Restricted area in for breeding and developing trout. following new section: Section 54A. For the purpose of Deerfield river breeding and developing trout, the director may establish a restricted area in that section of the Deerfield river lying between Shelburne Falls and the state line at Sherman, Vermont, and he may, subject to approval by the governor and council, make rules and regulations for the taking of fish within such area. G. L. 130, § 53, amended. Penalty for etc., of trout. SECTION 4. Said chapter one hundred and thirty is hereby further amended by striking out section fifty-three and inserting in place thereof the following: Section 53. Violation of any provision of the four preceding sections, or of any rule or regulation made under the preceding section or section fifty-four A, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than twenty-five dollars, and the director may, in case of a violation of any rule or regulation made by him, suspend or revoke any license or permit granted under authority of the preceding section. Approved February 5, 1926. Chap. 20 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF LYNN TO FURNISH WATER City of Lynn may furnish water to Lynnfield TO THE LYNNFIELD WATER DISTRICT. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. The city of Lynn is hereby authorized to furnish water to the Lynnfield water district, established by water district. chapter four hundred and forty-five of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-four, for such periods of time, in such manner, on such terms and conditions, and in such amounts, as the city council of said city of Lynn, by vote or votes, in accordance with its charter, may determine, and for the purpose aforesaid, said city of Lynn, by its city council, in accordance with its charter, may make a contract with said Lynnfield water district, acting by and through its board of commissioners. Contract. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Chap. 21 AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE LAYING OUT AND CONSTRUCTION Action by town of Arlington, etc., as to laying out and construction of certain streets validated. Petitions for assessment of damages, etc. OF CERTAIN STREETS IN THE TOWN OF ARLINGTON AND Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. All action by the town of Arlington and by any of its boards or officers for the purpose of laying out and constructing Brooks avenue, Hamlet street, Newton road and Surry road in said town, in so far as such action may be invalid by reason of the fact that the orders of taking for such improvements were recorded in the registry of deeds after the expiration of the period provided by section three of chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws, is hereby validated and confirmed. The time within which petitions for the assessment of the damages for takings for the aforesaid improvements may be brought shall run from the effective betterments, date of this act, subject otherwise to the provisions of said SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF LYNN TO PENSION WALTER Chap. 22 E. COATES. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. For the purpose of promoting the public good, the city of Lynn may retire Walter E. Coates, who served the city faithfully for over fifteen years as a regular fireman and for five years previously as a call fireman, on an annual pension, payable monthly, equal to one half of the salary received by him during the last year of his active service, which ended June tenth, nineteen hundred and twenty-four, the said Coates being permanently disabled for further performance of duty. City of Lynn may pension Coates. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Submission to city council, etc. by vote of the city council of said city, subject to the provisions of its charter; provided, that such acceptance occurs Proviso. during the current year. Approved February 9, 1926. AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS Chap. 23 REGULATING APIARIES. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: amended. Section thirty-eight of chapter one hundred and twenty- G. L. 128, § 38, eight of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the word "inclusive" in the second line the following: -, or after receipt of written request from the inspector or any of his assistants unreasonably refuses or neglects to comply with any regulation lawfully made and issued under said section thirty-two, so as to read as follows: Sec- Penalty for tion 38. Whoever violates any provision of sections thirty- laws, etc., violations of two to thirty-six, inclusive, or after receipt of written request regulating from the inspector or any of his assistants unreasonably refuses or neglects to comply with any regulation lawfully made and issued under said section thirty-two, shall be punished for the first offence by a fine of not more than ten dollars, for the second offence by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars and for a subsequent offence by a fine of not more than fifty dollars. Approved February 9, 1926. apiaries. Chap. 24 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF WORCESTER TO PAY A City of Worcester may pay sum of of Robert Curry. SUM OF MONEY TO THE ESTATE OF ROBERT CURRY. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. For the purpose of discharging its moral obligation, the city of Worcester may pay to Harvey Curry, money to estate administrator of the estate of Robert Curry, who was killed on January nineteenth, nineteen hundred and twenty-four in the city hospital in said city, a public institution thereof, in consequence of the want of due care in the management of an elevator in said hospital, the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars. Upon the payment of said sum as aforesaid to said administrator, the said city shall be discharged from all liability on account of said death. Submission to city council, etc. Proviso. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance by vote of the city council of said city, subject to the provisions of its charter; provided, that such acceptance occurs during the current year. Approved February 9, 1926. Chap. 25 AN ACT ENABLING THE TOWN OF MILTON to sell a porTION Town of Milton may sell portion of its playgrounds on Adams street. Boundaries and description of property. Action by town, when may be taken, etc. OF ITS PLAYGROUNDS ON ADAMS STREET. