fice, fourteen hundred dollars each, in full compensation for their services for one year from the first day of this current month of June; and likewise to each of the other Clerks in said Secretary's, Treasurer's, Adjutant-General's Offices, and also the Clerk in the Office of the Quarter-MasterGeneral, three dollars and eighty-four cents per day, for each and every day they are respectively employed therein, for one year commencing the said first day of June current. CHAP. LII. Resolve for abating the tax on the town of Dighton, and adding the same to the town of Wellington. 14th June, 1815. Whereas in the apportionment of the late State tax on the several towns in this Commonwealth, that part of said tax which ought to have been set to the towns of Dighton and Wellington, in the county of Bristol, was put wholly to the town of Dighton, from which the said town of Wellington was taken, and the Legislature has, by a resolve for that purpose, abated the sum of one hundred and thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents to the said town of Dighton, which said sum ought to have been put to the said town of Wellington in said tax act ; Resolved, therefore, That the said sum be set to the said town of Wellington; and the Treasurer of the Commonwealth is hereby authorized and directed to issue his warrant to the Assessors of said town of Wellington, requiring them to assess said sum on the polls and estates in said town; and the said Assessors are hereby authorized and directed to assess the same accordingly, and commit a list or lists of such assessment to the Collector or Collectors of said town, with a warrant or warrants to collect and pay the same into the Treasury of this Commonwealth accordingly; and the said Collector or Collectors are authorized and directed to collect and pay the same accordingly. CHAP. LIII. Resolve granting a tax to the counties of Plymouth and Dukes' County. 14th June, 1815. Whereas the Treasurers of the following counties have laid their accounts before the Legislature for examination, which accounts have been examined and allowed; and whereas the Clerks of the Circuit Courts of Common Pleas for said counties, have exhibited estimates, made by said Courts, of the necessary charges which may arise within the said counties the year ensuing, and of the sums necessary to discharge the debts of the said counties: Resolved, That the sums annexed to the 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 : County of Plymouth, the sum of three thousand nine hundred and eighty-nine dollars and forty one cents, 3989 41 County of Dukes' County, eight hundred dollars, 800 00 CHAP. LIV. Resolve establishing the pay of the Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary and Treasurer of the Commonwealth. 14th June, 1815. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the Treasury of this Commonwealth, to his Honor the LieutenantGovernor thereof, the sum of five hundred and thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents, in full for his salary for one year from the thirty-first day of May last past. Also to Alden Bradford, Esq. Secretary of this Commonwealth, the sum of two thousand dollars, as and for his salary for one year from the sixth day of June instant, he the said Secretary to be accountable, at the end of said year, for all the fees of office he shall have received. And likewise to John Trecothick Apthorp, Esq. Treasurer and Receiver-General of the said Commonwealth, the sum of two thousand dollars, as and for his salary for one year from the sixth day of June current; and that all the aforesaid salaries be paid quarterly as they shall become due. CHAP. LV. Resolve for the pay of Jacob Kuhn, Messenger, $350. 14th June, 1815. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the public Treasury, to Jacob Kuhn, three hundred and fifty dollars, for the present year, commencing the thirtieth day of May last, to be in addition to the sum of four hundred dollars allowed him by a resolve of March 26th, 1793, establishing the pay of the Messenger of the General Court. CHAP. LVI. Resolve granting to Jacob Kuhn, Messenger to the General Court, $1000, for the purchase of fuel, &c. for the government. 14th June, 1815. 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, Adjutant-General's and Quarter-Master-General's Offices, he to be accountable for the expenditure of the same. CHAP. LVII. Resolve establishing the pay of Jonathan G. Barnard, Clerk in the Treasurer's Office. 15th June, 1815. On the petition of Jonathan G. Barnard, Clerk in the Treasurer's Office, praying for allowance for extra services, and that his salary may be the same as the other Clerk in the Office : Resolved, That there be allowed and paid to Jonathan G. Barnard Clerk in the Treasury Office, the sum of fourteen hundred dollars per annum, in quarterly payments, from the first day of the present month, in full compensation for his services; and his Excellency the Governor, with the advice of Council, is requested to draw bis warrant on the Treasurer for the same. CHAP. LVIII. Resolve providing for the pay of John Low, jun. assistant Messenger. 15th June, 1815. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the Treasury of this Commonwealth, to John Low, jun. assistant Messenger of the House of Representatives, forty dollars for his services, in that capacity, during the present session of the General Court. CHAP. LIX. Resolve granting John T. Apthorp, Esq. $500. On the petition of John T. Apthorp, Esq. Treasurer of the Commonwealth, praying that he may be allowed for extra services in the duties of his office : Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the Treasury of this Commonwealth, to John T. Aptherp, Esq. the sum of five hundred dollars, in full compensation for the extra services performed by him as Treasurer for two years past, in consequence of the business of the office being very greatly increased by the late war; and his Excellency the Governor, with the advice of Council, is requested to draw his warrant on the Treasurer for the same. CHAP. LX. Governor's Message. 15th June, 1815. Gentlemen of the Senate, and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives, The Secretary will lay before you a letter addressed to the Governor and Council, by the Board of War, representing, that the service of some authorized agent will be necessary for a few days to complete the views of government, as understood by the law which was passed at the last session of the General Court, to provide for the appointment of a Board of War; the authority and duties of which Board will cease at the end of the present session of the Legislature. CHAP. LXI. Resolve for compensating the Committee on accounts. 15th June, 1815. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the Treasury of this Commonwealth, to the Committee appointed to examine and pass on accounts, presented against this Commonwealth, for their attendance on that service during the present session, the sums annexed to their names respectively, in addition to their pay as Members of the Legisla ture: Hon. Silas Holman, twelve days, twelve dollars. |