Year: 1867




each assent shall be dated, and shall speci-
fly the amount of the grand list OF the
person asserting. Said Instrument Of as
sent shall set forth in substance the con-
tract, subscription or purchase, to be made
by such town, and the conditions on which
the same is to be made; provided, the as
sent of no taxpayer shall be binding or
Of force, or be counted in ascertaining the
majority aforesaid, unless such majority
shall have been obtained within six months
from the date of the first certificate of
assent.


Sec. 3. Every such instrument of as
sent shall name three persons. who shall
be resident citizens and taxpayers of the
town wherein such assent shall take effect,
who shall be commissioners to make and
execute in the name of and on behalf of
such town, the contract, subscription or
purchase therein mentioned. And when
said commissioner shall have made and
executed said subscription, purchase or
contract, in pursuance Of the terms of such
assent and the provisions of this act, the
same shall be binding upon such town


Sec. A. Any of said towns is hereby
authorized and empowered TO make and
issue negotiable bonds or notes at rate
of interest not exceeding seven per cent.
per annum, specified in semi-annual cou-
pons thereto attached, for the purpose of
carrying out the contract, purchase or sub
scription made by the commissioners of
such town, as before provided in this act.
Said bonds or notes shall be signed by the
selectmen and countersigned by the treas
urer of the town issuing the samr, and
shall be dated and numbered; and a re-
cord of said bonds or notes shall be made
and kept in the town clerks office Of such
town, and the treasurer of such town is
hereby authorized, aud it is made hi, duty.
10 issue said bonds or notes, or pay over
the avails thereof, TO the parties entitled
thereto by the terms of such contract
purchase or subscription.


Sec. ). In determining the majority
provided for in section two Of this act, ref
erence shall be had to the grand list OF
such town in force at the time the first cer-
tiicate of assent is made. And where the
estate Of any person deceased, or under
guardianship, or an estate in the hands Of
trustees, shall be included in said list, the
executor, administrator, guardian or trus-
tee representing snch estate, is hereby
authorized to give the assent hereinbefore
provided, in behalf of such estate. In case
the property Of any corporation is en-
braced in such list, tie majority of the
directors of such corporation may give
such assent. And where any real estate in
cluded in such list, has, since the making
OF said list, been conveyed the assent
herein provided for shall be given by the
person or party to whom such properly
has been conveyed. In determining the
majority provided for in section two OF
this act, tax payers, nonresident ia such
| town, and the grand list against such non
resident taxpayer shall be excluded.


Sec. 6. When any instrument of assent
herein provided for shall have been signed
and acknowledged by the majority in the
manner herenbefore required, the commits
sioners named in such instrument shall
append thereto certificate, by them sub
scribed and sworn to, stating that such as
sent has been signed and acknowledged by
such majority as is required by this act,
and shall cause such instrument of assent,
and such certificate, TO be fled and record
ed in the town clerks office of such town.
and shall also cause,a cory of such instru-
ment and certificate, certified by the town
clerk of such town, to he lodged and re-
corded in the county clrrk's Office, in the
county ill which said town is situated and
until said records are make, such commits
sioners shall not proceed to make any con-
tract, subscription or purchase, on behalf
OF such town. b fore entering upon their
duties said commissioner shall be sworn to
faithful performance of their duties, and
a certificate of such oath shall be made
upon such instrument of assent and record
ed Herewith. Such instruments and Ger
lificate' so executed and recorded, shall be
conclusive evidence of the facts therein
stated, and certified copy thereof from
either Of the offices where the same are
recorded. shall be admissible as evidence.
Sec. Z. If an y of the commissions pro-
vided in this act shall become from any
cause incapable Of acting, any sgner of the |
OF assent wherein such commits
sioner is named, may apply TO the court of
chancery for the appointment of comms-
sioner in the place of the one thus incapa-
BILE of acting and said court, after such |
notice as may direct, may make such ap.
poinment and the person so appointed shall !
be resident taxpayer in the town for |
which he is to act, ard shall have the /
same powers and duties as if originally
named in said instrument of assent.


Sec. 8. This act shall take effect from
It's passage.


Approved, March 20, 1867.


An act ceding to the United States ex-


elusive Jurisdiction over sites for Gus


tom House.


u is hereby enacted, &c,


Sec. /. The exclusive jurisdiction
over SO much land in the town of New
port as the United States shall hereafter
purchase not exceeding three acres is
hereby ceded to the United States Of
provided said United States shall
purchase such piece of land of the own
,rs thereof and shall erect thereon a
building for custom house or for other |
purposes, and keep therein said custom
house.


Sec. 2. All the land over which iuris-
liction is hereby ceded. and the buildings
aud property which may be placed there
IN by said United States, shall be exempt