Subject to acceptance by a two-thirds vote of the town. If act is not accepted, the Fire District poration, and posed by and SECTION 8. The preceding sections of this act, so far as they apply to, and confer authority on the town of Middleborough to introduce a supply of water for its inhabitants as aforesaid, shall become inoperative and void, unless said town shall accept the same, and authorize the introduction of water under its provisions by a two-thirds vote of its legal voters present and voting thereon at any legal town meeting called for the purpose within three months of the date of the passage of this act. At such meeting the check list shall be used and the voting shall be by ballot, written or printed, Yes, or No. The number of meetings so called shall not exceed two. SECTION 9. In case the town of Middleborough shall Middleborough refuse to accept the preceding provisions of this act as shall be a cor. specified in section eight, then the organization now known shall assume all as the Middleborough Fire District with its present metes duties, etc., im- and bounds shall hereby be made a corporation; and in upon the town. addition to the powers which it now has under the general law shall have the right to exercise all the powers and privileges conferred upon said town of Middleborough by the preceding sections of this act, and shall assume all the liabilities and duties imposed upon said town by this act. Said district shall have the right to introduce from any of the sources named in the preceding sections a supply of water for the use of its inhabitants, may construct and maintain complete water works for making available and distributing such supply, and for that purpose may take and hold land, water sources and water rights, lay pipes, erect buildings, procure and operate machinery, establish fountains and hydrants and discontinue the same, and may exercise all the authority in these respects granted in preceding sections to the town of Middleborough. Said district may make such contracts with individuals, corporations and the town of Middleborough for the supplying of water as may be agreed upon, and may fix and collect rates for the use of the water. This authority to introduce a public water supply under the provisions of this act is granted on condition that the same is assented to by said tire district within two years from the passage of this act, by a two-thirds vote of the voters of said district qualified to vote in town affairs, present and voting thereon at any legal meeting called for that purpose; whereupon all the rights, privileges and liabilities herein granted to or imposed upon said town of Middleborough shall vest in and District may contracts make for supplying water. Subject to a two-thirds vote of the fire district. be assumed by said fire district. At such meeting the check list shall be used and the voting shall be by ballot, written or printed, Yes, or No. The number of meetings called in one year shall not exceed three. issue bonds. SECTION 10. The said fire district may, for the purpose District may of paying the cost of carrying the provisions of this act into effect, issue from time to time bonds, notes or certificates of debt to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate seventy-five thousand dollars; such securities shall be denominated the " Middleborough Fire District Water Loan;" shall be payable at the expiration of periods not exceeding thirty years from the date of issue; shall bear interest payable semi-annually at a rate not exceeding six per cent. per annum, and shall be signed by the treasurer of said fire district and be countersigned by the water commissioners hereinafter provided for. The said fire district may sell such securities at public or private sale, or pledge the same for money borrowed for the purposes of this act, upon such terms and conditions as it may deem proper. The said fire district shall provide, at the time of contracting said. loan, for the establishment of a sinking fund, and shall an- Sinking fund to nually contribute to such fund a sum sufficient, with the accumulations thereof, to pay the principal of said loan at maturity. The said sinking fund shall remain inviolate and pledged to the payment of said loan and shall be used for no other purpose. be established. annually by interest and penses. SECTION 11. The said fire district shall raise annually To raise by taxation a sum which, with the income derived from the taxation a sum water rates, will be sufficient to pay the current annual suficient to pay expenses of operating its water works and the interest as current exit accrues on the bonds, notes or certificates of debt issued by said fire district; and to make such contributions to the sinking fund and payments on the principal as may be required under the provisions of this act. Said fire district is further authorized to raise by taxation any sum of money May raise for the purpose of enlarging or extending its water works, works. not exceeding three thousand dollars in any one year. SECTION 12. Whenever a tax is duly voted by said fire When tax is district for the purposes of this act, the clerk shall render vote to be certia certified copy of the vote to the assessors of the town of of the town. Middleborough, who shall proceed within thirty days to assess the same in the same manner in all respects as other taxes in said fire district are by law required to be assessed. The assessment shall be committed to the town money to extend voted, copy of fied to assessors Interest on taxes overdue. Proviso. Board of water commissioners to be elected. collector, who shall collect said tax in the same manner as is provided for the collection of town taxes, and shall deposit the proceeds thereof with the treasurer of the fire district for the use and benefit of said fire district. Said fire district may collect interest on taxes when overdue at a rate not exceeding one per centum per