Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-03-25
STATE LAWS.

STATE LAWS.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
ueor of our Lord one thousand eight Kindred
and tacenty eight.
ACT to establish County Cohmis-
sners, and to repeal the several acts establishing
= Courts of Sessions and in addition thereto,
the act establishing Commissioners of High
Us.
&c. /. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
Be of Representatives IN General Court
ebled, and by the authority Of the same,
% the act entitled {" an act to establish the
ITS of Sessions" passed on the twentieth
of February, in the year of our Lord
Thousand eight hundred and nineteen !;
' the act in addition thereto, passed on
,wenty-frst day of February, in the year
slr Lord one thousand eight hundred and
Aty also the act entitled can act in
sing the numbers and extending the
ers Of Justices of the Courts OF Sessions"
I'D on the sixth day of February, in the
of our Lord one thousand eight hun
and twenty-five; also the act entitled
act in addition to an act directing the
kod of laying out highways" passed on
{ |ourth day of March, in the year of our
|zI one thousand eight hundred and twenty
Be and the same are hereby repealed.
e ided, hoscever, That this act shall in no
affect any highway already adiudged
lIe Commissioners Of Highways for any
NV, to be of cannon convenience and
sity, or any highway already laid out
beryised and established, altered or dis
hued by said Commissioners, whether
anne be worked or not, or any contract
Lid Commissioners, or by their direction
Ted into, or any liabilities incurred, or
IS accrued under the same, but the same
] Ehe remedies for enforcing them shall
lin as if this act had not been passed.
Prorided also, That wherever the said
afnlssloners shall have actually commenc-
n contracted for, the working of any
way laid out, they shall proceed and
plete the same and enforce said contract
this act had not been passed, and the
g Commissioners shall be entitled to re-
i from the Treasures of their respective
5bties, whatever sum or sums Of money
now or hereafter, be due to them for
ices performed under the act directing
services, when they have not legal
Just claim to receive the same from any
d source.
be. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That there
be appointed and commissioned by His
ellency the Governor, by and with the
be and consent of the Council, to hold
office for three years, unless sooner re-
ed by the Governor and Council, four
pms to be County Commissioners, for
of the Counties of Essex, Middlesex,
olk, and Worcester, and three persons
q County Commissioners for each of the
Counties in this Commonwealth, ex-
q the County of Suffolk, who shall be
ents in the County for which they shall
appointed, and shall be sworn to the
s jul discharge of the duties of their Office,
one of whom shall be designated as
Fman, by his Commission. And any va
by death, resignation or otherwise.
be filed by the Governor and Council.
6. 3. Be 1t further enacted, That the
3 County Commissioners shall meet in
g respective Counties, for the discharge
&c duties of their Office, at such times
places as the several Courts of Sessions
bow by law required to meet; and the
Is of the Courts of Common Pleas with
e several Counties, shall be Clerks Of
rs County Commissioners.
&c. a. BE at further enacted, That from
e after the passing of this act, the said
'anty Commissioners, in their respective
'aatles, shall have, exercise, and perform
'eept SO far as the same are modified by
z provisions of this act, all the powers
'eneflties and duties, which before and un.
sae passing OF this act, the several Courts
Sessions or Commissioners of HIGHWAYS
law had, exercised and performed.
ro1eded, That the, powers hereby conferred
ne SAD County Commissioners. not ex.
sased by the Courts of Sessions before the
"a Gay OF March, in the year of our Lord
Y thousand eight hundred and twenty-six,
g not be exercised by the County Com
s4oners to be appointed for the County of
bucket.
g .. ne ~ FURTHER enacted, That all
5.s!lons, recognizances, warrants, orders,
k8ncates, reports and processes made to,
ing IN, taken for, or continued or return
s 10 the Courts of Sessions, in the sever
zpuntles, shall be returnable to, proceed
n' and determined by the respective
NY commissioners within, and for the
q Counties, at their meeting, which shall
ext holden after the passing of this act.
all petitions, recognizances, warrants.
rs, certificates, reports and processes,
"a shall hereafter be made or taken,
81 be made and taken to the County Com
e 9oners within their respective Coun-
at their meeting which shall be hol-
e next after the passing of this act, in
same manner as they would have been
~ and taken to the said Courts of Ses-
u II this act had not been passed.
*. o. BE 1t further enacted, That all
J, mess relating to the laying out, altera-
OF discontinuance, of any highway or
9 mon road now pending before the Com
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