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am, of New Glocester aforesaid, deceased, be, and they
are, hereby authorized and empowered to enter their
appeal, in their said capacities, from a decree of William
Gorham, Esq; Judge of Probate for the county of Cum-
berland, upon an account called the second account of
Rebecca Bump, late Rebecca Witham, administratrix on
the estate of the aforesaid Asa Witham, deceased, at the
sitting of the Supreme Court of Probate, on the next
Tuesday after the fourth Tuesday of June, 1786, to be
holden at Falmouth, in the county of Cumberland, and
to file in their reasons as the law directs; the said
guardians giving notice to the adverse party, twenty days
before the sitting of the Court aforesaid, by serving her
with an attested copy of this resolve; and the Supreme
Court of Probate is hereby authorized and required, to
receive the said appeal, and determine thereon, in the
same manner as if it had been brought before them in the
common course of law.
June 23, 1785.

Chapter 50.

RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF HIRAM NEWHALL, IN BEHALF Chap. 50

OF THE TOWN OF ATHOL, APPOINTING A COMMITTEE TO
REPAIR TO SAID TOWN, AND HEAR THE PARTIES.

On the petition of Hiram Newhall, Esq; in behalf of the town of Athol, and the answer thereto from such of the inhabitants of the district of Orange, as were set off from said Athol:

Resolved, For reasons set forth in the said petition, and answer thereto, that Ebenezer Bridge, Josiah Stearns and John Fessenden, Esq'rs. be, and they are, hereby appointed a committee to repair to the town of Athol and district of Orange, hear the parties and finally adjust and settle all disputes that do now exist, between the said town of Athol, and said inhabitants of the district of Orange, respecting debts contracted previous to the said district being set off from the town of Athol, and also such taxes as may have been assessed pursuant to any vote or votes of said town of Athol, subsequent to the incorporation of said district, whose decision shall be final.

And it is further Resolved, That the expence of the committee shall be paid by either or both of the parties, as to the said committee shall seem just and reasonable. June 24, 1785.

Chapter 51.

Chap. 51 RESOLVE ON THE PETITION of ebenezer peaSE, ALLOWING

HIM FORTY-FIVE POUNDS, FIVE SHILLINGS AND FOUR
PENCE, FOR HIS WAGES WHILE A PRISONER WITH THE
ENEMY, FROM SEPTEMBER 1781, TO JULY 1783, ALSO A GRANT
OF TWO POUNDS, TWO SHILLINGS.

On the petition of Ebenezer Pease, praying for a compensation for his time while a prisoner with the enemy, viz. From the seventh day of September, in the year 1781, to the twenty-sixth day of July, in the year 1783, being twenty-two months and nineteen days, and also for his firelock, accoutrements and blanket, which he lost, and could not recover:

Resolved, That the said Ebenezer Pease be allowed and paid out of the public treasury of this Commonwealth, the sum of Forty-five pounds, five shillings and four pence, in full for his wages while a prisoner as aforesaid, and that the same be charged to account of the United States.

And it is further Resolved, That he be paid out of the said treasury, a further sum of forty-two shillings, for his firelock, accoutrements and blanket. June 24, 1785.

Chapter 52.

Chap. 52 RESOLVE PREVENTING NAVAL OFFICERS HOLDING THE OFFICE

OF COLLECTOR, OR DEPUTY COLLECTOR OF IMPOST AND
EXCISE.

Resolved, That no Naval Officer in any of the ports of
this Commonwealth, shall exercise, or hold the office or
place of Collector or Deputy Collector of Impost or Excise,
in any county therein; and if any Naval Officer shall exer-
cise or hold such office, it shall be construed to be a resig-
nation of his place as Naval Officer.
June 24, 1785.

Chapter 53.

Chap. 53 RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF THE SELECTMEN OF THE

TOWN OF TRURO, (IN BEHALF OF SAID TOWN) IN THE
COUNTY OF BARNSTABLE, RELATIVE TO THE ABATEMENT
OF TAXES.

On the petition of the Selectmen of the town of Truro, in behalf of the said town, praying for an abatement of

taxes:

Resolved, That on account of the reduced circumstances of the town of Truro, the said town be, and it is, hereby discharged of all the State and Continental Taxes, with which said town stands charged on the treasury books, except the State Taxes No. 3, 1783, and No. 4, 1784, for which last mentioned taxes the said town is to remain accountable; and the Treasurer of this Commonwealth is hereby directed to discharge the said town accordingly, and to stay his executions for the last mentioned taxes, until the next sitting of the General Court.

And it is further Resolved, That if any of the persons assessed in the State Tax of May, 1781, hereby remitted to the said town, are not of sufficient ability to pay the sums assessed on them thereon, the Selectmen and Assessors of said town, upon application to them made, may abate the same; and the Collector or Collectors of said tax, are hereby authorized to collect the remainder, and directed to pay the sums they shall so collect into the treasury of the said town of Truro, to be applied to such use or uses as may by said town in a legal town meeting be ordered. June 25, 1785.

