The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-08-13


on the Pews in the Meeting Houfe
where the Rev. JOHN ToMpSoN Off
ciates, in the Firf or South Parifh in
Bsrq0ick, for the repair and amend
ment Of 1aid Houfe.
So, d z II caa8sd % he Senate ard H9ur
- ofRePrsfHtativss in General Court
a6smJlsd, and By The authority offbs flme, Tha, Il
thall and may be lawful fer the aGeGors Of the
iaid PaTiih, for the time berg, (after being
duly fworn, faithfully and impartialy to diff
charge the duties Of faid offce) and they are
hereby empowered to ah-fs the ftveral Pews 10
taid Houf-, their leveral parts and proportions
according 10 The value faid aacGors hall fet the
iaid Pews at, OF all fums Of money as the faid.
Pdrilh ihall vote 10 rale and appropriate for
the payment Of the labor and materials that
have been expended il repairing flid Houle, in
the year one thouf4nd feven hundred and nine
iy ieven and alto for fuch further iums as may
in the opinion Of the pari(honers be necedary
to complete the repairing already commenced.
And il cafe at a future period the fame Houle
lhall need repairing, the afedors Of fajd parfh,
for the time being, may afels the faid Pews il
manner aforelaid, iuch CIms for the repair
thereof, as the par ihoners hall determine and
vote needtul for h i PurPo(e And the aft G-
ments thus made ihali commit to iuch Coliec-
tor as may BY tn Parih Be appon ei to col
le9 the fam, with directions t. cullef and pay
in the the fame to the Ptri(h Treafurer, in ne
~ days alter the aG-Gm-ut ihall be committed
to HIM And tie Parilh Tre4furer fh,l KEEP
an account, fsParate AMI diRina flom other
Pa i(h monies, Of the lums thus received and IN
the manner in which they arc expended; and
ihlll have The fame power and authority u en-
force the payment Of the flms from the faid
Collector in cafe he ihlll Be deficient in his
duty as are by law provided for the PaUih
taxes.
Sect. z. Be y J4rt5.r c1z5yg, That if the
owner or proprietor ola Pew hall refuf- or ne
gleq to pay the fun aGeGed thereon as afore-
iaiI for tn lPsce # tn ty days after notice of
the allotment 0il have been D Red "a the
door Of the laid Il ule, and il Two other public
places il the fad P.,rih, as the af-f rs ihal
in VII ing duea, i FL n Be lawful for fad Col
lc6tor to fell lad Pews al public vcndue, to The
highcR bidder; frf giving fifteen days n tice
Of the time and place Of lale, By putting up No
tiRca ions Thereof; at the fad Meeting Houfe
door and At two other public places in lid Par
iih; And the OverP'us money beid-s the Tax,
] the ne-eh4ry charges Of notifying and fell
3, he th all pay over to The former owner or
proprietor if known, and reGIng within the
faid South PIiih, in ten day after the file
But If the proprietor be unknown, or a non-re.
ident of iad Pdrih, he may within ten DAYS
next after the fal=, pay over the f4id fiIrplus
to the Parifh Treafurcr, for the ule Of the for.
mer proprietor Of the Pew. And the mode
OF transferring Pews fold BY the Collector for
the non. payment az taxes as aforefaid hal be
by deed under hand and fcal acknowledged be-
fore Juitice Of the Peace. But record If
the deed thus made in the records Of the Par
Tin by the Clerk thereof, within fix months af:
ter PiiIng the fame, or copy from thence,
certified by The Parilh Clerk, ihlIl be evidence
ot The transfer As well As the original thus re.
corded. Pro7sd'd afwayr, That it the former
proprietor Of Pew thus fold and transferred,
hall within oac iu ] year from the time Of fale
at vendue as atorcilid, tender and paw 10 the
| Pnrchaicr Pr his alIgnec, III cafe Of Alignment,
the true fun, fad Pew f,lI for, with an add
ton Of fifteen per cent, it fhall be the duty Of
the Purchaier or aHlgncc to rc-convey the (lms !;
and upon bis refuhng thus 70 do, faid Uropri
etor may have Ike remedy fer obtaining the
title and Podeaioa of The fame Pew, as mott
| gagers If real caats now have in the Courts
! Of this commonwealth.
Sect. 8. Be Il fllytbsr era7ed, That It fhall
~ tie duty Of he Clerk Of laid fri or South
Pdriih, upon the payment of thiryy three cents,
to record At large in che faid pa.ih Books a
deed q Pew in fiid Houf., that may Be
brought to him for that Purpofe, and 70 note
and certify thereon as well as il he record. the
time when the deed was received for that
,purPo(e.
CHR3ropsd .714re 13, 1887
INCREASE SUMNER.