Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1825-04-13

Approved by the 1t. Governor, Feb. 8, 1926.
AN ACT in addition TO an act entitled,
ar act in addition to an act, entitled an act
to enable the proprietors of Social Libraries
to manage the same.
BE ii enucted by the Senaie and House
Of Representatives. in General Court as,
senbted, and by The authority of The same,
That any seven settled and ordained Ministers
OF the Gospel, within this Commonwealth,
who shall become proprietors in common of a.
ny Theological Library, may form themselves
INTO society or body polite, by the name Of
the Theological Society in the town Of
for the express purpose of holding, increasing,
preserving and using such library, and SHALL
have all the powers and privileges, and be
subject to all the duties and requirements con-
tanned in " an act passed the eighth day of
March, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and six, entitled an act to ena
BILE the propretors of Social Libraries to maui
age the same;' and to this end any five of
them may make application, to any Justice OF
the Peace within the county in which the Lii
brary is to be kept, stating the purposes of
their meetings, and requesting him to call a
meeting of said proprietors; and the said JUS
tice may thereupon grant his warrant to any
one of them, directing him to call such meet
ing accordingly. And said meeting shall be
called by posting up the purport of said war.
rant in such public places in said county as
said Justice shall order, and the proprietors
thus met and organized, may then agree upon
the method of calling future meetings.
Approved by the 1t. Governor, Feb. l2, 1926.
AN ACT to punish Fraud upon Banks.
SEC. l. Be ii enacted by The Senate and House
Of Representatives. an General Court assem-
bled, and BY The authority of the same, That
any cashier or other officer or servant of any
Bank Incorporated within this Commonwealth
for the purpose of issuing bills or notes, who
shall embezzle or fraudulently convert to his
own use, or iraudulently take and secreto,
with intent to convert 10 his own use, any mo-
ney, note, bill, obligation, security, bullion, OF
effects ofand belonging to such tank, and 10
its possession, or belonging to any person or
persons, or hody or bodies polite or corporate
and deposited in such bank, shall he deemed,
in so doing, to have committed the crime OF
larceny; and every person SO offending, or as
sistInS and aiding therein, being thereof duly
convicted in any court of This Common ealth
having jurisdiction of such offence, shall be
pun'shea by solitary Imprisonment in the com
mon Gaol or the State Prison, for period Of
moi less than three months, and not exceeding
one year, and by confinement, afterwards, tc
hard Labor, in the common Gaol or State Pris
on for period OF not less than three years and
not exceeding ten years, according to the de.
gree and aggrsvation OF the offence.
SEC. 9. find be ii further enacted, THAI
an act entitled, an act to prevent frauds Oh
the Massachusetts Bank, passed on the six
teenth day Of March, in the year ct our Lore
one thousand seven hundred and eishty-four
be, and the same hereby is repealed.
Approved by the Governor, JAM 90, 1895.
AN ACT in addition TO an Act 10 estab
iish Courts of Sessions.
SEC. |. Be ii enacted 6Y The Senate an