Chapter 54.

RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF THE SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN Chap. 54

OF CHATHAM, IN BEHALF OF SAID TOWN, PRAYING FOR AN
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.

On the petition of the Selectmen of the town of Chatham, in behalf of said town, praying for an abatement of taxes:

Resolved, That in consideration of the reduced state of the town of Chatham, one half of the State Tax No. 3, 1783, together with the several balances due for State and Continental Taxes, prior to the said tax of 1783, be, and they are, hereby remitted and the said town discharged from the payment of any taxes already laid on said town, except the Tax No. 4, 1784, and the one half of the said Tax No. 3; and the Treasurer of this Commonwealth is hereby directed to credit the said town of Chatham for the sums hereby remitted, and to stay his executions against said town for the last mentioned taxes, until the next sitting of the General Court.

And it is further Resolved, That the sums remitted to the said town, be nevertheless collected of the several individuals who have neglected to pay the sums respec

tively assessed on them in the taxes remitted, except such
part as the Selectmen and Assessors of the said town shall
see cause, upon application made to them, to abate; - and
the Collectors of the said taxes, are hereby empowered to
compleat their collections, and directed to pay the sums
they shall so collect into the treasury of the town of
Chatham, (save the Tax No. 4, 1784, and the one half of
the State Tax No. 3, required to be paid into the treasury
of this Commonwealth) to be applied to such use or uses,
as shall be by the said town of Chatham, at a legal town
meeting ordered.
June 25, 1785.

Chapter 55.

Chap. 55 RESOLVE ON THE REPRESENTATION OF THE JUSTICES OF THE

COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS OF THE PEACE FOR THE
COUNTY OF BRISTOL, EMPOWERING THE SHERIFF TO RE-
MOVE THE PRISONERS FROM TAUNTON GOAL TO PLYMOUTH
GOAL.

On the representation of the Justices of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace for the county of Bristol :

Resolved, That the Sheriff of the county of Bristol be, and he hereby is, empowered and directed to remove the prisoners now in the goal in the said county, and to commit those he may hereafter have in his custody, to the goal in the county of Plymouth; and the Sheriff of the said county of Plymouth, is hereby directed to receive such prisoners into his custody, and them safely keep until they shall be legally discharged or removed, by order of the General Court.

Resolved further, That the charges which may arise in supporting the said prisoners, and all other costs occasioned by the prisoners, shall be defrayed by the said county of Bristol, in the same manner as if the said prisoners continued in the goal in the said county of Bristol. June 25, 1785.

Chapter 56.

Chap. 56 RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF MURTHA DOYLE, ALIAS MAT

THEW DOYLE, DIRECTING THE TREASURER TO DELIVER
NOTES IN LIEU OF NOTES ISSUED.

On the petition of Murtha Doyle, alias Matthew Doyle, setting forth that he was a soldier in Colonel Crane's regiment of artillery, in Captain Thomas Jackson's company,

and that his wages have been drawn by one William Davis, from the Treasurer of this Commonwealth, by a forged order:

Resolved, That the Treasurer of this Commonwealth be, and he hereby is, directed to make out and deliver to the said Murtha Doyle, alias Matthew Doyle, notes in the same manner, and for the same amount, as if no notes ever had been issued, for the payment of the aforesaid Doyle's wages. June 27, 1785.

Chapter 57.

RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF GEORGE STIMPSON, TO SERVE Chap. 57

MESSRS. GILBERT DENCH AND LAWSON BUCKMINSTER, WITH

A COPY OF THIS PETITION AND ORDER THEREON, TO SHEW
CAUSE.

On the petition of George Stimpson, praying, for sundry reasons set forth in said petition, that he may have a re-hearing in sundry actions between him and Gilbert Dench and Lawson Buckminster, and that the report of the Referees in said actions may be set aside:

Resolved, That the prayer of the petition be so far granted, that the said George serve the said Gilbert and Lawson, with an attested copy of his petition and this order thereon, fourteen days before the second Wednesday of the next sitting of this Court, that they may then shew cause, (if any they have) why the prayer of said petition should not be granted, and that execution be stayed in the mean time. June 27, 1785.

Chapter 58.

RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF BENJAMIN EDY, AUTHORIZING
OVERSEERS OF THE POOR OF THE TOWN OF EASTON, TO
TAKE CHARGE OF HIM, HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN, AND
TO SUPPORT THEM, AND PRESENT THEIR ACCOUNT FOR
ALLOWANCE.

On the petition of Benjamin Edy :

Resolved, That the Overseers of the poor of the town of Easton, be, and they hereby are authorized and directed to take charge of the said Benjamin, his wife and children, and make such provision for their relief and support, and such distribution of the said children, as the said Overseers shall suppose their necessities may require, and as shall be most for the benefit of the said children, in the same manner as though the said Benjamin and his children

Chap. 58

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