The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-02-26

| TINS agreement had not been made.
| And IL j. further mutually agreed by the
said parties respectively, that all and singular
The provisions 81 the said act :, relating 70 the
separation Of the district Of Maine from Mas
sschusetts Proper, and forming the same into |
a separate and independent State" which are
not specially embraeed IN, nor vsrit by tAIs
/ agreement, shall continue 10 be IN foil force.
| And II = further agreed between he parties
aforesaid, that the State of Name shall have
and receI'~ upon demand share Of the arms
received by said Commonwealth from the u |
nited States IN proportion to the returns Of the
Militia IN Name, according TO which said arms
have been received together with one third
part OF all the ordnance. aud military stores
belonging to said Commonwealth. And the
field artillery and appurieDances already de
lyered to the MiliIa IN said State Of Name,
shall be and remain the property of said State
OF Name, and said State OF Name be Untitled
TO receive from said Commonwealth, one third
part of all moneys, stock or other proceeds
hereafter obtained from the United States, on
! account OF The claim Of said Commonwealth |
for disbursement made, and expenses incurred
for the defence OF the State, during the late |
oil the act OF separation. And whereas there |
exists sundry adverse claims between the two
States, the settlement of which according 10
the terms OF the act of separation must neces
ssriIy be- attended with much delay and ex
pense, and probably not without disagreement
and controversy; tie parties aforesaid to pre-
serve harmony and avoid the evils Of conien-
| ton have agreed As follows: That The SUNS
OF none, which have been or may be received
/ by the county Treasurers in the State ot
Maine, which by law would be payable 10
/ the Treasurer OF Massachusetts, shall be paid
| to the Treasurer OF The State Of Maine, ior the
use of said Slate Of Maine. And the parties
| foresaid hereby further agree that sund notes,
accounts and contracts, bond and awards and
other documents relating thereto contained ~
| The schedule hereto annexed, and now IN The
Land Office ia Boston, amounting 10 the sum
| oi s ,l66, 81 estimated to be worth the sum
of Sl2, 1874, "a shall be transferred 10 the Stale
of Name with authority from said Common
wealth to collect, adjust, settle aud receive
the contents thereof for the sole benefit OF said
| State of Maine, and said Stale of Ms ne VIII
| assume and hereby agree to pay all peDsI ons
TO which any person now resident IN SAID Stale
OF blaine may be entitled undersny grant ~
resolve of the l. stature of Massao huselts
made before the 10th day Of March, in he
year of our Lord 1890.
And thereupon The Commonwealth Of Mas
| sachusetts, and the Stale Of Maine do fur bel
mutually agree 10 release each 10 the other All
debts, annuities. expenses, contributions ,ol
expenses 10 State Prison, Arsenss, Hospitals,
Colleges. or other corporations in said Com
monweath and said State OF Maine, and all
claims and demands OF every description
whatsoever, excepting such a. proceed from, !
or grow out of this contract And all other
property Of every description whatsoever not
embraced in this agreement belonging 10 The
Commonwealth at the time the District of
Maine became an Independent Slate, shall
continue to belong to the Commonw eslh.
And the State OF Name will indemnify he I
State or Commonw eath OF Massachusetts from
and against all claims and demands of every
description whatsoever which move exist Or
may arise hereafter by reason OF any gil,
grant, sale, contract. or other disposition al
any time before the sixteenth day at March, in
the year of our Lord 1920 made by said Con-
monwealih, of lands IN he limits of said Safe
OF Maine or by reason Of any contracts or
agreements at any time before said period
made by said Commonwealth relative 10 lay
ing out OF said LANDS, making roads, surveys
for agencies Of any kind or for or BY reason Of
any other act or thing whatsoever, by which
any expense or charge has been or must ne
cessariiy be incurled by SAID Commonwealth
III any way relating to SAID lands Provided
however, that The ratification aud allowance
of all such claims aud demanus shall first be
subject 10 The judgment OF the Legislature Of
the State of Maine, aud afterwards "a the
Judgment and ratification OF the Legislature vi
Observation-Disclosures It 4 further agreed that
the expenses and allowance to The Commits
sioners appointed by the Executives Of sand
States under the act OF separation shall be
borne up 10 the present time by tue two States
IA equal proportion.
This agreement to be subject to the ratii-
cation Of the Legislature ot The SAID States re.
speciiyey And the deeds Of The respective
parties aud The said Dues 10 bear date iron
The dale OF the last ratification 10 be made a.
aforesaid provided, however, that II this
agreement shall not 0e ratified by both tile
said States within three months from The date
be reof, the same shall be null and void. - To
which said agreement the said committees
have hereunto set their hands the day anu
year first above written
JAMES BRIDGE, PETER G. BROOKS,
BENZ. J. PORTER, IONA DWiGT, Jun
LOTHROP LEWIS, SAMUEL HUBBARD.
DANIEL ROSE, HUGO BURGHART,
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