Excerpt from Manual for the Use of the Board of Health, Lunacy and Charity of Massachusetts: Containing the General and Special Statutes Under Which Its Authority Is ExercisedDuring the absence of Mr. Pierce in Europe, from May to November, 1873, and after his resignation, Mr. Sanborn was chosen Acting Secretary, and held the place until Sidney Andrews, of Brookline, having been appointed as Mr. Pierce's successor in May, 1874, took charge of the office in July of the same year. Mr. Andrews continued Secretary until the Board was abolished in June, 1879. The Visiting Agent of the Board from 1866 to 1869 was Gordon M. Fisk, of Palmer, and from 1869 to July, 1879, Gardiner Tufts, of Lynn. The office was then abolished, and its duties imposed upon the new Board.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.