The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-02-25

/ pective towns or cities, and the number OF
cases. in which such pauperism has resulted
! from, or been occasioned by the incorporate
use of ardent Spirits and it shall be the duty
of the county attorneys to transmit the ac-
counts which they may receive from any keep
er of House of Correction, or from the over
seers of the poor Of any town or city, to the
secretary of the commonwealth, as is IN the
first order above provided
Ordered, further, That the selectmen OF
every town within this commonwealth shall,
on the first Monday of March or April, annual
ly, cause these orders to be read In public town
meeting.
Ordered, further, That this order be IN
force for three years after the last Wednesday
in May next.
The bill to regulate Banks and Banking, was
taken up and further amended.
THURSDAY, FEB. 10.
SENATE. A bill was reported to incorpo-
rate the Trustees ofthe Ministerial Fund of the
First Congregational Society in Boylst'n
Mr. Lincoln, from the committee on railways
and canals, who were instructed to consider
the subject, reported a resolve tor thesurvey
of rail road from Plymouth to Wareham, in
the county of Plymouth.
Mr. Sprague, from the committee on Educa
ton, to whom was referred so much ofHis Elk
Fund, reported bill to provide a permanent
fund for the supported Schools and fer other
purposes, which was read once.
The bill in further addition to an act tor
regulating, governing and training the militia
was indefinitely postponed.
HOUSE. Petitions presented. O Lot Co.
nant, praying that certain persona property
supposed to belong to the Commonwealth, may
be relinquished to him, with statement " IN
his behalf,' from the selectmen OF Barre, by
Mr.. Ruggles of Barre.
The bill to regulate Banks and Banking was
taken up, and passed to be engrossed.
FRID.fY, Feb. 20.
SENATE. Bills passed to be engrossed =
Authorizing Towns and Parishes to purchase
land for burial grounds. To incorporate the
Worcester Coal Company. To incorporate inc
Trustees of the Ministerial FUND OF the First
Congregational Society in Boylslon.
HOUSE. Mr. Sedgwick of Stockbridge,
from the select committee to whom were COM
mitted the resolutions on the subject OF the
rail roads, made a report thereon, accompanied
with the following resolutions, viz
ResOIred, That it is expedient for the State
to aid and encourage by its funds the construc-
ton of rail road from Boston to the Hudson
and from Boston to Providence, as works winch
will greatly promote the interests OF this Com
monwealth.
RESOLVED, That the most ample opportunity
should be given to the people to examine the
facts and considerations spread before them IN
the report of the Board of Directors OF Internal
improvements, and therefore, as that report mas
been but recently submitted to the Legislature,
final decision upon the subject ought TO be
postponed to the next June session OF me Leg
islature.
Resolred, ho,ceuer, AS the sense of this
House, that taking into view the various ex-
pensive surveys and examinationsfwhich have
BEEN made, the public time that has been con-
sumed in protracied discussions, the period mas
arrived when both the dignity and interest OF
the State require that the people should De
called upon to make up their opinions dehni'
lively, so that their Representatives may al
that session finally dispose of the subject
SATURDAY, Feb. 81.
! SENATE. Mr.. Lincoln, from the commit
tee on Railways and Canals on the petition o.
samuel ID. ThuIpa~ aud otI'ers, rePortoo "h
order of notice returnable at the first session
of the next General Court Read and accept
| ed
Lot Conant had leave to withdraw his petit
I ton.
| The bill to incorporate the Proprietos of the
| Shutesbury Grammar School was rejected
HOUSE The bill for the encouragement
of agriculture and manufactures was passed to
he engrossed This bill continues The grants
heretofore made 10 Agricultural Societies for
! the term of FIVE years longer.
The report of the committee to whom were
recommitted the resolutions on the slbject OF
proposing amendments to the Constitution. was
referred, together with the resolutions. to the
| first session of the next General Cour, and it
was ordered that the resolutions be Published
in the newspapers which publish the laws OF
the Commonwealth.