Repeal. during the intervals of such payments said Smith should Chap. 9. RESOLVE AUTHORIZING May borrow from banks and sink ing funds. Chap. 10. Annual pension allowed. Repeal. THE TREASURER TO BORROW MONEY IN ANTICIPATION OF THE REVENUE. Resolved, That the treasurer be and he hereby is authorized to require of the several banks of this Commonwealth, a loan of such sum or sums of money as may from time to time be necessary for the payment of the ordinary demands upon the treasury within the current year; or he may borrow in like manner of the commissioners of the several sinking funds, such moneys as said commissioners may have on hand, uninvested: and said commissioners are hereby authorized to loan the same to the treasurer, under the terms of this resolve; and he shall repay any sum which he may borrow, as soon as money sufficient for the purpose shall be received into the treasury: provided, that the whole amount of the temporary loan authorized by this resolve, shall not at any time exceed five hundred thousand dollars. Approved February 9, 1861. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF MARTIN WHEELOCK. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth, to Martin Wheelock, of Gardner, in the county of Worcester, the annual sum of fifty dollars during his natural life, the first of which payments shall be due and payable on the twelfth day of June, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. A resolve approved March sixteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, entitled a "Resolve on the petition of Martin Wheelock," is hereby repealed. Approved February 9, 1861. Chap. 11. RESOLVE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PAY OF THE ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Resolved, That there be and hereby is appropriated from the treasury of the Commonwealth, out of the ordinary revenue, the sum of two hundred and one dollars for the compensation and mileage of the electors of president and vice-president of the United States, to be paid on the warrant of the governor. Approved February 15, 1861. RESOLVE AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF HAMPDEN TO BORROW MONEY. Resolved, That the commissioners of the county of Hampden be, and hereby are authorized to borrow a sum not exceeding fourteen thousand dollars, on the credit of the county, for the purpose of enlarging the jail and house of correction of said county. Approved February 20, 1861. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF EDGAR M. BROWN, CLERK OF THE VALUATION COMMITTEE. Chap. 12. Chap. 13. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth, to Edgar M. Brown, clerk of the valuation committee, the sum of twelve hundred dollars, in accordance with the vote of the valuation committee, passed December thirty-first, one thousand eight hundred and sixty; the same to be taken from the sum appropriated for the compensation of the valuation committee by the act approved January thirty-first, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. Approved March 1, 1861. RESOLVE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE COMPENSATION OF THE MEMBERS AND OFFICERS OF THE VALUATION COMMITTEE OF THE Resolved, That there be paid out of the treasury of this Commonwealth, to each member of the valuation committee of the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, three dollars and fifty cents for each and every day's actual attendance upon sessions of said committee, and to the doorkeepers and messengers in attendance on said committee, three dollars and thirty-three cents for each and every day's actual attendance on said committee, and to the pages two dollars and twenty cents for each day's actual attendance on said committee, exceeding the ninety days prescribed by chapter eighty-three of the resolves of the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, and that the further sum of one hundred dollars be paid to the sergeant-at-arms, for extra services in attendance upon the said valuation committee; and the sum of two thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars and twentyfive cents is hereby appropriated out of the current revenue of the Commonwealth to meet said expenditures. Approved March 2, 1861. RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF ARTEMAS BROWN. Chap. 14. Chap. 15. Resolved, That any and all conveyances of real estate Acts confirmed. made by Artemas Brown of Medway, as guardian of Elijah Whiting, an insane person, in pursuance of authority from the probate court of the county of Norfolk, and notice of Chap. 16. sale signed by him, dated October sixteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-four, shall not be rendered void by reason of any omission in said notice to designate the place of said sale; but said sales and conveyances are hereby confirmed. Approved March 2, 1861. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF MARY HALLORAN. Resolved, That for reasons set forth in the petition of G. C. Sanborn and others, there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth, to the overseers of the poor of the town of Westborough, the sum of two hundred dollars, to be by them disbursed in favor of the family of Mary Halloran, of said town. Approved March 9, 1861. Chap. 17. