EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Room 904
100 Cambridge Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02202
PUBLIC DOCUMENT .... .... No. 12,
Commontotalt^ oi P^assa^wsttts.
REPORT
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
Year endixg January 16, 1907.
Compliments of
DANA MALONE,
Attorney- General.
BOSTON :
WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS,
18 Post Office Square.
1907.
Commonlwaltlj of P^assarl^iisetts.
Office of the Attorney-General,
Boston, Jan. 16, 1907.
To the Honorable the President of the Senate.
I have the honor to transmit herewith my report for the
year ending this day.
Very respectfully,
DANA MALONE,
Attorney- General.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Roster
Appropriation and Expenditures, .
Cases attended to by this OflQce,
Capital Cases,
Corporate Holdings of Stock, ....
Unclaimed Deposits in Savings Banks, .
Public Administrators; .....
Spanish War Claims,
Cases in the Supreme Court of the United States,
Department of the Attorney-General,
Opinions, .......
Informations at the Relation of the Treasurer,
Informations at the Relation of the Tax Commissioner,
Informations at the Relation of the Commissioner of Corpora
tions,
Informations at the Relation of the Civil Service Commission,
Informations at the Relation of Private Persons, .
Applications refused and otherwise disposed of, ,
Grade Crossings,
Land-damage Cases arising from the Alteration of Grade Cross
ings.
Corporate Applications for Dissolution,
Corporations required without Suit to file Returns,
Collateral Inheritance Tax Cases,
Public Charitable Trusts,
Suits conducted on Behalf of State Boards and Commissions : —
Metropolitan Park Commission,
Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board,
Massachusetts Highway Commission, ....
Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners,
Charles River Basin Commission,
Miscellaneous Cases from Above Commissions,
Cases arising under the Act limiting the Height of Buildings
in the Vicinity of the State House,
State Board of Charity,
Miscellaneous Cases,
Corporation Tax Collections, .
Miscellaneous Collections,
Extradition and Interstate Rendition,
Rules of Practice in Interstate Rendition
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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENEKAL,
State House.
Attorney- General.
DANA MALONE.
Assistants,
Walter Perley Hall. Fred T. Field.
Frederic B. Greenhalge.
James F. Curtis.
Law Clerk.
Andrew Marshall.
ChieJ Clerk.
Louis H. Freese.
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STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATION AND EXPENDITURES.
Appropriation for 1906, $36,666 66
Expenditures.
For law library, $460 43
For salaries of assistants, 10,488 17
For additional legal services, 457 00
For collection of Spanish war claims against national gov-
ernment 4,433 22
For clerks, 3,540 92
For stenographers, 2,016 66
For messengers, 1,371 66
For office expenses, 1,891 40
For com't expenses,' 2,974 95
Total expenditures, f 32,2 17 74
Costs collected, . 986 86
Net expenditure, $31,230 88
^ Of this amount, $986.86 has been collected as costs of suits, and paid to the
Treasurer of the Commonwealth.
C0mm0ntoaltlj ai ^assarj^us^tls*
Office of the Attorney-General,
Boston, Jan. 16, 1907
To the Ge7ieral Court.
In conijDliance with Revised Laws, chapter 7, section 8,
I submit my report for the year ending this day.
The cases requiring the attention of the office during the
year, to the number of 2,858, are tabulated below: —
Bastardy complaints, .
Collateral inheritance tax cases,
Corporate collections made,
Corporation returns enforced without suit, ....
Dissolutions of corporations, voluntary petitions for,
Extradition and interstate rendition, ....
Grade crossings, petitions for abolition of
Height of buildings, limitation of, cases arising therefrom, .
Informations at the relation of the Civil Service Commission,
Informations at the relation of the Tax Commissioner, .
Informations at the relation of the Commissioner of Corporations
Informations at the relation of private persons,
Informations at the relation of the Treasurer and Receiver-Gen-
eral,
Indictments for murder,
Land-damage cases arising from the alteration of grade cross-
ings,
Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the Harbor
and Land Commission, ........
Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the Charles
Kiver Basin Commission, .......
Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the Massa
chusetts Highway Commission, .....
Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the Metro
politan I'ark Commission,
Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the Metro
politan Water and Sewerage Board,
Miscellaneous cases arising from the work of the above-named
commissions
Miscellaneous cases,
Public charitable trusts,
Settlement cases for support of insane paupers,
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X ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Capital Cases.
Indictments for murder pending at the date of the last
annual rejDort have been disjDOsed of as follows : —
Charles L, Tucker, indicted in Middlesex County,
June, 1904, for the murder of Mabel Page, at Weston,
March 31, 1904. He was arraigned June 16, 1904, and
pleaded not guilty. James H. Yahey, Esq., and Charles H.
Innes, Esq., were assigned by the court as counsel for the
defendant. Trial, conducted for the Commonwealth by the
Attorney-General, with District Attorney George A. Sander-
son and Assistant District Attorney Hugh Bancroft, was
entered upon Jan. 2, 1905, before Sherman and Sheldon, J J.
A verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree was re-
turned by the jury. A motion for a new trial was heard
and overruled by the trial court. The defendant's excep-
tions were likewise overruled by the Supreme Judicial Court.
On Jan. 27, 1906, the defendant was sentenced to be elec-
trocuted, which sentence was carried out June 12, 1906.
John" Wainwright, indicted in AVorcester County, Jan-
uary, 1905, for the murder of Ada E. Lindley, at Worcester,
Dec. 4, 1904. He was arraigned Jan. 27, 1905, and pleaded
not guilty. John R. Thayer, Esq., and J. H. Meagher, Esq.,
were assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. In
June, 1905, the defendant was tried by a jury before Sher-
man, J. The result was a verdict of guilty of murder in the
second degree. On Jan. 15, 1906, the defendant was sen-
tenced to State Prison for life. The case was in charge of
District Attorney George S. Taft.
John Schidlofski, alias John Cline, indicted in Mid-
dlesex County, Jime, 1905, for the murder of Marciana
Schidlofski, at Belmont, on July 12, 1905. He was ar-
raigned Sept. 8, 1905, and pleaded not guilty. Henry H.
Winslow, Esq., and Philip H. Sullivan, Esq., were assigned
by the court as counsel for the defendant. In March^
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. xi
1906, the defendant was tried by a jury before Lawton and
Holmes, JJ. The result was a verdict of guilty of murder
in the first degree. On April 7, 1906, the defendant was
sentenced to be electrocuted, which sentence was carried out
July 9, 1906. The case was in charge of District Attorney
George A. Sanderson.
Michael Dwyek, indicted in Essex County, September,
1905, for the murder of James Webb, at Lawrence, July 29,
1905. He was arraigned June 26, 1906, and pleaded guilty
of manslaughter. This plea was accepted by the Common-
wealth, and the defendant was thereupon sentenced to not
less than fifteen nor more than twenty years in State Prison.
John P. Sweeney, Esq., and John P. S. Mahoney, Esq.,
were assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. The
case was in charge of District Attorney W. Scott Peters.
Indictments for murder found since the date of the last
annual rej^ort have been disposed of as follows : —
Law^rence Cygless, indicted in Middlesex County, March,
1906, for the murder of Mary Cygless, at Lowell, Jan. 4,
1906. He was arraigned March 21, 1906, and pleaded not
guilty. John J. Harvey, Esq., and Dennis J. Murphy, Esq.,
were assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. On
June 18, 1906, the defendant retracted his plea of not guilty,
and pleaded guilty of murder in the second degree. This
plea was accepted by the Commonwealth, and the defendant
was thereupon sentenced to State Prison for life. The case
was in charge of District Attorney George A. Sanderson.
The following indictments for murder are now pending : —
Edgar Weston Meikle, indicted in Essex County, Sep-
tember, 1906, for the murder of Charles C. G. Meikle, at
Lynn, on 'Nov. 7, 1905. He was arraigned Oct. 2, 1906,
and pleaded not guilty, ^o further action has been taken
in this case. The case is in charge of District Attorney W.
Scott Peters.
xii ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Francesco Cefala, indicted in Suffolk County, Decem-
ber, 1906, for the murder of Anna Meta, alias Anna Fodero,
at Boston, on Dec. 8, 1906. He was arraigned Jan. 4, 1907,
and pleaded not guilty. Frank M. Zottoli, Esq., was assigned
by the court as counsel for the defendant. No further action
has been taken in this case. The case is in charge of Dis-
trict Attorney John B. Moran.
Haeky li. Wood, indicted in Worcester County, October,
1906, for the murder of Alice M. Wood, at Winchendon, on
Oct. 11, 1906. He was arraigned Oct. 22, 1906, and pleaded
not guilty. David I. Walsh, Esq., and Thomas L. Walsh,
Esq., w^ere assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant.
No further action has been taken in this case. The case is in
charge of District Attorney George S. Taft.
Herman C. Wiles, indicted in Suffolk County, Novem-
ber, 1906, for the murder of Mabel V. Williams, at Boston,
on Oct. 13, 1906. He was arraigned Nov. 26, 1906, and
pleaded not guilty. Robert W. Nason, Esq., and W. M.
Alston, Esq., were assigned by the court as counsel for the
defendant. No further action has been taken in this case.
The case is in charge of District Attorney John B. Moran.
Alexander McEwan, indicted in Suffolk County, Novem-
ber, 1906, for the murder of Annie E. McEwan, at Boston,
Oct. 15, 1906. The defendant has not yet been arraigned.
The case is in charge of District Attornev John B. Moran.
Corporate Holdings of Stock.
A recess committee of the Legislature of 1905 was ap-
pointed to consider, among other things, the question of
holdings of stock of domestic by foreign corporations, and
to report such changes or modifications of the law as the
committee might deem advisable. It held many hearings,
and reported to the Legislature of 1906.
Attorney-General Parker, in his last annual report, said : —
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. xiii
I have not deemed it expedient to take an}^ action upon the
state of facts apparently existing^ under the information fur-
nished by the officers of the New York, New Haven & Hartford
Eailroad, in response to inquiries by the Eailroad Commission,
since I deem it advisable, if not necessary, to await any action
that the Legislature may see fit to take, as such action might
modify or repeal existing laws, or define a policy inconsistent
with that now manifest in our statutes. If the existent policy of
the law be adhered to, I recommend legislation that will render
its enforcement more effectual and immediate than that attain-
able under present statutory provisions; and I further suggest
such enactments as will remove some possible questions of con-
flict in law with a foreign State.
The situation being unchanged when I took office, I there-
fore thought it proper to await the action of the Legislature
before bringing legal proceedings in the matter.
In June the Legislature submitted to me a bill upon the
subject, with specific questions upon its provisions, and with
a further request that, if the desired end could not in my
opinion be obtained by the bill so draw^i, I should furnish
such a bill as Avould in my judgment remove the apparent
difficulties. Accordingly, a bill \vas drawm and submitted by
me, but was thought too drastic, and after consideration all
measures in reference thereto Avere rejected by the Legisla-
ture.
Prior to the adjournment of the Legislature the Consoli-
dated Railway Company of Connecticut had already placed
under other control the stock of the Massachusetts street
railways held by it, and the ne^v phase of the situation so
presented required careful consideration of fact and law.
U^^on the completion of my examination I was of opinion
that this divestment had not so far changed the situation as
to make it unnecessary to begin legal proceedings. I there-
fore filed in the Supreme Judicial Court an information in
the nature of quo ivarranto against the N^ew York, NTew
Haven & Hartford Railroad Company for violation of sec-
tion 57 of part 2 of chapter 463 of the Acts of the year
1906, in which it is provided that a railroad corporation,
unless authorized by the General Court or by the provisions
of other sections of the law, shall not directly or indirectlv
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subscribe for, take or hold the stock or bonds of or guarantee
the bonds or dividends of any other corporation, and alleg-
ing that the holding of said stock and bonds and the guaran-
teeing of said bonds and dividends by the N'ew York, NTew
Haven & Hartford Railroad Company was not authorized
by law; also an information in equity against the same cor-
poration, under chapter 372 of the Acts of the year 1906,
which act was drafted by me, and in which it is provided
that, upon an information in equity in the name of the
Attorney-General at the relation of the Commissioner of Cor-
porations, the Supreme Judicial Court shall have power to
restrain by injunction any corporation from assuming or ex-
ercising any franchise or privilege or transacting any kind
of business not authorized by the charter of such corpora-
tion and the laws of this Commonwealth ; and two bills in
equity, one against the Worcester & Webster Street Railway
Company and the other against the AVebster & Dudley Street
Railway Company, under the provisions of section 58, part
3 of chapter 463 of the Acts of the year 1906, which pro-
vides that if a foreign corporation which owns or controls a
majority of the capital stock of a domestic street railway
company issues stock, bonds or other evidences of indebted-
ness based upon or secured by the property, franchise or
stock of such domestic company, unless such issue is author-
ized by the law of this Commonwealth, the Supreme Judi-
cial Court shall have jurisdiction in equity in its discretion
to dissolve such domestic company. These proceedings are
now pending in the Supreme Judicial Court, and an early
bearing will be had.
Unclaimed Deposits in Savings Banks.
It is provided by section 55 of chapter 113 of the Revised
Laws that the probate court or other court shall, upon ap-
plication of the Attorney-General, after public notice, order
and decree that all amounts of money deposited w^ith a sav-
ings bank by authority of any of said courts or justice
thereof, which shall remain unclaimed for more than five
years from the date of such deposit, with the increase and
proceeds thereof, shall be paid to the Treasurer and Receiver-
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. xv
General, to be held and used by him according to law, subject
to be repaid to the person entitled thereto, with interest at
the rate of 3 per cent. Under this statute proceedings have
been begun and decrees have been entered in several cases
in Middlesex County, ordering payment of such deposits to
the Treasurer and Receiver-General. There are, I am in-
formed, other sums of money on deposit in savings banks by
order of the probate and other courts, for heirs of estates
and others, whose whereabouts are unknown; and I suggest
that a similar law should be enacted respecting such de-
posits, and that upon like proceedings they may be paid into
the treasury of the Commonwealth, subject to repayment if
proper claim is made.
There was also, in 1902, the date of the last report of the
Board of Savings Banks Commissioners relating thereto, the
sum of $566,195.37, representing 1,804 accounts, deposited
in savings banks to the credit of depositors who had not made
a deposit on said accounts or withdrawn their accounts or any
part thereof or the interest for more than twenty years. I
would suggest a law that such unclaimed deposits, where the
depositor cannot be found, shall be paid to the Treasurer of
the Commonwealth, subject to be repaid to the person having
and establishing a lawful claim thereto.
Public Administrators.
Section 12 of chapter 138 of the Revised Laws provides
that when an estate has been fully administered by a public
administrator he shall deposit the balance of such estate re-
maining in his hands with the Treasurer and Receiver-Gen-
eral, who shall receive and hold it for the benefit of those who
may have lawful claims.
I discovered during the past year that several thousand
dollars which should have been paid to the Treasurer, as
aforesaid, had been paid to persons by virtue of powers of
attorney and affidavits purporting to be signed by heirs, which
powers of attorney and affidavits, upon examination, were
found to be fictitious. Proceedings have been instituted, and
a large part of the sums so paid is likely to be recovered.
I suggest that hereafter the Treasurer and Receiver-Gen-
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eral be made a party to all petitions for administration by a
public administrator, and be given due notice of all subse-
quent proceedings therein.
Spanish War Claims.
The work of the preparation and presentation of the Span-
ish war claims is proceeding under arrangement made by my
predecessor with special counsel, and the sum of $34,920.84
has been paid into the treasury of the Commonwealth. I am
assured by such counsel that other payments will shortly be
made.
Cases in the Supreme Court of the United States.
The case of Arthur E. Appleyard, appellant, against the
Commonwealth, being an appeal from the Circuit Court of
the United States for the District of Massachusetts to the
Supreme Court of the United States, upon the question of
extradition to the State of New York, was decided in favor
of the Commonwealth Dec. 3, 1906. Appleyard has sub-
mitted himself to the jurisdiction of the New^ York courts,
and been admitted to bail there.
The .case of the Interstate Consolidated Street Railway
Company against the Commonwealth, pending in the Su-
preme Court of the United States upon a writ of error to
the Superior Court of Bristol County, was ready for argu-
ment early this month ; but, owing to sickness of counsel for
the plaintiff in error, postponement was necessary. It in-
volves the constitutionality of Revised Laws, chapter 112,
section 72, being the statute relative to half fare for school
children upon street railways.
The case of Abe Strauss, plaintiff in error, against the
Commonwealth, pending in the Supreme Court of the United
States on w^it of error to the Superior Court of Plymouth
County, is not likely to be reached for argument until the
October term, 1907.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. xvii
Department of the Attorney-General.
The work of the department of the Attorney-General is
steadily increasing. There have been tried and settled in
the Supreme Judicial Court and in the Superior Court 171
cases, exclusive of corporation and probate cases; 852 in-
formations have been brought in the Supreme Judicial Court
against foreign and domestic corporations to collect taxes
and to compel the hling of returns; and more than $15,000
has been collected through the courts and paid to the Treas-
urer and Receiver-General from various corporations in pen-
alties for failure to file returns as prescribed by statute. The
Attorney-General has appeared for the Treasurer and Re-
ceiver-General in 404 cases in the several probate courts of
the Commonwealth arising in connection with the determi-
nation and collection of the collateral legacy and succession
tax.
One written opinion was submitted to the Senate and three
written opinions to the House of Representatives, during the
legislative session of 1906; and the Attorney-General or his
assistants have appeared before the committee on ways and
means, the joint committee on the judiciary, a special recess
committee on taxation and other committees, for the purpose
of advising such committees upon the legal effect of proposed
legislation pending before them; also before the House com-
mittee on rules, who were ordered to investigate charges of
alleged bribery. Opinions in writing were also requested by
the committee on ways and means, the committee on mercan-
tile affairs and the committee on bills in the third reading,
and the same were duly transmitted thereto.
No satisfactory record can be kept of consultations with
State officers and boards, except in cases in which opinions
in writing are required, of which there were 122 in the year
1906. It has become more and more the practice of officials
in all branches of the government of the Commonwealth to
consult with this department. Many such consultations are
held daily, and much of the time of the Attorney-General
and of his assistants has been so occupied.
xviii ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan. 1907.
The Attorney-General is authorized by chaj)ter 18 of the
Resolves of 1906 to collect and publish a second volume of the
opinions of the Attorneys-General. This work is in process
of jDreparation, but, owing to the increased cost of printing,
another appropriation will doubtless be necessary if a satis-
factory number of copies is to be printed.
To fill the vacancies existing in the department of the
Attorney-General when I assumed office, I have appointed
Mr. W. Perley Hall of Eitchburg, and Mr. James E. Curtis
of Boston, as Assistant Attorneys-General. Mr. Erederic B.
Greenhalge and Mr. Ered T. Eield, Assistant Attorneys-
General, and Mr. Andrew^ Marshall, Law Clerk, have been
rea]3pointed.
Annexed to this report are the principal opinions sub-
mitted during the current year.
Respectfully submitted,
DANA MALONE,
Attorney- Oeneral.
OPINIONS.
Public Officer — Resignation — Acceptance — Governor — Ex-
ecutive Council.
The resignation of a public officer, appointed, with the advice and consent of
the Council, by the Governor, becomes effective upon acceptance by the
Governor without further action thereon by the Executive Council.
Jan. 24, 1906.
His Excellency Curtis Guild, Jr., Governor.
Sir : — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the 18th, in which yon inform me that at a meeting of
the Executive Council, held January 17, —
It was voted that the opinion of the Attorney-General be asked as
to whether action by the Executive Council is necessary upon the
matter of the acceptance of \\ie resignation of an official appointed
by His Excellency the Governor and confirmed by the Executive
Council.
That such officer has the absolute right of resignation, subject
to the acceptance thereof by the proper authority, appears to be
the prevailing doctrine in the United States, and the right of
resignation is recognized in the statutes and also in practice. In
my opinion it is the law in this Commonwealth that an ap-
pointive officer may resign his office, and that such resignation
becomes effective upon its acceptance by the appointing power.
That being the law, it remains to be determined whether or not
the Executive himself is the appointing power, or whether the
power of appointment created by statute in any particular case
is shared by the Executive Council.
The Constitution of the Commonwealth defines the scope and
the duty of the Council as follows (chapter II., section III.,
article I.) : —
There shall be a council for advising the governor in the executive
part of the government, . . . and the governor, with the said coun-
cillors, or five of them at least, shall and may, from time to time,
hold and keep a council, for the ordering and directing the affairs of
the commonwealth, according to the laws of the land.
2 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
The power of the Governor to appoint is mentioned in the
Constitution only in connection with judicial officers, as enumer-
ated in chapter II., section I., article IX., which says that such
officers " shall be nominated and appointed by the governor, by
and with the advice and consent of the council." The appointive
power has, ho^vever, been repeatedly vested in the Governor by
the Legislature.
In the case of removals from office, it seems that an officer
appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the
Council, cannot be removed by the Executive alone, and that the
consent of the Council is equally necessary for such action upon
the part of the Executive. The removal of a public officer, how-
ever, is clearly to be distinguished from his voluntary resignation ;
and if he possesses an absolute right to resign, subject to accept-
ance by the appointing power, the resignation becomes effective
upon such acceptance, without action on the part of any official
body whose approval may be required either for appointment or
removal.
It is clear that the Governor is the appointing power, and a
resignation tendered to and to be accepted by him becomes effect-
ive upon such acceptance, without any action upon the part of
the Council; and that the Constitution does not contemplate,
and probably does not authorize, any action by the Council be-
yond its approval of an appointment or concurrence in a removal
made by the Executive.
I am therefore of opinion that no action by the Executive
Council is necessary upon the matter of the acceptance of the
resignation of an official appointed by His Excellency the Gov-
ernor and confirmed by the Executive Council.
I am, with great respect, very truly yours,
Dana Malone, Attorney-General.
District, Police and Municipal Courts — Justices and Clerks —
Salaries — Readjustment — County Treasurer — Franklin
County.
St. 1904, c. 453, which estabhshed the salaries of the justices, clerks and assist-
ant clerks of certain district, police and municipal courts upon a basis of
population, expressly excepted from such classification the justices and
clerks of the district courts of Franklin County, and such exception was
not affected by St. 1905, c. 339, pro^dding for a readjustment of such
salaries by the county treasurers of the several covmties, after the taking
of the decennial censtis of the vear 1905.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 3
It follows, therefore, that the treasurer of the county of Franklin is not author-
ized to readjust the salaries of the officers of the district courts of such
county upon any basis of population.
Jan. 30, 1906.
Charles R. Prescott, Esq., Controller of County Accounts.
Dear Sir : — I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of
the 19th, enclosing a letter from the treasurer of Franklin County,
in which he states that he has readjusted the salaries of the
officers of the district courts of that county, and submits the
question whether his action as stated will meet with your ap-
proval. You ask my opinion as to his duties under St. 1905,
c. 339, § 1, taken in connection with St. 1904, c. 453.
St. 1904, c. 453, was an act to establish the salaries of the
justices, clerks and assistant clerks of certain police, district and
municipal courts. By section 1 the district, police and munic-
ipal courts, other than the municipal court of the city of Boston,
were divided into ten classes, according to population, for the
purpose of determining the salaries of the officers thereof, and
in each case the districts affected were included under the appro-
priate class, as, for instance. Class G, which is as follows : —
Courts whose judicial districts have a population of from twenty
thousand to thirty thousand, to wit, the first district court of southern
Worcester, the district court of central Berkshire, the district court
of northern Berkshire, the first district court of northern Worcester,
the fourth district court of Bristol, the second district court of east-
ern Worcester, the district court of western . Worcester, the district
court of western Norfolk and the first district court of southern
Middlesex ; salaries : — Justice, fifteen hundred dollars ; clerk, nine
hundred dollars.
Section 2 of this act is as follows : —
The justices and clerks of the district courts in the county of
Franklin shall receive from said county annual salaries as follows : —
The justice of the district court of Franklin, fifteen hundred dollars ;
the clerk, nine hundred dollars; the justice of the district court of
eastern Franklin, eight hundred dollars; the clerk, four hundred and
eighty dollars.
The justice and clerk of the district court of eastern Hampshire
shall receive from the county of Hampshire annual salaries as fol-
lows : — The justice, one thousand dollars ; the clerk, six hundred
dollars.
4 ATTORNEY-GENEEAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
It appears, therefore, that the justices and clerks of the dis-
trict courts in the county of Franklin, as well as the justice and
clerk of the district court of eastern Hampshire, were excepted
from the classification established by section 1, and were not
affected by its provisions with regard to population.
St. 1905, c. 339, § 1, provides for a readjustment of salaries
after the taking of the decennial census of the year 1905, "so
as to correspond with the schedule of salaries provided for by
chapter four hundred and fifty- three of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and four." This readjustment is to be made
in each case by the county treasurer of the county concerned,
in accordance with the provisions of the chapter above referred
to.
Acting under this statute, the county treasurer of the county
of Franklin has made a readjustment of the salaries of the offi-
cers of the district courts of that county, and now desires to be
informed by you whether or not such readjustment is to be
approved by you.
I am of opinion that St. 1905, c. 339, cannot be construed to
amend St. 1904, c. 453, except in so far as the classification of
specified districts in the classes established by section 1 may be
changed by the new basis of computation. The obvious purpose
of the act is to provide that instead of the previously existing
tables of population the later tables established by the census of
1905 are to be used in determining what special districts are to
be included under any of the ten classes. The Legislature has,
however, seen fit to exclude the count}^ of Franklin and one dis-
trict in the coimty of Hampshire from the provisions of section
1, and to establish fixed salaries for the court officers included
within the act, which are not affected by population. In my
opinion this provision remains unchanged by the enactment of
St. 1905, c. 339, and it must follow, therefore, that the treasurer
of the county of Franklin was not authorized to readjust the
salaries of the officers of the district courts upon any basis of
population.
A'ery truly yours,
Dana M alone, Attorney-General.
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Constitutional Law — Governor — Petition for Pardon — Ex-
ecutive Council.
The Governor may, in his discretion, refuse to refer to the Executive Council
a petition for pardon or a petition for commutation of the death penalty.
Jan. 31, 1906.
His Excellency Curtis Guild, Jr., Governor.
Sir : — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your
favor of the 24th, in which 3-011 ask whether the Governor, in
his discretion, has the constitutional right to refuse to refer a
petition for pardon to the honorable Council, in case he deems
it should not be granted, and also whether he has a right to
refuse to refer a petition for the commutation of the death
penalty, in case he believes such commutation should not be
granted; and I beg leave to say that the Constitution of Massa-
chusetts, part the second, chapter II., section I., article YIII.,
provides : —
The power of pardoning offences . . . shall be in the governor, by
and with the advice of council.
The power to commute is an incident of the power to pardon;
it is pardoning upon condition of the convict's voluntary sub-
mission to a lesser punishment. The two questions may, there-
fore, be answered together, as they are both governed by the
language in the Constitution above quoted. Power to pardon
under that provision lies solely with the Governor, by and with
the advice of the Council.
I am of opinion that the Governor may refuse to refer to the
Council a petition for pardon or a petition for commutation of
the death penalty. By the Constitution of Massachusetts, part
the second, chapter IL, section I., article lY. : —
The governor shall have authority, from time to time, at his dis-
cretion, to assemble and call together the councillors of this common-
wealth for the time being; and the governor with the said councillors,
or five of them at least, shall, and may, from time to time, hold and
keep a council, for the ordering and directing the affairs of the
commonweahh, agreeably to the constitution and the laws of the land.
If he desires their advice he may call them together and take
it. If he does not desire their advice, he is not obliged to take
it unless he proposes to act upon it after he has taken it.
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A former Attorney-General has rnlecl that the Governor may
refuse to pardon a convict although the pardon is recommended
by the Council, and said : —
The Council has no pardoning power. The Governor, it is true,
cannot exercise the power of pardon vested in him excepting by the
advice of the Council. But he cannot be directed by that body to
exercise the power; for, if he could be, the power would be in the
Council and not in him, and he would be a ministerial officer only to
execute the power so vested in that body. The power to pardon
necessarily imports the right to refuse pardon. (1 Op. Attys.-Gen.,
199.)
I am, with great respect, very truly yours,
Daxa Maloxe, Attorney-General.
Intoxicating Liquors — Innholder — ''Open'' or ''Public Bar."
An "open" or "public bar" is a bar or counter kept and maintained princi-
pally if not exclusively for the sale of intoxicating liquors under any one
of the first three classes of licenses enumerated m R. I-., c. 100, § 18, to
be drunk at such bar or counter when furnished, such bar or counter being
open to the public so that all persons not excepted by the pro\-isions of
R. L., c. 100, § 17, cl. 4, may have access thereto, and may obtain hquor
for immediate consumption.
An innholder who maintains an inn or hotel may, under the laws of this Com-
monwealth, have upon Ms premises a bar which is not within the above
definition an "open" or "public bar."
Feb. 8, 1906.
Hon. William F. Daxa, President of the Senate.
Dear Sir : — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of
an order adopted by the honorable Senate on the sixth day of
February, 1906, requiring the opinion of the Attorney-General
upon the following : —
Ordered, That the Senate request of the Attorney-General his
opinion on the following question : Under the laws now in force, can
a hotel in the Commonwealth legally have a bar which is not a pubhc
or open bar?
E. L., c. 100, § 18, establishes five classes of licenses which
are material to the present question. These are as follows : —
First class. To sell liquors of any kind, to be drunk on the prem-
ises.
Second class. To sell malt liquors, eider and light wines containing
not more than fifteen per cent of alcohol, to be drunk on the premises.
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Third class. To sell malt liquors and cider, to be drunk on the
premises.
Fourth class. To sell liquors of any kind, not to be drunk on the
premises.
Fifth class. To sell malt liquoi's, cider and light wines containing
not more than fifteen per cent of alcohol, not to be drunk on the
premises.
Section 17, cl. 7, of the same chapter, prescribes conditions
which shall be attached to licenses issued by authority of chapter
100. These conditions establish that each license of the first
three classes shall be issued only to persons holding licenses
either as innholders or as common victuallers, but from the
language of the second paragraph of clause 7, which deals with
the first five classes, it may fairly be assumed that the statute
contemplates that an innkeeper may also hold a license either of
the fourth or fifth class from the following language ; " but an
innkeeper shall not upon such holiday sell, give away or de-
liver intoxicating liquor in his inn under a fourth or fifth class
license.
If an innkeeper holds a license under either the fourth or fifth
classes, he would be authorized to sell liquors not to be drunk
on the premises, but he would necessarily have a place where such
liquors were kept, stored and sold.
A bar is defined by the Century Encyclopedia and Dictionary
as " that portion of a tavern, inn, coffee-house or the like, where
liquor, etc., are set out. A counter over which articles are served
in such an establishment.^' Such a place for the keeping or sell-
ing of liquors not to be drunk on the premises would not, in my
opinion, constitute a public bar, although it is clearly within the
definition of a bar. That a distinction existed between the word
" bar " and the term " public bar " is, I think, shown by the pro-
vision which formerly existed in Pub. Sts., c. 100, § 9, cl. 5,
which provided that : —
Each license of the first, second and third classes [identical with
the first three classes enumerated in R. L., c. 100, ^ 18] shall be sub-
ject to the further condition that the licensee shall not keep a public
bar and shall hold a license as an innholder or common victualler.
Under this statute, the court, in Commontuealth v. Rogers,
135 Mass. 536, at p. 539, defined the term " public bar '' as fol-
lows : —
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It was doubtless the jDurpose of the Legislature, iii requiring that a
license to sell liquors, to be drunk on the premises, shall be subject to
the " condition that the licensee shall not keep a public bar, and shall
hold a license as an innholder or common victualler," to discourage to
some extent the sale of liquor to be drunk on the premises, except in
connection with meals or lunches. Pub. Sts., c. 100, § 9, cl. 5. This
consideration is entitled to some weight in determining the meaning
of the term " public bar " as used in the statute.
It would certainly be difficult, and probably impossible, to define
with absolute precision the meaning of the term " public bar," so as
to include everything that w^ould, and exclude everything that would
not, constitute such a bar, though under any given state of facts it
might not be difficult to determine whether or not they constituted
such a bar.
Such a bar must obviously be something at which liquors are sold,
to be drunk on the premises ; and it is equally obvious that everything
at which liquoi-s are so sold is not necessarily such a bar; for the
purpose of the license is to authorize such sales, unless made in a
certain manner. In a somewhat general way, a public bar may be
defined as a counter, table, shelf or other similar device, designed and
used for the purpose of facilitating the sale and delivery of liquors
there kept to any one who may apply for them, to be then and there
drunk, not in connection with meals, lunches or food. A lunch
counter, designed and used for furnishing lunches, would not be such
a bar merely because sales of liquor only are sometimes made there.
It would seem that in this opinion the court goes even further
in distinguishing between a bar and a public bar, in stating that
" a lunch counter, designed and used for furnishing lunches,
would not be such a bar [public bar] merely because sales of
liquor only are sometimes made there." It would follow, there-
fore, that an innholder holding a license of the first class might,
in connection with a restaurant, maintain a bar or counter at
which food was furnished, and over which liquors were sold,
generally in connection with food, but sometimes without food,
and would not be maintaining a public bar, though he might
well be held to be maintaining a bar. The distinction seems to
be whether or not the principal business conducted at a bar or
counter is the sale of liquors without food, or whether the sale
of liquors is merely incidental to the business of furnishing food.
Commonwealtli v. Everson, 140 Mass. 292; CommonweaWi v.
Rogers, 135 Mass. 536.
The term " open bar '^ has never been defined by our courts,
but I am of opinion that it is S3monymous with the term " pui)lic
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bar/^ and that a public bar ma}'-, for the purposes of this in-
quiry, be defined as a bar or counter kept or maintained princi-
pally, if not exclusively, for the sale of liquors under any one
of the first three classes of licenses enumerated in R. L., c. 100,
§ 18. to be drunk at such bar or counter when furnished, such
bar or counter being open to the public so that all persons not
coming within the exceptions enumerated in section 17, clause 4,
might have access thereto, and might obtain, for the purposes
of immediate consumption, such liquor as they desire. I am
also of opinion that an innholder who maintains a hotel or inn
may, under the laws of this Commonwealth, have a bar upon
his premises which is not, within the above definition, a public
bar.
Very respectfully,
Dana M alone, Attorney-General.
County Commissioners — Contracts — '' Construction of Public
WorJi's " — Notice — Posting and Publication.
The words "construction of public works," as used in R. L., c. 20, § 27, pro-
viding in part that all contracts made by the county commissioners for
the construction of public works, if exceeding $800 in amount, shall be
made in writing and after posting and publication of notice as therein
prescribed, do not require that notice of proposals for the employment of
architects to prepare plans shall be posted and published.
Feb. 9, 1906.
Charles R. Pkescott, Esq., Controller of County Accounts.
Dear Sir : — I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your re-
quest of January 18, asking my opinion as to whether the em-
ployment of architects to prepare plans for the construction of
public works is included within the provisions of section 27 of
chapter 20 of the Eevised Laws; that is, whether it is required
that notices for proposals for the drawing of plans for such
work shall be posted and published.
E. L., c. 20, § 27, provides : —
All contracts made by them for building, altering, furnishing or
repairing public buildings, or for the construction of public works,
or for the purchase of supplies, shall, if exceeding eight hundred
dollars in amount, be made in writing, after notice for proposals
therefor has been posted in a conspicuous place in the county court
house for at least one week and has been pubhshed at least three
times in a newspaper, if any, published in the city or town interested
in the work contracted for; otherwise in the newspaper of the most
10 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
general circulation in the county. They shall, in each case, make and
file with the county treasurer a certificate under oath of such publi-
cation and posting. All proposals shall be publicly opened in the
presence of a majority of the county commissioners and recorded in
their records. In an emergency, repairs may be contracted for with-
out such advertisement or posting. They shall certify to the exigency
upon the orders to the county treasurer for payment of all bills for
such repairs. All contracts made under the provisions of this sec-
tion, and all changes in, or additions to, or agTeements or orders for
extras under, such contract, shall be in writing and recorded in a book
kept for the purpose with the records of the county. No contract
made in violation of the provisions of this section shall be valid
against the county, and no payment thereon shall be made by the
county. The commissioners may, however, cause county buildings to
be repaired by day work, if, in the judgment of the board, expressed
in a vote, the best interests of the county require; but no bill in
excess of eight hundred doUai-s for repairs done by day work shall
be paid by the county treasurer unless, upon or with the bill, the
clerk of the county commissioners has certified that such vote is
entered upon their records.
The sole qnestion raised is as to the meaning of the phrase
" construction of public works.^^ This phrase is susceptible of
two interpretations : it may include work of every kind which has
any connection, direct or indirect, with the construction of a
public work, or it may include only actual building operations
in accordance with a plan already prepared. The words " con-
structed " and " construction " as used in other statutes have
been before the court for interpretation. See Donnell v. Star-
liglit, 103 Mass. 227; Attorney-General v. Ware River Railroad
Co., 115 Mass. 400; McDonald v. The Nimbus, 137 Mass. 360:
Crowell V. Cape Cod Ship Canal Co., 168 Mass. 157.
These decisions, however, furnish little assistance in the pres-
ent inquiry. In Crowell v. Cape Cod Ship Canal Co., supra,
the question was, what was meant by the words "all claims for
labor performed or furnished in the construction of said canal" ?
It became necessary to determine whether or not the ser\dces of
the president and clerk of the corporation, the chief engineer,
the assistant engineer and a clerk of the chief engineer were in-
cluded within this expression. The court decided that these
services were not so included, and in the opinion said : —
Presumably an important part of the services rendered in the
engineering department were in locating the canal before beginning
the work of construction.
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But pointed out that the statute made a distmction between
locating and constructing in the phrase " said canal company
may locate but shall not begin to construct said canal" before
making the deposit required by the statute. There is not in the
language of R. L., c. 20^ § 27, any such clear indication of a
limitation upon the meaning of the word " construction/' It
seems, however, that the meaning of the word as so limited is
the more natural one, and, consequently, that in the absence of
some special reason for adopting another meaning this meaning
is to be adopted. Not only is there no reason for departing from
the more usual interpretation, but there is reason to conclude
that the Legislature intended to use the word in its more natu-
ral and restricted meaning.
When plans and specifications for construction have been pre-
pared, proposals for furnishing labor and material can be read-
ily made, since the requirements to be complied with can be
definitely stated. When, however, only the general nature of
the work contemplated has been determined upon, proposals for
drawing the plans for such work cannot be so readily made,
since the requirements cannot be definitely stated. In the ab-
sence of language which compels an inclusion of the prepara-
tion of plans among those things which may be contracted for
only after notice for proposals has been posted and published, it
is not to be assumed that the Legislature intended it to be so
included.
I am therefore of opinion that the words "construction of
public works'' were used by the Legislature with the intention
that they be narrowly construed, and that the statute does not
require that notice for proposals for the employment of archi-
tects to prepare plans shall be posted and published.
Very truly yours,
Dai^a Malon-e, Attorney-General.
Charitable Corporation — Special Charter — Increase in Hold-
ings of Real and Personal Property.
A corporation chartered under a special act, for the purpose of pro\dding for
the support of aged, destitute women not otherwise provided for, may
increase its holdings of real and personal property under the general pro-
vision of R. L., c. 125, § 8, authorizing any corporation organized under
general or special laws for educational, charitable, benevolent or religious
pwirposes to hold real or personal estate to an amount not exceeding
$1,500,000, provided that the charter of such corporation contains no
pro\'ision inconsistent therewith.
12 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Feb. 14, 1906.
J. B. Ferber, Esq., Chairman, Committee on Bills in the Third Reading.
Dear Sir : — I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor of
the 8th in reference to House Bill No. 208 and Senate Bill No. 15^
of the current 3'ear, in which you inquire whether the corpora-
tions mentioned therein, namely, the Trustees of Monson Acad-
emy and the Association for the Relief of Aged and Destitute
Women in Salem, " are empowered by general law to increase
their holdings of real and personal estate to the extent specified
in the said bills, so that the legislation embodied in these bills
would be superfluous." Your letter further states that : —
It is understood, and is made a part of the question herewith sub-
mitted, that a yearly fee for tuition is charged by the Monson Acad-
emy, and that a fee, or lump sum, for the admission of inmates is
charged by the Association for the Relief of Aged and Destitute
Women in Salem; but in neither case is the fee equal to the expendi-
ture made necessary by the admission of a scholar in the one case, or
of an inmate in the other.
R. L., c. 125, § 2, provides that a corporation may be formed
by authority of the chapter, " for any educational, charitable,
benevolent or religious purpose."
Section 8 provides : —
Any corporation organized under general or special laws for any
of the purposes mentioned in section two and under sections thirteen
to sixteen, inclusive, may hold real and personal estate to an amount
not exceeding one million five hundred thousand dollars, which shall
be devoted to the purposes set forth in its charter or ag-reement of
association, and it may receive and hold, in trust or otheiivise, funds
received by gift or bequest to be devoted by it to such purposes.
The committee desire to be informed whether or not the cor-
porations hereinbefore named may hold real and personal estate
in the amount specified by authority of R. L., c. 125, § 8, with-
out express legislative sanction therefor.
In the case of Senate Bill No. 15, the Association for the
Relief of Aged and Destitute Women in Salem was incorporated
under a special act (St. 1860, c. 183), for the purpose of pro-
viding for the support of aged, destitute women not otherwise
provided for, and for such purpose was authorized to hold real
and personal property to the amount of $100,000. This amount
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was subsequently increased by St. 1885, c. 21, to $300,000. The
purpose for which this association was chartered is clearly a char-
itable or benevolent one, within the meaning of E. L., c. 125,
§ 2, since such purpose is for the relief of the needy, the sick
or the afflicted. See Chamberlain v. Stearns, 111 Mass. 267;
Mass. Soc. for Prevention of Cruelty, etc., v. Boston, 142 Mass.
24; New England Theosophical Soc. v. Boston, 172 Mass. 60.
There seems to be no good reason why it might not as well
have been incorporated under the general laws existing in 1860
as by special enactment. See St. 1857, c. 56; Gen. Sts., c. 32.
It follows, therefore, that it is within the permission given by
E. L., c. 125, § 8, and may increase its holdings of real and per-
sonal estate to the amount specified.
In the case of House Bill No. 208, it is equally clear that the
Trustees of Monson Academy are a corporation formed for edu-
cational, benevolent or charitable purposes. See Mt. Hermon
Boys' School v. Gill, 145 Mass. 139; Wesleyan Academy v. Wil-
hraham, 99 Mass. 599. But there is a distinction in the lan-
guage of the act of incorporation (St. 1804, c. 10, by which, in
section 2, the corporation is authorized to hold real and per-
sonal estate), in that there is the following proviso: —
Provided, that the annual income of the whole estate of the said
corporation shall not exceed five thousand dollars.
Assuming that this section has not, since its enactment, been
amended so as to destroy the force of this prohibition, I am of
opinion that the corporation may not take advantage of the pro-
visions of E. L., c. 125, § 8, and that special legislation is neces-
sary to authorize any increased holdings of real and personal
estate by it.
Very truly yours,
Dan"A Malone, Attorney-General.
Metropolitan Park Commission — Rules and Regulations for
the Use of the Charles River.
The Metropolitan Park Commission may, regardless of the ownership of the
soil beneath the stream, enact and enforce rules and regulations govern-
ing the public use of the Charles River at any point within the metropolitan
parks district, provided that such rules and regulations are not repugnant
to the power of Congress to regulate commerce, and are not in conflict with
the authority to supervise tide waters, vested by R. L., c. 96, § 8, in the
Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners.
14 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Feb. 17, 1906.
JoHX Woodbury, Esq., Secretary, Metropolitan Park Commission.
Dear Sir : — I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your favor
of January 31, in which the opinion of the Attorney- General is
requested by the Metropolitan Park Commission upon the fol-
lowing questions : —
First. — Whether the commission has authority to enact and en-
force rules and regulations governing the public use of the Charles
River at any point within the metropolitan parks district, regardless
of the ownership of the soil beneath the river; or whether the right
is limited to those parts of the river where the Commonwealth,
through this commission, owns and controls the bed of the river.
Second. — If the right to enact and enforce rules and regulations
under the act of 1900 is limited to those parts of the river where the
commission owns and controls the bed of the river, what authority
does the act of 1900 give beyond that contained in section 4 of chapter
407 of the Acts of the year 1893?
Acts of 1893, c. 407, § 4, provides that: —
. ... In furtherance of the jDowers herem granted, said board may
employ a suitable police force, make rules and regulations for the
government and use of the public reservations under their care, and
for breaches thereof affix penalties not exceeding twenty dollars for
one offence, to be imposed by any court of competent jurisdiction,
and in general may do all acts needful for the proper execution of
the powers and duties granted to and imposed upon said board by the
terms of this act.
Acts of 1897, c. 121, § 3, provides that: —
The police appointed or emplo^^ed by said commission, . . . shall
have within the metropolitan parks district all the powers of police
officers and constables of cities and towns of this Commonwealth,
except the power of serving and executing civil process.
Acts of 1900, c. 340, § 1, provides that: —
The metropolitan park commission may from time to time make
rules and regulations to govern the public use of the Charles river,
the Neponset river, and the Mystic river, within the metropolitan
parks district, and of the ponds and other waters along which it holds
abutting lands for public open spaces in said district, and for breaches
thereof may affix penalties not exceeding twenty dollars for one
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offence, to be imposed by any court of competent jurisdiction; and
in general may do all acts needful for the proper execution of the
powei-s and duties granted to and imposed upon said board by this
act. . . .
By this section the Legislature has delegated to the commis-
sion authority to regulate the public use of the entire Charles
Eiver as far as it flows within the metropolitan parks district,
unless the words " along which it holds abutting lands/' etc.,
qualify all the rivers and waters mentioned, and not merely
'' the ponds and other w^aters " immediately preceding those
words. Such a construction, however, seems to me an impos-
sible one.
If, then, the Commonwealth itself had the power to regulate
this use of the river, it has delegated that power to the Board
of Park Commissioners. Such a delegation is constitutional.
In Brodhine v. Revere, 182 Mass. 598, at p. 603, the court
says : —
We are of opinion that the authority given to the Board of Metro-
politan Park Commissioners to make rules and regulations in regard
to parks and ways, with a provision that breaches of these rules shall
be punishable like breaches of the peace, is not a delegation of legis-
lative power which is unconstitutional.
The question, therefore, is whether the Commonwealth had
authority to regulate the public use of the Charles Eiver. In
Massachusetts it has been repeatedly held that the public has
the right to navigate and fish for pleasure, or as a bnsiness,
over tidal waters, and that it has the right to navigate and to
have fish freely pass in rivers above tide water, if navigable in
fact. Dml-e v. Curtis, 1 Cush. 395, 413.
In CommoniveaJth v. Alger, 7 Cush. 53, the court says
(p. 98): —
In addition to these [private rights] are two acknowledged public
rights, which are regarded as such, to be preserved and maintained
for general and common use, although every portion of the soil over
which the rivers flow is the private property of the riparian owners.
These are : 1. The right of passage with boats, rafts and other vessels
adapted to the use of such waters ; 2. The right of the public to have
these rivers kept open and free for the migratory fish. . . . Both of
these rights are recognized as public rights in the case of Common-
wealth V. Chapin, 5 Pick. 199.
