Penobscot River, be granted and confirmed to Edward Smith and others, who have petitioned for the same, and are the settlers thereon, their heirs and assigns, on condition of their paying for the same, at the rate of six shillings per acre, in consolidated securities of this Commonwealth, within one year from this time, with interest till paid; provided such lands are not included within the tract of land confirmed to the proprietors holding under Beauchamp and Leverett: provided also, that there be previously deducted from the said quantity, fifty acres for each of the petitioners, who have actually settled thereon, which is to be considered as a compensation for settlement; and also two hundred acres for the use of the first settled minister; two hundred acres for the use of the ministry; two hundred and eighty acres for a grammar school; and two hundred acres near the centre of the town, for the future disposition of Government; and the Committee appointed by a Resolve of Court, of the 28th of October, 1783, on the subject of unappropriated lands in the county of Lincoln, be, and hereby are, directed to cause the said township to be surveyed and laid out as soon as circumstances will permit, and make and execute a good deed thereof to the petitioners, on the conditions, and with the reservations, hereinbefore recited. Chapter 127. November 30, 1785. Chap. 127 RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF WILLIAM ROGERS, EMPOWER ING CALEB WEST TO SELL AND CONVEY THE LANDS MEN- On the petition of William Rogers, of Greenwich, praying that some meet person may be appointed, and empow ered to sell and convey certain lands lying in Brimfield, belonging to him and his wife Silence Rogers: Resolved, for reasons set forth in said petition, That the prayer thereof be granted, and that Mr. Caleb West, be, and he is, hereby empowered to sell and convey, by deed, the lands described in said petition, as in his judgment shall be most advantageous to the owners and heirs of said land; and the said Caleb West shall be accountable to the two children of the said William Rogers, and his said wife Silence Rogers, or to their proper heirs, for the proceeds of said lands, by paying to each of said children an equal share of said proceeds, at the time they shall respec tively arrive to the age of twenty-one years; and the Chapter 128. RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF JOHN BROWN, DIRECTING Chap.128 THE TREASURER TO PAY HIM THE SUM MADE UP IN THE On the petition of John Brown, praying that he may be paid his wages for three months service in the Continental Army, in the year 1780, which have been drawn by a fraudulent order: Resolved, That the Treasurer of this Commonwealth, be, and he hereby is, directed to pay to John Brown the sum he is made up for in the pay roll of the regiment to which he belonged, when in service three months in the year 1780, his wages. being paid on a fraudulent order notwithstanding. November 30, 1785. Chapter 129. RESOLVE REPEALING A RESOLVE PASSED THE SECOND OF Chap.129 NOVEMBER, 1785, IN FAVOUR OF JONATHAN JACKSON, ESQ. Whereas by a Resolve of this General Court, of the second day of November instant, the Treasurer of this Commonwealth was empowered and directed to give unto Jonathan Jackson, Esq; a note bearing date the fifth of July, 1779, in the form of the notes called consolidated notes, for such sum as was on that day due to him, on account of the ships Monmouth and Vengeance, lost in the expedition against Penobscot; and it appearing upon mature consideration to be very unequal, as applied to other creditors of government, that the said Jonathan Jackson, Esq; should have his note dated as aforesaid: Resolved, That the abovementioned Resolution of the second of November instant, so far as it empowers and directs the Treasurer of this Commonwealth to give unto the said Jonathan Jackson, Esq; a note bearing date the fifth of July, 1779, on account of what was due to him on that day for the said vessels lost as aforesaid, be, and is, hereby repealed and made null and void to all intents Chapter 130. Chap.130 RESOLVE CONTINUING THE ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE CASTLE TO THE FOURTH WEDNESDAY OF THE NEXT SITTING OF Resolved, That the present establishment of the Castle, Chapter 131. Chap.131 RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF ROBERT PAGE, IN BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF WINTHROP, DIRECTING THE TREASURER TO On the petition of Robert Page, in behalf of the town of Winthrop, praying, for reasons set forth in said petition, a remittance of a fine laid upon said town, of Two hundred sixteen pounds, two shillings and three pence, for