Acts and resolves passed by the General Court

Acts, 1898.
532
— Chap.
;'546.
in one of fhe principal newspapers published in the city
or town where the goods are situated, or if there is no
such paper, in one of the principal newspapers published
in such county, notice to be published at least tliree days
prior to the time of the sale, and the balance of the price
of said sale, after deducting the balance due the vendor
on the contract price and the actual expenses of the auction sale, shall be paid to the vendee or his legal representatives, and in case the vendor refuses or neglects to sell
as provided herein, the right to redeem shall not be deemed
to have been foreclosed.
Approved June 21, 1898.
ChaV.54:G ^^
Be
state tax apportioned and
assessed.
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^^ APPORTION AND ASSESS A STATE TAX OF ONE MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
enacted,
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etc.,
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Each city and towH iu this Conimouwealth
and pay the several sums with which they
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shall bc asscsscd
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stand respectively charged in the following schedule, that
is to say
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Abingtoii, thirteen hundred and thirty-five dollars.
Acton, eight hundred and seventy dollars.
Acushnet, three hundred and sixty dollars.
Adams, tweuty-six hundred and ten dollars.
Agawam, seven hundred and
Alford, one hundred and
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sixty-five dollars.
live dollars.
Amesbury, three thousand and fifteen dollars.
Amherst, seventeen hundred and fifty-five dollars.
Andover, twenty-eight hundred and twenty dollars.
Arlington, forty-six hundred and thirty-five dollars.
Ashburnham, five hundred and seventy dollars.
Ashby, two hundred and eighty-five dollars.
Ashfield, two hun(h-ed and eighty-five dollars.
Ashland, six hundred and forty-five dollars.
Athol, twenty-two hundred and ninety-five dollars.
Attleborough, thirty-one hundred and thirty-five dollars.
Auburn, three hundred and thirty dollars.
Avon, four hundred and sixty-five dollars.
Ayer, seven hundred and sixty-five dollars.
Barnstable, twenty-two hundred and thirty-five dollars.
Barre, eight hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Becket, two hundred and fifty-five dollars.
Bedford, five hundred and fifty-five dollars.
Belchertown, five hundred and ten dollars.
Acts, 1898.
— Chap.
533
546.
Bellingham, four huiKlred and twenty dollars.
Behnout, twenty-four hundred and forty-five dollars.
Berkley, two hundred and fifty-five dollars.
Berlin, two hundred and seventy dollars.
Bernardston, two hundred and fifty-five dollars.
Beverly, eighty-one hundred and fifteen dollars.
Billerica, eleven hundred and seventy dollars.
Blackstone, fourteen hundred and eighty-five dollars.
Blandford, two hundred and fifty-five dollars.
Bolton, two hundred and seventy dollars.
Boston, five hundred thirty-six thousand six hundred and
seventy dollars.
Bourne, eleven hundred and fifty-five dollars.
Boxborough, one hundred and twenty dollars.
Boxford, five hundred and ten dollars.
Boylston, three hundred dollars.
Braintree, twenty-six hundred and ten dollars.
Brewster, three hundred and fifteen dollars.
Bridgewater, fourteen hundred and ten dollars.
Brimfield,
two hundred and forty
dollars.
Brockton, fourteen thousand two hundred and
fifty dollars.
Brookfield, eight hundred and forty dollars.
Brookline, thirty-six thousand three hundred and sixty dollars.
Bucklaud, three hundred and forty-five dollars.
Burlington, two hundred and seventy dollars.
Cambridge, forty-eight thousand one hundred and ninety-five
dollars.
Canton, twenty-four hundred and thirty dollars.
Carlisle, one hundred and eighty dollars.
Carver, four hundred and eighty dollars.
Charlemont, two hundred and ten dollars.
Charlton, five hundred and forty dollars.
Chatham, five hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Chelmsford, thirteen hundred and five dollars.
Chelsea, twelve thousand seven hundred and sixtj'-five dollars.
Cheshire, four iumdred and five dollars.
Chester, three hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Chesterfield, one hundred and sixty-five dollars.
Chicopee, fifty-three hundred and seventy dollars.
Chilmark, one hundred and twenty dollars.
Clarksburg, one hundred and fifty dollars.
Clinton, thirty-nine hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Cohasset, thirty-one hundred and five dollars.
