the First Day of January Seventeen Hundred and Sixty- 1780.- Chapter 9. [January Session, ch. 8.] AN ACT FOR ESTABLISHING SALARIES OF A FIXED AND PER- Chap. 9 MANENT VALUE FOR THE JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT. Whereas the Constitution of this Commonwealth pro- Preamble. vides, that an Establishment should be made for an honorable stated Salary, of a fixed and permanent Value for the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court: the Justices of established. Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That the Sum of Three Hundred and Trenty Pounds be and hereby is established as the Salaries for annual Salary of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Ju- the Supreme dicial Court for the Time being; and that the Sum of Judicial Court Three Hundred Pounds be and hereby is established as the annual Salary of each of the other Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court for the Time being; the same To be paid in to be paid in Quarterly Payments to the said Justices Quarterly Payrespectively, out of the Treasury of this Commonwealth, and to be considered as an adequate Salary for the Services of their Office, without the Addition of any Fee or Perquisite whatever. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the Sums mentioned in this Act be computed in Silver at Six Shillings and Eight Pence per Ounce, and payable either in Silver or Bills of public Credit equivalent thereto. February 12, 1781. 1780. Chapter 10. [January Session, ch. 9.] ments. AN ACT IN ADDITION TO AN ACT, INTITLED, "AN ACT FOR Chap. 10 TAKING UP AND RESTRAINING PERSONS DANGEROUS TO THIS STATE." Whereas at the Time the said Act was made, the Power Preamble. and Authority for executing the same was vested in the Council of the then State, but now, by the new Constitution The Governor and Council impowered to execute the Law for tak. of this Commonwealth, such Power is, and ought to be, vested in the Governor and Council- also that many Difficulties may occur in prosecuting Complaints to the Governor and Council, for Offences committed in Parts remote from the Seat of Government, so that said Act, without an Addition thereto, will not answer all the good Purposes designed by the same: Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That the Governor and Council Persons danger. be, and hereby are vested with all the Power and Authority in executing the aforesaid Law, as the Council of the then State had at the Time said Law was made. ing up certain ous to the State. Be it therefore further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the Governor be, and he hereby is requested, by and with the Advice of Council, to appoint three of the Justices of the Peace, one of whom (at least) to be of the Quorum, in each County within this Commonwealth; which Justices are hereby vested with the same Authority within their respective Counties, in causing to be apprehended and committed to Gaol, any Person or Persons, by Warrant under their Hands and Seals, and directed as aforesaid, as is by this Act delegated to the Governor and Council: And the same Penalties shall be incurred for Disobedience to the Warrant of such Justices as is in the aforesaid Act provided in Case of Disobedience to the Warrant issued by the then Council aforesaid. Provided always, and it is further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That said Justices, in Case they shall, at any Time, cause to be apprehended and committed to Gaol, any Person or Persons, by Virtue of this Act, they shall, as soon as may be, transmit an Account thereof, with the Evidence upon which any such Commitment may be founded, to the Governor and Council, in Order that the Justice of such Commitment may be enquired into by them; and upon such Inquiry, if the Governor, with the Advice of Council, shall be of Opinion, that such Commitment is improper, that he may issue the necessary Orders for the Release of any Person or Persons committed as aforesaid. This Act to be in Force 'till the Tenth Day of June next, and no longer. February 14, 1781. 1780.- Chapter 11. [January Session, ch. 10.] AN ACT FOR INCORPORATING THE SECOND PARISH IN GEORGE- Whereas the Inhabitants of the second Parish of George- Preamble. town, in the County of Lincoln, have petitioned the Legislature of this Commonwealth, setting forth, that great Inconveniences accrue to them by their being continued a Part of said Town, on Account of the detached Situation of the said second Parish from the lower Division of said Town: And whereas it appears that the Representation of the said Inhabitants, as stated in their Petition, is founded on Facts: Therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatires in General Court assembled, and by the Authority Parish of of the same, That the said second Parish be, and it hereby The second is incorporated into a separate Town, by the Name of Georgetown Bath, with all the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of incorporated Towns. into a Town by incorporated the Name of Bath. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the Bounds of the said Town of Bath be, and they are hereby as follows, viz- Northwardly and West- Boundaries. erly by New Meadows River, so called; Northwardly and Eastwardly by Merry-Meeting-Bay; Southwardly by Kennebeck River; and Southwardly and Westwardly by Winnogance Creek, so called; and from said Creek by a Path which was formerly an Indian carrying Place, as said Path runs to the nearest Part of Casco-Bay. Provided notwithstanding, That the said Inhabitants be held to pay their Proportion of the public Tax, which is now assessed on said Georgetown, and remains unpaid; and also that they be held to comply with all other Requisitions of Government on the said Town of Georgetown, prior to this Act, as though the same had never been made. Esq; em Meeting. And be it further enacted, That Samuel Harnden, Es- Sam. Harnden, quire, be, and he hereby is empowered and directed to powered to call issue his Warrant to some principal Inhabitant of said the first Town, requiring him to warn the Inhabitants thereof to meet at such Time and Place as he shall therein set forth, to choose all such Officers as Towns are by Law required and empowered to choose in the Month of March annu- 1780.- Chapter 12. [January Session, ch. 11.] Chap. 12 AN ACT TO SUPPLY THE TREASURY WITH THE SUM OF FOUR Preamble. HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS-MONEY. Whereas it is necessary, in order to carry on the present War, and to defray the other necessary Charges of Government, that the Treasurer of this Commonwealth shall be empowered to borrow a Sum of Money not exceeding the Sum of Four Hundred Thousand Pounds: Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the Authority The Treasurer of the same, That the said Treasurer be, and he is hereby empowered to borrow Encouragement Persons who are willing to lend ernment. empowered to borrow, on the Credit of this Commonwealth, from such Persons as shall be willing to lend the same, any Sums of Money not exceeding in the Whole, the Sum of Four Hundred Thousand Pounds, upon the Terms and Conditions, and in the Manner hereafter provided. And for the Encouragement of such as are willing to lend their Monies to Government, Be it further enacted, That each and every Person who shall be willing to lend Money to Government, shall have Liberty to subscribe in the Treasurer's Office, such Sum as he shall see fit so to lend, and shall have Liberty to pay into the Hands of the Treasurer of this Commonwealth, within one Month from the Time of such Subscription, one-fourth Part of the Sum so subscribed; and at any Time within three Months from the Time of such Payment, one other fourth Part of the Sum subscribed; and at any Time within six Months from said first Payment, one other fourth Part of said Sum subscribed; and at any Time within nine Months from the said first Payment, the remaining fourth Part of said subscribed Sum: Upon which last Payment he shall receive a Note or Notes for the Whole, of the said Treasurer, in the Form hereafter prescribed; which Note or Notes shall bear Date at the Time of the first Payment, and carry Interest from the same Time, and shall include a further Sum of Four per Cent. as a Bounty on all the Sums lent as aforesaid. Provided always, That if any Person so subscribing, Proviso. shall fail in the punctual Payment of any of the Sums aforesaid, he shall not be entitled to the said Bounty, nor shall receive Interest for any Sum but from the Time of the actual Payment thereof And be it further enacted, That all Persons who are willing to loan Money to this Government, may, if they chuse, pay into the Hands of the Treasurer, for the Sums by them subscribed, or any Part thereof, any of the Officers and Soldiers Depreciation Notes, which are pay- Officers and able on the First of March next; and also such other ciation Notes Government Securities as are now due, according to the real Value thereof; which Notes or Securities shall be considered as the Money Part of said Subscription, and receive the same Bounty. Soldiers Depre Govern received as the Money Part of ment Securities said Subscrip tion. to lend may Articles for the And be it further enacted, That all Persons who are Persons willing willing to make any Loans to the Government, may, if deliver certain they chuse, deliver to the Commissary-General or Super- Use of the intendent for purchasing Beef &c. or such Persons as Army. shall be by either of them appointed for said Purpose, or the Committee appointed to procure Cloathing for the Massachusetts Line of the Army, the Value of one Half of the Sum by them subscribed, in any of the following Articles, namely, Live Beef, Pork well salted, Salt, WestIndia Rum, New-England Rum, and Cloathing at such Rate or Prices as the Lender and the Commissary-General, Superintendent, or said Committee shall agree; and upon producing a Certificate from the CommissaryGeneral, Superintendent or said Committee, that any of the Articles aforesaid have been delivered to them. or to the Persons by them appointed as aforesaid, the Treasurer shall consider the same as lent to Government, and give his Note accordingly; provided the same in no Proviso. Case exceed one Half the Sum to be lent by any Person as aforesaid; and also that the said Four per Cent. Bounty be not added to the Sum arising from the Loan of any of the Articles aforesaid. empowered to and Silver at And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, Treasurer That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby empowered to receive Gold receive Silver and Gold at the Rates established by Law, the established or the Bills of Credit emitted by the Continental Con- Credit current gress, or the Bills of Credit of this Commonwealth, at Value thereof. Rate or Bills of |