deficiency in raising three years, three and five months men: Resolved, That the fine of Two hundred sixteen pounds, two shillings and three pence, laid upon the town of Winthrop, for deficiency in raising three years, three and five months men, be remitted; and that the Treasurer, be, and he hereby is, directed to credit the said town the said fine. December 1, 1785. Chapter 132. Chap.132 RESOLVE ON THE PETITION OF THOMAS BEALS, DIRECTING HIM TO SERVE JOHN HUNTER WITH A COPY OF HIS PETITION AND THE ORDER, TO SHEW CAUSE, &c. AND STAYING EXE- Upon the petition of Thomas Beals, representing that he had lost his law in an action brought against him by John Hunter, owing to the neglect of his attorney, in not entering his appeal, in consequence of which, an execution was issued against him: Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner be so far granted, that he be directed to serve the said Hunter with a copy of his petition, and this order thereon, ten days before the next sitting of the General Court, to appear upon the second Wednesday of the same, to shew cause (if any he has) why the prayer of the said petitioner should not be granted: and that the execution be stayed in the mean time. December 1, 1785. Chapter 133. RESOLVE GRANTING SEVENTY-FOUR POUNDS TO MARY BALL Chap.133 AND WILLIAM MINNS, EXECUTORS TO THE LAST WILL OF ROBERT BALL, DECEASED, FOR HIS SALARY TO THE 19TH On the petition of Mary Ball and William Minns, executors to the last will of Robert Ball, deceased, late light house keeper in Boston harbour, praying for an allowance of Sixty pounds, for one year's salary, from November 1773, to November 1774, being the allowance formerly granted him by the General Court, for several years preceding: also the sum of Fourteen pounds, for wood expended in that year, making in the whole Seventy-four pounds: Resolved, That there be paid out of the public treasury, to the said Mary Ball and William Minns, executors to the will of Robert Ball, deceased, the sum of Seventy-four pounds, in full for his salary to the 19th of November, 1774, and for wood expended at the light house that year. December 1, 1785. Chapter 134. RESOLVE FOR SUSPENDING THE OPERATION OF A CLAUSE IN Chap.134 THE EXCISE ACT, TO THE THIRD TUESDAY OF THE NEXT Whereas a Resolve passed the General Court, the fourth of July last, suspending, till the second Tuesday of the present sitting of the General Court, the operation of a clause in an act, entitled, "An act in addition to, and for the explanation of an act, entitled, an act for laying duties of Impost and Excise on certain goods, wares and merchandize therein described, and for repealing the several laws heretofore made for that purpose:" And whereas it is expedient that the operation of the aforesaid clause, mentioned in the said Resolve, should be still further suspended : Resolved, That the operation of the clause in the before recited act, which was suspended by the Resolve before mentioned, till the second Tuesday of the present sitting of the General Court, be, and it hereby is, further suspended in its operation, till the third Tuesday of the next sitting of the General Court. December 1, 1785. Chapter 135. Chap.135 RESOLVE REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO WRITE TO THE SEVERAL GOVERNMENTS, AND INFORM THEM OF THE MEAS URES THE GENERAL COURT HAVE TAKEN, RESPECTING THE Whereas the General Court have, at their present session, repealed certain clauses in an act passed the present year, entitled, "An act for the regulation of Navigation and Commerce," which act has been communicated to the other States in the Confederacy: Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor, be requested to inform the several governments in the union, of the measures the General Court have taken respecting said act. December 1, 1785. Chapter 136. Chap.136 RESOLVE MAKING AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE CLERKS IN THE SEVERAL OFFICES, - TO CONTINUE ΤΟ THE LAST Resolved, That the following sums be allowed to the several persons hereafter mentioned, for each day they shall be employed in the business of their respective offices, viz.: To each of the Committee for stating and methodizing the public accounts, twelve shillings per day; to the Clerk of the said Committee, six shillings per day; to the Deputy Secretary, eight shillings per day; to the Treasurer's Book Keeper, twelve shillings per day; to the Clerks in the Secretary's office, seren shillings per day; to the Clerks in the Treasurer's office, six shillings per day; and to the consolidating Clerk in said office, ten shillings per day and that this establishment continue until the last Wednesday in May next. December 1, 1785. |