Sheriff, sureties of, how to procure discharge effect of his refusal to procure new sureties and his deputies, may summon jurors to appraise damages for laying salary of, for keeping jail to attend jury for assessing damages for flowing land, &c. to set off executions, &c. See Election. Shingles, dimensions, number, quality, &c. Shows. See Theatrical Exhibitions. 71 ib. 86 353 ib. ib. 354 355. 356 363 95 Slander, in actions for, special plea not to be used as evidence on general issue 165 Small Pox, immediate notice of, to be given by physicians to selectmen, &c. 235 Sole Leather, inspectors general of, and deputies, their power, duty and compensation State Paupers, who not to be so considered 348.350 accounts for support of, how certified, and when to be made up and presented year warden to have care of buildings, land, stock, &c. may use means necessary to quell insurrection duties of chaplain, physician and inspectors salaries of officers convicts, how restrained and employed how punished for assault on an officer in United States courts in this State, to be received rations, fuel, &c. and transportation to be contracted for by the to be visited yearly, at least, by Governor and Council of any person for rescue, &c. offences committed in State Prison, may be tried in Suffolk or Middlesex Stray Beasts, if not claimed by owner within three months, may be sold 224 225 232 225 226 ib. 227.312 227. 228. 229 228 229. 287. 311. 312 231 228 231 230 ib. 232 ib. 233 200 disposition of proceeds, if owner does not appear within a year and a day ib. when taken up within 10 miles of Agricultural Hall in Brighton, how to be proceeded with ib. Suicide, Colony ordinance concerning it, repealed 64 Sup. Judicial Court. See COURTS. Sureties. See Sheriff. Survey, of lumber. See Boston. Survivorship, of actions. See Actions. Trover. T. Taverners and Taverns. See Licensed Houses. Taxation, machinery in manufactories, sheep, and salt-works, made subject to 281. 142 281 ib. certain persons formerly exempted from, subjected to ib. ib. Taxes, poll-tax to be one sixth part of whole sum raised, if not more (for all taxes in a year, except highway tax) than $1.50 on any individual 282 to be laid on male polls over 16 years of age assessors not restricted to forty pounds over the precise sum committed to them to assess if not paid by collectors, towns to be sued for by State and County Trea ib form of valuation list, and tax list 283. 284 surers 394. 395 warrants of distress by Treasurers, for collection of, against collectors, towns, and banks, forbidden 395 on banks, if not paid, to be sued for by State Treasurer 394 all property, wherever situate, to be taxed for support of public worship in parish of which the owner is a member 53 state and county, may be added to town tax, the proportion being inserted in the lists 59 See Assessors. School Districts. Taxation. Tenants. See Landlord, &c. Tender, new provisions concerning 345.365 may be made after demand is overdue, and in suit ib. Theatrical Exhibitions, not allowed, unless licensed by selectmen, &c. selectmen may appoint, when vacancy or inability occurs, and du- 302 Towns, powers and liabilities of, See Boundaries, &c. Bridges. Burial Grounds. Gunpowder. Schools. Trustee Process, extended to cases of mortgaged or pledged personal property Turnpike, how fines applied, when imposed on corporation for neglect to re 317 pair 89 See Sheriff. Toll-gates. U. Usury, contracts not void by reserving or taking over six per cent lender to forfeit three times the extra interest 125 150 Vagabonds, &c., may be committed by Justice of the Peace to house of correc tion, &c. for six months 17 may appeal from justice's sentence ib. may be arrested in the night, if found disorderly, and detained 24 hours before carried to a Justice for trial 18 may be discharged on reformation ib. when ordered to keep the peace, may be ordered also to pay costs 93 See Lunatics. Valuation. See Ratable Estate. Taxes. Vessels, employed in transporting stones, sand, &c., how to be marked by weighers penalty for wilfully casting away, destroying, &c. See Weighers. Voters, in town and parish meetings, qualifications of lists of, to be prepared by selectmen Warrant of Distress, may be levied on franchise of corporations 89 See Parish. Taxes. Way, right of, (and of air and light) not to accrue by lapse of time, if caveat be served, and recorded in registry of deeds 75 Weighers, of sloops and vessels that transport stones, sand, &c. 32-34 public, of merchandize, &c., who to be deemed 170-171 Weighing, of merchandize, &c., to be by decimal hundreds, and pounds of avoirdupois 170 Weights, used in banks, how and when to be sealed 117.258 Wharves. See Common Lands. Wheels, broad-rimmed, to be used on roads after March 8, 1832 Witness, member of incorporated Mutual Fire Insurance Company, competent in suits in which the Company is a party before coroner's inquest, fees of See Deposition. Justices of Peace. School District. Wood, coal and bark, survey, &c. of, in Boston 245. 288 351 326 dimensions of cord-wood prescribed 194 Worship, public. See Parish. Taxes. Writs, service of, when defendant, who has sued plaintiff, is out of the State made by Justice of Peace, may be returnable at other places than his dwelling-house THE GENERAL LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS. PASSED JANUARY SESSION, 1832. AN ACT in addition to an Act entitled, " An Act to divide the Com- Chap. 1. monwealth into Districts, for the choice of Representatives in the Congress of the United States, and prescribing the mode of election." SEC. 1. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That in every future election of Representatives in the Congress of the United States, it shall be the duty of the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Boston, and of the Selectmen of the several towns and districts within the Commonwealth, to transmit the sealed list of votes, required by the third section of the act to which this is in addition, to the sheriff of the county in which the election shall be held, within three days next after the day of such election; and the said sheriff shall transmit the same to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, within seven days thereafter; or the said Mayor and Aldermen or Selectmen may themselves transmit the same to the Secretary of the Commonwealth, within ten days after the day of such election. Mayor and Allectmen to transmit votes, &c. dermen and se |
