An Act refunding to the people of this State, Monies collected during the late War.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Assembly convened, That whenever the monies, or any part thereof, advanced by this State, for the defence thereof, during the war with Great-Britain, shall or may be received from the United States, it shall be the duty of the Treasurer of this State, in such form as he may prescribe, to give notice thereof to the several towns in this State; and the said monies, when so received, shall be and the same are hereby refunded to the people of this State, and shall be paid out to them as hereinafter provided.

Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, that within thirty days next after the day on which said monies may be received, by the Treasurer of this State, it shall be the duty of said Treasurer to make an apportionment of said monies to and among all the towns which had been incorporated before the 20 ^th day of August, 1813, as made out and returned to the Comptroller of public accounts, giving to each of said towns a due proportion of said monies, according to said lists; and thereupon each and every town in this State, which hath not been divided since the 20 ^th day of August, 1813, and the local limits of which remain the same as on the said 20 ^th day of August, 1813, shall be entitled to draw from the Treasurer of this State, the amount of monies apportioned to such town; and the select-men thereof are authorized to draw an order for the same on the Treasurer of this state.

Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That in all those towns in this State, the local limits of which have been altered by the incorporation of any new town, or by taking from any town and adding the same to any other town, the select-men of said original town, together with the select-men of that town or those towns taken in part of in all from said original towns, shall within thirty days from the notice to be given by the Treasurer aforesaid, proceed to ascertain and apportion to such original town, and the town or towns taken from the same, the amount apportioned to said original town by said Treasurer, according to the list of August 20 ^th , eighteen hundred and thirteen, having reference to inhabitants, and the location of estates on the 20 ^th day of August, 1813; and said apportionment, so made, shall be forthwith returned to the Treasurer of this State. And should the select-men of either of such towns refuse to make such apportionment, or should the select-men of said towns so divided, be unable to agree on such apportionment, it shall be the duty of the chief judge of the county court, within which the original town thus divided, or either of them, may be situated, to notify the towns interested to hear them, make out and return to the Treasurer of this State, as soon as may be, an appointment of such monies, according to the rule aforesaid; and thereupon the amount apportioned, as last aforesaid, shall be paid over to the towns to which the same shall be apportioned, as last aforesaid, and which may be incorporated at the time when such may be received; and the select-men thereon may draw an order on Treasurer of this State  for the same.

SAMUEL INGHAM,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

EBENZER STODDARD,

President of the Senate.

                                                                                    Approved, June 5th, 1833

HENRY EDWARDS.