Chap. 0058 An act to incorporate certain proprietors of meadow-land lying on neponset river within the town of canton for the purpose of fencing improving and better managing the same.

Sec. 1st. Be it enacted by the Senate and house of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same - That from and after the passing of this Act all the proprietors of certain meadow Land, lying in Canton bounded as follows begining at the south east corner of Elijah Dunbar's meadow at Musha-pog Eiver thence down said River till it comes to the meadow of John Ellis thence by said Ellis' meadow on the line that runs between said Ellis and Lemuel Bent to a great ditch, thence northerly by said ditch till it

comes to the ditch north of the meadow owned by Cap. William Bent, thence easterly on said ditch till it comes to the ditch by White's swamp so called thence southerly by a ditch in the westerly side of Jacob Shepperd's meadow to the end of said ditch thence easterly between the medow of Lewis Morse and land formerly owned by Henry Morse deceased to the upland, thence by the upland as the fence now stands to the Eiver first mentioned be and they hereby are incorporated into a body politic by the name of the proprietors of the common meadow in Canton and by that name may sue and be sued and do and suffer all matters acts or things which bodies politic may or ought to do and suffer.

Sec. 2d. And be it further enacted, that any Justice of the Peace in the county of Norfolk be and he hereby is impowered and directed upon application in writing, from five or more of said proprietors to issue his warrant to one of the proprietors aforesaid requiring him to notify and warn a meeting of said proprietors at such time and place as he shall judge most convenient and for the purposes to be expressed in said warrant by posting up copies of said warrant with the notification thereon at the several houses of public worship in the towns wherein said proprietors reside, fourteen days at least before the time for holding said meeting and the said proprietors when legally assembled as aforesaid shall have power to choose a Clerk, Committee, Assessors, Collector, or Collectors of taxes and treasurer who shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of the trust reposed in them and continue to serve untill others are chosen and sworn in their room which may be as often as said Corporation shall judge necessary which officers chosen and sworn as aforesaid shall have the same power to perform, execute and carry any vote or order of said Corporation into full effect as town officers of like description have by law to do and perform in their respective offices and said corporation shall at their first meeting agree and determine upon a method for calling future meetings-and said Corporation shall at their first meeting or at any future meeting legally called for that purpose have power to vote and raise monies for the purpose of fencing, improving and better managing their said common property, and for carrying the votes and orders of said Corporation into effect and all monies which may be voted to be raised as aforesaid shall be assessed upon

each proprietor in the meadows aforesaid in proportion to the number of acres he or she owns thereof - And if any proprietor shall refuse or neglect to pay the sum or sums assessed upon him or her as aforesaid after sixty days notice so much of his or her meadow land shall be sold as will be sufficient to pay the same together with legal costs, in the same way and manner as non resident proprietors lands in this Commonwealth are sold to pay taxes.

Sect. 3d. Be it further enacted, that any person or persons who own meadows adjoining said Common Field may be admitted by a majority of the votes of said Corporation as members & be subject to all the duties and enjoy all the priviledges of this Corporation.

Approved June 23, 1803.