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: SECTION 1. The town of Milton may sell at public auction or private sale, and convey, the whole or any part of a certain parcel of real estate situated in that town, which was acquired for playground purposes and is no longer needed for public use, and shall use the proceeds of such sale for the purposes stated in section sixty-three of chapter forty-four of the General Laws, inserted by section four of chapter three hundred and three of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-three. Said parcel of land is bounded and described as follows: southwesterly by the northeasterly side line of Adams street, one hundred eighty-one and thirty one hundredths feet; northwesterly by the southeasterly line of the old "East Milton School House Lot" extended northeasterly, three hundred twenty-five feet; northeasterly by the remaining part of the "Playground Lot", one hundred eighty-one feet, more or less; and southeasterly by land formerly of Samuel Babcock, three hundred twenty-five feet. SECTION 2. Action hereunder may be taken by the town at the annual meeting to be held in March nineteen hundred and twenty-six, but not thereafter, except so far as is necessary to carry out the provisions of a vote passed at said meeting or to use as aforesaid the proceeds of said sale. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved February 10, 1926. AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE OMISSION OF LISTS OF SHARE- Chap. 26 HOLDERS FROM CERTIFICATES OF CONDITION OF CERTAIN CORPORATIONS. amended. Section thirty-seven of chapter one hundred and fifty- G. L. 158, § 37, out, in the eighth and ninth lines, the words the name of each shareholder and the number of shares standing in his name", so as to read as follows: Section 37. Every Annual cer- corporation shall annually file in the office of the state secre- condition of tary, within thirty days after the date fixed in its by-laws for certain corpora- its annual meeting, or within thirty days after the final etc. adjournment thereof, but not more than three months after the date so fixed for said meeting, a certificate signed and sworn to by its president, treasurer and at least a majority of its directors, stating the date of holding such meeting, the Contents. amount of capital stock as it then stands fixed by the cor- poration, the amount then paid in, and the assets and liabilities of the corporation, in such form, with such detail and of such date as the commissioner shall require or approve. Such certificates shall, by the act of filing, be considered as Filing to be recorded and shall be preserved by the state secretary in recording, etc. book form convenient for reference. Such certificate of a Verification by corporation having a capital stock of one hundred thousand auditor, when. Section fifty-nine of chapter one hundred and thirty of G. L. 130, 59, the General Laws, as amended by section two of chapter two hundred and sixty-eight of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-three, is hereby further amended by striking out, in the fourth line, the words "one dollar" and inserting in place thereof the words: not less than ten dollars, so as to read as follows: Section 59. Whoever takes from Penalty for the waters of the commonwealth a pickerel less than twelve taking of small inches in length or has in possession any such pickerel shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars for each pickerel so taken or held in possession; and in prosecutions under this section the possession of pickerel less than twelve inches in length shall be prima facie evidence of such unlawful Chap. 28 AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE ISSUING AND RECORDING OF LI G. L. 140, Certain licenses granted by cities and towns, signing, Contents. CENSES FOR INTELLIGENCE OFFICES IN THE CITY OF Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Section two hundred and two of chapter one hundred and forty of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the word "of" in the fourteenth line the words: intelligence offices, so as to read as follows: Section 202. Licenses granted to keepers of intelligence offices, dealers in junk, old metals and second hand articles, junk collectors, recording, etc. pawnbrokers and keepers of billiard saloons, pool or sippio rooms or tables, bowling alleys, skating rinks and picnic groves shall, except as hereinafter provided, be signed by the clerk of the town where they are granted. Every such license shall, before being delivered to the licensee, be recorded by the town clerk, in a book kept for that purpose. Such license shall set forth the name of the licensee, the nature of the business, and the building or place in such town in which it is to be carried on, and shall continue in force until May first following unless sooner revoked. The board or officer issuing such a license shall, except as provided in section seventy-seven, receive for the use of the town such amount, not less than two dollars for each license, as the board or officer considers reasonable. In Boston licenses for keepers by city of Bos- of intelligence offices, billiard saloons, pool or sippio rooms ton, signing, or tables, bowling alleys, skating rinks and picnic groves recording, etc. shall be signed by the licensing board and recorded by its clerk; the other licenses shall be signed by the police commissioner and recorded by his clerk. Duration. Certain licenses granted Approved February 11, 1926. Chap. 29 AN ACT REPEALING THE LAW ESTABLISHING THE MINIMUM Repeal of law as to minimum rate of com pensation of assessors of taxes. RATE OF COMPENSATION TO BE PAID ASSESSORS OF TAXES. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Section eighty-eight of chapter fifty-nine of the General Laws, establishing the minimum rate of compensation to be paid assessors of taxes, is hereby repealed. Approved February 11, 1926. Chap. 30 AN ACT EXTENDING THE TIME FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE 1923, 341, § 13, amended. ACT ESTABLISHING THE HOUSATONIC FIRE AND WATER Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Section thirteen of chapter three hundred and forty-one of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-three is hereby amended by striking out, in the third line, the word "three and inserting in place thereof the word: seven, and by striking out, in the fifth line, the word "four" and inserting in place thereof the word: - eight, so as to read as fol - |