State house fuel and lights,

-repairs and furniture

Contingent expenses of Sen

ate and House of Representa

Proviso.

Printing general laws.

Printing and binding "Blue Book."

Newspaper publication of general laws.

Public documents;

-binding.

Term reports.

Railroad reports.

Supplement to the General Statutes.

STATE HOUSE.

For fuel and lights for the state house, a sum not exceeding six thousand five hundred dollars.

For repairs, improvements and furniture of the state house, a sum not exceeding four thousand dollars.

For contingent expenses of the senate and house of representatives and necessary expenses in and about the state house, a sum not exceeding four thousand dollars: provided, that no part of such sum shall be expended for stationery, postage, printing, repairs or furniture, or for the purchase of any article or thing, or to effect any object for which an appropriation is otherwise made in this act or in any act which may be subsequently passed.

STATE PRINTING.

For printing such number, not exceeding thirty-five thousand of the pamphlet edition of the general acts and resolves of the present year, for distribution in the Commonwealth, a sum not exceeding eight thousand dollars.

For printing and binding three thousand five hundred copies of the "blue book" edition of the acts and resolves of the present year, with the governor's messages and other matters, in the usual form, a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars.

For the newspaper publication of the general laws and all other information intended for the public, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.

For printing the public series of documents in the last quarter of the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, under the direction of the secretary of the Commonwealth, and for binding the copies to be distributed to the towns and cities, a sum not exceeding thirty thousand dollars.

For term reports, a sum not exceeding five thousand five hundred dollars. For printing and binding the annual railroad reports, a sum not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars.

For the publication and editing of the supplement to the General Statutes for the present year, as authorized by chapter eighteen of the resolves of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars for the publication and two hundred dollars for editing the same.

INCIDENTAL AND CONTINGENT EXPENSES.

For incidental expenses of the secretary's department, a Incidental sum not exceeding five thousand five hundred dollars; and expenses: for assessors' books and registration blanks for the secretary's -secretary; department, a sum not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars.

For incidental expenses of the treasurer's department, a -treasurer; sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.

For the expenses of the tax commissioner, a sum not ex- -tax commis

ceeding three thousand and fifty dollars.

sioner;

For expenses of the auditor's department, the same to -auditor; include expenses attending the administration of the law providing state aid for Massachusetts volunteers and their

families, a sum not exceeding eight hundred dollars

For incidental and contingent expenses of the insurance -insurance commissioner, a sum not exceeding one thousand nine hun- commissioner; dred dollars.

For fees, costs and court expenses of the attorney-general, -attorneyand for incidental and contingent expenses of the office of general; the attorney-general, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.

For the contingent expenses of civil actions, as authorized -civil actions. by section twenty-four of chapter fourteen of the General Statutes, a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars.

MILITARY.

For the incidental expenses and express charges of the Adjutant-genadjutant-general, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars. expenncidental

For militia bounty, a sum not exceeding one hundred and Militia bounty. fourteen thousand dollars.

For military accounts, a sum not exceeding six thousand Military acdollars.

counts.

For expenses of the bureau of the quartermaster-general, Quartermastera sum not exceeding four thousand dollars.

general.

For the rent of armories, a sum not exceeding twenty- Rent of armofive thousand dollars.

ries, etc.

For instruction, orderly and roll books, a sum not exceed- Books of in

ing one hundred and fifty dollars.

struction.

For expenses of the commissioners on state bounties, a commissioner,

sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars.

state bounties.

For expenses of the state commissioner on the soldiers' Soldiers' ceme

national cemeteries at Gettysburg and Antietam, a sum not

exceeding fifty dollars.

teries.

For expenses of the bureau of the surgeon-general, a sum Surgeon-gen

not exceeding five hundred dollars.

eral.

Medical supplies.

Reimbursements for state aid paid by cities and

towns.

Soldiers' bounties.

Quartermaster's supplies.

Bounties to societies.

Expenses of member of board.

Secretary of the board.

Incidental expenses.

Printing report.

Distribution of blanks by sheriffs.

Books for state library.

Railroad commissioners.

Commissioners on public lands.

For medical, surgical and hospital supplies, and contingent expenses connected therewith, the same being for use of the state militia, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.

For the reimbursement of cities and towns, for money paid on account of aid to Massachusetts volunteers and their families, a sum not exceeding six hundred thousand dollars; the same to be payable on the first day of December, in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-two.

For the payments of bounties remaining due to Massachusetts soldiers, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars. For quartermasters' supplies, a sum not exceeding four thousand dollars.

AGRICULTURAL.

For bounties to agricultural societies, a sum not exceeding seventeen thousand two hundred and ninety dollars.

For the personal expenses of members of the board of agriculture, a sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars.

For the travelling expenses of the secretary of the board of agriculture, all postages and necessary expenses, a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.

