Acts and resolves passed by the General Court

Acts, 1903.
— Chap.
461
446.
years, as an addition to the ^Massachusetts Hospital for
Consumptives Loan, and shall add to the existing sinking
fund to provide for the payment of the same.
Such scrip
or certificates of indebtedness shall be issued as registered
bonds and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four
per cent per annum, payable semi-annually on the first
days of May and November.
Section 3. This act shall take eifect upon its passage.
Approved June 19, 1903.
five
assess a state tax of two million
Gliajj.MQ
hundred thousand dollars.
etc.,
as follows
An Act to apportion and
Be
it
enacted,
shall
:
Each city and town in this Commonwealth
be assessed and paj' the sum with which it stands
Section
charged
1
.
in the following schedule, that
is
to say
:
—
Abington, twenty-two hundred dollars.
Acton, fifteen hundred and fifty dollars.
Acushuet, five hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Adams, forty-four hundred and fifty dollars.
Agawam, twelve hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Alford, one hundred and fifty dollars.
Amesbury, forty-six hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Amherst, twenty-eight hundred dollars.
Andover, forty-five hundred and fifty dollars.
Arlington, seventy-four hundred dollars.
Ashburnham, eight hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Ashby, five hundi'ed and fifty dollars.
Ashfield, four hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Ashland, nine hundred dollars.
Athol, thirty-seven hundred dollars.
Attleborough, six thousand and fifty dollars.
Auburn, five hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Avon, seven hundred and fifty dollars.
Ayer, thirteen hundred and fifty dollars.
Barnstable, thirty-seven hundred dollars.
Barre, thirteen hundred dollars.
Becket, four hundred and fifty dollars.
Bedford, nine hundi'ed and twenty-five dollars.
Belchertown, eight hundred dollars.
Bellingham, six hundred and fifty dollars.
Belmont, forty-five hundred and fifty dollars.
Berkley, three hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Berlin, four hundred and fifty dollars.
Bernardston, three hundred and seventy-five dollars.
state tax
an^^assessed.
Acts, 1903.
462
state tax
apportioned
and
assesBcd.
— Chap.
446.
Beverlv^ thirteen thousand seven hundred and seventy-five
"^
i
i,
dollars.
Billerica, nineteen
hundred and seventy-five
dollars.
Blackstone, twenty-three hundred and fifty dollars.
Blandford, four hundred dollars.
Bolton, four hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Boston, nine hundred three thousand two hundred dollars.
Bourne, nineteen hundred dollars.
Boxborough, two hundred dollars.
Boxford, six hundred and fifty dollars.
Boylston, four hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Braiutree, forty-one hundred dollars.
Brewster, five hundred dollars.
Bridgewater, twenty-three hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Brimfield, three hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Brockton, twenty-four thousand dollars.
Brookfield, twelve hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Brookline, sixty-eight thousand and twenty-five dollars.
Buckland, five hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Burlington, four hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Cambridge, seventy-nine thousand seven hundred dollars.
Canton, thirty-six hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Carlisle, three hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Carver, seven hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Charlemont, three hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Charlton, eight hundred and fifty dollars.
Chatham, eight hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Chelmsford, twenty-one hundred and fifty dollars.
Chelsea, twenty thousand and fifty dollars.
Cheshire, six hundred dollars.
Chester, six hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Chesterfield, two hundred and fifty dollars.
Chicopee, eighty-three hundred and fifty dollars.
Chilmark, two hundred dollars.
Clarksburg, two hundred and fifty dollars.
Clinton, sixty-six hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Cohasset, forty-eight hundred and fifty dollars.
Colrain, five hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Concord, forty-two hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Conway, six hundred dollars.
Cottage City, thirteen hundred dollars.
Cummington, two hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Dalton, twenty-four hundred and fifty dollars.
Dana, three hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Danvers, forty-five hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Dartmouth, twenty-three hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Dedham, seventy- four hundred and fifty dollars.
Deerfield, eleven hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Dennis, ten hundred and fifty dollars.
Dightou, seven hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Acts, 1903.
— Chap.
M6.
463
Douglas, nine hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Dover, eight hundred dollars.
Dracut, seventeen hundred dollars.
Dudley, ten hundred and fifty dollars.
Dunstable, two hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Duxbury, fourteen hundred and twenty-five dollars.
East Bridge water, fourteen hundred and fifty dollars.
East Longmeadow, four hundred and fifty dollars.
Eastham, two hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Easthampton, twenty-six hundred dollars.
