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Art. 21. On motion by Mr. Walter F. Tilton,
Voted: That articles No. 21-25-26-27 to and including 42 be laid on table.
Art. 22. On motion by Mr. Walter F. Tilton,
Voted: That the provisions of Section 103 of Chapter 48 of the Revised Laws be and hereby are accepted,
Art. 23. On motion by Mr. Albin K. Parker,
Voted: That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized and instructed to sell and caused to be conveyed by an instrument of release or quit claim, all its interest in the piece of land located on Washington Street near Hawes Brook, called the Engine house lot (being 30 feet on Washington Street and 25 feet in depth) to A. G. Hyde and Sons Company of New York in con- sideration of the payment of Twenty-five (25) dollars and that the Treasurer be and hereby is authorized and directed to execute in behalf of the town said conveyance.
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Art. 24. On motion by. Mr. Francis J. Foley,
Voted: That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized and directed to sell and convey by proper instrument of release or quit claim, all its interest in a triangular piece of land located at the junction of short street and Washington Street, called the " Common " to A. G. Hyde and Sons Company of New York in consideration of the payment of Twenty-five (25) dol- lars and that the Town Treasurer be and hereby is authorized and directed to execute said conveyance in behalf of the town.
On motion by Mr. Walter F. Tilton.
Voted: That this meeting be now adjourned to November 7, 1912 in Village Hall, seven forty-five o'clock in the evening.
Adjourned.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
Pursuant to adjournment the inhabitants of the town of Norwood qualified to vote in elections, met in Village Hall, on Thursday, November seventh, A.D., 1912 and Section 3 of Article I, of the By-Laws having been complied with were called to order by the Moderator at 7.45 o'clock in the evening. As the evening was stormy and only a few present, on motion by Town Clerk voted to adjourn to Nov. 14 at 8 o'clock in Village Hall.
Adjourned.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
Pursuant to adjournment the inhabitants of the town of Nor- wood qualified to vote in elections met in Village Hall, Thurs- day, November the fourteenth, A.D., 1912. And section three
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of Article one of the By-laws having been complied with were called to order by the Moderator at eight o'clock in the evening.
Mr. James A. Halloran acted as moderator.
Under article 21 article three was taken up.
On motion by Mr. George Uphill,
To reconsider the action taken at the October seventeenth meeting to indefinitely postpone article three.
A rising vote was taken. Yes, 44. No. 61.
Article 21. On motion by Mr. James M. Folan,
Voted: That the sum of $750 be borrowed to be raised by tax in the year 1913, and appropriated to meet the expense to gravel Marion Street, as laid out by the Selectmen.
Art. 25. On motion by Mr. James M. Folan,
Voted: That article 25 be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 26. On motion by Mr. Walter F. Tilton,
Voted: That the sum of 150 dollars be borrowed to be raised by taxation in 1913 and appropriated for the maintenance of town officers said sum to be in addition to the sum heretofore appropriated for the said purpose.
Art. 27. On motion by Mr. Walter F. Tilton,
Voted: That the sum of $80 be borrowed to be raised by taxa- tion in 1913 and appropriated for the maintenance of the tax collector's office said sum to be in addition to the sum heretofor appropriated for the said purpose.
Art. 28. On motion by Mr. Walter F. Tilton.
Voted: That the sum of $375 be borrowed to be raised by taxa- tion in 1913 and appropriated to meet the expense of installing a whistling machine at the Smith plant of the Winslow Bros. & Smith Co.
Art. 29. On motion by Mr. William Pendergast.
Voted: That the sum of $200 be borrowed to be raised by
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taxation in 1913 and appropriated to meet the expense of street watering, said sum to be in addition to the sum heretofore ap- propriated for the said purpose.
Art. 30. On motion by Mr. Peter Fisher,
Voted: That the unexpended on hand of the sum appropri- ated for graveling Elliot Street, which balance amounts to $47.89, be and hereby is transferred and appropriated viz .: The sum of $10.83 to meet the balance due for construction of the granolithic sidewalk on Beacon Street, and the sum of $37.06 for repairs of highways, the same to be in addition to the sum already appropriated for such purpose.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions which has the unanimous endorse- ment of the Committee of Fifteen for the year 1912 is submitted to the citizens in Town Meeting assembled at its adjourned meeting held Nov. 14, 1912.
" The following extract from the franchise given to the Nor- folk & Bristol St. R. R. Co. is self-explanatory and is as follows:
Clause Q. (The Railway Co. shall at all times water their tracks from the junction of Walpole and Winter Street, to Wil- son Street, as in the judgement of the Selectmen may be neces- sary.)
This clause is a specific promise to the citizens and tax-payers of Norwood and the travelling public generally that the Railway Co. will give to the travelling public and taxpayers certain bene- fits, i.e., street watering for the right to lay its tracks and main- tain same through the highways of our town. Up to the present timeno effort has been made by the Railway Corporation to carry out its promise or to offer any relief to the people against the damage to property, the injury to health and the discomfort of everybody who is obliged to travel along the line either in the cars, in carriage or on foot. Your committee feels that the Nor- folk & Bristol St. R. R. Co., should be requested by the Selectmen to live up to this clause in their franchise but if they are unable to
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get the Railway Co. to make satisfactory arrangements for taking care of this matter we strongly urge and recommend that the Selectmen of the Town shall appear before the Railway Com- missioners and demand that immediate action be taken.
