Coxhall to the northerly corner thereof, thence on the course last mentioned to the little Ossapee River, thence easterly by the river last mentioned to Saco River, thence easterly by Saco River to the place begun at. And it is further Resolved, That the lands laying between Sanford and Shapleigh, on the south-west, the river of the Little Ossapee on the north, the plantation of Little Falls on the north-east, and the town of Coxhall on the south-east, be known as, and reputed to be, the plantation of Massabeseck, till the further order of the General Court. February 12, 1785. Chapter 52. Chap. 52 RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PLANTATION OF MASSABESECK, IN THE COUNTY OF YORK, Whereas the inhabitants of the plantation of Massabeseck, in the county of York, have preferred a petition to the General Court, setting forth their extreme poverty and inability to pay the taxes that have been laid upon them since the first of January, in the year 1781, and previous to the first day of July last, and praying to have the same abated: Resolved, That the prayer of the said petition be so far granted, as that the Treasurer of this Commonwealth be, and he hereby is, directed to recall all the warrants that have issued from the said office, to the said plantation, for taxes previous to the first day of July last, and which have not been paid into the said office, and to issue his warrant to the Assessors of the said plantation of Massabeseck, for the sum of Five hundred and twenty-five pounds, instead of the sums heretofore assessed upon them Also Resolved, That the Assessors of the said plantation be, and they are, hereby directed to assess the same on the polls and estates of the said inhabitants and non-resident proprietors, in the manner prescribed in the Tax Act of July, 1784. Also Resolved, That the Sheriff of the county of York, be, and he is, hereby directed to return the execution which he has against the Collector or Collectors of the said plantation, and if any part thereof has been paid, that the said plantation have credit for the same out of the above. sum of Five hundred and twenty-five pounds. Chapter 53. February 12, 1785. RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF JIREH WILLIS, EMPOWERING Chap. 53 HIM TO SELL A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND DEVISED TO HIM Whereas it appears by the representation of Jireh Willis, that his late father, Samuel Willis, did, in and by his last will and testament, give and devise to the said Jireh Willis, a certain tract of land, lying and being in Dartmouth, in the county of Bristol, during the term of his natural life, and after the decease of the said Jireh, to his, the said Jireh's heirs, in fee simple, to be divided between them: And whereas it further appears by the said representation, that the said Jireh is unable to discharge the taxes for the said lands now due to the Commonwealth, and for the education of his children, in whom the fee of said land is, all which children, except one absent, join in the prayer of the said Jireh for the sale of so much of the west end of the said land as to raise the sum of One hundred and twenty pounds, for the payment of the said taxes and education of the said children: Therefore Resolved, That the said Jireh Willis, be, and he hereby is, authorized and empowered to sell so much of the west end of the said land devised to him by the last will and testament of his said late father, at public auction, he first notifying the same in writing, in some public place in the town where the said land is, three weeks successively, as will raise the sum of One hundred and twenty pounds, for the purpose aforesaid, and to give good and sufficient conveyance of the same, in fee simple, to any person or persons who may purchase the same, and such sale shall be deemed in law as valid as though the fee of such land so sold was in the said Jireh Willis, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. February 14, 1785. Chapter 54. RESOLVE GRANTING A TAX OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY Chap. 54 POUNDS, TO DEFRAY THE CHARGES OF THE COUNTY OF Whereas it appears from an estimate of the Justices of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace for the county Chap. 55 of Barnstable, made on the first Tuesday of December last, that the sum of Three hundred and fifty pounds will be necessary for defraying the charges of the said county to that time: Therefore Resolved, That there be, and there hereby is, granted a tax of Three hundred and fifty pounds, to be apportioned and assessed on the polls and estates of the inhabitants of said county, to be collected, paid and applied for the use of the said county, according to the law of this Commonwealth. February 14, 1785. Chapter 55. RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF JOHN ROWE, ESQ. On the petition of John Rowe, Esq; praying that the Judge of Probate for the county of Middlesex may be empowered to grant his warrant to Commissioners for the settling the estate of Jonathan Sewall, Esq; for a further time, that