Colrain, three hundred and sixty dollars.
Concord, twent^'-tlnce hundred and eighty-five dollars.
Conway, three hundred and ninety dollars.
Cottage City, eight hundred and forty dollars.
state tax appor.
aTsessed"''
584
fion^d^nd'^^"'^
aasessed.
Acts, 1898.
— Chap.
Cummington, one hundred and
546.
sixty-five dollars,
Dalton, sixteen hundred and twenty doUai's.
Dana, one hundred and eighty dollars.
Danvers, twenty-eight hundred and twenty dollars.
Dartmouth, fourteen hundred and eighty-five dollars.
Dedham,
forty-four hundred and fifty-five dollars.
Deerfield, seven
hundred and
thirty-five dollars.
Dennis, seven hundred aud fifty dollars.
Dightou, four hundred and eighty dollars.
Douglas, six huiidred dollars.
Dover, five hundred and fifty-five doUai's.
Dracut, ten hundred and eighty dollars.
Dudley, six hundred aud fifteen dollars.
Dunstable, one hundred and sixty-five dollars.
Duxbury, nine hundred dollars.
East Bridgewater, eight hundred aud eighty-five dollars.
East Longmeadow, three hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Eastham, one hundred and eighty dollars.
Easthampton, sixteen hundred and five dollars.
Easton, twenty-seven hundred aud thirty dollars.
Edgartown, four hundred aud five dollars.
Egremont, two hundred and fifty-five dollars.
Enfield, four hundred and fifty dollars.
Erving, two hundred and forty dollars.
Essex, six hundred and fifteen dollars.
Everett, eighty-one hundred and thirty dollars.
Fairhaven, thirteen hundred and thirty-five dollars.
Fall River, thirty-eight tliousand seven huudred aud thirty
dollars.
Falmouth, thirty-seven hundred aud niuet^'-five dollars.
Fitehburg, twelve thousand five hundred and ten dollars.
Florida, ninety dollars.
Foxborough, ten hundred and eighty dollars.
Framinghani, fifty-one hundred and thirty dollars.
Franklin, seventeen huudred and twentj'-five dollars.
Freetown, four hundred and ninety-five dollars.
Gardner, twenty-eight hundred and ninety-five dollars.
Gay Head, fifteen dollars.
Georgetown, six huudred dollars.
Gill, two hundred and seventy dollars.
Gloucester, eighty-eight hundred and ninety- five dollars.
Goshen, seventy-five dollars.
Gosnold, one hundred and twenty dollars.
Grafton, thirteen liundred and ninety-five dollars.
Grauby, two hundred and fifty-five dollars.
Granville, two hundred and ten dollars.
Great Barringtou, two thousand and eighty-five dollars.
Greenfield, thirty-three hundred aud ninety dollars.
Acts, 1808.
— Chap.
Grecuwich, one liundred and fifty dollars.
Groton, fifteen hundred and ninety dollars.
Grovelund, live hundred and seventy dollars.
Hadley, live hundred and lifty-five dollars.
Halifax, one hundred and (ifty dollars.
llaniiKon, nine hundred and seventy-live dollars.
Ihunpden, two hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Hancock, one hundred and eighty dollars.
Hanover, seven hundred and ninety-five dollars.
Hanson, three hundred and ninety dollars.
Hardwick, eight hundred and eighty-five dollars.
Harvard, five hundred and fifty-five dollars.
Harwich, six luindred and ninety dollars.
Hatfield, five hundred and eighty-five dollars.
Haverhill, fourteen thousand and eighty-five dollars.
Hawle}', ninety dollars.
Heath, ninety dollars.
Hingham, twenty-four hundred and sixty dollars.
Hinsdale, three hundred and ninety dollars.
Holbrook, seven hundred and eighty dollars.
Holden, six hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Holland, fort3'-five dollars.
Holliston, nine hundred and fifteen dollars.
Holyoke, eighteen thousand tw^o hundred and eighty-five dol'
535
546.
lars.
Hopedale, nineteen hundred and sixty-five dollars.
Hopkintou, ten hundred and fifty dollars.
Hul^bardston, three hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Hudson, seventeen hundred and eighty -five dollars.
Hull, eighteen hundred and sixty dollars.
Huntington, two hundred and eighty-five dollars.
Hyde Park, fifty-one hundred and thirty dollars.
