RESOLVES RELATIVE TO BADGES FOR OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL Chap. 76. COURT, AND OTHER PURPOSES. custody of Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Purchase and ury of the Commonwealth, to the sergeant-at-arms, the sum badges. of sixty-three dollars, paid by him for twenty-one silver badges, used by the officers of the general court; and that said badges remain in the custody of the sergeant-at-arms, whenever the legislature shall be prorogued, for the use of officers at future sessions. messenger. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the Pay of extra treasury of the Commonwealth, to Levi F. Brown, an extra messenger, employed during fifty-three days of the present session, the sum of one hundred and six dollars. Approved April 6, 1861. RESOLVES IN RELATION TO CERTAIN MEMORIALS OF THE ANCESTORS OF WASHINGTON. Chap. 77. Resolved, That the thanks of the general court be and Thanks to donor. hereby are presented to Hon. Charles Sumner, for his interesting and patriotic gift to the Commonwealth, of two memorial tablets in imitation of the originals which mark the resting-place of the ancestors of George Washington. memorials. Resolved, That the commissioners on the state house Disposition of cause the same to be prepared and placed, with appropriate inscriptions, in some convenient place in the Doric Hall of the state house, near the statue of Washington. Approved April 6, 1861. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF ARAD DENISON. Chap. 78. authorized. Resolved, That for reasons set forth in the petition of Appropriation Arad Denison, there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth, the sum of fifty dollars to said Denison. Approved April 9, 1861. RESOLVE IN AID OF THE MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY. Chap. 79. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the Appropriation of treasury of the Commonwealth to the trustees of the $20,000. Museum of Comparative Zoology, the sum of twenty thousand dollars, to be applied to the support of the museum, and to the care and preservation of the collections belonging thereto; and the said sum is hereby appropriated for that purpose. Approved April 9, 1861. RESOLVES FOR FURTHER DISTRIBUTION OF A REPORT ON INSECTS Chap. 80. INJURIOUS TO VEGETATION. Resolved, That the balance of the edition of a Report on Distribution proInsects Injurious to Vegetation, reprinted in accordance with vided for. Secretary board of agriculture may reprint. Chap. 81. chapter ninety-three of the resolves of the year eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, be distributed as follows: One copy to each incorporated educational institution in this Commonwealth whose officers shall apply for the same within three months of the time of publication of said Report; one hundred copies to Professor Louis Agassiz; twenty-five copies to the legal representatives of the late Dr. T. W. Harris; twenty-five copies to the state library, for the purpose of promoting exchanges for the same; one copy to each member of the present legislature, and to each officer and reporter of the same, and the balance to the agricultural and horticultural societies, at the discretion of the secretary of the state board of agriculture, to be by them awarded in premiums or gratuities. Resolved, That if, after the publication of the present edition, the public interest shall appear to make it expedient, the secretary of the state board of agriculture be authorized to use the plates of illustrations of said Report in the printing of one or more editions of the same, for the benefit of the heirs of the late Dr. Harris, but without any further expense to the Commonwealth. Approved April 9, 1861. RESOLVE GRANTING TAXES FOR THE SEVERAL COUNTIES. Resolved, That the sums placed against the several counties in the following schedule, be and hereby are granted as a tax for each county respectively, to be assessed, paid, collected and applied, according to law, namely: Barnstable-Twelve thousand five hundred dollars; Berkshire-Twenty-six thousand dollars; Bristol-Seventy-five thousand dollars; Dukes Three thousand five hundred dollars; Hampden-Thirty-nine thousand two hundred dollars; Middlesex-One hundred and thirty-five thousand six hundred dollars; Norfolk-Ninety-four thousand dollars; Worcester-One hundred and eight thousand dollars. Approved April 9, 1861. Chap. 82. May receive bounty. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF THE HAMPDEN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. Resolved, That for reasons set forth in the petition of the Hampden County Agricultural Society, said society is hereby authorized to receive the annual bounty of the Commonwealth, of six hundred dollars, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-one, and that said sum be paid to said society out of the treasury of the Commonwealth. Approved April 9, 1861. RESOLVE CONCERNING INDIAN TITLES TO LAND IN PLYMOUTH COUNTY. Chap. 83. authorized to Resolved, That the commissioners appointed by the resolve Commissioners of the legislature of this Commonwealth, on the twenty-first compromise. of May, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, upon the petition of Thomas J. Fletcher and others, be and are hereby authorized to compromise the titles and claims of the petitioners to land in the county of Plymouth; and the same commissioners are hereby authorized, in the event of the failure to settle such claims by a compromise, to direct the attorney-general, or the district-attorney, to file and prosecute, in the superior court for the county of Plymouth, an information for the recovery of the land in controversy. Approved April 10, 1861. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF THE INDIANS OF GAY HEAD. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the income of the school fund of the Commonwealth, to Leavitt Thaxter, Esquire, of Edgartown, the sum of sixty dollars, to be applied to the support of schools among the Indians of Gay Head, during the year eighteen hundred and sixty-one. Approved April 10, 1861. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF THE WASHINGTONIAN HOME. Chap. 84. Appropriation for schools authorized. authorized. Chap. 85. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the Appropriation treasury of the Commonwealth, to the treasurer of the Washingtonian Home, to be expended by the directors for the charitable purposes of the institution, in providing a refuge for inebriates, and means of reforming them, the sum of five thousand dollars, in quarterly payments of twelve hundred and fifty dollars: provided, however, that the said direct- Proviso. ors report to the legislature in the month of January next, a detailed account of the manner in which this appropriation has been expended, the amount contributed by individuals, the total income and expenses of the institution, and the number of persons admitted, with the result of their treatment, so far as can be ascertained. Approved April 10, 1861. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF WILLARD A. HARRINGTON. Chap. 86. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the Appropriation for treasury of the Commonwealth, from the appropriations of ized. salary author the year eighteen hundred and sixty, for the payment of the Chap. 87. RESOLVE CONCERNING A MODIFICATION OF THE PLAN OF BUILDING Commissioners on public lands, ties defined. UPON THE BACK BAY. Resolved, That the commissioners on public lands are powers and du hereby authorized and instructed to forthwith negotiate with the Boston Water-Power Company, and with the riparian owners of territory lying west of the land of the Commonwealth and east of the cross dam adjoining the full basin, so called, for an improvement of the lands of the said section, and of the lands of the Commonwealth contiguous thereto, by the reservation of a water space therein. And for the purposes of this resolve, the said commissioners may alter or amend any indenture or contract, with the consent of all the parties to the same: provided, however, that no such alteration and no indenture or contract executed under this resolve shall be binding upon this Commonwealth, until all the provisions thereof shall be reported to and ratified by the next legislature of this Commonwealth. Proviso. Chap. 88. Appropriation authorized. Chap. 89. Allowance for compensation authorized. Approved April 10, 1861. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF THE STATE CABINET. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth, the sum of five hundred dollars, for the benefit of the state cabinet: a sufficient portion of which shall be used in placing reflectors upon the windows of the cabinet room, and the balance shall be used in replenishing the cabinet; said sum to be expended under the direction of the secretary of the board of agriculture. Approved April 10, 1861. RESOLVE IN FAVOR OF JOHN MILTON Earle. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth, to John Milton Earle, the sum of seven hundred and seventy-five dollars and sixty-four cents, in full compensation for his services and expenses, as commissioner under the act passed April sixth, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, relating to the Indians of the Commonwealth. Approved April 10, 1861. |