common council from each ward shall be elected for two years, and the mayor shall be elected every alternate year. mayor. SECTION 2. The mayor of said Lowell shall be compensated Salary of by a salary which shall not exceed twenty-five hundred dollars. ceptance by SECTION 3. On the Tuesday next after the first Monday Subject to ac of November next, a meeting of the legal voters of said city legal voters. shall be duly warned and called by the mayor and aldermen of said city, for the purpose of voting upon the acceptance of this act, and the same shall be void unless accepted by a majority of the legal voters present and voting at said meeting. Approved April 2, 1870. AN ACT RELATING TO THE SERVICE OF CIVIL PROCESS BY CONSTABLES. Chap. 149 Be it enacted, &c., as follows: G. S. 18, § 61. SECTION 1. Section sixty-one of chapter eighteen of the Amendment to General Statutes is hereby amended by striking out the words "five hundred" in the second and third lines, and inserting in their stead the words one thousand, and by striking out the word "one" wherever it occurs in the eighth and tenth lines of said section, and inserting instead thereof the word two. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon the first day of AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE LIBRARY. Be it enacted, &c., as follows: Chap. 150 State library umes in public SECTION 1. The trustees of the state library are hereby Trustees of authorized to deposit, for safe keeping and use, any duplicate may deposit volumes which are now in said library, or which may here- duplicate volafter come to it, in any public town, city, or college library libraries, &c. in this Commonwealth, upon such terms and conditions as they shall deem for the best interest of the Commonwealth. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved April 2, 1870. AN ACT CONCERNING WITNESS AND OTHER FEES. Be it enacted, &c., as follows: Chap. 151 nesses in civil SECTION 1. The fees for attending as a witness in a civil Fees of witcause, in the supreme judicial court, superior court, or pro- causes. bate courts, shall be one dollar and fifty cents a day. Travel of witnesses. Term fee allowed to par SECTION 2. The fees for travel of witnesses, in all causes, before any court or other tribunal authorized to require the attendance of witnesses, shall be five cents a mile, out and home. SECTION 3. Parties recovering costs in civil causes before ties recovering justices of the peace, or in municipal or police courts, shall be allowed one term fee, of one dollar and twenty-five cents, in addition to the costs now allowed by law. costs in civil causes before · justices of peace, &c. Approved April 2, 1870. Chap. 152 AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF HAVERHILL TO PAY CERTAIN Haverhill may raise money for tain soldiers' bounties. ADDITIONAL BOUNTIES. Be it enacted, &c., as follows: SECTION 1. The city of Haverhill is hereby authorized to payment of cer- raise a sum of money sufficient to pay to each soldier, or in case of death, to the heirs of such soldier who enlisted upon the quota of the town of Haverhill, between August twentyfirst and September third, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-four, in company "M," fourth regiment of Massachusetts heavy artillery, such an amount as shall, in addition to the bounty already received by said soldier for such enlistment, equal the sum of three hundred and seventeen dollars and thirty-eight cents. Sum raised to be assessed in sessment. Proviso. SECTION 2. The sum authorized to be raised by the first next annual as- section of this act, shall be assessed at the next annual assessment of said city: provided, a majority of the legal voters of said city, actually voting at a meeting duly called for the purpose, shall, by ballot, accept the provisions of this act. Approved April 2, 1870. Chap. 153 AN ACT TO DEFINE THE BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN WAKEFIELD AND Wakefield and commissioners. Commissioners, their powers and duties. Be it enacted, &c., as follows : LYNNFIELD. Line between SECTION 1. The boundary line between the town of WakeLynnfield to be field and the town of Lynnfield shall be established and conestablished by firmed by three commissioners as agreed upon by the said towns of Wakefield and Lynnfield, and as hereinafter named. SECTION 2. Said commissioners shall consist of the following named persons, to wit: Paul H. Sweetser, of Wakefield, and John Perkins and George L. Hawkes, of Lynnfield, who shall have full power to define the boundary between the aforesaid towns, and to erect suitable monuments, the expense of which shall be borne by the towns of Wakefield and Lynnfield. -to make re turns of their SECTION 3. Said commissioners shall make return of their doings within doings under this act, to the clerks of the towns of Wakefield six months. and Lynnfield, and to the secretary of the Commonwealth, within six months from the passage of this act. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved April 2, 1870. AN ACT TO UNITE THE TOWNS OF SALISBURY AND AMESBURY AND Be it enacted, &c., as follows: Chap. 154 Amesbury name of SECTION 1. From and after the first Monday of March in Salisbury and the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, the united under corporate powers of the towns of Salisbury and Amesbury, the rame. in the county of Essex, as separate towns, shall cease to exist, and all the territory comprised within the limits of said two towns shall constitute one town by the name of Merrimac, with all the corporate powers and privileges, duties, liabilities and restrictions belonging to towns under the constitution and laws of this Commonwealth, and having for its boundary lines the same lines which have heretofore formed the boundaries of the two towns, except that line by which they have been separated; and all persons having gained or derived a settlement within either of said towns of Salisbury or Amesbury, shall be deemed to have such settlement within said town of Merrimac. and debts trans mac. SECTION 2. All the property, uncollected taxes and assets, All property held by each of said towns of Salisbury and Amesbury when ferred to Merrithis act takes effect, shall become the property and assets of, and all debts due from said towns at that time shall become debts due from, said town of Merrimac: provided, however, Proviso. that a fair and impartial valuation of said property and assets of each of said towns shall be made; and also the true amount of the indebtedness of each shall be ascertained, and the amount of the assets of each shall be deducted from their indebtedness, and any