Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1811-07-29
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Ordered, That there bs JOINT Committee
! OF ATTY one members, eleven Of whom arc TO
| De appointed by tie Seaste, If they .le hs
from their OWE body, 81 thst there be not
more than one who Fha reside in any one
County, ard the rcE e u 1pp-iatc@
| ty the house OF Repre- sentsts. Is from shelr
| own body; SO that there be not more than
| five members including those of both bran.
cbcs who shall reside IN any one of the fol.
loving Counties, viz Hampshire, Wor-
cester, Middlesex and Essex-and not more
than four in the county Of SuffoIk--and not
Hore than two IN any one of the following
counties, ylz-NorfoIk. Plymouth, Bristol,
Barnstable, Nantucket, York, Berkshire.
Lincoln and Hsncock-and not more than
three IN the counties Of Kennebeck and
Somerset--snd not more than one in the
county OF WashingtOn-and not more than
three IN the county Of Cumberland-and not
more than enc in Dukes County, and no,
more than two in the county Of Oxford, who
shall SIT IN the recess Of the General Court,
IN order 10 receive the retmns of the assess
ors OF the several towns, districts and plan.
tations within this Commonwealth, Of the
polls and estates within the same. sgreea.
Oily 10 an act passed at the last session of
me General Court, entitled, San act ascer.
tanning the rsteabie estate within this Com
monwealIh"- the said Committee are
hereby authorized, and it Is hereby made
their duty to examine end consider said re-
tufDs, and eqnalize the same according 10
their best understanding and discretion
And they shall estimate the polls therein
contained, OF sixteen years old, and upwards.
HXHRDfInCr "a al
on the sum OF one thousand dollars, and
snali estimate all the estate therein contain
ed, at the rate Of SIX per centum on its val.
ne; excepting woodland and unimproyed
lands which they shall estimate two PEI
ceh'um only on its value and provided
that It-Dy such assessors shalt neglect to
make return as aforesaid, conformabls to
sad set, said committee shall ascertain
Tue pohs and estates which ought 10 have
Deeh returned, agreeable 20 the best infor.
matonihey can obtain respecting such polls
| and estates, and shall thereupon proceed 20
estimate add equaiize the same az aforesaid.
| .nd shall also make 4n addit,on thsrEto "
twenty hve per centum on the amount there.
of-And said committee shall be suthori
sea 10 take such measures az .hey NAV
THINK proper TO correct any informal, imper.
| fect or erroneous .urns--and said commit
lee shall meet at the State House. IN Boston
on the hrst "Wednesday Of November next.
IN order 70 Pfoceedon the objects of their
aPpohtInent---snd sail make report Of their
ooihes therein as early as may be in the
next session OF tho present General Court.
ana the Secretary u directed to cause this
order 10 be published in every county in the
commonwe aIIh IN which ne wspapers are
printed, and the counties of Kennebeck and
Somerset shall Constitute one district for
the purpose Of beng represenled in the
committee as aforesaid, for apporlioning tn.
saio valuation AID the Hon John Wood
man TOT me county of York Hon. Nathan
Wills ior plymouth Hon. William King,
LOT Lincoln Hon. James Means, for Cum.
psriana Hon Frinois Carr, for Hancock /;
5iou Jolh L Tutde, for Middlesex Hon
''~hiCei Day, tor NSrtolk Hon. Walter Fol
$50 'lor NANTUCKET ; Hon. Silas Holman,
,U worcester; Hon. Joshua Green, for
Hampshire and Hon. Thomas Stephens,
ESSEX, are apPoishd on the part of the Sen.
sF' ~ me committee accordingly And
James Robinson, Benjamin Weld, Samuel
Dunn and Charles Davis, Esqrs. for the
county Of Suffolk Daniel Varnum, Nathan
Chandler, Jacob Reeves, and John Kettell.
a.q III Tor Middlesex; Joseph E Sprague,
o'ephen Howard, Nathaniel Wade. and
joshua Chandler, Esq'rs. for Essex Ma
sha', FISHER, Thomas Hall, Hutchins Hap.
good' and jonas S.bley, Esq'rs. for Worces.
yer Daniel Mitchell, Esq for Plymouth ;
hDher brownais, and Elksnah French,
esq rs for Bristol; Joseph E. Eoxcfoft and
Enuch Preble, Esq'rs. for Cumberland ;
Eleazer w. Ripley, George Crosby, and
John Hovey, Esq's for Kennebeck and Som.
erset Jonathan Smith, jr. Samuel Porter,
- zekIah Newcomb and Jonathan Bre wster
ESq'rs for Hampshire John Dillingham;,
Esq for Barnstable and Nantucket Sam.
uel Whel.,n, Esq. for Dukes County
William Brewer, Esq. for Norfolk Will.
lam Hobbs, Esq. for York; Samuel II
Wheeler and Benjamin Wheeler, Esu'rs.
tor Berkshire Mark l.. Hill, Farnum Hall,
Esq'rs. for Lincoln William Vinal, ESQ,
tor Hancock Oliver She'd, Esq. for
Washington; Elias StowelI and Iohn Nc
MILAN, Esq rs for Oxford are also appoin.
ted on the part OF the House Of Kepersenta.
t'ves fthe Committee accordingly.
IN Stna's 26th .Taae, 1871.
Read and passed--Sent down for concur.
renee
SAMUEL DANA, President.
IA Tie House q Representatives., 1Ylne %. 1911
Read and concurred
/. JOSEPH STORY. Speaker.
u true Copy-Attest,
MARCUS MORTON, CLERK oftAt Senate.