[1873, 135; 1879, 48; 1884, 227.] AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE TRUSTEES OF THE SIGMA PHI Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Chap.219 amended. SECTION 1. Section one of chapter two hundred and 1884, 227, § 1, twenty-seven of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and eighty-four is hereby amended by striking out the word "sixty", in the sixth line, and inserting in place thereof the words: two hundred and fifty, so as to read as follows: Section 1. The trustees of the Sigma Phi Society Trustees of of Williams College, incorporated by chapter one hundred Society of and thirty-five of the acts of eighteen hundred and seventy- lege may hold three, may for the purposes authorized by its charter hold additional real and personal estate to an amount not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, which shall not be exempt from taxation. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. [1872, 134.] Sigma Phi estate. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE PARISH OF GRACE CHURCH IN Chap.220 NEWTON TO HOLD ADDITIONAL PROPERTY. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Newton may Grace Church hold additional SECTION 1. The Parish of Grace Church in Newton is Parish of SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. [1898, 130.] AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE FITCHBURG HELPING HAND ASSOCIATION. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Chap.221 amended. SECTION 1. Section three of chapter one hundred and 1898, 130, § 3, thirty of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninetyeight is hereby amended by striking out the word "Seven", in the eighteenth line, and inserting in place thereof the Fitchburg Association, trustees, election, terms, etc. word: - Five, and by striking out the word "ten", in the twentieth line, and inserting in place thereof the word: seven, so as to read as follows: Section 3. Helping Hand The said corporators, together with George H. Hastings, of said Fitchburg, the founder of said association, who shall serve for the term of his life, shall constitute a board of trustees, whose terms of office, except as above stated, shall be as hereinafter specified. The trustees shall, immediately upon the passage of this act, meet and organize by the election of a president, treasurer and clerk, and shall elect six of their number, who shall serve as trustees until the third Monday of September in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and six who shall serve until the third Monday of September in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, and the remaining six shall be elected to serve until the third Monday of September in the year nineteen hundred. The trustees so elected shall severally hold office for the terms for which they are elected and until their successors are chosen, and thereafter each class in succession shall hold office for the period of three years. Five members shall constitute a quorum, except for the election and removal of trustees, when seven members shall be required. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the board of trustees by reason of the death, resignation or otherwise, of the members so elected, the remaining trustees shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. The annual meeting shall be held at such date and place in January of each year as the trustees shall determine. Quorum. Vacancy. Annual meeting. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Chap.222 AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUNDRY MISCELLA Appropriations, miscellaneous expenses. Construction, etc., of roads in Mashpee. NEOUS EXPENSES AUTHORIZED BY LAW. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, unless it is otherwise specified, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and sixteen, to wit: For expenses incurred in the construction and repair of roads in the town of Mashpee during the year nineteen hundred and sixteen, the sum of three hundred dollars. sureties on For reimbursing certain officials for premiums paid for Premiums for procuring sureties on their bonds, a sum not exceeding bonds. twenty-five hundred dollars. aminers' fees. For medical examiners' fees, a sum not exceeding eight Medical exhundred dollars. For the payment of damages caused by wild deer, for Damages by the present and previous years, a sum not exceeding twelve wild deer. thousand dollars. For small items of expenditure for which no appropriations Small items. have been made, and for cases in which appropriations have been exhausted or have reverted to the commonwealth in previous years, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the auditor of the commonwealth. of water power For the expenses of an investigation of the water power Investigation resources of the commonwealth, as authorized by chapter resources. five hundred and sixty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and twelve, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. of the Republic, For defraying the expenses of the headquarters of the Grand Army department of Massachusetts, Grand Army of the Republic, headquarters. the sum of one thousand dollars. For expenses of the board of publication, a sum not ex- Board of ceeding twenty-five dollars. publication. For the expenses of the art commission for the common- Art commiswealth, a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars. sion. of means for of waters. For continuing the investigation by the board of harbor Investigation and land commissioners of means for