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necessary to effect such transportation shall be paid out of said sum: provided, a detailed report of such expenditures shall be rendered to the auditor of accounts on the first day of every month.

EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.

tion.

For the salary and expenses of the secretary of the board Board of educa of education, three thousand four hundred dollars, to be paid Secretary. from the moiety of the income of the Massachusetts school 1867, fund applicable to educational purposes.

276.

For the salary and expenses of such agent or agents as the Agent. board of education may appoint, a sum not exceeding three G. S. 34. thousand two hundred dollars, to be paid from the moiety of the income of the Massachusetts school fund applicable to educational purposes.

For the salary of the assistant-librarian and clerk of the Assistant-libraboard of education, two thousand dollars.

rian and clerk. 1866, 298.

clerks.

For such additional clerical assistance in the state library Additional as may be found necessary, a sum not exceeding one thou- G. S. 5; Res. sand five hundred dollars.

MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.

1861, 33; 1866, 28; 1867, 22; 1869, 68.

For the salary of the adjutant-general, two thousand five Adjutant-genhundred dollars.

eral.

1866, 298.

For the salary of the first clerk of the adjutant-general, First clerk. two thousand dollars.

1866, 298.

clerks.

For such additional clerical assistance as the adjutant-gen- Additional eral may find necessary, a sum not exceeding ten thousand 1866, 299; 1867, four hundred dollars.

167.

eral.

For the salary of the surgeon-general, a sum not exceeding Surgeon-gentwo thousand five hundred dollars. For such clerical assist- Clerks. ance as the surgeon-general may find necessary, a sum not 1861, 219, § 15; exceeding two thousand dollars.

1866, 298, 299. Messenger.

For the compensation of a messenger in the surgeon-gen- 1866, 295, 299. eral's bureau, a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars.

1863, 254, § 5;

For the completion of the bounty records of the Common- Bounty records. wealth, under the direction of the governor, a sum not ex- 1866, 298, 299. ceeding two thousand dollars.

of arsenal.

For the salary of the superintendent of the state arsenal Superintendent in Cambridge, a sum not exceeding one thousand eight hun- 1866, 298, 299. dred dollars.

arsenal.

For the compensation of the employés at the state arsenal Employés at in Cambridge, a sum not exceeding two thousand seven hun- 1866, 298, 299. dred dollars.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved February 11, 1870.

Chap. 13. AN ACT TO

Charter revived, and time

extended.

REVIVE THE CHARTER OF THE MONSON GRANITE
COMPANY.

Be it enacted, &c., as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter one hundred and seventy-nine, of the for organizing acts of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-six, is hereby revived and continued in force, and the time for organizing said corporation authorized thereby is hereby extended two years.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 11, 1870.

TUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

Chap. 14. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE FALL RIVER MANUFACTURERS' MUBe it enacted, &c., as follows:

Corporators.

pose.

SECTION 1. Stephen Davol, S. Angier Chace, David A. Brayton, their associates and successors, are hereby made a Name and pur- corporation by the name of the Fall River Manufacturers' Mutual Insurance Company, to be located in the city of Fall River, for the purpose of insuring manufactories, and other buildings, and their contents, against loss or damage by fire, Powers and du- on the mutual principle; with all the powers and privileges,

ties.

What policies may issue.

Proviso.

Chap. 15.

Charter revived for purpose of ance of real estate.

and subject to all the duties, liabilities and restrictions set forth in all general laws which now are, or hereafter may be in force, relating to such corporations.

SECTION 2. Said corporation may issue policies upon any property, included in the terms of section first, situated in the New England states, and in the states of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania: provided, however, that no policy shall be issued until the sum of one million dollars has been subscribed to be insured.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 11, 1870.

AN ACT TO REVIVE THE NEWTON BANK, FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES. Be it enacted, &c., as follows:

SECTION 1. The corporation heretofore known as the making convey. president, directors and company of the Newton Bank, and located in Newton, is hereby revived and continued for the purpose of enabling the president and directors of said Newton Bank at the time when the same became an association for carrying on the business of banking under the laws of the United States, to re-convey, transfer, or release any real estate, or any interest therein, conveyed to said bank as collateral security for any indebtedness afterwards paid or discharged, unto the parties by whom such conveyance was

made to said bank, or to their assigns, and for no other pur-
pose whatever.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 12, 1870.

AN ACT IN ADDITION TO AN ACT TO INCORPORATE “THE GLOUCESTER Chap. 16.

FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY."

Be it enacted, &c., as follows:

against mari

SECTION 1. The Gloucester Fire Insurance Company is May insure hereby authorized to insure against maritime losses, in addi- time losses. tion to the powers granted by virtue of chapter two hundred and eighty-five, of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-nine; and it shall have all the powers and privileges, and be subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities, set forth in all general laws which now are, or hereafter may be in force relating to fire and marine insurance companies. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved February 12, 1870.

