Senate and house printing and binding. Res. 1856, 74. Senate stationery. Res. 1856, 74. Printing. Res. 1856, 74. House stationery. Res. 1856, 74. Printing. Res. 1856, 74. Sergeant-atarms, books, &c. Res. 1856, 74. Committees of ending on the thirty-first day of December, in the year eighteen hundred and seventy, to wit: LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS. For printing and binding ordered by the senate or house of representatives or by the concurrent order of the two branches, a sum not exceeding thirty-two thousand dollars. For stationery for the senate, purchased by the clerk of the senate, a sum not exceeding one thousand one hundred dollars. For printing blanks and circulars and the calendar of orders of the day for the use of the senate, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars. For stationery for the house of representatives, purchased by the clerk of the house of representatives, a sum not exceeding two thousand two hundred dollars. For printing blanks and circulars and the calendar of orders of the day for the use of the house of representatives, a sum not exceeding one thousand one hundred dollars. For books, stationery, printing and advertising, ordered by the sergeant-at-arms for the legislature, a sum not exceeding six hundred dollars. For the authorized expenses of committees of the present legislature. 46; legislature, the same to include clerical assistance to com 1869, 309. Governor and Postage, &c. Res. 1870, 4. State house. mittees authorized to employ the same, a sum not exceeding eight thousand dollars. For postage, printing and stationery, for the governor and council, a sum not exceeding six hundred dollars. For the compensation of copyists employed by the governor, a sum not exceeding two thousand four hundred dollars. STATE HOUSE. For fuel and lights for the state house, a sum not exceed Fuel and lights ing seven thousand five hundred dollars G. S. 62. Repairs and furniture. G. S. 14, § 62. Contingent expenses of sen For repairs, improvements and furniture of the state house, a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of the senate and house of repreate and house. sentatives and necessary expenses in and about the state house, G. S. 14, § 62. a sum not exceeding four thousand dollars: provided, that no part of such sum shall be expended for stationery, postage, printing, repairs or furniture, or for the purchase of any article or thing, or to effect any object for which an appropriation is otherwise made in this act or in any act which may be subsequently passed. STATE PRINTING. Printing gen eral laws. For printing such number, not exceeding thirty-five thousand, of the pamphlet edition of the general acts and re- G. S. 3; 1866, 65. solves of the present year, for distribution in the Commonwealth, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars. For printing and binding three thousand five hundred "Blue book." copies of the "blue book" edition of the acts and resolves of the present year, with the governor's messages and other matters, in the usual form, a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars. G. S. 3. publication of For the newspaper publication of the general laws and all Newspaper | other information intended for the public, a sum not exceed- general laws, ing four hundred dollars. &c. 1865, 193. ments. For printing the public series of documents in the last Public docuquarter of the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy, Binding. under the direction of the secretary of the Commonwealth, G. S. 4. and for binding the copies to be distributed to the towns and cities, a sum not exceeding thirty thousand dollars. For term reports, a sum not exceeding five thousand five Term reports. hundred dollars. 1859, 290. ports. Supplement to General Stat For printing and binding the annual railroad reports, a Railroad resum not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars. 1864, 167. For the publication and editing of the supplement to the General Statutes for the present year, as authorized by chap-utes. ter eighteen of the resolves of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars for the publication, and two hundred dollars for editing the same. For printing the report of shareholders in the national National banks. banks of the Commonwealth, as required by chapter one hundred and eighty-eight of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars. INCIDENTAL AND CONTINGENT EXPENSES. penses. For incidental expenses of the secretary's department, a Incidental exsum not exceeding five thousand dollars; and for assessors' Secretary. books and registration blanks for the secretary's department, 1961, 167. a sum not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars. G. S. 21; For incidental expenses of the treasurer's department, a Treasurer. sum not exceeding one thousand two hundred dollars. G. S. 14. For the expenses of the tax commissioner, a sum not ex- Tax commis ceeding two thousand two hundred dollars. sioner. 1864, 208; 1865, 283. For incidental expenses of the auditor's office, a sum not Auditor. exceeding six hundred dollars. 1867, 178. For fees, costs and court expenses of the attorney-general, Fees, costs, &c and for incidental and contingent expenses of the office of G. S. 14. Civil actions. Adjutant-gen eral, incidental expenses. the attorney-general, a sum not exceeding one thousand seven hundred dollars. For the contingent expenses of civil actions, as authorized by section twenty-four of chapter fourteen of the General Statutes, a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars. MILITARY. For the incidental expenses and express charges of the adjutant-general, a sum not exceeding two thousand five hun 1866, 219; 1867, dred dollars. Militia bounty. 1866, 219; 1867, 266. Military ac counts. 1866, 219; 1867, 266. Quartermastergeneral. 1866, 219; 1867, 266. Rent of armories. 1866, 219; 1867, 266. Books of in struction, &c. 1866, 219; 1867, 266. For militia bounty, a sum not exceeding one hundred twenty-two thousand dollars. For military accounts, a sum not exceeding seven thousand dollars. For expenses of the bureau of the quartermaster-general, a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars. For the rent of armories, a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars. For instruction, orderly and roll books, a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars. For the expenses of the commissioners on state bounties, Commissioners a sum not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars. on State bounties. 