Chap. Chapter 67. 67 RESOLVE ON THE MEMORIAL OF WILLIAM LITHGOW, ESQ; DIRECTING THE TREASURER TO STAY EXECUTIONS AGAINST Whereas the memorial of William Lithgow, jun. Esq; of the 31st day of January, 1784, in behalf of several towns in the county of Lincoln, praying (for reasons set forth in the said memorial) that the said towns may be exempted from the payment of the tax assessed upon them for not procuring their respective quotas of three years and three and five months-men for the army, amounting to the average price of the said respective quotas; and also for the deficiencies in procuring beef, is referred for consideration to the next session of the General Court: Therefore, Resolved, That the Treasurer of this Commonwealth be, and hereby is directed, to stay execution against the several towns in the said county of Lincoln, so far as respects their deficiencies in procuring men and beef, until the third Wednesday in February next; any resolve to the contrary notwithstanding. November 9, 1784. Chapter 68. Chap. 68 RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF JOSHUA PRAY, DIRECTING EX ECUTION FOR TAXES FROM THE INHABITANTS OF SHAP- On the petition of Joshua Pray, in behalf of himself and others, setting forth the poverty of the inhabitants of the place known by the name of Shapleighton, adjacent to the town of Lebanon, in the county of York, relative to taxes given him and James Witherell to collect of the said Shapleighton, praying for further time allowed them to collect the same: Resolved, That executions respecting such a part of said taxes that are now to them respectively due from the inhabitants aforesaid, be stayed until the first day of May next; and the Treasurer is directed to govern himself accordingly. November 9, 1784. Chapter 69. RESOLVE ON A MISTAKE ON THE APPORTIONMENT OF THE Chap. 69 REPRESENTATIVES PAY BETWEEN THE TOWN OF ACTON AND DISTRICT OF CARlisle, direCTING THE TREASURER Whereas it appears to this Court, that in the apportionment of the Representatives pay in the last state tax, there is a clerical mistake between the town of Acton and district of Carlisle; for remedy whereof, Resolved, That the sum of Thirty-seven pounds six shillings and one penny, farthing be put to the said town of Acton, instead of Twenty-two pounds fifteen shillings; and there be put to the said district of Carlisle, the sum of Twenty-nine pounds, three shillings and ten pence, three farthings only, instead of Forty-three pounds, fifteen shillings And the Treasurer of this Commonwealth is hereby directed to govern himself accordingly. Chapter 70. November 9, 1784. RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF BUXTON, DIRECTING THE Chap. 70 TREASURER TO DISCHARGE SAID TOWN FROM THE PAY- On the petition of the town of Buxton, setting forth that they are called upon by the Treasurer of this Commonwealth for the payment of the several taxes which were set on the plantation of Narraganset No. 1, from the year 1761 to the year 1772, and praying for an abatement of the said taxes: Resolved, That the Treasurer of this Commonwealth be, and he hereby is directed, to discharge the town of Buxton from the payment of One hundred pounds in part of Two hundred and twenty pounds, one shilling and eight pence three farthings, which sum it appears the said town of Buxton was charged with from the year 1761, to the year 1772, while unincorporated, and which sum never has been assessed on the inhabitants of the then plantation. November 10, 1784. Chapter 71. Chap. 71 RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF JOSIAH glover and OTHERS, On the petition of Josiah Glover, and others, inhabitants of that part of the town of Dorchester commonly known by the name of Squantum, and the farms, praying to be separated from the said town, and to be annexed to the town of Braintree : Ordered, That the petitioners have leave to bring in a bill for the purpose of separating themselves, together with their estates, from the said town of Dorchester, so far only as respects school and parish expences and privileges, and for the purpose of annexing the said petitioners, with their estates, to the said town of Braintree, so far only as relates to school expences and privileges, and to the north parish of Braintree aforesaid, so far only as regards parish expences and privileges. Chapter 72. November 10, 1784. Chap. 