month, in the same manner as interest is authorized to be collected on town taxes: provided, said fire district at the time of voting to raise a tax shall so determine, and shall also fix a time for payment thereof. SECTION 13. The said fire district shall after assuming the authority conferred by this act as provided in section nine, at a legal meeting called for the purpose, elect by ballot three persons to hold office, one until the expiration. of three years, one until the expiration of two years, and one until the expiration of one year from the next succeeding annual meeting to constitute a board of water commissioners; and at each annual meeting thereafter, one such commissioner shall be elected by ballot for the term of three years. All the authority granted to the said fire district by this act, and not otherwise specifically provided for, shall be vested in said board of water commissioners, who shall be subject, however, to such instructions, rules and regulations as said fire district may impose by its vote; Commissioners the said commissioners shall be trustees of the sinking the sinking fund fund herein provided for, and a majority of said commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business relative both to the water works and to the sinking fund. Any vacancy occurring in said board from any cause may be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by said fire district at any legal meeting called for the purpose. No money shall be drawn from the district treasury on account of said water works except by a written order of said commissioners or a majority of them. Annual report Said commissioners shall annually make a full report to said fire district, in writing, of their doings and expendi to be trustees of Vacancy. to be made. District may adopt by-laws. tures. SECTION 14. The said fire district may adopt by-laws prescribing by whom and how meetings may be called and notified; but meetings may also be called on application of seven or more legal voters in said fire district by war-. rant from the selectmen of said town, on such notice as may be prescribed therein. The said fire district may also provide rules and regulations for the management of for manage. its water works not inconsistent with this act, or the laws May make rules of the Commonwealth, and may choose such other officers ment of works. not provided for in this act as it may deem proper and necessary. SECTION 15. This act shall take effect upon its passage. AN ACT TO REPEAL THE PUBLIC STATUTES RELATING TO THE AN- Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Chap. 60 sermon. Sections twenty-four and thirty-five of chapter two of the Election Public Statutes, relating to an annual election sermon and the compensation of the preacher thereof, are hereby repealed. Approved March 6, 1884. AN ACT TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE HOVEY AND CRANDON PUB LISHING COMPANY. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Chap. 61 The name of the "Hovey and Crandon Publishing Com- Name changed. pany," incorporated under chapter one hundred and six of the Public Statutes, is changed to that of the "Manufacturers' Gazette Publishing Company." Approved March 6, 1884. AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE HINGHAM CORDAGE COMPANY TO HOLD Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Chap. 62 tional real and The Hingham Cordage Company, for the purposes set May hold addi. forth in its charter, is hereby authorized to hold real and personal estate. personal estate to an amount not exceeding one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Approved March 6, 1884. AN ACT TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE WORCESTER LYCEUM AND Chap. 63 NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. The name of the Worcester Lyceum and Name changed. Natural History Association is hereby changed to the Worcester Natural History Society. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved March 6, 1884. Chap. 64 AN ACT TO Contagions diseases in PREVENT THE SPREAD OF CONTAGIOUS Be it enacted, etc., as follows: DISEASES The school committees shall not allow any pupil to atpublic schools. tend the public schools while any member of the household to which such pupil belongs is sick of small-pox, diphtheria or scarlet fever, or during a period of two weeks after the death, recovery or removal of such sick Approved March 7, 1884. person. Chap. 65 AN ACT TO Salary established. ESTABLISH THE SALARY OF THE CLERK OF THE Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. The annual salary of the clerk of the police court of Holyoke shall be one thousand dollars. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved March 7, 1884. Chap. 66 AN ACT RELATING TO CLERICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE OFFICE OF THE Clerical services. Lectures. Repeal. SECRETARY OF, AND FOR LECTURES BEFORE, THE BOARD Be it enacted, etc., as follows: OF SECTION 1. The secretary of the board of agriculture may expend for other clerical services in his office, and for lectures to be given before the board at its annual and other meetings, a sum not exceeding eight hundred dollars per annum. SECTION 2. So much of section four of chapter twenty of the Public Statutes as is inconsistent with this act is hereby repealed. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Chap. 67 AN ACT IN ADDITION TO THE ACTS TO SUPPLY THE CITY OF May take waters of Whiting Street Brook. YOKE WITH PURE WATER. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: HOL SECTION 1. The city of Holyoke by its water commissioners, for the purposes mentioned in chapter sixty-two of the acts of the year eighteen hundred seventy-two, may take and hold the waters of the " Whiting Street Brook," so called, in the cities of Holyoke and Northampton, and may convey the same into and through all parts of said city of Holyoke; and may also take and hold by purchase |