16 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
In Blood V. Nashua & Loivell Railroad, 2 Gray, 137, 139, it is
said : —
But there is another right in rivers and water courses, for naviga-
tion, boating and rafting. The rule of the common law is that waters
are not navigable miless within reach of the ebb and flow of the tide.
But it has often been held here that the public have a right to the
use of the large rivers, and, indeed, of all rivers and water courses,
suitable for boats and rafts, and in that sense they are deemed navi-
gable, though above the ebb and flow of the tide. In these, there is a
right of way for boats and rafts.
It is also well settled that the Commonwealth may make rules
and regulations governing these public uses. Commonwealth v.
Vincent, 108 Mass. 441, 447.
The power of the Legislature of the Commonwealth over the public
rights of navigation and fishing in any waters within its boundaries is
unrestricted, provided it does not interfere with the power to regu-
late commerce, conferred upon the general government by the Con-
stitution of the United States. Cooley v. Philadelphia Board of
Wardens, 12 How. 299. ... In those waters, whether within or
bej^ond the ebb and flow of the tide, which are not navigable from the
sea for any useful purpose, there can be no restriction upon its
authority to regulate the public right of fishing, or to make any
grants of exclusive rights which do not impair other private rights
already vested.
The private rights of riparian owners are not now under dis-
cussion and could not be affected by any action of the Park
Commission. See Proprietors of Mills v. Commonwealth, 164
Mass. 227, at p. 229.
From the foregoing statutes and cases I think it is clear that
the commission has authority to enact and enforce reasonable
rules and regulations governing the public use of the Charles
River at any point within the metropolitan parks district, re-
gardless of the ownership of the soil beneath the river, and above
and below the dam at Watertown. Such regulations as are made
for the use of that part of the river below the dam may be
limited, however, by the power of Congress to regulate com-
merce, and should, furthermore, be made in the light of the
authority of the Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners, as
provided in R. L., c. 96, § 8 : —
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Said board shall have general care and supervision of the harbors
and tide waters within the commonwealth, of the flats and lands
flowed thereby, of the waters and banks of the Connecticut river
within the commonwealth and of all structures therein, in order to
prevent and remove unauthorized encroachments and causes of every
kind which may injure said river or interfere with the navigation of
such harbors, injure their channels or cause a reduction of their tide
waters, and to protect and develop the rights and property of the
commonwealth in such flats and lands; and it may make surveys,
examinations and observations necessary therefor.
As, in my opinion, the first question should be answered in the
affirmative, an answer to the second question becomes unneces-
sary.
Very truly yours,
Dana Malone, Attorney -General,
Tide Water — Cities and Towns — License — Fish Trap.
A fish trap cannot be lawfully maintained in tide water without a license,
as required by R. L., c. 91, § 116, from the selectmen of the town, or
mayor and board of aldermen of the city, within which such fish trap is
located.
Feb. 26, 1906.
Hon. Woodward Emery, Chairman, Board of Harbor and Land Commis-
sioners.
Dear Sir : — The recent inquiry of the Board of Harbor and
Land Commissioners, referring to this department the following
communication from the selectmen of Provincetown —
Town of Provincetown,
Office of Selectmen, Jan, 22, 1906.
Harbor and Land Commissioners of Massachusetts.
Gentlemen : — Do you consider the selectmen of this town have
any jurisdiction over a fishing trap that is constructed the same as a
fish weir, only it has no poles? Anchors and rocks are used to keep
it in place. As we read the Revised Laws it looks to us as though a
fish trap requires a license the same as a fish weir. We would like
your opinion on it, and will abide by your decision.
Very truly yours,
Geo. Allen,
Herman S. Cook,
C. Austin Cook,
Selectmen of Provincetown.
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and requesting an opinion as to whether the Board should con-
sider an unlicensed fish trap a nuisance in tide water, came duly
to hand.
E. L., c. 91, § 116, provides that: —
The mayor and aldermen of a city and the selectmen of a town
lying upon tide water, except cities and towns bordering on Buzzard's
bay, may in writing authorize any pei^on to construct weirs, pound
nets or fish traps in said waters within the limits of such city or
town for a term not exceeding five years, if such weirs, pound nets or
fish traps do not obstruct na\ugation or encroach on the rights of
other persons.
This statute in express terms applies to fish traps as well as to
weirs. If the " fishing trap,^^ as the selectmen in their letter
assume, is a fish trap, it cannot be lawfully maintained without
a license from the selectmen of the town within which it is
located.
E. L., c. 91, § 118, provides that whoever maintains such a
fish trap, without a license, shall forfeit ten dollars for each day
he maintains such fish trap, and may be indicted therefor and
enjoined therefrom.
Very truly yours,
Dana Malone, Attorney-General.
Insurance — Foreign Insurance Company — Tax upon Pre-
miums — Reciprocal Legislation.
A tax or excise assessed to a New York life insurance company upon all pre-
miums charged or received upon contracts made by it in tliis Common-
wealth, at a rate equal to the highest rate imposed during the preceding
year by the State of New York upon Massachusetts life insurance com-
panies doing business in New York, in accordance with the pro\'isions of
R. L., c. 14, § 28, is properly imposed upon such a company since chapter
118 of the laws of 1901 of the State of New York went into effect; and
the tax or excise so assessed need not be reduced either becatise the New
York statute has been held in that State not to be applicable to the receipt
of premiums upon contracts entered into by a domestic company prior
to the passage of the act, or because a New York insurance company doing
business in this Commonwealth may be assessed upon a class of receipts
which are possibly not assessed to Massachusetts companies doing busi-
ness in New York, — especially since the going into effect of chapter 94 of
the Acts of 1905 of the State of New York.
March 7, 1906.
Hon. W. D. T. Trefry, Tax Commissioner.
Dear Sir: — Under date of Jan. 11, 1906, you asked an
opinion of my predecessor, Hon. Herbert Parker, upon certain
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questions relating to the taxation of life insurance companies.
You say : —
Life insurance companies, both foreign and domestic, are taxed in
Massachusetts, under the provisions of section 24, chapter 14 of the
Revised Laws, upon the net value of all policies m force on the pre-
ceding thirty-first day of December, issued or assumed by such com-
pany and held by residents of the Commonwealth. They may also
be taxed under the reciprocal provision of section 28 of chapter 14.
E. L.^ c. 14, § 24, provides that a domestic or foreign company
or association which is engaged in the business of life insurance
within this Commonw^ealth, —
shall annually pay an excise tax of one-quarter of one per cent upon
the net value of all policies in force on the preceding thirty-first day
of December, issued or assumed by such company and held by resi-
dents of the commonwealth, as determined by the tax commis-
sioner. . . .
Section 28 provides that: —
A life insurance company, association or partnership, incorporated
or associated by authority of any other state of the United States, by
the laws of which a tax is imposed upon the premium receipts of life
insurance companies chartered by this commonwealth and domg
business in such state, or upon their agents, shall annually, so long
as such laws continue in force, pay a tax or excise upon all premiums
charged or received upon contracts made in this commonwealth, at a
rate equal to the highest rate so imposed during the year.
Laws of New York, 1901, c. 118, § 1, provides that: —
An annual state tax for the privilege of exercising corporate fran-
chises or for carrying on business in their corporate or organized
capacity withm this state, equal to one per centum of the gross
amount of premiums received during the preceding calendar year,
for business done in this state, whether such premiums were in the
form of money, notes, credits or any other substitute for money, shall
be paid annually into the treasury of the state, on or before the first
day of June, by the following corporations ; . . .
2. Every insurance corporation incorporated, organized or formed
under, by or pursuant to the laws of any other state of the United
States and doing business in this state, except a corporation doing a
fire insurance business or a marine insurance business . . .
20 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
This act was amended by Laws of New York, 1905, c. 94, by
providing that the tax should be on the gross amount of pre-
miums received during the preceding calendar year —
for business done at any time in this state, which gTOss amount of
premiums shall include all premiums received during such preceding
calendar j^ear on all policies, certificates, renewals, policies subse-
quentty canceled, insurance and reinsurance during such preceding
calendar year, and all premiums that are received during such pre-
ceding calendar year on all policies, certificates, renewals, pohcies
subsequently canceled, insurance and reinsurance executed, issued or
delivered in all j^ears prior to such preceding calendar year, whether
such premiums were in the form of money, notes, etc.
In 1905 the Tax Commissioner of Massachusetts assessed the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York a tax under
section 24 upon the net value of its policies, amounting to
$21,058.58; and also assessed a tax upon the same company,
under the provisions of section 28, based upon the premiums
received during the year ending Dec. 31, 1904, of $46,618.25.
By an agTeement made with the Commissioner of Insurance of
the State of New York, the taxes assessed under sections 24 and
28 are not deemed to be cumulative; that is, a tax under each
section is estimated and then only the larger one is collected.
In the case of The People of the State of New Yorh, ex rel.
The Provident Savings Life Insurance Society v. Miller, decided
by the New York Court of Appeals in 1904, it was held that
imder chapter 118 of the Laws of 1901 the premium receipts
of a domestic insurance company could only be assessed upon
receipts from insurance written subsequently to the passage of
the act, and that receipts of premiums upon contracts entered
into before the enactment of the statute could not be taxed.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company has appealed from
the tax assessed in Massachusetts under the provisions of section
28, upon the ground that under the New York decision only such
receipts as were taxable in New York during the jesiT 1904 could
be taxed in Massachusetts for that same year. You request the
opinion of the Attorne3'-General as to whether you were right in
assessing the tax as you did upon the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Compan}^ for the 5'ear 1904.
I am of opinion that the tax was properly assessed and no
part of it should be repaid to the company. There are several
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grounds upon which the validity of the assessment can be main-
tained : —
1. Section 28 provides that the tax or excise upon all pre-
miums charged or received upon contracts made in this Com-
monwealth shall be paid annually, so long as the laws in the
foreign State continue in force, and at a rate equal to the highest
rate so imposed during the year. Under this section it is obvious
that the exact form or quantity of premiums collected or taxed
in the foreign State in a given year is immaterial, the only ma-
terial question being, What was the highest rate imposed by the
foreign law during the year ?
3. The New York decision does not affect the imposition of
the Massachusetts tax. That case held, first, that the New York
tax with respect to domestic corporations was a tax upon the
exercise of a franchise; and second, that the act of receiving
premiums from pre-existing contracts of insurance did not neces-
sitate an exercise of the franchise; and the case was expressly
distinguished from one involving the taxation of a corporation
foreign to New York. Upon this point the court said : —
The statute designates the burden as one " for the privilege of
exercising corporate franchises," and, consequently, it can be laid
only upon such business as depended upon the exercises of such
franchise. It could not have been lawfully imposed upon the re-
ceipts of busmess contracts that the company had the right to collect
and enforce by virtue of the contract alone, and that did not depend
upon the exercise of the franchise. . . . The tax is purely a fran-
chise tax and nothing else as to domestic corporations. The tax
imposed " for carrying on business in their corporate or organized
capacity" applies only to foreign corporations deriving their fran-
chises from other sovereignties.
Moreover, section 28 of chapter 14 makes no distinction be-
tween an excise upon the exercise of a franchise and an excise
upon the doing of business in the State ; either or both may prop-
erly be taxed. See Connecticut Ins. Co. v. CommomveaWh,, 133
Mass. 161, at p. 163 : —
It has been uniformly held . . . that the Legislature has the power
to impose an excise upon any business or calling exercised in the
Commonwealth, and upon any franchise or privilege conferred by or
exercised within the Commonwealth. Portland Bank v. Apthorp, 12
22 ATTORNEY-GENERAL^S REPORT. [Jan.
Mass. 252; Commonwealth v. People's Five Cents Savings Bank, 5
Allen, 428.
The power to impose an excise upon corporations or associations
engaged within this Commonwealth in the business of life insurance,
whether incorporated here or incorporated elsewhere and allowed by
comity to cany on business here, cannot now be doubted.
Thus, the case of People v. Miller is irrelevant in this discus-
sion; first, because its effect was expressly limited to domestic
corporations, with an indication that all the premiimi receipts of
a foreign corporation could be taxed; and second, because in
Massachusetts there seems to be no objection to taxing " the
right to do business ^' as distinguished from " the exercise of a
franchise,^^ even of a domestic company.
3. Under the act of Xew York, chapter 94 of the Acts of 1905,
the tax assessed on all life insurance companies, whether do-
mestic or foreign, was made expressly measurable by the amount
of premiums collected during the year 1904, whether upon new
contracts or renewals of old contracts. Under that statute there
can be no question but that Massachusetts companies were as-
sessed a tax in Xew York in 1905 based upon all their premium
receipts collected in N'ew York during 1904; consequent!}^, there
can be no injustice in assessing the Metropolitan Company in
Massachusetts a tax based upon all of its premium receipts col-
lected in Massachusetts in 1904.
4. It might be argued (by analog}^ with the second point de-
cided in People v. Miller, whicli I have not quoted) that the tax
as assessed here in 1905 is retroactive in its action, because it
imposed a burden upon the receipts of 1904. But it must be
remembered that section 28 has been in force since 1873. Since
that time all foreign life insurance companies have been subject
to being taxed under its provisions, upon a certain contingency,
i.e., the passing of a certain form of taxation law in a foreign
State. That contingency occurred in 1901, since which time
effect has properly been given to section 28.
5. It has been argued for the Metropolitan Company that
upon a broad view of the policy of the Commonwealth it would
be unjust to tax a N'ew York corporation here upon receipts
which were not taxed to foreign corporations in New York, and
that it is especially unjust in this instance, as the Metropolitan
Company is the only foreign company whose tax under section
28 exceeds the tax under section 24. The answer to this argu-
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ment is twofold: firsts that the provisions of section 28 are plain,
and contain no warrant for a reduction of the tax upon some
vague principle of interstate justice; and second, that under the
decision of People v. Miller it appears that Massachusetts corpo-
rations in New York would be and probably are assessed a tax
based upon all their New York premium receipts, whether re-
ceived under old or new contracts. That this company is the
only one which has so far been taxed under the provisions of
section 28 does not seem a sufficient reason for abating the tax,
as it is confessedly a tax, not upon the value of the policies in
force, as in section 24, but upon the privilege of doing business
as measured by the amoimt of business done, — and the Metro-
politan Company acknowledges that it has done by far the largest
business in this Commonwealth, during the past few years, of
any of the foreign companies.
The question of the constitutionality of section 28, under the
clause of the Constitution which provides that " full power and
authority are hereby given and granted to the said general court
to impose and levy reasonable duties and excises upon any pro-
duce, goods, wares, merchandise and commodities whatsoever,
brought into, produced, manufactured or being within the Com-
monwealth,^^ has not been raised by the Metropolitan Company.
I do not, therefore, go into the problem of how far a reciprocal
or retaliatory tax, as enforced by the Tax Commissioner and
affecting only certain corporations of certain States, such as is
provided by section 28, would be constitutional under the clause
above set forth.
Very truly yours,
Dana Malone, Attorney-General.
Taxation — Corporate Bonds — Mortgage — Value of Bonds in
Excess of Value of Mortgaged Real Estate.
The bonds of the New England Cotton Yarn Company, amounting to $5,206,000
par value, are taxable to the holders thereof upon the excess of the amount
outstanding over the assessed value, to wit, $2,105,575, of the real estate
mortgaged to secure such bonds.
March 8, 1906.
Hon. W. D. T. Trefry, Tax Commissioyier.
Dear Sir : — You request the opinion of the Attorney-General
as to whether the bonds of the New England Cotton Yarn Com-
pany, secured by a mortgage of real and personal property to
24 ATTORXF.Y-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
The New England Trust Company, trustee, are taxable to the
individual owners thereof. It appears that there are $5,206,000
par value of its bonds outstanding, and that its real estate is
assessed for $2,105,575.
It is obvious that it has alwa3"S been the policy of the Common-
wealth to tax as personal estate " all money at interest and other
debts due the person to be taxed more than he is indebted or
pays interest for.^^ Knight v. Boston, 159 Mass. 551, held that the
bonds of a mercantile corporation, the Boston Water Power Com-
pan}', secured by a mortgage to a trustee for bondholders, under
which the trustee had entered and been assessed for more than the
par value of the outstanding bonds, are exempt from taxation
under Pub. Sts., c. 11, § 4, now E. L., c. 12, § 4. The court said
(p. 553): —
When a mortgage is made to a trustee fOr bondholders, the mort-
gage interest is taxable to the trustee who represents them, as it
would have been to the bondholders themselves if the mortgage had
been made to them drrectty. In the present instance the trustees have
paid the tax on the whole value of the land, which is equal to the
amount of the bonds outstanding. The tax on the bonds must be
abated.
The effect of this decision is to apply the exemption in all
cases of mortgage debts, whether notes or bonds, and irrespec-
tive of any intervening trust. There is nothing in the case,
however, to indicate that the exemption is to be extended to the
excess of a loan above the assessed value of the mortgaged real
estate. As the policy of the Commonwealth has been and still
is to tax all indebtedness, and as the exemption was created
wholly to protect certain property from double taxation, and
with an exception from the exemption in clear and unequivocal
terms, I am of opinion that the bonds of the New England
Cotton Yarn Company are taxable to the holders thereof with
respect to the excess of the amount outstanding above the as-
sessed value of the real estate subject to the mortgage.
The only cases besides the Knight case of interest upon this
point are those of Firemen's Fire Insurance Co. v. Common-
wealth, 137 Mass. 80, and ^Yorcester v. Boston, 179 Mass. 41. In
the first case it was held that a corporation owning mortgages
secured by real estate was entitled, under Pub. Sts., c. 12, §§ 14
to 16, and Pub. Sts., c. 13, §§ 39 and 40, to have the amount of
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the mortgages held by it deducted from the aggregate value of
its shares in determining the amount of its franchise tax. This
decision goes upon the ground that a mortgagee's interest is
" real estate subject to local taxation/' within the meaning of
the franchise tax statute.
In the second case it is said (p. 49) that: —
The provisions of Pub. Sts., c. 11, §§ 14, 15, 16, are rarely re-
garded, and the result intended by them has been practically reached
by a failure on the part of the assessors to assess to the mortgagee,
either as real or personal property, the sum represented by the
mortgage.
Also, in Abbott v. Frost, 185 Mass. 398, 399, it is said that: —
Such assessments are permitted by our laws relating to taxation,
and have been held to be in strict accordance with their provisions.
These decisions seem to me to indicate conclusively that the
words " taxable as real estate " are not limited, in their applica-
tion to the interests of mortgagees, to interests actually taxed to
the mortgagees in a given year^ but include all such interests as
might be assessed to them under section 16. The case of Knight
V. Boston does not definitely decide this point, as the tax there
had been assessed to and paid by the trustees; but to hold other-
wise would be to permit the exemption to rest upon the caprice
of individual assessors as to whether they preferred to assess the
property to the mortgagor or to the mortgagee. I do not think
the language should be construed to have such an effect. Conse-
quently, I am of opinion that only the excess of the bonds over
the value of the real estate is taxable, but that this is taxable
irrespective of the party to whom the mortgagee's interest is
actually assessed.
Very truly yours,
Dana Malone, Attorney-General.
Public Officer — Investigatio7i — Employment of Counsel —
Expense.
Upon an investigation or hearing of charges preferred against a State official
or board by the Governor and the Executive Council, such official or board
may not employ counsel at the expense of the Commonwealth.
2(3 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Maech 14, 1906.
His Excellency Curtis Guild, Jr., Governor.
Sir : — I have the honor to acknowledge your communication
of March 1, which is as follows : —
Eesolved, That the opinion of the Attorney-General be requested
on the foUowmg point of law: Whether m ease of the uivestigation
of a State official or board or the hearing of charges prefeiTed
against same, it is lawful for said official or board to emjDloy counsel
at the expense of the Commonwealth.
R. L., c. 7, § 1, reads as follows : —
The attorney general shall appear for the commonwealth, the secre-
tary, the treasurer and receiver general, the auditor of accounts and
for state boards and commissions in all suits and other civil pro-
ceedings in which the commonwealth is a party or interested, or in
which the official acts and doings of said officers are called in ques-
tion, in all the courts of the commonwealth, except upon criminal
recognizances and bail bonds; and in such suits and proceedings
before any other tribunal when requested by the governor or by the
general court or either branch thereof. All such suits and proceed-
ings shall be prosecuted or defended hy him or under his direction.
. . . All legal services required by such officers, boards, commissions
and commissioner of pilots for the harbor of Boston in matters
relating to their official duties shall be rendered by the attorney gen-
eral or under his direction.
This statute put an end to the practice which previously had
prevailed to some extent among State boards and commissions
of employing private counsel in public matters at the expense of
the Commonwealth. McQiiesten v. Aitorneij-General, 187 Mass.
185.
E. L., c. 7, § 9, provides that the Attorney-General —
If in his opinion the interests of the commonwealth so require,
. . . may, with the approval of the governor and council, employ
additional legal assistance.
The entire responsibility, therefore, for suits and proceedings,
at all stages of their progress, rests upon the Attorney-General,
who may, with your approval, if in his opinion the interests of
the Commonwealth require, employ such additional assistance
as he may deem necessary.
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It has been suggested that it would be improper for the At-
torne}^- General to appear for the officers of a board or commis-
sion at an investigation before you^ in which their official acts
and doings were called in question, or to have any direction as
to the defence of the same; but it seems that if it would be im-
proper for the Attorney- General to appear in such a case, then it
would be improper that the money of the Commonwealth should
be expended for that purpose, and that such officers should be
required to defend themselves without assistance from the Com-
monwealth. I am therefore of opinion that the officers of such
boards and commissions have no right to employ private coun-
sel at the expense of the Commonwealth in case of an investiga-
tion of charges made against them.
I am, with great respect, very truly yours,
Dana Malone, Attorney -General.
Charitable or Benevolent Corporations — Authority to increase
Holdings of Real or Personal Property.
Corporations specially chartered for charitable or benevolent purposes may,
without express legislative authority, increase the amount of rearl or per-
sonal property held by them, in accordance with the provisions of R. L.,
c. 125, § 8, that any such corporation may hold real and personal estate
to an amount not exceeding $1,500,000.
Quaere, as to the effect of R. L., c. 125, § 12, providing that any such corpora-
tion formed before July 27, 1874, upon compliance with the requirements
of such section, may accept the preceding sections of such chapter, and
thereupon "shall have the powers and privileges and shall be subject to
the duties and liabilities of corporations formed under said sections."
March 20, 1906.
Harvey Wheeler, Esq., Chairman, Committee on Mercantile Affairs.
Dear Sir : — The committee on mercantile affairs ask my
opinion as to whether Senate Bill No. 15 and House Bill No. 320
should be passed, or whether the desired object can be obtained
under general laws. They are similar in character and author-
ize the holding of additional real and personal estate by the
iVssociation for the Relief of Aged and Destitute Women in
Salem and the Gwynne Temporary Home for Children. In the
case of the former, its status as a charitable corporation has
already been considered and established by an opinion of the
Attorney- General, dated Feb. 14, 1906, and, so far as appears
from the evidence submitted, the Gwynne Temporary Home for
Children is a similar institution, incorporated for a charitable
28 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
or benevolent purpose. See Chamberlain v. Stearns, 111 Mass.
267; New England Theosophical Society v. Boston, 172 Mass.
60. Either of these institutions may, therefore, without further
legislation, increase the amount of real or personal property
held by it to that specified in section 8 of chapter 125 of the
Revised Laws, which is as follows : —
Any corporation organized under general or special laws for any
of the purposes mentioned in section two and under sections thirteen
to sixteen, inclusive, may hold real and personal estate to an amount
not exceeding one million five hundred thousand dollars, which shall
be devoted to the purposes set forth iu its charter or agreement of
association, and it may receive and hold, in trust or otherwise, funds
received by gift or bequest to be devoted by it to such purposes.
I am aware of the provisions contained in R. L., c. 125, § 12,
providing that a corporation formed before the twenty-seventh
day of July in the year 1874, under the provisions of any stat-
ute, for any of the purposes mentioned in section 2, may accept
the provisions of the preceding sections upon compliance with
the requirements of section 12, upon which " such corporation
shall have the powers and privileges and be subject to the duties
and liabilities of corporations formed under said sections." It
does not appear that either of the corporations above referred to.
although both were incorporated before 1874, has acted under
this section, but I am of opinion that upon consideration of the
history of this legislation it cannot be construed to affect them.
Gen. Sts., c. 32, which treated of corporations of the character
of those under consideration, was repealed by St. 1874, c. 375,
which substantially re-enacted its provisions. It seems, however,
that the Legislature, fearing that by such repeal the corporate
existence of corporations organized under the repealed statute
might have been terminated, enacted in St. 1875, c. 49, § 2, a
provision which declared that by the act of the preceding year
existing corporations were not to be affected, and further pro-
viding, lest this enactment should be ineffective, that all such
corporations, however organized, might be included within the
provisions of the later statute upon acceptance thereof in the
manner prescribed.
In United Hehreiu Association v. Bensliimol, 130 Mass. 325,
the court held that St. 1875, c. 49, was to be construed as a
continuance of St. 1874, c. 275, and in nowise affected the ex-
istence of corporations previously organized.
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It is contended that, as the St. of 1874 contamed no reservation, it
operated to destroy all corporations created under the provisions of
the General Statutes; and that the explanatory declaration in the
statute of the next year could not restore their rights. But it is plain
that the St. of 1874 was not passed for the purpose of affecting the
rights of corporations already organized. The repeal of a general
corporation law cannot be construed, in the absence of express pro-
visions, as intended to repeal the charters of corporations formed
under it, especially where the manifest purpose of the repealing act
is to substitute a new law, extending the provisions of the old, and
perfecting its details, but not changing its general policy. It is a
familiar rule of construction that when statutes are repealed by acts
which substantially retain the provisions of the old laws, the latter
are held not to have been destroyed or interrupted in their binding
force. " In practical operation and effect they are rather to be con-
sidered as a continuance and modification of old laws than as an
abrogation of those old, and the re-enactment of new ones." Shaw,
C.J., in Wright v. Oakley, 5 Met. 400, 406.
Notwithstanding this decision, the section, although enacted
for a specific purpose, has been retained upon the statute books.
Its express language purports to give to a corporation acting
under its provisions only what such corporation already enjoyed,
viz., the powers and privileges and the duties and liabilities of
corporations organized under the provisions of law previously in
force. This they already had, and for that reason I am of opin-
ion that the present question is not in anywise affected by the
provisions of section 12. If, however, any doubt may arise upon
this point, it is certainly true that if otherwise entitled to be
included under the provisions of chapter 125, the acceptance by
any society of the provisions of such act, as prescribed in sec-
tion 12, would entitle such society to all the rights and privi-
leges and subject it to all the duties of that chapter, without
action upon the part of the Legislature. In any event, there-
fore, it would seem that no legislation is necessary in the case
of the two charitable organizations above referred to.
Very truly yours,
Dana Malone, Aiiorney-General.
30 ATTORNEY-GENERAIyS REPORT. [Jan.
Gypsy and Brown-tail Moths — Oivner of Real Estate — De-
struction of Eggs and Nests — Expense — Assessed Value
of Lands — Buildings.
The word "lands" as used in St. 1905, c. 381, § 6, providing that where the
owner or owners of real estate fail to destroy the eggs, pupse or nests of
the gypsy or brown-tail moths, the city or town within which such real
estate is situated "shall, subject to the approval of said superintendent,
destroy the same, and the amount actually expended thereon, not exceed-
ing one half of one per cent of the assessed valuation of said lands, . . .
shall be assessed upon said lands," includes any buildings which may have
been erected thereon.
March 22, 1906.
A. H. KiRKLAND, Esq., Superintendent for Suppressing the Gypsy and Brown-tail
Moths.
Dear Sie : — My opinion is requested by you on the construc-
tion to be given the portion of paragraph 3 of section 6 of chap-
ter 381, Acts of 1905, which reads as follows: —
If the owner or owners shall fail to destroy such eggs, pupas or
nests in accordance with the requirements of the said notice, then the
city or town, acting by the public officer or board, . . . shall, sub-
ject to the approval of the said superintendent, destroy the same,
and the amount actually expended thereon, not exceeding one half of
one per cent of the assessed valuation of said lands, as heretofore
specified in this section, shall be assessed upon said lands.
You desire to be informed whether the word " lands '' as used
in this section is to be interpreted as including or excluding the
buildings thereon. The following statutes may prove of assist-
ance.
R. L., c. 8, § 5, provides that : —
In construing statutes the following words shall have the meaning
herein given, unless a contrary intention clearly appears : —
Eighth, The words "land," "lands" and "real estate" shall in-
clude lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and
interests therein.
R. L., c. 12, § 3, provides that : —
Real estate for the purpose of taxation shall include not only all
land within the commonwealth but also all buildings and other things
erected on or affixed to the same.
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In the language of E. L., c. 8, § 5, above quoted, the words
" land/' " lands " and " real estate '' are apparently used as
synonymous, and as including the buildings, inasmuch as the
term " hereditament " is defined by Bouvier as —
Thiiig-s capable of being inherited, be it corporeal or incorporeal,
real, personal or mixed, and including not only lands and eveiything
thereon, but also heirlooms and certain furniture which by custom
may descend to the heirs, together with the lands;
and the term " tenement " as —
Everything of a permanent nature which may be holden. House,
or homestead. Property held by tenant.
The word " land " has been construed to include under the stat-
ute an undivided interest therein held by a tenant in common.
Leavitt v. Cambridge, 120 Mass. 157, 159.
From the foregoing statutes and definitions I think it is clear
that, in the absence of language, in the act of 1905 indicating
clearly a contrary intention, the word "lands" must be taken
to include buildings, and the question, therefore, is whether such
a contrary intention clearly appears. I am of opinion that not
only does no such intention clearly appear, but that it does not
appear at all.
The words " as heretofore specified in this section," in the
clause under discussion, refer to the earlier provision that " the
mayor of every city and the selectmen of every town shall . . .
cause a notice to be sent to the owner or owners ... of every
parcel of land therein which is infested with said moths." The
lands referred to, therefore, are the parcels of land infested with
moths ; and the term " parcel of land " is the term to be inter-
preted. If this is considered to exclude buildings, it would fol-
low that no notice need be sent to and no action taken by persons
whose buildings, but not whose lands, were infested. Such can
hardly have been the intention of the Legislature.
Throughout the act the following words descriptive of real
estate are used: "estate," "real estate," "real property,"
" land," " property," " private property," " parcel of land,"
" lands," " premises " and " private estates." They are ap-
parently used somewhat indiscriminately, and to interpret the
word "lands," in every case, to exclude buildings, would lead
to many incongruities. I can see no more reason for so inter-
32 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
preting it in the clause imder discussion with respect to the
assessed valuation than in several other places where it appears.
Moreover, there seems to be no object in excluding the assess-
ment of buildings, under the act, as it is common knowledge
that the gypsy moth is very apt to build its nest on buildings
as well as on trees. In fact, I am informed by you that clearing
buildings of the nests of gypsy moths forms a considerable part
of your work.
Had the Legislature intended to distinguish between land, as
such, and the buildings thereon, it could easily have done so,
for I find among the bills upon this subject presented to the
Legislature of 1905, House Bill No. 644, in which a distinction
was made between " house lots,^^ " farm land '^ and " waste
land," and which contained the proviso that "no owner shall
pay more than one half of one per cent of the assessed value of
said house lot, nor more than twenty-five dollars for farm land,
nor more than fifty dollars for such work on any one estate in
any one calendar year." The report upon this bill was " leave
to withdraw," by the committee to which it was referred. The
fact that this distinction was not adopted in the bill as finally
passed, indicates that the Legislature did not desire to differen-
tiate between the various sorts of real estate.
Although it is true that the form prescribed for the use of
assessors in assessing taxes (E. L., c. 12, § 58) has separate
columns for the description and valuation of buildings and land,
and these distinctions are actually made by the assessors, I do
not think these facts are material in connection with this statute ;
for not only is the tax assessed on the real estate as a whole
(E. L., c. 12, § 68), but also it has been indicated that the pur-
pose of the classification above referred to is purely statistical.
See Hamilton Manfg. Co. v. Lowell, 185 Mass. 114, at p. 117,
where Knowlton, C.J., says : —
Land and the buildings upon it are ordinarily parts of the same
real estate, and they cannot be separated for the purpose of collect-
ing taxes. Although for statistical purposes they are at first valued
separately, their aggregate worth, limited by their value in use to-
gether, constitutes the valuation of the entire real estate for the pur-
pose of taxation.
I am therefore of opinion that the phrase " not exceeding
one half of one per cent of the assessed valuation of said lands,.
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as heretofore specified in this section/^ should be interpreted to
mean the assessed valuation of the lands with the buildings
thereon.
Very truly yours,
Dana Malone, Attorney-General.
Town — School Committee — Authority to draw Orders directly
on Town Treasury — By-Law.
The school committee of a town may, in the performance of the duties imposed
upon such committee by law, and for the purposes set forth in the stat-
utes, make expenditures which such town is bound to pay, and for the
payment thereof may draw orders directly upon the town treasury, not-
withstanding a by-law of the town to the effect that the town treasurer
shaU not pay money upon orders other than orders drawn by the select-
men.
March 22, 1906.
George H. Martin, Esq., Secretary, State Board of Education.
Dear Sir : — Your letter of March 20 requests my opinion
upon the following specified questions : —
1. Is it within the rights of a school committee to draw orders
directly upon the town treasury, without the intervention of the
selectmen, for the payment of bills contracted for the support of
schools, and is the treasurer under obligation to honor such orders'?
2. Does the existence of a town by-law forbidding the treasurer to
pay out any money, except upon orders drawn by the selectmen, affect
the rights of the school committee in this regard?
E. L., c. 42, relating to public schools, in section 27 provides
that the school committee —
shall have the general charge and superintendence of all the public
schools, industrial schools, evening schools and evening high schools.
Section 28 provides that it —
shall select and contract with the teachers of the public schools, etc.
Section 34 provides that it —
shall direct what books shall be used in the public schools, etc.
34 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Section 35 j^rovicles that it —
shall, at the expense of the town, purchase text books and other school
supplies used in the public schools, and, subject to such regulations
as to their care and custody as it may prescribe, loan them to the
pupils of such schools free of charge, etc.
Section 37 provides that it —
shall, at the expense of the town and in accordance with appropria-
tions therefor pre^dously made, procure apparatus, reference books
and other means of illustration.
It will be seen that the powers conferred upon the school com-
mittee in any city or town are very broad, and that they may
contract with the teachers whom they desire to employ, and by
such contract bind the town to pay the compensation determined
upon.
So in Batchelder v. the City of Salem, 4 Cush. 599, the court
said : —
By this statute, the committee has the power, absolutely and uncon-
ditionally, to agi'ee upon the salaries of the teachers. There is no
power given to any other men, or body of men, to contract with the
teachers, and this power is given by the statute, and not by the town
or city.
In this case it was held that the school committee might bind
the town to pay to the teachers selected the amount of compen-
sation agreed upon.
So in CharUstoiim v. Gardner et ah, 98 Mass. 587, it was said
that : —
The power given to the school committee to contract with teachers
necessarily implies and includes the power to determine their salaries.
So under St. 1826, c. 143, providing that '' the school com-
mittee of each town shall procure class-books at the expense of
the town and to be paid for out of the town treasury," it was
held in Eartwell v. Littleton, 13 Pick. 229, that the school com-
mittee might either buy the books on the credit of the town, or
might themselves pay for them, and so make themselves credi-
tors of the town.
In view of these cases, which l)eyond doubt establish the power
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of a school committee to make expenditures for the purposes
specified in the statutes and in connection with the duties therein
imposed upon them, which the city or town for which they act
will be bound to pay, I am of opinion that such committee may
draw orders directly upon the town treasury, and that the select-
men have no power or authority in the premises to refuse such
orders; and I think this is true notwithstanding that there may
be in existence a town by-law which forbids the town treasurer
to pay out money upon orders other than orders drawn by the
selectmen. No by-law which is in contravention of a general
statute can be valid (see Commonwealth v. Wilhins, 121 Mass.
356) ; and the clear effect of such a by-law as is referred to
would be to limit and circumscribe the statutory powers of the
school committee, and, in effect, to make them subordinate to
and under the immediate direction of the selectmen, — a result
not contemplated by the statutes.
Very truly yours,
Dana Malone, Attorney-General.
Marine Insurance — Automobile — Loss by Collision.
The owner of an automobile may not, under the provisions of R. L., c. 118,
§ 29, relating to insurance against the perils of the sea and other perils usu-
ally insured against by marine insurance, including risks of inland navi-
gation and transportation, be insured against loss caused by the collision
of such automobile with another object, or against liability for damage
caused thereby to other property.
April 2, 1906.
Hon. Frederick L. Cutting, Insurance Commissioner.
Dear Sir : — You ask my opinion upon the question whether
a " collision clause " insuring the owner of an automobile,
whereby the owner is insured against loss to the automobile
caused by a collision with another object, and also against lia-
bility for damage caused by the automobile to other property
through a collision, is permissible in this Comn.onwealth under
a marine policy.
Section 29 of chapter 118 of the Eevised Laws provides that
a company duly authorized to transact the business of marine
insurance may —
insure upon the stock or mutual plan vessels, freights, goods, money,
effects, and money lent on bottomry or respondentia, against the
perils of the sea and other perils usually insured against by marine
insurance, including risks of inland navigation and transportation.
36 ATTORXEY-GEXERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
The clause in question in the policy submitted to me is simi-
lar to the usual collision clause in marine insurance, but altered
to fit the case of an automobile. It provides as follows : —
This policy is extended to cover, whilst not in any conveyance, the
risk of loss or damage to the automobile hereby insured, caused by
collision with another object, whether moving or stationaiy, excluding
alwaj's all claims for damage through detention, demurrage or loss
of use.
And it is further agreed, that if the automobile hereby insured
shall come in collision with another object, whether moving or sta-
tionary, and the assured become liable to pay and shall pay, any sum
or sums for damages resulting therefrom to said other object, in such
case these assurers will contribute towards the payment of the total
amount of said damages, m the proportion that the sum insured under
this policy bears to the total valuation of the automobile, as stated
herein, provided that these assurers shall not in any event be held
liable under this agreement for a greater sum than the amount insured
under this policy.
It is also subject to the condition that there shall be no liability
for any damage resulting from collision occurring while the
automobile is being operated by any person under eighteen years
of age, or in any race or speed test.
On Oct. 8, 1904, the Attorney-General gave an opinion to
you to the effect that automobiles might properly be insured
under a marine form of policv, but he did not have before him
the collision clause which is now brought in question.
Section 29 of chapter 118 of the Revised Laws was first en-
acted in the insurance law of 1872 (c. 375, § 1), which provided
as follows : —
Any ten or more persons residents of this Commonwealth, who
shall have associated themselves together . . . with the intention to
constitute a corporation for the purpose of transacting the business
of insurance, either upon the stock or mutual principle, against loss
or damage by fire, by lightning, by tempest, or by the perils of the
sea, and other perils usually insured against by marine insurance
companies, including risks of inland navigation and transportation,
shall become a corporation . . . subject to all the duties, liabilities
and restrictions set forth in all general laws which are or may be in
force relating to insurance corporations.
Prior to that time there had been in force Gen. Sts., c. 58, § 32,
providing as follows : —
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Companies thus organized may insure vessels, freights, goods,
money, effects, and money lent on bottomry or respondentia, against
the perils of the ' sea and other perils usually insured against by
marine insurance; and dwelling houses and other buildings, mer-
chandise and other personal property, against loss by fire, according
to their respective charters.
Section 65 provided that: —
No life insurance company shall issue policies insuring fire or
marine risks.
Thus it appears that the phrase "perils usually insured against
by marine insurance ^^ is an old one in the statute law of Massa-
chusetts, but that the additional words, "including risks of in-
land navigation and transportation," were added thereto in 1873.
I do not find any case in which the phrase "and other perils
usually insured against by marine insurance " has been thor-
oughly analyzed or discussed, but in Gage v. Tirrell, 9 Allen,
299, 307, it was said as a dictum that: —
Perils of the seas embrace not only inevitable accidents arising from
tempests, floods, earthquakes and other dangers happening without
the intervention of man, but also those caused by collisions, fires,
pirates and other occurrences, to the happening of which human
agency directly contributes.
Although this case indicates that perils arising from himian
agency may be included in the phrase " perils of the seas '^ when
used in an insurance policy, I think that the phrase " other
perils usually insured against by marine insurance," when used
in the statute, must be considered as referring to the other perils
which are usually stated in marine insurance policies, as the
perils from men of war, fire, enemies, pirates, rovers, thieves,
jettison, letters of mart and countermart and reprisals, takings
at sea, arrests, restraints and detainments of all kings, princes
and people, of what nation, condition or quality soever, and bar-
ratry of the master and mariners.
The phrase " including risks of inland navigation and trans-
portation " was probably added to make clear the right of a
marine insurance company to make a policy upon goods imme-
diately prior or subsequent to marine shipment when the trans-
portation or situation of the goods on land could be considered
as part of the marine voyage.
38 ATTORNEY-GENEEAL'S REPOET. [Jan.
Marshall, in his book on marine insurance, published in 1865
(part I., chapter I., page 2), defines it as follows: —
Marine insurance is that which is applied to maritime commerce,
and is made for the protection of persons having an interest in ships
or goods on board from the loss or damage which may happen to
them from the perils of the sea during a certain voyage or a fixed
period of time.
I am informed by you that it has been customary for a num-
ber of years for marine insurance companies to make policies
upon property in transit over land, and having no connection
with any marine voyage, and also to make policies upon the
liability of common carriers to the owners of property carried by
them, and upon a number of other sorts of property and liability
having no reference to marine transportation.
In the absence of any judicial determination, however, I do
not think that the acts of the insurance companies themselves
can be used to enlarge the plain meaning of the words in the
statute, which give marine companies the right to make insur-
ance covering only the perils of the seas and other perils usually
insured against by marine insurance, including risks of inland
navigation and transportation.
This construction is strengthened by the fact that K. L.,
c. 118, § 29, expressly authorizes companies to be formed for the
purpose of effecting eleven kinds of insurance other than marine,
of which one is —
agamst loss or damage to property arising from accidents to ele-
vators, bicycles and vehicles, except rolling stock of railways.
The obvious intention of the Legislature was to provide distinct
classes of insurance companies for making distinct forms of
policies, and it limited the rights of each class of company by
providing at the end of the section that : —
No such corporation shall transact any business other than that
specified in its charter or agTeement of association.
I am of opinion, therefore, that marine insurance companies
in Massachusetts are not authorized to issue policies insuring an
automobile owner against loss and liability caused by the col-
lision of his automobile with another object.
Very truly yours,
Daxa Maloxe, Attorneij-General.
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Savings Banks — Legal Investments — Bonds of a Railroad
Corporation having no Completed Roadbed.
A railroad company incorporated in the State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations, under an act containing the provision, among others, that if
such company fails to complete the location, lay-out and construction of
its railroad on or before May 15, 1909, the charter shall be void and of no
effect, which has filed its location and acquired by condemnation the land
upon which to build its road, but has not otherwise comphed with the
conditions of its charter, and has constructed no physical railroad, is not
a railroad company whose road is located wholly or in part in one of the
New England States within the meaning of R. L., c. 113, § 26, cl. 3, par.
b, which pro\ddes that savings banks may invest "in the first mortgage
bonds of a railroad company incorporated in any of the New England
states and whose road is located wholly or in part in the same."
April 3, 1906.
Hon. WARREisr E. Locke, Chairman, Commissioners of Savings Banks.
Dear Sir : — M}^ opinion is requested by you as to whether
the Providence Terminal Company is a railroad company within
the meaning of E. L., c. 113, § 26, cl. 3, par. h. This section
provides that savings banks may invest : —
In the first mortgage bonds of a railroad company incorporated in
any of the New England states and whose road is located wholly or
in part in the same, guaranteed by a railroad company described in
the preceding paragraph which is in possession of and is operating
its own road.
The New York, New Haven & Hartford Eailroad Company
is undoubtedly " a railroad described in the preceding para-
graph," and in possession of and operating its own road; so that
the only question is whether the Providence Terminal Company
is " a railroad company incorporated in one of the New Eng-
land states and whose road is located wholly or in part in the
same."
The company was chartered by an act of the General Assembly
of the State of Ehode Island and Providence Plantations, passed
April .13, 1904, and entitled " An Act in amendment of and in
addition to an act entitled ^ An Act to incorporate the New York,
Providence and Boston and Old Colony Eailroad Terminal Com-
pany,^ passed by the General Assembly at its May session, A.D.
1891."
Section 1 provides that : —
40 ATTORXEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
The name of the New York, Providence and Boston and Old Coloiy
Railroad Terminal Company, created by an act passed at the May
session, A.D. 1891, is hereby changed to " The Providence Terminal
Company."
Section 3 provides : —
Said company is hereby authorized and empowered to locate, lay
out, construct, maintain, and operate, by steam or other power, a
railroad of one or more tracks from a connection with the tracks
operated by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Com-
pany, at some point near the Union Station in the city of Pro^ddence,
thence crossing over Canal street and North Main street, keeping at
least fifty feet north of the northeasterly comer of North Main
street and Thomas street, and at least eighty feet north of the north-
westerly corner of Thomas street and Benefit street, and ranning
easterly, by a tunnel and the approaches thereto, to a point on the
westerly bank of the Seekonk river between Red Bridge and Wash-
ington Bridge, thence easterly across said Seekonk river to connec-
tions with the tracks of the Providence and Worcester Railroad
Company and of the Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation,
and for this purpose said company may acquire a location not ex-
ceedmg one hundred feet in width between said points of connection,
and as much greater width at said points of connection as may be
required to make such connections by proper curves and approaches,
and said company may construct, maintain, and operate a bridge of
one or more tracks across said river, with a suitable draw therein not
less than ninety feet in the clear, so as not unnecessarily to obstruct
navigation, and subject to the approval of the secretary of war.
Section 5 provides : —
Said company is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire, by
condemnation, from time to time, such lands, and such interests and
estates in lands, as said company may from time to time take under
the authority of this act, in the manner hereinafter provided. . . .
From these sections it appears that the name of the Terminal
Company was originally the New York, Providence & Boston &
Old Colony Railroad Terminal Company; that it is empowered
to locate, lay out, construct, maintain and operate, by steam or
other power, a railroad; and to acquire property by condemna-
tion. In other words, it is apparently clothed with the rights,
and presumably the liabilities, of a public-service railroad corpo-
ration. Obviously, it is a railroad company, unless the omission
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 41
of the word " railroad " from its name prevents its becoming
such a corporation. I do not think that this omission has snch
an effect.
The term " railroad '^ has been broadly interpreted in other
statutes of the Commonwealth. Under St. 1887, c. 270, pro-
viding for emplo3^ers^ liability " by reason of the negligence of
any person in the service of an employer who has the charge or
control of any signal, switch, locomotive engine or train upon
a railroad," it has been held that a short-line track built and
operated by a city for the sole purpose of transporting gravel
from one part of its water works to another was a railroad.
In Coughlan v. Cambridge, 166 Mass. 268, on p. 276, the court
said : —
The track was a short and temporary affair, and the use of it and
of the locomotive and cars was to continue only for a short time ; but
we think that it was a railroad within the meaning of the act.