Adopted by the Town Nov. 14, 1912, by a unanimous vote. On motion by Mr. James A. Hartshorn,
Voted: That this meeting be now adjourned to November 21, 1912 in Village Hall at eight o'clock in the evening.
Adjourned.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
Pursuant to adjournment the inhabitants of the town of Norwood qualified to vote in elections met in Village Hall on Thursday, Nov. 21, A.D., 1912, and section three of article one of the by-laws having been complied with were called to order by Moderator Sanborn at eight o'clock in the evening.
Under article 31.
On motion by Mr. James M. Folan, Voted: To reconsider article 21.
On motion by Mr. James M. Folan, Voted: That the sum of $750 be changed to $500. Art. 31. On motion by Mr. James M. Folan, Voted: That article 31 be indefinitely postponed. Art. 32. On motion by Mr. James M. Folan, Voted: That article 32 be indefinitely postponed. Art. 33. On motion by Mr. James M. Folan, Voted: That article 33 be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 34. On motion by Mr. David A. Ellis,
Voted: That the town accept Grant Avenue, a new way ex- tending 500 feet easterly from Adams Street, as laid out by the
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Selectmen and that the sum of $500 be borrowed to be raised by taxation in 1913 and appropriated to gravel the same.
Vote, Yes, 77. No, 4.
Art. 35. On motion by James M. Folan,
Voted: That articles 35-36-37-38-39-40-41 be acted on col- lectively.
On motion by Mr. James M. Folan,
Voted: That the above articles be indefinitely postponed.
Art. 42. On motion by Dr. Nutting,
Voted: That the Washington Street drain as laid out by the Selectmen be and hereby is accepted as a main drain and that the sum of $350 be borrowed to be raised by taxation in 1913 and appropriated to pay land damages and to construct the same.
Art. 43. On motion by Mr. James A. Hartshorn.
Voted: That a committee of three be appointed to consider and report at a future town meeting upon a suitable site for a police station.
James A. Haitshorn, John E. Folan, Albin K. Parker, Com- mittee.
All articles in the warrant having been acted upon,
On motion by Mr. James A. Hartshorn,
Voted: To dissolve:
Dissolved.
Attest :
JOHN F. KILEY,
Town Clerk.
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TOWN MEETING WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Norwood, in said County,
Greeting :-
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town of Norwood, qualified to vote in elections, to meet in Village Hall, in said Norwood, on Tuesday, the fifth day of November next, it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday of said month, at six o'clock in the forenoon to bring in their votes for the fol- lowing officers and questions, to wit:
Eighteen Electors of President and Vice President of the United States.
A Representative in Congress for the Fourteenth Congres- sional District.
A Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Auditor, Attorney General, Treasurer and Receiver General for this Commonwealth.
One Councillor, for the second Councillor District. One Senator for the second Norfolk Senatorial District. One Repre- sentative in General Court for the tenth Norfolk Representa- tive District.
One County Commissioner for Norfolk County.
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One County Treasurer for Norfolk County.
One County Commissioner (to fill vacancy) for Norfolk County.
To act upon the proposed amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth, namely :- Article of Amendment. Ar- ticle three of the amendments to the Constitution is hereby amended by inserting after the word " guardianship " in line two, the following :- and persons temporarily or permanently disqualified by law because of corrupt practices in respect to elections.
To act upon the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth, namely :- Article of Amendment. Full power and authority are hereby given and granted to the gen- eral court to prescribe for wild or forest lands such methods of taxation as will develop and conserve to the forest resources of the Commonwealth.
Also to vote yes or no on the acceptance of " An act relative to pensioning laborers in the employ of cities and towns." Being Chap. 503, Acts of 1912.
All the officers and questions herein above named to be voted for on the ballots to be provided by the Secretary of the Com- monwealth for this purpose.
The polls will be opened at six o'clock in the forenoon, and may be closed at four o'clock in the afternoon.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof in ten public places in said town, seven days at least before the day of said meeting.
Hereof fail not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Selectmen at the time and place of said meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands and seal of said Town of Norwood,
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at Norwood aforesaid, this twenty-fourth day of October, A.D. nineteen hundred and twelve.
JAMES A. HARTSHORN, JAMES W. CONGER, SAMUEL M. WINSLOW, Selectmen of Norwood.
A true copy. Attest :
JAMES W. LAVERS, Constable of Norwood.
Norwood, October 26th, 1912 ..
Norfolk, ss.
By virtue of this warrant I have served the within warrant by posting attested copies in ten public places in said town seven days before the time of said meeting.