thereby he may have an opportunity to exhibit his claim for allowance: Resolved, That the prayer of the petition be so far granted, that the Judge of Probate of Wills, &c. for the county of Middlesex be, and he is, hereby authorized and empowered, on application, to appoint Commissioners to examine the claims of John Rowe, Esq; on the estate of Jonathan Sewall, Esq; for the term of one month from the time of their appointment for the purpose aforesaid, at the expence of the said Rowe, that he may have an opportunity to exhibit his claim within the term mentioned, any law or resolve to the contrary notwithstanding. February 14, 1785. Chapter 56. Chap. 56 RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF EPHRAIM FAIRBANKS, ESQ; IN BEHALF OF STEPHEN HUDSON AND JOHN BARNARD, Whereas it appears to this Court that Stephen Hudson and John Barnard were soldiers in the Continental Army, in Col. Bigelow's regiment and Capt. Daniel Barnes' company, and had wages justly due to each of them, and that some evil minded person by a false and forged order, has taken from the said soldiers their just due: Therefore, Resolved, That the Treasurer be, and he is, hereby directed to issue notes to the said Hudson and Barnard respectively, in manner and form as by law is directed, for the sums to which they were entitled at the time of presenting said forged order; and whenever the said notes already issued shall be presented at the treasury, the Treasurer is hereby directed to give the earliest notice thereof to the Attorney General, who shall use his endeavours to discover the persons concerned in obtaining the said notes already issued. Chapter 57. February 14, 1785. RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF EPHRAIM WILDER, DIRECTING Chap. 57 THE TREASURER TO CREDIT THE TOWN OF STERLING, THE On the petition of Ephraim Wilder, for and in behalf of the town of Sterling, setting forth that the said town of Sterling was fined in the Tax Act of March, 1783, for the sum of Thirty-eight pounds, seventeen shillings and six pence, for their neglect in not choosing a representative for the year 1782, for reasons therein mentioned: Resolved, That the prayer of the petition be so far granted, that the Treasurer of this Commonwealth be, and hereby is, directed to credit the said town of Sterling, in the last State Tax, the sum of Nineteen pounds, eight shillings and nine pence, being one half of the said fine. February 14, 1785. Chapter 58. RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF THE JUSTICES OF THE COURT Chap. 58 OF GENERAL SESSIONS OF THE PEACE FOR THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER. On the petition of the Justices of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace, begun and holden at Worcester, on the first Tuesday of December, 1784, praying for a grant of the land hereinafter described, together with the privilege hereafter also mentioned, for the purpose of erecting and accommodating a public county goal: Resolved, That a certain piece of land in Worcester aforesaid, lately owned by John Chandler, Esq; and confiscated to the use of this Commonwealth, bounded as follows, viz.: Beginning at Timothy Bigelow's corner, by the county road, by the stream called Swift River; then running southwardly on the said Bigelow's line fourteen rods, to a black alder, marked; then eastwardly eight rods, to a stake and stones; then northwardly sixteen rods, to a post in a garden fence, about ten feet eastward of a well by the aforesaid road; then westwardly by the said road, about thirteen rods, to the first mentioned boundary; together with a privilege of making and keeping open a canal from the goal thereon to be erected to the stream aforesaid, extending southwardly, about eight rods from the land before described, be, and hereby is, granted to the county of Worcester, for the sole purpose of erecting and accommodating a Public Goal in the said county, to have and to hold the same to the said county, so long as the same county shall continue and maintain a Public Goal thereon, or shall rebuild the same; and this resolve when recorded in the Registry of Deeds in the same county, and in the records of the said Court of Sessions, shall be a good and sufficient title to hold the above granted premises in manner as aforesaid. Chapter 59. February 14, 1785. Chap. 59 RESOLVE EMPOWERING THE OVERSEERS OF BOSTON TO CON TRACT FOR TAKING CARE OF STATE SICK. Resolved, That the Overseers of the poor of the town of Boston be empowered to contract with a physician to attend upon and provide medicines for such sick persons, being of the poor belonging to this Commonwealth, as now are or may be in the alms house in the town of Boston, till further order of the General Court. Chapter 60. February 16, 1785. Chap. 60 RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF LOAMMI BALDWIN, SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, EMPOWERING HIM TO On the petition of Loammi Baldwin, Esq; Sheriff of the county of Middlesex, respecting the sale of the estate of Elisha Cutler, of Waltham, in the county aforesaid, in |