From the powers given the Terminal Company and from the
definition given to the term " railroad " in this State, I am of
opinion that the company is a railroad within the meaning of
the statute relating to savings bank investments.
But section 21 of the act of incorporation of the Providence
Terminal Company provides that : —
If said company shall fail to begin the location, lay-out, and con-
struction of its said railroad as provided by section 3 of this act on
or before May 15th, A.D. 1906, and complete the same on or before
May 15th, A.D. 1909, this act shall be void and of no effect, but the
right of any person to recover damages by reason of anything there-
tofore done by said company shall in no wise be impaired.
The location of the railroad has been filed and the necessary
proceedings in court taken, so that it has acquired by condemna-
tion the land upon which to build the road, and it has issued
bonds secured by first mortgage upon its terminals, railroad and
franchise, which are guaranteed by the New York, New Haven
& Hartford Kailroad Company, but until the road is completed
the company has not an indefeasible charter, but merely one that
is subject to being rendered void in 1909. I also think that in
the phrase " whose road is located wholly or in part in the same,"
in E. L., c. 113, § 26, cl. 3, par. h, the words "whose road is
located " must be interpreted to refer to a physical roadbed com-
pletely constructed, and not to a location in the narrow sense of
42 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
a place dedicated to the easement of the railroad and identified
either by being plotted out on a map or b}' stakes driven in the
ground. The purpose of the act itself leads inevitably to this
conclusion. That purpose being to limit the field of investment
to obligations secured in the most thorough manner, it can
hardly be fulfilled if the act is so construed as to permit a com-
pany, having nothing but a charter and the condemnation of
the land upon which to build the road, to mortgage these scanty
assets and sell its bonds to savings banks.
Upon the whole, therefore, although the matter is not free
from doubt, and might bear a technical construction the other
way, I am of opinion that though the Providence Terminal Com-
pany is a railroad company within the meaning of the act, its
first mortgage bonds, guaranteed by the New York, New Haven
& Hartford Railroad Company, are not legal investments for
savings banks in ^Massachusetts, and will not be so until the con-
struction of the roadbed is completed, and then only if it was
begun before May 15. 1906, and finished before May 15, 1909.
Very truly yours,
Daxa Maloxe, AUorney-General.
Insurance — Relate — Commission on Policy on Life of Officer
or Agent of Company.
R. L., c. 118, § 68, pro\'icling in part that no life insurance companj^ doing busi-
ness in this Commonwealth, nor any agent thereof, shall "pay or allow,
or offer to pay or allow as inducement to insurance, any rebate of premium
payable on the poUcy, ..." prohibits the allowance by any such com-
pany to its agent of any commission on the premium on a policy upon the
life of such agent, or the allowance to an officer of such company of any
rebate of or commission on the premium on a policy upon the life of such
officer.
April 6, 1906.
Hon. Frederick L. Cuttixg, Insurance Commissioner.
Dear Sir : — You ask the two following questions relative to
R. L., c. 118, § 68: —
1. If it is a violation of said statute for a life insurance company,
duty authorized to transact the business of life insurance in this Com-
monwealth, to allow its agent a commission on the premium on a
policy on his own life?
2. If it is a violation of said statute for such a company to pay or
allow an officer of the company a rebate of or a commission on the
premium on a policy on his own life?
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 43
E. L., c. 118, § 68, is as follows : —
No life insurance company doing business in this commonwealth
shall make or permit any distinction or discrimination in favor of
individuals between insurants of the same class and equal expectation
of life in the amount or payment of premiums or rates charged for
policies of life or endowment insurance, or in the dividends or other
benefits payable thereon, or in any other of the terms and conditions
of the contracts it makes; nor shall any such company or any agent
thereof make any contract of insurance, or agreement as to such
contract, other than as plainly expressed in the policy issued thereon ;
nor shall any such company or agent pay or allow, or offer to pay or
allow as inducement to insurance, any rebate of premium payable on
the policy, or any special favor or advantage in the dividends or other
benefit to accrue thereon, or any valuable consideration or induce-
ment not specified in the policy contract of insurance.
The other sections of the statute which bear upon these ques-
tions are sections 87, 89 and 111. Section 8T provides: —
Every domestic insurance company shall file with the insurance
commissioner the name and residence of each person it appoints or
employs to act as its agent in this commonwealth; and whoever
shall assume to act as such agent, or, unless a licensed broker, shall
in any manner for compensation aid in negotiating contracts of
insurance on behalf of such corporation for a person other than him-
self, prior to the filing of such notice of appointment, shall be sub-
ject to the penalties of section one hundred and eleven.
I am of opinion that both questions should be answered in the
affirmative. The object of section 68 is, obviously, to prevent
any insurant from obtaining in any way, directly or indirectly,
an advantage over any other insurant of the same class. The
object of section 87 is to permit registered agents and licensed
brokers, and no others, to negotiate contracts of insurance for
persons other than themselves. I do not think the phrase " for
a person other than himself " was meant by the Legislature to
be joined with the phrase " in any manner for compensation "
in such a way as to indicate that a person could negotiate a con-
tract for himself for compensation. The object of the section,
as a whole, was, in my opinion, to exempt persons from liability
who either negotiate contracts of insurance for themselves or for
others, but gratuitously.
I think this interpretation is borne out by the language of
44 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
section 89^ where it is provided that " an officer of a company
or a person appointed as its agent for that purpose, or acting
without compensation/' may negotiate insurance. The words
in this section, " or acting without compensation," to make sense
must qualify the word " person," i.e., so as to read, " a person
appointed as its agent or acting without compensation may,"
etc. These provisions indicate, to my mind, that it is perfectly
proper under any circumstances for an officer of a domestic in-
surance company, or for a person appointed as its agent, or for
a duly licensed hroker, or for a person acting for himself solely,
or for a person acting for others without compensation, to nego-
tiate insurance, provided that they do not violate section 68 with
respect to giving the person insured some special favor or ad-
vantage. The fact that all these persons may lawfully negotiate
insurance does not give them the right to negotiate insurance
in any manner in which the company itself could not negotiate.
I think it may be assumed that section 68, as well as the other
sections above referred to, was enacted at a time when life insur-
ance in Massachusetts was carried on as it is to-day, by the active
solicitation of persons to be insured by agents and brokers: and
I think it may further be assumed that the Legislature knew
that the ordinary method of paying for such work was by com-
missions upon the business done by such agents and brokers.
The question, therefore, narrows itself to this : Is the grant-
ing of the customary commission to an agent or an officer of a
corporation for securing a policy on his own life a rebate paid
or allowed as an inducement to insurance ? I am of opinion that
it is. It is certainly a rebate paid or allowed, because it is,
though in the form of a commission, an allowance to the person
insured, given for no services rendered. It can hardly be main-
tained that it is a service rendered to persuade one's self to take
out insurance in one's own company. I think it is, further, a
payment or allowance as an inducement to insurance. To test
this, let us suppose that the agent of a company desired insur-
ance in a tirst-class company. If he went to the agent of some
other company he would pay the ordinary premium and the
other agent would get the commission. If he said to the other
agent, " I will insure myself in your company through you if
you will insure yourself in my company through me, and we
will thereby each get a commission," I believe that such a con-
tract would be unlawful under section 68, because it would
amount to some special inducement to insurance, paid or offered
to each.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 45
Can the agent, then, accomplish this same result by writing
his own insurance himself ? In other words, can he stand in the
dual position of the insurant and the person negotiating the con-
tract ? I am of opinion that he cannot, and that when he applies
to the company for a policy he stands as a would-be insurant
and must be treated as such, and that he cannot be benefited by
the payment or allowance to him of any sum, whether it is in
terms a commission or a rebate.
Very truly yours,
Dana Malone, Attorney-General.
Registered Pharmacist — Prescription — Registered Physician —
Place of Residence.
A registered pharmacist may, under the pro^dsions of St. 1906, c. 281, fill a
prescription written by a registered physician practising medicine in the
city or town where such registered pharmacist is engaged in business,
without regard to the place of residence of such physician.
May 9, 1906.
William F. Sawyer, Esq., Secretary, Board of Registration in Pharmacy.
Dear Sir : — I am in receipt of your letter of the 7th inst.,
in which you ask if a registered pharmacist can fill a prescrip-
tion written by a physician residing in another city or town,
under chapter 281 of the Acts of 1906, and I reply that a regis-
tered pharmacist may fill such prescription given by a registered
physician practising in such city or town, whether he resides
there or not.
Very truly yours,
Daxa Malone, Attorney-General.
Board of Registration in Pharmacy — Registered Pharmacist —
Intoxicating Liquor — Sale — Certificate.
A registered pharmacist who holds a certificate issued by the Board of. Regis-
tration in Pharmacy, under the provisions of R. L., c. 100, § 23, and stating
that such pharmacist is a proper person to be entrusted with a license to
sell intoxicating liquor, as provided in section 21, such certificate having
been issued before the passage of St. 1906, c. 281, authorizing registered
pharmacists to sell without license intoxicating liquor upon prescriptions
of registered physicians practising within the same city or town, under the
conditions set forth in such chapter, must, before taking advantage of the
provisions of St. 1906, c. 281, receive a new certificate of fitness from such
Board.
46 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
May 25, 1906.
William F. Sawyer, Esq., Secretary, Board of Registration in Pharmacy.
Dear Sir : — In your letter dated May 24 yon request my
opinion upon the following question : —
A certificate having been issued to a registered pharmacist previous
to May 1, 1906, in accordance with section 23, chapter 100, and the
owner of such certificate having been refused a sixth-class license,
can the owner of said certificate sell intoxicating liquor on a physi-
cian's prescription m accordance with chapter 281 of the Acts of
1906, without obtaining another certificate applicable to said chapter
281, Acts of 1906?
In reply to your inquiry I beg to say that in my opinion a
registered pharmacist who holds a certificate issued in accord-
ance with the provisions of section 23 of chapter 100 of the
Revised Laws, before St. 1906, c. 281, took effect, and who has
not received a sixth-class license, is not authorized to sell in-
toxicating liquor on a physician's prescription in accordance
with chapter 281 of the Acts of 1906 without obtaining another
certificate, issued in accordance with the provisions of section
2 of chapter 281 of the Acts of 1906.
Very truly yours,
Dana Maloxe, Attorney-General.
Sealer of Weights and Measures — Inspection — Mechanical
Devices for Measuring Value of Commodity iveighed.
The duty of the Deputy Sealer of Weights and Measures, and of sealers of
weights and measures appointed in the several cities and towns under the
provisions of R. L., c. 62, § 18, is confined to a determination of the accu-
racy of such appliances as register weights and dry or liquid measures, and
does not require an examination of such mechanical devices as purport to
register the value of the commodity weighed or measured.
June 14, 190a
Hon. Arthur B. Chapin, Treasurer and Receiver-General and Sealer of Weights
and Measures.
Dear Sir: — Your inquiry of June 11 requires my opinion
upon the question whether or not the Sealer of Weights and
Measures has authority to seal and test computations " on barrel-
shaped scales, so called, which register the price of the amount
purchased as well as the weight in pounds and ounces."
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I am advised that the scales in question are known as "com-
puting scales/' and displa}^ the price of the article weighed upon
the platform as well as the weight of such article.
E. L., c. 62, § 8, provides for the appointment of a Deputy
Sealer of Weights and Measures, whose duty, as determined by
section 9, is to " try, adjust and seal the standard weights, meas-
ures and balances of every city and town at least once in five
years. ... He may also inspect the weights, measures and bal-
ances of any person which are used for sealing any goods, wares,
merchandise or other commodity, or for public weighing in any
city or town, and if he finds them inaccurate he shall forthwith
inform the mayor or selectmen who shall cause the provisions
of this chapter to be enforced."
Section 10 provides that the deputy " shall keep a record in
detail of the places visited, and of the weights, measures and
balances tested by him. . . ."
A consideration of the provisions of this chapter and of the
duties imposed upon the Deputy Sealer of Weights and Meas-
ures, as well as upon sealers of weights and measures appointed
in the various cities or towns in accordance with the requirements
of such statute, shows conclusively that the responsibility of such
officers is confined to the determination of the accuracy of appli-
ances for registering weights and measures as enumerated in
section 6 relating exclusively to quantity, and that there is no
authority to permit the trial, adjustment and sealing of such
appliances as register the pecuniary value of any article weighed.
The duty and responsibility of the officers in the premises are,
therefore, to determine only the accuracy of such appliances as
register weights and dry or liquid measures, and do not extend
to such mechanical devices as purport to register the value of the
commodity weighed.
Very truly yours,
Dana Malone, Attorney-GeneraL
Explosives — Storage — '' Building " — Iron Tanli. for l^eeping
Gasolene.
The word "building" as used in St. 1904, c. 370, § 3, as amended bj^ St. 1905,
c. 280, pro^dding that no building shall be erected or used in any city or
town for the keeping, storage, manufacture or sale of gunpowder and cer-
tain other explosives without a license from the mayor and aldermen of a
city or the selectmen of a town, a permit from the Chief of the District
Police, or some person designated by him, applies to and includes an iron
48 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
tank, closed except by pipe connections, and placed upon an uncovered
brick foundation, designed and intended as a "container" for gasolene,
and would apply to and include such a structure, even if under ground,
from which the liquid is taken by means of a pump.
June 20, 1906.
Joseph E. Shaw, Esq., Chief, Massachusetts District Police.
Dear Sir : — Eeplving to your letter of the 12th, in which
you ask for my opinion as to whether the word " building/' as
used in section 3 of chapter 370 of the Acts of 1904, as amended
by chapter 280 of the Acts of 1905, applies to or includes an
iron tank closed except by pipe connections and placed upon
a brick foundation uncovered, and intended as a " container '^
for gasolene to be kept for sale, I have to say that in my
opinion it does so apply. Considering the nature of the articles
to be stored, namely, crude petroleum or any of its products, or
other inflammable fluids, and the likelihood that they would be
stored in a tank, so called, I think the Legislature intended to
include such a structure in the word " building ; " otherwise, a
structure of any size might be erected for the purpose of the
storage of petroleum or other inflammable fluids, without any
regulations applying thereto.
I am also of opinion that the word " building " would cover
a tank similarly constructed, for a similar purpose, if under-
ground, and the liquid pumped therefrom.
Very truly yours,
Da>^a Malone, Attorney-General.
Railroad Corporations — Acquisition and Control of Stock and
Bonds of Domestic Street Railway Companies — Control of
Domestic Street Railivay Companies — Leasing — Forfeiture
of Charter.
House Bill No. 1358, pro\ading in section 1 that "it shall be unlawful for a rail-
road corporation operating a railroad in this Commonwealth to acquire,
own or hold, directly or indirectly, the stock or bonds of any street rail-
way company ha\'ing a location in any city or town in this Commonwealth,
or to lease the franchise and property of any such street railway," and in
section 2, that "upon petition of the attorney-general of the Common-
wealth to the supreme court in equity ... a receiver shall be appointed
who shall take possession and control of the property of any street rail-
way" included in section 1, with further provision in section 4 for forfeiture
of the charter of such company, after due notice and hearing, is ineffective
to prevent the purchase of the stock of a domestic street railway by a
railroad corporation chartered in another State and duly authorized thereto
by the laws of that State.
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Such bill proliibits the leasing of the franchise of a domestic street railway-
company by a railroad corporation operating a steam railroad within the
Commonwealth.
By reason of the provision for the dissolution of the charter of a domestic
street railwaj^ company if its stock or bonds are owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by a railroad corporation operating a steam railroad
within the Commonwealth, such bill would prevent such acquisition and
control.
June 21, 1906.
To the Hon. John N. Cole, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Sir : — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of an
order adopted by the House of Eepresentatives on the nine-
teenth day of June, requiring the opinion of the Attorney-
General upon certain questions regarding House Bill No. 1358,
entitled " An Act relative to Investments by Eailroad Corpora-
tions in Street Eailway Companies."
The bill submitted to me is in form as follows : —
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for a railroad coi^oration oper-
ating a railroad in this Commonwealth to acquire, own or hold, di-
rectly or indirectly, the stock or bonds of any street railway com-
pany having" a location in any city or town in this Commonwealth, or
to lease the franchise and property of any such street railway com-
pany, or to become an associate in the formation of a company for
the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining such a street
railway.
Section 2. Any railroad corporation operating a railroad in this
Commonwealth which now owns, directly or indirectly, stocks or
bonds of a street railway company having a location in any city or
town in this Commonwealth is hereby requested to sell and dispose of
said stock or bonds within one year from the time this bill becomes
a law.
Section 3. Upon the petition of the attorney-general of the Com-
monwealth to the supreme court in equity and such notice as said
court may order to parties in interest, a receiver shall be appointed
who shall take possession and control of the property of any street
railway company having a location in a city or town in this Com-
monwealth the capital stock or bonds of which are believed to be
owned or controlled by any railroad corporation operating a rail-
road in this Commonwealth.
Section 4. After a hearing upon said petition, if the court shall
find that the capital stock or any part thereof or bonds or any part
thereof of any street railway company having a location in the
Commonwealth is held directly or indirectly by any railroad corpora-
tion operating a railroad in the Commonwealth, or that the franchise
of any street railway company is held by lease by any railroad cor-
50 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
poration operating a railroad in this Commonwealth, the court shall
enter a decree that the charter and franchise of such street railway
company are forfeited and that its offices be closed, and shall direct
said receiver to sell and dispose of the j^roperty and franchise of
said street railway companj^ and apj^ly the funds received from such
sale to the paj^nent of debts and liabilities of such street railway
company in accordance with the provisions of the statutes of the
Commonwealth applicable to insolvent debtors.
Section 5. After the iDayment of debts and liabilities of such
street railway company and the payment of expenses of said receiver-
ship the remaining surplus, if any there be, shall be ordered to be
distributed as a dividend to stockholders of said street railway com-
pany.
Section 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
The first inquiry presented by the honorable House of Repre-
sentatives is " whether the bill annexed is legally sufficient to
prevent the purchase of the stock of street railway companies
having a location in this Commonwealth by railroad corpora-
tions operating steam railroads in this Commonwealth."
Section 1 of the bill in terms forbids the purchase by a rail-
road corporation operating a steam railroad within the Com-
monwealth of the stock of any street railway company having a
location therein. It is, hoAvever, to be observed that in the case
of a railroad corporation chartered by this Commonwealth such
acquisition of stock is already prohibited by the provision of
R. L., c. Ill, § 77, that: —
No railroad corporation, unless authorized by the general court
or by the provisions of the following five sections, shall directly or
indirectly subscribe for, take or hold the stock or bonds of or guar-
antee the bonds or dividends of any other corporation;
but it is doubtful if either of these statutes can effectually pre-
vent a transaction of the character described w^hen such trans-
action is the act of a corporation chartered in another State,
and done in and under the lawful authority of that State. If,
therefore, House Bill No. 1358 is to be construed as applicable
as well to corporations chartered elsewhere as to those chartered
by the Commonwealth, in my opinion it is ineffective to prevent
the purchase of the stock of a domestic street railway company
by a railroad corporation chartered in another State and duly
authorized thereto by the laws of that State.
To the second inquiry of the honorable House of Representa-
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tives, " whether the bill annexed is legally sufficient to prevent
the leasing of the franchise of street railways having a location
in any city or town in this Commonwealth by railroad corpora-
tions operating steam railroads in this Commonwealth/' I reply
that the bill prohibits the leasing of the franchises of domestic
street railways by railroad corporations operating steam rail-
roads within the Commonwealth^ but I ought to say that the
leasing of the franchise of a domestic street railway company
by a railroad corporation is now, in my opinion, without au-
thority in law.
In the third inquiry of the honorable House of Eepresenta-
tives my opinion is sought upon the question " whether the bill
annexed prevents the control, directly or indirectly, of street
railways having a location in any city or town in this Common-
wealth by railroad corporations operating steam railroads in this
Commonwealth/' I am of opinion that by reason of the provi-
sions contained in sections 3 and 4, providing for the dissolu-
tion of a domestic street railway corporation whenever the stock
of such corporation or any part thereof shall be found to be
directly or indirectly owned or controlled by a railroad corpora-
tion operating a steam railroad within the Commonwealth, the
proposed bill would prevent such ownership and control.
The fourth inquiry is as follows : "If in the opinion of the
Attorney-General the bill annexed fails to prevent the ownership
of the stock of said street railway companies, or the leasing of
the franchise of said street railway companies, and, in short,
the control, directly or indirectly, of said street railway com-
panies by railroad corporations operating street railways in this
Commonwealth, what amendments he would suggest to accom-
plish the end which this bill is intended to accomplish."
As already pointed out, House Bill No. 1358, if passed, would
probably prevent the ownership of the stock of street railway
companies, but the form of the same can be improved, and I
have the honor to advise the honorable House of Representatives
that in my opinion the substance and purpose of the same can
be accomplished so far as may be by the passage of an act in
substance as follows : —
If a foreign corporation acquires, owns or controls, directly or
indirectly, capital stock, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of
any domestic street railway company having a location in any city or
town in this Commonwealth, unless authorized so to do by the laws
of this CommonAvealth, the supreme judicial court shall have juris-
52 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
diction in equity in its discretion to dissolve such domestic street
railway company, and the attorney-general shall institute proceedings
for such dissolution and for the proper disposition of the assets of
such company.
A^ery truly yours,
Dana Maloxe, Attorney-General.
Cities or Towns — Massachusetts Hospital for Feehle-minded —
Liability for Support of Inmates — Notice.
R. L., c. 85, § 20, pro\dding that "a city or town in which an inmate of the
state hospital is found to have a legal settlement shall be liable to the
commonwealth in like manner as one town is liable to another in like
cases," does not hmit the liability of such city or town to a period of three
months next preceding the date of notice, as is the case between towns
under R. L., c. 81, § 17, and such liabiUty is not affected by want of notice.
July 18, 1906.
J. F. Lewis, M.D., Superintendent of State Adult Poor.
Dear Sir : — You request my opinion upon the claim made
by the Commonwealth against the town of Winthrop for the
support of Catherine F. Ryan, who was committed to the School
for the Feeble-minded on March 12, 1905, by a Suffolk court.
You say that there was some difficulty in obtaining her history,
and that you were not justified in claiming settlement in the
town of Winthrop until Nov. 22, 1905. Denial of settlement was
made December 4, and, later, settlement was acknowledged and
the school sent a bill to the town, which covered the whole period
from the date of commitment, March 12, 1905. The town of
Winthrop has taken the position that, under R. L., c. 85, § 20, it
is not responsible for the charges for a period more than three
months prior to the first notice given to it, which was on Nov. 22,
1905. The question is whether this contention of the town is
sound.
The provision under which towns are liable for the support of
settled inmates of the Massachusetts School for the Feeble-
minded is found in R. L., c. 87, § 120, which provides as fol-
lows : —
The charges for the support of each inmate in the custodial de-
partment of said school shall be three dollars and twenty-iive cents
a week, and shall be paid quarterly. Such charges for those not hav-
ing known settlements in the commonwealth shall, after approval by
the state board of insanity, be paid by the commonwealth, and may
afterward be recovered bv the treasurer and receiver o-eneral of such
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inmates, if of sufficient ability, or of any person or kindred bound by
law to maintain them, or of the place of their settlement, if subse-
quently ascertained. ...
The facts of this case bring it directly within this provision
of law. This is in effect similar to the section for the recovery
of the charges for the support of insane persons in the various
insane hospitals, which is found in E. L., c. 87, § 78. In neither
of these sections is there any suggestion that the provision of
E. L., c. 81, § 17, that as between towns the time for which re-
covery may be had is limited to three months next preceding the
date of notice, are applicable to the Commonwealth.
The section upon which the town relies is E. L., c. 85, § 20,
which is as follows : —
A city or town in which an inmate of the state hospital is found to
have a legal settlement shall be liable to the commonwealth for his
support in like manner as one town is liable to another in like cases;
and, in such case, the state board of charity shall adopt such meas-
ures relative to notice, removal of a pauper and recoveiy of expenses
as are prescribed for towns in like cases.
This provision refers to the charges for the support of paupers
at the State hospitals, and has no reference whatsoever to the
charges for the support at the insane hospitals or at the school
for the feeble-minded.
The case of Adams v. The Inhabitants of Ipswich, 116 Mass.
570, is conclusive of the present question. That was a case in
which the Treasurer of the Commonwealth brought suit for the
support of an insane pauper committed to the Northampton
Lunatic Hospital. The town set up the defence that there had
been no notice to it under the statute. The court said : —
The right of recovery in behalf of the commonwealth is not gov-
erned by the provisions regulating claims between different towns.
It is not limited by reason of want of notice.
At this time the provisions of G. S., c. 71, § 49, were in force,
and were in effect the same as E. L., c. 85, § 20, upon which the
town of Winthrop relies now.
Consequently, there can be no question but that the town is
liable for the full amount claimed from the date of commitment.
A^'ery truly yours,
Dana Malone, Attorney-General.
54 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Massachusetts Highway Commission — Telegraph, Telephone and
Electric Light Poles — Original Locations.
The Massachusetts Highway Commission have no jurisdiction to grant original
locations for telephone, telegraph or electric Ught poles independently of
the local board, wlaich, under the provisions of St. 1906, c. 117, are con-
stituted the tribvmals for that purpose.
July 18, 1906.
A. B. Fletcher, Esq., Secretary, Massachusetts Highway Commission.
Dear Sir : — The Massachusetts Highwa}^ Commission request
my opinion upon the question of their jurisdiction in the matter
of granting locations for lines of telephone, telegraph or electric
light poles on State highways.
E. L., c. 122, § 2, as amended by Acts of 1903, c. 237, and Acts
of 1906, c. IIT, is as follows: —
The mayor and aldermen of a city or the selectmen of a town
through which the lines of a company are to pass shall give the
company a writing specifying where the poles may be located, the
kind of poles, the height at which, and the places where, the wires
may run. Any company, except street railway companies, desiring
permission to erect poles, piers, abutments or other fixtures upon or
along any public way shall, in writing, petition the said mayor and
aldermen or selectmen therefor. A public hearing shall be held on
such petition, and written notices of the time and place at which such
hearing will be held shall be mailed at least three days before said
hearing, by the clerk of the city or the selectmen of the town in which
the petition for locations has been made, to the owners of real estate
along the ways or parts of ways upon which it is proposed to con-
struct said line, as determined by the last preceding assessment for
taxation. The clerk of the city or the selectmen of the town shall
endorse upon the order or specification of locations granted, his or
their certificate that notices were sent and a hearmg held as herein
provided, and no such order or specification shall be valid without
such certificate. After the erection of the lines the mayor and alder-
men or selectmen may, after giving the company or its agents an
opportunity to be heard, or upon petition of the company with-
out hearing or notice, direct any alteration in the location or erection
of the poles, piers or abutments, and in the height of the wires; and
no permit shall be required for renewing, repairing or replacing
poles, piers, abutments or other fixtures once erected under the pro-
visions of law. Such certificates, specifications and decisions shall
be recorded in the records of the city or town.
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E. L., c. 4:7, which relates to State highways, contains no spe-
cific provision dealing with the location of telegraph, telephone
or electric light poles on State highways. There are two sections
which refer to the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commis-
sion, sections 11 and 21.
Section 11 provides: —
Said commission shall keep all state highways reasonably clear of
brush, shall cause suitable shade trees to be planted thereon if prac-
ticable, and may establish and maintain watering troughs upon said
highways. No opening shall be made in any such highway nor shall
any structure be placed thereon, nor shall any structure which has
been placed thereon be changed or renewed, except in accordance
with a permit from the commission, which shall exercise complete
and permanent control over such highways.
Section 2 1 provides : —
No state highway shall be dug up for laying or placing pipes,
sewers, poles, wires or railways or for other purposes, and no tree
shall be planted or removed or obstruction placed thereon, without
the written permit of the highway commission, and then only in ac-
cordance with the regulations of said commission; and the work
shall be done under the supervision and to the satisfaction of said
commission, and the entire expense of replacing the highway in as
good condition as before shall be paid by the persons to whom the
permit Avas given or by whom the work was done ; but a city or town
may dig up such state highway without such approval of the high-
way commission in case of immediate necessity; but in such cases it
shall be forthwith replaced in as good condition as before at the ex-
pense of the city or town. Said commission shall give suitable names
to the state highways, and may change the name of any way which
becomes a part of a state highway. They shall erect suitable guide
posts at convenient points along state highways.
In a brief filed by counsel for the telegraph company, and
annexed to the communication submitted by the State Highway
Commission, it is contended that the use of the words " shall
exercise complete and permanent control over such highways '' is
sufficient to vest in the commission the right and power to grant
locations for telegraph or telephone poles upon State highways,
independently of any action upon the part of the mayor and
aldermen in the case of cities or of boards of selectmen in the
case of towns.
56 ATTORXEY-GEXERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
I am of opinion, however, that a consideration of section 21,
above quoted, shows conclusively that such was not the purpose
of the Legislature and is not the effect of section 11. Section 21
clearly contemplates that the State Highway Commission, in
the matter of the placing of pipes, sewers, poles or wires, shall
act only in a supervisory capacity, and shall have no authority to
grant original locations for telegraph or telephone poles inde-
pendently of the local boards which are constituted the tribunals
for that pui^ose under the provisions of St. 1906, c. 117. (See,
also, 1 Op. Attys.-Gen. 317.) It follows, therefore, that the
Massachusetts Highway Commission have no authority or juris-
diction to grant original locations for telephone, telegraph or
electric light poles.
Very truly yours,
Daxa Malone, Attorney-General.
Hours of Labor — Insane Hospital — Day's Work — Half -holi-
day— Sunday Employment — ^Yor'k by the Hour — Appro-
priations.
St. 1906, c. 517, § 1, pro\'iding, in part, that "eight hours shall constitute a
day's work for all laborers, workmen and mechanics now or hereafter em-
ployed bj" the Commonwealth, . . . but in cases where a Saturday half-
holiday is given the hours of labor upon the other working days of the
week may be increased sufficiently to make a total of forty-eight hours for
the week's work," does not require a nine-hour wage, and does not prohibit
the emploATnent of laborers, workmen and mechanics by the Common-
wealth for more than eight hours a day, when the contract for such em-
ployment is by the hour.
Such statute pro-vides for an eight -hour day upon Siuiday as well as upon other
days of the week for persons properly employed upon that day, and does
not restrict the emploj-ment of persons required to work seven days a
week to forty-eight hours.
If a half -holiday is given, it must be a Saturday ha]f-hohda5%
If the appropriations for the maintenance of the Worcester Insane Hospital
are fixed for the year, the trustees of such hospital are not authorized to
exceed the same to comply with the provisions of such chapter.
July 26, 1906.
T. H. Gage, Jr., Esq., Trustee of the Worcester Insane Hospital.
Dear Sir: — In your letter dated July 25, you state that the
trustees of the Worcester Insane Hospital desire my opinion in
regard to certain aspects of the so-called eight-hour law, passed
at the last session of the Legislature.
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This act is chapter 517 of the Acts of 1906, and provides in
its first section that : —
Eight hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen
and mechanics now or hereafter employed, by or on behalf of the
Commonwealth, or of any county therein, or of any city or town
which has accepted the provisions of section twenty of chapter one
hundred and six of the Revised Laws ; but in cases where a Saturday
half -holiday is given the hours of labor upon the other working days
of the week may be increased sufficiently to make a total of forty-
eight hours for the week's work.
To your questions I reply as follows : —
1. Does the eight-honr law carry with it a nine-hour wage?
It does not require a nine-hour wage.
2. Can laborers, workmen and mechanics in State institutions
work more than eight hours per day, and if so, under what con-
ditions ?
In my opinion, laborers, workmen and mechanics working in
State institutions may, if employed by State officials by the hour,
work more than eight hours a day. St. 1906, c. 517, § 1, is similar
in terms to the federal act of June 25, 1868 (15 Stat. 77), Eev.
Sts., § 3738, which provides that " eight hours shall constitute a
day^s work for all laborers, workmen and mechanics who may be
employed by or on behalf of the government of the United
States."
In the case of United States v. Martin, 94 U. S. 400, the
United States Supreme Court had this act under consideration,
and, speaking by Mr. Justice Hunt, said : —
This was a direction by Congress to the officers and agents of the
United States, establishing the principle to be observed in the labor
of those engaged in its service. It prescribed the length of time which
should amount to a day's work, when no special agreement was made
upon the subject. There are several things which the act does not
regulate, which it may be worth while to notice.
First. — It does not establish the price to be paid for a day's
work. . . .
Second. — The statute does not provide that the employer and the
laborer may not agi'ee with each other as to what time shall consti-
tute a day's work. ...
We regard the statute chiefly as in the nature of a direction from
a principal to his agent, that eight hours is deemed to be a proper
length of time for a day's labor, and that his contracts shall be based
upon that theory. . . .
58 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
It is to be noticed that since this decision an act has been
passed (Act of Aug. 1, 1892, chapter 352, 27 Stat. 340) relating
to hours of labor of laborers and mechanics employed upon
public works of the United States and of the District of Colnmbia,
which expressly provides that it shall be unlawful to require or
permit a laborer or mechanic to work more than eight hours in
any calendar day.
The Massachusetts statute regulating the hours of labor has
been construed by two of my predecessors. St. 1890, c. 375, pro-
vided that : —
Nine hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen
and mechanics now employed or who may be employed by or on be-
half of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any city or town
therein; and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed.
On April 24, 1891, the Hon. Albert E. Pillsbury (1 Op. Attys.-
Gen., 10), then Attorne3^-General, advised the Governor that this
statute did not prohibit the employment of labor in State insti-
tutions for more than nine hours a day, if such labor was con-
tracted for and paid for by the hour.
By St. 1891, c. 350, this act was amended so as to apply to
counties. By St. 1893, c. 406, it was provided: —
All contracts hereafter made by or on behalf of the Commonwealth
requiring the employment of manual labor shall provide that persons
employed in the performance of such labor under any such contract
shall not be required to work more than nine hours in each day, and
that said nine hours shall constitute a day's work.
In St. 1894, c. 508, §§ 7 and 8, the provisions of St. 1890, c. 375,
as amended, and St. 1893, c. 406, were substantially re-enacted.
This act also provided a penalty for the violation of its pro-
visions.
St. 1899, c. 344, § 1, provided that eight hours should con-
stitute a day's work for laborers, workmen and mechanics em-
ployed by a city or town, and section 3 of that chapter, amended
by St. 1900, c. 357, provided that this act should take effect only
upon its acceptance by the city or town.
On May 14, 1900, the Hon. Hosea M. Knowlton, then i^ttor-
ney-General, in an opinion, said : —
St. 1894, c. 508, § 7, which provides that " Nine hours shall consti-
tute a day's work for all laborers," etc., refers only to employment
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by the clay. It does not and is not intended to prohibit the employ-
ment of labor by the hour, if the laborer is willing to be so em-
ployed.
If a laborer is told that he can only be employed upon his agree-
ment to work more than nine hours per day at a given rate per hour,
and accepts the employment upon such terms, such employment is an
evasion of the law, but not, in my judgment, a violation of it. Being
a penal law, it is to be constmed strictly. A person so employed,
however powerful the inducement, is, nevertheless, in contemplation
of law, working voluntarily, and the case, so far as the statute is
concerned, is the same as though no such threat were held out to him.
Employment by the hour is not within the statute.
St. 1894, c. 508, §§ 7 and 8, and St. 1899, c. 344, as amended,
appear as E. L., c. 106, §§ 19, 20 and 21, without substantial
changes, and the same chapter contains a provision for penalty.
The present statute reduces the number of hours in a day's
work for the Commonwealth or a county from nine to eight,
with a provision that the number of hours may be increased if a
Saturday half-holiday is given; otherwise, however, the law is
not materially changed, and the statements quoted above from
the' opinion of my predecessor are, it seems to me, applicable to
the law as it now stands, if the word " eight " be substituted
for the w^ord " nine.''
3. What application has the act to laborers, workmen and
mechanics whose duties ordinarily call for Sunday work ?
The statute provides for an eight-hour day on Sunday as well
as on other days of the week for persons properly employed on
that day as well as on other days of the week.
4. In cases where the ordinary duties of laborers, workmen
and mechanics require them to work seven days a week, does the
law restrict their employment to a total of forty-eight hours, or
does fifty-six hours in such cases constitute a week's work ?
The law does not restrict the employment of persons required
to w^ork seven days a week to a total of forty-eight hours.
5. If a half-holiday is given, must it be a Saturday half-
holiday ?
Yes ; if the half day is to be made up on other working days.
6. If the appropriations for the maintenance of institutions
are fixed for the year, shall we be warranted in overrunning the
same to comply with the provisions of the eight-hour law?
No.
Yery truly yours,
Dana Malone, Attorney-General.
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Governor — Registered Bonds of the Commonwealth — Signa-
ture — Rubber Stamp.
The Governor may affix his signature to registered bonds issued by the Com-
monwealth by means of a rubber stamp, provided such stamp is retained
in liis possession and appUed by him, or, in liis presence, by some one
authorized by him to make such apphcation.
July 31, 1906.
Hon. Akthur B, Chapin, Treasurer and Receiver-General.
Dear Sir: — Replying to your letter of the 23d, in which
you ask my opinion as to whether His Excellency the Governor
can affix his name by a rubber stamp to registered bonds issued
by the Commonwealth, or whether it is necessary for him to
personally sign with his own hand, I have to say that in my
opinion he may impress his name with a stamp instead of a
pen, provided he keep the same in his possession and apply it
himself or cause it to be applied in his presence. The Attorney-
General of the United States, in an opinion (1 Op. Attys.-Gen.
670) to the President in reply to a similar question, decided " that
the adoption and acknowledgment . of a signature written by
another makes it a man's own; that there will be great difficulty
in maintaining the proposition as a legal one, that ,when the
law required signing it means that it must be done with pen and
ink; that a signature made with straw dipped in blood would
be equally valid and obligatory ; he may write his name in full or
may write his initials or may print his initials with a pen; that
pen may be made of a goose quill or of metal ; and I see no legal
objection to its being made in the form of a stamp or copper-
plate. It is still his act: it flows from his assent, and is the
evidence of that assent.^'
Yery truly yours,
Dak^a Maloxe, Attorney-General.
Taxation — Exemption — " Farming Utensils " — Person.
Under the provisions of R. L., c. 12, § 5, el. 11, exempting from taxation
among other specified articles of property, the "farming utensils of every
person," such exemption should in general be confined to implements,
tools and utensils used by any person in the pursuit of agriculture.
As used in such statute, the word "person" does not include a corporation.
Sept. 28, 1906.
Hon. William D. T. Trefry, Tax Commissioner.
Dear Sir : — Replying to 3'our request for an opinion as to
exemption from taxation by local assessors of farming utensils
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of every person, under E. L., c. 12, § 5, cl. 11, a list of articles
which have in some instances been construed as exempt having
been furnished me, I am of opinion that you should adopt a
somewhat arbitrary rule. In my opinion the following would be
exempt : — ;-
All hand tools for farming.
Plow, including " Riding Plow."
Harrow.
Cultivator.
Planter, geared and otherwise.
Mowing machine.
Tedder.
Horse rake.
Reaper, including reaper and binder.
Potato digger.
Ensilage cutter.
Spray pump, also tank.
Churn.
Wagon, where used principally for farm purposes.
Cart, where used principally for farm purposes.
Sled, where used principally for farm purposes.
Chains.
Manure spreader.
Upon the other hand, the following would not be exempt : —
Windmill, including pump.
Boiler (steam), also cooker.
Engine (steam), (gas), (portable), (stationary), (traction).
Power saw (for fire wood).
Fruit evaporator.
Cider mill and press.
Incubator.
Cream separator.
Cream cooler.
Honey extractor (centrifugal).
Carriage.
Wagon (other than farm wagon).
Cart (other than farm cart).
Sled (other than farm sled).
Sleigh.
Pung.
Harness (blankets, whips, robes).
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I am of opinion that the word " person " as used in this
statute does not include a corporation.
I find several decisions which hold that a wagon is a farm
ntensil; also, under 20 Kan. 555, that a McCormick Advance
reaper and mower is a farming ntensil.
It is difficult to define what would or would not be exempt,
on principle, but it would seem that exemptions should be con-
fined to the farming utensils, meaning all those implements, tools
and utensils used in the pursuit of agriculture and husbandry.
Very truly yours,
Daxa Malone, Attorney-General.
Pauper Law — Settlement — Effect of Retroactive Statute upon
Derivative Settlement.
Where the derivative settlement of a mother which was not fully acquired sub-
sequent to May 1, 1860, and did not prevent the subsequent acquisition
of a settlement in the same place, was defeated and lost by the retroac-
tive provision of R. L., c. 80, § 6, the settlement of a daughter derived
from that of the mother subsequent to May 1, 1860, is not lost or affected
by the loss of the settlement of the mother.
Sept. 28, 1906. ]
J. F. Lewis, M.D., Superintendent, State Board of Charity.
Dear Sir : — Replying to your request for an opinion as to
whether the settlement of Amelia F. West was affected by the
provisions of section 6 of chapter 80 of the Revised Laws, the
material facts are as follows : —
Amelia F. West, born Dec. 25, 1862, at Tisbury, Mass., ille-
gitimate, was committed to the Massachusetts School for Idiotic
and Feeble-minded Youth Sept. 23, 1875, and has been an
inmate of that institution since that time as a charge to the
town of Tisbury. Her mother, Mary F. West, was born in 1820
in Richmond, Va., and came to Tisbury, Mass., when a child,
and lived in that town continuously until her death, Oct. 17,
1894. She was married in Tisbury, Jan. 27, 1840, to Edward
F. West, and lived with him until his death, June 7, 1854.
Mary F. West did not, as the widow of said Edward F. West,
after May 1, 1860, live any period of five years without receiving
relief as a pauper.
R. L., c. 80, § 6 (St. 1898, c. 425, § 2), is as follows: —
Any settlement which was not fully acquired subsequent to the first
day of May in the year eighteen hundred and sixty is hereby de-
feated and lost, unless such settlement prevented a subsequent aequisi-
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tion of settlement in the same place; but if a settlement acquired by
marriage is so defeated, the former settlement of the wife, if not also
so defeated, shall be revived. A person who is absent from the com-
monwealth for ten consecutive years shall lose his settlement.
From these facts it appears that Mary F. West had, on Dec.
25, 1862, a settlement in Tisbury derived from her husband,
Edward F. West. This settlement w^as not fully acquired subse-
quent to May 1, 1860. The existence of it did not prevent a
subsequent acquisition of a settlement by Mary F. West, for she
has not since that time lived any period of five 3^ears in that
town without receiving relief as a pauper. Any settlement which
she had prior to her marriage was not acquired subsequent to
May 1, 1860, she having married Edward F. West in 1840. It
follows that by the operation of Acts of 1898, c. 425, § 2 (E. L.,
c. 80, § 6), the settlement of Mary F. West in Tisbury was de-
feated and lost.
The question raised by the present question is whether the
settlement of Amelia F. West, which was derived from her
mother, was also, by the operation of this statute, defeated and
lost.
E. L., c. 80, § 1, cl. 3, provides : —
Illegitimate children shall have the settlement of their mother at
the time of their birth if she then has any within the commonwealth.
In St. 1793, c. 34, this provision was in the following form: —
Illegitimate children shall follow and have the settlement of their
mother at the time of their birth, if any she shall then have, within the
Commonwealth. . . .
This statute was interpreted by the court in Boylston v. Prince-
ton, 13 Mass. 381. In that case it was said : —
The rule, as now established, is that illegitimate children shall have
the settlement of their mother at the time of their birth; meaning, as
we apprehend, that the settlement which the mother had at the time of
the birth of the child should be the settlement of the child, until it
should gain a new settlement by its own act.
This is even more clearly the meaning of the statute in its
present form; consequently, Amelia F. West, by reason of her
birth in the town of Tisbury and by reason of that fact alone,
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acquired a settlement in that town which was unaffected by any
change in the settlement of her mother. The birth taking place
after May 1, 1860, the settlement was fully acquired subsequent
to that date, and it was consequently not defeated and lost by
the operation of St. 1898, c. 425, § 2 (E. L., c. 80, § 6).
Very truly yours,
Daxa Malone, Attorney-General.
Trust Company — Loan to Single Individual — '^ Surplus."
A trust company, subject to the provisions of R. L., c. 116, § 34, may not
legally loan money to a single indi^ddual in excess of one-fifth of its surplus
accounts and paid-up capital, excluding the profit and loss account.
Oct. 16, 1906.
Hon. Pierre Jay, Bank Commissioner.
Dear Sir : — My opinion has been orally requested by you as
to whether the phrase " surplus account," in E. L., c. 116, § 34,
shall be taken to include or exclude undivided profits. The sec-
tion is as follows : —
The total liabilities of a pei-son, other than cities or towns, for
money boiTowed, including in the liabilities of a fhin the liabilities of
its several members, to such corporations having a capital stock of
five hundred thousand dollars or more shall at no time exceed one-
fifth part of the surplus account and of such amount of the capital
stock as is actually paid up. . . .
It has been argued that the case of Leather Manufacturers
National Banh v. Treat, 128 Fed. Eep. 262, is in point, but the
court expressly recognized in that case the fact that the term
^' surplus,'' as used in the nomenclature of banks, does not in-
clude undivided profits. On page 264 the court said : —
Undivided profits do not become a part of this fund until they have
been assigned to it by some fomial act of the institution; and it is
for the directors and not for the taxing officers of the government
to determine when this should be done.
The decision was to the effect that the capital, for purposes of
taxation and within the meaning of the statute, was all the money
employed by the institution for banking purposes. On this
ground it was held that the undivided profits were capital, and
consequently taxable. It is in no sense a decision that the word
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" surplus '' includes the undivided profits. Indeed, the court
expressly gives its opinion to the contrary.
In the Massachusetts statute the term used is "surplus ac-
count/' which evidently indicates a fund set aside under a par-
ticular account.
It seems to me clear that a trust company, subject to the pro-
visions of section 3^, above quoted, cannot lawfully loan money
to a single individual in excess of one-fifth of its surplus account
and paid-up capital, excluding the profit and loss account.
Very truly yours,
Dai^a Maloxe, Attorney-General.
Insurance — Fire Insurance — Explosion.
A fire insurance company may not add to its policy a slip or rider, containing
an agreement that, in consideration of the payinent of an additional pre-
mium, the polic}' shall include loss or damage by fire caused by an explo-
sion upon the insured premises, payment hi case of loss to be at the value
of the property before such explosion, since the effect of such policy is to
provide insurance against loss from explosion.
Nov. 5, 1906.
Hon. Frederick L. Cutting, Insurance Cotnndssiojier.
Dear Sir : — You ask my opinion as to whether a fire insur-
ance company ma}' attach to the standard form of policy a rider
which reads as follows : —
In consideration of an additional premium equal to ten per centum
of the amount of premium otherwise due on this policy, it is under-
stood and agreed, in the event of any explosion on the premises
covered, fire ensuing, this company shall pay the loss on the property
hereby insured and injured by fire at the value thereof before the ex-
plosion, provided, that if there is other concurrent insurance upon the
insured property damaged this company shall be liable only for such
proportion of the loss or damage as the amount hereby insured bears
to the whole amount of insurance thereon, whether such other insur-
ance contains a similar clause or not.