Ipswich, seventeen hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Kingston, nine hundred dolhirs.
Lakeville, three hundred dollars.
Lancaster, sixteen hundred and eighty dollars.
Lauesliorough, two hundred and fifty-five dollars.
Lawrence, twenty thousand two hundred and five dollars.
Lee, ten hundred and twenty dollars.
Leicester, thirteen hundred and sixty-five dollars.
Lenox, nineteen hundred and twenty dollars.
Leominster, thirty-seven hundred and five dollars.
Leverett, one hundred and sixty-five dollars.
Lexington, twenty-five hundred and ninety-five dollars.
Leyden, one hundred and sixty-five dollars.
Lincoln, ten hundred and twenty dollars.
Littleton, four hundred and ninety-five dollars.
Lougmeadow, four hundred and twentv dollars.
state tax appor.
assessed!
rm
State tax uppor.
tioned ami
asBessed.
Acts, 1898.
— Chap.
540.
Lowell, tbirtv-uiue tlioiisaml seven liiHidred
iiiid
twenty
Ludlow, seven hundred and twenty dollars.
Lunenburg, four hundred and twenty dollars.
Lynn, twenty-eight thousand and ninety-five dollars.
Lynnfield, three hundred and forty-five dollars.
Maiden, fifteen thousand six hundred and ninety dollars.
Manchester, forty-two hundred and sixty dollars.
Mansfield, ten hundred and sixty-five dollars.
Marblehead, thirty-one hundred and ninety-five dollars.
Marion, live hundred and forty dollars.
Marlborough, fifty-one hundred dollars.
Marslifield, seven hundred and eighty dollars.
Mashpee, one hundred and five dollars.
Mattapoisett, eight hundred and seventy dollars.
Mayuard, twelve hundred dollars.
Medfield, seven hundred and ninety-five dollars.
Medford, ten tiiousand and twenty dollars.
Medway, seven hundred and ninety-five dollai's.
Melrose, sixty-six hundred and forty-five dollars.
Mendou, three hundred and fifteen dollars.
Merrimac, seven hundred and thirty-five dollars.
Methuen, twenty-one hundred and ninety dollars.
Middleborough, twentj'-three hundred and ten dollai's.
Middlefield, one hundred and thirty-five dollars.
Middletou, three hundred dollars.
Milford, thirty-one hundred and sixty-five dollars.
Millbury, twelve hinidred and ninety dollars.
Millis, three hundred and ninety dollars.
Milton, ten thousand eight hundred and ninety dollars.
Monroe, ninety dollars.
Monson, ten hundred and ninety-five dollars.
Montague, twenty-one hundred dollars.
Monterey, one hundred and thirty-five dollars.
Montgomery, seventy-five dollars.
Mount Washington, forty-five dollars.
Nahaut, thirty-one hundred and eighty dollars.
Nantucket, seventeen hundred and fifty-live dollars.
Natick, thirty-three hundred and thirty dollars.
Needham, seventeen hundred and eighty-live dollars.
New Ashford, thirty dollars.
New Bedford, thirty-one thousand nine hundred and five
lars.
New
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Braintree, two hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Marlborough, three hundred dollars.
Salem, one hundred and sixty-five dollars.
Newbury, six hundred dollars.
Newburyport, fifty-seven hundred and
sixty dollars.
dol-
Acts, 1898.
Newton, twenty-iiino
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587
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seven hundred and sevenlv-
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live (lollars,
Norfolk, two hundred and eighty-live dollars.
North Adams, fifty-two hundred and five dollars.
North Andover, nineteen hundred and twenty dollars.
North Attleborough, twenty-two hundred and five dollars.
North Hrookfield, eleven hundred and seventy dollars.
North Reading, two hundred and eighty-five dollars.
Northampton, sixty-four hundred and ninety-five dollars.
Northborough, seven hundred and twenty dollars.
Northbridge, twenty-two hundred and fifty dollars.
Northfield, five hundred and seventy dollars.
Norton, four hundred and eighty dollars.
Norwell, five hundred and seventy dollars.
Norwood, twenty hundred and forty dollars.
Oakham, one hundred and eighty dollars.
Orange, nineteen hundred and sixty-five dollars.
Orleans, three hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Otis, one hundred and twenty dollars.
