THE LAST WEDNESDAY IN MAY, A. D. 1805.

WITH

AN APPENDIX,

CONTAINING

SUCH STATUTES, OF THe above deSCRIPTION, PASSED BEFORE
THE YEAR 1780, as are REFERRED TO IN ACTS PASSED
SINCE, AND INCLUDING THE TEMPORARY ACTS,
MADE PERPETUAL, MARCH 7, 1797.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

Boston :

PRINTED FOR THE STATE, BY MANNING & LORING.

Mass Doe 1.37.

HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY

1887, Ang.31.
Gift of

Hon, that Lummer.

(4.6.1830)

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.

SECRETARY'S OFFICE, October 5, 1805.

THIS certifies that I have carefully compared the copies of the Laws of the Commonwealth of Maffachusetts, as printed in this Edition, with the originals depofited in this Office, and find them to be correct.

JOHN AVERY, Secretary.

RESOLVED, That the Hon. PELEG COFFIN* and JoHN DAVIS, Efquires, be, and they are hereby appointed and authorized, in behalf of this Commonwealth, to contract for the printing of a new edition of fuch of the private and special Acts of this Commonwealth, paffed or to be paffed previous to the end of the prefent feffion, as they fhall judge neceffary and convenient; and to be felected by them for publication; together with the titles and dates of all fuch private and special Acts as they shall judge unneceffary to be printed entire, and to form and annex to each volume a complete Index to the whole, and also such marginal references as faid Committee may approve; the publication thereof they are also directed to fuperintend. The volume or volumes to be of the fame fize of the octavo volumes of the Laws of this Commonwealth, lately published, and to be on good paper.

And it is further refolved, That the Committee aforefaid are hereby authorized to agree with the perfon or perfons who may undertake to print the Laws aforefaid for one thoufand volumes or fets of faid edition, for the use of this Commonwealth, for fuch price as shall appear reasonable to faid Committee, which volumes, when completed, to be dif pofed of as the Legislature shall hereafter direct.

In SENATE, February 8, 1803.

READ and accepted.

Sent down for concurrence.

DAVID COBB, President.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, February 9, 1803.

READ and concurred.

JOHN C. JONES, Speaker.

FEBRUARY 9, 1803.

APPROVED.

A true copy.-Attest,

Caleb Strong.

JOHN AVERY, Secretary.

*The Hon. Mr. COFFIN died while this work was in progrefs. A great portion of his useful life had been devoted to public duties, which he difcharged with uniform alacrity, fidelity and intelligence.