The question is, " Can a fire insurance company insure against
loss or damage by explosion when a fire does ensue ? '' This
question, in a slightly different form, was answered in the nega-
tive by a former Attorney-General (see 1 Op. Attys.-Gen., 431),
and that unquestionably is the law. The rider above quoted,
however, attempts to evade this prohibition by purporting to
insure loss on property " injured by fire.''
QQ ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Inasmuch as pa3^ment in case of loss is to be made at the value
of the property "before the explosion," the policy, in effect,
insures against the loss arising both from the explosion and from
the fire ; and from the fact that an additional premium is charged,
it is evidently intended to cover loss caused solely by explosion.
Such a rider cannot lawfully be issued by a fire insurance com-
pany.
Tery truly yours,
Daxa Maloxe, Attorney-General.
City and Town — Debts — Refunding or Renewal.
Under the provisions of R. L., c. 27, § 18, that cities and towns may renew or
refund any debts in securities payable within the period fixed by section
11 of such chapter, a note issued by a town to renew or refund a debt
incurred for schoolhouse construction, and payable •^\ithin the required
period of twenty years from the date of the original issue, is a valid obli-
gation of such town.
Nov. 19, 1906.
Hon. Arthur B. Chapin, Treasurer and Receiver-General.
Dear Sir : — You ask my opinion as to the renewal or refund-
ing of a note issued by the town of Walpole on Nov. 2, 1896, for
ten years, in pa3anent of a debt incurred for schoolhouse con-
struction, which it was voted to renew for a period not exceeding
ten years on March 5, 1906.
Section 11 of chapter 27 of the Revised Laws provides that
debts incurred in building schoolhouses and other public build-
ings, and in procuring land therefor, shall be payable within
twenty years. Section 18 of the same chapter provides that : —
Cities and towns may pay, or provide for the payment of, any
debts at earlier periods than is required in this chapter ; or may renew
or refund the same in securities payable within the required period.
It has been objected that renewal of this note would not be
consistent with the provisions of section 12, which provides that
eight per cent, shall be raised annually by taxation to pay the
principal of notes payable at a period not exceeding ten years,
but I think that section refers to " all other debts mentioned in
section eight," and that the provision in section 12, line 3, " in
all other cases may . . . establish a sinking fund," applies to a
debt like this, which may run twenty years.
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Under the law as it stands, it is my opinion that a note issued
to renew or refund a debt, which renewal is payable within the
required period of twenty years, is a valid obligation.
Very truly yours,
Dana Malone, Attorney-General.
VioJatio7i of Pharmacy Law — Plea of Nolo Contendere — Co7i-
viction and Fire.
A plea of nolo contendere, followed by a fine imposed by the court, is a convic-
tion within the meaning of R. L., c. 76, § 17, providing that the Board of
Registration in Pharmacy may suspend the license of a registered phar-
macist only "for a cause punishable by law," and "'after his con\'iction
by a court of competent jurisdiction."
' - Nov. 30, 1906.
William F. Sawyer, Esq., Secretary, Board of Registration in Pharmacy.
Dear Sir : — You ask my opinion as to whether a plea of nolo
contendere, followed by a fine and payment thereof, constitutes a
conviction that would justify the Board of Eegistration in Phar-
macy, under section 17 of chapter 76 of the Eevised Laws, in
suspending a certificate of registration of the party complained of.
E. L., c. 76, § 17, reads as follows : —
If the full board sitting at such hearing finds the person guilty, the
board may suspend the effect of the certificate of his registration as
a pharmacist for such term as the board fixes, but the license or cer-
tificate of registration of a registered pharmacist shall not be sus-
pended for a cause punishable by law until after his conviction by a
court of competent jurisdiction.
A record showing a conviction on such a plea is not admissible
in another proceeding to show that the defendant was guilty. It
is the intention of the statute to give a pharmacist charged with
a crime the right to a trial in a court having jurisdiction of his
offense; but if his guilt be there established, so that the court
may impose sentence according to its powers, then it is suffi-
ciently established for the Board of Eegistration in Pharmacy to
act upon their finding and to impose .a penalty. MunMey v,
Hoyt, 179 Mass. 108. In no way is the judgment of the Board
upon the question of the guilt of the party to be affected by the
proceedings in another court, as the purpose of the statute is to
give the Board power to hold an independent liearing; but while
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the record is not admissible in another j^roceeding, there is no
doubt that a sentence imposed after a plea of 710I0 contendere
amounts to a conviction in the case in which the plea is entered.
White V. Creamer, 175 Mass. 567. That being so, it is my opin-
ion, from the facts stated, that a conviction has been had by a
court of competent jurisdiction.
Very truly yours,
Daxa Maloxe, Attorney-General.
State Officers or Boards — '' Day's Work " — Contract — Mate-
rials or Supplies.
A State officer, board or commission must, under the provisions of St. 1906,
c. 517, insert in ever3^ contract made by such officer, board or commission
in behalf of the Commonwealth, excluding contracts for the purchase of
materials or suppUes, a clause requiring that no laborer, workman or me-
chanic employed under such contract shall be required to work more than
eight hours in any one calendar day, whether or not such contract is to
be executed within the Commonwealth.
The words "materials or supplies" should be construed to include articles to
be used in the creation of a mechanical structure, and upon which no work
is to be performed under the contract.
Dec. 12, 1906.
William S. Youngmax, Esq., Secretary, Charles River Basin Commission.
Dear Sir : — Replying to your letter of the 28th, in which the
Charles River Basin Commission requests my opinion as to
whether the commission " must put into every contract for sup-
plies made in ^Massachusetts, and even though of standard charac-
ter, such as nails or iron pipe, the following provision : ' No
laborer, workman or mechanic in the employ of the contractor,
sub-contractor or other person doing or contracting to do the
whole or any part of the work contemplated by this contract,
shall be required to work more than eight hours in any one
calendar day ; ' " and second, as to " whether the provision above
quoted must go into every contract for supplies, where the sup-
plies are furnished 1)y a manufacturer whose ^^lant is located
outside of the Commonwealth." Section 2 of chapter 517 of the
Acts of lOOn provides as follows: —
Eveiy contract, excluding contracts for the purchase of material or
supplies, to which the Commonwealth, or of any county therein, . . .
is a party which may involve the employment of laborers, workmen
or mechanics shall contain a stipulation that no laborer, workman or
mechanic in the employ of the contractor, sub-contractor or other per-
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son doing or contracting to do the whole or a part of the work con-
templated by the contract shall be recjuired to work more than eight
hours in any one calendar day.
Section 3 provides : —
This act shall apply to all laborers, workmen or mechanics engaged
upon any works which are or are intended to be the property of the
Commonwealth. . . .
Such provision should therefore be inserted in every contract
except contracts for the purchase of materials and supplies,
whether the plant of the manufacturer with whom such contract
is made is located in the Commonwealth or elsewhere. I think
the Legislature intended the Avords " material or supplies ^' to
include articles which are intended to be used in the creation of a
mechanical structure and upon which no work is to be done under
the contract. Xails and iron pipe would, in my opinion, be
material or supplies within the meaning of the statute.
Very truly yours,
Dana Malone, Attorney-General.
Puhlic or Private Schools — State Normal Schools — Pupils —
Street or Elevated Railway Companies — Special Rates.
Pupils in State normal schools are not entitled to the benefits of R. L., c. 112,
§ 72, as amended by St. 1906, c. 479, providing that "tlie rates of fare
charged by street or elevated railway companies for the transportation of
pupils of the public or private schools . . . shall not exceed one-half the
regular fare charged by such street or elevated railway company for the
transportation of other passengers."
Dec. 19, 1906.
C. B. TiLLiNGHAST, Escj., Treasurer, State Board of Education.
Dear Sir : — The State Board of Education ask my opinion
upon the following question : " Are the pupils in our State nor-
mal schools entitled to the benefits of chapter 479, Acts of
1906?^'
The statute above referred to was first enacted in Acts of 1900,
chapter 197. This statute was embodied in E. L., c. 112, § 72,
which is as follows : —
The rates of fare charged by street or elevated railway companies
for the transportation of pupils of the public schools between a given
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point, from or to which it is necessary for them to ride in travelling
to or from the school houses in which they attend school and their
homes, whether such school houses are located in the city or town in
which the pupils reside or in another city or town, shall not exceed
one-half the regular fare charged by such street or elevated railway
company for the transportation of other passengers between said
points, and tickets for the transportation of pupils as aforesaid, good
dui'ing the days when said schools are in session, shall be sold by said
companies in lots of ten each. A railway company which violates
the provisions of this section shall forfeit twenty-five dollars for each
offence.
By Acts of 1906, chapter 4?9, this latter provision was amended
by the insertion of the words " or private " at the end of the
second line, so that the provision of law was applicable to the
" transportation of pupils of the public or private schools."
The term " public schools " may be considered as synonymous
with " common schools," and as so used its meaning is well set-
tled. So it has often been defined in connection with the Consti-
tution, Article of Amendment XVIII. : —
All monej's raised by taxation in the towns and cities for the support
of public schools, and all moneys which may be appropriated by the
state for the support of common schools, shall be applied to, and
expended in, no other schools than those which are conducted accord-
ing to law, under the order and superintendence of the authorities of
the to^vn or city in which the money is to be expended; and such
money shall never be appropriated to any religious sect for the
maintenance, exclusively, of its own school.
In the case of Merriclc v. Amherst, 12 Allen, 500, 508, it was
said by Chief Justice Bigelow : —
The phrases ''' public schools " and " common schools " have ac-
quired imder the legislation and practice of this State a well-settled
signification. They are never applied to the higher seminaries of
leaiiiing, such as incorporated academies and colleges. These, in a
certain broad and comprehensive sense, are public institutions, be-
cause thej^ are controlled by corporations, and are usually open to all
persons who are willing to comply with the terms of admission and
tuition. But the broad line of distinction between these and the
" public or common schools " ' is, that the latter are supported by
general taxation, that they are open to all, free of expense, and that
they are under the immediate control and superintendence of agents
appointed by the voters of each town and city.
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And again, in JenMns v. Andover, 103 Mass. 94, 99, the court
in speaking of public and common schools, said : —
These are the schools to which the eighteenth article applies, —
schools which towns are required to maintain, or authorized to main-
tain, though not required to do so, as a part of our system of common
education, and which are open and free to all the children and youth
of the towns in which they are situated, who are of proper age or
qualifications to attend them, or which adjoinmg towns may unite to
support as a part of the same system. . . . This class of schools
does not include private schools which are supported and managed
by individuals; nor colleges or academies organized and maintained
under special charters for promoting the higher branches of learn-
ing, and not specially intended for, nor limited to, the inhabitants of
a particular locality.
It appears, then, that the term "public schools" as used in
the Constitution of the Commonwealth, and as used in subse-
quent acts of the Legislature, refers and is limited to schools
forming a part of the general system of education for the chil-
dren and youth of the Commonwealth, such schools as, on the
one hand, cities and towns are required to maintain for educa-
tional purposes, and, on the other hand, children are required
to attend in order to obtain w^hat is sometimes called " a common-
school education."
It is clear, therefore, that the term " public schools " is appli-
cable to those schools established and maintained by the public,
at which the attendance of pupils is required and is not appli-
cable to colleges or academies organized and maintained for pro-
moting the higher branches of learning, or to textile schools or
other institutions established and maintained for the purpose of
instructing voluntary pupils in certain specific branches of edu-
cation, mechanical or industrial, which do not form a part of the
general system of education which the law requires to be main-
tained by cities and towns. See Hanscom v. Lowell, 165 Mass.
419.
I am of opinion that so far as relates to the present question
the interpretation of the statute is not affected by the addition
of the words "or private," contained in the amendatory act (St.
1906, c. 479), since it is obvious that it was the intention of the
Legislature to confer a benefi.t only upon such pupils of private
schools as are in process of obtaining an education similar to and
in substitution for that which cities and towns must furnish in
72 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S 41EP0RT. [Jan. 1907.
their common or public schools ; and that it was not intended to
include institutions established for the purpose of instruction in
the higher branches of learning, or in various mechanical or in-
dustrial branches either under the control of private individuals
or of the Commonwealth.
The status of students at a State normal school must, therefore,
in my opinion remain unaffected by the amendment of 1906, and
if such students are entitled to benefit at all by the provisions
requiring street railways to carry pupils at half rates, it must be
under the provision as contained in E. L., c. 112, § 72. This
is the more obvious because in no sense can a normal school main-
tained by the Commonwealth for the benefit of its citizens and
at the public expense be considered a private school. See Merrick
V. Amherst, supra; Hanscom v. Lowell, supra.
It remains, therefore, to consider whether or not a State nor-
mal school is in any sense a public school within the meaning of
that term as used in the Constitution and statutes of the Com-
monwealth. It is true that the State Board of Education is
vested with the general management of State normal schools,
and may expend the money appropriated for their maintenance
(see E. L., c. 39) ; and being so maintained, they are undoubt-
edly public institutions. But the preparation of persons for the
profession of instruction in common schools not being an essen-
tial part of the common-school system which the municipalities
or the Commonwealth are required to maintain, in my opinion
they are not public schools within the meaning of the statute.
I am therefore obliged to answer the question in the negative.
Very truly yours,
Dana Maloxe, Aiiorneij-General.
LIST OF CASES
IN WHICH THE
ATTORNEY-GENERAL
HAS APPEARED
During the Year 1906.
INFORMATIONS.
1. At the Relation of the Treasurer and Receiver-
General.
For the non-payment of corporation taxes for the year 1905,
informations were brought against the —
A. W. Roberts Company. Enjoined.
Bay State Card and Paper Company. Tax paid and information
dismissed.
Bay State Varnish Company. Enjoined.
Belmont Coal Company. Tax paid and information dismissed.
Ben Franklin Press. Tax paid and information dismissed.
Bon-Ton Millinery Company. Tax paid and information dis-
missed.
Boston Mirror Company. Tax paid and information dismissed.
Brockton Beef Company. Tax paid and information dismissed.
Butterfield Gay Company. Enjoined.
C. W. Spencer Company. Tax paid and information dismissed.
Caldwell Photo Company. Enjoined in another suit.
Chater Company. Enjoined.
Clarendon Rubber Company. Enjoined.
Coe, Ray, Creelman Company. Enjoined.
Colonial Corporation. Enjoined.
Complete Carriage Nut Company. Enjoined.
Daniel Gunn & Co., Incorporated. Tax paid and information
dismissed.
Danvers Sporting Goods Company. Tax paid and information
dismissed.
E. J. Salisbury Company. Tax paid and information dismissed.
Edward E. Shannon Company. Tax paid and information dis-
missed.
Electric Cable . Joint Company. Tax paid and information dis-
missed.
Empire Mining and Power Company. Enjoined in another suit.
F. A. Barnes Hat Company. Enjoined.
F. P. Wahlgren. Tax paid and information dismissed.
76 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Felton-Turner Heating Company. Tax paid and information dis-
missed.
Foreign Language Press Company. Tax paid and information
missed.
Frank H. Hall Company. Enjoined.
Fred H. Lucas Carriage Company. Tax paid and information dis-
missed.
Frost Oil Clothing Company. Tax paid and information dismissed.
G. M. Walker Company. Enjoined.
General De-Greasing Company. Tax paid and information dis-
missed.
George E. Sturtevant Company. Enjoined.
H. M. Kinports Company. Tax paid and information dismissed.
Hampton Court Hotel Company. Enjoined.
Harrington's Auto Station No. L Tax paid and information dis-
missed.
Horace S. Johnson & Co., Incorporated. Tax paid and informa-
tion dismissed.
Hoyle Lumbering Company. Tax paid and information dismissed.
I. W. Black Piano Company. Tax paid and information dismissed.
Investment Corporation. Enjoined.
J. M. Howard & Son Company. Tax paid and information dis-
missed.
J. P. & W. H. Emond, Incorporated. Pending.
Jacobs & Son Company. Dissolved.
James H. Jacobs Company. Enjoined.
Janet Mining and Milling Company. Enjoined.
Kaplan & Finkbeiner Company. Tax paid and information dis-
missed.
Leo E. Bova Company. Tax paid and information dismissed.
Lowell Model Company. Enjoined.
Manufacturers Bottle Company. Tax paid and information dis-
missed.
Massachusetts Automobile Company. Tax paid and information
dismissed.
Massachusetts Stone Company. Tax paid and information dis-
missed.
Mechanical Co-operative Company. Tax paid and information
dismissed.
Miles F. King Advertising Company. Enjoined.
Model Laundering Company. Tax paid and information dismissed.
N. P. Sackett Company. Enjoined.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 77
New England Dredging Company. Tax paid and information
dismissed.
New Western Reduction Company. Tax paid and information
dismissed,
Newman the Shoeman, Incorporated. Tax paid and information
dismissed.
Nichols-Magee Construction Company. Tax paid and informa-
tion dismissed.
Norfolk Lumber Company. Enjoined.
Oakbirch Park Corporation. Tax paid and information dismissed.
Old Colony Seam-Face Granite Company. Tax paid and informa-
tion dismissed.
Palami, Incorporated. Enjoined.
Paul N. Raymond Company. Enjoined.
Peabody Candy Company. Tax paid and information dismissed.
Peerless Semi-Pneumatic Tire Company. Enjoined.
People's Coal, Ice and Lumber Company. Tax paid and informa-
tion dismissed.
People's Ice Company of Worcester. Tax paid and information
dismissed.
Pierrepont Mills Corporation. Tax paid and information dis-
missed.
Prudential Corporation. Tax paid and information dismissed.
Quincy Market Gardening Company. Tax paid and information
dismissed.
Robinson Luce Company. Enjoined.
Sentinel Publishing Company. Enjoined.
Shady Hill Nursery Company. Tax paid and information dis-
missed.
Silas Pierce & Co., Limited. Tax paid and information dismissed.
Standard Lumber Company. Tax paid and information dismissed.
Standard Valve Company. Enjoined.
Steven Jennings Company. Tax paid and information dismissed.
T. Norris Company. Enjoined.
Talbot Chemical Company. Tax paid and information dismissed.
Taunton Shoe Company. Enjoined.
United States Credit Company. Tax paid and information dis-
missed.
United States Industrial Company. Enjoined.
W. E. Woodman Company, Incorporated. Bankruptcy.
Waher S. Washburn Company. Tax abated. Information dis-
missed.
78 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Waltham Mercantile Company. Tax paid and information dis-
missed.
William T. Bonner Company. Tax paid and information dis-
missed.
William T. True Company. Tax paid and information dismissed.
Worcester Sanitarium Company. Tax paid and information dis-
missed.
2. At the Relation of the Tax Commissioner.
For failure to file tax return for the year 1906, required by St.
1903, c. 437, § 48, informations were brought against —
Acetylene Engineering Company. Enjoined.
Adams Marble Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Adaptable Sign Company. Enjoined.
iEtna Securities Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Aid-Ant Remedy Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Allen & Fox Express Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Allen School of West Newton. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Altamonte Springs Company. Pending.
Ambler & Hobart Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
American Bond and Security Company. Enjoined.
American Cash Benefit Company. Enjoined.
American Charter and Finance Company. Enjoined.
American Citizen Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
American Development Company. Enjoined.
American Graphite and Development Company. Enjoined.
American Law Association, Incorporated. Enjoined.
American Machine Manufacturing Company. Return filed and
information dismissed.
American Mezzo-Tint Company. Enjoined.
American Oriental Rug Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
American Pop Corn Company. Enjoined.
Anderson Manufacturing Company. Information dismissed.
Arthur Treat Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Associated Dealers Credit Bureau. Return filed and information
dismissed.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 79
Atwood Preserving Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Automatic Gas Appliance Company. Enjoined.
Automobile Sales Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Avon Woolen Mills Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
B. & E. Corporation. Return filed and information dismissed.
B. S. & C. Phosphate Company. Enjoined.
Baker, Bois & Watson Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Ball Bearing Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Bardwell Hoar Brokerage Company. Enjoined.
Bay State Card and Paper Company. Enjoined.
Beacon Express Company. Enjoined.
Belmont Coal Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Ben Franklin Institute. Enjoined.
Ben Franklin Press. Enjoined.
Borden & Remington Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Borelli Silk Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Boston & Haverhill Despatch Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Boston & Nantasket Steamboat Company. Enjoined.
Boston & Nova Scotia Steamship Company. Enjoined.
Boston and Southern Copper and Zinc Company. Enjoined.
Boston & Suburban Express Company. Pending.
Boston Coal-Briquette Company. Enjoined.
Boston Cycle and Sundry Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Boston Fare Register Company. Enjoined.
Boston Fire Patrol and Emergency Company. Enjoined.
Boston Parlor Suit Company. Enjoined.
Boston Pier or the Long Wharf, Proprietors of. Return filed and
information dismissed.
Bourn-Hadley Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Brigham Woolen Company, Incorporated. Return filed and in-
formation dismissed.
Brockton Beef Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Brockton Pink Granite Quarry Company. Enjoined.
Burrus Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
C. F. White & Co., Incorporated. Pending.
80 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
C. S. Cummings Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Cahill Manufacturing Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Calaveras Mining Company. Enjoined.
Cambridge Co-operative Press. Enjoined.
Caney Edisonia Company. Enjoined.
Cantelo Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Canton Supply Company. Dissolved by Superior Court.
Casco Ship Building Company. Unable to get service.
Cedar Street Grocery Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Central Furniture Company. Pending.
Chandler IMachine Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Charles A. Snow Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Charles W. Ware, Incorporated. Enjoined.
Chase Company. Enjoined.
Chelsea Screen and Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Chenango Company. Enjoined.
Clark Publishing Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Clifton Nail and Supply Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Coburn-Barnes Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Coe Market Company. Enjoined.
Cohannet Silver Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Cole Church Organ Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Colonial Amusement Company. Enjoined.
Comfort Auto Sight-seeing Company. Enjoined.
Compensating Clock Company. Enjoined.
Concord School Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Connecticut Valley Grain Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Connfelt Clark Company. Enjoined.
Consolidated Transfer Company, Limited. Pending.
Constant Pressure Gas Engine Company. Enjoined.
Continental Motor Company. Enjoined.
Cooley General Development Selling Company. Enjoined.
Co-operative ^Market Company. Enjoined.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 81
Coots School of Elocution and Dramatic Art, Incorporated. Re-
turn filed and information dismissed.
Corona Kid Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Crane Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Crocker Drug Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Crown Motor Car Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Cuban Disc Company. Enjoined.
D. F. O'Connell Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Daily Commercial Company. Pending.
Dalton-Ingersoll Manufacturing Company. Return filed and
information dismissed.
Dana Confectionery Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
D'Arcy & Sons Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Davis & Dudley Ice Cream Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Diana Braid Company. Enjoined.
Dodge Advertising Agency, Incorporated. Return filed and in-
formation dismissed.
Dover Construction Company. Enjoined.
Dowling Brothers Company. Enjoined.
Dr. Weinstein's Medical Offices, Incorporated. Return filed and
information dismissed.
Draper Publishing Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Dupuis Manufacturing Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Duxbury Fertilizer and Chemical Company. Enjoined.
E. C. Tarr Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
E. H. Saxton Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
E. R. Barry Company. Enjoined.
E. W. L\Tich Furniture Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Eastern Egg Company. Pending.
Eastern Lumber Company. Enjoined.
Eastern Novelty Company. Enjoined.
Eastern Park Cigar Company. Enjoined.
Eclipse Shoe Company. Enjoined.
Ehrman Manufacturing Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
^2 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Electric City Motor Company. Enjoined.
Electrical Advertising Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Elk River Milling Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Ellis & Buswell Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Elmore Chemical Company. Enjoined.
Empire Theatre Company. Enjoined.
Estes Mills. Return filed and information dismissed.
F. O. Blake Sprayer Company. Enjoined.
Fall River Granite Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
First National Loan Company. Enjoined.
Florence Trading Company. Enjoined.
Foley-Taylor Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Foster Bogs Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Framingham Hotel Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Frank I. Pierson Drug Company. Enjoined.
Franklin School of Engineering. Enjoined.
Fred T. Ley & Co., Licorporated. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Frost & Hawes Company. Enjoined.
Gallagher & Munro Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Garden City Shoe Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Gardner Egg Carrier Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Gardner Theatre Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Geisel Automobile Company. Enjoined.
General Screw ^Machine Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
George F. Gosseline Company. Enjoined.
George i\I. Holbrooke Company. Enjoined.
Golden Rod Woolen Company. Enjoined.
Good Hope Packet Company. Pending.
H. Ohashi Tea Company. In bankruptcy.
H. E. AYebster Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
H. F. Ross Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 83
H. L. Follansbee Company. Enjoined.
H. O. Nute Company. Enjoined.
H. W. Dunning & Co., Incorporated. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Hackett Brothers Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Harding Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Harrington Ring and Traveller Company. Enjoined.
Harvey & Gage Amusement Company. Enjoined.
Hathaway, Soule & Harrington, Incorporated. Information dis-
missed.
Henry Woods' Sons Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Higgins & Gifford Boat Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Kingston Safety Envelope Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Holyoke Provision and Cold Storage Company. Enjoined.
Hotel Eastgate Company. Enjoined.
Hoyt Elevator Company. Enjoined.
I. G. Studley Box and Lumber Company. Enjoined.
Imperial Display Company. Enjoined.
Imperial Express Company. Enjoined.
Importers and Traders Leather Company. Enjoined.
Independent Securities Company. Enjoined.
International Pulp and Lumber Company. Enjoined.
International Stock and Bond Company. Enjoined.
J. H. Butler Lumber Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
J. J. Whittier & Co., Incorporated. Enjoined.
J. V. Kimball Company. Enjoined.
J. W. Jordan Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
J. W. Lunt Company. Enjoined.
J. W. Taylor Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Jackson Patent Shell Roll Corporation. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Jacobs Dry Goods Company. Enjoined.
Jamaican Produce Company. Enjoined.
John Foster Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Johnsonia Silver Company. Pending.
Johnston Lumber Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
84 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Kearsage Lumber Company. Enjoined.
Kneil Coal Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
L. L. Brown Paper Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Legal Protective Association of Wage Earners. Enjoined.
Leicester Polar Spring Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Leverett Express Company. Enjoined.
Lincoln-Littlefield Hat Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Linscott Motor Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Lockwood Building Company. Pending.
London Company. Enjoined.
Lowell & Fitchburg Electric Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Lundin Steel Casting Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Lynn Re-Toe Last Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
M. C. Plummer Company. Enjoined.
M, H. Mullen Shoe Company. Enjoined.
Machinery Supply Company. Enjoined.
Madeira Rubber Company. Enjoined.
Malteaux Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Manchester Journal Company. Pending.
Manufacturers Association. Enjoined.
Marine Life-saving Device Company. Pending.
Marlboro Shoe Company. Enjoined.
Massachusetts Loan and Guarantee Company. Return filed and
information dismissed.
Massachusetts Woven Barrel Company. Enjoined.
Mayo Contracting Company. Enjoined.
Mecca Park Construction Company. Enjoined.
Metropolitan Collections Company. Return filed dnd information
dismissed.
Middlesex Construction Company. Pending.
Mill Express Company. Enjoined.
Monarch Clothing Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Morse International Agency. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Mount Peak Mining and Chemical Company. Enjoined.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 85
Munroe & Knight Machine Screw Company. Enjoined.
Mutual District Messenger Company of Boston. Return filed
and information dismissed.
National Telephone Tablet Holder Company. Enjoined.
National Wax Paper Printing Company. Enjoined.
Nehokist Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Nelson Manufacturing Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Nevada Development Company. Enjoined.
New Can Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
New England Adamant Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
New England Adamant Securities Company. Enjoined.
New England Comb Company, Incorporated. Return filed and
information dismissed.
New England Co-operative Company. Unable to get service.
New England Dredging Company. Pending.
New England Hen Nest Manufacturing Company. Return filed
and information dismissed.
New England Hygienic Spring Water Vending Corporation. En-
joined.
New England Mineral Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
New England Mutual Investment Company. Enjoined.
New England Resort Bureau, Incorporated. Enjoined.
New England Shoe-repairing Machinery Company. Enjoined.
Norfolk Blanket-cleansing Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Norwood Engineering Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Nute-Hallett Company, Incorporated. Enjoined.
O-So-Ezy Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Office Bank and Library Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
O'Keefe Tanning Company. Enjoined.
Old Colony Concrete Company. Enjoined.
Old Colony Press. Return filed and information dismissed.
Ozona Medical Company. Enjoined.
P. Creedon Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Page Motor Vehicle Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Parmenter & Polsey Fertilizer Company. Return filed and in-
formation dismissed.
86 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Parsons Machinery Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Paul N. Ra\Tnond Company. Enjoined.
Peabody Granite Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Peabody-Tucker Company. Enjoined.
People's Coal, Ice and Lumber Company. Return filed and in-
forniation dismissed.
Perfection Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Phillipston Trap Rock Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Phoenix Grocery and Provision Company. Enjoined.
Phoenix Pharmacy. Enjoined.
Pierson Pharmacy Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Pilgrim Foundry Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Political Publishing Company. Enjoined.
Postal Advertising Company. Enjoined.
Pure Food Company. Enjoined.
Quick-Hitch Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Quincy Public Market Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Quinsigamond Lake Improvement Company. Enjoined.
Randolph Clothing Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Real Estate Mortgage Company. Enjoined.
Realty Development Corporation. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Refilled Electric Lamp and Supply Company. Enjoined.
Revere Beach Roller Skating and Amusement Company. En-
joined.
Revere Coal Mine Company. Enjoined.
Revolution Laundry Machinery Company. Enjoined.
Reynolds Machine Company. Enjoined.
Richard French Iron Works. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Richard Patent Leather Corporation. Enjoined.
Roller Bar Door Closer Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
S. D. Grossman Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Salem Heating and Metal Company. Enjoined.
Salem Press Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 87
Sandwich House Company. Enjoined.
Sanitary Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Sanitary Plumbing Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Sanitary Reduction and Construction Company. Enjoined.
Schipper Brothers Coal Mining Company, Incorporated. Return
filed and information dismissed.
Scott Tailoring Company. Enjoined.
Seymour-Clark-Hills Company. Enjoined.
Shafer & Green Company. Enjoined.
Sister Margaret Remedy Company. Enjoined.
Small, Maynard & Co. Return filed and information dismissed.
Smith Brothers Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
South Shore Grain Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Sovereigns Co-operative Association of Webster, Mass. Enjoined.
Springfield Construction Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Springfield Co-operative Milk Association. Return filed and in-
formation dismissed.
Standard Butter Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Standard Commercial Company. Enjoined.
Standard Light Manufacturing Company. Return filed and in-
formation dismissed.
Stationers Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Stetson Press, Incorporated. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Stone Express Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Stoneville Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Storage Warehouse Company of Melrose, Incorporated. En-
joined.
Suffolk Co-Press. Pending.
Surgical Linen Company. Pending.
Suttons Mills. Return filed and information dismissed.
Swampscott Gelatine Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
T. Frank Nightingale Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Taunton Baseball Association. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Technical Automobile School of New England, Incorporated. En-
joined.
88 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
This-is-Holmes' Corporation. Information dismissed.
Three Pelloids Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Tide Water Broken Stone Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Tulloch's Boston Dental Association. Enjoined.
Turners Falls Lumber Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Twentieth Century Amusement Company. Return filed and in-
formation dismissed.
U. S. Pouhry, Egg and Squab Company. Enjoined.
Union Construction Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Union Credit Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Union Express Company. Enjoined.
Union Tool Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
United Automatic Lighting Company. Enjoined.
United States Steel Corporation. Enjoined.
Universal Electric Corporation. Enjoined.
University Cut Glass Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Upton Peat Coal Company. Enjoined.
Vaughn Carriage Company. Enjoined.
Veerac Motor Car Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Vose Manufacturing Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
W. F. Plummer Drug Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
W. L. Davis, Incorporated. Enjoined.
Wakefield Clothing Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Wakefield Manufacturing Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Walter N. Bates Company, Incorporated. Enjoined.
Waltham Mercantile Company. Enjoined.
Waquoit Herring River Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Watson Shoe Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
WejTuouth Midway Attraction Company. Enjoined.
Weymouth Seam-face Granite Company. Enjoined.
Whitin Machine Works. Return filed and information dismissed.
Wm. J. Perry Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
William T. True Company. Enjoined.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 89
Williams & Everett Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Williamstown Press Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Wilson Building Moving Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Winchendon Auto Transit Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Company. Return filed
and information dismissed.
Worcester Elevator Packing and Supply Company. Enjoined.
Worcester Novelty Company. Enjoined.
Woronoco Heating and Plumbing Company. Return filed and in-
formation dismissed.
3. At the Relation of the Commissioner of Corporations.
(a) For failure to file the certificate of condition for the years
1905 and 1906, required by St. 1903, c. 437, §§ 45, 66, informa-
tions were brought against —
A. Klipstein & Co. Return filed and information dismissed.
A. C. Grady Loan Company. Pending.
A. G. Moore Company. Enjoined.
A. L. Picard Company. Pending.
A. N. Greenwood Oil Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
A. S. Tucker Company. Enjoined.
Acme Music Publishing Company. Information dismissed.
Acme Road Machinery Company. Enjoined.
Acme Thread Works. Pending. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Airified-Gas Heating and Power Company. Return filed and in-
formation dismissed.
Albion Express Company. Enjoined.
Alvan Clark & Sons Corporation. Return filed and information
dismissed.
American and Sun Publishing Company. Return filed and in-
formation dismissed.
American Brass Foundry Company. Enjoined.
American Bridge and Structural Preserving Company. Return
filed and information dismissed.
American Cash Benefit Company. Enjoined.
90 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
American Cotton Yarn Exchange. Return filed and information
dismissed.
American DeForest Wireless Telegraph Company. Enjoined.
American Finance and Securities Company. Information dis-
missed.
American Graphite and Development Company. Enjoined.
American-LaFrance Fire Engine Company. Information dis-
missed.
American Mica Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
American Molybdenum Company. Enjoined.
American Mosaic Company. Enjoined.
American Net and Twine Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
American Promoting and Trustee Company. Return filed and in-
formation dismissed.
American Writing Machine Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Anchor Knitting Mills. Information dismissed.
Annals Publishing Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Arlington Co-operative Association. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Art Brass Company, Incorporated. Enjoined.
Art Metal Construction Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Attleboro Manufacturing Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Auro Company, The. Pending.
Auto Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Automatic Gas Appliance Company. Enjoined.
Automobile Touring Company. Pending.
Avery L. Rand Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Bankers and Traders Company. Enjoined.
Barker Neck-tie Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Barthel Blow Lamp Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Bay Side Coal Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Bay State Shoe and Leather Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Bayley Carriage Yoke Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Beacon Electric Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Beaton & Co. Return filed and information dismissed.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 91
Belmont Coal Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Belvidere Woolen Manufacturing Company. Return filed and in-
formation dismissed.
Bemis Car Truck Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Bemis Mills. Return filed and information dismissed.
Ben Franklin Press. Enjoined.
Berkshire Specialty Company. Pending.
Best Baking Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Beverly Manufacturing Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Beverly Printing Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Bicknell Home Building Company. Enjoined.
Blake & Knowles Steam Pump Works. Return filed and in-
formation dismissed.
Bliss Coal Company. Enjoined.
Bloomberg Brothers Company, Incorporated. Return filed and
information dismissed.
Boston Advertising Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Boston Advocate Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Boston and Haverhill Despatch Company. Return filed and in-
formation dismissed.
Boston and Mexican Gold Placer Company. Return filed and
information dismissed.
Boston and Nantasket Steamboat Company. Enjoined.
Boston Baking Powder Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Boston Beef Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Boston Blower Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Boston Construction Company. Enjoined.
Boston Fire and Police Notification Company. Return filed and
information dismissed.
Boston Fire Despatch Company. Enjoined.
Boston Fire Patrol and Emergency Company. Enjoined.
Boston Knitting Mills. Enjoined.
Boston Leather Trimming Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Boston Pneumatic Power Company. Pending.
Boston Printing Press Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Boston Publishing Company. Enjoined.
92 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Bovox Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Bristol Door and Lumber Company. Information dismissed.
Brookside Worsted Mills. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Budgett Company. Pending.
Bunker Hill Carriage Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Burke & Co., Licorporated. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Burrus Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
C. A. Briggs Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
C. H. Eden Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
C. L. York Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Calhoun & Witherbee Company. Enjoined.
Carbondale Machine Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Carleton & Hovey Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Carrabassett Mineral Spring Water Company. Return filed and
information dismissed.
Casco Ship Building Company. Unable to get service.
Central Tailoring and Manufacturing Company. Unable to get
service.
Century Light Company of America. Enjoined.
Chandler Machine Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Charles A. Snow Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Chelmsford Foundry Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Cheltenham Press. Pending.
Chester Manufacturing Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Child Acme Cutler and Press Company. Return filed and infor-
mation dismissed.
Clark Publishing Company. Pending.
Clifford Barber Supplies Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Colman Co-operative Company. Enjoined.
Colonial Corporation. Enjoined.
Colonial Furniture Company. Enjoined.
Colonial Steel Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Colonial Supply Company. Enjoined.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 93
Colonial Trading Stamp Company. Enjoined.
Commercial Fish Company. Enjoined.
Compensating Clock Company. Enjoined.
Consolidated Cranberry Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Consolidated Dental Manufacturing Company. Return filed
and information dismissed.
Consolidated Law Cabinet. Enjoined.
Construction Information Company. Enjoined.
Continental Storage Warehouse Company. Pending.
Contractors Machinery Rental and Transportation Company.
Return filed and information dismissed.
Cornelius Callahan Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Corporation Security Company. Pending.
Creamette Pure Food Company. Pending.
Cuban Disc Company. Enjoined.
Culecide Company. Enjoined.
Cushman Press. Enjoined.
Cutler Coal Company. Information dismissed.
Daily Commercial Company. Unable to get service.
Damours Gold Mining and Milling Company. Pending.
Daniel Gunn & Co., Incorporated. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Davis & Dudley Ice Cream Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Davis Electric Manufacturing Company. Return filed and in-
formation dismissed.
Davis Ice Cream Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
DeMarco Construction Company, Incorporated. Return filed and
information dismissed.
Diana Braid Mills. Enjoined on another suit.
Dinsmore Manufacturing Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Dodge Lubricator Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Dr. Weinstein's Medical Offices, Incorporated. Return filed and
information dismissed.
Dragon Security Company. Enjoined.
E. & R. Laundry Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
E. C. Andrews Company. Enjoined.
94 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
E. C. Bowman & Son Company. Pending.
E. H. Mahoney Chair Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
E. L. Grimes Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
E. T. Ricker Shoe Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Eagle Overall Company. Pending.
Eastern Chemical Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Eastern Commission Company, Incorporated. Enjoined.
Eastern Portrait and Photo-Button Company. Enjoined.
Eastern Terra Cotta Brick and Tile Company. Return filed and
information dismissed.
Electric Alumina Purifying Company. Enjoined.
Electric Cable Joint Company. Enjoined.
Electric Maintenance Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Electric Textile Machinery Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Elektron Manufacturing Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Ensign Company. Enjoined.
Eppens, Smith & Weemann Company. Information dismissed.
Equitable Security Company. Enjoined.
Erickson Electric Equipment Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Eureka Silk Manufacturing Company. Information dismissed.
Everett Hotel Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Exposition Amusement Company. Enjoined.
F. K. Bradman Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Fall River Bottlers Association. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Fall River Cold Storage Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Federal Clay Manufacturing Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Federal Express Company. Enjoined.
Fidelity Finance Company of Massachusetts. Enjoined.
Fisher-Churchill Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Florence Trading Company. Enjoined.
Foster Rubber Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 95
Francis Fastener Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Fred H. Lucas Carriage Company. Pending.
Frederick H. Osgood Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
French American Fishery Company. Pending.
Frost & Hawes Company. Enjoined.
Frost Oil Clothing Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Fulton Fuel Economizer Company. Enjoined.
Gardner Theatre Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Gas and Electric Protective Company. Enjoined.
Gay Head Fire Brick Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Geisel Automobile Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
General DeGreasing Company. Pending.
General Screw Machine Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
George B. H. Macomber Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
George D. Brown Company. Enjoined.
George D. Merrill Shoe Company. Enjoined.
George E. Marsh Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
George M. Holbrooke Company. Enjoined.
George W. Pepper Company. Information dismissed.
Globe Tire Company. Enjoined.
Gold Discount Stamp Company. Enjoined.
Golden Rod Woolen Company. Enjoined.
Goldena Manufacturing Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Good Springs Smelting and Developing Company. Return filed
and information dismissed.
Gordon Clasp Company. Pending.
Great Island Land and Improvement Company. Return filed and
information dismissed.
Greenfield Recorder Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Gridley Mining Company. Enjoined.
Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Company. Return
filed and information dismissed.
96 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
H. E. Webster Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
H. J. Hinged Shoe Vamp Company. Enjoined.
H. R. Leighton & Co. Enjoined.
H. S. Johnson Company. Enjoined.
Hallwood Cash Register Company. Enjoined.
Hamihon Automatic Bed Company. Information dismissed.
Hammond T}^ewriter Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Hampden Auto Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Harrington Auto Station No. 1. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Harrington Press. Return filed and information dismissed.
Harrington Ring and Traveller Company. Enjoined.
Hatch Accumulator Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Haverhill Gas Light Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Haverhill Gas Securities Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Hayes Manufacturing Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Hayward & Litch Express Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Help Yourself School. Return filed and information dismissed.
Henrici Washer Company. Pending.
Hideite Leather Company. Information dismissed.
Historical Art Company. Information dismissed.
Holden's Stable. Return filed and information dismissed.
HoUiston Braiding Company. Enjoined.
Holmes Market Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Hooper, Lewis & Co. Return filed and information dismissed.
Hopewell Railroad Supply Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Horace K. Turner Corporation. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Hoyt Elevator Company. Enjoined.
Hoyt L. Conary Company. Enjoined.
Hub Publishing Company. Unable to get service.
Ideal Manufacturing Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Imperial Express Company. Enjoined.
Importers and Traders Leather Company. Enjoined.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 97
Independent and Auxiliary Gas Company. Pending.
Inter-Urban Amusement Company. Enjoined.
International Railway Appliance Company. Pending.
International Royal Phone Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
International Stock and Bond Company. Enjoined.
Interstate Hat Company. Enjoined.
J. B. Cook Piano Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
J. C. Cowles Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
J. H. Butler Lumber Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
J. H. Dalton Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
J. H. Sears Company. Enjoined.
J. J. Kennedy Liquor Company. Enjoined.
J. J. Whittier & Co., Incorporated. Enjoined.
J. V. Kimball Company. Enjoined.
J. W. Jordan Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
J. W. Taylor iManufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Jamaica Printing Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Jamaican Product Company. Enjoined.
James «& Abbott Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Jarutli Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Jenkins-Phipps Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
John Boyd Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
John S. Fogg Company. Pending.
John W. Dickinson Company. Pending. -'
Johnsonia Silver Company. Unable to get service.
Jordan Paper Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Joseph Ross Corporation. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Josiah Webb & Co., Limited. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Karl Digestible Rusk Company. Enjoined.
Karnak Chemical Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Kendall Building Company. Enjoined.
Kendall-Tailors, Incorporated. Enjoined.
Kilton Electric Company. Enjoined.
Klien Carriage Manufacturing Company. Pending.
98 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Kress Brothers Carriage Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
L. E. Boyden Company. Information dismissed.
Lamb Eye Shield Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Landlord's Protective Agency, Incorporated. Enjoined.
Larora Manufacturing Company. Pending.
Larsson Whip Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Lawrence Coal Company. Information dismissed.
Lawrence Produce Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Lead-lined Iron Pipe Company. Pending.
Lever Suspension Brake Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Lever Suspension Brake Company. Pending.
Libby Lumber and Building Company. Information dismissed.
Lou Dillon Veterinary Remedy Company. Return filed and in-
formation dismissed.
Lou Dillon Veterinary Remedy Company. Pending.
Lowell Model Company. Enjoined.
Lubron Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. Enjoined.
Lijnn Shoe Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Lynn Shoe INIanufacturers Association, Incorporated. Return
filed and information dismissed.
M. C. Plummer Company. Enjoined.
M. L. Hiller & Sons. Return filed and information dismissed.
M. R. Ward Company. Enjoined.
McBarron Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
McLean Manufacturing Company. Information dismissed.
Magic Clasp Garter Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Magmul Mirror Company. Enjoined.
Malteaux Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Mansfield Furnace and Coal Company. Return filed and infor-
mation dismissed.
Marblehead Gas and Electric Light Company. Pending.
Marine Life-saving Device Company. Pending.
Market Fruit and Cotton Company. Pending.
Marlier Publishing Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Marsh Press Company. Enjoined.
Martin Shoe Machinery Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 99
Massachusetts Electrical Exhibition Company. Information dis-
missed.
Massachusetts Exploitation and Securities Company. Enjoined.
Massachusetts Glove Company. Enjoined.
Massachusetts Stone Company. Enjoined.
Meade Roofing and Cornice Company. Return filed and infor-
mation dismissed.
Mechanical Co-operative Company. Enjoined.
Mercantile Law and Collection Company. Return filed and in-
formation dismissed.
Merchants Advertising Coupon Company. Enjoined.
Merrill Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Middlesex Construction Company. Unable to get service.
Milford Quarry Company. Enjoined.
Mining Development Company. Enjoined.
Misses Glantzberg, Incorporated. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Mollins Veterinary Remedy and Food Company. Pending.
Montague Co-operative Creamery x\ssociation. Return filed and
information dismissed.
Morrill Leather Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Morrison Shoe Company. Enjoined.
Morse Motor Vehicle Company. Information dismissed.
Motor Amusement Company. Enjoined.
Mt. Cardigan Lumber Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Mt. Pleasant Quarry Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Multiplex Automatic Advertiser Company. Enjoined.
Munkley & Co., Incorporated. Pending.
Munro & Knight Machine Screw Company. Enjoined.
Munroe Engine Company. Enjoined.
Murphy Boot and Shoe Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Mutual iVdjustment Company. Enjoined.
Mystic Publishing Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
N. P. Sackett Company. Enjoined.
National Club Woman's Corporation. Enjoined.
National Plunger Elevator Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
100 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
National Service Company. Enjoined.
National Telephone Tablet Holder Company. Enjoined.
National Wrapping Paper Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Nehokist Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Neponset Rubber Company. Enjoined.
Nernst Lamp Company. Pending.
Nesmith Shoe Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Nevada Development. Enjoined.
New Bedford Granite Company. Enjoined.
New England and Clifton Copper Company of Arizona. Infor-
mation dismissed.
New England Cereal Company. Unable to get service.
New England Cold Storage and Warehouse Company. Return
filed and information dismissed.
New England Co-operative Company. Unable to get service.
New England Electric Trades Association. Enjoined.
New England Granite Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
New England Hotel Company. Enjoined.
New England Lubricator Company. Pending.
New England Resort Bureau, Incorporated. Enjoined.
New England Roller Grate Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
New Era Machinery Company. Information dismissed.
New Magnolia Hotel Company. Pteturn filed and information
dismissed.
New Marshall Engine Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
New-Massachusetts Loan Company, Limited. Return filed and
information dismissed.
Newbur^^ort Fair Association. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Newspaper Artists' Association and Books and Magazine Illus-
trators' Society. Enjoined.
Newton Crane Gas Engine Company. Enjoined.
Nickerson & Buchanan Company. Enjoined.
Norfolk Linen Company. Pending.
North Eastern Lumber Company. Pending.
O. P. Blomquist Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
O-So-Ezy Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Old Colony Seam-Face Granite Company. Enjoined.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 101
Old South Print, Incorporated. Enjoined.
Otis Fibre Board Company. Enjoined.
Otter River Telephone Company. Information dismissed.
Outfitters Credit Company. Enjoined.
Ox-O-Tonic Company. Pending.
P. Garvin, Incorporated. Return filed and information dismissed.
Page Stearns Drop Forge Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Palami Company. Pending.