Oxford, seven hundred and eighty dollars.
Palmer, sixteen hundred and twenty dollars.
Paxton, one hundred and sixty-five dollars.
Peabody, forty-three hundred and eighty dollars.
Pelham, one hundred and five dollars.
Pembroke, three hundred and sixty dollars.
Pepperell, twelve hundred dollars.
Peru, sixty dollars.
Petersham, three hundred and sixty dollars.
Phillipston, one hundred and fifty dollars.
Pittsfield, eighty-four hundred and fifteen dollars.
Plainfield, ninety dollars.
Plymouth, thirty-nine hundred and forty-five dollars.
l^lyinpton, one hundred and eighty dollars.
I'rescott, nint't}' dollars.
Princeton, four hundred and eight}^ dollars.
Provincetown, eleven hundred and forty dollars.
Quinoy, ten thousand and five dollars.
Kaudolph, twelve hundred and sixty dollars.
Raynham, four hundred and eighty dollars.
Reading, twenty-two hundred and eighty dollars.
Rehoboth, four huiKb-ed and five dollars.
Revere, forty-nine hundred and thirty-five dollars.
Richmond, one hundred and eighty dollars.
Rochester, two hundred and eighty-five dollars.
Rockland, seventeen hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Rockport, fifteen hundred and forty-five dollars.
Rowe, one lunxlred and twenty dollars.
Rowley, three hundred and ninety dollars.
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state tax apportioned and
assessed.
538
state tax appovtionGCi unci
aeeeseed.
Acts, 1898.
— Chap.
546.
Rovalston, three hundred dollars.
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Russell,
two hundred and
fifty-five dollars.
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Rutland, three hundred and fifteen dollars.
Salem, sixteen thousand and five dollars.
hundred and seventy-five dollars.
hundred and ninety-five dollars.
Sandwich, five hundred and forty dollars.
Saugus, eighteen hundred and thirty dollars.
Savoy, ninety dollars.
Scituate, thirteen hundred and five dollars.
Seekouk, four hundred and ninety-five dollars.
Sharon, ten hundred and five dollars.
Sheffield, four hundred and ninety-five dollars.
Shelburne, five hundred and ten dollars.
Sherborn, four hundred and thirty-five dollars.
Shirley, four hundred and thirty-five dollars.
Shrewsbury, five hundred and eighty-five dollars.
Salisbury, three
Sandisfield, one
Shutesbury, ninety dollars.
Somerset, six hundred and fifteen dollars.
Somerville, twenty-seven thousand and seventy-five dollars.
South Hadley, thirteen hundred and twenty dollars.
Southampton, two hundred and seventy dollars.
Southborough, nine hundred and ninety dollars.
Southbridge, twentj'-three huixlred and eighty-five dollars.
Southwick, three hundred dollars.
Spencer, twenty-three hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Springlield, thirty-seven thousand and sixty-five dollars.
hundred and eighty dollars.
Stockbridge, eighteen hundred and thirty dollars.
Stoneham, twenty-six hundred and seventy dollars.
Stoughtou, seventeen hundred and ten dollars.
Stow, three hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Sturbridge, five iiundred and ten dollars.
Sterling, four
Sudbury, six hundred and thirty dollars.
Sunderland, two hundred and fort}' dollars.
Sutton, seven hundred and thirty-five dollars.
Swampscott, thirty-one hundred and eighty dollars.
Swanzey, five hundred and fifty-five dollars.
Taunton, eleven thousand seven hundred and forty-five dollars.
Templeton, eight hundred and ten dollars.
Tewksbury, eight hundred and eighty-five dollars.
Tisbury, five hundred and ten dollars.
Tolland, seventy-five dollars.
Topsfield, four hundred and thirty-five dollars.
Townsend,
six hundred and forty-five dollars.
Truro, one hundred and ninety-five dollars.
Tyngsborough, two hundred and twenty-five
Tyringham, one hundred and twenty dollars.
dollars.
Acts, 1898.
— Chap.
^39
546.
ITpton. six. limulred dollars.
Uxbriclge, twelve hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Wakefield, thirty-nine hundred and sixty dollars.
Wales, one hundred and sixty-five dollars.
Walpole, thirteen hundred and five dollars.
Waltham, ten thousand three hundred and twenty dollars.
Ware, twenty-four hundred and thirty dollars.
