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SECTION 9. All personal property now belonging to the Personal propersaid cemetery, and the proceeds of all sales of lots in lands of anes of lots, now held, or hereafter to be acquired by said cemetery, shall how to be used. be forever devoted and applied to the preservation, improvement, embellishment, protection and enlargement of said cemetery, and the incidental expenses thereof, and to no other purpose.

Act takes effect.

SECTION 10. This act shall take effect upon its passage when and how so far as to authorize the commissioners to call the meeting hereafter mentioned, and for the proprietors to act upon the acceptance of the same ; and it shall take full effect whenever the proprietors of lots in said cemetery shall, within sixty days after the passage of this act, accept the same at a meeting of such proprietors to be held at such time and place as shall be designated by the commissioners of Forest Hills Cemetery, who shall be in office at the time of the passage of this act. Said meeting shall be called by the said commissioners, to be held at some suitable place within the city of Boston, by publishing notices of the time, place and purpose thereof, two successive weeks in at least three newspapers published in said city, the last of which publications tions shall be at least seven days before said meeting.

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SECTION 11. If this act shall be accepted at the meeting If Act is acceptof said proprietors mentioned in the preceding section, by nual meeting the votes of the majority of said proprietors, present or the same place, represented at said meeting, voting in person or by proxy, the meeting for the organization of said corporation, and ganized. the annual meeting of said corporation for the present year, shall be held at the same place, and on the same day, with the said meeting mentioned in the preceding section, and immediately after the acceptance of this act, and such notice Notice of meeting of the said mecting for organizing said corporation, and of ford organization said annual meeting, shall be given by said commissioners meeting. as they shall deem expedient; and the trustees elected at Terms of office of such annual meeting shall hold their offices, one for one year, and one for two years, from the fourth Monday of March of the present year.

Approved March 12, 1868.

AN ACT TO CONFIRM THE SALE OF THE ROCKPORT RAILROAD TO

THE EASTERN RAILROAD COMPANY.

Be it enacted, &c., as follows:

trustees.

Chap. 58.

SECTION 1. The sale of the Rockport Railroad, with its sale confirmed. franchise and property, in pursuance of the fifth section of the thirty-second chapter of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and sixty, to the Eastern Railroad Company, is hereby ratified and confirmed; and the said Eastern Rail

tal authorized.

Increase of capi- road Company is hereby authorized to increase its capital stock beyond the amount heretofore authorized, by an amount equal to the capital stock which said Rockport Railroad Company was authorized to issue by the third section of the aforesaid act.

Shares.

SECTION 2. Said stock shall be issued in shares of one hundred dollars each, and at not less than the par value thereof.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 12, 1868.

Chap. 59. Ам АсT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE MOIETY OF THE INCOME

Appropriation from the school fund.

Normal schools.

Teachers' insti

tutes.

Pupils in normal schools.

State scholar

ships.

School building

OF THE SCHOOL FUND APPLICABLE TO EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.

Be it enacted, &c., as follows :

SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned in this section are appropriated, and shall be allowed and paid out of the moiety of the income of the school fund applicable to educational purposes, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, to wit:

For the support of the four state normal schools for the present year, the sum of thirty-five thousand dollars.

For teachers' institutes, the sum of three thousand dollars. For aid to pupils in the state normal schools, a sum not exceeding four thousand dollars.

For the support of state scholarships, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.

For an addition to the normal school building at Framingat Framingham. ham and furnishing the rooms therein, a sum not exceeding

Natural history cabinet at Westfield.

Incidental expenses, board of education.

Contingent expenses, normal schools.

Expenses of board of education.

Mass, teachers' association.

two thousand five hundred dollars.,

For additional cases in the cabinet of natural history, in the normal school building at Westfield, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars; said sum, and the sums above named, to be expended under the direction of the board of education.

For postage, printing, advertising, stationery, the transportation of documents for the board of education, and for the secretary thereof, and also for any contingent expenses of the normal schools not otherwise provided for, the sum of eleven thousand five hundred dollars.

For the expenses of the members of the board of education, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.

For the Massachusetts teachers' association, the sum of eight hundred dollars, on condition that said association shall furnish a copy of the "Massachusetts Teacher" to each school committee in the several towns and cities in the Commonwealth, during the year eighteen hundred and sixty

eight, and furnish satisfactory evidence thereof to the auditor.

tute of instruc

For the American institute of instruction, the sum of five American instihundred dollars, to be paid to the president of said institute tion. in the month of August next.

For county teachers' associations, the sum of three hun- County teachers' dred and twenty-five dollars.

associations.

For the support of certain Indian schools, the sum of four Indian schools. hundred and five dollars.

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

Approved March 14, 1868.

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE OAK BLUFFS LAND AND WHARF

Be it enacted, &c., as follows:

COMPANY.

Chap. 60.

