The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-04-12
AN ACT TO incorporate the Town o
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AN ACT to incorporate the Town OF
Lowell.
BEG l. Be ii enacted The Senate and House
Of Representatives. IN General Coun assembled.
a,ld by The authority Of The same, That tha
north-easterly part OF the town OF Chelmsford,
in the County Of Middlesex, lying easterly
and northerly of a line drawn as follows, viz
beginning at Merrimack River, at stone
post, about two hundred rods above the
mouth of Patucket Canal, so called, thence
running southrrly in a straight course untii
it strikes the Middlesex Canal at a point ten
rods above the Canal Bridge, near the dwell
ing house Of Henry Cnburn; thence. souther-
ly on said Canal twenty rojs; thence due
east course to stone post a: Concord River,
be, and hereby is Incorporated into Town
by the name of Lowell, and the inhabitants
of said town OF Lowell are hereby invested
with all the powers ard privileges, and shall
also be subject to the duties aud acquisitions
OF other incorporated towns, according to
the Constitution and laws OF this Common
wealth.
SEC. 2. Be ii further enacted, That the in
habitants of said town Of Lowell II shall he hol.!-
en- TO pay all arrears Of taxes which have been
assessed upon them by the town Of Chelms-
said town of Lowell shall be holden to pay
two-nlths parts Of the balance or residue oil
all debts due and owing from said town o!
CHELMSFORD on the first day of March, one
thousand eight hundred and twenty six, ate
deducting therelrom the sum OF twentyseven
hundred and twenty-six dollars; and after
applying to the pay ment Of said debts all the
money belonging TO said town, aud all the
| ~ e Al. a. -
before the passing of this act.
SEC. 3. BE ii further enacted, That the
said towns of Chelmsford and Lowell shall
hereafter be liable for the support of all per
sons who now do, or hereafter shall stand in
need of relief as phupers, whose settlement
was gained or derived from Settlement gain
ed or derived within their .espective limits
aud IN all cases hereafter. wherein the settle
| ment oil pauper was gained or derived from
q settlement gained or derived before the
passing OF this act, partly within the limits o
both Of said towns, or wherein it shall not be
proved within the limits of which Of SAID
| towns such settlement was gained, the sale
towns of Chelmsford and Lowell shall be
equally liable for the support of said pau
per.
SEC. 4. Belt further enacted, That, unit
wealth, the State and County taxes, and IN,
| reimbWsements required by the Common
wealth for the payment OF the representativ,
OF the present and pas. years of said town o
Chelmsford, which may be called for from
said towns of Chelmsford and Lowell shall b.
paid jointly by said towns, and in the proper
ton of threesfuhs for said Chelmsford, ant
! two-h!ths for said town of Lowell.
SEC. S Be ii further enacted, That an,
Justice OF the Peace in the County of Middle
SEX he, and hereby is authorized to issue hi
warrant to any principal inhahitant of tn
town of Lowell, requiring him 10 notify an,
warn the inhabitants Of said town of Lowell
10 assemble and meet at some convenien
time aud place in said town, to choose al
such ofHcers as towns are required to choos
in the months Of March and April, and to q
and transact any other lawful business rela
tive 10 the fairs of said town.
Appvoved-March l. 1895.