Park Villa Farm Company. Enjoined.
Parsons Manufacturing Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Paul N. Raymond Company. Enjoined.
Paymaster Mining Company. Enjoined.
Peabody Candy Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Peplett Dyspepsia Cure Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Phillips Flushing Tank Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Phillipston Trap Rock Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Phoenix Grocery and Provision Company. Enjoined.
Phoenix Leather Goods Company. Enjoined.
Phoenix Pharmacy. Enjoined.
Pilgrim Foundry Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Pioneer Lynn Mining Company. Information dismissed.
Pitt & Scott, Limited. Information dismissed.
Place Box Company. Pending.
Poland Paper Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Porter Livery Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Prentiss Tool and Supply Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Public Stock and Grain Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Pure Food Company. Enjoined.
Puritan Construction Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
R. Farland & Sons Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Ralph P. Hoagland Drug Company. Information dismissed.
Real Estate Mortgage Company. Enjoined.
102 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Realty Development Corporation. Enjoined.
Refilled Electric Lamp and Supply Company. Enjoined.
Revere Steeplechase and Amusement Company. Enjoined.
Revolution Laundry Machinery Company. Enjoined.
Re}Tiolds Machine Company. Enjoined.
Rhode Island Worsted Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Richmond Group Gold Mines Company. Enjoined.
Rivett Dock Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Robinson-Brockway Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Robinson-Brockway Company. Pending.
Robinson Tailoring Company. Enjoined.
Roessler & Hasslacher Chemical Company. Information dis-
missed.
Rogers Automobile Company. Information dismissed.
Roller Bar Door Closer Company. Pending.
Rossiter, McGovern & Co. Enjoined.
Rotary Motor Vehicle Company. Enjoined.
Royal Harness Dressing Company. Enjoined.
Rubberhide Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Rubon Manufacturing and Supply Company. Return filed and
information dismissed.
Rugby Pharmaceutical Company. Enjoined.
S. D. Munro Company. Enjoined.
S. H. Hellen, Incorporated. Pending.
Sage's Trunk Depot. Return filed and information dismissed.
Salem Heating and Metal Company. Enjoined.
Sandow's American Institute, Incorporated. Enjoined.
Sanitary Manufacturing Company. Information dismissed.
Sanitary Reduction and Construction Company. Enjoined.
Sayman's Remedy Company. Enjoined.
Schipper Brothers Coal Mining Company, Incorporated. Return
filed and information dismissed.
Semiwater-tube Boiler Company. Information dismissed.
Shafer & Green Company. Enjoined.
Shawmut Paper Manufacturing Company. Enjoined.
Sheffield Light and Power Company. Enjoined.
Sheldon Brothers Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Simms & Co., Incorporated. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Simplex Engine Company. Enjoined.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 103
Skalon Whip Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Smith Premier Typewriter Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Solomon Drug Company. Enjoined.
South Bay Transportation Company. Enjoined.
Sovereigns Co-operative Association of Webster, Mass. Enjoined.
Springfield Steam Power Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Standard Butter Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Standard Chemical Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Standard Commercial Company. Enjoined.
Standard Indicator Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Standard Lumber Company. Enjoined.
Stanley Instrument Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Staso Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
State Deposit and Loan Company. Pending.
Stirling Mills. Return filed and information dismissed.
Stone Ville Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Stopford & Dodge Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Suffolk Chemical Company. Enjoined.
Sunderland Electric Light and Powder Company. Return filed and
information dismissed.
Sunnyside Mining Company. Pending.
Suspension Transportation Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Svea Construction Company. Pending.
Swithin Brothers Granite Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Textile Machinery Specialty Company. Enjoined.
Thomas J. Young Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Thomas O'Callaghan Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
Times Corporation. Enjoined.
Tres Hermanas Gold Mining Company. Enjoined.
Trimount Rotary Power Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
104 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Twentieth Century Amusement Company. Information dis-
missed.
U. S. Poultry, Egg and Squab Company. Enjoined.
Union Desk Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Union Investment Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Union Sales Company. Pending. ,
Union Tool Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Union Waxed and Parchment Paper Company. Information dis-
missed.
United Securities Company. Information dismissed.
United States Appraisal Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
United States Credit Company. Enjoined.
United States Garbage Reduction Company. Enjoined.
United States Translucent Company. Enjoined.
United Supply and Machinery Company. Return filed and infor-
mation dismissed.
Universal Electric Corporation. Enjoined.
Universal Marine Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Up-to-date Manufacturing Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Utah Apex Mining Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Videx Automobile Company. Enjoined.
Vista Hermosa Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Vocalion Organ Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
W. D. Parlin Hardware Company. Enjoined.
W. H. Blake Steam Pump Company. Enjoined.
W. H. Glover Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
W. K. Niver Coal Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
W. L. Davis, Incorporated. Enjoined.
W. M. Burt Company. Pending.
W. S. Rendle Company. Enjoined.
Wakefield Manufacturing Company. Return filed and informa-
tion dismissed.
Walcott-Cameron Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 105
Walker Extract Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
Walter S. Washburn Company. Information dismissed.
Waltham Co-operative Furniture Company. Return filed and in-
formation dismissed.
Waltham Mercantile Company. Enjoined.
Warner Motor Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Watertown Worsted Company. Pending.
Weber Leather Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Weber Leather Company. Pending.
West India Company. Information dismissed.
White-Dunham Shoe Company. Return filed and information
dismissed.
William T. True Company. Enjoined.
Winchell Company. Return filed and information dismissed.
Worcester Novelty Company. Enjoined.
Xylite Lubricating Company. Return filed and information dis-
missed.
(6) For failure of foreign corporations to file first papers re-
quired by St. 1903, c. 437, §§ 58, 60, informations were brought
against —
American Architect Company. Pending.
Henry A. Kessell Company. Papers filed and information dis-
missed.
Howe Manufacturing Company. Papers filed and information
dismissed.
International Automobile and Vehicle Tire Company. Papers
filed and information dismissed.
Lutz & Schram Company. Papers filed and information dis-
missed.
National Electrolytic Reduction Company. Information dis-
missed.
New England Drug Company. Papers filed and information dis-
missed.
Nonpareil Art Novelty Company. Enjoined.
106 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
4. At the Relation of the Civil Service Commissioners.
Douglass, John J., Attorney-General ex rel. v. Information in
the nature of quo warranto to try respondent's title to office of
deputy superintendent of ferries in the city of Boston. Re-
served for consideration of full court. Pending.
5. At the Relation of Private Persons.
Attorney-General ex rel. v. Philander Bates. Information in the
nature of quo warranto to try the title of the respondent's
title to the office of selectman of Cohasset. Use of name
granted. Pending.
Attorney-General v. Francis A. Campbell. Information in the
nature of quo warranto to try the respondent's title to the
office of clerk of the Superior Court for the county of Suffolk.
Disposed of.
Attorney-General ex rel. v. Fiskdale Mills. Petition for an in-
junction to restrain the respondent from interfering with the
waters of Alum Pond, a great pond. Pending.
Attorney-General ex rel. Samuel E. Hull et als., Selectmen of Mill-
bury, V. Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Company. In-
formation in the nature of quo loarranto to abate a nuisance.
Pending,
Attorney-General ex rel. v. Old Colony Street Railway Company.
Petition for use of name of Attorney-General to restrain the
respondent corporation from laying tracks in certain streets
in Taunton. Use of name granted. Pending.
Attorney- General v. Onset Bay Grove Association. Information
in the nature of quo ivarranto to abate a public nuisance.
Referred to Warren A. Reed, auditor. Pending.
Attorney-General ex rel. v. Joseph M. Reed. Information in the
nature of quo warranto filed in the Supreme Judicial Court
for the county of Essex to try the respondent's title to the
office of school committeeman in the town of Rockport. Use
of name granted. Pending.
Attorney-General ex rel. i\ Vineyard Grove Company. Petition
for use of name in an information for an injunction restrain-
ing the said company from an alleged interference with the
rights of the public in a sea beach, and ordering the removal
of structures causing such alleged interference. Henry S.
Dewey appointed master. Pending.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 107
Attorney-General ex rel. Pettingell- Andrews Company et als, v.
Boston and New England Sanitary Product Company. In-
formation in equity to abate a nuisance caused by maintenance
of a garbage plant on Atlantic iVvenue, Boston. Use of name
granted. Pending.
Attorney-General v. Frank B. Stratton et al. Information in the
nature of quo warranto to oust the respondents from their
office as members of the board of health of the town of Swamp-
scott. Use of name granted. Pending.
6. Applications refused and otherwise disposed of.
National Dock Trust, Attorney-General v. Information in nature
of quo warranto to test right of corporation to lay tracks in
East Boston. Use of name denied.
108 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
GEADE CROSSINGS.
Notices have been served upon this department of the filing of
the following petitions for the appointment of special commis-
sioners for the abolition of grade crossings : —
Barnstable County.
Barnstable, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
County Road, Pond Village, crossing. Pending.
Bourne, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the abolition of
Collins and Handy crossings. Louis A. Frothingham, Henry
L. Parker, Jr., and L\Tnan P. Thomas, appointed commis-
sioners. Commissioners' report filed. Arthur W. DeGoosh
appointed auditor. Pending.
Berkshire County.
Adams. Hoosac Valley Street Railway Company, petitioners.
Petition for abolition of Commercial Street crossing in Adams.
George W. Wiggin, W. W. McClench and Edmund K. Turner
appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Pend-
ing.
Great Barrington, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the
abolition of a grade crossing in the village of Housatonic in
said town. John J. Flaherty, Edmund K. Turner and Stephen
S. Taft appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report
filed. Frank N. Nay appointed auditor. Pending.
Lee, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Langdon's
crossing in Lee. Wade Keyes, Thomas W. Kennefick and
Luther Dean appointed commissioners. Commissioners'
report filed. Fred E. Jones appointed auditor. Auditor's
first report filed. Pending.
Lenox, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of grade
crossings in Lenox. Fred Joy, Louis A. Frothingham and
Edmund K. Turner appointed commissioners. Commis-
sioners' report filed. J. Mott Hallowell appointed auditor.
Auditor's first report filed. Pending.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 1U9
North Adams. Hoosac Valley Street Railway Company, peti-
tioners. Petition for abolition of Main Street crossing, known
as Braytonville crossing, in North Adams. Edmund K.
Turner, W. W. McClench and Joseph P. Magenis appointed
commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Pending.
Pittsfield, Mayor and Aldermen of, and Directors of Boston &z
Albany Railroad Company, petitioners. Petition for the
abolition of Hubbard and Gates avenues and Jason Sireet
crossings in Pittsfield. Thomas W. Kennefick, William Sulli-
van and Charles M. Ludden appointed commissioners. Com-
missioners' report filed. Patrick J. Ashe appointed auditor.
Auditor's first report filed. Pending.
Pittsfield, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for aboli-
tion of Merrill crossing in Pittsfield. Thomas W. Kennefick,
Frederick L. Green and Edmund K. Turner appointed com-
missioners. Pending.
Pittsfield, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for
abolition of Holmes Road crossing. William W. McClench,
Charles N. Clark and Edmund K. Turner appointed com-
missioners. Commissioners' report filed. Fred E. Jones ap-
pointed auditor. Auditor's second report filed. Pending.
Stockbridge, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the abolition
of "River Road" crossing in Stockbridge. J. B. Carroll, E.
B. Bishop and Luther Dean appointed commissioners. Com-
missioners' report filed. Wade Keyes appointed auditor.
Auditor's first report filed. Pending.
Williamstown. Hoosac Valley Street Railway Company, peti-
tioners. Petition for the abolition of a grade crossing in
Williamstown, near the Fitchburg Railroad station. Edmund
K. Turner, W. W. McClench and Charles N. Clark appointed
commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Pending.
Bristol County.
Attleborough. Directors of Old Colony Railroad, petitioners.
Petition for abolition of South Main Street crossing in Attle-
borough. George W. Wiggin, A. P. Martin and C. A. iillen
appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. C.
H. Cooper appointed auditor. Auditor's third report filed.
Pending.
Attleborough, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
West Street, North Main Street and other crossings in Attle-
borough. James R. Dunbar, H. L. Parker and William
110 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Jackson appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report
filed. Chas. P. Searle appointed auditor. Auditor's third
report filed. Pending.
Easton. Directors of New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail-
road Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of crossing
at Eastondale. James E. Cotter, Wm. Rankin and Chas. D.
Bray appointed commissioners. Fred Joy appointed auditor.
Auditor's fourth report filed. Pending.
Fall River, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for
abolition of Brownell Street crossing and other crossings in
Fall River. John Q. A. Brackett, Samuel N. Aldrich and
Charles A. Allen appointed commissioners. Commissioners'
report filed. Fred E. Jones appointed auditor. Auditors'
eighteenth report filed. Pending.
Mansfield. Directors of New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail-
road Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of grade
crossing at North INIain, Chauncey, Central, West, School
and Elm streets in Mansfield. Pending.
New Bedford, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for
abolition of certain grade crossings in New Bedford. George
F. Richardson, Horatio G. Herrick and Wm. Wheeler ap-
pointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Fred
E. Jones appointed auditor. Auditor's first report filed.
Pending.
Taunton, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for aboli-
tion of grade crossings in Taunton. William B. French, A. C.
Southworth and Edward B. Bishop appointed commissioners.
Commissioners' report filed. Fred E. Jones appointed auditor.
Auditor's first report filed. Pending.
Essex County.
Haverhill, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for aboli-
tion of Washington Street and other crossings in Haverhill.
George W. Wiggin, William B. French and Edmund K.
Turner appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report
filed. Fred E. Jones appointed auditor. Auditor's sixth re-
port filed. Pending.
Ipswich. Boston & Maine Railroad Company, petitioners. Peti-
tion for abolition of Locust Street crossing in Ipswich. George
W. Wiggin, E. K. Turner and William F. Dana appointed
commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Fred E. Jones
appointed auditor. Pending.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. Ill
Ipswich, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of High
Street crossing. Geo. W. Wiggin, Edmund K. Turner and
William F. Dana appointed commissioners. Pending.
Ipswich. Directors of Boston & Maine Railroad Company, peti-
tioners. Petition for abolition of Underbill crossing" in Ipswich.
George W. Wiggin, A. D. Bosson and Edmund K. Turner
appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Fred
E. Jones appointed auditor. Auditor's first report filed.
Pending.
Lynn, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition
of Summer Street and other crossings on Saugus branch of
Boston & Maine Railroad and Market Street and other cross-
ings on main line. George W. Wiggin, Edgar R. Champlin
and Edmund K. Turner appointed commissioners. Pending.
Manchester. Directors of Boston & Maine Railroad Company,
petitioners. Petition for the abolition of the Summer Street
crossing in Manchester. George P. Sanger, Edward B. Bishop
and Chas. A. Putnam appointed commissioners. Commis-
sioners' report filed. Andrew Fiske appointed auditor. Audi-
tor's first report filed. Pending.
Salem, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for the
abolition of grade crossings at Bridge, W^ashington, Mill,
North, Flint and Grove streets in Salem. Pending.
Salem, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for aboli-
tion of Lafayette Street crossing in Salem. Pending.
Franklin Coujity.
Deerfield, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Sprouts crossing on Main Street, Deerfield. Timothy G.
Spaulding, Edmund K. Turner and Franklin T. Hammond
appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Henry
P. Field appointed auditor. Auditor's first report filed.
Pending.
Deerfield. Directors of the Fitchburg Railroad Company, peti-
tioners. Petition for abolition of McClellan crossing at East
Deerfield. Alpheus Sanford, Edmund K. Turner and Walter
Perley Hall appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report
filed. George P. O'Donnell appointed auditor. Pending.
Greenfield, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the abolition
of Allen and Russell streets crossings in Greenfield. Edmund
K. Turner, Walter P. Hall and Fred D. Stanley appointed
commissioners. Stephen S. Taft appointed auditor Pending.
112 ATTOKNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan,
Northfield, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
crossing on road to South Vernon. E. K. Turner, Charles W.
Hazelton and Charles H. Innes appointed commissioners.
Pending.
Northfield, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
River Street crossing in Northfield. Alpheus Sanford, Charles
W. Hazelton and Newell D. Winter appointed commissioners.
Commissioners' report filed. Dana Malone appointed auditor.
Auditor's first and supplemental reports filed. Pending.
Hampden County.
Chester, Selectmen of, and Directors of Boston & Albany Rail-
road Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Hunting-
ton Road in Chester. Charles E. Hibbard, William Sullivan
and Wm. P. Martin appointed commissioners. Commission-
ers' report filed. Ralph W. Ellis appointed auditor. Audi-
tor's first report filed. Pending.
Chester, Selectmen of, and Directors of Boston & Albany Rail-
road Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Hunting-
ton Street and White Chop crossing in Chester. Charles E.
Hibbard, William Sullivan and William P. Martin appointed
commissioners. Thos. W. Kennefick appointed auditor.
Auditor's first and supplemental reports filed. Pending.
Chicopee, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for abo-
lition of Plainfield and Exchange Street crossings and other
crossings in Chicopee. Geo. W. Wiggin, Edmimd K. Turner
and Fred D. Stanley appointed commissioners. Commis-
sioners' report filed. Timothy G. Spaulding appointed auditor.
Auditor's fourth report filed. Pending.
Palmer, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Palmer
and Belchertown Road crossing in Palmer. T. M. Brown,
Chas. E. Hibbard and Henry G. Taft appointed commis-
sioners. Commissioners' report filed. Stephen S. Taft ap-
pointed auditor. Auditor's first report filed. Pending.
Palmer, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Bur-
ley's crossing in Palmer. Pending.
Palmer, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Spring-
field Road crossing, otherwise known as the Wire Mill cross-
ing, in Palmer. William Turtle, Frederick L. Greene and
John W. Mason appointed commissioners. Commissioners'
report filed. Pending.
Springfield, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for
abolition of Bay State Road and other crossings in Spring-
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — Xo. 12. 113
field. George W. Richardson, Marshall Wilcox and George
W. Wiggin appointed commissioners. Commissioners' re-
port filed. Charles W. Bosworth appointed auditor. Audi-
tor's first report filed. Pending.
Springfield, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for
abolition of Pasco Road crossing in S})ringfield. Joseph
Bennett, Samuel M. Cook and appointed com-
missioners. Commissioners' report filed. L. E. Hitchcock
appointed auditor. Auditor's first report filed. Pending.
Springfield, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for
abolition of South End Bridge crossing in Springfield.
, and George F. Swain appointed commis-
sioners. Commissioners' report filed. Fred E. Jones ap-
pointed auditor. Auditor's second report filed. Pending.
Westfield, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for raising of bridge
over Elm Street in Westfield. Thomas W. Proctor, John B.
O'Donnell and Edmund K. Turner appointed commissioners.
Commissioners' report filed. J. Mott Hallowell appointed
auditor. Auditor's first report filed. Pending.
Westfield, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for raising bridge
over North Elm Street in Westfield. Geo. W. Wiggin, Fred-
erick L. Greene and Edmund K. Turner appointed commis-
sioners. Commissioners' report filed. Pending.
Westfield, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the abolition of
North Elm Street crossing in W^estfield. Charles E. Hibbard,
Joseph Bennett and George W. Wiggin appointed commis-
sioners. Commissioners' report filed. Ralph W. Ellis ap-
pointed auditor. Auditor's first report filed. Pending.
Westfield. Boston & Albany Railroad Company, petitioners.
Petition for abolition of Coburn's and Morse's crossings in
Westfield. Charles M. Ludden, William Sullivan and Richard
W. Irwin appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report
filed. Ralph W\ Ellis appointed auditor. Auditor's first
report filed. Pending.
Hampshire County.
Belchertown, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Holyoke Road crossing in Belchertown. George W. Wiggin,
Fred D. Stanley and Edmund K. Turner appointed com-
missioners. Commissioners' report filed. Stephen S. Taft
appointed auditor. Auditor's second report filed. Pending.
Belchertown, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the aboli-
tion of Le^che's crossing in Belchertown. Augustus W,
114 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Locke, George W. Johnson and Joseph Bennett appointed
commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. William H.
Clapp appointed auditor.. Auditor's report filed. Pending.
Northampton, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for
abolition of Grove Street and Earl Street crossings in North-
ampton. Frederick L. Greene, S. S. Taft and James M.
Sickman appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report
filed. William P. Hayes appointed auditor. Auditor's first
report filed. Pending.
Northampton. Directors of Connecticut River Railroad Com-
pany, petitioners. Petition for abolition of L}Tnan's cross-
ing in Northampton. George W. Wiggin, Fred D. Stanley
and Edmund K. Turner appointed commissioners. Com-
missioners' report filed. L. E. Hitchcock appointed auditor.
Auditor's third report filed. Pending.
Northampton, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for
abolition of Laurel Park station crossing in Northampton.
George W. Wiggin, Fred D. Stanley and Edmund K. Turner
appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Arthur
S. Kneil appointed auditor. Auditor's first report filed. Pend-
ing.
Ware, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Gibbs
crossing in Ware. George F. Tucker, George F. Kimball
and Lawson Sibley appointed commissioners. Commission-
ers' report filed. John W. INIason appointed auditor. Pend-
ing.
Ware, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Maple
Street and Gilbertville Road crossings in Ware. Alpheus
Sanford, Everett C. Bumpus and William W. McClench ap-
pointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. John
W. Mason appointed auditor. Auditor's first report filed.
Pending.
Middlesex Cou n ty .
Acton, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Great
Road crossing in Acton. Benj. W. Wells, George Burrage
and William B. Sullivan appointed commissioners. Pending.
Acton, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of May-
nard Road crossing in Acton. Edmund K. Turner, Edward
F. Blodgett and Wade Keyes appointed commissioners.
Commissioners' report filed. Pending.
Arlington, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Grove Street crossing and other crossings in Arlington. Alpheus
Sanford, Edmund K. Turner and S. Everett Tinkham ap-
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 115
pointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Fred
Joy appointed auditor. Auditor's third report filed. Pending.
Ayer, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Main
Street crossing in Ayer. S. K. Hamilton, Theodore C. Hurd
and Edmund K. Turner appointed commissioners. Pending.
Ayer, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of West
Main and Park streets crossing in Ayer. Frank P. Goulding,
Charles A. Allen and Anson D. Fessenden appointed com-
missioners. Commissioners' report filed. Theodore C. Hurd
appointed auditor. Auditor's second report filed. Pending.
Belmont, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Brighton Street, Concord Avenue and Trapelo Road cross-
ings in Belmont. Pending. Theodore C. Hurd, Fred Joy
and George F. Swain appointed commissioners. Pending.
Cambridge. Directors of Boston & Maine Railroad Company,
petitioners. Petition for abolition of Prison Point Street
crossing in Cambridge. Henry S. iMilton, Edward B. Bishop
and Henry G. Taft appointed commissioners. Commis-
sioners' report filed. Theodore C. Hurd appointed auditor.
Auditor's sixth report filed. Pending.
Chelmsford, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Princeton Street crossing in Chelmsford. Edmund K. Turner,
Frederick W. Dallinger and Charles F. Worcester appointed
commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. W. C. Dil-
lingham appointed auditor. Pending.
Concord, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Oliver Rice crossing and Hosmer's crossing in Concord.
Theodore C. Hurd, William Sullivan and Percy G. Bolster
appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Henry
L. Parker appointed auditor. Auditor's final report filed.
Pending.
Everett. Directors of Boston & Maine Railroad Company, peti-
tioners. Petition for abolition of crossings at Broadway and
Main Street in Everett. George W. Wlggin, Edmund K.
Turner and Robert S. Gray appointed commissioners. Com-
missioners' report filed. Fred E. Jones appointed auditor.
Auditor's sixth report filed. Pending.
Framingham, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the aboli-
tion of Concord Street crossing.
Framingham, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the abo-
lition of Waverly Street crossing.
Framingham, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the abo-
lition of Marble Street crossing.
116 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Framingham, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the abo-
lition of Bishop Street crossing.
Framingham, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the abo-
lition of Hollis and Waushakum streets crossings.
Framingham, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the abo-
lition of Claflin Street crossing.
Lexington, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Grant Street crossing in Lexington. Alpheus Sanford, Ed-
mund K. Turner and S. Everett Tinkham appointed com-
missioners. Commissioners' report filed. Pending.
Lowell, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for abo-
lition of Middlesex and Thorndike streets crossings. Pending.
Lowell, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for abo-
lition of Boston Road and Plain Street crossings. Pending.
Lowell, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for abo-
lition of School and Walker streets crossings. Pending.
Lowell, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for abo-
lition of Lincoln Street crossing. Pending.
Lowell, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for abo-
lition of Middlesex, Thorndike and Lincoln streets and Boston
Road grade crossings. Pending.
Lowell, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for abo-
lition of Pawtucket Street crossing and other crossings in
Lowell. George W. Wiggin, John W. Ellis and Samuel L.
Minot appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report
filed. P. H. Cooney appointed auditor. Auditor's second
report filed. Pending.
Maiden. Directors of Boston & Maine Railroad Company, peti-
tioners. Petition for abolition of Medford Street and other
crossings in Maiden. Geo. W. Wiggin, Robert O. Harris
and Edmund K. Turner appointed commissioners. Com-
missioners' report filed. Fred E. Jones appointed auditor.
Auditor's third report filed. Pending.
Maiden, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for abo-
lition of Pleasant and Winter streets crossing in Maiden.
George W. Wiggin, Edmund K. Turner and Fred Joy ap-
pointed commissioners. Pending.
Marlborough, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for
abolition of Hudson Street crossing in Marlborough. Walter
Adams, Charles A. Allen and Alpheus Sanford appointed
commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Pending.
Natick. Boston & Worcester Street Railway Company, petition-
ers. Petition for alteration of Worcester Street crossing in
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 117
Natick. Geo. W. Wiggin, Edmund K. Turner and Larkin
T. Trull appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report
filed. Tlieo. C. Hurd appointed auditor. Auditor's second
report filed. Pending.
Natick. Directors of Boston & Albany Railroad Company, peti-
tioners. Petition for abolition of Marion Street crossing
and other crossings in Natick. George W. Wiggin, Larkin
T. Trull and Joseph Bennett appointed commissioners.
Commissioners' report filed. Theodore C. Hurd appointed
auditor. Auditor's seventh and final report filed.
Newton, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for the
abolition of Concord Street and Pine Grove Avenue cross-
ings in Newton. George W. Wiggin, T. C. Mendenhall and
Edmund K. Turner appointed commissioners. Pending.
Newton, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for aboli-
tion of crossings on main line in Newton. Theo. C. Hurd ap-
pointed auditor. Auditor's eleventh report filed. Pending.
Newton, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for the
abolition of Glen Avenue and nine other crossings in New-
ton. Geo. W. Wiggin, T. C. Mendenhall and Edmund K.
Turner appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report
filed. P. H. Cooney appointed auditor. x\uditor's eighth
report filed. Pending.
North Reading, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for aboli-
tion of Main Street crossing in North Reading. Alpheus
Sanford, George N. Poor and Louis M. Clark appointed
commissioners. Report of commissioners filed. Pending.
Somerville, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for
abolition of Park Street, Dane Street, Somerville Avenue
and Medford Street crossings in Somerville. George W.
Wiggin, George F. Swain and J. D. Colt appointed com-
missioners. Pending.
Wakefield, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Hanson Street crossing in Wakefield. Pending.
W^altham, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for
abolition of South Street crossing in Waltham. Geo. F.
Swain, and Geo. A. Sanderson appointed com-
missioners. Pending.
Waltham, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for abo-
lition of Moody Street, Main Street, Elm Street, River Street,
Pine Street, Newton Street and Calvary Street crossings in
Waltham. , and George F. Swain ap-
pointed commissioners. Pending.
118 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Winchester, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the aboH-
tion of crossing at "Winchester station square. George W.
Wiggin, George F. Swain and Arthur Lord appointed com-
missioners. Pending.
Norfolk County.
Braintree, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the abolition of
the Pearl Street crossing at South Braintree. Pending.
Braintree. Directors of New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail-
road Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of grade
crossing at School, Elm, River and Union streets in Braintree.
Pending.
Brookline. Directors of Boston & Albany Railroad Company,
petitioners. Petition for the abolition of Kerrigan Place
crossing in Brookline. William Sullivan, Henry M. Hutchins
and Wade Keyes appointed commissioners. Commissioners'
report filed. Henry ]M. Hutchins appointed auditor. Pend-
ing.
Brookline and Boston. Directors of the Boston & Albany Rail-
road Company, petitioners. Petition for the aboHtion of
Reservoir Lane crossing in Boston and Brookline. Henry C.
Mulligan, Charles T. Davis and Albert S. Apsey appointed
commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Pending.
Canton. Directors of New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Dedham Road
crossing in Canton. Pending.
Dedham. Directors of New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail-
road Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Green
Lodge Street crossing in Dedham. Pending.
Dedham. Directors of the Old Colony Railroad Company, peti-
tioners. Petition for the abolition of River Street and Whit-
ing Avenue crossings. Augustus P. ^Martin, Charles A. Allen
and Fred Joy appointed commissioners. Commissioners'
report filed. C. H. Cooper appointed auditor. Auditor's
supplemental report filed. Pending.
Dedham, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the abolition of
Eastern Avenue and Dwight Street crossings in Dedham.
Alpheus Sanford, Charles Mills and J. Henry Reed appointed
commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Fred E. Jones
appointed auditor. Pending.
Dedham, Selectmen of, and Directors of New York, New Haven
& Hartford Railroad Company, petitioners. Petitions for
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 119
abolition of East Street, Walnut Street and Vernon Street
crossings in Dedham, consolidated with petitions to abolish
Milton Street crossing in Hyde Park. Samuel N. Aldrich,
E. B. Bishop and H. C. Southworth appointed commission-
ers. Commissioners' report filed. Fred E. Jones appointed
auditor. Auditor's thirteenth report filed. Pending.
Foxborough. Directors of New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition | of
grade crossing at Cohasset and Summer streets in Foxborough.
Pending.
Hyde Park and Dedham, consolidated petitions. See Dedham.
Hyde Park, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Fairmount Avenue and Bridge Street crossings in Hyde Park.
B. B. Jones, E. K. Turner and Fred Joy appointed commis-
sioners. Pending.
Medway, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Village Street crossing in Medway. Arthur Lyman, George
D. Burrage and Alpheus Sanford appointed commissioners.
Commissioners' report filed. Edmund H. Talbot appointed
auditor. Auditor's second report filed. Pending.
Needham, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Charles River Street crossing in Needham. Pending.
Norwood, Selectmen of, and Directors of New York, New Haven
& Hartford Railroad Company, petitioners. Petition for
abolition of Chapel Street, Washington Street and Guild
Street crossings in Norwood. Henry A. Wyman, James F.
C. Hyde and Charles E. C. Breck appointed commissioners.
Commissioners' report filed. Albert A. Avery appointed
auditor. Auditor's seventh report filed. Pending.
Quincy. Directors of New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail-
road Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Saville
and Water streets crossings in Quincy. Pending.
Sharon, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Depot
Street crossing in Sharon. William B. Durant, Fred Joy
and Charles D. Bray appointed commissioners. Pending.
Sharon. Directors of New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail-
road Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of grade
crossing at Depot, Garden and IMohawk streets in Sharon.
Pending.
Walpole, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Oak
Street crossing and other crossings in Walpole. Dana Ma-
lone, Edmund K. Turner and Henry A. Wyman appointed
120 ATTOENEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. N. L. Sheldon
appointed auditor. Auditor's third report filed. Pending.
Westwood. Directors of New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Green Lodge Street crossing in Westwood. Pending.
Plymouth County.
Abington. Directors of New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Central Street crossing in Abington. Alpheus Sanford,
Erastus Worthington, Jr., and Edward B. Bishop appointed
commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Fred E. Jones
appointed auditor. Auditor's second report filed. Pending.
Hin^ham. Directors of New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Rockland Street crossing in Hingham. Winfield S. Slocum,
Alpheus Sanford and Henry C. Southworth appointed com-
missioners. A. W. DeGoosh appointed auditor. Pending.
Marshfield. Directors of New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
crossing near Marshfield station. Alpheus Sanford, J. Albert
Brackett and Frank T. Daniels appointed commissioners.
Commissioners' report filed. Fred E. Jones appointed audi-
tor. Auditor's first report filed. Pending.
Middleborough, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition
of Centre Street, Grove Street and Main Street crossings in
Middleborough. Alpheus Sanford, Edward B. Bishop and
Samuel H. Hudson appointed commissioners. Commission-
ers' report filed. Fred E. Jones appointed auditor. Auditor's
sixth report filed. Pending.
Scituate. Directors of New York, New Haven & Flartford Rail-
road Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Water
Street and Union Street crossings in Scituate. Arthur H.
Wellman, Edmund K. Turner and Oscar A. Marden ap-
pointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Fred
E. Jones appointed auditor. Auditor's third report filed.
Pending.
Suffolk County.
Boston. Directors of Old Colony Railroad Company, petitioners.
Petition for abolition of Tremont Street crossing in Boston.
Samuel N. Aldrich, H. C. Southworth and Edward B. Bishop
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appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Fred
E. Jones appointed auditor. Auditor's twenty-first report
filed. Pending.
Boston, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for aboli-
tion of Dorchester Avenue crossing in Boston. F. N. Gillette,
Charles S. Lilley and Charles Mills appointed commissioners.
Commissioners' report filed. Fred Joy appointed auditor.
Auditor's thirty-first report filed. Pending.
Boston, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for aboli-
tion of Austin Street, Cambridge Street and Perkins Street
crossings in Charlestown. Henry S. Milton, Edward B.
Bishop and Henry G. Taft appointed commissioners. Com-
missioners' report filed. Fred Joy appointed auditor. Audi-
tor's eighth report filed. Pending.
Boston, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for aboli-
tion of Freeport, Adams, Park and Mill streets and Dorchester
Avenue crossings. James R. Dunbar, Samuel L. Powers and
Thomas W. Proctor appointed commissioners. Pending.
Boston, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for aboli-
tion of Congress Street crossing in Boston. George W.
Wiggin, Edward B. Bishop and Charles A. Allen appointed
commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Fred E. Jones
appointed auditor. Auditor's twenty-fifth report filed. Pend-
ing.
Boston. Directors of the New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad Company, petitioners. Petition for the abolition
of Walnut Street crossing in Dorchester. James R. Dunbar,
Samuel L. Powers and Thomas W. Proctor appointed com-
missioners. Pending.
Boston. Directors of Old Colony Railroad Company, petitioners.
Petition for abolition of Codman Street crossing in Boston.
George W. Wiggin, Charles A. Allen and William M. Butler
appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Henry
S. Milton appointed auditor. Auditor's second report filed.
Pending.
Boston, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for the
abolition of the Essex Street crossing in Brighton. George
W. Wiggin, William B. French and Winfield S. Slocum ap-
pointed commissioners. Pending.
Boston, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for aboli-
tion of Blue Hill Avenue and Oakland Street crossings in
Boston. William B. French, Arthur H. Wellman and George
122 ATTORXEY-GEXERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
A. Kimball appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report
filed. Fred E. Jones appointed auditor. Auditor's nine-
teenth report filed. Pending.
Boston, Mayor and i\.ldermen of, petitioners. Petition for aboli-
tion of all crossings in East Boston. George W. Wiggin,
William B. French and Edward B. Bishop appointed commis-
sioners. Commissioners' report filed. Winfield S. Slocum
appointed auditor. Auditor's third report filed. Pending.
Revere, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Win-
throp Avenue crossing in Revere. George W. Wiggin, Everett
C. Bumpus and Charles D. Bray appointed commissioners.
Commissioners' report filed. Fred E. Jones appointed audi-
tor. Auditor's second report filed. Pending.
Worcester County.
Blackstone. Directors of X^ew York, X'ew Haven & Hartford
Railroad Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Mendon Street crossing in Blackstone. Pending.
Clinton, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Sterling, Water, Main and Woodlawn streets crossings.
George W. Wiggin, William E. INIcClintock and James A.
Stiles appointed commissioners. Pending.
Fitchburg, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for
abolition of Putnam Street and Laurel Street crossings in
Fitchburg. Frank P. Goulding, Charles A. Allen and Charles
M. Thayer appointed commissioners. Commissioners' re-
port filed. George S. Taft appointed auditor. Auditor's
third report filed. Pending.
Fitchburg, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for abo-
lition of Rollstone Street crossing in Fitchburg. Pending.
Gardner, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Union Street crossing in Gardner. Frank P. Goulding,
Charles A. Allen and Franklin L. Waters appointed commis-
sioners. Commissioners' report filed. Henry L. Parker ap-
pointed auditor. Auditor's first report filed. Pending.
Holden, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Dawson's crossing and Cedar Swamp crossing in Holden.
Charles A. Allen, xA.rthur P. Rugg and Henry G. Taft ap-
pointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Pend-
ing.
Hubbardston, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Depot Road crossing in Hubbardston. Pending.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 123
Leominster, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Water Street crossing. George W. Wiggin, George F. Swain
and Dana Malone appointed commissioners. Pending.
Leominster, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Summer Street crossing. George W. Wiggin, George F.
Swain and Dana Malone appointed commissioners. Pending.
Leominster, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the abolition
of Mechanic Street crossing. George W. Wiggin, George
F. Swain and Dana Malone appointed commissioners. Pend-
ing.
Leominster, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the abolition
of Main Street crossing. George W\ Wiggin, George F.
Swain and Dana Malone appointed commissioners. Pending.
Leominster, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Lancaster Street crossing in Leominster. Alpheus Sanford,
Charles A. Allen and Seth P. Smith appointed commissioners.
Commissioners' report filed. Fred E. Jones appointed audi-
tor. Auditor's first report filed. Pending.
Northborough, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Westborough Hospital station crossing in Northborough.
Thomas Post, William Wheeler and Alpheus Sanford ap-
pointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Guy
W. Currier appointed auditor. Pending.
Northbridge and Uxbridge, joint petition of Selectmen of. Peti-
tion for abolition of Whitin's station crossing. Alpheus
Sanford, Edward B. Bishop and Harry C. Southworth ap-
pointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Fred
E. Jones appointed auditor. Auditor's fourth report filed.
Pending.
Southborough, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition
of crossing on road from Southborough to Framingham.
Pending.
Southborough, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition
of crossing on road leading from Southborough to Hopkinton.
George C. Travis, James W. ^McDonald and William Sulli-
van appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed.
Theodore C. Hurd appointed auditor. Auditor's third
report filed. Pending.
Southborough, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition
of Main Street crossing at Fayville in Southborough. Pend-
ing.
Sutton and Millbury, consolidated petition of Selectmen of both
towns. See Millbury.
124 ATTORXEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Westborough, Selectmen of, and Directors of Boston & Albany
Railroad Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Main Street and Summer Street crossings in Westborough.
George W. Wiggin, George N. Smalley and Joseph Bennett
appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. H.
L. Parker appointed auditor. Auditor's third report filed.
Pending.
Worcester, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for
abolition of Grafton Street crossing and eight other crossings,
including alterations of Union Station. James R. Dunbar,
James H. Flint and George F. Swain appointed commis-
sioners. Pending.
Worcester, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for
abolition of Hamilton Street crossing in Worcester. Augus-
tus P. Martin, James D. Colt and Edmund K. Turner ap-
pointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. James
A. Stiles appointed auditor. Auditor's report filed. Pending.
Worcester. Directors of Boston & Albany Railroad Company,
petitioners. Petition for abolition of Webster Street, Ludlow
Street, Sutton Lane and Heard Street crossings in Worcester.
Harvey N. Shepard, Frederick Brooks and Joseph S. Lud-
1am appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed.
James A. Stiles appointed auditor. Auditor's amended second
report filed. Pending.
The following cases have been brought for alleged land damages
incurred in the alteration of grade crossings. The Common-
wealth, being obliged under the statutes to pay at least twenty-five
per cent, of the expenses incurred in the alteration of all grade
crossings, has in all cases been made a party thereto.
Boston et als. v. Boston Wharf Company. Superior Court, Suf-
folk County. Pending.
Codman et als. v. New England Railroad Company et als. Supe-
rior Court, Suffolk County. Pending.
Commonwealth v. Boston, Superior Court, Suffolk County.
Pending.
Connell v. Boston & Maine Railroad Company et al. Superior
Court, Middlesex County. Pending.
Dickinson et al. v. Fitchburg. Superior Court, Worcester County.
Pending.
Dolan, Ellen, et al. v. Belchertown et al. Superior Court, Hamp-
shire Countv. Settled.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 125
Googins, Mary A., et al. v. Boston & Albany Railroad Company
et al. Superior Court, Suffolk County. Pending.
Lovejoy, Augustus, v. Commonwealth et al. Superior Court,
Middlesex County. Pending.
Maiden v. Boston & Maine Railroad Company. Superior Court,
Middlesex County. Pending.
Moore, George C, v. Town of Chelmsford. Superior Court,
Middlesex County. Pending.
Phelps V. Fitchburg Railroad Company. Superior Court, Middle-
sex County. Pending.
Sanford, George E., v. Belchertown et al. Superior Court, Hamp-
shire County. Pending.
Stack V. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
et al. Superior Court, Hampshire County. Pending.
126 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
DISSOLUTION OF COKPORATIONS.
The following corporations having made voluntary application
to the Supreme Judicial or Superior Court for dissolution, and
having given the Attorney-General due notice of the petition,
and the Tax Commissioner having certified that they were not
indebted to the Commonwealth for taxes, the Attorney-General
waived right to be heard : —
A. C. Fairbanks Company.
A. F. Bemis Hat Company.
American Supplies Company.
Anderson Manufacturing Company.
Automobile Touring Company.
Barre Water Company.
Beacon Medical Corporation.
Boston Automobile Dealers' Association, Incorporated.
Boston Show Company.
Boston Wrapper Manufacturing Company.
Briggs Iron Works.
Calumet Woolen Company.
Cape Cod Street Railway Company.
Charles A. Hall Company.
Charles X. Wood Electric Company.
Charlmont Co-operative Association.
Cheshire Shoe Company.
Colonial Rubber Company.
Columbia Specialty Company.
Conant Hotel Company.
D. C. Sargent Company.
Dudley Tailors, Incorporated.
E. H. Smith Company.
Essex Produce Company.
Exhibition Hall Company.
Folkins-Hutchins Company.
Gowdy & Remington Shoe Company.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT— No. 12. 127
Grange Co-operative Association of Gardner.
Hampden Photo Engraving Company.
J. H. Arthur Company.
Kemp Company.
Langley-Burr Company.
Lawrence Coal Company.
McCaffrey Company.
Medical Service Company.
Merchants and Manufacturers Transportation Company.
Milford Park Company.
Miller Supply Company.
Monataquoit Mills Company.
Narragansett Mining and Milling Company.
National Home Building Company.
Norwood Co-operative Association.
O. W. Bobbins Shoe Company.
Old Colony Steamboat Company.
Packard & Bailey Company.
Phillij^s Woolen Company.
Pinkham & Willis Company.
Prouty Wire Company.
R. Butler Company.
Ridgeway Company.
Rogers Automobile Company.
Scutt Souvenir Company.
Sla^ter Jennings Company.
Smith-Isbury Lumber Company.
South Reading Mechanic and Agricultural Institution.
Springfield Knitting Company.
Standard Cloth Meter Company.
Teel Automobile Supply Company.
Walpole Card Clothing Company.
Wheelock Engine Company.
Worcester Turkish Bath Company.
128 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
EETUENS OF COEPOEATIONS.
The following foreign corporations, reported to this department
by the Commissioner of Corporations for delinquency in filing
their first papers under St. 1903, c. 437, §§ 58, 60, have been re-
quired, without the necessity of a suit at law, to comply with the
statute : —
A. A. Kidder Publishing Company.
American Wire and Supply Company.
Anita Copper Company.
Arkonia Fabric Manufacturing Company.
Boston Fuel Company.
C. C. Lewis Company.
C. L. Flaccus Glass Company.
Cambridge Coal Company.
Carbutt Dry Plate and Film Company.
Cedar Cliff Silk Company.
Consolidated INIanufacturing Company.
Dewey Loan and Banking Company.
Downes Machine Company.
E. B. James Lumber Company.
Electro Radiator Company.
F. E. Houghton Company.
F. H. Milles & Co.
Frictionless Metal Company.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
Granite State Granite Company.
Great Western Manufacturing Company.
Grey, Clark & Engle.
H. F. Watson Company.
Hammond T;y^ewriter Company.
Hampden Corundum Wheel Company.
Hartford Carpet Corporation.
Heller & Merz Company.
James Gibbs Manufacturing Company.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 129
Kirshner Piano Company.
Knox Machine Company.
Lee Broom and Duster Company.
Loco Express Company.
Lowell Automobile Corporation.
Macintosh Manufacturing Company.
Majestic Consolidated Zinc and Lead Company.
Mathesen Motor Car Company.
Messenger Publishing Company.
Michilin Tire American Agency, Incorporated.
Nantucket Company,
National Aluminum Company.
Neptune Meter Company.
Omo Manufacturing Company.
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company.
Potter Wall Paper Mills.
Prentiss Tool and Supply Company.
Protection Mining Company.
Radcliffe Food Company.
Remington & Sherman Company.
Rhyolite-Beacon Gold Mines Company.
Scientific American.
Spring Street Canoe House.
Standard Beef Company.
Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company.
United Last Company.
Van Camp Packing Company.
W. R. Usher & Son Shoe Company.
Wellesley Tea Room.
West Disinfecting Company.
Wilcox Manufacturing Company.
The following public-service corporations, reported to this de-
partment by the Tax Commissioner for delinquency in filing
the tax return for 1906, required by R. L., c. 14, § 37, have been
required, w^ithout the necessity of a suit at law, to file the return
in question : —
Ayer Electric Light Company.
Chelmsford Gas Light Company.
Concord & Boston Street Railway Company.
Conway Water Company.
Haverhill & Boxford Street Railway Company.
130 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Hoosac Tunnel & \Yilmington Railroad Company,
Huntington & Westfield River Railway Company.
Maplewood & Danyers Street Railway Company.
Middlesex Real Estate Association of Cambridge.
Quincy Gas Light Company.
Salisbury Beach Aqueduct Company.
Vineyard Hayen Electric Light and Power Company.
Wayerley Company.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 131
CASES ARISING IN THE PROBATE COURTS
UNDER THE
Collateral Inheritance Tax Act.
Berkshire County. '
Anthony, Mary J., estate of. George K. Staples, executor. Peti-
tion for instructions. Decree.
Hadsell, Susan Murray, estate of. William N. Hopcroft, adminis-
trator. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Pending.
Moak, Kezia H., estate of. Charles J. Buchanan, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Piatt, Willis, estate of. Philip Allen et al., executors. Petition
for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. At-
torney-General waived right to be heard.
Sperry, Cyrus, estate of. Philo J. Sperry, executor. Petition
for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. At-
torney-General waives right to be heard.
Bristol County.
Blaisdell, Annie W\, estate of. Charles H. Newell, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Bowen, Sarah S., estate of. John Ireys, executor. Petition for
license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Pending.
Brownell, Annie W., estate of. Frank A. Brownell, executor.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Chase, Emma B., estate of. Charles E. Chase, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
"Attorney-General waived right to be further heard.
Clark, John A., estate of. William S. Lang, executor. Petition
for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. At-
torney-General waived right to be heard.