SECTION 1. Ira Darrow and Shubael L. Norton, their corporators. associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of the Oak Bluffs Land and Wharf Company, for Name. the purpose of holding, improving and disposing of land and a wharf situated in the town of Edgartown, now held by the said Darrow and Norton, as trustees; and said corporation may purchase, hold, improve and dispose of such other lands adjacent to the lands aforesaid as may by said company be deemed advisable: provided, however, that said Proviso. company shall not hold more than three hundred acres of land; with all the powers and privileges, and subject to all Powers and the duties, liabilities and restrictions contained in all general laws which now are or may hereafter be in force and applicable to such corporations.

duties.

SECTION 2. The capital stock of said corporation shall Capital stock. not exceed one hundred thousand dollars, the same to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each; and no Shares. share in said capital stock shall be issued for a less sum or amount to be paid in on each, than the par value of the shares first issued.

Approved March 14, 1868.

AN ACT TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE SAVINGS INSTITUTION IN Chap. 61.

THE TOWN OF CAMBRIDGE.

Be it enacted, &c., as follows :

Cambridge Sav-

SECTION 1. The Savings Institution in the town of Cam- Name changed to bridge, organized under an act approved the second day of ings Bank. April, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirtyfour, shall be called and known as the Cambridge Savings Bank.

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

Approved March 14, 1868.

Chap. 62. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE WEBSTER FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK

Corporators.

Name.

Powers and duties.

IN THE TOWN OF WEBSTER.

Be it enacted, &c., as follows:

SECTION 1. R. O. Storrs, William S. Slater, F. D. Brown, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of the Webster Five Cents Savings Bank, to be established in the town of Webster, and located in the Depot Village; with all the powers and privileges, and subject to all the duties, liabilities and restrictions set forth in the fifty-seventh chapter of the General Statutes, and in all other general laws which now are or may hereafter be in force relating to institutions for savings.

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

Approved March 16, 1868.

Chap. 63. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE SPRINGFIELD STREET RAILWAY

Corporators.

Be it enacted, &c., as follows :

COMPANY.

SECTION 1. G. M. Atwater, C. L. Covell, Ethan S. Chapin, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of the Springfield Street Railway

Company, with power to construct, maintain and use a street Street railway in railway from some convenient point or points on Main Street, Springfield, Chic- in the northerly part of the city of Springfield, to some con

opee and Longmeadow.

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venient point or points in the southerly part of said city; and also with power to construct, maintain and use a street railway from some convenient point or points in the city of Springfield to some convenient point or points in the town of Chicopee; and also with power to construct, maintain and use a street railway from some convenient point or points in the city of Springfield to some convenient point or points in the town of Longmeadow; with all the powers and privileges, and subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities, except as hereinafter provided, set forth in all general laws which are now or may hereafter be in force relating to street railroads.

SECTION 2. Said corporation shall maintain and keep in repair such portion of the streets, roads and bridges as are occupied by the track, and three feet on each side thereof, not including any portion of any sidewalk, to the satisfaction of the superintendent of streets of said Springfield.

SECTION 3. Said corporation shall use, in the construction and maintenance of said road, such rail or rails as the board of aldermen of said city may prescribe; and this act shall be void unless the same shall be accepted by the city council of the city of Springfield within six months, and unless at least one mile of said road is located, built and put in operation within two years from the passage of this act.

purchase road

ditions.

SECTION 4. At any time within five years after the com- Springfield may pletion of said road, the said city of Springfield may upon certain conpurchase said road and all its property and franchise by paying to the then holders of the stock the amounts which have actually been paid in on such stock, with ten per cent., annual interest, deducting therefrom all dividends made and net profits undivided.

shares.

SECTION 5. The capital stock of said corporation shall Capital stock and not exceed the sum of two hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each.

SECTION 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 16, 1868.

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE NEW ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY.

Be it enacted, &c., as follows:

Chap. 64.

SECTION 1. George B. Loring, Daniel Needham, Solomon Corporators.

H. Howe, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of the New England Agricultural Society, and established in the city of Boston, for the encouragement of agriculture, horticulture and the mechanic arts by premiums and other means; with all the privileges and Powers and powers, and subject to all the duties, liabilities and restrictions set forth in all general laws which now are or may hereafter be in force in relation to such corporations.

duties.

SECTION 2. Said corporation shall never be entitled or No bounty from allowed to receive any bounty from the treasury of the the State. Commonwealth.

al property.

SECTION 3. Said corporation may hold real and personal Real and personproperty to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars, to be devoted exclusively to the purposes of said corporation. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved March 16, 1868.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE SOUTH BOSTON SAVINGS BANK TO HOLD

Be it enacted, &c., as follows :

REAL ESTATE.

Chap. 65.

000 in a banking

SECTION 1. The South Boston Savings Bank is hereby May invest $25,authorized to hold real estate to an amount not exceeding house. twenty-five thousand dollars, to be invested in the purchase of a suitable building, to be used for banking purposes, or in the purchase of a site and the erection of a suitable building for the same purposes; and all income, if any, arising from such real estate, shall be devoted exclusively to the interests of said corporation.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 16, 1868.

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