Canaan:  Incorporation
The East Somerset County Register
1911-12
Compiled and Published by Chatto & Turner
Auburn, Maine
Clarence I. Chatto; Clair E. Turner
pages 55-64

INCORPORATION

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

In the year of our Lord one thousand and seven hundred
and eighty-eight.

An act for incorporating certain tracts of land in the
County of Lincoln with the inhabitants thereon into a town
by the name of Canaan.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same,
that the tracts of Land bounded as follows, viz: beginning
at the Southeast corner of Lott number thirty-four in Canaan
on Kennebeck river, at the northeasterly corner of Fairfield,
thence running west four miles and two hundred and eight
 poles, then North about three miles and an half to Kennebec
River, then down said river to the head of Scowhegan Falls,
so called, thence north about one mile and one hundred and
ninety six poles to Norridgwalk north line, or a line running
east from Norridgwalk Point, thence east nine miles and forty
poles, thence South about six miles and an half, until it meets
a line running a west course across Kennebec river to the
first mentioned bounds, then west on said line to said bound,
together with the inhabitants thereon be, and they hereby
are incorporated into a town by the name of Canaan and the
inhabitants of the said town are hereby invested with all ' the
Powers, priveledges and immunities which the inhabitants of
towns within this Commonwealth do or may by Laws enjoy.

And be it further enacted that Daniel Corry, Esq., be, &
he is hereby empowered to issue his warrant directed to some
principal inhabitant of the Said town of Canaan, directing
him to notify the inhabitants of the said town to meet at such
time and place as he shall appoint, to chose all such officers
as other towns are empowered to chose at their annuel meet-
ings in March or April Annually.

In the House of Representatives June 17th, 1788.

This bill having bad three several readings passed to be
enacted.

THEODORE SEDGWICK, Speaker.

In Senate June 13th, 1788.

This Bill having had two Several readings passed to be
enacted.

SAMUEL PHLLIPS, President of Senate.

Approved, JOHN HANCOCK.
A true copy Attest

JOHN AVERY HULL, Sec.


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