county treasury, for the purpose of aiding said town in building and supporting a bridge at Chester Village, so called, and to appoint an agent to superintend the expenditures for the same. CHAP. XXXVII. Resolve respecting Land in the State of Maine. Resolved, That His Excellency the Governor of this Commonwealth be, and he is hereby requested to address a letter to the Governor of the State of Maine, proposing a compromise relative to the lands in said State of Maine, which have become the property of this Commonwealth, by the provisions of the act, entitled "an act relating to the separation of the District of Maine from Massachusetts proper, and forming the same into a separate and independent State; by which the right, title, and interest of this Commonwealth in the said lands may be transferred to the said State of Maine, upon such terms and conditions, as shall or may be agreed upon by the Legislatures of the two States, in pursuance of the ninth article of the first section of the aforesaid act. Resolved, That a Committee of five members of the two Houses of the General Court be appointed by the Legisla ture, to meet a Committee to be appointed by the Legislature of Maine, which Committee, on the part of this Commonwealth, shall have full power and authority to negociate, settle, adjust and determine with the Committee of the said State of Maine, (having similar and competent powers from the Legislature of Maine, for that purpose and on that behalf,) all the stipulations, terms and conditions of a contract, by which the right, title and interest of this Commonwealth, in the said lands, may be transferred to the said State of Maine; which contract, when made as aforesaid, shall by the said Committees, be submitted as soon as may be, to the Legislatures of this Commonwealth, and of Maine, respectively, for their approbation and ratification. Resolved, That the said Committee on the part of this Commonwealth, whenever such contract shall have been made and ratified as aforesaid, be, and they hereby are authorized and empowered to alien, sell and convey all the right, title, interest and estate of this Commonwealth, in and to all the lands in the said State of Maine, for the consideration and in pursuance of the stipulations, terms and conditions which may be specified and contained in such contract, and to execute deeds accordingly. CHAP. XXXVIII. Governor's Message. January 31st, 1821. Gentlemen of the Senate, and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives, On the twenty sixth instant, I transmitted to the Governor of the State of Maine, the Resolutions which passed the Legislature that day, proposing to the Legislature of that State, a compromise in relation to the lands, the property of this Commonwealth, in the State of Maine. The proposition has been cordially received by the Legislature of that State; and I have the satisfaction of laying before you by the Secretary, several Resolutions which have been transmitted to me by the Governor of the State of Maine, expressive of their readiness to meet the views of the Legislature of Massachusetts, and to enter, in the manner contemplated by your Resolutions of the twenty sixth instant, upon the proposed negociation. Council Chamber, January 31st, 1821. JOHN BROOKS. CHAP. XXXIX. Resolve respecting Lands in Maine. February 3d, 1821. The Committee of both Houses to whom was referred the Message of His Excellency the Governor, covering the proceedings of the Legislature of the State of Maine, as to a compromise in relation to the lands, the property of this Commonwealth, in said State, &c. Report, That from the proceedings of the State of Maine, as well as by the passage of a resolve of the present General Court, it has become necessary, that a Committee should be appointed by the Legislature, as is in said resolve provided. The Committee therefore recommend the passage of the following resolve. All which is submitted. JOHN WELLS, Per Order. Resolved, That the Honorable Messrs. Brooks and Dwight, Hubbard, Burghardt and Hooper, be a Committee on the part of this State, to perform all the duties required by a resolve passed on the twenty sixth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one, "giving full power and authority to negociate, settle, adjust and determine with the Committee of said State of Maine, all the stipulations, terms and conditions of a contract, by which the right, title and interest of this Commonwealth, in the said lands, may be transferred to the State of Maine." CHAP. XL. Resolve for County Taxes. February 8th, 1821. Whereas, the Treasurers of the following counties have laid their accounts before the Legislature, which accounts have been examined and allowed; and whereas, the Clerks of the Courts of Sessions for said counties, have exhibited estimates made by said courts, of the necessary charges which may arise within the said several counties for the year ensuing, and of the sums necessary to discharge the debts of said counties: Resolved, That the sums annexed to the several counties, contained in the following schedule be, and the same are hereby granted as a tax for each county respectively, to be apportioned, assessed, paid, collected, and applied for the purposes aforesaid, according to law, viz. : County of Hampden, five thousand dollars, $5000 4000 12000 9000 35000 County of Dukes' County, one thousand dollars, 1000 1800 County of Bristol, three thousand five hundred dollars, 3500 County of Franklin, three thousand dollars, 3000 County of Norfolk, four thousand dollars, 4000 County of Essex, three thousand five hundred dollars, 3500 County of Hampshire, three thousand dollars, 3000 CHAP. XLI. Resolve authorizing the Treasurer to Borrow Money. February 9th, 1821. 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 twenty five thousand dollars, in addition to the sum which he is authorized and directed to borrow, by a resolve passed on the sixteenth of June last, that may at any time within the current political 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. XLII. Governor's Message. February 9th, 1821. Gentlemen of the Senate, and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives, The Secretary will lay before you a letter I have received from the Governor of the State of Ohio, dated the twenty second day of January last, together with sundry resolutions of the General Assembly of that State, on the subject of certain proceedings of the Bank of the United States, against the officers of said State, in the United States Circuit Court. JOHN BROOKS. Council Chamber, February 9th, 1821. CHAP. XLIII. Resolve on the communication of George W. Coffin. On the communication of George W. Coffin, Agent of the Land Office, relative to certain letters of attorney required of Catharine Drowne and others; Resolved, For reasons set forth in said communication, that the letters of attorney required (by a resolve passed the twenty seventh of February, one thousand eight hundred and thirteen,) of Catharine Drowne and others, be, and hereby are dispensed with: And said Agent is hereby authorized to execute conveyances to said Catharine Drowne and others, their heirs and assigns, notwithstanding said letters of attorney have not been made and executed, any thing in the said resolve to the contrary notwithstanding. |