The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-04-18
WEDNESDAY, APRIL is, 1897.

I Sec. 3. BE At further enacted, That the
towns associated as aforesaid, NAV, in the
month of March or April annually, choose
their several agents, to act in their be-
half In all things relating to the said Aims
house and farm, and in all contracts res
! pecting the same, which contracts when
made with the concurrence of majority
OF the towns associated acting by Their
agents, shall be binding upon all the asso-
] cIated towns. And if the office Of an a.
gent, for any town, shall become vacant, it
shall be lawful for such town at any time
IN the course of the year to fill such yacan-
cy. PTouaded, ho,ceUer, That no town, in
any meeting of such agents, shall be emit
tied to more than one vote.
Sec. 4. BE at further enacted. That the
towns so associated, may, by their apents.
make and establish such bylaws, rules and
/ regulations as may be thought needful for
the management of said Almshouse and
farm, and for the support, employment and
discipline of the POOR committed IN the
same, not inconsistent with the Constitu-
ton and laws OF this Commonwealth and
the SAID associated towns respectively, NAV
remove such poor persons as shall become
chargeable therein, and having their law
ful settlement IN said towns, and all State
paupers found therein, to the said Aims
mouse, at the sole expense of the town re-
moving such poor, and may by their agents
appoint Superintendent, or Master Of
their Almshouse, and such other officers as
may be found necessary And any one Of
the associated towns refusing to paw its
Just proportion of any expense Incurred in
carrying the objects of this association in
to effect whenever the same shall have
been ascertained and made known 70 the
Selectmen of|such town by the Master of
SAID Almshouse, under the direction of the
agents OF majority of the said towns.
shall be liable to anaction for the recove-
ry thereof IN any Court proper to try the
same. And the said towns, in their associ
ate capacity, shall be capable of bringing
actions in the name of the Master of the
Almshouse, and of being sued, and due
notice in any suit against the associated
towns served upon the Master of said
Almshouse, shall be held to be good and
sufficient.
Sec. 5. Be 1t further enacted, That
Elijah Afford, Esquire, is hereby authoriz-
ed to call the first meeting of the agents of
the towns that may associate un,er the
provisions of this Act, by giving notice of
the time and place of such meeting in
writing to the agents of the said towns du-
~ elected, and also by publication in
newspaper printed in Greenfield, in said
County, twenty days at least before the
day appointed for such meeting.
s4PPrOUcd ythe Gorernor-.lIarch 3, 1897.
AN ACT in additooa tn. sq,. AIT, t7e,it; tlftl
proceedings of Courts of Probate"
BE 1t enacted by The Senate and House Of
Representatives. IN General Court assembled,
and by The authority the same, That when
ever it shall appear to any Judge Of Pro-
bate, upon the petition of any Executor, or
Administrator, that any debtor to the es-
tate of the deceased testator, or interstate,
is unable to pay the whole debt due from
said debtor to said estate, and that it would
be for the benefit of those interested il said
estate, that the Executor or Administrator
should compound and settle with said debt
or, and discharge him from the debt, on his
paying part thereof in money or other
wise, it shall be lawful for said Judge to
authorize and empower the Executor or
Administrator, to compound and settle
with said debtor by receiving part of the
debt which may be due from said debtor,
in such way and manner as the Executor
or Administrator shall deem to he most
beneficial to those interested in said estate.
.4pprOoed by the Governor, March 10, 1927.