tion. under the authority of this order, shall be repaved with what Eighth locathey shall deem to be the best of stone materials, the expense sept. 2, 1863. of such portions as said Suffolk Railroad Company are obliged to keep in repair under the conditions of this location shall be paid by said Suffolk Railroad Company; the work to be done by the superintendent of streets, under the authority of the board of aldermen. Also, under the further express proviso and condition, that the whole work of laying down the tracks granted by this order, and the precise location of the track to be laid down, and the form of rail to be used, shall be under the direction and to the satisfaction of the committee on paving and the superintendent of streets, and shall be approved by them. Also, under the further express proviso and condition, that the board of aldermen reserve the right to allow any other horse railroad company to run cars over the tracks located by the authority of this order, for such compensation for the use of their tracks as may be agreed upon by the respective companies; and in case of disagreement, the compensation to be thus paid shall be determined according to law. Also, under the further express proviso and condition, that the said Suffolk Railroad Company shall accept this order of location, and agree to its several provisions and conditions, within ten days from the date of its passage, and shall file the same with the city clerk; otherwise, it shall be null and void.' The roadway or cartway mentioned in this order is to include the whole of the space between the edge-stones supporting the sidewalk on either side. 1 1 Accepted by the Suffolk Railroad Company, September 3, 1863. Incorporation. 1857, 227, § 1. Company authorized to run its cars Over the Ferry, &c. 1861, 18, § 1. 1. The Winnisimmet Railroad Company, incorporated by an act approved May twenty-six, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, is authorized to construct, maintain, and use a railway or railways with convenient single or double tracks, between Chelsea or Winnisimmet Ferry, and some convenient point in or near that portion of Chelsea called Prattville, upon the following routes, viz: Beginning on Winnisimmet Street in said Chelsea, at or near the Winnisimmet Ferry; thence upon and over said Winnisimmet Street, and over and upon Broadway, so called, or streets parallel therewith, to Washington Avenue; upon and over Washington Avenue to Woodlawn Cemetery, or some convenient part of Prattville, so called, as the city council of Chelsea shall fix and determine. The said corporation shall have power to fix, from time to time, such rates of compensation for transporting persons or property as they may deem expedient, not exceeding five cents for each passenger, and shall have all the powers and privileges, and be subject to all the duties, liabilities, and restrictions set forth in the fortyfourth chapter of the Revised Statutes.' 2. The Winnisimmet Railroad Company is authorized to run its cars over the Winnisimmet Ferry and the passageways Winnisimmet leading thereto, and belonging to said ferry; and for that purpose may construct, maintain, and use tracks, switches, and turnouts with the necessary appurtenances, upon and over the boats, drops, and passageways belonging to the Winnisimmet Ferry Company for such rates of compensation as may be mutually agreed upon by said companies; and in case of disagreement between said companies as to such rates of compensation, See Gen. Stats. c. 68. the same shall be fixed by three commissioners to be appointed 1861, 18, § 1. by the supreme judicial court, use tracks of in Boston. 3. The Winnisimmet Railroad Company is authorized to Company may enter upon and use with its horses and cars, the tracks of any any other road other horse railroad company in the city of Boston, for trans- 1862, 191, § 1. porting its own passengers to and from Scollay's Building, so called, in Court Street in said Boston, or such point northerly of Cornhill as shall from time to time be fixed by the mayor and aldermen of the city of Boston, subject to the convenience of the corporations owning the tracks which it may be necessary to use for such purpose, and subject also to the permission of the mayor and aldermen of said city, and such regulations as they may establish in regard to such use, and for such rates of compensation as may be agreed upon, or in case of disagreement with either of the companies whose tracks shall be so used, the same shall be fixed by three commissioners appointed by the supreme judicial court. LOCATION. Aug. 18, 1863. In accordance with the provisions of an act of the general Location. court of Massachusetts, passed April thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, the Winnisimmet Railroad Company is hereby authorized to enter upon and use with its horses and cars the tracks of the Suffolk Horse Railroad Company, for the purpose of transporting its own passengers to and from Scollay's Building, so called, in Court Street, and the Chelsea Ferry landing at the foot of Hanover Street, for such rates of compensation as may be agreed upon with said Suffolk Railroad Company, or in case of disagreement, the same shall be fixed according to the provisions of said act. The right to run said cars by the Winnisimmet Railroad Company is granted under the express proviso and condition that said company hereby agrees to comply with the general rules and regulations which the board of aldermen have adopted, and shall from time to time adopt, to govern the running of horse cars. Aug. 18, 1863. Also, under the further express proviso and condition, that said Winnisimmet Railroad Company shall be subject to such rules, regulations, and restrictions as to the running of cars authorized by this order, as the board of aldermen shall from time to time establish. Also, under the further express proviso and condition, that if the Winnisimmet Railroad Company do not accept this privilege and regulation, and agree to comply with its provisions and conditions in writing, within twenty days from the date of its passage, and file said acceptance with the city clerk, the same shall be null and void." REGISTRY AND RETURNS STATUTES. 10. 1. City and town clerks to record births, marriages, and deaths. Secretary to cause returns to be bound, &c.; to report to legislature, &c. 2. Parents and others to give notice 11. Registrars may be chosen in cerof births and deaths. tain cases. 3. Physician to certify, &c. Pen- 12. Secretary to prosecute for pen 1 1 Accepted by Winnisimmet Railroad Company, August 22, 1863. STATUTES. clerks to record 1. The clerk of each city and town shall receive or obtain, City and town and record and index, the following facts concerning the births, births, marmarriages, and deaths therein, separately numbering and re- riages, and cording the same in the order in which he receives them, G. S. 21, § 1. designating in separate columns ; deaths. Ibid. In the record of births, the date of the birth, the place of Births. birth, the name of the child, (if it have any,) the sex and color of the child, the names and the places of birth of the parents, the occupation of the father, the residence of the parents, and the date of the record; Ibid. In the record of marriages, the date of the marriage, the Marriages. place of marriage, the name, residence, and official station of the person by whom married, the names and the places of birth of the parties, the residence of each, the age and color of each, the condition of each, (whether single or widowed,) the occupation, the names of the parents, and the date of the record; Ibid. In the record of deaths, the date of the death, the name of Deaths. the deceased, the sex, the color, the condition, (whether single, widowed, or married,) the age, the residence, the occupation, the place of death, the place of birth, the names and places of birth of the parents, the disease or cause of death, the place of burial, and the date of the record. others to give notice of births Ibid. § 2. 2. Parents shall give notice to the clerk of their city or town Parents and of the births and deaths of their children; every householder shall give like notice of every birth and death happening in his and deaths. house; the eldest person next of kin shall give such notice of the death of his kindred; the keeper of a workhouse, house of correction, prison, hospital, or almshouse, except the state almshouses at Tewksbury, Bridgewater, and Monson, and the master or other commanding officer of any ship shall give like notice of every birth and death happening among the persons under his charge. Whoever neglects to give such notice for the space of six months after a birth or death, shall forfeit a sum not exceeding five dollars. 3. Any physician having attended a person during his last Physician to |