conserving and equal- conserving and izing the flow of waters in the rivers and streams of the equalizing flow commonwealth, as authorized by chapter one hundred and thirteen of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and fifteen, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars, the same to be in addition to the sums heretofore appropriated for this purpose. plans. For the payment of architects for plans furnished in Payment for accordance with the requirements of chapter five hundred and twenty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and seven and acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, for which no appropriations have been made, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. [1859, 79.] Chap.223 AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE PROPRIETORS OF GRACE CHURCH Proprietors of Grace Church in Salem may hold additional property. IN SALEM TO HOLD ADDITIONAL PROPERTY. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. The Proprietors of Grace Church in Salem are hereby authorized to take and hold real and personal property to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars, of which not more than fifty thousand dollars shall be in real estate, anything in the charter of said parish or any law of the commonwealth to the contrary notwithstanding. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved March 28, 1916. Chap.224 AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE BY THE Disposal of garbage by the city of Worcester. Agreement to be approved, etc. Proviso. CITY OF WORCESTER. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. For the purpose of disposing of garbage, the city of Worcester, acting by its board of overseers of the poor, with the approval of the mayor, may from time to time enter into an agreement with any town in Worcester county, acting by its board of health or in case there is no board of health by its board of selectmen, which agreement shall contain the following stipulations: - First: The area within such town or towns upon which the city of Worcester may dispose of garbage collected by it, which area shall be described by metes and bounds and shall be shown upon a plan thereof filed in the office of the town clerk of such town and in the office of the city clerk of the city of Worcester. Second: A full and accurate description of the manner in which it is proposed to treat and dispose of the garbage. SECTION 2. Any agreement entered into in accordance. with the preceding section shall first be approved in writing by the state department of health, and thereafter shall be approved by a majority vote of the voters present and voting thereon at a town meeting duly called or held for the purpose before the agreement shall become operative and binding upon the town and the city: provided, however, that a copy of the proposed agreement shall be filed in the office of the town clerk at least twenty-one days before the date of the town meeting at which it is proposed to vote upon the agreement. etc. SECTION 3. The agreement entered into in accordance To be recorded, with section one of this act, after being approved by the state department of health and by vote of the town, shall be recorded in the office of the town clerk of the town with which the agreement is made and in the clerk's office of the city of Worcester. SECTION 4. Upon the making of an agreement as pro- Purchase of vided in section one of this act and its approval by the land. state department of health and by vote of the town as hereinbefore provided, the city of Worcester may, within one year after the date of said vote, take, or acquire by purchase or otherwise the area of land described in such agreement; but in case of purchase of lands under the authority of this Exemption. act the city shall be exempt from the provisions of so much of chapter two hundred and sixty-three of the General Acts of the year nineteen hundred and fifteen as relates to the amount which the city may pay for lands acquired, and in case of taking a plan and description of the lands and rights taken, signed by the mayor or city engineer, shall be recorded in the Worcester district registry of deeds, and notice thereof shall be served within thirty days thereafter Notice. upon the owner or owners so far as their names and addresses can be reasonably ascertained. damages. SECTION 5. The damages resulting from the taking of Assessment of lands or from the business to be carried on upon the lands acquired under the provisions of this act shall be assessed and determined in the manner provided in the case of land taken for the laying out of highways. city. of agreement. SECTION 6. The city of Worcester shall pay in lieu of Payment by taxes upon the land or buildings and personal property acquired and used under the provisions of this act, such sum annually as the county commissioners for the county of Worcester may from time to time determine and award. SECTION 7. Any agreement entered into under the pro- Amendment visions of this act may be amended by the mutual agreement of the boards named in section one, provided that the same be first approved by the state department of health and afterward approved by a majority vote of the voters as provided in section two of this act; and any amendment so entered into shall be recorded in the manner provided in section three of this act. not to be SECTION 8. The authority granted under the provisions Public health of this act shall not be exercised in such a manner as to be menaced. a menace or injurious to the public health, and nothing |