132 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Cole, Sarah B., estate of. Edwin A. Cole et al., executors. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Dailey, James, estate of. Mabel G. Dailey, petitioner. Peti-
tion for reappraisal. F. O. Dodge appointed appraiser.
Davis, Charles C, estate of. Caroline L. Davis et al., executors.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Driscol, Chauncey T., estate of. George L. Cooke, executor.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in ]Massachu-
setts. iVttorney-General waived right to be heard.
Holland, Edward W., estate of. Treasurer and Receiver-General,
petitioner. Petition for reappraisal. William B. N. Chase,
Ben S. C. Gifford and Arthur ]M. Allen suggested as appraisers.
Rowland, Elihu, estate of. Hannah Howland et al., executors.
Petition for extension of time for pa\Tnent of tax. Attorney-
General assented to petition.
Littlefield, George L., estate of. CyTus E. Lapham, executor.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Pending.
Pierce, Hannah P., estate of. Abraham Manchester, admin-
istrator. Petition for license to receive personal estate in
Massachusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Prindle, Adah R., estate of. Wilbur S. Prindle, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Reynolds, Jane S., estate of. Anna Grace Babbitt et al., execu-
tors. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Sanders, Hannah W., estate of. Edwun A. Cady, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in ^Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Scholes, James H., estate of. Betsey H. Scholes, administratrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Tallman, Charles J., estate of. Annie E. Tallman, executrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in ]Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Terry, Cordelia A., estate of. John M. Hillman et al., executors.
Petition for postponement of time for payment of tax. Assented
to petition.
Tower, Christopher M., estate of. Edwin R. Bullock et al., ex-
ecutors. Petition for license to receive personal estate in
Massachusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
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Warren, Louisa D., estate of. Edwin A. Cole, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Watkins, Mary D., estate of. Thomas H. Walbridge, guardian.
Petition for license to sell real estate in Massachusetts. At-
torney-General waived right to be heard.
Essex County.
Barton, Charles C, estate of. Eben L. Dalton et al., executors.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Berry, Benjamin P., estate of. Henry L. Berry, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Bickford, Elizabeth, estate of. James E. French, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Blyth, Alice, estate of. Esther Richardson, petitioner. Peti-
tion for reappraisal. George C. Corless appointed appraiser.
Burnham, Alice, estate of. Sylvester Burnham, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Chase, Charles A., estate of. Joseph Abbott, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Cheney, Hezekiah H., estate of. Dennie E. A. Chase et al., ex-
ecutors. Petition for license to receive personal estate in
Massachusetts. Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Clark, John N., estate of. Lydia A. Clark, administratrix. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Clement, Charles P., estate of. Ursula C. Clement, executrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Coggin, William S., estate of. David Coggin, executor. Petition
for reappraisal. Edward B. George appointed appraiser.
Coggin, William S., estate of. David Coggin, executor. Petition
for postponement of time for payment of inheritance tax.
Pending.
Collins, Martha T., estate of. Eva B. Tasker, administratrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Currier, George, estate of. Henry P. Dana, administrator. Pe-
184 ATTORXEY-GEXERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
tition for license to receive personal estate in jNIassachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Dodge, Mary A., estate of. Joshua L. Bowen, executor. Petition
for reappraisal. Edwin F. Woodman appointed appraiser.
Drake, John M., estate of. Julia E. Drake, administratrix. Pe-
tition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Easton, Hannah M., estate of. Lizzie C. Gwinn et al., executors.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Fowler, Tristram A., estate of. John AY. Dow, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Garland, Charles, estate of. Emma L. Garland, administratrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Garland, ^Nlary L., estate of. Clarence A. Goss, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Gilman, George H., estate of. N^ellie F. Knowles, executrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Gove, Harriet A., estate of. Clinton Gove, administrator. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Graves, Isaac Collyer, estate of. Joseph W. Coates, executor.
Petition for reappraisal. Everett Paine appointed appraiser.
Ham, X^ellie G., estate of. Oliver H. Ham, administrator. Pe-
tition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Hanscom, John E., estate of. Mary E. Hanscom, administratrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Harrell, Emma, estate of. Henry C. Loughlin, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.'
Hatch, Wellman W., estate of. George A. Page et al., executors.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Hilliard, Joseph C, estate of. George A. Wentworth et al., exec-
utors. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Mas-
sachusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
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Hills, Caroline P., estate of. William H. Hills et al., executors.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Howard, Lydia M., estate of. John H. Garvin, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Ho}^, Stephen, estate of. Charles W. Garland, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in INIassachu-
setts. iVttorney-General waived right to be heard.
Humphrey, Elmira D., estate of. Charles W. Sherburn, exec-
utor. Petition for postponement of time for payment of in-
heritance tax. Pending.
Hutchins, George H., estate of. George Grafton Hutchins, execu-
tor. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Kelley, Benjamin P., estate of. Maggie C. Kelley, administratrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Kimball, Sarah L., estate of. Frank B. Kimball, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Kingston, Paul, estate of. Jeremiah J. Minnehan, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Lamrock, Sarah, estate of. John F. Wilson, administrator. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in ^Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Locke, Leonard, estate of. Alanson Locke, et al, administrators.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Loring, Rosanna E., estate of. George M. Loring, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
McMahon, Sylvia B., estate of. Rath A. Burlingame, administra-
trix. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Merrill, Fanny W., estate of. Louis C. Merrill, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in INIassachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Miller, Addie L. G., estate of. David E. Miller, executrix. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
136 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Morse, Carrie C, estate of. Albion H. Morse, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Moulton, Hannah E., estate of. John N. Rowell, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Pending.
Nichols, Lydia W., estate of. Emma Estelle Johnson et al., execu-
tors. Petition for reappraisal. John Cashman appointed
appraiser.
Nichols, Mary C, estate of. Frank O. Woods, executor. Petition
for instructions. Pending.
Perkins, Martha A., estate of. Samuel J. Perkins, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Pond, Mary T., estate of. Benjamin P. Blodgett, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Pending.
Prentiss, Samuel H., estate of. Joshua H. Prentiss, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Provere, Sarah E., estate of. Russell H. Fellows et al., executors.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Rand, Sarah D., estate of. Lucy Arabella Bout well, executrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in jNIassachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Rowell, Charles M., estate of. John N. Rowell, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Rowell, Efhe F., estate of. John N. Rowell, administrator. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Sawyer, Valentine B., estate of. Edson E. Peaslee, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Smith, Lydia A., estate of. Ephraim G. Flanders, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Smith, Reuben John, estate of. Petition for distribution. Decree.
Spilane, William, estate of. George A. Robie, executor. Petition
for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. At-
torney-General waived right to be heard.
Straight, Maggie, estate of. Leray F. Straight, executor. Petition
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for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. At-
torney-General waived right to be heard.
Stubbs, Eliza S., estate of. Charles B. Patten, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Pending.
Towne, Joseph H., estate of. Rosina C. Towne, executrix. Peti-
tion for instructions. Decree.
Trefethen, Harriet O., estate of. Howard F. Grant, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Upton, Ebenezer P., estate of. Charles P. Upton, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Decree.
Wallace, Willie S., estate of. Henry A. Wallace, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Willard, Mary F., estate of. Theodore H. Smith, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Wilson, Susan K., estate of. Marietta Wilson, executrix. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Franhlin County.
Hare, Elizabeth J. H., estate of. George E. Taylor, executor.
Petition for instructions. Decree.
Mattoon, John L., estate of. Charles H. Green et al., executors.
Petition for instructions. Decree.
Puffer, Henry, estate of. Alice A. Puffer, executrix. Petition for
license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attor-
ney-General waived right to be heard.
Read, Elwin J., estate of. George A. Read, administrator. Peti-
tion for allowance of final account. Decree.
Smith, Oliver T., estate of. Sarah J. Wheeler, executrix. Petition
for reappraisal. S. B. Slatt, W. M. Smead and Lucius Nims
appointed appraisers.
Hampden County.
Bagg, Ellen Louisa A., estate of. Laura A. Moody, executrix. Peti-
tion for allowance of final account. Pending.
Benedict, Frank W., estate of. John T. Manson, administrator
with the will annexed. Petition for license to receive personal
138 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
estate in Massachusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be
heard.
Bishop, John George, estate of. Emily Clara Bishop, executrix.
Petition for instructions. Pending,
Chapin, Joseph T., estate of. Sarah E. Chapin, administratrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Crockett, Sara L., estate of. H. L. Harding et al., executors.
Petition of Treasurer and Receiver-General to collect tax on
said estate. Pending.
Daniels, Martha, estate of. Alfred M. Copeland, public adminis-
trator. Petition for authority to take charge of certain real
estate in Brimfield. Attorney-General waived right to be
heard.
Fabrey, Peter, estate of. James G. Dunning, public administrator.
Petition for distribution and allowance of final account. At-
torney-General waived right to be heard.
Greenleaf, Orick H., estate of. Ida E. Greenleaf et al., petitioners.
Petition for instructions. Pending.
Greenleaf, Orick H., estate of. Oscar S. Greenleaf et al., execu-
tors. Petition for postponement of time for payment of in-
heritance tax. Pending.
Hurd, Juliette, estate of. Angle M. Paine, executrix. Petition
for allowance of final account. Attorney-General waived
right to be heard.
Lathrop, Erastus, estate of. S. Augustus Allen, executor, peti-
tioner. Petition for instructions. Pending.
Mitchell, Richard P., estate of. James G. Dunning, administra-
tor. Petition for allowance of first and final account. Attor-
ney-General waived right to be heard.
Moore, Elizabeth P., estate of. Charles H. Parsons, executor.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Pending.
Olson, John, estate of. James G. Dunning, public administrator.
Petition for allowance of final account and distribution. At-
torney-General waived right to be heard.
O'Meara, Martin, estate of. William J. O'Meara, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Parsons, Henry A., estate of. Willard Parsons, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
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Peabody, Sarah Fisk, estate of. John E. Keith, executor. Peti-
tion for instructions. Decree.
Puffer, Henry, estate of. AUce A. Puffer, executrix. Petition for
Hcense to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attorney-
General waived right to be heard.
Sanders, Sidney, estate of. Ella M. Quimby, executrix. Peti-
tion for instructions. Pending.
Smith, Pamelia C, estate of. Charles H. Barrows, executor.
Petition for allowance of fourth and final account. Attorney-
General waived right to be heard.
Stockwell, Louis G., estate of. Herbert E. Stockwell, adminis-
trator. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Mas-
sachusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Tyner, George N., estate of. Edward S. Towne et al., executors.
Petition for instructions. Pending,
Vining, Sarah E., estate of. Charles H. Barrows, petitioner. Peti-
tion for reappraisal. Edward S. Bradford appointed ap-
praiser.
Vining, Sarah E., estate of. Charles H. Barrows, executor. Peti-
tion for instructions. Pending.
Young, Jennette T., estate of. Sarah C. B. Austin, executrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Hampshire County.
Blackmon, George S., estate of. Elsie J. Blackmon, administra-
trix. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Bray, Rose, estate of. Margaret Watkins, executrix. Petition
for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Pend-
ing.
Middlesex County.
Adams,. Mary N., estate of. Francis A. Perry, administrator de
bonis non with the will annexed. Petition for instructions.
Decree.
Atkinson, Jane, estate of. Archibald Johnston, executor. Petition
for reappraisal. Stanley M. Bolster appointed appraiser.
Barrett, Henry, estate of. L. Ashton Thorp, executor. Petition
for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Pending.
Brooks, Lucy iVnn, estate of. James R. Carret, trustee. Petition
for discharge of lien on real estate. Attorney-General waived
right to be heard.
140 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Brown, Maria, estate of. Charles D. Brown, administrator. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Burton, Clarence F., estate of. George E. Bales, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be further heard.
Carter, Mary E., estate of. Frank L. Gerrish, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Chenery, iVlmira H., estate of. Horace Ela, executor. Petition
for reappraisal. Charles F. Keyes appointed appraiser.
Choate, Charles, estate of. Isaac Sprague, trustee. Petition for
instructions regarding distribution of funds and payment of
inheritance tax. Decree.
Colburn, Hanna L., estate of. Elias H. Colburn, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Pending.
Colvin, Horace J., estate of. Isabel N. Colvin, petitioner. Petition
for appointment of administrator. Pending.
Conrey, Emma J., estate of. George E. Clarke, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Corbett, Mary C, estate of. John S. Harlow, administrator. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Cotton, Eloise A., estate of. Samuel Hudson Kinney et al., execu-
tors. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Cousens, Mary E., estate of. Lucy F. Luques, executrix. Petition
for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attor-
ney-General waived right to be heard on pajment of tax.
Currier, George C, estate of. Jennie Currier et al., executors.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Dacey, Catherine, estate of. Thomas J. Lynch, executor. Petition
for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attor-
ney-General waived right to be heard.
Davenport, Mehitable W., estate of. iVnna \Yhiting Davenport,
executrix. Petition for license to receive personal estate in
Massachusetts. Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Dunway, Mary J., estate of. Martha Park, administratrix with the
will annexed. Petition for allowance of first account. Attor-
nev-General waived right to be heard.
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Ellis, Mary A. Farwell, estate of. Ida M. Elden, executrix. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Pending.
Fisk, Mary G., estate of. Frederic D. Fisk, trustee. Petition for
discharge of lien on real estate in Massachusetts. Attorney-
General waived right to be heard.
Fletcher, Amanda A., estate of. Eva M. Fletcher, administratrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Foster, Dorothy, estate of. Elwin C. Foster, executor. Petition for
license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Decree.
Garrity, Catherine, estate of. Joseph S. Lapierre, administrator.
Petition for allowance of account of public administrator.
Decree.
Glynn, Hannah, estate of. Joseph S. Lapierre, administrator.
Petition for allowance of account of public administrator.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Gotham, Mary A., estate of. Joseph S. Lapierre, administrator.
Petition for allowance of account of public administrator.
Decree.
Harrington, Charles A., estate of. Caroline A. Thayer et al.,
petitioners. Petition for reappraisal. Charles H. Mead
appointed appraiser.
Hastings, Mary J., estate of. George E. Hastings, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Hooper, Martha E., estate of. Carrie M. Utley, executrix. Peti-
tion for reappraisal. Henry W. Bullard appointed appraiser.
Hopper, Ellen J. O'Hara, estate of. William H. Hopper, adminis-
trator. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Pending.
Keeley, Michael, estate of. Mary A. Doherty, executrix. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Kendall, John H., estate of. Frank B. Melkins, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Decree.
Leach, J. Amanda, estate of. Fred H. Pratt, executor. Petition
for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attor-
ney-General waived right to be heard.
Little, John Albro, estate of. Robert McCurdy, petitioner. Peti-
tion for reappraisal. Hollis R. Bailey, Albion L. Milan and
Henry W. Bullard appointed appraisers.
142 ATTORNEY-GEXEKAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Lockwood, Bessie Squire, estate of. Bessie L. Adams, petitioner.
Petition for reappraisal. Henrv W. Bullard appointed ap-
praiser.
Long, Edgar W., estate of. Charles L. Long, executor. Petition
for postponement of time for payment of inheritance tax.
Pending.
INIartin, Webster Warner, estate of. Wesley T. Lee, executor.
Petition for instructions. Decree.
Mason, John S., estate of. ^lary R. ]Mason, administratrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
]Mc]Millen, Sarah A., estate of. Joseph S. Lapierre, administrator.
Petition for allowance of account of public administrator.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
]\Ioore, Adeline C, estate of. Henry AY. Barnes, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Morse, Calvin, estate of. Frank F. Gerry, trustee. Petition for
instructions regarding inheritance tax. Decree.
INIoulton, Mary, estate of. Ausbury C. Moulton, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Xourse, Charlotte J. M., estate of. George E. Farley, adminis-
trator. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Pending.
O'Rourke, Margaret, estate of. Joseph S. Lapierre, administrator.
Petition for allowance of account of public administrator.
Decree.
Pierce, James, estate of. Albert H. Davenport et ciL, executor.
Petition for postponement of time for payment of inheritance
tax. Assented to petition.
Pollard, Samuel Smith, estate of. Albert F. Harlow et al., execu-
tors. Petition for reappraisal. George C. Travis appointed
appraiser.
Reed, William G., estate of. Asa Redington Reed, executor.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Pending.
Rhoades, Josiah R., estate of. Herbert A. Rhoades, executor.
Petition for reappraisal. Henry W. Bullard appointed ap-
praiser.
Richardson, Charles A., estate of. James B. Crowley, adminis-
trator. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Attornev-General waived rio;ht to be heard.
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Roby, Warren G., estate of. George F. Piper et al., trustees.
Petition for appointment of appraiser. Stanley M. Bolster
appointed appraiser.
Rowell, Herman C, estate of. Sarah Jane Munson, executrix.
Petition for reappraisal. James Stuart Murphy appointed
appraiser.
Saville, Abbie F., estate of. Andrew J. Tuck, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Slack, Henry L., estate of. Fannie Phelps Slack, executrix. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Stearns, Abbie J., estate of. Marshall Jones, administrator with
the will annexed. Compromise agreement under will. As-
sented to decree.
Stickney, John A., estate of. Harriet E. Stickney, executrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Subit, Claire, estate of. Henri Lenoir, executor. Petition for
license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attorney-
General waived right to be heard. •
Sullivan, John, estate of. Michael Sullivan, administrator. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Pending.
Talpey, Mary W., estate of. L. Roger Wentworth, executor.
Petition for postponement of time for payment of inheritance
tax. Pending.
Taylor, Euphemia B., estate of. Henry D. Taylor, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Tilton, Daniel W., estate of. Harriet C. Tilton, administratrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Thompson, Susan H., estate of. Albert S. Parsons, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Trefethen, Harriet O., estate of. Howard F. Grant, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Trow, Sarah M. P., estate of. Harry R. Dow, administrator.
Petition for postponement of time for payment of inheritance
tax. Pending.
Trow, Sarah M. Page, estate of. Harry R. Dow, administrator.
Petition for instructions. Decree.
144 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Tuttle, Franklin, estate of. Lizzie J. Tuttle, executrix. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Wakefield, Angeline E., estate of. Otto C. Scales, administrator.
Petition for instructions. Decree.
Walker, JNIary Sophia, estate of. E. Rollins Morse, executor.
Petition for instructions. Attorney-General waived right to
be heard.
Warren, Martha R., estate of. Carrie W. Smith, petitioner. Peti-
tion for reappraisal. George A. Sanderson appointed ap-
praiser.
Wellington, Ellen M., estate of. Kate E. Hazen, executor. Peti-
tion for instructions. Decree.
Whitehouse, Jonathan C, estate of. Rebecca A. Spear, adminis-
tratrix. Petition for license to receive personal estate in
Massachusetts. Decree.
Willard, Henry F., estate of. Letha E. Willard, executrix. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Wise, Sarah S., estate of. Elisha O. Woodward, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Wright, Mary Jane, estate of. Clarence R. Russell, administratrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Norfolk County.
Burgess, Sophia K., estate of. Leonard K. Storrs, executor.
Petition for reappraisal. Henry D. Bennett appointed ap-
praiser.
Heyl, Anna K., estate of. John A. Heyl, executor. Petition for
license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attorney-
General waived right to be heard.
Holbrook, Adeline J., estate of. David G. Haskins, Jr., executor.
Petition for postponement of time for pa}Tnent of inheritance
tax. Attorney-General assented to petition.
Miller, John C, estate of. William G. Colesworthy, executor.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Olmstead, Frederick L., estate of. John C. Olmstead, executor.
Petition for extension of time for payment of tax. Pending.
Roach, John F., estate of. Ernest R. Williams, petitioner. Peti-
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tion to obtain possession of certain personal property alleged
to be wrongfully in hands of public administrator. Pending.
Rogers, Sarah L, estate of. Saniuel N. Neat, administrator, peti-
tioner. Petition for reappraisal. Wilfred Bolster appointed
appraiser.
Selfridge, Thomas O., Sr., estate of. Thomas O. Selfridge, Jr.,
executor. Petition for license to transfer personal property
in Massachusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be
heard.
Thing, Samuel B., estate of. Fred S. Sawyer et al., executors.
Petition for license to discharge lien on real estate. Decree.
Plymouth County.
Glover, Helen M., estate of. John D. Long et al., executors.
Petition for postponement of time for payment of inheritance
tax. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Oehme, Ferdinand G., estate of. Clara K. Oehme, executrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Decree.
Perry, Edward Y., estate of. Morrill A. Phillips et al., executors.
Petition for instructions. Decree.
Suffolk County.
Adams, Maria T., estate of. Elliott G. White, executor. Petition
for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attor-
ney-General waived right to be heard.
Amsbury, Jabez, estate of. George H. Williams, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Amsbury, Mowry, estate of. George H. Williams, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Bailey, Ann H., estate of. Frederick W. Sewall et al., executors.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Barron, Nancy A., estate of. Charles W. Crockett, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Bartlett, Charles A., estate of. Edward C. Messer, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
146 ATTORNEY-GENEKAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Bellows, Josiah G., estate of. Catherine H. W. Bellows, executrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Bond, Marshall S. P., estate of. Allen B. Saflord, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Boynton, Isaac H., estate of. Rebecca C. Boynton, executrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Bradbury, James W., estate of. Louisa H. Bradbury et al., ex-
ecutors. Petition for license to receive personal estate in
Massachusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Brimmer, Martin, estate of. F. C. Welch, executor. Petition for
reappraisal. Frederick H. Smith appointed appraiser.
Brooks, Lucy W., estate of. Henry W. Brooks, Jr., administrator
with the will annexed. Petition for license to receive personal
estate in Massachusetts. Attorney-General waived right to
be heard.
Buckley, Catherine, estate of. Francis D. O'Neill, executor.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Gary, Helen E., estate of. Charles P. Curtis, Jr., et al., trustees.
Petition for discharge of lien on real estate in Massachusetts.
Decree.
Caverly, William, estate of. George H. Morrison, administrator.
Petition for allowance of the first and the second and final
accounts. Pending.
Cerveaux, Therese, estate of. Andre Cerveaux, sole legatee.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Pending.
Clark, Elenora, estate of. George L. Purrington, executor. Peti-
tion for reappraisal. Stanley M. Bolster appointed appraiser.
Clark, Lydia A. B., estate of. Emri W. Clark, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Clay, R. Richard, estate of. Thomas J. Kenney, trustee. Peti-
tion for instructions. Decree.
Conner, Vianna A., estate of. Arthur H. Chase, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Pending.
Crickard, Jane, estate of. Edward B. Fitzgerald, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard on pa}TQent of
tax.
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Cumston, Charles M., estate of. William H. Moulton et al., exec-
utors. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Cunningham, Edward Linzee, estate of. Thomas B. Congdon,
trustee. Petition for license to receive personal estate in
Massachusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Cunningham, Edward Linzee, estate of. Thomas B. Congdon,
administrator with the will annexed. Petition for license to
receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attorney-General
waived right to be heard.
Cunningham, Hepsie W., estate of. James S. Cunningham et al.,
executors. Petition for reappraisal. Stanley M. Bolster
appointed appraiser.
Curtis, Betsey Ann, estate of. Emogene C. Curtis, executrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Curtis, Henry, estate of. Hugh E. Curtis, executor. Petition for
license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attorney-
General waived right to be heard.
Curtis, Lucy W., estate of. Tracy H. Harris, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Daniell, Sarah F., estate of. George G. Crocker, executor and
trustee. Petition for discharge of lien on real estate in Massa-
chusetts. Attorney- General w^aived right to be heard.
Davis, Annie M., estate of. E. Holmes Boyd ei al., trustees. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Davis, Frederick, estate of. Treasurer and Receiver-General,
petitioner. Petition for reappraisal. Louis A. Frothingham
appointed appraiser.
Dickerman, Jery E., estate of. John Young, administrator de
bonis non with the will annexed. Petition for license to receive
personal estate in Massachusetts. Attorney-General waived
right to be heard.
Eastburn, Mary Jean, estate of. Arfiold A. Rand, executor.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu>
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Emerson, Mary H., estate of. Samuel W. Junkins, executor.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Fawcett, Joseph, estate of. Mason A. Carpenter, special admin-
istrator. Petition for license to receive personal estate in
Massachusetts. Decree.
148 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
FitzGerald, John E., estate of. Charles F. Kittredge, executor.
Petition for reappraisal. Attorney-General waived right to
be heard.
Fletcher, Andrew, estate of. Andrew Fletcher et al., executors.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Galvin, Patrick J., estate of. Malachi L. Jennings, petitioner.
Petition for reappraisal. Michael J. Sughrue appointed ap-
praiser.
Gardner, Ira, estate of. Cecil B. Gardner, administratrix. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Garvey, Richard, estate of. Francis J. Horgan, executor. Peti-
tion for instructions. Decree.
Ginn, Daniel A., estate of. Winfield F. Prime, administrator.
Petition for reappraisal. William J. Tyler appointed ap-
praiser.
Green, John W., estate of. Lydia T. Green, executrix. Petition
for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attor-
ney-General waived right to be heard.
Greene, Rebecca A., estate of. Francis B. Greene, executor.
Petition for postponement of time for payment of inheritance
tax. Attorney-General assented to petition.
Hall, Mary R., estate of. Silas M. Dinsmoor, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Hall, William G., estate of. Silas M. Dinsmoor, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Hamlin, Augustus Choate, estate of. Edward Hamlin, executor.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Hammond, Cornelia J., estate of. David G. Haskins, Jr., et al.,
executors. Petition for postponement of time for paMiient of
inheritance tax. Attorney-General assented to petition.
Hammond, Ellen S. S., estate of. Samuel D. Warren et al., execu-
tors. Petition for postponement of time for pa}Tnent of tax.
Assented to postponement.
Hartwell, Sarah M., estate of. Harry Linwood Hartwell, admin-
istrator. Petition for license to receive personal estate in
Massachusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Heald, Olive F., estate of. Cyrus B. Heald, administrator. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
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Heath, Seth A., estate of. Arthur G. Witham, administrator.
Petition for Hcense to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Hoague, Caroline E., estate of. George G. Crocker, executor and
trustee. Petition for discharge of lien on real estate in Massa-
chusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Holbrook, Robert M., estate of. Samuel J. Taylor et a!., execu-
tors. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Pending.
Holman, Amelia, estate of. Anton P. Wright, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Holmes, Edmund W., estate of. Lewis H. Adler, Jr., executor.
Petition for license to receive personal property held in trust.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Houghton, Mary E., estate of. Albert W. Leighton, executor.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Howe, Irving A., estate of. D. J. Lord, administrator. Petition
of Treasurer and Receiver-General for payment of tax on
certain legacies. Pending.
Hussey, Daniel, estate of. Ben Emery Burns, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Jordan, Rose D., estate of. Charles P. Dorr, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Keith, Sanford, estate of. Fidelity Trust Company, trustee. Peti-
tion for license to receive portion of residue in hands of exec-
utors. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Kelleher, Mary E., estate of. Ella McDonald, administratrix.
Petition for allowance of account. Pending.
Kennard, Charles W., estate of. Boston Safe Deposit and Trust
Company, trustee. Petition for postponement of time for
payment of inheritance tax. Attorney-General assented to
petition.
Lander, Jean M. D., estate of. Charles J. Bell et al., executors.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Lang, Eliza, estate of. Sarah E. Hersey, petitioner. Petition for
discharge of lien on real estate on payment of inheritance tax.
Attorney-General assented to petition.
Lang, Eliza, estate of. Sarah E. Hersey, petitioner. Petition for
reappraisal. William J. Tyler appointed appraiser.
150 ATTOENEY-GENEKAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Lawrence, Elizabeth, estate of. William S. Dexter et al., exec-
utors and trustees. Petition for instructions. Pending.
Lawrence, Elizabeth, estate of. Arthur Chapman, executor.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Lawrence, T. Bigelow, estate of. William S. Dexter et al, trus-
tees. Petition for instructions. Pending.
Leahy, Hannah, estate of. David J. Leahy, executor. Petition
for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. At-
torney-General waived right to be heard.
Leddy, Ellen F., estate of. Daniel Clark, executor. Petition for
license to sell real estate in Massachusetts. Pending.
Lewando, Charles L., estate of. Winifred S. Lewando, execu-
trix. Petition for postponement of time for payment of tax.
Assented to postponement.
Lyford, Lovinia O., estate of. Oliver S. Lyford, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Marden, Alacia E., estate of. Elizabeth F. Johnson, executrix.
Petition for reappraisal. George C. Travis appointed ap-
praiser.
Marthon, Elizabeth D., estate of. Charles R. Doak, executor.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Martin, Algernon H., estate of. Eliza E. Martin, administratrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Ma}Tiard, Lydia A., estate of. Lizzie M. Maynard, executrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
McPherson, Flora, estate of. John McDonald, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Meredith, Mary E., estate of. Elizabeth L. Tappan, executrix.
Petition for postponement of time for payment of tax. Pending.
Mills, Annie M. H., estate of. William H. Mills, administrator.
Petition for compromise of inheritance tax. Attorney-Gen-
eral waived right to be heard.
Mitchell, Mary A., estate of. Julia Perrin, petitioner. Petition
for reappraisal. Stanley M. Bolster appointed appraiser.
Morrill, Antoinette, estate of. William P. Fiske, executor. Pe-
tition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Decree.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT— No. 12. 151
Morrison, Jennett, estate of. Orange G. Morrison, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Mulvey, Timothy D., estate of. C. G. Smith, executor. Peti-
tion for reappraisal. Stanley Bolster appointed appraiser.
Nash, George W., estate of. James R. Nash et al., executors. Pe-
tition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Niles, Thomas, estate of. F. C. Welch, executor. Petition for
reappraisal. Frederick H. Smith appointed appraiser.
Norris, Harriet S. C, estate of. Francis Rawle, executor. Pe-
tition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
O'Connell, Ellen, estate of. Sarah O'Connell, executrix. Pe-
tition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Papanti, Lorenzo F., estate of. Harrison Dunham, executor.
Petition for instructions. Attorney-General waived right to
be heard.
Parker, Caroline, estate of. Frank L. Winsor, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Patten, Daniel W., estate of. Albourne F. Abbott, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Pending.
Peabody, Henry O., estate of. Lewis Kennedy Morse, trustee.
Petition for reappraisal. Stanley M. Bolster appointed ap-
praiser.
Perkins, Sarah J., estate of. Albert M. P. Pearson et al., execu-
tors. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Peters, Lemuel E. D., estate of. Lemuel W. Peters, adminis-
trator. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Plummer, John H., estate of. Charles H. Wentworth, admin-
istrator. Petition for license to receive personal estate in
Massachusetts. Pending.
Randall, Abby, estate of. William H. Bowen, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Randall, Harriet H., estate of. William P. Blake, trustee. Peti-
tion for discharge of lien on real estate in Massachusetts.
Decree.
152 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Read, Gideon F. T. and Rebecca T., estates of. A. E. Scott,
executor. Petition for reappraisal. George H. Brown ap-
pointed appraiser.
Reed, Ellen J., estate of. John Hinkley, executor. Petition for
license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attorney-
General waived right to be heard.
Reed, Rebecca T., estate of. Augustus E. Scott, petitioner for
instructions. Pending.
Richards, INIary E., estate of. Dura M. Richards, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in ^Nlassachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Russell, Joseph W., estate of. Anne V. R. Russell, executrix. Pe-
tition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Ryder, Michael J., estate of. Patrick F. Ryder et aL, petitioners.
Petition for reappraisal. William J. Tyler appointed ap-
praiser.
Seymour, Ella B., estate of. Charles R. Seymour, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Soper, Charles G., estate of. Edward Graham, executor. Petition
for reappraisal. Stanley M. Bolster appointed appraiser.
Souther, Henry, estate of. Pennsylvania Company for Insurance
on Lives and Granting Annuities, trustee. Petition for license
to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attorney-General
waived right to be heard.
Sproul, Eliza A., estate of. Annie B. Snell, administratrix. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Stevens, Elizabeth W., estate of. Daniel Hall et aL, executors.
Petition for instructions. Decree.
Stevens, Helen G., estate of. INIary S. Dodge, executrix. Petition
for postponement of time for payment of tax. Pending.
Stevens, Henry Lowe, estate of. Peter H. McClellan, executor.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Stone, John O., estate of. Annie Stone et aL, trustees. Petition
for license to receive personal property in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Stowe, Ellen C, estate of. Frederick E. Stowe, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Sullivan, Catherine, estate of. Louise G. INIcLaughlin, executrix.
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Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Tanner, Frances E., estate of. Harriet C. Tillotson et al., execu-
tors. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Attorpey-General waived right to be heard.
Thompson, Jacob H., estate of. Arthur R. Wendell, adminis-
trator. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Toppan, Harriette R., estate of. Philadelphia Trust, Safe Deposit
and Insurance Company, executor. Petition for license to
receive personal estate in jNIassachusetts. Attorney-General
waived right to be heard.
Trask, Madeline P., estate of. Susan J. Littlefield, executrix.
Petition for instructions. Attorney-General waived right to
be heard.
Treworgy, Zilpha, estate of. C. M. G. Harwood, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Tuckerman, Charles S., estate of. Leverett S. Tuckerman, ex-
ecutor. Petition for extension of time for payment of tax.
Decree.
Wadleigh, George, estate of. George H. Wadleigh, executor.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Weld, Susan, estate of. J. Herbert Weld, administrator. Petition
for discharge of lien on real estate. Attorney-General assented
to petition.
Wheeler, Mary C, estate of. James R. Wheeler et ah, executors.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Whitwell, William Scollay, estate of. Blanche B. Whitwell, exec-
utrix. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Wilbur, Ann M., estate of. George L. Dodd, executor. Petition
for discharge of lien on real estate on payment of tax. Attor-
ney-General assented to petition.
Wilkins, Nancy F., estate of. William S. Loveren, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Williams, William H., estate of. Henry M. Rowe, executor.
Petition for instructions. Decree.
Wingate, Eliza W., estate of. Livingston Gushing, executor.
Petition for extension of time for payment of tax. Decree.
154 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Wiswall, Thomas H., estate of. Alanson C. Haines et al., execu-
tors. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Woods, Ann Eliza, estate of. Robert J. Woods, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Worcester County.
Aldrich, Altheda M., estate of. Almon Twitchell, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts,
iVttorney- General waived right to be heard.
Aldrich, Frank E., estate of. Roger C. Aldrich, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Alexander, David R., estate of. Emery W\ Alexander, adminis-
trator. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Bingham, Lucinda H., estate of. Edward A. Davis, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Blanchard, Sarah E., estate of. Emma L. Tucker, administratrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Decree.
Buckley, Bridget, estate of. James J. Higgins, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Bullock, Brigham N., estate of. George Bullock et al., executors.
Petition for instructions. Pending.
Burns, Patrick, estate of. Catherine White, administratrix. Peti-
tion for allowance of first and second accounts. Pending.
Burns, Patrick, estate of. Catherine White, administratrix with
the will annexed. Petition for allowance of final account.
Pending.
Canfield, Penelope S., estate of. Waldo Lincoln, executor. Peti-
tion for instructions. Decree.
Chapin, Lucia E., estate of. Charles A. Chapin, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Chapman, Emily B., estate of. Ralph E. Chapman, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Child, Ruth A., estate of. Luther J. Leavitt, administrator.
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Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Colburn, Enoch J,, estate of. Clarence R. Russell, executor.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Corliss, Sarah E. F., estate of. Ada F. C. White, petitioner.
Petition for reappraisal. Charles E. Batcheller appointed
appraiser.
Dadmun, Lydia E., estate of. George E. Dadmun, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Dean, Joseph E., estate of. David Aldrich, administrator. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Faulkner, Elizabeth J., estate of. Herbert B. Viale, trustee. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Pending.
Forbush, William C, estate of. Commonwealth Trust Company,
administrator. Petition for license to receive personal estate
in Massachusetts. Pending.
Forristall, Mary A. A., estate of. Willard N. Forristall, executor.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Fossett, William C, estate of. Jacob W. P. Goudy, administrator
with the will annexed. Petition for license to receive personal
estate in Massachusetts. Attorney- General waived right to
be heard.
Freudenthal, Erek, estate of. Alfrida Freudenthal, administra-
trix. Petition for license to sell real estate situated in Massa-
chusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Gay, Philena, estate of. Edson Emery, executor. Petition for
license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attorney-
General waived right to be heard.
Giffin, Edward, estate of. Sarah M. Giffin, executrix. Petition
for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attor-
ney-General waived right to be heard.
Goulding, Marcus, estate of. Charles P. Goulding et al., admin-
istrators. Petition for license to receive personal estate in
Massachusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Hale, Harris, estate of. Maria R. Adams, administratrix. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Pending.
Hale, Sarah L., estate of. Jason S. Perry, administrator. Peti-
156 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Henry, Frances A., estate of. Frances H. Swanson, administratrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Hils, Joseph, estate of. Charles Dunray et al., executors. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Pending.
Holbrook, Lowell, estate of. George S. Crosby, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Howe, Silas, estate of. Emma L. Howe, petitioner. Petition for
appointment of trustee. Attorney-General assented to peti-
tion.
Hubbard, Elbridge, estate of. Oran E. Randall, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Knight, John B., estate of. James W. Lord, executor. Petition for
license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attorney-
General waived right to be heard.
Lewis, Mary B., estate of. Fred A. Lewis, executor. Petition for
license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attorney-
General waived right to be heard.
Lovell, Sarah E. B., estate of. Henry A. Lovell, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Markham, Patrick, estate of. Augustus W. Shea, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Marshall, Ellen M., estate of. Ella F. Chapman, administratrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
McAvoy, Michael, estate of. Thomas A. INlcAvoy, executor. Peti-
tion for reappraisal. Charles A. Kabley appointed appraiser.
Moore, Harriet, estate of. INIaud Collins, administratrix. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Nichols, Lydia C, estate of. Charles A. Nichols, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Nims, Ann C, estate of. Orville E. Cain, executor. Petition for
license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attorney-
General waived right to be heard.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 157
Nims, Susan T., estate of. Ida L. Butterfield, executrix. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Noyes, George G., estate of. Josephine M. Noyes, executrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Ostrom, Frida L., estate of. Frederick H. Kingsbury, adminis-
trator. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Phillips, Harriet M., estate of. Edward H. Fletcher, executor.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Phillips, Harvey, estate of. John P. Gay, executor. Petition for
license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attorney-
General waived right to be heard.
Pierce, Elbridge B., estate of. Leonard Wellington, executor.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Pillsbury, Benjamin T., estate of. William A. Libbey, adminis-
trator. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Pratt, Louisa, estate of. Bessie M. Thompson, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Pending.
Puffer, Henry, estate of. Alice A. Puffer, executrix. Petition for
license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attorney-
General waived right to be heard.
Ruggles, Lucy S., estate of. Charles H. Darling, administrator
with the will annexed. Petition for licertse to receive personal
estate in Massachusetts. Attorney-General waived right to
be heard.
Sage, Cynthia J., estate of. James D. Rice, executor. Petition
for instructions. Decree.
Sawyer, Lydia C, estate of. Thomas J. Sawyer, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Scott, Sarah A., estate of. Alfred Sawyer, administrator with
the will annexed. Petition for license to receive personal
estate in Massachusetts. Attorney- General waived right to
be heard.
Shattuck, George, estate of. J. Maynard Kissam, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
158 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Smith, Caroline G., estate of. Janette J. Smith, executrix. Pe-
tition for Hcense to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Stevens, iNIarv J., estate of. Fithian S. Simmons, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Tarbox, Phebe G., estate of. Eben W. Jones, executor. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Thayer, Julia B., estate of. Frederick H. Kingsbury et al., exec-
utors. Petition for instructions. Pending.
Thayer, Julia B., estate of. Frederick H. Kingsbury et al., execu-
tors. Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massa-
chusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Tuthill, Zilpha A., estate of. Delia INI. Tuthill, administratrix.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Wagner, Amelia L., estate of. John L. Wagner, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Walbridge, Sophronia P., estate of. Hattie J. Severance, ad-
ministratrix. Petition for license to receive personal estate
in Massachusetts. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Ward, Electa L., estate of. Charles E. Ward, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Webber, Jason, estate of. INIartha L. Jones, executrix. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Pending.
W^elch, Fred B., estate of. James Welch, administrator. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
White, Jesse, estate of. Lydia B. White, executrix. Petition for
license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts. Attorney-
General waived right to be heard.
White, Lavinia L., estate of. Samuel S. White, administrator.
Petition for license to receive personal estate in Massachu-
setts. Attorney- General waived right to be heard.
Wilcox, George, estate of. Martha J. Charlton, executrix. Peti-
tion for license to receive personal estate in Massachusetts.
Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 159
PUBLIC CHAEITABLE TRUSTS.
Bristol County.
Arnold, Sarah Rotch, estate of. Alanson S. Barney, petitioner.
Petition for appointment of trustee. Pending.
First Baptist Church of New Bedford ^^ Attorney- General. Peti-
tion for appointment of trustee under charitable trust. At-
torney-General assented to petition.
Peckham, Peleg W., estate of. Joseph M. Sharrock et al., trustees.
Petition for allowance of third and third supplemental ac-
count. Pending.
Essex County.
Barker, Jonathan Tyler, estate of. James C. Poor, petitioner.
Petition for appointment of trustee. Attorney-General waived
right to be heard.
Essex Agricultural Society v. Massachusetts General Hospital
Corporation and the Attorney-General. Petition to sell real
estate and to apply the doctrine of cy-pres. Service accepted.
Petition dismissed. Petitioner appealed. Pending.
Haskins, Leander Miller, estate of. Nathaniel Richardson et al.,
petitioners. Petition for appointment of trustees. Pending.
People's Methodist Episcopal Church of Newburyport, Trustees
of, V. Abraham H. Goodwin et als. Petition for sale of real
estate devised to charity. Attorney-General waived right to
be heard.
Phillips Academy Trustees v. Attorney-General et als. Bill in
equity to devise scheme for carrying out a trust under the
will of Samuel Phillips. Decree.
Hampden County.
Hamilton, John F., estate of. John O. Hamilton, trustee. Peti-
tion for instructions regarding the disposition of trust funds.
Decree.
Holbrook, George B., et al. v. Edward W. Appleton et al. Peti-
tion for leave to sell real estate under deed of trust, and for
instructions. Pending.
160 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Jones, William, estate of. Timothy D. Potter, administrator.
Petition for instructions. iVttorney-General waived right to
be heard.
Lathrop, Erastus, estate of. S. Augustus Allen, executor, peti-
tioner. Petition for instructions. Pending.
Taylor, Ethan, estate of. William A. Lincoln et al., petitioners.
Petition for appointment of new trustee. Attorney-General
waived right to be heard.
Whiting, H. Amelia , v. The AYomen's Union Temperance Or-
ganization. Petition for injunction to prevent defendant
corporation from exceeding its powers under charter. Pend-
ing.
Middlesex County.
Bigelow, Harriet A., estate of. Decius Beede, trustee. Petition
for instructions. Decree.
Choate, Charles, estate of. John M. Harlow, trustee. Petition
for instructions regarding a charitable trust. Decree.
Mackay, Frances Mary, estate of. Amelia M. Goodwin et al.,
trustees. Petition for allowance of third and final account.
Attorney-General assented to petition.
Mills, Ann, estate of. Walter F. Greenman, petitioner. Petition
for appointment of trustee. Attorney-General waived right
to be heard.
Osgood, George C, et al. v. Charles R. Blaisdell et al. Petition
for instructions under will of Sarah C. Kershaw. Final
decree.
Parker, Pamelia, estate of. Herman S. Hazen, executor. Peti-
tion for compromise of public charitable trust. Attorney-
General waived right to be heard.
Smith, George O., estate of. Albert S. Parsons et al., petitioners.
Petition for appointment of trustees. Attorney-General
assented to petition.
Smith, George O., estate of. Albert S. Parsons et al., trustees.
Petition for leave to sell trust estate. Attorney-General as-
sented to petition.
Sweetser, Mary E., estate of. William J. Mandell, executor.
Petition to sell real estate to pay debts. Attorney-General
assented to petition.
Symmes Arlington Hospital v. Attorney-General et als. Petition
to extend time for carrying out a trust under the will of Stephen
Symmes. Decree.
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Nantucket County.
Enas, Sally Maria, estate of. Hiram C. Folger, petitioner. Pe-
tition for appointment of trustee to fill vacancy caused by
death. Attorney-General waived right to be heard.
Norfolk County.
Cleveland, Ira, estate of. Franklin W. Mann, petitioner. Pe-
tition for appointment of trustee of trust funds. Pending.
Hemenway, Mary, estate of. Augustus Hemenway et al., trustees.
Petition for allowance of second account. Attorney-General
waived right to be heard.
Mann, Jonathan, estate of. John F. Brown et al., trustees. Pe-
tition for license to sell real estate. Attorney-General waived
right to be heard.
Plymouth County.
Blackmar, Wilmon W., estate of. Francis H. Lincoln et al., trus-
tees. Petition for appointment of trustees. Attorney-General
assented to petition.
Suffolk County.
Amherst College, Trustees of, v. Attorney-General. Petition for
instructions. Disposed of.
Arlington, Inhabitants of, v. Attorney-General. Petition for
instructions under the will of Nathan Pratt. Pending.
Beals, Nancy, estate of. Emily M. Treadwell, petitioner. Peti-
tion for appointment of trustee. Attorney-General waived
right to be heard.
Boston, city of, petitioner. Petition for instructions under the
will of Benjamin Franklin. Pending.
Cheney, Ednah Dow, estate of. Charles S. Gill et als., executors.
Petition for instructions. Pending.
Day, Bertha L., estate of. Salvation Army, petitioner. Petition
for distribution of trust funds. Pending.
Devens, Sarah A. W., estate of. William Minot et al., executors.
Petition for appointment of administrator de bonis non with
will annexed. Attorney-General assented to petition.
Dickinson, Marquis F., et al.. Executive Committee of Summer
Street Fire Committee v. Attorney-General et al. Bill in
equity to transfer funds in hands of committee to Massachu-
setts Charitable Fire Society. Final decree.
162 ATT0RNP:Y-GENERAL'S RP:P0RT. [Jan.
Gardner, Ellen K., estate of. Herbert L. Bover, petitioner. Pe-
tition for appointment of trustee. Attorney-General assented
to petition.
Harvard College, President and Fellows of, v. Attorney-General.
Petition for distribution of trust funds of estate of David A.
Wells. Pending.
Mabie, William I., et al. v. Edwin S. Gardner and Attorney-
General. Petition for instructions regarding a public chari-
table trust under will of Mary Redding. Pending.
May, Frederick W. G., estate of. Eleanor G. May et al., adminis-
trators. Petition for instructions. Attorney-General waived
right to be heard.
Mills, Edward C, et al., executors, v. Trustees of Abbot Female
Academy. Petition for instructions regarding a charitable
trust. Decree.
Pope, Ebenezer, estate of. John H. Meader, petitioner. Petition
for appointment of trustee. Attorney-General waived right
to be heard.
Shawmut Universalist Society v. Thomas C. Frothingham et al.
Bill in equity to require defendants to pay to plaintiff money
given under will of Mary P. Goddard. Disposed of.
Stone, Stephen S., estate of. Trustees of Westford Academy,
petitioners. Petition for leave to apply certain trust funds.
Disposed of.
Townsend, Laura D., estate of. William H. Turner et al., peti-
tioners. Petition for instructions as to construction of will.
