CHAP. XVIII. Resolve for the pay of the Committee on Accounts. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the Treasury of this Commonwealth, to the Committee appointed to examine and pass on accounts against this Commonwealth, for their attendance on that service during the present session, one dollar per day in addition to their pay as members, viz.: Honorable Elihu Hoyt, twelve days, twelve dollars; Honorable Robert Rantoul, eleven days, eleven dollars; Honorable Jonas Honorable Jonas Sibley, twelve days, twelve dollars; Apollos Tobey, Esquire, six days, six dollars; Jonathan Allen, Esquire, twelve days, twelve dollars. CHAP. XIX. Resolve on the petition of the President and Directors of the New England Bank. June 14th, 1821. Whereas by a resolve passed at the present session, on the petition of Jonathan Wild, and others, sureties on a recognizance of one Frederick Wild, who was bound for his appearance at the Municipal Court, for the Town of Boston, on a charge of forgery, committed against the President, Directors and Company of the New England Bank, it was ordered, that, upon the payment of the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, and all costs and charges, said sureties might be discharged : Resolved, For reasons set forth in the petition of the President and Directors of said Bank, that the said sum of fifteen hundred dollars, when the same shall have been paid into the Treasury of this Commonwealth, be paid over to the President, Directors and Company of the New England Bank; and His Excellency the Governor is hereby authorized and requested to draw his warrant on the treasury therefor. CHAP. XX. Resolve granting a Tax to the County of Plymouth. Whereas the Treasurer of the County of Plymouth has laid his accounts before the Legislature, which accounts have been examined and allowed; and whereas the Clerk of the Court of Sessions for said County has exhibited an estimate made by the court, of the necessary charges which may arise within the said county, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty one, and other purposes stated in said estimate: Resolved, That the sum of ten thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby granted as a tax for said County of Plymouth, to be apportioned, assessed, paid, collected and applied for the purposes aforesaid, according to law. CHAP. XXI. Resolve authorizing Daniel Crane to convey Real Estate. June 15th, 1821. On the petition of Daniel Crane, of Bridgewater, in the County of Plymouth, Administrator of the estate of Edwin Howard, late of said Bridgewater, Esquire, deceased, representing that the said Edwin Howard, in his life time, viz. in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and six, was, together with Thaddeus Howard, and Gamaliel Howard, both of said Bridgewater, seized in fee, and as tenants in common, of two tracts of wood land, situated in said Bridgewater; one of said tracts containing about thirty one acres, and bounded northerly by a highway, westerly by land of Albert Copeland, southerly by land of Josiah Williams, and easterly, partly by land of Josiah Williams, and partly by land of Salmon Howard; the other of said tracts containing about twenty nine acres, and bounded northerly by land of Luther Hayward, westerly by land of Asa Copeland, and the heirs of Cyrus Snell, southerly by the land of the widow Snell, and easterly, partly by land of Jonathan Copeland, and partly by land of Asa Copeland; and the said Edwin and Gamaliel were also seized in fee, and as tenants in common of one other tract or parcel of wood land, situated in said Bridgewater, containing about fourteen acres, and bounded northerly by land of Alfred Howard, westerly by land of Benjamin B. Howard, southerly by land of James Ames, and easterly by land of Thomas Howard; and that it was agreed by and between the said Edwin, Gamaliel, and Thaddeus, that the said Thaddeus should convey and release to them, the said Edwin and Gamaliel, and their heirs and assigns forever, all his right, title, and interest in the two tracts of land, of which he, together with the said Edwin and Gamaliel, were seized as aforesaid; and that in consideration thereof, the said Edwin and Gamaliel should convey to him, the said Thaddeus, his heirs and assigns forever, the last described tract of land: And that it was then further agreed between the said Edwin, and the said Gamaliel, that the said Edwin should convey and release to said Gamaliel, his heirs and assigns forever, all his, the said Edwin's right, title and interest in and to the tract of land, above mentioned, containing twenty nine acres; and that said Gamaliel, on his part, should convey and release to the said Edwin, his heirs and assigns forever, all his, the said Gamaliel's right, title and interest in and to the tract of land above described, as containing thirty one acres ; and that the said Edwin should pay the sum of two hundred dollars to the said Gamaliel, as the difference in value between the said lots; and that the said parties entered into possession accordingly; and that the possession and improvement has so been had and continued to the present time, but that no deeds have ever been executed by said parties; and praying that he, the said Daniel Crane, in his said capacity of Administrator, may be authorized to execute and receive sufficient deeds, and to carry into effect the aforesaid agreement, which the said Thaddeus and Gamaliel are ready to do on their part: Resolved, For reasons set forth in said petition, that the said Daniel Crane, Administrator, as aforesaid, be, and he hereby is authorized, in his said capacity, to receive from the said Thaddeus Howard and Gamaliel Howard, respectively, good and sufficient deeds of release and quit claim of all their right, title and interest in the tract of land containing thirty one acres, as above described, to be held as part of the real estate, and for the benefit of the legal representatives of the said Edwin Howard, deceased, or to be disposed of for the payment of his debts, under the same regulations and restrictions; and such deeds, so made to the said Daniel Crane, in his said capacity, shall have the same effect, in law, in all respects whatever, as if the same had been made to the said Edwin Howard, his heirs and assigns, in his life time, in pursuance of the aforesaid agreement. And the said Daniel Crane, Administrator, as aforesaid, is thereupon hereby further authorized to make and execute to the said Thaddeus Howard, his heirs and assigns, a good and sufficient deed of release and quit claim of all the right, title and interest which the said Edwin Howard had, or which his legal representatives now have, in the tract of land above described, as containing fourteen acres; and, also, to make and execute to the said Gamaliel Howard, his heirs and assigns, a good and sufficient deed of release and quit claim of all the right, title and interest which the said Edwin Howard had, or which his legal representatives now have, in the tract of land above described, as containing thirty nine acres. And such deeds, so made by the said Daniel Crane, in his said capacity, shall have the same effect, in law, as if the same had been made by the said Edwin Howard, in his life time, in pursuance of the aforesaid agreement. CHAP. XXII. Resolve authorizing Agents of South Parish in Harwich, to sell Lands in Brewster. June 15th, 1821. On the petition of Agents of the South Parish of Harwich, in the County of Barnstable, and for reasons set forth in said petition; Resolved, That Obed Brooks, Elisha Doane, and Levi Snow, Agents of the said South Parish of Harwich, be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered, in behalf of said parish, to sell all the lands lying in the Town of Brewster, which was set off to the Town of Harwich, by virtue of an act, entitled "an act to divide the Town of Harwich, and to incorporate the northerly part thereof into a separate town, by the name of Brewster," passed February nineteenth, one thousand eight hundred and three, either at private sale, or public auction, as the Agents aforesaid shall think most advantageous for the interest of said parish. And the Agents aforesaid be, and they hereby are authorized and empowered, good and sufficient deed or deeds thereof to make, execute and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers of the same, according to law; and that the proceeds of said lands, when sold, be appropriated to the repairs of the meeting house of said South Parish, conformably to the prayer of the aforesaid petitioners. CHAP. XXIII. Resolve for paying Ward Lock. June 16th, 1821. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid from the Treasury of this Commonwealth, to Ward Lock, Assistant Messenger of the Governor and Council, two dollars for each and every day he has been, or may be employed in that capacity, during the present session of the Council. CHAP. XXIV. Resolve for paying the Messenger of the General Court. June 16th, 1821. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the public treasury, to Jacob Kuhn, in full for his services as Messenger to the General Court, and for his care of the State House, including those services mentioned in a resolve passed on the nineteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fourteen, for the year |