The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-06-10

sachusetts Medical Society, praying alterations
in the act Incorporating said Society or
James Adams and others of Ashburnham, pray
ing to be annexed to Ashby
Mr.. l.. Shaw of Boston, from the committee
on the subject of amendments to the Constitu-
ton, reported that said committee ask leave to
defer final report until the next SESSION.
which was accepted.
Mr.. Rawson of NJ, from select committee,
reported a bill in addition to the several acts
now in force concerning taXation,-which was
read.
Ordered, That the committee on Change OF
Names be instructed to consider the eXpedien-
cy of providing by law that every petition to
the Legislature for change of name shall be
| accompanied with deposite of - dollars
to be returned to the petitioner if the petition
shall be rejected, but retained for the use of
the Commonwealth if granted.
The resolution declaring the expcdicncy of
assessing direct tax of $70,000, was read Sec
ond time and passed. Yeas 22I, Nays 81.
! The resolve authorizing the Treasurer, TO
borrow a sum of money, was read second time
and passed
SATURDAY, June 6.
! SENATE. Resolves authorizing the Treas
urer to borrow money, and fixing the pay OF the
members of the Council and Legislature, were
! received from the House, and committed. Re
! ferences to the next session was ordered on
petition of Joseph Willard for a Bank in Lam
caster; on the order Teating TO a new vaiua-
ltion.
HOUSE. Mr.. Shaw offered an order di-
recting the Judiciary committee to consider
the expediency of aooiishng the Office Of Land
| Agent, and establishing a State Comptroller,
which was adopted. Mr.. Rantoul reported a
bin to apportion and assess a tax of $40 GOO;
which was read twice and ordered to be print
ed. A bill to incorporate the Massachusetts
1
reading on Monday. The House proceeded to
the orders of the day, and the bill 10 establish
the Massachusetts Railroad Corporation was
read second time, when Mr.. Brooks of B..
moved that it be referred 10 the next session.
: after some discussion the House adjourned.
MONDAY, June 8.
SENATE. Bills to be engrossed-to confer
certain tract of land to the town of Athol, in
Worcester County-to incorporate the Saxon
Factory,
Petition of Mr.. AUSTIN Warden of State Prison,
: for grant ofmoney, was presented and referred
The petition of George Sullivan and of Jo-
seph Tufts and others, were taken from The
files and committed
HOUSE. The Rail Road bill came mp. On
motion of Mr. Lincoln, the bill was pospn01d
for the purpose Of taking up the orders succeed
ing it.
: The bill authorizing the assessment and col
lection of a tax of S75,0 900 was taken up. A
motion was made for the exemption OF charita-
bic, religious, and literary institutions from
their share of the tax, which, after some debate
was withdrawn.
Mr.. Newton of Worcester, moved to amend
the bill by providing that the real estate OF
manufacturing interpretations shall not be as
sessed. Mr.. N. said that this provision was
necessary to prevent these interpretations from
being twice taxed AT present, tax was levi
ed on the shares of the individual stockholders
and also upon the real estate of the incorpora-
ton, as such.
Mr.. Rantoul, chairman of the committee on
Finance agreed in the equity of the PROPOSE
ton, but thought it inexpedient to adopt it
until the whole system of taxation had under
. gone a revision.
Mr. Shaw of Lanesboro, said that the oh
lection of the member from Worcester wa
q good against the system, but not against tn,
= bill 1t was one of the enormities of the pres
ent system, that property, i'll many instances
was subject to be twice taxed He hoped thu
4 House would not proceed to remedy a singh
defect. whiloytEs.Wl;fs lost.
y The bill was then ordered to be engrossed