Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1825-04-13
LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Commonwealth of ,Ilaassarhusrtts


AN ACT in addition TO an act ilnpos-
ing duty on Sales at Auction.
SEC. l. Be ii enacted By The Senate and
House Of Representatives. in General Court as
senabled, and By authority Of the same, That
al! real and personal estate, which shall at a.
ny time be exposed.for sale at public auction
or vendue within this Commonwealth, from
and after the first day of April next, by any
auctioneer or other person, duly authorized 10
sell real aad personal estate at auction or ven
due, shall DE subject to the following duties.
each and every time such real or personal es-
tate may be sold or bought in, to vital
personal estate, excepting ships and vessels.
one dollar tor every hundred dollars of the val.
ue for which the same shall be sold and all
real estate, ships and vessels at fifty cents for
every hundred dollars of the value for which
the same may be sold, and al, and after the
same rate, for every greater or less sum, to be
paid by the person who shall so sell the same.
| And In all cases where the auctioneer, or own
or OF such goods so exposed for sale, or any
person who shall be employed by them, or
either of them, shall be the highest bidder, the
said real or personal estate shall be subject to
the payment ofthe same duties as if they had
been sold to any other person Provided, that
nothing in this act contained, shall extend to
any sale or sales, at public auction or yendue.
OF any real or personal estate, made pursuant
to, or in execution of any rule, order. decree.
sentence, or judgment oil any court, or judicial
officer OF this Co nmonwealth, oil OF any court
OF the United States, having jurisdiction with.
ir this Commonwealth, or by order of law, or
by force of any warrant of distress, for the
! Vmpnt 4 faYps n ihnr E,r
distress is allowed by law; or to any sale or
sales, made by, or on behalf Of executors, ad
minis, traitors or guardians of estates of citizens
OF the Uuited States lying and being within
this Commonwealth, or to any sale or sales of
pews, in meeting houses. or churches.
SEC. 9. .dad be ii further e3acted, That
from and after tie first day o. April next, the
accounts and payments required OF auction
ecrs, By the fourth section OF the act to Which
this act is an addition, shall be made Oh the
first days Of June and December next, after
such sales shall be made, or as soon afterwards
as may be, rot exceeding sixty days, ard cv-
cry auctionter shall receive as a compensation
four per ceniuna on all the duties he shall so
pay into the treasury: Provided, nevertheless,
That no auctioneer shall be held to make re-
turn OF his doings under this act, o.tener than
once year, unless the said duties for the first
six months in said year, shall amount to more
than ten dollars, and his annual return shall
be made on the first day of December aiore.
said.
SEC. 3. .4nd be ii further enacted, That
this act shall be in force, from and after the
first day OF April next, and that the first sec.
ton of the act, and all other parts Of the resi-
due the act to which this is in addition,
+ which are inconsistent with the provisions OF
this act, be and the same are hereby repeal.
cd.
Approved by the It. Governor, Feb. &c, 1926.
AN ACT in addition TO an act, entitled
g an act directing the proceedings for the
} speedy removal of nuisanccs," and extend.
ing the ACT to the county of Nantucket.
Sec. l. Be ii enacted by The Senate and
House of Representatives an General CO1rt as.
senbled, and by the authority of the same, That
from and after passing this act, Whenever the
Sherits of the county of Nantucket may be
required by any two Justices OF the Peace,
quorum unus, TO summon jury according to
the provisions of IAN act entitled an act di.
recting the proceedings for the speedy remov-
al ofnulsances," passed the nineteenth day OF
June, in the year OF our Lord one thousand
eight hundred IL one, it shall be lawful for the
Selectmen OF the town of Nantucket, upon the
requisition of the Sheriff of said county, to
draw the Jurors aforesaid, out Of the jury box
Of the Court Of Common Pleas, and the Jurors
aforesaid shall have the same powers and be
subject to the performance Of the same duties
AS though draI:n in tie manner provided by
the act aforesaid.
SEC. 9. find be IL further enacted, That
when judgment shall he entered up against a.
NY party upon the verdict of the Jury afore-
said, be may there appeal from the Judgment
of the Justices aforesaid, to the next court Of
Common Pleas, to be holden in the same
county, and the rights, Obligations, and pro-
ceedings shall be the same as arc provided by
the act aforesaid, in cases where appeals are
made 10 the Supreme Judicial Court.
Approved by the 1t. Governor, Feb. %, 1895.
AN ACT for the better security of own
ers of Land from claims Of light, air and
way.
BE IL enacted by The Senate and House Of
Representatives. in General Court assembled,
and By the authority Of The same, That from
and after the passing of this act, no RICH sshall
by lapse Of time accrue or be deemed to have
accrued to any person or body corporate, TO
lave any privilege, Of air, or light, or way from,
in, upon or over the land of any other person
or body corporate, in any case in which the
owner or owners Of such land Cor his, her, or
their guardians, If the same be owned by per-
sons under guardianship shall have caused TO