For other incidental expenses of said board, a sum not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars.

For printing the report of the board of agriculture, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.

MISCELLANEOUS.

To the sheriffs of the several counties, for distributing proclamations, blanks, and making returns of votes, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.

For the purchase of books for the state library, two thousand three hundred dollars, to be expended under the direction of the trustees and librarian.

For the compensation of experts or other agents, and for contingent expenses of the railroad commissioners, a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars.

For the compensation of the commissioners on public lands, a sum not exceeding three thousand five hundred dollars, and for contingent and incidental expenses of said commissioners, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars; said sums to be paid from the moiety of the proceeds of sales applicable to improvements. And the residue of said moiety is hereby appropriated to be applied and used in accordance with the statutes.

For the compensation and expenses of the harbor com- Harbor com. missioners, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.

missioners.

For the compensation and expenses of the commissioners commissioners

on fisheries, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.

on fisheries.

For expenses of the bureau of statistics on the subject of Bureau of sta

labor, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.

tistics on subject of labor.

For expenses of the board of health, a sum not exceeding Board of five thousand dollars.

health.

For expenses of the commissioner of corporations, a sum Commissioner

not exceeding seven hundred dollars.

For the annuity of Jane Parks, two hundred dollars.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

of corporations.

Annuity of Jane
Parks.

Approved February 23, 1872.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR THE COUNTY OF
SUFFOLK TO APPOINT AN ASSISTANT.

Be it enacted, &c., as follows:

Chap. 34.

for Suf

SECTION 1. The register of deeds for the county of Suf- Register of folk may, subject to the approval of the superior court in folk may apsaid county, appoint an assistant register of deeds for whose intant assistant. doings the said register shall be responsible. Said assistant shall be paid for his services by said register, and be removable at his pleasure.

assistant regis

ceived by the

SECTION 2. Any document or paper certified or attested Certificate of by said assistant register shall be admissible as evidence in ter to be reall courts of this Commonwealth, in the same manner, and courts as if to the same extent as if such document or paper was certified or attested by the register.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 23, 1872.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE TOWN OF MEDFORD TO ISSUE ADDITIONAL
WATER FUND BONDS.

Be it enacted, &c, as follows:

made by the

register.

Chap. 35.

SECTION 1. The town of Medford is hereby authorized, Medford may for the purposes mentioned in the third section of chapter ter one hundred and sixty of the acts of the year eighteen bonds. hundred and seventy, to issue bonds to an amount not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars in addition to the amount therein authorized to be issued, and also in addition to the amount authorized to be issued by chapter sixty-five of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and seventy-one, upon like terms and conditions, and with like powers in all respects as are provided in said chapter one hundred and

sixty of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and seventy, for the issue of bonds of said town.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved February 23, 1872.

Chap. 36. Ax ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DOUBLE TRACK

Eastern Railroad may lay a double track

BY THE EASTERN RAILROAD COMPANY UPON ITS SAUGUS BRANCH
RAILROAD.

Be it enacted, &c., as follows:

SECTION 1. So much of section one of chapter three hundred and thirty-five of the acts of the year eighteen hundred upon its Saugus and sixty-seven, as provides that the provisions of said chap

Branch.

ter shall not authorize the Eastern Railroad Company to lay a double track upon any part of the so-called Saugus Branch Railroad from Malden to Lynn, is hereby repealed.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved February 24, 1872.

Chap. 37. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOSTON, BARRE AND GARDNER RAILROAD

Boston, Barre, and Gardner Railroad Cor

poration may

CORPORATION TO EXTEND ITS RAILROAD FROM GARDNER TO WIN-
CHENDON.

Be it enacted, &c., as follows:

SECTION 1. The Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad Corporation may extend its railroad, with one or more

extend road to tracks, from its present northerly terminus in Gardner,

Winchendon;

-may enter upon and unite with Ware

northerly, to some convenient point on the line of the Cheshire Railroad Company, or of the Monadnock Railroad Company in Winchendon.

SECTION 2. Said corporation may enter with its railroad upon, unite the same with, and use the railroads of the Rider cheshire Ware River Railroad Company, of the Cheshire Railroad

and Monadnock Railroads;

-may cross other railroads,

Company, and of the Monadnock Railroad Company, or of either of them, and said last named corporations may, respectively, enter with their railroads upon, unite the same with, and use the railroad of said Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad Corporation, subject to the provisions of the general laws.

SECTION 3. Said Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad commissioners Corporation may. cross, with its railroad, the railroads of to determine if

roads disagree upon terms;

other corporations on the line of its location, in such manner, and upon such terms, as the parties shall agree, or, in case of disagreement, as the board of railroad commissioners shall determine.

SECTION 4. The extension of the railroad of said corpoin one and con- ration, authorized by this act, shall be located within one