Decree.
Williams College, President and Fellows of, v. Attorney-General
et al. Petition for instructions under the will of David A.
Wells. Decree.
Worcester County.
Burrage, Martha A., estate of. Oscar A. Taft, executor. Peti-
tion for instructions regarding a public charitable trust.
Pending.
Clarke, Josiah H., estate of. Francis A. Clarke et al., executors.
Petition for instructions regarding a public charitable trust.
Pending.
Drury, Franklin, estate of. Henry W. Carter et al., petitioners.
Petition to turn over trust fund to town of Warren to be held
as under original trust. Pending.
Foster, Richard W., estate of. Catherine E. Foster et al., execu-
tors. Petition for instructions. Pending.
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Greeley, Sarah B., estate of. Walter P. Bowers et al., trustees.
Petition for instructions. Decree.
Grout, Eliza P., estate of. Robert L. Carter et als., trustees,
petitioners. Petition for license to sell real estate. Attorney-
General assented to petition.
Holden, Joseph, et al. v. Isaac Willard et al. Petition for instruc-
tions regarding a charitable trust to make valid certain sales.
Attorney-General assented to petition.
Monis, Judah, estate of. Samuel M. Crothers et als., trustees,
petitioners. Petition for discharge of trustees. Attorney-
General assented to petition.
Monis, Judah, estate of. American Unitarian Association, peti-
tioner. Petition for appointment of trustee to fill vacancy.
Attorney-General assented to petition.
Upton, George C, estate of. Alfred E. J. Heywood, adminis-
trator. Petition for instructions. Decree.
164 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan,
SUITS CONDUCTED BY THE ATTOENEY-GENEEAL
In Behalf of State Boards and Commissions.
The following cases have been reported to this department by
State boards and commissions, to be conducted by the Attorney-
General, or under his direction, pursuant to the provisions of St.
1896, c. 490 : —
1. Metropolitan Park Commission.
Petitions to the Superior Court for assessment of damages
alleged to have been sustained by the taking of land by the said
commission.
Middlesex County.
Lawrence, Samuel C, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Whitney, John R., et al., trustees, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Norfolk County.
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company v. Com-
monwealth. Settled.
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company v. Com-
monwealth. Settled.
Suffolk County.
Boston & Revere Electric Street Railway Company v. Common-
wealth. Settled.
Lynn & Boston Railroad Company v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Proctor, George F., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
2. Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board.
Petitions to the Supreme Judicial and Superior Courts for
assessment of damages alleged to have been sustained by the
taking of land, and rights and easements in land, by said Board.
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Middlesex County..
Bullard, Joseph O., et al. v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Burns, John, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Childs, Eliza M., et al. v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Daley, Patrick, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Dooley, Edward, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Farr, Rebecca T., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Gibbon, John, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Gibbons, Annie L., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Gibbons, Frances, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Henry Wilson Co-operative Bank v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Hensby, Mary J., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Keating, William E., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Lewis, Millard E., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Middlesex Fells Spring Company v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Pullen, Lillian F., et al. v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Sprague, William H., v. Commonweahh. Pending.
Walkup, Josiah W., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Whitney, John R., et al. v. Commonwealth et al. Settled.
Suffolk County.
Holy hood Cemetery Association v. Commonwealth. Settled.
WorceHer County.
Adams, Harriet A., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Adler, Bernard, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Allen, Byron T)., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Allen, Byron D., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Andrews, Henrietta M., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Atherton, James H., v. Commonwealth. Tried before commis-
sioners. Report not filed. Pending.
Ball, Oliver M., administrator, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Bancroft, William L., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Bancroft, William I>., v. Commonwealth. Dismissed.
Barnes, Israel L., et al. v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Bartlett, Asenath M., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Bigelow, James A., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Bigelow, Joseph M., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Bond, Geo. F., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Bond, Louis, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Bo}Titon, Henry A., administrator, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
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Bradley, Patrick, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Brigham, William H., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Brinkhaus, Franziska R., et at. v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Brockleman, Clara, executrix, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Brown, George AY., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Bruce, William M., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Burgess, Thomas H., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Cavanaugh, Lawrence, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Chapman, Walter E., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Chapman, Walter E., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Chase, George H., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
demons, Benjamin H., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Counter, Fred, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Cutting, Louis, administrator, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Cutting, Louis, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
DeCourcey, Edward J., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Dix, J. Quincy, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Fairbanks, Edwin C, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Farnsworth, John E., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
First Parish of Boylston v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Fitch, Andrew L., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Fitzgerald, John, r. Commonwealth. Pending.
Flanagan, Catherine, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Fuller, Willis A., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Fury, Lawrence, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Fyfe, Mary J., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Fyfe, Mary J., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Fyfe, Mary J., executrix, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Goodnow, Jennie L., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Graichen, Margaret, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Gray, Lizzie M., v. Commonwealth. Tried before commissioners.
Report not filed. Pending.
Gunderman, Christopher, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Harris, Addie K., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Harrity, Bridget, et als. v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Harthan, S. E., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Haskell, William B., v. Commonwealth. Tried before commis-
sioners. Report not filed. Pending.
Hastings, George R., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Hastings, Mary J., executrix, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Hastings, Mary J., executrix, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Hastings, William H., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
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Haynes, Henry F., v. Commonwealth. Tried before commis-
sioners. Report not filed. Pending.
Haynes, Sarah C, v. Commonwealth. Tried before commis-
sioners. Report not filed. Pending.
Heinold, John A., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Hoban, Bridget, et als. v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Houghton, Robert C, et al. v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Houghton, Robert C, et al. v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Houghton, Robert C, et al. v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Howe, Waldo B., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Huntington, Whitman M., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Hyde, Henry J., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Johnson, Charles S., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Johnson, Emory W., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Johnston, Robert, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Johnston, Robert, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Joyce, Bridget M., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Kendall, Everett, et al. v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Kendall, Sanford C, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Keyes, Henry F., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Keyes, Jonathan M., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Keyes, Jonathan M., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Keyes, William W., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Kirby, Nellie M., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Kittredge, Catherine, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Kittredge, Catherine J., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Kittredge, Patrick A., et al. v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Lambert, John, v. Commonwealth. Settled,
Landy, Chas. C, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Lane, Margaret, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Lawrence, George D., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Longley, George H., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Longley, Olive E., executrix, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Maehnert, Joseph, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Mann, Eben C, v. Commonwealth. Tried before commissioners.
Report not filed. Pending
Mann, Eben C, v. Commonwealth. Dismissed.
McAndrew, Hannah, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Moran, James, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Morrison, Patrick H., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Mulgren, James, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Myers, Elizabeth M., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
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Nourse, Andrew L., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Nugent, Gertrude R., et al. v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Nye, William A., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
O'Brien, John F., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Ott, John S., V. Commonwealth. Pending.
Parker, Emily W., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Peinert, Frederick R., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Plummer, George M., v. Commonwealih. Settled.
Plummer, George M., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Prescott, John B. F., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Prescott, Martha E., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Provost, Gabriel, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Richter, Henry, Jr., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Roach, James, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Roach, James, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Rosenthal, William C, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Sawin, Charles B., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Scarlett, Andrew J., et al. v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Scarlett, Andrew J., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Shattuck, George W., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Sirabian, Kayazan, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Smith, Arthur K., administrator, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Smith, Arthur K., administrator, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Stone, Henry B., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Stone, Howard D., r. Commonwealth. Pending.
Stone, Howard D., v. Commonwealth. Pending,
Stone, John E., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Taylor, Jennie W., administratrix, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Tonry, Margaret F., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Tyson, Caroline E., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Tyson, Caroline E., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Warren, Ellen S., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Waushacum Lake Company v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Welch, James E., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
West Boylston v. Commonwealth. Settled.
West Boylston v. Commonwealth. Settled.
West Boylston v. Commonwealth. Dismissed.
West Boylston v. Commonwealth. Settled.
White, Lucy, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Whiting, Alfred N., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Wilbur, William H., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Wilder, Joel T., et al. v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Wilder, Joel T., et al. v. Commonwealth. Settled.
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Willard, Luther, v. Commonwealth. Tried before commissioners.
Report not filed. Pending.
Wise, James E., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Wittig, Elizabeth, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Wood, J. Frank, et als. v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Wood, J. Frank, et als. v. Commonwealth. Pending.
W^ood, Lucy A., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Worcester, County Commissioners of, v. Commonwealth. Pend-
ing.
Worcester, County Commissioners of, r. Commonwealth. Pending.
W^right, Nahum W., executor, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Wright, Susan G., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Zeigler, Eva K., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Zink, Bridget, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
3. Massachusetts Highway Commission.
Petitions to the Superior Court for a jury to assess damages
alleged to have been sustained by the taking of land, or injury to
land, by said commission. Under agreement with the Common-
wealth most of these cases are defended by the various towns in
which the land is situated.
Barnstable County.
Crowell, Thomas H., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Berkshire County.
Coleman, Martin W., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Bristol County.
Branco, Manuel J, de Silvia, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Chase, Alice P., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Cummings, Bertrand N., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Dary, Everett T., et al. v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Lincoln, Benjamin A., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Lincoln, Edward T., administrator, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Lynch, George, et al. v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Norris, Joseph H., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Paling, John E., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Seabury, Phoebe W., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Silvia, Joseph M., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Thornley, Thomas B., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Walker, Herbert N., administrator, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
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Essex County.
Foster, George W., et als. v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Graves, Isaiah, et al. v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Ireson, Ellen W., et als. v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Salem Savings Bank v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Middlesex County.
Barnes, George H., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Barnes, William, 2d, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Donovan, James H., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Griffin, John, et al. v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Thimineur, Joseph, v. Commonwealth. Dismissed.
Plymouth County.
Daly, Julia M., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Hayden, Cora F., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Leach, Reuben, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Mace, Carrie I., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Mclntire, Bernard, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Worcester County.
Merriam, Harriet M., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Sullivan, Kate, v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Warren, Alice E. M., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
4. Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners.
Petitions to the Superior Court for assessment of damages
caused by the taking of land by said commissioners.
Sujfolk County.
Butler, Philip H., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Lamb, George, et al. v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Lamb, George, et al. v. Commonwealth. Pending.
5. Charles River Basin Commissioners.
Petitions to the Superior Court for assessment of damages caused
by the taking of land by said commissioners.
Middlesex County.
Cohen, Isaac, et al. v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Proctor, George O., v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Ricker, Hazen E., et als. v. Commonwealth. Pending.
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6. Miscellaneous Cases from Above Commissions.
Bristol County.
Chace, Charles A., trustee, v. Commonwealth et als. Action of
tort for damages caused by defects in State highway. Pending.
Lawlor, John F., v. Austin Peters. Petition for assessment of
damages for killing horse. R. L., c. 90. Non-suited.
Essex County.
Cilley, Orran G., v. Cattle Bureau. Petition to recover the value
of cattle condemned by Cattle Bureau. Pending.
Middlesex County.
Austin, Eva A., v. State Board of Charity. Action of tort to
recover damages caused by discharge of State ward afflicted
with a contagious disease. Pending.
Austin, William E., v. State Board of Charity. Action of tort to
recover damages caused by discharge of State ward afflicted
with a contagious disease. Pending.
Cosgrove, Thomas E., Commonwealth v. Bill of complaint to
compel defendant to remove buildings from line established
by park commission. Settled.
Gilmore, Jerome, administrator of estate of Alexander Gilmore,
V. Dennis Shannahan et al. and Metropolitan Water and
Sewerage Board, trustees. Action of tort to recover dam-
ages for personal injuries. Settled.
International Automobile and Vehicle Tire Company v. Park
Commissioners. Bill in equity to restrain commissioners
from proceeding with certain work on Charles River near
Boylston Street in Newton. Dismissed.
Mulready, William, Commonwealth v. Bill of complaint to require
defendant to remove buildings from line established by park
commission. Settled.
Newton Rubber Works v. Wm. B. de las Casas et al. Petition of
International Automobile and Vehicle Tire Company to be
made a party to decree entered against the Newton Rubber
Works. Pending.
Norfolk County.
National Contracting Company et al., Commonweahh v. Action
of contract to recover on bond. Pending.
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Suffolk County.
American Bridge Company v. Commonwealth. Action of con-
tract to recover for materials furnished in construction of
park work. Pending.
Atkins, Florence R., Commonwealth v. Bill in equity in regard
to violation of building restrictions imposed by Metropol-
itan Park Commission. Pending.
Baker, Catherine A., v. Henry H. Sprague et al. Action of tort
for damages caused by use of impure water furnished by
water board. Settled.
Baker, Fred W., v. Henry H. Sprague et al. Action of tort for
damages caused by use of impure water furnished by water
board. Settled.
Baker, Freda E., v. Henry H. Sprague et al. Action of tort for
damages caused by use of impure water furnished by water
board. Settled.
Baker, Walter J., v. Henry H. Sprague et al. Action of tort for
damages caused by use of impure water furnished by water
board. Settled.
Bay State Hardware Company v. John W. Bruty and Common-
wealth. Petition to establish lien. Settled.
Bent, William H., et al. v. Henry W. Swift et al. Action of tort
growing out of taking by Harbor and Land Commissioners
of land and flats in South Bay. Pending.
Boston, City of, v. Commonwealth. Petition under R. L., c. 12,
§ 12, St. 1903, c. 161, to recover taxes on land taken by water
board. Settled.
Connolly, INIary E., v. Charles G. Craib. Action of tort to recover
damages for personal injuries. Disposed of.
Davis, James A., et al. v. Commonwealth et al. Petition to recover
for labor and materials used in construction of sewer. Pend-
ing.
Dings, Emma, v. Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board. Ac-
tion of tort. Damage caused by impure water furnished by
the defendant. Settled.
Dings, Martin, r. INIetropolitan Water and Sewerage Board. Ac-
tion of tort. Damages caused by impure water furnished
by defendant. Settled.
Doherty, James, v. Edward W. Everson et al. and Metropolitan
Water and Sewerage Board. Action of tort. Damages
caused by blasting. Pending.
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Doherty, James, v. Commonwealth. Petition for assessment of
damages caused by blasting for metropolitan sewer. Pend-
ing.
Doherty, Mary, v. Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board et al.
Action of tort. Damage caused by use of impure water fur-
nished by defendant. Pending.
Doherty, Mary E., v. Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board
et al. Action of tort. Damage caused by use of impure
water furnished by the defendant. Pending.
Dunican, Anna L., v. Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board.
Action of tort. Damages caused by impure water furnished
by defendant. Pending.
Eastman, Charles Albert, v. Board of Registration in Medicine.
Bill in equity to enjoin Board from revoking certificate. Pend-
ing.
Gibbons, William H., v. Commonwealth. Damage caused by
blasting in construction of metropolitan sewer. Pending.
Hersey, Albert A., v. Commonwealth et als. Bill in equity to
recover for labor and materials furnished in construction of
metropolitan sewer in Melrose. Pending.
Jones, Richard, v. Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board et al.
Action of tort. Damage caused by use of impure water fur-
nished by defendants. Settled.
McArthur Brothers Company v. Commonwealth. Petition to
recover on contract with the Metropolitan Water and Sewer-
age Board for construction of dam at Clinton. Pending.
McGinniss, Margaret T., Commonwealth v. Bill in equity to re-
strain defendant from encroaching on land of the Common-
wealth. Pending.
Metropolitan Contracting Company v. Commonwealth. Action
of contract growing out of the construction of Saugus River
bridge. Referred to auditor. Pending.
Metropolitan Contracting Company v. Commonwealth. Action
of contract growing out of the construction of Maiden River
bridge. Referred to auditor. Pending.
Minon, Joseph, Henry H. Sprague et als. v. Information to re-
strain the defendant from boating on Lake Cochituate. Pend-
ing.
Natick, Commonwealth v. To recover for use of water of Lake
Cochituate. Pending.
Newell, Emma G., et al. v. Edw^ard W. Everson et al. Petition
to recover for damages to property caused by the laying out
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of boulevard in Revere. Commonwealth has funds of contrac-
tor. Pending.
Niland, Michael, i\ Commonwealth. Petition for assessment of
damages caused by blasting for metropolitan sewer. Pend-
ing.
Niland, Michael, v. Edward W. Everson et al. and Metropolitan
Water and Sewerage Board. Action of tort. Damages
caused by blasting. Pending.
Normile, Francis, v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts et al. Pe-
tition for a jury to assess damages caused by construction of
sewer in Roxbury. Pending.
Normile, Francis, v. Edward W. Everson & Co. and Henry H.
Sprague et al. Action of tort.
Old Colony Construction Company, Commonwealth v. Action
of contract to recover on bond. Pending.
Pacific Surety Company v. Commonwealth et al. (McBride & Co.).
Petition to recover from McBride & Co. certain sums ex-
pended by petitioner. Pending.
Raddin, Hiram A., et al., Commonwealth v. Bill in equity in
regard to violation of building restrictions imposed by Metro-
politan Park Commission. Pending.
Steinmetz, Morris, v. J. J. Prindiville. Action of contract grow-
ing out of work on hospital for tuberculosis patients. Dis-
posed of.
Thomas, Ljinan P., v. George M. Quirk et al. Action to re-
cover for labor and materials furnished in construction of
State highway. Pending.
Urquhart, Carrie S., v. Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board
et al. Action of tort. Damage caused by impure water fur-
nished by the defendant. Pending.
Urquhart, Edwin N., v. Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board
et al. Action of tort. Damage caused by use of impure water
furnished by defendant. Pending.
Urquhart, N. Jefferson, v. Metropolitan Water and Sewerage
Board et al. Action of tort. Damage caused by impure water
furnished by the defendant. Pending.
Williams, Frank, v. Commonwealth. Claim for damages for in-
terference with carrying out of contract. Pending.
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Worcester County.
Fitch, Andrew L., v. Commonwealth. Action of tort to recover
for damage to land and water rights in West Boylston caused
by the takings of the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage
Board. Settled.
Twichell, Seth, v. Commonwealth et als. Action of contract.
Settled.
Walls, C. W., V. Commonwealth. Petition to recover for work
performed on Worcester Insane Hospital. Pending.
7. Cases arising under St. 1899, c. 457, "An Act to limit
THE Height of Buildings in the Vicinity of the State
House."
Raymond, Lydia N., v. Commonwealth. Settled.
Warren, Fiske, v. Commonwealth. Settled.
8. State Board of Charity.
(a) Actions of contract pending in the Superior Court to re-
cover charges for the support of insane paupers in State insane
hospitals, under the provisions of R. L., c. 87.
Essex County.
Chapin, Treasurer, v. Caroline D. Tarr. Pending.
Middlesex County.
Commonwealth v. Wayland. Pending.
Shaw, Treasurer, v. Esau Cooper. Settled.
Suffolk County.
Bradford, Treasurer, v. Alice H. Knight, Pending.
Bradford, Treasurer, v. Waltham. Pending.
Bradford, Treasurer, v. Waltham. Pending.
Chapin, Treasurer, v. Boston. Pending.
Chapin, Treasurer, v. Greenfield. Pending.
Chapin, Treasurer, v. Kelly. Pending.
Chapin, Treasurer, v. Lowell. Pending.
Chapin, Treasurer, v. Edward J. Macy. Settled.
Chapin, Treasurer, v. McCurdy. Pending.
Chapin, Treasurer, v. Newburyport. Settled.
Chapin, Treasurer, v. Quincy. Pending.
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Chapin, Treasurer, v. Somerville, City of. Pending.
Chapin, Treasurer, v. Weymouth. Pending.
Commonwealth v. Cambridge. Pending.
Marden, Treasurer, v. Wahham. Pending.
(b) Claims for support of insane paupers, upon which no suit
has been commenced.
Andrews, George F., for board of Daniel AY. Andrews at AVest-
borough Insane Hospital. Settled.
Athol, Town of, for board of paupers at State Hospital. Settled.
Chaffee, Clara, against the city of Newi:on for board at Worcester
Insane Hospital. Pending.
Dougherty, John O., for board of Margaret O. Dougherty at
Westborough Insane Asylum. Pending.
Foxborough, Town of, for board of Mary F. Clark and Henry
H. Morse at Massachusetts Hospital for Epileptics. Pend-
ing.
Freligh, E. V., for board of Mary E. Freligh at Westborough
Insane Hospital. Pending.
Galvin, Stephen P., for board of Calvin Baker at Worcester
Insane Hospital. Pending.
Holliston, Town of, for board of G. A. Loveday at Massachu-
setts Hospital for Epileptics. Settled.
Hough, Alexander B., for board of Julia F. Hough at Worcester
Insane Hospital. Pending.
Leominster, Town of, for board of paupers at State Hospital.
Settled.
Lincoln, Town of, for board of paupers at State Hospital. Settled.
Lyman, Mary E., for board of Albert C. Lyman in Westborough
Insane Hospital. Pending.
Macy, Edward J., for board of Edward B. Macy at Worcester
Insane Hospital. Pending.
Moody, Convers, for board of Augusta A. Moody in Westborough
Insane Hospital. Uncollectible.
Newman, George W., for board of Rose E. Newman at West-
borough Insane Hospital. Settled.
Rice, Fannie, for board in Westborough Insane Hospital. Pending.
Shannahan, Hannah, for board of Michael Shannahan at West-
borough Insane Hospital. Uncollectible.
Sheehan, John J., for board of Daniel F. Sheehan at Danvers
Insane Hospital. Pending.
Simmons, John, for board at Tewksbury State Hospital. Settled.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 177
Smith, William A., for board of Harriet R. Smith at Westboroiigh
Insane Hospital. Pending.
Spencer, H. Warren, for board of Emma Wales at Massachusetts
Hospital for Epileptics. Pending.
Washburn, Charles G., guardian, for board of Laura J. Wood-
ward at Taunton Hospital. Pending.
Watertown, Town of, for board of Thomas Ladd at Worcester
Insane Hospital. Pending.
Wendmuth, E. R., for board of Ethel W. Wendmuth at Hospital
for Epileptics. Uncollectible.
Woburn, City of, for board of Minnie Sweeney at the Danvers
Insane Hospital. Pending.
Worcester, City of, for board of Charlotte D. Whitcomb at Worces-
ter Insane Hospital. Pending.
(c) Bastardy complaints brought under R. L., c. 82.
Essex Comity.
Howard, Laura, v. Victor Chapute. Pending.
Townsend, Isabel G., v. George Collins. Disposed of.
178 ATTOENEY-GENERAL'S EEPORT. [Jan.
MISCELLANEOUS CASES.
Agawam, Town of, for board of paupers at State Hospital. Settled.
Ahern, Maurice, v. Newton & Boston Street Railway Company.
Bill in equity in the Circuit Court of the United States to
restrain the defendant from complying with the provisions
of St. 1900, c. 197, relative to the transportation of scholars
in the public schools by street railway companies. Dismissed.
Allen, Daniel G. Petition of Attorney-General to withdraw
money from savings bank, under R. L., c. 113, § 55. Pending.
Allen, Frank D., estate of Lucy R. Allen. Claim by Metropol-
itan Park Commission for rent for occupation of house taken
for park purposes. Disposed of.
American Birth Insurance Company, Attorney-General ex rel. v.
Petition for appointment of receiver. F. W. Dallinger ap-
pointed receiver.
American Glue Company v. Common\vealth. Petition to recover
tax alleged to have been unlawfully assessed. Pending.
American Insurance Company, Insurance Commissioner v. Pe-
tition for injunction and receiver. Injunction issued. Pend-
ing.
American Legion of Honor, Supreme Council, Attorney-General
ex rel. v. Petition for injunction and receiver under R. L.,
c. 119. Henry A. Wyman appointed receiver. Pending.
American Unitarian Association v. Commonwealth. Petition to
Superior Court for a jury to assess damages sustained to
property on Bowdoin Street, caused by lowering of grade.
Settled.
American Writing Paper Company et aL, Attorney-General v.
Petition for an injunction to restrain respondents from dump-
ing material into tide water. Discontinued as to American
Writing Paper Company. Pending.
Appleyard, Arthur E., petitioner. Petition for writ of habeas
corpu
Writ discharged
Appleyard, Arthur E., petitioner. Petition for writ of habeas
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 179
corpus in United States Circuit Court. Mandate of Supreme
Court of United States.
Atlas Mutual Insurance Company, Frederick L. Cutting, Insur-
ance Commissioner, v. Petition for injunction and receiver.
Franklin T. Hammond appointed receiver. Pending.
Attorney-General v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Company. Pending.
Attorney-General ex rel. Commissioner of Corporations v. New
York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company. Pending.
Attorney-General v. Webster & Dudley Street Railway Company.
Pending.
Attorney-General v. Worcester & Webster Street Railway Com-
pany. Pending.
Atwater, William C, v. William M. Olin, Secretary of the Com-
monwealth, et al. Bill in equity, under the statute licensing
coal dealers, to restrain the Secretary of the Commonwealth
from issuing a license to William C. Atwater & Co., Incor-
porated. Dismissed.
Baldwin, Walter H., et al., Commonwealth v. Bill in equity in
regard to building in violation of restrictions imposed by
Metropolitan Park Commission. Pending.
Barker, Annie E., Bradford, Treasurer, v. Claim for tide water
displaced in Boston harbor. Pending.
Blake, Martha L., v. Commonwealth. Petition to Superior Court
for damages caused by lowering the grade of Bowdoin Street.
Pending.
Boston V. Commonwealth. Sewer assessment on Rutherford Ave-
nue, Charlestown. Pending.
Boston & Gloucester Steamboat Company v. Commonwealth.
Petition to recover taxes paid Commonwealth, alleged to be
wrongfully assessed. Pending.
Boston & Northern Street Railway Company. Claim for amount
expended in relaying water pipes in Washington Street, Lynn,
destroyed by electric currents. Pending.
Boston Casualty Company, Attorney-General ex rel. v. Petition
for injunction and appointment of a receiver. N. L. Sheldon
appointed receiver. Pending.
Boston Junk Collectors Association, Incorporated, Attorney-
General ex rel. v. Information for failure to comply with
R. L., c. 119, § 14. Pending.
Boston Molasses Company v. Commonwealth. Petition to recover
from Commonwealth amount of tax paid Boston under lease
of lands of the Commonwealth. Rescript of full court.
180 ATTORNEr-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Boston Society of New Jerusalem v. Commonwealth. Pending.
Boston Yacht Club, petitioner. Petition to the Court of Land
Registration to register the title to land in Marblehead. Pend-
ing.
Boyle, John, v. Hollis M. Blackstone, Superintendent State Farm.
Action of contract for labor performed by plaintiff while an
inmate of the State Farm. Pending.
Bramard, Philip, estate of. Petition in the matter of said estate,
which escheats to the Commonwealth. Decree.
Brennan, James M., v. Charles E. Woodbury, Superintendent.
Action of tort for personal injuries. Pending.
Brockton Gas Light Company. Violation of R. L., c. 58, § 14.
Gas of said company contamed more than twenty grains of
sulphur. Disposed of.
Burr, Arthur E., trustee in bankruptcy, v. Massachusetts School
for the Feeble-minded. Action of contract. Pending.
Cande, Frank H., et al, Arthur B. Chapin, Treasurer of the Com-
monwealth, V. Action of contract to recover from sureties
on bond of Charles W. Fuller, sheriff of Berkshire County.
Settled.
Charlestown Gas and Electric Company. Violation of R. L., c. 58,
§ 14. Gas of said company contained more than 20 grains of
sulphur. Disposed of.
Cheney, Ansel J., v. Nathan Burtman. Petition for injunction
to restrain respondent from proceeding with erection of build-
ing in Lynn. Dismissed.
Cheney, Ansel J., v. John J. Gilday. Petition in equity for in-
junction to restrain defendant from proceeding with con-
struction of schoolhouse in South Lawrence. Settled.
Coburn, Charlotte R., estate of. Petition of Attorney-General to
withdraw money from savings bank, under R. L., c. 113,
§ 55. Pending.
Coburn, Charlotte R., estate of. Petition of Attorney-General to
withdraw money from savings bank, under R. L., c. 113,
§ 55. Pending.
Coburn, Charlotte R., estate of. Petition of Attorney-General to
withdraw money from savings bank, under R. L., c. 113,
§ 55. Pending.
Codman, Edmund D., et al, trustees. Displacement of tide water.
Settled.
Collins, Joseph W., et al. v. James B. Hamblin. Petition to require
the respondent to construct a fishway in dam on Acushnet
River. Pending.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 181
Colonial Life Association, Attorney- General v. Petition for in-
junction and appointment of a receiver. Henry A. Wyman
appointed receiver. Pending.
Commonwealth v. City of Boston. Contract to recover cost of
construction, etc., in widening Bowdoin Street. Settled.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. City of Boston et ah. Supe-
rior Court, Suffolk County. Pending.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. City of Boston et als. Supe-
rior Court, Suffolk County. Pending.
Commonwealth v. City of Worcester. To recover for land taken
from the Commonwealth. Pending.
Corporation of Mutual Succor and Benevolence, Attorney-General
ex rel. v. Information for failure to comply with R. L., c. 119,
§ 14. Pending.
Culver, J. N. Claim against Westborough Insane Hospital for
injuries sustained while a patient therein. Pending.
Curtis Manufacturing Company, petitioner. Petition to the Court
of Land Registration to register the title to land on Curtis
Pond. Decree.
Gushing, Lawrence B., et al. v. Commonwealth. Petition to Supe-
rior Court for damages caused by widening Bowdoin Street.
Pending.
Dana, Ripley L., petitioner. Petition to the Court of Land Regis-
tration to register the title to land in Haverhill. Decree.
Eagle Life Association, Attorney-General ex rel. v. Petition for
an injunction and the appointment of a receiver. Injunction
issued, and Alfred F. Lilley, Esq., appointed receiver. Pend-
ing.
East Boston Company, petitioner, v. Commonwealth. Appeal
from decree of Court of Land Registration. Pending.
East Boston Company, petitioner. Petition to Court of Land
Registration for registration of title to petitioner's land. Pend-
ing.
Ellis, George H., Attorney- General ex rel. Harbor and Land Com-
missioners V. Information in the Supreme Judicial Court
for Middlesex County to protect the waters of a great pond
under St. 1888, c. 318. Pending.
Fall River, City of. Complaint of State Militia for failure to
provide rifle range. Referred to District Attorney Swift.
Pending.
Family Protective Union, Attorney-General ex rel. v. Petition for
injunction and appointment of receiver. Inj^nction issued,
and Albert H. Chamberlain appointed receiver. Pending.
182 ATTOKNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Fielding;, Moses. Claim for sale of trunks from State Prison.
Pending.
Firemen's Fire Insurance Company, Insurance Commissioner v.
Petition to the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County
for an injunction to restrain the defendant from removing
its books and papers from the Commonwealth, and the ap-
pointment of a receiver to recover its capital stock distributed
without authority of law. Injunction issued. Defendant
recovered its capital stock and deposited it with the Interna-
tional Trust Company, as trustee. Pending.
Fitzgerald, John, estate of. Petition of Attorney-General to with-
draw money from savings bank, under R. L., c. 113, § 55.
Decree.
Flower, Archibald D., v. AVilliam M. Olin et al. Petition for
mandamus. Dismissed.
Flower, Archibald D., v. William M. Olin et al. Petition for
Tnandamus. Dismissed.
Flower, Archibald D., v. Francis ]M. Estey et al. Petition for
certiorari. Dismissed.
Flower, Archibald D., v. Francis M. Estey et al. Petition for
certiorari. Dismissed.
Fottler, Lucy Ann, et al. v. Commonwealth. Petition to Superior
Court for damages caused by lowering grade of Bowdoin
Street. Pending.
Gardner Gas, Fuel and Light Company. Violation of R. L.,
c. 58, § 14. Gas of said company contained sulphuretted
hydrogen. Disposed of.
Gately, Mary M., guardian. Claim for displacement of tide water
in Boston harbor. Settled.
George H. Sampson Co. v. Commonwealth et ah. Bill of com-
plaint. Pending.
George H. Wood Company, Attorney-General v. Petition for an
injunction to restrain respondent from dumping material into
tide water. Pending.
Gilford, Nathan P., v. Commonwealth et al. Petition to establish
lien. Settled.
Globe Investment Company, Savings Bank Commissioners v.
Petition to the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County,
under St. 1888, c. 387, for an injunction and the appointment
of a receiver. Injunction granted, and Henry A. Wvman
appointed receiver. Pending.
Golden Rule Alliance, Attorney-General e.x rel. v. Petition for
an injunction and the appointment of a receiver. Injunction
issued, and William H. Preble appointed receiver. Pending.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 183
Goodhue, Nancy L., estate of. Petition of Attorney-General to
withdraw money from savings bank, under R. I^., c. 113, § 55.
Decree.
Guardian Life Insurance Company, Insurance Commissioner v.
Petition to the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County
for an injunction and the appointment of a receiver. In-
junction issued, and Frank D. Allen, Esq., appointed receiver.
Pending.
Hadley Water Supply District, Commonwealth v. Taking of
land of the Commonwealth at Hadlev. Pendincj.
Hamlin, Huybertie Pruyn, petitioner. Petition to the Court of
Land Registration to register the title to land in Mattapoisett.
Pending.
Hampden Corundum Wheel Company. Claim for machinery
furnished by Northampton State Hospital. Settled.
Hampden Trust Company, Commonwealth of Massachusetts v.
Petition for injunction and receiver. Injunction issued, and
Wm. W. McClench and Henry H. Bosworth made perma-
nent receivers. Pending.
Hampshire Savings Bank, Savings Bank Commissioners v. Peti-
tion to the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County for an
injunction and the appointment of a receiver. Injunction
issued, and Richard W. Irwin, Esq., and Benjamin E. Cook,
Esq., appointed receivers. Pending.
Hanover Bank, Commissioners of Savings Banks v. Petition for
injunction and receiver. C. C. Barton, Jr.y appointed receiver.
Hanson & Parker, Limited, v. Commonwealth. Petition to re-
cover from Commonwealth amount of tax alleged to be un-
lawfully assessed. Pending.
Hanson, Lydia W., v. Commonwealth. Petition for damages
caused by lowering grade of Bowdoin Street. Pending.
Hardy, Sumner P., estate of. Petition of Attorney-General to
withdraw money from savings bank, under R. L., c. 113, § 55.
Decree.
Hartwell, Esther, estate of. Petition of Attorney-General to
withdraw money from savings bank, under R. L., c. 113, § 55.
Decree.
Haverhill Gas Light Company v. Gas and Electric Light Com-
missioners et al. Bill in equity in the Circuit Court of the
United States to restrain the Board from carrying out an
order to decrease the price of gas in Haverhill. Pending.
Hayward, William, estate of. Petition of Attorney-General to
withdraw money from savings bank, under R. L., c. 113,
§ 55. Decree.
184 ATTORNEY-GE:^rEEAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Healey, J. Edward, v. Commonwealth. Petition under statute
to recover money due plaintiff. Pending.
Herrick, Frederick W., Attorney-General v. Petition in equity
to gain possession of Snake Island in Chebacco Lake. Re-
ferred to Alden P. White, auditor. Reserved for considera-
tion of full court. Rescript.
Hicks, Joseph A., v. Leslie E. Coffin et al. Action of tort for
personal injuries. Disposed of.
Hodgdon, Walter S. et al. v. Haverhill et al. Petition to reim-
burse the city of Haverhill for all moneys expended for State
Armory. Dismissed as to Commonwealth.
Hogan, James, v. Commonwealth. Petition to recover for mate-
rials furnished to contractor in construction of boulevard in
Quincy. Pending.
Hutchinson, Ida. Claim for services of nurse furnished by the
Westborough Training School for Nurses. Uncollectible.
Industrial Casualty Company, Attorney-General ex rel. v. Peti-
tion for injunction and receiver. Jeremiah Smith, Jr., ap-
pointed receiver. Pending.
Interstate Consolidated Street Railway Company v. Common-
wealth. Petition for writ of error. Pending.
Kennedy, George C, et al., Bradford, Treasurer, v. Claim for
tide-water displacement. Pending.
Kilham, Oliver F., petitioner. Claim by petitioner for reimburse-
ment for breaking up of wrecked schooner by Harbor and
Land Commissioners, under R. L., c. 97. Disposed of.
Knights of Justice, Order of. Insurance Commissioner v. Fail-
ure to make annual report to Insurance Commissioner re-
quired by St. 1899, c. 442, § 19. Pending.
LaMoss, Ervin, v. Commonwealth. Petition to Superior Court
for a jury to assess damages sustained to property on Bow-
doin Street caused by lowering of the grade of Bowdoin Street.
Pending.
Lawrence, George P., et al., Arthur B. Chapin, Treasurer of the
Commonwealth, v. Action of contract to recover from sure-
ties on bond of Charles W. Fuller, sheriff of Berkshire County.
Settled.
Lever Suspension Brake Company. Excise tax for 1905. Settled.
Maiden and Melrose Gas Light Company. Violation of R. L.,
c. 58, § 14. Gas of said company contained on three occa-
sions more than ten grains of ammonia. Disposed of.
Massachusetts Masonic Life Association, Attorney- General ex rel.
Insurance Commissioner v. \ Petition to the Supreme Judi-
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 185
cial Court for Suffolk County for an injunction and a re-
ceiver under St. 1896, c. 515, § 6. Injunction issued, and
Jonathan Barnes, Esq., of Springfield, appointed receiver.
Pending.
Mather, Ellen E., estate of. Charles E. Mould, executor. Peti-
tion to recover interest on inheritance tax. Pending.
McEvoy, John W., Public Administrator, v. Charles F. Wyman,
Russian Vice-Consul. Appeal from decree of Probate Court
appointing John W. McEvoy public administrator to ad-
minister the estate of Julius Sapoquick. Reserved for con-
sideration of full court. Rescript.
McQuesten, George, petitioner. Petition to the Court of Land
Registration to register title to land in Marblehead. Pending.
Melrose Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Insurance Commis-
sioner V. Petition to the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk
County for an injunction and the appointment of a receiver.
Injunction issued, and Alpheus Sanford, Esq., appointed
receiver. Pending.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Commonwealth. Peti-
tion to recover taxes alleged to have been illegally assessed.
Pending.
Mexican Central Railway Company, Limited, v. Commonwealth.
Bill in equity to recover tax paid under protest. Reported to
full court. Rescript.
Montague, Town of. Claim for interest on State tax. Disposed of.
Morgan, Daniel H. Violation of R. L., c. 121, § 26, in using
streets of Springfield for transmission of electricity without
the consent of the city. Pending.
Mulhern, Daniel. Petition of Attorney-General to withdraw
money deposited in East Cambridge Savings Bank for benefit
of Daniel Mulhern. Pending.
Mystic Wharf and Storage Company, Attorney-General v. Peti-
tion for an injunction to restrain respondent from dumping
material into tide water. Pending.
National Assurance Company of Ireland v. Commonwealth. Bill
to terminate trust. Pending.
Neall, Frank L., et al. v. Commonwealth et al. Bill of complaint
to establish a lien on funds held by treasurer under R. L.,
c. 118, § 94. Dismissed.
New England & Savannah Steamship Company v. Common-
wealth. Bill in equity to recover amount of corporation tax
paid under protest. Pending.
Newburyport Gas and Electric Company. Violation of R. L., c. 58,
186 ATTORNEY-GENEKAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
§ 14. Gas of said company of less than sixteen candle-power.
Disposed of.
Nickerson, Joseph. Claim for damage to State highway, caused
by breaking of mill dam at South Yarmouth. Pending.
Northern Mutual Relief Association, Attorney-General ex rel.
Insurance Commissioner v. Petition to the Supreme Judi-
cial Court for Suffolk County for an injunction and the ap-
pointment of a receiver. Injunction granted, and Samuel
H. Hudson of Boston appointed receiver. Pending.
Norwood Gas Light Company. Violation of R. L., c. 58, § 14.
Gas of said company contained sulphuretted hydrogen. Pend-
ing.
Norwood, Town of, Attorney-General ex rel. State Board of Health
V. Information to enjoin town from violating orders of Board
of Health. Interlocutory decree.
Old Colony Railroad Company, Commonwealth v. Interest on
corporation tax for 1904. Dismissed.
O'Neil, John, et al. v. Commonwealth. Writ of error. Dismissed.
Parsons, Henry. Claim for machinery furnished by Westborough
Insane Hospital. Pending.
Peterson, Andrew, petitioner. Petition to the Court of Land
Registration to register the title to land in Quincy. Pending.
Pittsfield Electric Street Railway Company. Petition by the
Commonwealth for alteration of tracks of said railroad in
Dalton. Disposed of.
Preferred INIercantile Company, The, Commonwealth v. Peti-
tion for appointment of a receiver. Burton P. Gray appointed
receiver. Pending.
Preston, Marcellus E. Petition of Attorney-General to withdraw
money from savings bank, under R. L., c. 113, § 55. Pending.
Provident Securities and Banking Company, Commissioners of
Savings Banks v. Petition for appointment of receiver under
St. 1902, c. 463. Alfred S. Hall and Charles F. Weed appointed
custodians of property of the corporation.
Raboin, Israel, executor, v. Louis Raboin, Jr., et al. Appeal from
decree of Probate Court, allowing will of Louis Raboin, Sr.
Pending.
S. T. MaDan Company, Commonwealth v. Action of contract
to recover for goods bought of Massachusetts State Prison.
Pending.
St. Calogero of Sciacca Mutual Succor Corporation, Attorney-
General ex rel. v. Petition for appointment of receiver.
Dismissed.
I
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 187
Sargent, Clara J., v. State Board of Lunacy and Charity. Supe-
rior Court, Essex County. Appeal on a complaint charging
neglect of children under St. 1882, c. 181. Pending.
Seabury, George T. Claim for damage to State highway, caused
by breaking of mill dam at South Yarmouth. Pending.
Smith, Maurice, v. Commonwealth. Petition for a writ of error
to the Superior Court to reverse sentence. Disposed of.
South Shore Masonic Mutual Relief Association of Massachu-
setts, Insurance Commissioner v. Petition to the Supreme
Judicial Court for Suffolk County, under St. 1895, c. 340,
for an injunction and the appointment of a receiver. In-
junction issued, and J. H. Flint appointed receiver. Pending.
Springfield Gas Light Company. Violation of R. L., c. 58, § 14.
Gas of said company contained more than twenty grains of
sulphur. Disposed of.
Stacey, George O., petitioner. Petition to the Court of Land Regis-
tration to register the title to land in Gloucester. Disposed of.'
Storer, John H., petitioner. Petition to the Court of Land Regis-
tration to register the title to land in Winthrop. Decree.
Strauss, Abe, v. Commonwealth. Petition for writ of error from
United States Supreme Court. Pending.
Strout, Edward E., et al., trustees of Little Nahant Land Com-
pany, V. Albert E. Turner et al. Petition to the Court of
Land Registration to register the title to land in Nahant.
Pending.
Sun Indemnity Assurance Society, Attorney-General v. ■ Peti-
tion for an injunction and the appointment of a receiver.
Injunction issued, and Prescott Keyes, Esq., appointed re-
ceiver. Pending.
Supreme Council of United Fellowship, Insurance Commissioner
V. Petition to the Supreme Judicial Court for Suffolk County,
under St. 1895, c. 340, for an injunction and the appointment
of a receiver. Injunction issued, and Oscar Storer, Esq., of
Boston, appointed receiver. Pending.
Taunton Safe Deposit and Trust Company, Commonwealth of
Massachusetts v. Petition for injunction and appointment
of receiver. Frederick S. Hall appointed receiver.
Taylor, Edgar B., et al. v. Robert Wilson and the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts. Action of contract. Dismissed.
Templeton Street Railway Company, Massachusetts Highway
Commission v. Petition in equity to compel compliance
with orders of board changing location of tracks of said com-
pany. Pending before full court on appeal.
188 ATTOENEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Titcomb, George H., v. Cape Cod Ship Canal Company, George
A. INIarden, Treasurer, et al. Petition for injunction to re-
strain the Treasurer of the Commonwealth from the payment
of money under St. 1883, c. 259, and St. 1891, c. 397. Pending.
Tufts, Nathan, et al., Bradford, Treasurer, v. Claim for tide
water displaced in the Mystic River. Pending.
Union Health and Accident Company, Attorney-General ex rel.
V. Petition for injunction and appointment of a receiver
under R. L., c. 120. Wilfred Bolster appointed receiver.
Pending.
Union Trust Company, Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Pe-
tition for injunction and receiver. Charles F. Choate, Jr.,
and Samuel W. McCall appointed receivers. Pending.
United Brotherhood, Independent Order of Worcester, Incorpo-
rated, Attorney-General ex rel. v. Petition for injunction
and the appointment of a receiver. Injunction issued and
Simon G. Friedman appointed receiver. Pending.
United States v. Certain Land in Hull. Petition to condemn
land in Hull. Disposed of.
Vose, Julien W. Proceedings to abate filling of tide water with-
out a license. Disposed of.
Walker Ice Company. Claim for cost of repairs on State high-
way. Settled.
Wellesley College, petitioner. Petition to the Court of Land
Registration to establish right to convey real estate. Attorney-
General waived right to be heard.
Wells, Frank H. Claim for tide-water displacement. Disposed of.
Wenham Mutual Benefit Association, Attorney- General ex rel. v.
Information for failure to comply with R. L., c. 119, § 14.
Pending.
Westborough Insane Hospital v. New York, New Haven & Hart-
ford Railroad Company. Claim for damages to property of
hospital caused by collision at Talbot. Disposed of.
We}anouth, Town of, petitioner. Petition to the Court of Land
Registration to register the title to land in Weymouth. At-
torney-General waived right to be heard.
Wildey Casualty Company, Attorney-General ex rel. Insurance
Commissioner v. Petition to the Supreme Judicial Court for
Suffolk County for an injunction and the appointment of a
receiver. Injunction granted, and Archie N. Frost, Esq., of
LawTence, appointed receiver. Pending.
Willard, Joseph,, et al., trustees. Commonwealth v. Gas and Elec-
tric Light Commissioners' tax for 1905. Pending.
1907.]
PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12.
189
COLLECTIONS.
Collections have been made by this department as follows : —
Corporation taxes for the year 1905, overdue and referred
by the Treasurer of the Commonwealth to the Attorney-
General for collection, $35,290 36
Interest, 378 49
Costs, 986 86
Miscellaneous, 96,363 04
Total, $133,018 75
The following table shows a detailed statement of the same : —
Collfcted on
Account of
Interest.
Totiils.
Corporation Tax
for 1905.
A. B. & E. L. Shaw,
$807 30
$4 70
$812 00
A. G. Frothingham Company, .
98 23
39
98 62
A. S. Tucker Company,
34 50
24
34 74
Aldis Owen Hall's System of
Business Enterprise, Incor-
porated, ....
8 88
-
8 88
Allen & Fox Express Company, .
345 00
2 43
347 43
Allen-Randall Company, .
17 25
-
17 25
American Carpet Beater Com-
pany, .....
16 56
-
16 56
American Electric Sign Com-
pany,
51 75
36
52 11
Asa R. Minard & Co., Incorpo-
rated, .....