72 RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF PRINCE WEST, DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE FOR THE SALE OF ABSENTEES ESTATES IN THE COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE, TO GIVE A DEED OF THE LANDS Upon the petition of Prince West, praying that he may have a deed of certain tracts of land described in his said petition, lately belonging to John Murray, Esq: an absentee; the said Murray having, in the year 1772, given to the said Prince West, together with one Meletiah Hatch, a bond conditioned for the conveyance of the said tracts of land, on the said West and Hatch's paying him certain sums of money, the greater part of which has been paid to the said Murray: Resolved, That the prayer of the petition be granted; and that the committee for the sale of absentees estates for the county of Berkshire, be, and are hereby empowered and directed, to give and execute to the said Prince West, a good and sufficient deed of the several tracts and parcels of land described as aforesaid; the said Prince West first giving bond, with sufficient sureties, to the said committee, for the payment of the sum of One hundred and six pounds, together with the interest which may have arisen thereon from the sixth day of April, 1772, to the time of executing the deed as aforesaid. November 10, 1784. Chapter 73. RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF DAVID TILDEN, OF PEMBROKE, Chap. 73 GIVING HIM LEAVE TO ENTER THE COMPLAINT MENTIONED AT THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT. Upon the petition of David Tilden, of Pembroke, in the county of Plymouth, praying for liberty to enter a complaint at the Supreme Judicial Court, to be held at Boston, the first Tuesday of December next, for the affirmation of a judgment recovered by the said David, as administrator on the estate of Ruth Parrot, late of Boston, deceased, against Stephen Maynard, of Westborough, in the county of Worcester, at a Court of Common Pleas, held on the second Tuesday of June last: Resolved, That the petitioner, upon giving due notice to him the said Maynard, have leave to enter a complaint against him at the Supreme Judicial Court, to be holden by adjournment at Boston, within and for the county of Suffolk, in December next, for the affirmation of a judg ment recovered by the said David, in his said capacity, against the said Stephen, at the Court of Common Pleas as aforesaid: And the said Supreme Judicial Court is hereby authorized to take cognizance of the said complaint, and to affirm the said judgment as of Worcester term, in the same manner as if the said complaint had been entered at the Supreme Judicial Court held at Worcester, on the third Tuesday of September last, and from thence continued to the said Court to be held at the said Boston, on the first Tuesday of December next, as aforesaid, for judgment to be entered up as of the said Worcester term, with the allowance of the same cost as if judgment had been then affirmed. November 10, 1784. Chapter 74. GRANT OF NINETY-POUNDS TO WILLIAM BAKER, MESSENGER Chap. 74 OF THE GENERAL COURT, FOR HIS SERVICES, FROM THE 25TH OF MAY TO THE 26TH OF NOVEMBER. On the petition of William Baker, praying for allowance for his services as messenger to the General Court: Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of this Commonwealth to William Baker, the sum of Ninety pounds, in full for his services as messenger to the General Court, to the 26th November, 1784; it being for one half year from the 25th of May last. November 10, 1784. Chapter 75. Chap. 75 GRANT OF FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINE POUNDS SIX SHILLINGS, TO THE HONOURABLE ELBRIDGE GERRY, ESQ; Resolved, That there be paid out of the treasury of this Commonwealth, to Elbridge Geary, Esq; the sum of Four hundred and forty-nine pounds and six shillings, in full for his services and expences as a delegate to Congress, to the twelfth day of July last. November 10, 1784. Chapter 76. Chap. 76 RESOLVE DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE FOR SELLING CERTAIN Chap. 77 STRIPS OF LAND, IN THE COUNTY OF YORK, TO SELL CER- Resolved, That the committee appointed by a resolve Chapter 77. RESOLVE DIRECTING THE COMMON LAW COURTS TO SUSPEND Whereas the payment of interest which might have accrued during the late war, upon debts due from the |