Jenks's Portland gazette., 1801-08-24
coMmokwrALrE OF MAssAcHusErTs

IN Senate, MdTrD I, 1901.
TXTHEREAS application has been made 70 IhisI
w Court, by number nf pettOns who ferged|
in the late American army, during the war with
Great Britain, praying for grant Of f0me of the
unappr opriaied Lands 10 this Commonwealth, ald
As fuch grant will promote ths tettienent OF inCh
land, as well as be fome reward TO thOie citizens,
whole meritorious feryices III The field, 10 efSn-
tally contributed to ehabhlh our Independence.
Therefore, ReioEved, That there be, and hereby
is granted TO each nOn-commiihOned Otbcer ahd
Soldier, who enliRed iuto the late American Army
to ferye during the war with Great Britain, and
who was returned as part Of this States quota
Of iad army, who did actually erve IN iaid army
the full term of three years, aud who were hon
oraby difchaTgtd and unto the ChldreDp 1t any
there be, ii not to the Widow of fuch non com
mifioned Officer and Soldier, and 10 them only,
who entitled as aforeiaid ard died in faid tervlces,
two hundred acres, TO be laid cut At the txPence
of the Commonwealth, as loon as there ihal ap-
pear a number fufFiCeut TO take Up quantity Of
Land that lhall be equal 10 a tOwhibip of fix miles
iauare, to Be divided and appropriated under iuch
regulations as the General Court lhal hereafter
orefcribe, within the following limits, viz.-Be.
ginning at the n0rtheaf corner of the land now
appropriated by the committee for The iale of ea0-
ern land, on the eaneru line Of this Commonwealth
thence rrhning welt fix miles, thence nOrthery in
line parallel with .he faid eaiern land, uat a
traa mali Be completed iufficent for each non
CommifiOntd officer and private folder, their
children or widows as afo;Staid, 10 have the afOre
laid quantity Of two hundred acres, or twenty dol
lars as equivalent for the atoretld two hundred
acrsss 10 be paid out Of the Trraiury the Sslett
men ofthe town, wheTe any fuch non C0mmIhon
ed officer or folder, their children Or widow as
aloreiad redes, tor his or their own uie and beu6t
Ind ~ ID further teIolTsd, That where any iuch
non -commlfioned officer or folder, has deceated,
or ihal deCeafe before he hal pel pcff zion OF the
land hereby granted o him, his children or widow
aforelad, ihall b entitled to the fame and II
order 10 iecuTe TO iaid non cCmmtEOnCd OH rrs
and privates, and their children and widows, IT,
benefit Of this grant,
ID ID Ji0tbsr rtJ5lued, That a,l deeds, mortgages,
or cOnvcyanccs Of, or bonds O. cCntra6ts Of every
deiCnption concerning any OF Ne tsid lauds,wbch
may br made by any fuch non conmifIioneI off ,er
private, his children or widow, before the fame
thali be laid Out, ana have a f-ttltmcnt made there
on, and Eve acres tAyrcOt fhall have been brought
under improvement, halI br Hull AID void.
Prozidrd al7v4y5, hat no luch nor .Ei0ret
officer iol1irr, his children or widow, ihaI have
any benefit FROM his RtlC'vt, who mali not make
application therefor within thtec years from Che
me oi paGrg 'b's Relo,ye, AID VINO fhsll not make
The aforllaid ltttlcmght and cultivation within the
term of hX yrar.--ard the Secretary is directed 10
rubiih this rclolvc ~ f1ch ~ NE newfpaprrs print
rt IN this Commonwealth as his ,Acel!e,cy this
Governor NAV direct, FIX weeks iucC, Iysly, a.
really after pahihg thl fame.
Sent down fnr concurrence.
SAMUEL PHILLIPS, PrcFa~vt.
~ t5e Houls 9f RrprgisHtativeJ, Mqrcb \, 1904.
Rcadand ccnCurrcd.
EDWARD Il. ROBBINS, Speaker.
March 8, I2ot-ApProvlt,
A uecoPY-Atoa, JOHN AVERY, Srerctary