excess of indebtedness of either town over the other shall be assessed upon and paid by the inhabitants and estates of the town where such excess shall be found to exist; and said sum shall be assessed by the assessors, and collected by the collector of said town of Merrimac, and paid to the treasurer of said town, as in the case of other town taxes. Property, &c., tained by setwo towns in joint meeting. to be ascer lectmen of the In case of dis The valuation of said property and assets, and the amount of the indebtedness of said towns shall be ascertained by the boards of selectmen of the two towns for the current year in joint meeting; and in case of their disagreement, or failure to do so before this act takes effect, then the selectmen of said agreement, sutown of Merrimac shall make application to the superior court for the county of Essex, at its first sitting thereafter; and said court is hereby authorized, and shall appoint three perior court to appoint com missioners. United valuations to be val uation of Mer rimac until next State val uation. Election districts. Support of paupers. Collection of taxes. Records, property, &c., to be lectmen of Merrimac. disinterested persons, who shall determine said valuation and indebtedness, and may hear the parties upon any matters of disagreement relating to the affairs of the two towns, and 'make award thereon; which award, when accepted by the court, shall be final. SECTION 3. The united valuations of said towns of Salisbury and Amesbury, as fixed by the last decennial state valuation, shall be held to be the valuation of said town of Merrimac, until the next state valuation; and said town of Merrimac shall constitute a part of the same election districts to which said towns of Salisbury and Amesbury now belong until a new apportionment and division of election districts is made. SECTION 4. All paupers being relieved or supported by said towns of Salisbury and Amesbury, when this act takes effect, shall receive such relief or support thereafter from said town of Merrimac. SECTION 5. All taxes remaining uncollected in either of said towns, when this act takes effect, shall be collected by any duly authorized collector of taxes in said town of Merrimac, in the same manner as is provided by law for the collection of taxes; and said collector shall account for, and pay the same to, the treasurer of said town of Merrimac. SECTION 6. The boards of selectmen, assessors, overseers delivered to se- of the poor and school committee, and the town clerks, treasurers, collectors of taxes, surveyors of highways, and all other town officers or committees of said towns of Salisbury and Amesbury, shall, within three days after this act takes effect, deliver all records, books, deeds, vouchers, moneys, tax-bills, papers, and property belonging to said towns, and in the possession of any of said officers, respectively, to the selectmen of said town of Merrimac; and said selectmen shall pass said records, books, deeds, vouchers and property into the possession of such town officers of said town of Merrimac as are by law properly entitled to their custody. Town meeting joint warrant to be called by Salisbury and SECTION 7. The selectmen of the two towns of Salisbury and Amesbury for the current year, by a joint warrant under their official signatures, directed to a constable of each of said towns, shall call a town meeting of said town of Merrimac, to be holden on the first Monday of March in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, for the purpose of choosing all usual and necessary town officers for the year ensuing, and transacting all business usually done at the annual March or April town meetings in this Commonwealth, and to pass upon any matters which may be deemed expedient for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act ; which warrant shall be posted in the usual places for posting town meeting warrants in each of said towns, fourteen days at least before the time for holding said meeting; and said warrants shall be certified in manner as is provided by law, and returned to said boards of selectmen at the time and place of said meeting; and the senior chairman of said boards present shall call said meeting to order, and preside until the election of a town clerk and moderator; and said boards of selectmen shall prepare a list of the qualified voters in their respective towns, which list shall be used in said meeting as is required by law in town elections. towns. SECTION 8. This act shall not take effect unless the inhab- Subject to acceptance.by itants of said towns of Salisbury and Amesbury, respectively, voters of both qualified to vote in town affairs, shall accept the same at a legal town meeting called for that purpose, by a majority of the voters present and voting thereon; which meeting shall be held in each of said towns on the third Monday of June, in the year eighteen hundred and seventy; and the vote shall be expressed by a written or printed ballot of yea or nay, and the check-list shall be used as in the election of town officers. Approved April 2, 1870. Chap. 155 AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF WORCESTER TO ISSUE ADDITIONAL Chap. WATER AND SEWER SCRIP. Be it enacted, &c., as follows: SECTION 1. For the purpose of defraying all costs and expenses incurred, or to be incurred, under the authority of chapter one hundred and four of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-four, the city council of the city of Worcester shall have authority to borrow, from time to time, such sums of money, and to issue notes, bonds or certificates therefor, to be denominated on the face thereof, "Worcester Water Scrip," as they shall deem necessary, to an amount not exceeding three hundred thousand dollars, in addition to the amount heretofore authorized for said purpose, upon the same terms and conditions, and with the same authority in regard to interest, and the sale or pledge of said scrip, and the payment of the principal thereof, and the appropriation and assessment of money for the payment of the principal and interest of the moneys so borrowed, as are contained in section five of the act aforesaid. "Worcester Water Scrip." $300,000 additional may be issued. of the City of $250,000 addiissued. tional may be SECTION 2. For the purpose of defraying all costs and ex- "Sewer Scrip penses incurred, or to be incurred, under the authority of Worcester." chapter one hundred and six of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, the city council of said city shall have authority to borrow, from time to time, such sums of money, and to issue notes, bonds or certificates therefor, to be |