1863, 91, 254. Soldiers' ceme teries. Res. 1867, 60. For expenses of the state commissioner on the soldiers' national cemeteries at Gettysburg and Antietam, a sum not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars. For expenses of the bureau of the surgeon-general, a sum 1881, expenses not exceeding five hundred dollars. For medical, surgical and hospital supplies, and contingent expenses connected therewith, the same being for the use of the state militia, a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars. paid For the re-imbursement of cities and towns for money on account of aid to Massachusetts volunteers and nd their families, a sum not exceeding six hundred fifty thousand dollars, the same to be payable on the first day of December, in the year eighteen hundred and seventy. For expenses attending the administration of the law, providing state aid for Massachusetts volunteers and their families, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. For the payment of bounties remaining due to Massachusetts soldiers, a sum not exceeding eight thousand dollars. For the payment from the state treasury of aid to Massachusetts volunteers resident out of the Commonwealth, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars. AGRICULTURAL. cieties. For bounties to agricultural societies, a sum not exceeding Bounties to soseventeen thousand three hundred twenty-nine dollars and G. S. 66, etc. forty-four cents. of For the personal expenses of members of the board of ag- Expenses of riculture, a sum not exceeding one thousand two hundred board. dollars. G. S. 16. secretary of For the travelling expenses of the secretary of said board, Expenses of all postages and necessary expenses, a sum not exceeding two board. hundred and fifty dollars. Res. 1853, 67. For other incidental expenses of said board, a sum not ex- Incidental ex ceeding one hundred and fifty dollars. penses. For printing the report of the board of agriculture, a sum Printing report. not exceeding twelve thousand dollars. MISCELLANEOUS. G. S. 16. blanks by sher To the sheriffs of the several counties, for distributing proc- Distribution of lamations, blanks, and making returns of votes, a sum not ift's. exceeding four hundred dollars. G. S. 157. library. For the purchase of books for the state library, two thou- Books for State sand three hundred dollars, to be expended under the direc- G. S. 5. tion of the trustees and librarian. Comparative liams College. To the museum of comparative zoölogy, and to the president Museum of and trustees of Williams college, each twenty-five thousand Zoology, Wildollars, payable in accordance with the provisions of chapter sixty-four of the resolves of eighteen hundred and sixty-eight. For the compensation of experts or other agents, and for Railroad comcontingent expenses of the railroad commissioners, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved March 17, 1870. AN ACT IN RELATION TO LAYING OUT STREETS IN THE TWELFTH AND Be it enacted, &c., as follows : missioners, contingent ex penses. Chap. 79. may lay out territory for pay SECTION 1. The board of aldermen of the city of Boston, City council with the concurrence of the city council of said city, may streets, &c, in lay out such public highways and streets in the sixteenth merly Dorchesward of said city, being the territory formerly constituting for land taken. the town of Dorchester, as they in their judgment shall deem to be for the common benefit of the inhabitants of said city, and pay for the land so taken; which highways and streets said city of Boston shall not be obliged to complete sooner than the board of aldermen may deem it expedient so to do. SECTION 2. The board of aldermen of said city of Boston, may in like manner, with the concurrence of the city council, and South Bay. May lay out twelfth ward streets, &c., in lay out such public highways and streets in the twelfth ward in said city and the territory known as South Bay, as they in their judgment shall deem to be for the common benefit of the inhabitants of said city, and pay for the land so taken, which highways and streets said city of Boston shall not be obliged to complete sooner than the board of aldermen may deem it expedient to do so. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved March 17, 1870. Chap. 80. AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE POLICE COURT OF HAVERBe it enacted, &c., as follows : Court for civil business. HILL. SECTION 1. Section five of chapter three hundred and sixteen of the acts of eighteen hundred and sixty-seven is hereby so amended that the police court of Haverhill shall be held for civil business on the first and third Mondays of each month, and on such other days as the standing justice of said court shall determine. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of Chap. 81. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE EXCHANGE INSURANCE COMPANY OF LYNN. Corporators. SECTION 1. Amos F. Breed, Philip A. Chace, David H. Sweetser, their associates and successors, are hereby made a Name and pur- corporation, by the name of the Exchange Insurance Company, in the city of Lynn, for the purpose of making insurPowers and du- ance against maritime losses and losses by fire; with all the pose. ties. Capital stock. Real estate. powers and privileges, and subject to all the duties, liabilities and restrictions set forth in all general laws which are or may be in force relating to such corporations. SECTION 2. Said corporation shall have a capital stock of one hundred thousand dollars, with liberty to pay in and increase the same to three hundred thousand dollars: provided, that such increase shall be paid in, in cash, within three years from the passage of this act. SECTION 3. Said corporation may hold real estate for its own use to an amount not exceeding ten per cent. of its paid up capital. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved March 17, 1870. Chap. 82. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE SOUTHBRIDGE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE Corporators. Be it enacted, &c., as follows : COMPANY. SECTION 1. Manning Leonard, Samuel M. Lane, Chester A. Dresser, their associates and successors, are hereby made |