Easton, forty-four hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Edgartown, six hundred and seveuty-five dollars.
Egremont, four hundred dollars.
Enfield, seven hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Erving, three hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Essex, nine hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Everett, fifteen thousand four hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Fairhaven, twenty-one hundred dollars.
Fall River, sixty-two thousand three hundred and fif t}' dollars.
Falmouth, sixty-three hundred dollars.
Fitchburg, twenty thousand seven hundred and seventy-five
dollars.
Florida, one hundred and fifty dollars.
Foxborough, seventeen hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Framinghain, eighty-three hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Franklin, twenty-eight hundred and fifty dollars.
Freetown, seven hundred and seveuty-five dollars.
Gardner, forty-eight hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Gay Head, twenty-five dollars.
Georgetown, nine hundred dollars.
Gill, four hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Gloucester, fourteen thousand one hundred and seventy-five
dollars.
Goshen, one hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Gosnold, one hundred and seventj'-five dollars.
Grafton, twenty-two hundred dollars.
Granby, four hundred dollars.
Granville, three hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Great Barrington, thirty-six hundred and twenty-five
Greenfield, fifty-five hundred and fifty dollars.
Greenwich, two hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Groton, twenty-five hundred dollars.
Groveland, nine hundred dollars.
Hadley, nine hundred dollars.
Halifax, two hundred and fifty dollars.
Hamilton, two thousand and fifty dollars.
Hampden, three hundred and fifty dollars.
Hancock, two hundred and fifty dollars.
Hanover, eleven hundred and fifty dollars.
Hanson, six hundred and twenty-five dollars.
dollars.
state tax
anS^assessed.
464
state^tax^
and assessed.
Acts, 1903.
— Chap.
44(5.
Hardwick, thirteen huudred and seventy-five dollars,
Harvard, nine hundred dollars.
Harwich, ten hundred and seventy-live dollars.
Hatfield, nine hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Haverhill, twenty-two thousand eight hundred and seventyfive dollars.
Hawley, one hundred and fifty dollars.
Heath, one hundred and fifty dollars.
Hingham, thirty-eight hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Hinsdale, five hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Holbrook, twelve hundred dollars.
Holden, eleven hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Holland, seventy-five dollars.
HoUiston, thirteen hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Holyoke, thirty-three thousand eight hundred and seventyfive dollars.
Hopedale, thirty-seven hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Hopkinton, fifteen hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Hubbardston, five hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Hudson, twenty-eight hundred and fifty dollars.
Hull, three thousand dollars.
Huntington, four hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Hyde Park, eighty-seven hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Ipswich, twenty-seven hundred and fifty dollars.
Kingston, thirteen hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Lakeville, five hundred dollars.
Lancaster, twenty-six hundred and fifty dollars.
Lanesborough, four hundred dollars.
Lawrence, thirty-four thousand and seventy-five dollars.
Lee, sixteen hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Leicester, twenty-four hundred dollars.
Lenox, twenty-nine hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Leominster, sixty-five hundred and fifty dollars.
Leverett, two huudred and fifty dollars.
Lexington, forty-five hundred dollars.
Leyden, one hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Lincoln, nineteen hundred and sixty dollars.
Littleton, eight hundred dollars.
Longmeadow, eight hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Lowell, sixty-two thousand six hundred dollars.
Ludlow, thirteen hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Lunenburg, seven hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Lynn, forty-three thousand nine hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Lynnfield, five hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Maiden, twenty-five thousand six hundred and fifty dollars.
Manchester, seventy-eight hundred and fifty dollars.
Mansfield, seventeen hundred and fifty dollars.
Marblehead, fifty-five hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Marion, eleven hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Acts, 1903.
— Chap.
465
446.
Marlborough, seventy-nine hundred and fifty dollars.
Marshfield, eleven hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Mashpee, one hundred and fifty dollars.
Mattapoisett, thirteen hundred and fifty dollars.
Mayuard, seventeen hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Medfield, thirteen hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Medford, sixteen thousand six hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Medway, twelve hundred and
twenty-five dollars.
Melrose, ten thousand six hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Mendou, four hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Merrimac, eleven hundred and fift}' dollars.
Methuen, forty-one hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Middleborough, thirty-six hundred and sixty-five dollars.
Middlefield, one hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Middleton, four hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Milford, fifty-one hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Millbury, nineteen hundred and fifty dollars.
Millis, five hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Milton, eighteen thousand five hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Monroe, one hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Monsou, seventeen hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Montague, thirty-one hundred and fifty dollars.