Wareham, twelve hundred and forty-five dollars.
Warren, thirteen hundred and eighty dollars.
Warwick, one hundred and ninety-five dollars.
Washington, one hundred and twenty dollars.
Watertown, fifty-two hundred and ninety-five dollars.
Wayland, nine hundred dollars.
Webster, twenty-two hundred and thirty-five dollars.
Wellesley, four thousand and ninety-five dollars.
Wellrteet, four hundred and twenty dollars.
Wendell, one hundred and thirty-five dollars.
Wonhani, four hundred and thirty-five dollars.
West Boylston, seven hundred and five dollars.
West Bridgewater, five hundred and seventy dollars.
West Brookfield, four hundred and fifty dollars.
West Newbury, five hundred and ten dollars.
\Vest Springfield, twenty-six hundred and fifty-five dollars.
West Stockbndge, two hundred and seventy dollars.
West Tisbury, tw^o hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Westborough, sixteen hundred and sixty-five dollars.
AVestfield, forty-five hundred and ninety dollars.
Weetford, seven hundred and ninety-five dollars.
Westhampton, one hundred and thirty- five dollars.
Westminster, four hundred and five dollars.
Weston, twenty-one hundred and sixty dollars.
Westport, nine iiundred and fifteen dollars.
Westwood, live hundred and seventy dollars.
Weymouth, thirty-nine hundred and fifteen dollars.
Whately, two hundred and sevent}' dollars.
Whitman, two thousand and sevent}^ dollars.
Will)rahani, four hundred and fifty dollars.
AViliiamsburg, five hundred and ten dollars.
Williamstown, fifteen hundred and thirty dollars.
\Viliiiington, five hundred and fifty-five dollars.
Winehendon, thirteen hundred and ninety-five dollars.
Winchester, four tliousand and ninety-five dollars.
Windsor, one hundred and five dollars.
Wintlnop, thirty-one hundred and thirty-five dollars.
Woburn, fifty-seven hundred dollars.
NVorcester, fifty-six thousand five hundred and five dollars.
Worthington, one hundred and eighty dollars.
Wrentham, eight Iiundred and forty dollars.
Yarmouth, nine hundred and sixty dollars.
State tax appor.
a8*seteedl
Acts, 1898.
540
Treasurer to
issue warrant
Payment
of
aascsBments
— Cttap.
540.
Section 2. The treasurer of the Commonwealth shall
forthwith send his warrant, directed to the selectmen or
assessors of each city or town taxed as aforesaid, requiring them respectively to assess the sum so charged, according to the provisions of chapter eleven of the Pul)lic
Statutes, and to add the amount of such tax to the amount
of town antl county taxes to be assessed T)y them respectively on each city and town.
Section 5. The treasurer of the Conmionwealth in his
warrant shall require the said selectmen or assessors to
pay, or issue severally their warrant or warrants requiring the treasurers of their several cities or towns to pay,
to the treasurer of the Commonwealth, on or before the
tenth day of December in the year eighteen hundred and
ninety-eight, the sums set against said cities and towns in
the schedule aforesaid and the selectmen or assessors resi)ectively shall return a certilicate of the names of the
treasurers of their several cities and towns, with the sum
which each may be required to collect, to the treasurer
of the Commonwealth at some time before the first day
of October in the year eighteen hundred and ninety;
eight.
Notice to treasiirerB of deliucities and
quent
4.
If the amouut due from auv city or town,
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fi
to the treasurer oi the
m this act, IS uot paid
Section
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as providcd
Commonwealth within the time specified, then the said
treasurer shall notify the treasurer of such delin(|uent city
or town, who shall pay into the treasury of the Commonwealth, in addition to the tax, such further sum as would
be equal to one per cent, per month during such delin-
quency from and after the tenth day of l)eceml)er in the
year eighteen hundred and ninety-eight and if the same
remains unpaid after the first day of January in the year
eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, an information may be
filed by the treasurer of the Commonwealth in the suprem«'
judicial court, or l^efore any justice thereof, against such
and upon notice to such city or
delinquent city or town
town, and a sunnnary hearing thereon, a \varrant of distress may issue against such city or town to enforce the
payment of said taxes under such penalties as said coui-t
or the justice thereof before whom the hearing is had shall
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order.
Section
5.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 21, 189S.