CHAP. XI.

Resolve granting $100 for the Support and Education of Abby Dillingham, at the Asylum for Deaf and Dumb, in Hartford. June 16th, 1820.

Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the Treasury of this Commonwealth, to the Superintendent of the Asylum of the Deaf and Dumb, at Hartford, the sum of one hundred dollars, to be appropriated to the support and education of Abby Dillingham, in the Asylum aforesaid.

CHAP. XII.

Resolve authorizing the Merrimac Boating Company to call a Meeting. June 16th, 1820.

Resolved, For the reasons set forth in said petition, that the said Corporation may call a meeting, at any time within the month of July and August, in the present year, and transact, at such meeting, all such business as might have been transacted at the time fixed for the annual meeting of said Corporation, or the proprietors thereof.

CHAP. XIII.

Resolve granting $1600, for the use of the State Prison. June 16th, 1820.

On the representation of Gamaliel Bradford, Esquire, Warden of the State Prison,

Resolved, That there be paid out of the Public Treasury, sixteen hundred dollars, to the Warden of the State Prison, for the use of said Prison; and His Excellency the Gov

ernor, with advice of Council, is hereby requested to draw his warrant on the Treasurer accordingly.

CHAP. XIV.

Resolve authorizing the Treasurer to borrow Money. June 16th, 1820.

Resolved, That the Treasurer of this Commonwealth be, and he hereby is authorized and directed to borrow, of any of the banks in Boston, any sum, not exceeding seventy-five thousand dollars, that may at any time, within the present year, be necessary for the payment of the ordinary demands made on the Treasury; and that he pay any sum he may borrow, as soon as money sufficient for the purpose, and not otherwise appropriated, shall be received into the Treasury.

CHAP. XV.

Resolve directing the Secretary to prepare and transmit
Blank Forms of Returns to the several Towns.
June 17th, 1820.

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Commonwealth, be, and he is hereby directed to prepare and transmit a competent number of printed blank forms of returns, to be made conformably to an act passed at this session, relating to the calling a Convention of Delegates of the people, for the purpose of revising the Constitution of the Commonwealth, for the use of the officers of all the towns, districts and places, from which returns may be required under said act; which returns may be made according to the forms hereto annexed.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

AT a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of in the County of and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, qualified by the Constitution to vote for Senators or Representatives, holden on the twenty first day of August, being the third Monday of said month, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, pursuant to a law of this Commonwealth, for the purpose of giving in their votes, by ballot, on the following question:

Is it expedient that Delegates should be chosen, to meet in Convention, for the purpose of revising or altering the Constitution of Government of this Commonwealth?

The whole number of votes were, in open town meeting, received, sorted, counted, and declared, and record thereof made as follows:

For the said measure, there were against the said measure, there were

ATTEST,

votes.

And

votes.

} Selectmen.

Town Clerk.

Note....Insert the number of votes in words, at length, and not in

figures.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

PURSUANT to a law of this Commonwealth, the inhabitants of the Town of in the County of qualified according to the Constitution to vote for Representatives in the General Court, having been duly convened in town meeting, on the sixteenth day of October, being the

third Monday of said month, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty, to elect Delegates to meet Delegates from other towns in Convention, at Boston, on the third Monday of November next, for the purpose of revising the Constitution of Government of this Commonwealth, did then and there elect to be their Delegate

for the purposes aforesaid.

ATTEST,

}

Selectmen.

Town Clerk.

CHAP. XVI.

Resolve to pay Committee on Accounts. June 17th, 1820.

Resolved, That there be allowed and paid to the Committee on Accounts, one dollar per day, over and above their pay as members, for the present session, to wit: Honorable Stephen P. Gardner, Robert Rantoul, Elihu Hoyt, Jonas Sibley, and Hugo Burghart, Esquire, for twelve days

each.

CHAP. XVII.

Resolve in favor of Edward Kellogg. June 17th, 1820.

Resolved, That there be allowed and paid to Edward Kellogg, of Westfield, in the County of Hampden, a soldier in Captain Charles Lee's company of artillery, one hundred dollars, in full for all losses and expenses occasioned him, by a wound which he received in October last, while on military duty; and that His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Council, be requested to draw his warrant on the Treasurer accordingly.

CHAP. XVIII.

Resolve directing the number of volumes of the Term Reports, and copies of the Laws and Resolves of this Commonwealth, which shall be procured in future. June 17th, 1820.

On the representation of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, of the ninth of June current, respecting the number of copies of the Term Reports, to be purchased in future, for the use of the Commonwealth, and of copies of the Laws and Resolves passed at the present and future sessions of the Legislature, to be printed at the expense of the State;

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Commonwealth be, and he hereby is directed to purchase, for the use of the Commonwealth, to be distributed according to existing resolves of the Legislature, three hundred and fifty copies of the Reports of Cases determined in the Supreme Judicial Court of this Commonwealth, provided they can be had at the rate heretofore given for them; and also to have printed, for the use of the Commonwealth, seven hundred and fifty copies of the Laws and Resolves passed at the present and future sessions of the General Court, instead of twelve hundred and fifty copies, the number heretofore printed at the expense of the Commonwealth.

CHAP. XIX.

Resolve appropriating $1000, for Fuel, &c.
June 17th, 1820.

Resolved, That there be paid out of the Treasury of this Commonwealth, to Jacob Kuhn, Messenger of the General Court, the sum of one thousand dollars, to enable him to purchase fuel, and such other articles as may be necessary for the use of the General Court, together with the Governor and Council Chamber, the Secretary's, Treasurer's, Adju