Reported by a select joint committee, consisting of Messrs. Saltonstall, and J.T. Austin, of the Senate, and Messrs. Walcott, of Hopkinton, Bowdoin, of Boston, and Barrett, of Concord, of the House.

[Boston, Massachusetts] : [publisher not identified], [1832]

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Text preceding report: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In Senate, Feb. 21, 1832. The committee of both houses, to whom was referred the petition of the inhabitants of the Town of Hopkinton praying for relief from suits at law commenced against them by the Trustees of the Hopkins Donation, submit the following report

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"On the petition of the Trustees for perpetuating the charity of Edward Hopkins, setting forth, that in consequence of a petition of the tenants of lands in Hopkinton and Upton, belonging to said trust, the General Court on November 14th, 1787, Resolved, That they should be thenceforward taxed in the same manner with other inhabitants of the Commonwealth, and that the Treasurer should pay the quit rents on said lands, amounting to sixty-six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence, to the Treasurer of said Trustees, on the 26th day of March, annually, that the present Treasurer of the Commonwealth does not think himself authorized by the Constitution, to pay any monies, except for interest, without a warrant from the Governor and Council, in consequence of which three years quit rents were due on the 25th day of March last. Therefore, Resolved, That the Governor be, and he hereby is authorized and requested to draw his warrant on the Treasurer of the Commonwealth, for the payment of said three years' rent..."--Page 31.
Includes a report of the commissioners "appointed by a resolve of the Legislature, passed March 11th, A.D. 1830."

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Print version: Massachusetts. General Court. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Reported by a Select Joint Committee, consisting of Merssrs. Saltonstall, and J.T. Austin, of the Senate, and Messrs Walcott, of Hopkinton, Bowdoin, of Boston, and Barrett, of Concord, of the House. [Boston : s.n., 1832] (OCoLC)853548951

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Committee of both Houses, to whom was referred the petition of the inhabitants of the Town of Hopkinton praying for relief from suits at law commenced against them by the Trustees of the Hopkins Donation, submit the following report