Monterey, two hundred dollars.
Montgomery, one hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Mount Washington, seventy-five dollars.
Nahant, fifty-three hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Nantucket, twenty-seven hundred and fifty dollars.
Natick, fifty-four hundred dollars.
Needham, twenty-nine hundred and twenty-five dollars.
New Ashford, fift}' dollars.
New Bedford, forty-nine thousand
five
hundred and
fifty dol-
lars.
New
New
New
Braintree, three hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Marlborough, five hundred dollars.
Salem, two hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Newbury, nine hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Newburyport, ninety-one hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Newton, forty-nine thousand six hundred dollars.
Norfolk, five hundred dollars.
North Adams, eleven thousand six hundred and seventy-five
dollars.
North Andover, thirty-nine hundred and fifty dollars.
North Attleborough, thirty-four hundred and seventy-five
dollars.
North Brookfield, eighteen hundred dollars.
North Reading, four hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Northampton, ten thousand four hundred and fifty dollars.
Northborough, eleven hundred and fifty dollars.
f*^OTt?o\ied
an^^assessed.
Acts, 1903.
466
suite tax^
aud assessed.
— Chap.
446.
j^Qi.^;lil3,.i(]gg^ thirty-eight hundred and fifty dollars,
Northfield, eight hundred and seventj'-five dollars.
Norton, eight hundred dollars.
Norwell, eight hundred and fifty dollars.
Norwood, thirty-eight hundred dollars.
Oakham, two hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Orange, twenty-nine hundred dollars.
Orleans, five hundred and fifty dollars.
Otis, tvvo hundred dollars.
Oxford, thirteen hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Palmer, twenty-six hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Paxton, two hundi'ed and fifty dollars.
Peabody, seventy-one hundred doUai's.
Pelham, one hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Pembroke, five hnudred and fifty dollars.
Pepperell, two thousand and fifty dollars.
Peru, one hundred dollars.
Petersham, five hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Phillipston, two hundred and fifty dollars.
Pittsfield, thirteen thousand three hundred and seventy-five
dollars.
one hundred and fifty dollars.
Plymouth, sixty-seven hundred and fifty dollars.
Plympton, two hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Prescott, one hundred and fifty dollars.
Princeton, seven hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Provincetown, sixteen hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Quiney, sixteen thousand nine hundred and twenty-five dolPlainfield,
lars.
Randolph, nineteen hundred and fifty dollars.
Raynham, seven hundred aud twenty-five dollars.
Reading, thirty-eight hundred dollars.
Rehoboth, six hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Revere, eighty-three hundred dollars.
Richmond, three hundred dollars.
Rochester, four hundred and fifty dollars.
Rockland, twenty-eight hundred aud twenty-five dollars.
Rockport, twenty-four hundred dollars.
Rowe, two hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Rowley, six hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Royalston, four hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Russell, four hundred dollars.
Rutland, five hundred dollars.
Salem, twenty-four thousand five hundred and fifty dollars.
Salisbury, six hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Sandisfield, two hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Sandwich, eight hundred and fifty dollars.
Saugus, three thousand and fifty dollars.
Savoy, one hundred and fifty dollars.
Scituate, twenty-one hundred and fifty dollars.
Acts, 1903.
— Chap.
467
446.
Seekonk, eight hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Sharon, fifteen hundred and fifty dollars.
Sheffield, seven hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Shelburne, eight hundred dollars.
Sherborn, seven hundred dollars.
Shirley, seven hundred and fifty dollars.
Shrewsbury, ten hundred and fifty dollars.
Shutesbury, one hundred and fifty dollars.
Somerset, nine hundred and fifty dollars.
Somerville, forty-three thousand seven hundred and
state tax
anS'aV^"^
fifty dol-
lars.
South Hadley, twenty-three hundred and fifty dollars.
Southampton, four hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Sonthborough, fourteen hundred and fifty dollars.
Southbridge, four thousand dollars.
Southwiek, four hundred and fifty dollars.
Spencer, thirty-three hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Springfield, sixty-one thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars.
Sterling, seven hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Stoekbridge, twenty-nine hundred dollars.
Stoneham, forty-three hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Stoughton, twenty-seven hundred dollars.
Stow, six hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Sturbridge, eight hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Sudbury, ten hundred and fifty dollars.
Sunderland, four hundred dollars.
Sutton, ten hundred and fifty dollars.
