p.
308.] [Footnote c: If, for instance, the treasurer of the county holds back his accounts .-- Laws of Massachusetts, vol.i.p.

406.] [Footnote d: Thus, if a private individual breaks down or is wounded in consequence of the badness of a road, he can sue the township or the county for damages at the sessions .-- Laws of Massachusetts, vol.i.p.

309.] [Footnote e: In cases of invasion or insurrection, if the town-officers neglect to furnish the necessary stores and ammunition for the militia, the township may be condemned to a fine of from $200 to $500.

It may readily be imagined that in such a case it might happen that no one cared to prosecute; hence the law adds that all the citizens may indict offences of this kind, and that half of the fine shall belong to the plaintiff.

See Act of March 6, 1810, vol.ii.p.