all the facts relating to marriages required by the fourth section of this title; and each such justice, minister, clerk, or keeper shall, between the first and tenth days of each month, return a copy of the record for the month next preceding, to the clerk of the city or town in which the marriage was solemnized and every person as aforesaid, who shall neglect to make the returns required by this section, shall be liable to the penalty of a sum not less than twenty or more than one hundred dollars. Ib. §3.

8. Each sexton or other person, having the charge of any burial ground in this Commonwealth, shall, on or before the tenth day of each month, make returns of all the facts required by the fifth section of this title connected with the death of any person whose burial he may have superintended during the month next preceding, to the clerk of the city or town in which such deceased person resided at the time of his death; and such sexton or other person, shall be entitled to receive from the treasury of the city or town to which the return is made five cents, for the return of each death, made agreeably to the provisions of this title. Ib. § 4.

9. Parents shall give notice to the clerk of their town of all the births and deaths of their children; and every house-holder shall give the like notice of every birth and death happening in his house; and the eldest person next of kin shall give such notice of the death of his kindred; and the keeper of any alms house, work house, house of correction, prison or hospital, and the master or other commanding officer of any ship shall give the like notice of every birth and death, happening among the persons, under his charge; and every person neglecting to give such notice for the space of six months after the birth or death shall have happened, shall forfeit to the use of the town a sum not exceeding five dollars. R. S. ch. 15, § 47.

10. The clerk of each city or town shall be entitled to

receive from the treasury of such city or town, eight cents for the record of each birth and death; provided, such clerk shall comply with the provisions of this title in all respects. St. 1844, ch. 159, § 5.

11. It shall be the duty of the clerks of the several cities and towns, to make such distribution of blank forms of returns as shall be designated by the secretary of the Commonwealth. Ib. § 6.

12. The secretary of the Commonwealth shall prepare and furnish to the clerks of the several cities and towns in this Commonwealth, blank books of suitable quality and size, to be used as books of records, according to the provisions of this title, and also blank forms of returns, as herein before specified, and shall accompany the same with such instructions and explanations as may be necessary and useful. Ib. § 7.

13. Any clerk who shall neglect to comply with the requirements of this act, shall be liable to a penalty of ten dollars, to be recovered for the use of any city or town where such neglect shall be proved to have existed. $ 8.

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1. The town treasurer is to be chosen by ballot at the annual meeting, and is to be sworn to the faithful discharge of the duties of his office. R. S. ch. 15, §§ 33, 34.

2. Whenever the office of town treasurer in any town in this Commonwealth, shall be vacant by reason of death, removal, sickness, or other cause, or whenever such treasurer shall be prevented from performing the duties of his office, the selectmen of such town may appoint in writing under their hands a town treasurer pro tempore, who shall hold his office until another is chosen in his place, and shall be sworn and give bonds for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office, in the same manner as town treasurers are now required to do. St. 1838, ch. 43, § 1.

3. The town treasurer shall receive and take charge of all sums of money belonging to his town; and pay over and account for the same, according to the order of such town, or the officers thereof duly authorized in that behalf; and he shall give bond, in such sum as the selectmen shall require, with sureties to their satisfaction, for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office. R. S. ch. 15, § 58.

4. The treasurers of towns may, in their own names and official capacities, prosecute any suits upon bonds, notes, or other securities, given to them or to their predecessors in office. Ib. § 59.

5. The treasurers of towns shall prosecute for trespasses, committed on any public building or enclosure, belonging to their towns; and when any public building is owned partly by the town and partly by the county, such prosecution may be instituted, either by the treasurer of the town or of the county, whichever shall first prosecute therefor. Ib. § 62.

6. The treasurers of towns, in all cases, where no other provision is specially made, shall prosecute for all fines and forfeitures, which may enure to the use of their towns, or of the poor thereof. Ib. § 63.

7. Every town treasurer shall annually render a true account of all his receipts and payments, and other official doings, to the town. Ib. § 64.

8. The inhabitants of any town may appoint their treasurer collector of taxes. Ib. 60. See titles " Collectors" and "Collection of Taxes."

9. The treasurer of every town and city shall, in the month of January, annually, make a return to the legislature of all moneys, received from alien passengers under the provisions of St. 1837, ch. 238, and paid into the treasury of such town or city, showing all receipts and expenditures during the preceding year; and every treasurer of any city or town, who shall neglect to make such return, shall, for every offence, forfeit to the Commonwealth a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, to be recovered in an action of the case to be prosecuted by the treasurer of the Commonwealth. St. 1840, ch. 96, § 1. See title "Duties of Selectmen as to alien Passengers."

10. The duties of the town treasurer with respect to enginemen may be found under the first part of the title "Fire Department." Ante, page 130.

11. The duties of the town treasurer as to the militia may be found under the title "Duties of selectmen as to the Militia." Ante, page 276.

12. Duties of the town treasurer as to weights and measures may be found under the title, "Weights and Measures."

13. The duties of treasurer under the act, licensing Hawkers and Pedlers may be found under title "Duties of selectmen concerning Hawkers and Pedlers."

14. The compensation of the town treasurer for his services, shall be determined by the town. R. S. ch. 15, § 65.

WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND BALANCES.

1. Weights, measures, and balan- | city standards, and penalties for ces, received from the government neglect. of the U S., to be the sole standards, and to be kept in the custody of the treasurer of the Commonwealth.

2. What such weights, measures, balances are.

3. Seals to be used by the sealers of weights and measures.

4. Fees of sealers.

5. Sealers to give notice aunually, to all persons using weights, &c. for the purpose of buying or selling, to have the same examined, adjusted, and sealed; penalties for selling by unsealed weights, &c.

6. Trial, adjustment, and sealing of hay-scales and platform balances; and penalties for using same, with out being tried, &c. Sealers not to carry standards from one place to another, &c.

7. Trial, &c. of county, town, and

8. What standards to be kept by the treasurers of counties and towns; and how be made.

9. Sealers in towns, to be appointed by selectmen.

10. Selectmen may remove sealers and fill vacancies.

11. Each town sealer to have a set of standards.

12. Sealers accountable to towns

for preservation of standards.

13. "Hundred weight," to be construed the net hundred.

14. Public weighers, to weigh according to the preceding section.

15. Who shall be deemed a public weigher; his duty in weighing, and penalty for breach thereof.

16. Salt, Indian corn, wheat, &c. to be sold by weight, except, &c.

1. The several avoirdupois and troy weights and balances, procured from the government of the United States for this Commonwealth, by the commissioners appointed for that purpose, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, and also all weights, measures, and balances that have since been received from the said government, for the purpose of being used as standards, shall hereafter be used as the sole authorized public standard of weights and measures of the Commonwealth, and shall be in the care and custody of the treasurer of the Commonwealth. St. of 1847. c. 242, § 1.

2. The said balances, weights, and measures, shall be preserved by the treasurer, and used as public standards, and are as follows, namely: one half-bushel, one wine gallon, one wine quart, one wine pint, one wine half pint, one yard measure; also, a set of avordupois weights, consisting of fifty, twenty-five, twenty, ten, five, four, three, two, one pounds, and from eight ounces down to one dram ; also, one set of troy weights, from five thousand penny