Liabilities of in- SECTION 2. The additional stock aforesaid shall be subcreased capital. ject to the like tax, regulations, restrictions, and provisions, to which the present capital stock of said corporation is now subject. Certificate, &c., to be returned to the Secretary. Chap. 3. Capital stock may amount to $1,000,000, and real estate to $500,000. Chap. 4. Persons incor field. SECTION 3. Before the said corporation shall proceed to do business upon such additional capital, a certificate, signed by the president and directors, and attested by the cashier, under oath that the same has been actually paid into said bank, shall be returned into the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 2, 1846.] An Act to increase the Capital Stock of the Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: The Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company, are hereby empowered to increase their capital stock to the sum of one million dollars, and to hold real estate, for the use of said company, to an amount not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 2, 1846.] An Act to incorporate the Berkshire County Savings Bank. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Henry Shaw, Thomas A. Gold, Thomas F. Plunket, porated in Pitts- Charles Sedgewick, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation, by the name of the Berkshire County Savings Bank, to be established in the town of Pittsfield, in the county of Berkshire, 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 all other laws of this Commonwealth relating to institutions for savings. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 2, 1846.] Chap. 5. Persons incorporated, to manufacture woollen and other goods in Methuen. An Act to incorporate the Bay State Mills. 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. Samuel Lawrence, William W. Stone, Jarvis Slade, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation, by the name of the Bay State Mills, for the purpose of manufacturing woollen and other goods, in the town of Methuen, county of Essex; and for these purposes shall have all the powers and privileges, and be subject to all the duties, restrictions, and liabilities, set forth in the thirty-eighth and forty-fourth chapters of the Revised Stat utes. SECTION 2. Said corporation may hold such real and per- Estate not to exceed sonal estate, as may be necessary and convenient for the pur- $1,000,000. poses aforesaid, not exceeding in value the sum of one million of dollars. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 2, 1846.] An Act to incorporate the Suffolk Sugar Refinery. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Chap. 6. SECTION 1. Zachariah Jellison, Charles Wilkins, William Persons incorBramhall, their associates and successors, are hereby made porated, and refine sugar a corporation, by the name of the Suffolk Sugar Refinery, for the purpose of manufacturing and refining sugar in the to manufacture city of Boston, county of Suffolk, and for this purpose shall in Boston. have all the powers and privileges, and be subject to all the duties, restrictions, and liabilities, set forth in the thirtyeighth and forty-fourth chapters of the Revised Statutes. SECTION 2. Said corporation may hold, for the purposes Real estate not aforesaid, real estate not exceeding one hundred and fifty $150 000, and thousand dollars; and the whole stock of said corporation capital stock shall not exceed three hundred thousand dollars. [Approved $300,000. by the Governor, Feb. 2, 1846.] An Act to incorporate the Atlantic Cotton Mills. to exceed Chap. 7. 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. Abbott Lawrence, Ebenezer Chadwick, J. W. Persons incorEdmands, their associates and successors, are hereby made porated, a corporation by the name of the Atlantic Cotton Mills, for the purpose of manufacturing cotton goods in the town of to manufacture Methuen, county of Essex; and for this purpose shall have cotton goods in all the powers and privileges, and be subject to all the duties, restrictions, and liabilities set forth in the thirty-eighth and forty-fourth chapters of the Revised Statutes. Methuen. $2,000,000. SECTION 2. Said corporation may hold such real and per- Estate not to sonal estate, as may be necessary and convenient for the exceed purpose aforesaid, not exceeding in value the sum of two millions of dollars. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 3, 1846.] An Act to incorporate the Boston and Chelsea Iron and Screw Company. Chap. 8. 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. Nathaniel Sands, Granville Mears, their as- Persons incorsociates and successors, are hereby made a corporation, by porated, the name of the Boston and Chelsea Iron and Screw Com- to manufacture pany, for the purpose of making machinery, and working chinery, and work ma ture screws, iron, &c., in Suffolk, and in Malden. and to manufac- the same, and manufacturing screws, iron and other metals or materials, and carrying on the business thereof in the county of Suffolk, and in the town of Malden, in the county of Middlesex; and for these purposes shall have all the powers and privileges, and be subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities, set forth in the thirty-eight and forty-fourth chapters of the Revised Statutes. Real estate not Chap. 9. Persons incorporated, to manufacture cotton goods and grind corn. Real estate not Chap. 10. Commissioner's certificate of examination to SECTION 2. The said corporation may hold for the purposes aforesaid, real estate to the amount of sixty thousand dollars; and the whole capital stock of said corporation, shall not exceed the sum of two hundred and sixty thousand dollars. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 3, 1846.] An Act to incorporate the New Bedford Steam Mill 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. Samuel Rodman, Alden G. Snell, William R. Rotch, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation, by the name of the New Bedford Steam Mill Company, for the purpose of manufacturing cotton goods and the grinding of corn, and for these purposes, shall have all the powers and privileges, and be subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities, set forth in the thirty-eighth and forty-fourth chapters of the Revised Statutes. SECTION 2. Said corporation for the purposes aforesaid, may hold real estate not exceeding in value, one hundred thousand dollars, and the whole capital stock shall not exceed in amount, two hundred thousand dollars. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 3, 1846.] An ACT in addition to an Act to reduce the Capital Stock of the Millbury BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: The making and delivery of the certificate of examination of the Millbury Bank, by the commissioner, under the be valid, though provisions of the act to reduce the capital stock of the Millnot delivered in bury Bank, approved on the fourteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty-five, to the governor and council, on the tenth day of April last, shall be good and valid for all the purposes of said act. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 4, 1846.] due time. An Acr to provide for the Government and Management of Houses of Cor- Chap. 11. rection in certain cases. 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. Whenever any house of correction shall be When houses of united in one and the same building or establishment with correction are united with jails, the jail in any county, except Suffolk, the sheriff of such the sheriff to county shall have the custody, rule and charge of the same, have charge and and of all prisoners therein, and shall keep the same him- custody, &c., self, or by his deputy or jailer, for whom he shall be respon- folk." sible; and the powers and duties of such keeper shall be the same as those of a master of a house of correction by law now are. except in Suf commissioners SECTION 2. The county commissioners in such county, Powers and dushall have the same authority to appoint overseers of houses ties of county of correction, so situated, as by law they now have; and and of overseers, the powers and duties of said overseers shall be the same as in the premises. by law they now are: provided, that they shall make no Sheriff's consent contracts for the labor of prisoners, to be performed without necessary to the yards of said house, or whereby the safe-keeping of any labor, &c. prisoner may be endangered, unless the sheriff consent to the same. contracts for SECTION 3. The said commissioners, in such county or Allowances to counties, shall, in the months of May and November, in keepers; each year, make an allowance to the said keeper, of a reasonable sum, for his services, and for the support of the prisoners under his charge, and other necessary expenses; Common Pleas, and in case the said commissioners shall neglect or refuse to who may ap make such allowance, or the said keeper shall be dissatisfied peal to Court of with the amount thereof, he may present his petition, show- &c. ing the facts, to the court of common pleas next to be holden in and for said county, who shall cause notice thereof to be given the chairman of said commissioners, and, after hearing the matter of said petition, may determine the amount of such allowance, and pass such further order in the premises as law and justice may require. SECTION 4. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the Repeal of inprovisions of this act, are hereby repealed. [Approved by consistent prothe Governor, Feb. 4, 1846.] visions. An Act to increase the Capital Stock of the Ames Manufacturing Company. Chap. 12. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: The Ames Manufacturing Company are hereby author- Capital stock ized to increase their capital stock, by adding thereto an may be increased by adding amount not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, and to $100,000, which invest such portion thereof in real estate, as may be neces- may be invested sary and convenient for carrying on the business of said corporation. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 4, 1846.] in real estate. Chap. 13. An ACT to increase the Capital Stock of the Lowell Manufacturing Company. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Capital stock The Lowell Manufacturing Company are hereby authormay be increas- ized to increase their capital stock by adding thereto nine ed by adding $900,000, which hundred thousand dollars and to invest such portion may be invested thereof in real estate, as may be necessary and convenient in real estate. for the purpose for which they have been incorporated. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 5, 1846.] Chap. 14. Persons incorporated, to carry on bleaching in Newbury. Estate not to ex An Act to incorporate the Old Town Manufacturing 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. Moses Pettingell, Benjamin Hale, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of the Old Town Manufacturing Company, for the purpose of carrying on the bleaching business in the town of Newbury, county of Essex; and for this purpose shall have all the powers and privileges, and be subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities set forth in the thirty-eighth and forty-fourth chapters of the Revised Statutes. SECTION 2. Said corporation may hold such real and perceed $100,000. sonal estate as may be necessary and convenient, for the purpose aforesaid, not exceeding in value one hundred thousand dollars. [Approved by the Governor, Feb. 6, 1846.] Chap. 15. An Acr in addition to an Act establishing the Nashua and Lowell Rail-road Location of branch rail road. Corporation. 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 Nashua and Lowell Rail-road Corporation are hereby authorized and empowered to locate, construct, and finally complete, a "Branch Track" from their road in the city of Lowell, commencing at a point on said road, about 1700 feet westerly from its junction with the Boston and Lowell Rail-road, thence running easterly on a straight line to the Western Avenue, so called, thence on a line curving to the south, on said company's land, and over the Patucket canal and land of William Livingston to said company's land, thence on a straight line across Middlesex street and land of Zenas Stetson, and a street laid out by the proprietors of the locks and canals on Merrimack River, to said company's land, thence on a line curving to the south, to the Boston and Lowell Rail-road at a point near the Arch Bridge in the ledge, the whole distance being about 1600 feet. |