ACTS AND RESOLVES

OF

MASSACHUSETTS.

1884.

The General Court of 1884 assembled on Wednesday, the second day of January. The oaths of office required by the Constitution to be administered to the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor elect, were taken and subscribed by His Excellency GEORGE D. ROBINSON and His Honor OLIVER AMES on Thursday, the third day of January, in the presence of the two Houses assembled in

convention.

ACTS AND RESOLVES.

AN ACT IN RELATION TO A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL A VACANCY Chap. 1

IN THE TWELFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

to fill vacancy

Congressional

SECTION 1. The mayor and aldermen and selectmen Special election of the several cities and towns in the twelfth congressional in the Twelfth district shall, as provided in chapter seven of the Public District. Statutes, call meetings to be held on the seventeenth day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, for the voters to give their votes for a representative in Congress to fill the vacancy now existing, anything in the statutes of the Commonwealth or the ordinances or by-laws or vote of any city or town to the contrary notwithstanding: provided, however, that in those cities and towns where a meeting for said purpose has been duly warned no further warrant need be issued. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved January 11, 1884.

AND Chap. 2

AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE COMPENSATION
MILEAGE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE, FOR THE COM-
PENSATION OF OFFICERS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are ap- Appropriations. propriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth, from the ordinary revenue, for the purposes specified, to wit:

For compensation of senators, twenty thousand five Senators, comhundred dollars.

pensation.

For compensation of representatives, one hundred and Representatives, twenty thousand five hundred dollars.

compensation.

Senators, mileage.

Representa.

tives, mileage.

Preacher of

election sermon.

Chaplains.

Doorkeepers, messengers and pages.

Witnesses before commit. tees.

Contingent expenses, etc.

Expenses of committees.

For mileage of senators, a sum not exceeding four hundred and fifty dollars.

For mileage of representatives, a sum not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars.

For the compensation of the preacher of the election sermon, fifty dollars.

For the compensation of the chaplains of the senate and house of representatives, three hundred dollars each.

For the compensation of the doorkeepers, messengers and pages to the senate and house of representatives, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.

For expenses of summoning witnesses before committees, and for fees for such witnesses, a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars.

For contingent expenses of the senate and house of representatives, and necessary expenses in and about the state house, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.

For authorized expenses of committees of the present legislature, to include clerical assistance to committees authorized to employ the same, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 17, 1884.

Chap. 3 AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE

Appropriations.

Clerks of senate and house.

Assistant clerks.

Sergeant-at

arms.

Engineer.

GOVERNMENT FOR THE PRESENT YEAR.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the Commonwealth, from the ordinary revenue, for the purposes specified, to meet expenses for the year ending on the thirty-first day of December in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-four, to wit:

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

For the salaries of the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, two thousand five hundred dollars each. For the salaries of the assistant clerks of the senate and house of representatives, twelve hundred dollars each. For the salary of the sergeant-at-arms, two thousand five hundred dollars.

For the salary of the engineer at the state house, one thousand four hundred dollars.

For the salary of the watchman at the state house, eight Watchman. hundred dollars.

For the salaries of the four messengers to the sergeant- Messengers. at-arms, known as "sergeant-at-arms messengers," eleven hundred dollars each.

janitor.

For the salaries of the fireman at the state house, and Fireman and fireman and janitor at the "Commonwealth building," nine hundred dollars each.

man.

For the salary of the assistant fireman at the state Assistant firehouse, two dollars and one-half per diem for each day employed.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

governor and

expenses.

For the compensation of the lieutenant-governor, two Lieutenantthousand dollars, and for the executive council, six thou- council. sand four hundred dollars. For the travelling expenses of Travelling said council, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. For the salary of the private secretary of the governor, Private one thousand five hundred dollars.

secretary.

For the salary of the executive clerk of the governor Executive and council, one thousand two hundred dollars.

clerk.

For the salary of the messenger of the governor and Messenger. council, eight hundred dollars.

SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

For the salary of the secretary of the Commonwealth, Secretary. two thousand five hundred dollars.

For the salary of the first clerk in the secretary's de- First clerk. partment, one thousand eight hundred dollars.

For the salary of the second clerk in the secretary's de- Second clerk. partment, one thousand five hundred dollars.

For the salary of the third clerk in the secretary's de- Third clerk. partment, one thousand three hundred dollars.

clerks.

For a messenger, and such additional clerical assistance Additional as the secretary may find necessary, a sum not exceeding Messenger. ten thousand dollars.

TREASURER'S DEPARTMENT.

For the salary of the treasurer and receiver-general, Treasurer. four thousand dollars.

For the salary of the first clerk in the treasurer's depart- First clerk. ment, two thousand three hundred dollars.

For the salary of the second clerk in the treasurer's de- Second clerk. partment, one thousand eight hundred dollars.