Chap. 25. Persons incorporated as bankers in Springfield till the name of the Fitchburg Savings Bank, to be established in the town of Fitchburg, in the county of Worcester; with all the powers and privileges, and subject to all the duties, liabilities and restrictions, set forth in the thirty-sixth chapter of the Revised Statutes, and in the forty-fourth chapter of the acts passed in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-one, and in all other laws of this Commonwealth, relating to institutions for savings. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 12, 1846.] An Act to incorporate the Agawam Bank. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. Chester W. Chapin, Addison Ware, Edmund Freeman, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation, by the name of the President, Directors and October 1, 1851. Company of the Agawam Bank, to be located within twenty-five rods north or south of the Western Rail-road, in the town of Springfield, in the county of Hampden, and shall so continue until the first day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one; and shall be entitled to all the powers and privileges, and be subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities, set forth in the public statutes of this Commonwealth, relative to banks and banking. Stock transfera ble at banking house, &c. SECTION 2. The stock of said bank shall be transferable only at its banking house and in its books. SECTION 3. The capital stock of said corporation shall consist of one hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, to be paid in such instalments, and at such times, as the stockholders may direct; Provided, &c. provided the whole be paid in within one year from the day of the passage of this act. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 12, 1846.] Chap. 26. Persons incorporated, to quarry and An Act to incorporate the East Florida Serpentine Company. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. Isaac Hodges, Erastus Rice, Jerome B. Jackson, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation, by the name of the East Florida Serpentine Company, for the purposes of quarrying and working serpentine work serpentine in the town of Florida, county of Berkshire, with all the powers and privileges, and subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities, set forth in the thirty-eighth and fortyfourth chapters of the Revised Statutes. in Florida. Estate not to SECTION 2. Said corporation may hold real and personal exceed $50,000. estate, necessary and convenient for the purposes aforesaid, not exceeding in value fifty thousand dollars. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 12, 1846.] An Act to incorporate the Mechanics Mutual Aid Society. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Chap. 27. SECTION 1. Henry Bakewell, George Bartlett, Z. E. Co- Persons incorvel, H. G. Blaisdell, their associates and successors, are porated, hereby made a corporation, by the name of the Mechanics Mutual Aid Society, for the purpose of securing to each to secure aid, member in times of sickness, reliable pecuniary aid from te, to associ funds raised by stated mutual contributions, and at death a widows. respectable interment, together with aid and relief to his widow, if he shall leave any. ates and their SECTION 2. The said corporation may take and hold, for Estate not to the purposes aforesaid, real or personal estate, or both, to an exceed $15,000. amount not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars, and shall have all the powers and privileges, and be subject to all the duties, liabilities and restrictions, set forth in the forty-fourth chapter of the Revised Statutes. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 12, 1846.] An Act to incorporate the Real Estate Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Chap. 28. tives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of ton to insure fire years, on the Lemuel Blake, John Redman, Ebenezer Sears, their as- Persons incorsociates and successors, are hereby made a corporation, by porated in BosI the name of the Real Estate Mutual Fire Insurance Com- risks in Massapany, in the city of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, for chusetts for 28 the term of twenty-eight years, for the purpose of insuring mutual prindwelling-houses and other buildings, throughout the Com- ciple. monwealth, against loss by fire, with all the powers and privileges, and subject to all the duties, liabilities and restrictions, set forth in the thirty-seventh and forty-fourth chapters of the Revised Statutes. [Approved by the Governer, Feb. 12, 1846.] An Act to incorporate the Wareham Cotton Mill. Chap. 29. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. Charles L. Hayward, Willard Wood, Com- Persons incorfort Bates, their associates and successors, are hereby made porated, a corporation, by the name of the Wareham Cotton Mill, cotton goods in for the purpose of manufacturing cotton goods in the town to manufacture of Wareham, County of Plymouth, and for this purpose wareham. shall have all the powers and privileges, and be subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities, set forth in the Real estate not Chap. 30. Persons incorporated in Ipswich to insure fire risks in Mas28 years, on the sachusetts for mutual principle. thirty-eighth and forty-fourth chapters of the Revised Stat utes. SECTION 2. Said corporation, for the purpose aforesaid, may hold real estate not exceeding in value twenty thousand dollars, and the whole capital stock shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 12, 1846.] An Act to incorporate the Agawam Mutual Fire Insurance Company. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Abraham D. Wait, Alfred M. Farley, William Foster Wade, Jr., their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation, by the name of the Agawam Mutual Fire InSurance Company, in the town of Ipswich, in the County of Essex, for the term of twenty-eight years, for the purpose of insuring dwelling-houses and other buildings, and personal property throughout the Commonwealth, against loss by fire; with all the powers and privileges, and subject to all the duties, liabilities and restrictions, set forth in the thirtyseventh and forty-fourth chapters of the Revised Statutes. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 12, 1846.] Chap. 31. An Acr giving further time to the President, Directors, and Company, of the Incorporation continued to Bank of Norfolk to close their concerns. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: The president, directors, and company, of the bank of April 24, 1847. Norfolk, are hereby continued a body corporate for the period of one year, from the twenty-fourth day of April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, with all the powers and privileges, and subject to the limitations set forth in the seventh section of the forty-fourth chapter of the Revised Statutes. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 12, 1846.] Chap. 32. An Acr relating to the Providence and Worcester Rail-road Company. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. The Providence and Worcester Rail-road Company, a corporation established by the General Court of this Commonwealth, by an act passed the twelfth day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fortyfour, and the Providence and Worcester Rail-road Company, a corporation established by the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island and Providence plantations, at its May session, in the year one thousand eight hundred f F poration to have tional; and forty-four, having been united according to the provi- provided, that no stockholder vote for more whole number SECTION 2. The time within which said corporation shall Time for completing road complete their rail-road, within this Commonwealth, is extended to hereby extended to the twelfth day of March, in the year March 12th, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight. 1848. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect on the day, and not When to take before, when the same shall be accepted by said united cor- effect. poration at a meeting duly called for that purpose. [Ap proved by the Governor, Feb. 14, 1846.] An ACT to authorize Darius Weeks to build a Wharf in Harwich. Chap. 33. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: wich, &c. Darius Weeks is hereby authorized to build and maintain Wharf may be a wharf, extending three hundred feet into the sea, from built in Harland owned by him, in the town of Harwich, near a place called Deep Hole, and to lay vessels at said wharf, and receive wharfage and dockage therefor: provided, this act Provided, &c. shall in no wise affect the legal right of any other persons whatever. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 14, 1846.] An Act to increase the Capital Stock of the Hamilton Woollen Company. Chap. 34. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: may be in The Hamilton Woollen Company are hereby authorized Capital stock to increase their capital stock to an amount not exceeding creased to an one million of dollars, and to invest such increase, in real amount not and personal estate, as may be necessary and convenient exceeding $1,000,000. for carrying on the operations of said corporation. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 14, 1846.] Chap. 35. Time for election of city officers. Time for entering upon and holding office. Number of aldermen. Surveyors of highways. Adjournments of meeting for election of ward officers, &c., in case of An Act to amend the Charter of the City of Lowell. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. The time for the election of mayor, aldermen, common council men and school committee men, of the city of Lowell, shall hereafter be the second Monday of December annually, instead of the time heretofore by law prescribed. SECTION 2. The mayor, aldermen, common council men, and school committee men, of said city, shall hereafter enter upon the duties of their respective offices on the first Monday of January, annually, and shall hold their offices for the term of one year thereafter. SECTION 3. The number of aldermen hereafter to be elected in each year, in said city, shall be eight instead of six, as heretofore prescribed. SECTION 4. The city council of said city may annually elect any number not exceeding three, of surveyors of highways, who shall have all the powers, and be subject to all the duties and liabilities, that are by law prescribed in regard to the surveyors of highways of the towns of this Commonwealth. SECTION 5. Whenever, at any ward meeting held in said city for the election of any ward officers, common council men, or school committee men, or any of them, it shall be failure to elect. found, on counting and declaring the votes, that there has been a failure to elect any one or more of such officers, the meeting may adjourn for a term not exceeding three days in order to complete such election; and in case of a failure to complete the election, at such adjourned meeting, there may be additional adjournments, from time to time, not exceeding three days at any one time. First and second SECTION 6. The first and second sections of this act sections, when shall take effect on the first day of May next, and not earlier. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 14, 1846.] to take effect. Chap. 36. Persons incorporated, An Act to incorporate the Tremont Gas Light Company. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. Thomas Thacher, John L. Dimmock, Simon W. Robinson, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation, by the name of the Tremont Gas to manufacture Light Company, for the purpose of manufacturing and and sell gas in vending gas in the city of Boston and vicinity, with all the Boston. powers and privileges, and subject to all the duties, restrictions, and liabilities, set forth in thirty-eighth and fortyfourth chapters of the Revised Statutes. |