any of them, if required by a majority in value of the bonds, if recreditors who have proved their claims, before entering on quired by a majority in the duties of his or their said office, shall give bonds to the value of credjudge of probate or master in chancery, before whom the itors. proceedings shall be, with sufficient surety or sureties, for the faithful performance of their duties. Said bonds shall be approved by the judge of probate or master in chancery, by his endorsement thereon, and shall be filed with the record of the case, and enure to the benefit of all creditors who may prove their claims, and may be prosecuted in the manner provided by law for the prosecution of bonds given to judges of probate by administrators or executors. on SECT. 12. If any person whose goods or estate are at- Time specified within which tached on mesne process, in any civil action founded attachments contract, for the sum of one hundred dollars or upwards, are to be dissolved to preshall not within fourteen days from the return day of the vent proceedwrit, if the term of the court to which the process is re- ings în insolturnable, shall so long continue, or on or before the last day vency. of said term, if said court shall sooner rise, dissolve the attachment in the manner referred to in said 19th section of the 163d chapter of the statutes of 1838-any creditor may proceed against such person in the manner provided for in said act. whose demands are not yet payable, may institute proceedings in cases of invol untary insolvency. SECT. 13. The provision contained in the said 19th sec- Creditors, tion of the 163d chapter of the statutes of 1838, in favor of any creditor having a demand to the amount of one hundred dollars, for which a suit might be brought, shall be extended to any creditor to that amount, notwithstanding the debt may not have become payable, and a right of action accrued thereon. And whenever any debtor, against whom a petition for a process of insolvency may be preferred, as provided for in the act aforesaid, shall have removed from the Commonwealth, the proceedings may be instituted and prosecuted in the county in which he last state. resided therein provided he had a residence in the Commonwealth within one year next before the commencement of said process. In what county proceedings to debtor has rebe had, when moved from the master for pe SECT. 14. The judge of probate or master in chancery, Fee of judge or shall be paid for receiving and allowing the original peti- tition and wartion, and issuing his warrant thereon, the sum of two rant. dollars. case of the ter SECT. 15. Any officer having jurisdiction under this act, Proceedings, in and the several acts, to which this is an addition, shall mination of have power and authority to finish and close any case of office, or death, insolvency which may have been entered before him during bate or master of judge of prohis term of office, any limitation of his commission and in chancery. powers to the contrary notwithstanding; and in case of the death of any judge of probate or master in chancery, pending a process of insolvency before him, the papers and proceedings in the case may be transferred to the successor of Adjournments of courts and meetings. Repealing clause. such judge of probate, or to any master in chancery in the same county, who shall have jurisdiction thereof, and may further proceed therein, in the same manner as though the said process had been instituted before him. SECT. 16. All courts and meetings, by this act provided to be held by a judge of probate or master in chancery, may be adjourned in case of his absence, by the clerk. SECT. 17. All acts and parts of acts, inconsistent with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed. [March 16, 1844.] APPENDIX. NO. I. APPORTIONMENT OF SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES, UNDER THE THIRTEENTH ARTICLE OF AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION FOR THE TEN YEARS FROM 1841 TO 1850, INCLUSIVE. The District of Barnstable, two Senators; The District of Dukes County and Nantucket, one Senator. REPRESENTATIVES. SUFFOLK. BOSTON, thirty-five representatives every year. CHELSEA, one representative every year. ESSEX. AMESBURY, one representative every year. ANDOVER, two representatives every year. BEVERLY, two representatives every year. BOXFORD, one representative five years within the ten years. BRADFORD, one representative every year. DANVERS, two representatives every year. ESSEX, one representative every year. GEORGETOWN, one representative every year. GLOUCESTER, three representatives every year. HAMILTON, one representative five years within the ten years. HAVERHILL, two representatives every year. IPSWICH, one representative every year. LYNN, four representatives every year. LYNNFIELD, one representative four years within the ten years. MANCHESTER, one representative every year. MARBLEHEAD, two representatives every year. METHUEN, one representative every year. MIDDLETON, one representative four years within the ten years. NEWBURY, two representatives every year. NEWBURYPORT, three representatives every year. ROCKPORT, one representative every year. ROWLEY, one representative every year. SAUGUS, one representative every year. TOPSFIELD, one representative six years within the ten years. WENHAM, one representative four years within the ten years. WEST NEWBURY, one representative every year. MIDDLESEX. ACTON, one representative seven years within the ten years. BEDFORD, one representative five years within the ten years. BOXBOROUGH, one representative two years within the ten years. BRIGHTON, one representative every year. BURLINGTON, one representative three years within the ten years. CAMBRIDGE, three representatives every year. CARLISLE, one representative three years within the ten years. CHARLESTOWN, five representatives every year. CHELMSFORD, one representative every year. CONCORD, one representative every year. DRACUT, one representative every year. DUNSTABLE, one representative three years within the ten years. FRAMINGHAM, one representative every year. GROTON, one representative every year. HOLLISTON, one representative every year. HOPKINTON, one representative every year. LEXINGTON, one representative every year. LINCOLN, one representative four years within the ten years. LITTLETON, one representative five years within the ten years. LOWELL, nine representatives every year. MALDEN, one representative every year. MARLBOROUGH, one representative every year. MEDFORD, one representative every year. READING, one representative every year. SHERBURNE, one representative six years within the ten years. SOUTH READING, one representative every year. STONEHAM, one representative six years within the ten years. SUDBURY, one representative every year. TOWNSEND, one representative every year. TEWKSBURY, one representative five years within the ten years. TYNGSBOROUGH, one representative five years within the ten years. WALTHAM, one representative every year. WATERTOWN, one representative every year. WAYLAND, one representative five years within the ten years. WEST CAMBRIDGE, one representative every year. WESTFORD, one representative every year. WESTON, one representative six years within the ten years. WILMINGTON, one representative five years within the ten years. WOBURN, one representative every year. WORCESTER. ASHBURNHAM, one representative every year. ATHOL, one representative every year. AUBURN, one representative three years within the ten years. BARRE, one representative every year. BERLIN, one representative four years within the ten years. BOLTON, one representative seven years within the ten years. DANA, one representative four years within the ten years. |