Swampscott, five thousand and twenty-five dollars.
Swansea, eight hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Taunton, nineteen thousand dollars.
Templeton, thirteen hundred dollars.
Tewksbury, sixteen hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Tisbury, eight hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Tolland, one hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Topsfield, seven hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Townsend, ten hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Truro, three hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Tyngsborough, four hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Tyringham, two hundred dollars.
Upton, eleven hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Uxbridge, nineteen hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Wakefield, sixt^'-five hundred dollars.
Wales, two hundred and fifty dollars.
Walpole, twenty-two hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Waltham, seventeen thousand two hundred and twenty-five
dollars.
Ware,
thirty-eight
hundred
dollars.
Wareham, twenty-two hundred
dollars.
Warren, seventeen hundred and twenty-five
Warwick, three hundred dollars.
dollars.
'
ms
state tax
apportioned
and assessed.
Acts, 1903.
Washington, two hundred
— Chap.
446.
dollars.
AVatertown, ninety-two hundred dollars.
fifteen hundred dollars.
Webster, forty-nine hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Wellesley, seventy-six hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Wellfleet, six hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Wendell, two hundred dollars.
Wenham, eight hundred and seventy-five dollars.
West Boylston, eight hundred and fifty dollars.
West Bridgewater, ten hundred and fifty dollars.
West Brookfield, seven hundred dollars.
West Newbury, eight hundred dollars.
West Springfield, forty-four hundred dollars.
West Stockbridge, four hundred and fifty dollars.
West Tisbury, three hundred and fifty dollars.
Westborough, twenty-six hundred dollars.
Westfield, seventy-two hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Westford, twelve hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Westhampton, two hundred dollars.
Westminster, six hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Weston, forty-two hundred and fifty dollars.
Westport, fourteen hundred dollars.
Westwood, ten hundred and fifty dollars.
Weymouth, fifty-eight hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Whately, four hundred dollars.
Whitman, thirty-two hundred dollars.
Wilbraham, seven hundred dollars.
Williamsburg, eight hundred dollars.
Williamstown, twenty-two hundred and fifty dollars.
Wilmington, nine hundred dollars.
Winchendon, twenty-three hundred and twenty- five dollars,
Winchester, seventy-three hundred and fifty dollars.
Windsor, one hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Winthrop, fifty-five hundred and fifty dollars.
Woburn, eighty-nine hundred and seventy-five dollars.
Worcester, ninety-eight thousand five hundred and seventy-
Wayland,
five dollars.
Worthington, two hundi*ed and fifty dollars.
Wrentham, thirteen hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Yarmouth, sixteen hundred dollars.
Treasurer to
issue warrant.
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 section thirtj^-four of chapter
twelve of the Revised Laws, and to add the amount of
such tax to the amount of town and count}^ taxes to be
assessed by them respectively on each city and town.
,
Acts, 1903.
— Chap.
469
447.
Section 3
The treasurer of the Commonwealth in his Payment of
^^^^^™^*^" "•
warrant shall require the said selectmen or assessors to
pa}^, 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 Deceml>er in the year nineteen hundred and
tlu-ee, the sums set against said cities and towns in the
schedule aforesaid and the selectmen or assessors re.
;
spectively shall return a certificate 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 nineteen hundred and three.
Section 4. If the amount due from any city or town,
as provided in this act, is not paid to the treasurer of the
Commonwealth within the time specified, then the said
treasiu*er shall notify the treasiu'er of such delinquent 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 delinquency from and after the tenth day of December in the
year nineteen hundred and three and if the same remains unpaid after the first day of January in the year
nineteen hundred and four, an information may be filed
by the treasurer of the Commonwealth in the supreme
judicial court, or before any justice thereof, against such
delinquent city or town and upon notice to such city
or town, and a summary hearing thereon, a warrant of
distress may issue against such city or town to enforce
the payment of said taxes under such penalties as said
court or the justice thereof before whom the hearing is
had shall order.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Notice to
detoquen^t"
to\vns?°*^
;
;
Api^roved June 19, 1903.
As Act
to change the name ok the copley square trust
COMPANY TO COPLEY TRUST COMPANY, AND TO AUTHORIZE IT
TO CARRY ON ITS BUSINESS AT ANY PLACE WITHIN THE CITY
CJJinj)
447
OF BOSTON.
Be
it
enacted, etc., as follows:
1.
The Copley Square Trust Compan}'-, Namechanged.
located in Boston, shall hereafter be called the Copley
Section
Trust Company.