JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.
ENCOURAGEMENT OF MANUFACTORIES.

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78. To encourage manufactories in said town, the Commis-
sioners are authorized to exempt the plant used in manufac-
turing in such manufactories from taxation for corporate
purposes for five years, and any contract which- exempts any
property, except such plant, or for a period longer than five
years, shall be absolutely null and void in all respects what-
ever.

LIMITATIONS.

Encourage-
ment of
manufactories

79. The taxes imposed in the annual levy shall be collect-
able by action at law, or by proceeding's against the property
under seizure by way of execution at any time within four
years after such taxes become due and in arrear, and not
afterward, unless the parties or persons charged with the
taxes extend the time of payment by an express promise to
pay the same, in which case they may be collected within
four years after the new promise.

TITLE TO CORPORATE PROPERTY.

Limitations.

80. The title to real, leasehold and personal property
belonging to the town shall be vested in the Commissioners,
who shall have full power and authority to protect and pre-
serve the same, and to proceed at law or in equity, as may be
right, to recover the possession thereof or to recover damages
for trespass upon or injury to the same, or to prevent injury
thereto, and as well by ordinance to provide penalties for
injuries thereto. The Commissioners may hold in trust for
the benefit of the sick and the indigent poor of the town gifts
of money or other property, and they may invest and admin-
ister the same under the authority of the Circuit Court for
.Dorchester County, setting as a court of equity.

THE COUNCIL HALL.

Title to
corporate
property.

81. The Commissioners shall hold their meetings in a
building or chamber to be called "The Council Hall" of
Cambridge, as their regular place of meeting, and they shall
not meet elsewhere except upon notice to all the Commis-
sioners, and unless three Commissioners at least consent in
writing to meet on any special occasion in a different place
so designated; provided nothing herein shall prevent the
Commissioners from changing their regular place of meeting,
but when they have adopted a place for their meetings gen-
erally they shall meet therein, except as above provided.

Shall hold
meetings in
the Council
Hall.