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR OF THE TOWN Chap. 18. Deficiency provided for. OF FRAMINGHAM, FOR THE BENEFIT OF MARY MCGRATH. Resolved, That for reasons set forth in the petition of Mary McGrath, there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth to the overseers of the poor of the town of Framingham, the sum of one hundred dollars, for the benefit of the said Mary McGrath. Approved March 9, 1861. RESOLVE FOR AN APPROPRIATION FOR STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS. Resolved, That there be appropriated and paid out of the moiety of the income of the school fund applicable to educational purposes, the sum of four thousand four hundred dollars, to meet a deficiency for the support of the state normal schools, for the quarter ending December thirty-first, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty, and that the governor draw his warrant accordingly. Approved March 12, 1861. Chap. 19. RESOLVE ON THE PETITION of a. o. Brewster, ASSISTANT DISTRICT Allowance for extra services. ATTORNEY FOR THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK. Resolved, For reasons set forth in the petition of A. 0. Brewster, that there be allowed and paid him out of the treasury of the Commonwealth, the sum of twelve hundred dollars, for extra services as assistant district-attorney for the county of Suffolk. Approved March 13, 1861. Chap. 20. RESOLVES IN RELATION TO A SHIP CANAL TO CONNECT BARNSTABLE Time for completion extended. BAY AND BUZZARD'S BAY. Resolved, That the time for completing the exploration, surveys, plans and estimates, of the ship canal to connect Barnstable Bay with Buzzard's Bay, as provided by the thorized. eighty-fourth chapter of the Resolves of the year eighteen hundred and sixty, be and hereby is extended to the end of the present year, and that there be appointed a committee Committee auof two on the part of the senate, and five on the part of the house, to sit in the recess for that purpose, with all the power and authority set forth therein; and that said committee are instructed to make their report to the next legislature. gineer. Resolved, That the committee be and hereby are author- May employ enized to employ George R. Baldwin, or in case he is incapacitated, any other competent engineer, to superintend said. surveys, and that his services, when approved by said committee, be paid on the warrant of the governor, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Resolved, That the sum of six thousand dollars be, and Appropriation. hereby is appropriated, in addition, to defray expenses already incurred under said resolve, and in completing the work therein directed. Approved March 14, 1861. RESOLVE RELATING TO THE PLATES OF THE STATE MAP. Chap. 21. Resolved, That the secretary of the Commonwealth be Removal authorauthorized to allow Henry F. Walling to take the plates of ized. the state map, and transport the same to the city of New York, for the purpose of publication by lithographic transfer; permission being first duly obtained of his bondsmen, for said removal, so as not to impair the bonds for the safekeeping and return of said plates, and provision being made to keep up the full amount of insurance as required by the existing contract; said plates to be subject to an order of Conditions. return to the custody of the secretary of the Commonwealth at his discretion. Approved March 15, 1861. RESOLVE GRANTING AID FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF COUNTERFEITING BANK BILLS AND COIN. propriation au Chap. 22. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Conditional apury of the Commonwealth, to the association of banks for thorized. the suppression of counterfeiting in this Commonwealth, a sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars, for the purpose of the prevention and detection of the crime of making, or tendering in payment, as true, counterfeit bank bills, or counterfeit gold and silver coin: provided, that no sum be paid under or by authority of this resolve, which shall exceed one-third of the amounts which said association shall certify and prove to the governor, shall have been raised and judiciously expended by said association, for the purposes aforesaid. Approved March 21, 1861. Chap. 23. RESOVLE IN FAVOR OF THE MASSACHUSETTS CHARITABLE EYE AND Appropriation authorized. Proviso. EAR INFIRMARY. Resolved, That the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars be allowed and paid from the treasury of the Commonwealth, to the Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary, to be expended during the current year, under the direction of the trustees, for the charitable purposes of said infirmary: provided, however, that the said trustees report to the legis lature during the month of January next, a detailed account of the manner in which this appropriation has been expended. Approved March 21, 1861. Chap. 24. RESOLVE FOR PAINTING AND REPAIRING THE ARSENAL AT CAMBRIDGE, Chap. 25. AND THE MAGAZINE, AT "CAPTAIN'S ISLAND." Resolved, That the sum of eight hundred dollars be appropriated to paint the Arsenal, at Cambridge, and to repair the Magazine at "Captain's Island," the same to be taken from the unexpended balance for military accounts, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty, and expended under the direction of the adjutant-general. Approved March 21, 1861. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF ELISHA BREWER, JR. Resolved, For reasons set forth in the petition of Elisha Brewer, Jr., of Boston, that there be allowed and paid, out of the treasury of the Commonwealth, to said petitioner, the sum of one hundred and seventy-five dollars. Approved March 21, 1861. Chap. 26. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL FOR IDIOTIC AND Appropriation increased. Proviso. Chap. 27. FEEBLE-MINDED YOUTH. Resolved, That the sum allowed to the treasurer of the Massachusetts School for Idiotic and Feeble-Minded Youth, according to chapter forty-four of the Resolves of the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, be increased to the sum of nine thousand dollars, which shall be used and applied according to the conditions of said forty-fourth chapter: provided, that the said institution shall gratuitously receive and educate twenty-five idiotic persons, to be designated by the governor, in addition to the number provided for in the said forty-fourth chapter; and provided, further, that six of the trustees shall be appointed by the governor and council. Approved March 21, 1861. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF ALLEN G. DRODY, JR. Resolved, For reasons set forth in the petition of Allen G. Drody, Jr., of Boston, that there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth, to said petitioner, the sum of one hundred dollars. Approved March 21, 1861. |