The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-03-28
Approred by the Governor, Feb. 20, 1882.
AN ACTto incorporate the town of Web

approved 0y he Governor, Feb. %8, 1882.
AN ACTto inc orporate the town of Web
ster.
Sec. |. BE IL enacted, &c, That the territor,
In the soutberly part of the county of Worcester
comprised within the following limits, that is to say
beginning at the south west of said terrtor
where the line between Massachusetts, and Con
necucut ntersects French River; thence running
easterly, by said line to the south west corner o
Douglas thence northery by the line which di
vldes Douglas from Oxford South Gore until il
intersects the line between Oxford and Douglas
thence due west two and three fourth miles and
thirty rods to stone monument, about eighty
eight rods west OF French River; thence soutberIy
in the direction of stone monument in the line
of Oxford and Dudley, near the house owned by
Daniel Greenwood and Samuel Slater, to the mid
die of said river; thence southerly by said river
to the first mentioned corner together with all the
inhabitants dwelling thereon be, and they hereby
are, incorporated into town by the name of Web
ster, and vested with all the powers, privileges
and immunities, and subject to all the duties and
requirements of other incorporate towns agreea-
bly, to the Constitution and lsws Of this Common
wealth.
Sec. .. Be IT, further enacted, That the inhabit-
ants Of said town of Webster shall be holden to
Iay all arrears of taxes, which have been legally
assessed upon them, by the towns of Oxford and
Dudley before the passing of this act; and all tax
es assessed and not heretofore collected shall be
collected and paid to the Trcasurers of the towns
of Dudley and Oxford, respectively, in the same
manner as if this act had not been passed
Sec. g. Be IL further enacted, That the said
town of Webster shall hereafter be liable to pay
two seventh parts of the expenses necessarily to
be incurred in the support of all paupcrs who at
the time of the passing of this act were actually
in need of relief, and were receiving support from
the town of Dudley, and one fourth part of the ex-
penses so to be incurred by the town of Oxford,
in, has of
lief from the said town of Oxford. And that in
all cases of paupers, who shall hereafter stand in
need Of relief as paupers, whose settlements have
been derived or obtained in either of the towns of
Oxford and Dudley previous to the passing of this
act, the said paupcrs shall be supported by the
town, within the territorial limits of which such
settlement was gained, the said town of Webster
being required to support all such as have acquir-
ed, or shall hereafter acquire settlement within
the territory herein described.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted That the said
town of Webster shall be holden to pay and dis
charge two-seventh parts of all expenses which
may accrue to the said town of Dudley, in the con-
structon of county road leading from point
near the dwelling house of Ralph Vinton to the
line of Oxford, which the County Commissioners
for the County of Worcester have heretofore To-
Gated and ordered to be wrought; and shall also
pay and discharge Two seventh parts of all debts
and obligations due and incurred by the town of
Dudley before the passing of this act by virtue of
any contract already executed and shall be holden
in the same proportional amount for all legal IL
abilities heretofore incurred by the said town Of
Dudley, not otherwise provided for in this act
Prouided nevertheless, that all moneys now in the
Treasury of the said town of Dudley, or which
may hereafter be paid into the same as the pro-
ceeds of taxes already assessed or of obligations
now due or owing to the said town of Dudley.
shall first be applied to the payment of the debts
and expenses, and the discharge of the liabilities
due from, or incurred by the town of Dudley as
aforesaid.
Sec. 5. Be IL further enacted, That the bridge
over French River, near Preston's cotton mill
and the bridge on the stream, near Slater's
cotton thread MILL shall for ever hereafter be main.
tanned and kept in repair by said town of Webster
and that the bridge said river near the line of the
State of Connecticut shall be maintained and kept
in repair by said town of Dudley and that the
said bridges in regard to all legal liabilities shall
be respectively deemed and taken to he within the
limits Of the town which by this act is required to
maintain and repair the same
Sec. 8. BE 1t further enacted, That of all State
and County taxes which shall be required of said
towns, previous to new valuation, the said town
Of Webster shall pay thereof, in the proportion in
which the said town of Webster is liable as afore-
said to the payment of expenses to be incurred as
aforesaid IN the support of paupers now chargea-
BILE to the towns of Oxford and Dudley.
Sec. 7. Be it, further enacted, That any Justice
of the Peace for the County of Worcester, upon
application therefor, is hereby authorized to issue
his warrant, directed 10 any eeholder in the said
town of Webster, requiring him to notify and
warn the inhabitants thereof to meet at such time
and place as may be appointed in said warrant for
the choice of all such officers as towns are by law
required to choose at their annual town meetings.
Approred 6y the Governor, March 6, 1882.