Chap. 17.

of the arts, &c.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE ESSEX INSTITUTE. Be it enacted, &c., as follows: SECTION 1. The Essex Institute shall have for its objects Advancement the advancement of the arts, Literature and science, in addition to the objects for which the Essex Historical Society and the Essex County Natural History Society were incorporated. SECTION 2. The third section of chapter five, of the acts of Repeal. the year eighteen hundred and forty-eight, is hereby repealed. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance When to take by said Essex Institute at a meeting duly held for that purpose. Approved February 12, 1870.

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE TAUNTON STREET RAILWAY COMPANY.
Be it enacted, &c., as follows :

effect.

Chap. 18.

pose.

SECTION 1. William C. Lovering, Henry G. Reed, Charles Corporators. Albro, William Mason, Samuel Colby, Artemas Briggs, Hezekiah W. Church, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation, by the name of the Taunton Street Rail- Name and purway Company, with authority to build, maintain and use a street railway, beginning at some convenient point or points at Weir village, in the city of Taunton, and running to City Square; thence through the villages of Hopewell and Britanniaville, to some convenient point or points at Whittenton

village, in said city; with all the powers and privileges, and Powers and dusubject to all the duties, liabilities and restrictions set forth ties. in all general laws, which now are or hereafter may be in force relative to street railway corporations.

Capital stock.

SECTION 2. The capital stock of said corporation shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 12, 1870.

Chap. 19. AN ACT IN ADDITION TO AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE STATE WORK

1869, 258, amended.

Chap. 20.

Middlesex and
Suburban rail-

solidate.

HOUSE AT BRIDGEwater.

Be it enacted, &c., as follows:

SECTION 1. Chapter two hundred and fifty-eight of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-nine is hereby so far amended, that any one of the overseers of the poor of any city or town, or in the city of Boston, any member of the board of directors for public institutions, may make the complaint provided to be made under the first section of said act.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved February 12, 1870. AN ACT CONCERNING THE SUBURBAN AND MIDDLESEX RAILROAD COMPANIES.

Be it enacted, &c., as follows:

SECTION 1. The Suburban Railroad Company is hereby roads may con- authorized to unite and consolidate with the Middlesex Railroad Company, at such time and on such terms as may be mutually agreed upon by said corporations; and when thus united, said corporations shall constitute one corporation, under the name of the Middlesex Railroad Company: provided, however, that the terms of such union shall be approved by a majority in interest of the stockholders of each of said corporations respectively, present and voting at meetings called for the purpose, at which a quorum shall be represented.

Proviso.

Powers and duties.

Chap. 21.

Appropriations authorized.

SECTION 2. The corporation formed as aforesaid shall have, hold, possess and enjoy, all the powers, privileges, rights, franchises, property and estates, which at the time of such union may be held and enjoyed by each of the corporations so united; and shall be subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities to which they may be at that time severally subject.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 15, 1870.

AN ACT MAKING ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN EX-
PENSES AUTHORIZED IN THE YEAR EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-
NINE, AND PREVIOUS YEARS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, &c., as follows:

SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appropriated to be paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth,

.from the ordinary revenue, except in cases otherwise ordered, for the purposes specified herein, to wit:

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

binding ordered

For printing and binding ordered by the senate or house Printing and of representatives, or by the concurrent order of the two by legislature. branches, a sum not exceeding twelve thousand five hundred Res. 1856, 74. and seventy-three dollars and forty-seven cents.

ing.

For printing blanks and circulars, and the calendar of or- Senate printders of the day for the use of the senate, a sum not exceed- Res. 1856, 74. ing three hundred and eleven dollars and forty-seven cents.

Res. 1856, 74.

For printing blanks and circulars, and the calendar of or- House printing. ders of the day for the use of the house of representatives, a sum not exceeding two hundred and seventeen dollars and seven cents.

For stationery for the senate, purchased by the clerk of the Senate stationsenate, a sum not exceeding one hundred and two dollars and eighty-one cents.

ery.
Res. 1856, 74.

penses, legisla

For contingent expenses of the senate and house of repre- Contingent exsentatives, a sum not exceeding one thousand and thirty-two ture. dollars and seventy-two cents.

G. S, 14, § 62.

STATE PRINTING.

ments.

For printing and binding the series of public documents Public docuin the last quarter of the year eighteen hundred and sixty- G. 3. 4. eight, a sum not exceeding two thousand eight hundred and thirty dollars and fifteen cents.

tion of acts and

For printing the pamphlet edition of the general acts and Pamphlet ediresolves of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, a sum resolves. not exceeding two thousand one hundred and fifteen dollars G.S. 3; 1866, 65. and forty-seven cents.

the General

For printing and binding the Supplement to the General Supplement to Statutes for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, a sum Statutes. not exceeding two hundred and seventy-three dollars and G. S. 3. eighty-nine cents.

MISCELLANEOUS.

furniture at

For repairs, improvements and furniture of the state house Repairs and for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, a sum not ex- state house. ceeding two thousand four hundred and thirty-nine dollars G. S. 14, § 62. and ten cents; and for the year eighteen hundred and sixtyeight, a sum not exceeding twenty-nine dollars and fifty-three çent,

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