Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-01-26


nal Improvement The residue of the res
olution was thus divided into three dlstinc
Questions, but before any question was TAX
en- the House adjourned.
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE
] MONDAY, JAN. IS. In the Senate, the
President laid before the Senate Letter
! from the Hon. Philo Dickinson, resigning
his seat at the Senate Board. =
! In the House, on motion of Mr.. Met
calf Of Hopkinton, the Committee on Fl.
nance was instructed to inquire it any
and what, alterations may be necessary
in the laws requiring Assessors to reduce
the valuation to six per cent. before max.
ing the taxes, and to lodge copy of the
valuation and tax in the Town Clerks
Office.
ELECTION LAWS. Mr.. w. Blake. Of
B. from the Committee on the subject oil
SO altering the Election Law as to conform
the same to the Constitution or to give
greater facilities to the exercise of the
elective franchise, made report declaring
that it is not expedient 10 legislate on the
subject. The report was recommitted,
and the Committee so enlarged as TO con-
sist Of one from each Congressional Dis.
trict, viz :-Messrs. Larcum, Of Beverly,
Marston, of Newburypor, Rutter, of East
Sudbury, Brown, Of Dudley. Putnam, OF
Fitchburg, Chapen. Of Leyden. Hopkins,
of G. Darlington, Souther, Of Quincy.
Briggs, of Attleborough, and Collins, OF
Eastman.
On motion of d. L. Child. of B. the
above Committee were instructed to in
quire whether any, and what provisions
| by law is necessary in respect to the time
of closing the Polls at any election, and
for protecting the right Of suffrage from
being defeated BY premature and unsea-
sonable arresting Of any ballot in this
Commonwealth.
The Speaker presented petition of
Justice Willard and others of Hampshire
County, for repeal of the laws concern.
ing personal liability IN Manufacturing
Corporations. Mr.. Eddy, of MiddIc.,oro',
petition of Malbone Briggs for remission
Of penalty incurred by him az surety Cor
for the appearance Of his son, now deceas-
led-which was committed.
A bill in addition to act establishing a
Marine Society in Newburyport, passed
to be engrossed.
TUESDAY, JAN. 10. In the Senate, the
second reading of the bill to suspend the
operation of the act providing for broad
trimmed wheels, was assigned for to-mor-
row at / l o'clock.
The Committee on the Judiciary were
instructed to inquire into the expediency
Of providing by law that in the necessary
absence Of any Town Clerk from Town
Meeting, the meeting may appoint Clerk
for the time being.
An order Of notice, returnable at the
present session, passed on The petition of
the Green's Harbor Canal Company also
on petition Of Seba Carpenter and others.
Mr.. Fowler, from the Committee on
Banks, who were instructed to inquire in
to the expediency Of extending the Equi-
|ty powers Of the Supreme Judicial Court
to cases in which Banks shall refuse pay
ment of their bills, &c. made a report
which was accepted, and the Committee
were discharged from the further consid-
Grafton of the subject.
Mr.. Hastings, frcmthe Committee on
Manufactures, reported bill defining the
general powers and dulles of Manufactur-
ing Corporations, which was read once,
ordered to be printed, and Friday next
assigned for second reading.
| Tomorrow, IL O'Clock, was assigned
for the second reading Of bill concern
ling the two Congregational Societies in
Deer6eld the bill establishing Fire De.
partment in the town of Lowell; fhe bill
establishing Marine Society at Newhu
ryport, and the bill establishing the divid
ing line between Edgartown and Tisbury
Mr.. Hale offered an amendment to thu
bill in addition to an act regulating build
ing with wood in Boston, and tomorrow
II o'clock, was assigned for consideration
An amendment was proposed by Mr.
Burnell to the resolve authorizing tn,
/ Treasurer to borrow money, and to-mor
row assigned for consideration.
A petition was presented from the Bey
erly Bank for an extension of charter.
The Resolve on the petition Of Georg
Reed was re-committed.
The Bill relating to the Nantucket Ma
rine Insurance Company was read 2
, time, and on motion Of Burnell, laid o.
the table.
Thursday next was assigned for the 2
reading of the bill to incorporate tn
Plymouth Insurance Company.
A report of the Treasurer on the pet
, tion OF the Overseers of the Poor of New
Bedford; on the petition of VIM. Andrew
D and another; and on the account of Lee
ter Filey-was read aud referred to tn