The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-02-23
GENERAL COURT.
Tuesday Feh TX

49, III hollCGi was tdhcH AtlO iolApWinB
proviso was, on motion of Mr.. Burnell, added
TO the end of the first sectien viz " Provided,
that from and after the first Monday of Octo
Der, 1881, no greater part of the capital stock
Of any Bank, than fifty per cent. thereof shall
be held by any Insurance Company in any Bank
incorporated in this Commonwealth.
HOUSE. Mr. Goodrich of Rutland, pre-
sented petition of Daniel Walker and 65 9TH
ers, praying such alteration of the laws as to
provide for exemption from taxes for support of
public worship.
: Mr.. Lazel of Bridgewater, from the commit
tee on manufactures, reported bill to incorpo
rate the Marlborough Cotton Manufacturing
i Company.
Mr.. Dorr of Boston, from the committee to
whom was committed the bill in addition to an
act establishing salaries for Judges and Regis
, tiers of Probate, reported the same with amend
ments.
Mr.. Sullivan of Boston, from the committee
! on the Judiciary, reported, under the instruc
! tons of the House, bill concerning hawkers
pedlars, and petty chapmen, which was read
twice and ordered to a third reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16.
, SENATE. Mr. White from the comm ittee
on Education, on an order relating to the sub
ject, reported sundry resolutions, extending
the time for towns to make returns of plans of
their territory, which was read, and laid ON the
, table
On motion of Mr. Warner, it was
Ordered, That the committee on the Judi
d ciary be directed to inquire INTO the expeden-
. cy OF so Ear altering the law relating to mort
n cages of personal property, to render all such
o mortgages void unless recorded by the Town
e Clerk of the town in which the mortgagor re-
n sides; OF otherwise amending the law on that
# subject.
o The following bills passed to be enacted To
C incorporate the Proprietors of the Mount Pleas
IS ant Classical Institution in addition to an
act entitled AN act to regulate the urisdic-
ton and proceedings of Courts of Probate" :
IF to prevent the destruction of fish by coccuius
q lndicus or other poisonous articles to ncor-
t. porate the Broad Cove Dam Company in re-
h lation to the expectation of articles subject to
Ia inspection.
b HOUSE. MI Rantoul Of Beverly, from the
committee to whom was committed the bill
Is limiting the tenure of Office and establishing
# the salaries of clerks of the judicial Courts re-
ported the same With amendments, and it was
ordered that said bill and report lie on the ia
3. Bile, and that the amendments be printed.
!, The same committee, to whom was referred
:, the bill in addition to the several acts defining
=, the powers and duties of sheriffs, reported the
n same with an amendment, which was adopted,
- and the bill passed to third reading
Mr.. Boies Of Granville, from the committee
on the Judiciary, to whom was recommtted
the bill for improving the administration of JUS
- tice in criminal prosecutions reported the same
- with amendments, which were adopted, and
II the bill passed to be engrossed as amended and
A., it was ordered, in compliance with former re-
% port Of that committee, that the title of ,he
= bill be " an act for the prosecution and punish.
: ment Of accessories in feonies'
= The House then proceeded to the considera-
~ tiOn of the article of amandnauf IN tha noneti-
q tuition, reported by select committee on the
- 18th inst, and after the acceptance of q num-
- Der o! amendments the whole matter was again
- committed to the select committee with GER
: tain instructions.
- THURSDAY, Feb. II.
= SENATE. The bill for improving the ad
- minstraton Of justice in criminal prosecutions
- came up from the House, with amendments
i for concurrence, and the amendments were
- adopted by the Senate.
: The resolves extending the time for towns
=. to make returns of plans of their territory
were taken up and passed.
The resolves in relation to the late resolu.
tions ofthe State of Georgia, were further de-
o bated, but before any question was taken there
TT on, the Senate adjourned.
s. HOUSE. The Report of the committee on
e the militia, on the subject of abolishing Courts
Martial, was indefinitely postponed.
HAl' 4luOh VI SdiCul; SuDHllLJeu an OTGer Tor
e the appointment of a committee to consider the
81 expedency Of so modifying the militia laws as
. to provide for an annual inspection ofarms and
Il such further regulations only as shall be neces
Is sary Tor It's complete organization, and on mo
ton of Mr.. Bigelow of Boston it was ordered
q to lie on the table.
a FRIDAY, Feb. 10.
ID SENATE. The petition of james Fletcher
l. and others, was committed to the committee on
IS Parishes
n Mr. Dearborn. from select committee on
e the petition of the American Colonization So
v ciety, made report, accompanied with sundry
. resolves, which were read, and ordered to q
second reading on Monday
The bill for the prosecution and punishment
d of accessories in feones, passed to be enacted
e The consideration of the resolves relating &c
e the late Resolutions Of the State of Georgia
was resumed, but before any question was TAX
= en- thereon the Senate adjourned
J. HOUSE,. The bill for the prosecution and
o punishment of accessories in felonies, passed tc
d be enacted.
l. Mr.. Russell Of Boston, from the committee
on the Militia, to whom were referred so much
C of the Governors Message as relates to the
e subject, and also sundry memorials, made re-
g port thereon, accompanied with resolve foI
IS appointing Board of Commissioners TO report
a code OF laws for training the Militia.
d On motion of Mr.. Mack of Salem.
+ Ordered, That Messrs Mack, Rantoul n
Beverly, and Marcy of Greenwich, be a com
u mittee, with instructions to report a bill modi
s flying the militia laws SO as to provide for an an.
nual inspection Of arms, and such further regu
g lation only, as shall be necessary for its com
), plete organization.
d SATURDAY, Feb. 10.
), SENATE. On motion of Mr. Burnell OF
r Nantucket, it was ordered that the committee
G on Accounts be directed to inquire into the ex
i. pediency of repeating all laws relating to the
If support of State paupers. In the House, read
G and concurTed.]
:, A bill to annex certain land belonging to Har
= mon Hewitt and Alpheus Rawson, 10 the town
J. of Sutton, passed to second reading.
If The bill to incorporate the Worcester Coun.
is ty Historical Society, passed to be enacted.
y The resolves on the subject of the late reso
i lutions Of the State of Georgia, were taken ur
and further discussed.
h HOUSE. Mr.. Green of New Bedford. from
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