Scope and Content: St 1890, c 428 enabled municipal officials or directors of railroad companies in Massachusetts to petition the Superior Court to abolish or alter railroad grade crossings; a court-appointed commission then made a decision to be confirmed by the court. The expenses for the work were shared between the railroad, to pay 65%, and the state and municipality, which divided the remainder according to the ruling, with the state to pay no more than 10%. The state treasurer was authorized to issue bonds as directed to fund the program.  St 1893, c 283 and St 1894, c 545 further directed the state to pay the town’s portion, which was to be reimbursed to the state with interest. Per St 1930, c 417 responsibility for grade crossing abolition (alterations no longer cited) was passed to the Dept. of Public Works and Dept. of Public Utilities.
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by municipality, thereunder chronologically
Notes: Transferred to Archives from Massachusetts National Guard Museum, Worcester, Feb. 4, 2000
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Scope and Content: In accordance with laws of the State of the Massachusetts Bay and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, state office holders and other parties supplying goods and services to the state were required variously to post bond with the state treasurer, against failure to fulfill conditions of office or terms of contract.  Series consists of minor miscellaneous files
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Scope and Content: To encourage recruitment of soldiers in Massachusetts during the Civil War, bounties were given to soldiers who volunteered for service. Initially bounties were paid directly by the cities and towns, which raised monies locally to help in fulfilling recruitment quotas established in response to President Lincoln’s call for troops in July and August of 1862. St 1863, c 38 (Feb. 27, 1863) legalized these local efforts and St 1863, c 91 (Mar. 17, 1863) limited the bounty allowed to be paid out by cities and towns to no more than
Arrangement: Arranged by county, thereunder alphabetically by municipality
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Notes: Settlements for 1867-1878 missing
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Scope and Content: The office of the Massachusetts state treasurer is responsible for paying the expenses of the Commonwealth, in modern times by check. Expenses paid in this manner have included salaries of state employees (including state legislators), various payments made to cities and towns, interest payments to holders of state bonds, and bounty and allotment payments for Civil War soldiers. While most checks in this series were paid to individuals, some represent a lump withdrawal for payrolls, etc., that were then distributed to payees in cash. Banks used at this time include Union Bank, Boston Bank, City Bank, Granite Bank, and Second National Bank, with the state at times having accounts with multiple banks. –Per St 1834, c 169, the state appropriated surplus revenues, including sales of state-owned land in Maine, to the Massachusetts School Fund. This fund promoted the common schools by distributing monies to cities and towns. These payments were managed and paid out yearly by the treasurer.  Other spending increased during the Civil War period, with checks for bounties and allotments of soldiers’ pay sent to designated family members through the cities and towns.
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Scope and Content: During the Civil War, the Massachusetts state treasurer distributed soldier pay allotments, bounties, and other remuneration.   St 1862, c 62 (Mar. 11) and St 1863, c 58 (Mar. 3) authorized the treasurer to distribute funds for volunteers through the treasurers of the appropriate city or town. In addition to monthly and lump sum bounty payments, monies were also paid out for short terms of militia duty (including the aborted militia call-out of May 26-29, 1862) and for state aid to veterans and families. Series consists of various payment index cards created by the Treasury to track transactions and correspondence related to soldier bounties or pay. –Information includes soldier name, regiment, company, amount (frequently
Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by surname
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Scope and Content: Pursuant to St 1863, c 118, the state treasurer was authorized to issue scrip or certificates of debt in the name of the Commonwealth to pay all liabilities incurred in the purchase or manufacture of ordnance or in the building and equipping of iron-clad or other steamers or other fortifications for the defense of the Massachusetts coast.  Registered bonds, issued 1867-1882 to redeem these certificates per St 1867, c 255 and valued at 1000, 5000, and 10,000 dollars, were due in 1883 with interest paid at five percent per annum.  Bonds valued between 10,000 and 199,000 dollars are also included.
Arrangement: Arranged numerically.
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Scope and Content: Pursuant to St 1837, c 190 and St 1838, c 193, the state treasurer was authorized to issue scrip or certificates of debt to raise funds to aid in the construction of the Eastern Railroad.  Pursuant to St 1839, c 74, the treasurer of the railroad returned scrip issued in 1838 and the state treasurer issued new scrip.  Pursuant to St 1857, c 220, the state treasurer was authorized to issue certificates of debt to raise funds to redeem scrip issued in 1837, 1838, and 1839.  Coupon certificates issued in 1837, 1838, and 1839, valued at 1000 and 5000 dollas, were due in 1857, 1858, and 1859, with interest paid at five percent for annum.  Coupon certificates issued in 1857, 1858, and 1859, valued at 1000 dollars, were due in 1865, 1866, and 1867, with interest paid at five percent per annum.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically, thereunder numerically
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