24 15
25
24 40
B. & A. D, Fessenden Compan}-, .
343 39
1 72
345 11
Bach Piano Company,
5 17
27
5 44
Bay State Card and Paper Com-
pany,
819 37
24 56
843 93
Belmont Coal Company, .
94 34
1 88
96 22
Ben Franklin Press,
40 02
2 40
42 42
Beverly Chemical and Supply
Company, ....
8 59
-
8 59
Block Island Granite Associates,
5 00
"
5 00
190
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT.
[J:
an
Collected on
Account of
Corporation Tax
Interest.
Totals.
for 1905.
Bon-Ton Millinery Company, .
$51 75
$0 79
$52 54
Boston Loan Company, .
441 22
2 20
443 42
Boston Mirror Company, .
117 30
5 04
122 34
Brockton Beef Company, .
51 75
1 56
53 31
Brockway-Smith Corporation, .
1,353 09
5 63
1,358 72
Brown Bag Filling ^lachine Com-
pany,
25 87
17
26 04
Button Lumber Company,
47 09
35
47 44
C. E. Woodward & Co., Incorpo-
rated, .....
186 30
1 42
187 72
C. M. Clark Publishing Company,
86 25
-
86 25
C. W. Spencer Company, .
68 62
1 05
69 67
Canada Drug and Chemical Com-
pany,
5 17
03
5 20
Cape iVnn Granite Railroad Com-
pany,
172 50
98
173 48
Charles A. White Company,
13 80
05
13 85
Charles Holmes Machine Com-
pany,
138 51
83
139 34
Charles P. Whittle Manufactur-
ing Company,
196 65
79
197 44
Child Acme Cutter and Press
Company, ....
172 50
72
173 22
Citizens Loan Association,
172 50
1 25
173 75
Clifford Barber Supphes Com-
pany,
17 25
17
17 42
Clinton D. Martin Company,
258 75
2 36
261 11
Coe, Ray, Creelman Company, .
1,229 06
-
1,229 06
Cold Spring Grocery Company, .
15 52
08
15 60
Conners Brothers Construction
Company, ....
426 93
1 71
428 64
Criterian Knitting Company,
83 49
30
83 79
Crocker Drug Company, .
25 87
-
25 87
Crompton ]\Iotor Carriage Works,
25 87
26
26 13
Cumberland Dock and Storage
Company, ....
44 50
31
44 81
D. F. O'Connell Company,
80 43
57
81 00
D. L. Marshall Company, .
155 25
1 04
156 29
Daniel Gunn & Co., Incorporated,
20 70
60
21 30
Danvers Sporting Goods Com-
pany,
8 97
18
9 15
Dowlnig Brothers Company,
20 70
-
20 70
Dudley Tailors, Incorporated, .
181 12
1 26
182 38
E. H. Smith Company,
95 22
67
95 89
E. J. Sahsbur}' Company,
80 55
3 38
83 93
E. P. Sanderson Company,
1,121 25
7 85
1,129 10
Eastern Bridge and Structural
Company, ....
163 87
1 23
165 10
Eastern Portrait and Photo But-
ton Company,
36 91
30
37 21
1907.]
PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12.
191
Collected on
Account of
Corporation Tax
Interest.
Totals.
for 1905.
Edward E. Shannon Company, .
$86 25
$1 72
$87 97
Elastic Pulp Plaster Manufactur-
ing Company, .
10 35
06
10 41
Electric Cable Joint Company, .
17 18
17
17 35
Elmer Chickering Company,
517 50
-
517 50
Elmore Chemical Company,
26 91
20
27 11
F. Anderson Piano Company, .
32 77
30
33 07
F. P. Wahlgren,
53 95
1 89
55 84
Farrington Printing Company, .
60 37
42
60 79
Felton-Turner Heating Com-
pany,
172 84
5 18
178 02
Felz-Goodman Company,
26 22
18
26 40
Foreign Language Press Com-
pany, .....
232 87
4 64
237 51
Fred H. Lucas Carriage Com-
pany,
431 25
-
431 25
Fred T. Ley & Co., Incorporated,
34 50
17
34 67
Frost & Hawes Company, .
230 28
92
231 20
Frost Oil Clothing Company,
13 80
26
14 06
Gardner Gas, Fuel and Light
Company, ....
49 42
69
50 11
General De-Greasing Company, .
70 72
2 05
72 77
George A. Sutherland Company,
20 70
10
20 80
George L. Belleden Company, .
31 05
12
31 17
Graham Company, .
126 27
51
126 78
Grout Brothers Automobile Com-
pany,
1,130 22
7 91
1,138 13
H. F. Ross Company,
138 00
2 07
140 07
H. M. Kinports Company,
82 80
3 56
86 36
H. 0. Nute Company,
86 25
-
86 25
Hanover Printing Company,
17 25
12
17 37
Harrington's Auto Station No. 1,
10 35
28
10 63
Helliwell Company, .
1,380 44
9 66
1,390 10
Hibbard & Mason, Incorporated,
96 25
72
96 97
Homer Foot & Co., Incorporated,
414 00
2 90
416 90
Horace S. Johnson & Co., Incor-
porated, ....
155 25
4 66
159 91
Horse Neck Beach Street Rail-
way Company,
381 22
13 47
394 69
Hoyle Lumbering Company,
86 25
3 45
89 70
H u b 1 e y Manufacturing and
Supply Company,
60 37
42
60 79
I. W. Black Piano Company,
23 90
86
24 76
Importers and Traders Leather
Company, ....
50 00
-
50 00
International Construction Com-
pany,
41 40
41
41 81
J. A. Cummings Printing Com-
pany, .....
86 25
60
86 85
J. C. Cowles Company,
25 87
~
25 87
192
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT.
[Jan,
Collected on
Account of
Corporation Tax
Interest.
Totals.
for 1905.
J. D. Jewett Company,
S414 00
$1 80
$415 80
J. H. Butler Lumber Company, .
186 30
1 56
187 86
J. H. Gerlach Company, .
324 30
2 05
326 35
J. J. Kennedy Liquor Company, .
10 35
25
10 60
J. M. Howard & Son Company, .
75 90
2 43
78 33
James Barrett Manufacturing
Company, ....
500 25
1 86
502J11
John Cavanagh & Son Building
Moving Company,
258 75
1 81
260 56
John W. Cawley Company,
17 25
09
17 34
Jordan & Bradley. Incorporated,
13 80
-
13 80
Kaplan & Finkbeiner Company,
12 50
19
12 69
Klein's Pharmacy, .
431 25
1 80
433 05
Knox Automobile Company,
1,687 05
14 91
1,701 96 J
Koval Manufacturing Company,
28 41
19
28 60
Lang & Jacobs Company,
112 12
45
112 57
Lawrence Machine Company, .
210 22
84
211 06
LeBaron Foundry Company,
253 57
1 69
255 26
Leo E. Bova Company,
88 83
3 81
92 64
Lord & Co., Incorporated, .
276 00
2 76
278 76
Lynn Base Ball and Amusement
Compan}', ....
86 25
36
86 61
Lynn Ice Company,
316 81
2 11
318 92
Lynn Shoe Company,
25 87
15
26 02
Manufacturers Bottle Company, .
58 65
88
59 53
^Marshall Electric Manufacturing
Company, ....
655 50
4 59
660 09
Massachusetts Automobile Com-
pany,
6 90
13
7 03
Massachusetts School of Law, In-
corporated, ....
17 25
09
17 34
Massachusetts Stone Company, .
13 11
66
13 77
Mayo Contracting Company,
86 25
36
86 61
Meadow Brook Farm Company, .
43 12
32
43 44
Mechanical Co-operative Com-
pany, .....
25 87
1 11
26 98
Mellish & Byfield Company,
517 50
-
517 50
Model Laundering Company,
56 92
85
57 77
MoUins Veterinary Remedy and
Food Company, .
6 21
-
6 21
Morrill Construction Company, .
58 65
-
58 65
Mount Desert Granite Com-
pany,
5 71
-
5 71
N. Richardson Sons Manufactur-
ing Company,
73 65
55
74 20
Napier Motor Compan}^ of Amer-
ica, .....
1,312 72
6 56
1,319 28
Navin & Kelly Company,
181 12
1 25
182 37
New England Bolt and Nut Com-
pany,
750 37
5 18
755 55
1907.]
PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12.
193
Collected on
Account of
Corporation Tax
for 1905.
Interest.
New England Dredging Com
pany, ....
New England Mackintosh Com-
pany, . . . .
New Western Reduction Com-
pany, ....
Newman the Shoeman, Incorpo
rated, ....
News Publishing Company of
Marlboro,
N i c h o 1 s-Magee Construction
Company,
Noyes & Dewar Company,
Oakbirch Park Corporation,
Old Colony Seam-Face Granite
Company,
Patrick Gillon Company, .
Paul N. Raymond Company,
Peabody Candy Company,
People's Coal, Ice and Lumber
Company,
People's Combination Clpthing
Company,
People's Ice Company of Worces
ter, . .
Pierrepont Mills Corporation,
Prince Medicine Company,
Prudential Corporation,
Quincy Market Gardening Com
pany, ....
R. L. Cleveland Company,
R. L. Perry Company,
Rosary Floral Company, .
S. Armstrong Company, .
Shady Hill Nursery Company,
Silas Pierce & Co., Limited,
Simons Shoe Company,
Small, Maynard & Co., Incorpo
rated, ....
Sovereigns Co-operative Associa
tion of Webster, Mass., .
Spatula Publishing Company,
Standard Lumber Company,
Stephen Jennings Company,
Suffolk Supply Companj^,
Svea Construction Compan}^,
Talbot Chemical Company,
Taunton Evening News, .
Thomas Stone Boat Building
Company, . . . .
$448 50
$35 88
77 60
39
22 50
81
31 05
1 36
12 26
-
345 00
_
103 50
80
30 22
60
7 07
10
259 26
86
43 61
-
180 07
12 42
345 00
5 17
258 75
3 27
68 48
3 15
69 00
1 02
30 39
1 52
17 25
74
31 05
1 86
72 45
15
258 75
1 68
8 62
-
51 75
21
431 25
12 65
1.807 48
32 53
38 98
-
172 50
1 10
32 94
_
87 97
50
51 75
1 45
35 36
53
30 17
30
32 77
34
20 70
39
58 65
1 35
63 30
66
$484 38
77 99
23 31
32 41
12 26
345 00
104 30
30 82
7 17
260 12
43 61
192 49
350 17
262 02
71 63
70 02
31 91
17 99
32 91
72 60
260 43
8 62
51 96
443 90
1,840 01
38 98
173 60
32 94
88 47
53 20
35 89
30 47
33 11
21 09
60 00
63 96
194
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT.
[Jan,
Collected on
Account of
Corporation Tax
Interest.
Totals.
for 1905.
Thurston Manufacturing Com-
pany, .....
$17 25
$0 15
$17 40
Torkelson Manufacturing Com-
pany, .....
217 24
5 36
222 60
Union Brick and Machine Com-
pany, .....
5 17
-
5 17
United Die Block Company,
11 38
-
11 38
United States Credit Company, .
43 12
1 88
45 00
United States Security Company,
87 11
87
87 98
United States Translucent Com-
pany,
5 17
-
5 17
Up-to-Date Manufacturing Com-
pany, .....
20 70
-
20 70
Vego Company,
112 12
48
112 60
W. F. Plummer Drug Company,
172 50
86
173 36
W. S. Fiander Company, .
29 32
34
29 66
Waltham Mercantile Company, .
20 70
-
20 70
Warren, Brookfield & Spencer
Street Railway Company,
702 07
6 55
708 62
Warren Steam Pump Company, .
1,238 86
8 46
1,247 32
Westhampton Water Company, .
8 62
-
8 62
Wm. Bourne & Son Piano Com-
pany,
136 05
75
136 80
WiUiam S. Hills Compan}^,
675 02
3 49
678 51
Wm. T. Bonner Company,
163 28
5 17
168 45
Wilham T. True Company,
18 19
14
18 33
Worcester Sanitarium Company,
32 60
75
33 35
Worcester Transcendent Light
Company, ....
103 50
72
104 22
Worcester Wood and Lumber
Company, ....
11 21
09
11 30
$35,290 26
$378 49
$35,668 75
Miscellaneous Collections.
A. Klipstein & Co., penalty for failure to file on time cor-
poration return, .......
A. X. Greenwood Oil Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, .....
Acme Thread Works, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
JEtnsL Securities Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Agawam, Town of, board of paupers at State Hospital, .
Aid-Ant Remedy Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
$50 00
10
00
15
00
25
00
69 37
25 00
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 195
Airified-Gas Heating and Power Company, penalty for
failure to file on time corporation return,
Aldrich Manufacturing Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, .....
Allan Clark & Sons Corporation, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, .....
Allen & Fox Express Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, .....
Allen School of West Newton, The, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, .....
Ambler & Hobart Company, The, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, .....
American Automatic Feed Water Regulator Company,
penalty for failure to file on time corporation return, .
American Bridge and Structural Preserving Company,
penalty for failure to file on time corporation return, .
American Citizen Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
American Cotton Yarn Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, .....
American Department Store Company, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, ....
American Machine Manufacturing Company, penalty for
failure to file on time corporation return,
American Mezzo Tint Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, .....
.American Mica Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
American Mosaic Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
American Oriental Rug Company, The, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, ....
American Promoting and Trustee Company, penalty for
failure to file on time corporation return.
Annals Publishing Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Anthony Peters Manufacturing Company, corporation tax,
1905,
Arthur Treat Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
Associated Dealers Credit Bureau, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, .....
Athol, Town of, board of paupers at State Hospital,
Attleborough Manufacturing Company, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, ....
Atwood Preserving Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
$50 00
50 00
50 00
50 00
12 50
25 00
15 00
50 00
40 00
5 00
25 00
20 00
25 00
5 00
5 00
15 00
50 00
25 00
169 46
25 00
15 00
10 40
50 00
15 00
196 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Automobile Sales Company, The, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, ..... $50 00
Avery L. Rand Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 25 00
Avon Woolen j\Iills Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 50 00
Ayer Electric Light Company, Gas and Electric Light
Commissioners' tax, . . . . . . 6 19
B. & E. Corporation, The, penalt}" for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 25 00
Baker, Bois & Watson Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, ..... 5 00
Ball Bearing Companj^, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, . . . . . . . 10 00
Barthel Blow Lamp Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . . 15 00
Bay State Distilling Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, . . . . . . 10 00
Bay State Shoe and Leather Company, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, . . . . 25 00
Beacon Electric Compan}', penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 5 00
Bear Creek Oil Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 25 00
Belmont Coal Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 70 00
Belvidere Woolen Manufacturing Company, penalty for
failure to file on time corporation return, . . . 45 00
Bemis Car Truck Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 50 00
Bemis Mills, penalty for failure to file on time corporation
return, 50 00
Best Baking Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 10 00
Beverly Manufacturing Companj', penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, ..... 50 00
Beverly Printing Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, . . . . . . 10 00
Blake & Knowles Steam Pump Works, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, . . . . 20 00
Block Plant Electric Light Company, penalty for failure
to file gas return on time, . . . . . 10 00
Bloomberg Brothers Company, Incorporated, penalty for
failure to file on time corporation return, . . . 25 00
Borden & Remington Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . . 25 00
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT— No. 12. 197
Borelli Silk Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, . . . . . . . $15 00
Boston & Haverhill Despatch Company, The, penalty for
failure to file on time corporation return, . . . 75 00
Boston Advertising Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 25 00
Boston Advocate Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, . . . . . . 10 00
Boston Beef Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 10 00
Boston Blower Company, The, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, . . . . . . 100 00
Boston, City of, cost of construction in lowering grade of
Bowdoin Street, 60,765 20
Boston Cornice and Skylight Company, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, . . , . 25 00
Boston Cycle and Sundry Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . . 15 00
Boston Leather Trimming Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . . 25 00
Boston Pier or the Long Wharf, Proprietors of, penalty for
failure to file on time corporation return, . . . 40 00
Bourn-Hadley Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 40 00
Bovox Company, penalty for failure to file on time corpo-
ration return, . . . . . . . . 100 00
Brigham Woolen Company, Incorporated, penalty for fail-
ure to file on time corporation return, . . . 25 00
Brockton Beef Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 35 00
Brockton Gas Light Company, penalty for failure to fur-
nish gas of standard quality, . . . . . 100 00
Brookside Worsted Mills, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 50 00
Bunker Hill Carriage Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . . 50 00
Burke & Co., Incorporated, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 50 00
C. H. Eden Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 50 00
C. L. York Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 40 00
C. S. Cummings Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, . . . . . . 10 00
Cahill Manufacturing Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, ..... 10 00
198 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Cande, Frank H., et al, claim on bond of Chas. W. Fuller,
sheriff of Berkshire County, ..... $1,654 52
Cape Light, Heat and Power Company, penalty for failure
to file on time gas return, ...... 25 00
Carbondale Machine Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . . 50 00
Carrabassett Mineral Spring Water Company, penalty for
failure to file on time corporation return, . . . 50 00
Cedar Street Grocery Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, ..... 25 00
Chandler ^Machine Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 35 00
Charles A. Snow Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, . . . . . 35 00
Charlestown Gas and Electric Company, penalty for sup-
plying poor gas, ....... 100 00
Chelmsford Foundry Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . . 50 00
Cheshire, Town of, board of Harry T. Phillips at State
Farm, 328 80
Chester Manufacturing Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . 25 00
Chicopee Gas Light Company, penalty for failure to file on
time gas return, . . . . . . . 10 00
Child Acme Cutter and Press Company, The, penalty for
failure to file on time corporation return, . . . 25 00
Clark Publishing Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 35 00
Clifton Nail and Supply Company, The, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, . . . . 50 00
Coburn Barnes Company, The, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 25 00
Codman, Edmund D., et al., tide water displaced at Love-
joy's wharf, Charlestown, 1,200 00
Cohannet Silver Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 40 00
Cole Church Organ Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 25 00
Colonial Steel Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 100 00
Concord School Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 25 00
Consolidated Cranberry Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . 10 00
Consolidated Dental Manufacturing Company, penalty for
failure to file on time corporation return, . . . 200 00
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 199
Contractors Machinery Rental and Transportation Com-
pany, penalty for failure to file on time corporation
return, . . . . .
Cooper, Esau, for board at Worcester Insane Hospital, .
Coots School of Elocution and Dramatic Art, Incorporated,
penalty for failure to file on time corporation return,
CorneHus Callahan Company, The, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, ....
Corono Kid Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
Corporation Security Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, .....
Crawford Printing Company, The, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, ....
Crocker Drug Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Crown Motor Car Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
D. F. 0 'Council Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
D'Arcy & Sons Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ......
Dalton-Ingersoll Manufacturing Company, penalty for
failure to file on time corporation return, .
Dana Confectionery Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, .....
Daniel Gunn & Co., Incorporated, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, .....
Dartmouth, Town of, board of Clarissa Ayers at Taunton
Insane Hospital, and of Clara N. Gifford, William A.
Jackson and Thomas F. Bailey at Medfield Insane
Asylum, .........
Davis & Dudley Ice Cream Company, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, ....
Davis Electric Manufacturing Company, penalty for fail-
ure to file on time corporation return,
Davis Ice Cream Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Dedham & Hyde Park Gas and Electric Light Company,
penalty for failure to file gas return on time,
Dodge Advertising Agency, Incorporated, penalty for fail-
ure to file on time corporation return.
Dodge Lubricator Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Dover, Town of, board of Carl F. Souther at Hospital for
Epileptics, ........
$50 00
1,250 00
5 00
25 00
25 00
50 00
10 00
10 00
35 00
20 00
25 00
15 00
25 00
25 00
467 68
30 00
50 00
25 00
15 00
25 00
15 00
118 86
200 ATTORNEY-GENERALS REPORT. [Jan.
Draper Publishing Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, . . . . . . $10 00
Dr. Weinstein's Medical Offices, Incorporated, penalty for
failure to file on time corporation return, ... 25 00
Dupuis Manufacturing Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, ..... 25 00
E. & R. Laundry Company, The, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . . 50 00
E. C. Tarr Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 25 00
E. H. Mahoney Chair Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, ..... 25 00
E. H. Saxton Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 25 00
E. L. Grimes Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 25 00
E. T. Kicker Shoe Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, . . . . . . 10 00
E. W. Lynch Furniture Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . 50 00
East Boston Gas Company, penalty for failure to file gas
return on time, ....... 5 00
East Cambridge Five Cent Savings Bank, unclaimed de-
posit deposited by judge of probate, . . . 90 00
Eastern Chemical Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 25 00
Eastern Terra Cotta Brick and Tile Company, penalt}^ for
failure to file on time corporation return, . . . 25 00
Ehrman Manufacturing Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . 25 00
Electric Maintenance Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . , . 15 00
Electric Textile Machinery Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . . 10 00
Electrical Advertising Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . . 10 00
Elektron Manufacturing Company, penalt}^ for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . 50 00
Erickson Electric Equipment Company, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, . . . . 10 00
Estes Mills, penalty for failure to file on time corporation
return, 75 00
Fall River Bottlers' Association, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . . 50 00
Fall River Cold Storage Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . . 10 00
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 201
Fall River Granite Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... $25 00
Federal Clay Manufacturing Company, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, . . . . 50 00
Felz-Goodman Company, The, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 20 00
Fisher-Churchill Company, The,^ penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . . 15 00
Foster Bogs Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 30 00
Foster Rubber Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, . . . . . . . 100 00
Fowle's Arlington Mills, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, . . . . . . . 10 00
Framingham Hotel Company, The, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, ..... 40 00
Framingham, Town of, board of Arthur M. Sanger and
James F. Fitzgibbon at Foxborough State Hospital, . 34 36
Francis Fastener Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, . . . . . . 25 00
FrankHn, Town of, board of Howard J. Folger at Fox-
borough State Hospital, ...... 60 82
Fred T. Ley & Co., Incorporated, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, ..... 25 00
Frye & Crawford Drug Company, The, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, . . . . 10 00
Gallagher & Munro Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 25 00
Garden City Shoe Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 20 00
Gardner Egg Carrier Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 25 00
Gardner Gas, Fuel and Light Company, Gas and Electric
Light Commissioners' tax, . . . . . 1 1 38
Gardner Gas, Fuel and Light Company, penalty for failure
to file on time gas return, ...... 5 00
Gardner Gas, Fuel and Light Company, penalty for failure
to furnish gas of standard quality, . . . . 100 00
Gardner Theatre Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 25 00
Gately, Mary M., guardian, tide water displaced in South
Bay, 950 00
Gay Head Fire Brick Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation returns, . . . . . 50 00
Geisel Automobile Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 50 00
202 ATTORXEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
General De-Greasing Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, ..... $25 00
General Screw Machine Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . 25 00
George E. Marsh Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, . . . . . . 100 00
George H. Wood Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, . . . . . 125 00
Goldena Manufacturing Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . 40 00
Good Springs Smelting and Developing Company, The,
penalty for failure to file on time corporation return, . 10 00
Great Barrington, Town of, board of Luther B. Brusie at
Foxborough State Hospital, 99 22
Great Barrington, Town of, board of Dennis E. Broderick
at Hospital for Dipsomaniacs, . . . . . 43 18
Great Barrington, Town of, board of John Lewis at North-
ampton Insane Hospital, . . . . . . 76 61
Great Island Land and Improvement Company, penalty
for failure to file on time corporation return, . , 100 00
Greenfield Recorder Company, The, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . . 10 00
Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Company, pen-
alty for failure to file on time corporation return, . 100 00
H. E. Webster Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 25 00
H. F. Ross Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, . . . . . . . 15 00
H. W. Dunning & Co., Incorporated, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . . 25 00
Hackett Brothers Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, . . . . . . 10 00
Hampden Corundum Wheel Company, claim of North-
ampton State Hospital, ...... 269 40
Harrington's Auto Station No. 1, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . . 15 00
Harrington Press, The, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 25 00
Harvey & Gage Amusement Company, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, . . . . 25 00
Hatch Accumulator Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . " . . 50 00
Haverhill Gas Light Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, ..... 200 00
Haverhill Gas Securities Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . . 25 00
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 203
Hayes Manufacturing Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, ..... $50 00
Hayward & Litch Express Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, ..... 5 00
Help Yourself School, Incorporated, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, ..... 10 00
Henry M. Peyser Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 25 00
Henry Wood's Sons Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 50 00
Higgins & Gifford Boat Manufacturing Company, penalty
for failure to file on time corporation return, . . 50 00
Hill & Bouve, board of Mary E. Davis at Westborough In-
sane Hospital, 200 00
Hingston Safety Envelope Company, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, .... 5 00
Holden's Stable, penalty for failure to file corporation re-
turn, 10 00
Holmes Market Company, The, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . . 25 00
Hooper, Lewis & Co., penalty for failure to file on time cor-
poration return, ....... 200 00
Horace K. Turner Corporation, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, ..... 35 00
Horse Neck Beach Street Railway Company, corporation
tax, 1904, 401 96
Ideal Manufacturing Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . . 50 00
Indestructible Fence Post Company, The, penalty for fail-
ure to file on time corporation return, . . . 50 00
Inheritance tax and interest from various executors and
administrators in Suffolk County, .... 2,827 62
International Automobile and Vehicle Tire Company, pen-
alty for failure to file first papers, . . . . 90 00
International Royal Phone Company, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, . . . . 25 00
Ipswich, Town of, board of Lothrop H. Hoggshall at Dan-
vers Insane Hospital, ...... 45 04
Ipswich, Town of, board of Sarah E. Smith and Maria
Royal at Danvers Insane Hospital, . . . . 65 47
Ipswich, Town of, board of Sarah Adams at Danvers In-
sane Hospital, ....... 72 43
Ipswich, Town of, board of Sarah E. Smith and Hiram
Parlee at Danvers Insane Hospital, . . . . 49 68
J. B. Cook Piano Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 25 00
204 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
J. C. Cowles Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
J. H. Butler Lumber Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation returns, .....
J. H. Dalton Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
J. L. Hammett Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
J. W. Jordan Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
Jackson Patent Shell Roll Corporation, The, penalty for
failure to file on time corporation return,
Jacobs & Sons Company, account corporation tax, 1904, .
Jamaica Printing Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation returns. ......
James & Abbott Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Jenkins-Phipps Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
John Boyd Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
John Foster Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
Johnston Lumber Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Jordan Paper Compan}^, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
Joseph Ross Corporation, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
Josiah Webb & Co., Limited, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Karnak Chemical Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Kendall Building Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Kilham, Oliver F., reimbursement for breaking up of
wrecked schooner by Harbor and Land Commission-
ers, .........
Kneil Coal Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
Kress Brothers Carriage Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, .....
L. L. Brown Paper Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Lamb Eye Shield Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
$5 00
65 00
25
00
10 00
35 00
25
00
5
00
15
00
25 00
10
00
25
00
30 00
25 00
25
00
25
00
20
00
10 00
30
00
225
00
10
00
25
00
50 00
25
00
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 205
Larsson Whip Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... $25 00
Lawrence, Geo. P., et al., claim on bond of Chas. W. Fuller,
sheriff of Berkshire County, 4,622 78
Lawrence Produce Company, The, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, ..... 4 00
Leicester Polar Spring Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . . 25 00
Leominster, Town of, board of paupers at State Hospital, . 23 77
Lever Suspension Brake Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . . 50 00
Lincoln-Littlefield Hat Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . . 10 00
Lincoln, Town of, board of paupers at State Hospital, . 66 97
Linscott Motor Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, . . . . . . . 10 00
Lou Dillon Veterinary Remedy Company, penalty for fail-
ure to file on time corporation return, . . . 40 00
Lowell. & Fitchburg Electric Company, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, . . . . 10 00
Lowell Five Cents Savings Bank, unclaimed deposit de-
posited by judge of probate, ..... 670 71
Lundin Steel Casting Company, The, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, . . . . 40 00
Lynn Re-Toe Last Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 25 00
Lynn Shoe Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 25 00
Lynn Shoe Manufacturers Association, Incorporated, pen-
alty for failure to file on time corporation return, . 25 00
M. L. Hiller & Sons, penalty for failure to file on time cor-
poration return, ....... 25 00
Macy, Edward J., board of Edward B. Macy at Worcester
Insane Hospital, . . . . . • • 125 00
Magic Clasp Garter Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, . . . . . . 10 00
Maiden & Melrose Gas Light Company, penalty for failure
to furnish gas of standard quality, .... 400 00
Malteaux Company, The, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 35 00
Mansfield Furnace and Coal Company, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, . . . . 50 00
Marher Publishing Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 25 00
Martin Shoe Machinery Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . . 25 00
206 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Massachusetts Loan and Guarantee Company, penalty for
failure to file on time corporation return,
Massachusetts Stove Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, .....
McBarron Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ......
McCaul Brothers Foundry Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, .....
Meade Roofing and Cornice Company, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, ....
Mercantile Law and Collection Company, penalty for fail-
ure to file on time corporation return.
Metropolitan Collections Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, .....
Middlesex Institution for Sa\dngs, unclaimed deposits de-
posited by judge of probate, .....
Misses Giant zberg, Incorporated, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, .....
Mollins Veterinary Remedy and Food Company, The,
penalty for failure to file on time corporation return.
Monarch Clothing Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Montague Co-operative Creamery Association, The, pen-
alty for failure to file on time corporation return,
Montague, Town of, interest on State tax,
Morrill Leather Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Morse International Agency, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Mt. Cardigan Lumber Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, .....
Mt. Pleasant Quarry Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, .....
Mutual District Messenger Company of Boston, penalty
for failure to file on time corporation return.
Mystic Publishing Company, The, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, .....
Nantucket Central Railroad, Railroad Commissioners' tax,
National Roller Chafe Iron Company, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, ....
National Wrapping Paper Company, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation returns, ....
Nelson Manufacturing Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, .....
Nesmith Shoe Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
$5
00
25 00
50 00
40
00
50
00
10
00
25 00
1,076 83
10 00
20 00
35 00
25
00
24
40
25
00
25
00
5
00
25
00
60
00
25 00
2
75
25
00
50
00
10 00
100
00
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 207
New Bedford Extractor Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, ..... $50 00
New Can Company, The, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, . . . . . . . 10 00
New England Adamant Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . , 25 00
New England & Savannah Steamship Company, The, pen-
alty for failure to file on time corporation return, . 20 00
New England Comb Company, Incorporated, penalty for
failure to file on time corporation return, . . . 25 00
New England Granite Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . 100 00
New England Hen Nest Manufacturing Company, penalty
for failure to file on time corporation return, . . 25 00
New England Mineral Company, The, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, . . . . 25 00
New Magnolia Hotel Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . . 25 00
New Marshall Engine Company, The, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, . . . . 50 00
New Massachusetts Loan Company, Limited, penalty for
failure to file on time corporation return, . . . 50 00
Newburyport, City of, board of Margaret Hale Knight at
Westborough Insane Hospital, ..... 327 17
Newburyport Gas and Electric Company, penalty for fail-
ure to furnish gas of standard quality, . . . 100 00
Newman, George W., claim for board of Rose E. Newman
at Westborough Insane Hospital, . . . . 13 00
Norfolk Blanket Cleansing Company, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, . . . . 25 00
Norwell, Town of, board of Bridget Shea at State Alms-
house, ......... 36 40
Norwood Engineering Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . . 25 00
0. P. Blomquist Company, The, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . . 35 00
Old Colony Press, penalty for failure to file on time corpo-
ration return, ........ 25 00
P. Creedon Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 25 00
P. Garvin, Incorporated, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 25 00
Page Electric Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 25 00
Page Motor Vehicle Company, The, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . . 15 00
208 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Page Storms Drop Forge Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . , $10 00
Parmenter & Polsey Fertilizer Company, penalty for fail-
ure to file on time corporation return, . . . 25 00
Parsons, Henry, for machinery sold by Westborough In-
sane Hospital, 200 00
Parsons Machinery Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 50 00
Parsons Manufacturing Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . 15 00
Paymaster Mining Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 50 00
Peabody Candy Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 25 00
Peabody Granite Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 25 00
People's Coal, Ice and Lumber Company, penalty for fail-
ure to file on time corporation return, . . . . 20 00
People's Gas and Electric Company, penalty for failure to
file on time gas return, ...... 25 00
Peptett Dyspepsia Cure Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . . 15 00
PhilHps Flushing Tank Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . . 50 00
PhilKpston Trap Rock Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation returns, . . . . . 50 00
Pierce, Grace A., estate of, inheritance tax and interest on
legacy of $500 to collateral heirs, . . . . 88 00
Pierson Pharmacy Company, The, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . . 10 00
Pilgrim Foundry Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation returns, ...... 50 00
Poland Paper Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, . . . . . . . 10 00
Porter Livery Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, . . . . . . . 25 00
Prentiss Tool and Supply Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . . 25 00
Provincetown, Town of, board of Patrick McCarthy at
Foxborough State Hospital, ..... 36 68
Public Stock and Grain Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . . 10 00
Puritan Construction Companj', penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . . 25 00
Quincy Public Market Company, The, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, . . . . 10 00
I
1907.] PUBLIC DOCTOIENT — No. 12. 209
R. Farland & Sons Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, . . . . . . $15 00
R. H. Smith Manufacturing Company, The, penalty for
failure to file on time corporation return, . . . 25 00
Randolph, Town of, board of Phihp L. Hand at Fox-
borough State Hospital, ...... 42 07
Realty Development Corporation, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . . 10 00
Reed-Underhill Company, The, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . , . . . 25 00
Rehoboth, Town of, board of Ehza C. Pierce at Taunton
Insane Hospital, ....... 41 79
Reynolds Machine Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 50 00
Rhode Island Worsted Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . 50 00
Richard French Iron Works, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 40 00
Rivett Dock Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 25 00
Robinson-Brockway Manufacturing Company, penalty for
failure to file on time corporation return, . " . . 50 00
Roller Bar Door Closer Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . 25 00
Rose Cures Company, The, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 25 00
Rubberhide Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 25 00
S. D. Grossman Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 25 00
Salem Press Company, The, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 25 00
Sanitary Plumbing Company, The, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . . 10 00
Schipper Brothers Coal Mining Company, Incorporated,
penalty for failure to file on time corporation return, . 50 00
Scully, John T., tide-water displacement in Charles
River, 660 00
Sharon, Town of, board of George F. McMillan at Fox-
borough State Hospital, ...... 54 33
Sheldon Brothers Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 25 00
Simmons, John, estate of, board at the State Hospital at
Tewksbury, 39 20
Simms & Co., Incorporated, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 15 00
210 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Skalon Whip Company, The, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, .
Small, Maynard & Co., Incorporated, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, ....
Smith Brothers Manufacturing Company, penalty for fail-
ure to file on time corporation return,
Smith Premier Typewriter Company, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, ....
Smith, Reuben John, estate escheat to Commonwealth, .
South Shore Grain Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Springfield Co-operative ]\Iilk Association, The, penalty
for failure to file on time corporation return,
Springfield Gas Light Company, penalty for failure to fur-
nish gas of standard quality, .....
Springfield Steam Power Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, .....
Standard Butter Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Standard Chemical Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Standard Indicator Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Standard Light Manufacturing Company, penalty for fail-
ure to file on time corporation return,
Stanley Instrument Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, .....
Staso Company, penalty for failure to file on time corpora-
tion return, ........
Stetson Press, Incorporated, The, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, ....
Stirling Mills, penalty for failure to file on time corpora-
tion return, ........
Stone Express Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
Stoneville Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
Stopford & Dodge Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Suffolk Co-Press, The, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, . . . . ' .
Suspension Transportation Company, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, ....
Suttons Mills, penalty for failure to file on time corpora-
tion return, ........
Swampscott Gelatine Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, .....
$25 00
25 00
25 00
100 00
1,303 00
25 00
25 00
400 00
50 00
30 00
25 00
50 00
10 00
25 00
50 00
25 00
50 00
10 00
50 00
15 00
235 00
15 00
25 00
35 00
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 211
Swithin Brothers Granite Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, ..... $50 00
T. Frank Nightingale Company, The, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, . . . . 35 00
Taunton Base Ball Association, The, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, . . . . 15 00
Thomas O'Callaghan Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, ..... 200 00
Thomas J. Young Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, . . . . . . 10 00
Three Pelloids Company, The, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 5 00
Tide Water Broken Stone Company, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, . . . . 10 00
Trimount Rotary Power Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . . 25 00
Tucker Corporation, The, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, . . . . . . 15 00
Turners Falls Lumber Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, . . . . . 25 00
Twentieth Century Amusement Company, The, penalty
for failure to file on time corporation returns, . . 50 00
Tyringham, Town of, board of George L. Bosworth at
Foxborough State Hospital, . . . . . 103 07
U. S. Mill Supply Company, brooms furnished by Fox-
borough State Hospital, . . . . . . 412 50
Union Construction Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 35 00
Union Credit Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, . . . . . . . 15 00
Union Desk Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 20 00
Union Investment Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, . . . . . . 10 00
Union Tool Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, ....... 50 00
United States Appraisal Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . . 25 00
United Supply and Machinery Company, penalty for fail-
ure to file on time corporation return, . . . 50 00
University Cut Glass Company, The, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, . . . . . 10 00
Utah Apex Mining Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 50 00
Verac Motor Car Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ...... 5 00
212 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
Vista Hermosa Company, The, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, .....
Vocalion Organ Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Vose Manufacturing Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, .....
W. F. Plummer Drug Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, .....
W. Kniver Coal Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Wachusett Mills, penalty for failure to file on time corpo-
ration return, ........
Wakefield Clothing Company, The, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, .....
Wakefield Manufacturing Company, The, penalty for fail-
ure to file on time corporation return,
Walker Extract Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Walker Ice Company, claim for cost of repairs on State
highway,. ........
Waltham Co-operative Furniture Company, penalty for
failure to file on time corporation return,
Waquoit Herring River Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, .....
Warner Motor Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
Warren, Brookfield & Spencer Street Railway Company,
Railroad Commissioners' tax, .....
Watertown, Town of, board of John Gibbons at Hospital
for Dipsomaniacs, .......
Watson Shoe Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
Weber Leather Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
Webster, Town of, board of Alonzo W. Richards and Jacob
StoU at Worcester Insane Hospital, and of Ann Powers
at State Almshouse, ......
Webster, Town of, board of Mattie A. Dodge and Con-
stantine Malinonski at Worcester Insane Hospital,
Webster, Towai of, board of Stephen Hall at Hospital for
Dipsomaniacs, and of Ann Powers at State Almshouse,
Webster, Town of, board of Daniel C. Morrissey at State
Farm, .........
Webster, Town of, board of Mary J. Anderson at Worces-
ter Insane Hospital, and of Ann Powers at State Alms-
house, 75 40
$10 00
100 00
5 00
45 00
25 00
50 00
35 00
30 00
20 00
100 00
25 00
35 00
10 00
40 40
192 68
35 00
50 00
188 75
58 03
140 34
73 60
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 213
Webster, Town of, board of Charles Roedelbroom at Hos-
pital for Dipsomaniacs, and of Ann Powers at State
Almshouse, . . . .
Webster, Town of, board of Arthur Bellend at Worcester
Insane Hospital, .......
Webster, Town of, board of Ann Powers at the State
Hospital at Tewksbury, . .
Westfield, Town of, board of George T. Adkins at North-
ampton Insane Hospital, ......
Westfield, Town of, board of Langdon C. Kellogg and
James F. Noonan at Northampton Insane Hospital, .
Westfield, Town of, board of Dennis Coleman at State
Farm and Northampton Insane Hospital, .
Westfield, Town of, board of Allison W. Gibbs at Hospital
for Epileptics, and of Dennis Coleman at State Farm, .
Westfield, Town of, board of Joseph Wheel at State Farm,
White-Dunham Shoe Company, penalty for failure to file
on time corporation return, .....
Whitin Machine Works, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
Williams & Everett Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
WiUiamstown Press Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, ......
WiUiamstown, Town of, board of Luther O. Lincoln at
Northampton Insane Hospital and of Edith L. M.
McDonald at Epileptic School, .....
Wilson Building Moving Company, penalty for failure to
file on time corporation return, .....
Winchell Company, penalty for failure to file on time cor-
poration return, .......
Winchendon Auto Transit Company, penalty for failure
to file on time corporation return, ....
Wm. J. Perry Company, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Company, penalty
for failure to file on time corporation return,
Woronoco Heating and Plumbing Company, The, penalty
for failure to file on time corporation return,
Xylite Lubricating Company, penalty for failure to file on
time corporation return, . . .
Ye Quainte Companye, penalty for failure to file on time
corporation return, .......
$83
23
52 93
183
20
10
21
48
28
184 76
116
19
52
40
50 00
15
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1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 219
RULES OF PRACTICE
In Interstate Rendition.
Every application to the Governor for a requisition upon the
executive authority of any other State or Territory, for the deHv-
ery up and return of any offender who has fled from the justice
of this Commonwealth, must be made by the district or prose-
cuting attorney for the county or district in which the offence was
committed, and must be in duplicate original papers, or certified
copies thereof.
The following must appear by the certificate of the district or
prosecuting attorney : —
(a) The full name of the person for whom extradition is asked,
together with the name of the agent proposed, to be properly
spelled.
(b) That, in his opinion, the ends of public justice require that
the alleged criminal be brought to this Commonwealth for trial,
at the public expense.
(c) That he believes he has sufficient evidence to secure the
conviction of the fugitive.
(d) That the person named as agent is a proper person, and
that he has no private interest in the arrest of the fugitive.
(e) If there has been any former application for a requisition
for the same person, growing out of the same transaction, it must
be so stated, with an explanation of the reasons for a second re-
quest, together with the date of such application, as near as may be.
(/) If the fugitive is known to be under either civil or crim-
inal arrest in the State or Territory to which he is alleged to have
fled, the fact of such arrest and the nature of the proceedings on
which it is based must be stated.
(g) That the application is not made for the purpose of en-
forcing the collection of a debt, or for any private purpose what-
ever; and that, if the requisition applied for be granted, the
criminal proceedings shall not be used for any of said objects.
(h) The nature of the crime charged, with a reference, when
practicable, to the particular statute defining and punishing the
same.
220 ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S REPORT. [Jan.
(i) If the offence charged is not of recent occurrence, a satis-
factory reason must be given for the delay in making the appli-
cation.
1. In all cases of fraud, false pretences, embezzlement or for-
gery, when made a crime by the common law, or any penal code
or statute, the affidavit of the principal complaining witness or
informant, that the application is made in good faith, for the sole
purpose of punishing the accused, and that he does not desire
or expect to use the prosecution for the purpose of collecting a
debt, or for any private purpose, and will not directly or indirectly
use the same for any of said purposes, shall be required, or a suffi-
cient reason given for the absence of such affidavit.
2. Proof by affidavit of facts and circumstances satisfying the
Executive that the alleged criminal has fled from the justice of
the State, and is in the State on whose Executive the demand is
requested to be made, must be given. The fact that the alleged
criminal was in the State where the alleged crime was committed
at the time of the commission thereof, and is found in the State
upon which the requisition was made, shall be sufficient evidence,
in the absence of other proof, that he is a fugitive from justice.
3. If an indictment has been found, certified copies, in dupli-
cate, must accompany the application.
4. If an indictment has not been found by a grand jury, the
facts and circumstances showing the commission of the crime
charged, and that the accused perpetrated the same, must be
shown by affidavits taken before a magistrate. (A notary public
is not a magistrate within the meaning of the statutes.) It must
also be shown that a complaint has been made, copies of which
must accompany the requisition, such complaint to be accom-
panied by affidavits to the facts constituting the offence charged
by persons having actual knowledge thereof, and that a warrant
has been issued, and duplicate certified copies of the same, to-
gether with the returns thereto, if any, must be furnished upon
an application.
5. The official character of the officer taking the affidavits or
depositions, and of the officer who issued the warrant, must be
duly certified.
6. Upon the renewal of an application, — for example, on the
ground that the fugitive has fled to another State, not having
been found in the State on which the first was granted, — new
or certified copies of papers, in conformity with the above rules,
must be furnished.
1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 12. 221
7. In the case of any person who has been convicted of any
crime, and escapes after conviction, or while serving his sentence,
the appHcation may be made by the jailer, sheriff, or other officer
having him in custody, and shall be accompanied by certified
copies of the indictment or information, record of conviction and
sentence upon which the person is held, with the affidavit of such
person having him in custody, showing such escape, with the cir-
cumstances attending the same.
8. No requisition will be made for the extradition of any fugi-
tive except in compliance with these rules.
INDEX TO OPINIONS.
PAGE
Bonds, signature of Governor, rubber stamp, 60
Building, storage of explosives, 47
Charitable corporation, increased holdings of real and personal property, . 27
Special charter, 11
City, liability for support of inmates in School for Feeble-minded, notice, 52
Licenses, fish trap, 17
Renewing or refunding debts, 66
Contract, State officers or boards, day's work, 68
Conviction under pharmacy law, nolo contendere as, 67
County commissioners, contract, public works, 9
Day's work, half holiday, Sunday employment, 56
State contract, 68
Debts, refunding or renewing by city or town, 66
District, police and municipal courts, salaries, 2
Exemption from taxation of farming utensils, 60
Explosion, fire insurance, 65
Explosives, storage, building, 47
Farming utensils, exemption from taxation, 60
Fish trap, license for, by cities or towns, 17
Governor, petition for pardon, 5
Signature on registered bonds 60
Gypsy and brown-tail moths, destruction of, expense, 30
Hours of labor, day's work, 56
Inspection of mechanical devices for measuring value, 46
Insurance, tire explosion, 65
Foreign insurance company tax, 18
Marine insurance, automobile, . . 35
Rebate, commission, 42
Intoxicating liquors, open or public bar, . .6
Sale by registered pharmacist 45
Investigation of public officer, employment of counsel, expense, ... 25
Locations for telegraph, telephone and electric light poles on State high-
ways, 54
Massachusetts Highway Commission, original locations for telegraph, tele-
phone and electric light poles on State highways, .... 54
Materials or supplies. State contract, 68
Metropolitan Park Commission, rules and regulations for Charles River, . 13
Nolo contendere, plea of, as conviction under pharmacy law, ... 67
Notice to cities and towns relative to support of inmates in School for
Feeble-minded, 52
Pauper law, settlement, retroactive statute, 62
Pharmacist, registered, prescription of registered physician, ... 45
Intoxicating liquor, sale, certificate, 45
Pharmacy law, conviction, 7iolo contendere, fi7
Poles, telegraph, telephone and electric light, original location for, on State
highways, 54
224 INDEX TO OPINIONS. [Jan. 1907.
PAGE
Public officer, acceptance of resignation, 1
Investigation, employment of counsel, 25
Public or private schools, pupils, special rates by street railways, . . 69
Public works, definition of, 9
Railroad corporation, acquisition and control by, of stock or bonds of do-
mestic street railway companies, 48
Railways, special rates to pupils of public or private schools and the State
normal school, 69
Rubber stamp, signature of Governor, registered bonds, .... 60
Rules and regulations for Charles River^ Metropolitan Park Commission, 13
Savings bank, legal investments, 39
School committee, authority to draw orders on town treasurer, ... 33
Sealers of weights and measures, inspection of mechanical devices for
measuring value, 46
Settlement of pauper, effect of retroactive statute on, 62
State normal school, pupils of, special rates by street railways, ... 69
State officers of boards, contract, material or supplies, day's work, . . 68
Stock and bonds of domestic street railway, acquisition of, by railroad cor-
poration, 48
Surplus, trust company 62
Taxation, corporate bonds, 23
Exemption of farming utensils, 60
Foreign insurance company, .18
Town, authority of school committee to draw orders on, . . . .33
Licenses, fish trap, 17
Renewal or refunding of debts by, 66
Support of inmates in School for the Feeble-minded, notice, . . 52
Trust company, loan to single individual, surplus, 62
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