Attest:
JAMES W. LAVERS, Constable of Norwood.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the inhabitants of the town of Norwood qualified to vote in elections met in Village Hall in said town on Tuesday the fifth day of November, A.D. 1912, it being the Tuesday next after the first Monday in said month and were called to order at five forty-five o'clock in the forenoon by the town clerk who then read the warrant calling said meeting and the return thereon of the officer who served the same upon the inhabitants. James A. Hartshorn, chair- man of the Board of Selectmen, took charge of the meeting after the reading of the warrant and acted as presiding officer. In conformity with the laws of the Commonwealth in relation to elections Village Hall had been fitted up as a polling place, -a space railed off and compartments provided for the use and con-
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venience of the voters to examine and mark their ballots. Each compartment was supplied with suitable facilities for the purpose and with cards of instructions. The following having been appointed by the selectmen were sworn by the town clerk, to the faithful performance of their duties.
Counters.
George H. Dexter, John H. Donahoe, Frank W. Talbot, William J. Mahoney, Eugene M. Sullivan, Eben F. Gay, Thomas E. Hayden, Milton L. Rock.
Ballot Clerks.
Michael J. Burke, Norman J. Stone, Patrick J. Slattery, Arthur L. Bateman, Herman C. Babcock, Arthur N. Harts- horn, John J. Tobin.
A sealed package of ballots supplied by the secretary of the Commonwealth marked "First set of ballots, 1800, Town of Norwood," was then delivered to the ballot clerks by the town clerk and their receipt therefor was taken in conformity to the law. The election presiding officer publicly broke the seal on the package and delivered the ballots to the ballot clerks, who took their positions at the entrance to the polling place and furnished the ballots to the voters who presented themselves and were found qualified. The Registrars of Voters had pro- vided duplicate lists of the qualified voters entitled to vote at this election one copy of which was placed in the hands of the ballot clerks at the entrance to the polling place and the other copy was placed at the ballot box. No voter was furnished a ballot until his name was checked on the list at the entrance to the polling place and he was not allowed to deposit his ballot until his name had been found and checked on the list at the ballot box. The cards of instruction and specimen ballot were posted in different parts of the building and outside of the rails as required by law. The register of the ballot box was set at zero and the box was then locked by the town clerk. At six
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o'clock the polls were declared open for the reception of votes and were kept open by the vote of the meeting until four-forty o'clock in the afternoon when after due notice they were de- clared closed by unanimous consent. The ballot box was opened at eleven-twenty o'clock also several times during the day for the purpose of removing the ballots to be counted. The ballot box was opened at four-forty o'clock and the register stood at 1502. The names were checked on the voting list by the ballot clerks at the entrance to the polling place and by the checkers at the ballot box; were counted up and compared and were found to agree and the number of names so checked was 1502 which agreed with the total number of votes taken from the ballot box.
The unused ballots were inclosed in a package endorsed and sealed and delivered to the town clerk. The election officers canvassed the votes given in and the whole number was found to be 1502 which were sorted, counted and recorded and dec- laration thereof made in open town meeting as required by law. In counting the votes the blank forms approved by the secretary of the Commonwealth were used by the tellers. The votes for national, state and county officers were as follows:
President and Vice-President.
Electors, Prohibition, Chafin and Watkins. 1
Electors, Socialist, Debs and Seidel 32
Electors, Socialist Labor, Reimer and Gillhaus 4
Electors, Progressive Party, Roosevelt and Johnson 460
Electors, Republican, Taft and Sherman. 446
Electors, Democratic, Wilson and Marshall 479
Blank .80
Governor.
Charles S. Bird, Progressive Party. 589
Eugene N. Foss, Democratic. 486
Patrick Mulligan, Socialist Labor 4
80
Frank N. Rand, Prohibition 1
Roland D. Sawyer, Socialist 25
Joseph Walker, Republican 318
Blank . 79
Lieutenant-Governor.
Daniel Cosgrove, Progressive Party 406
Alfred H. Evans, Prohibition 0
Robert Luce, Republican 380
Robert B. Martin, Socialist 32
Dennis McGoff, Socialist Labor 1
523
David I. Walsh, Democratic
Blank
160
Secretary.
Frank J. Donahue, Democratic. 486
Ellen Hayes, Socialist . 34
Albert P. Langtry, Republican 405
Karl Lindstrand, Socialist
2
William W. Nash, Prohibition.
0
Russell A. Wood, Progressive Party
356
Blank .
229
Treasurer.
Charles A. Chace, Prohibition . 6
David Craig, Socialist Labor. 3
Eldon B. Keith, Progressive Party 344
Joseph L. P. St. Coeur, Democratic 445
Elmer A. Stevens, Republican 444
Louis F. Weiss, Socialist. 32
Blank
228
Auditor.
James F. Carens, Democratic. 458
Herbert B. Griffin, Prohibition 4
81
Octave A. La Riviere, Progressive Party. 333
Sylvester J. McBride, Socialist. 33
Jeremiah P. McNally, Socialist Labor 5
John E. White, Republican 426
Blank .
243
Attorney-General.
George W. Anderson, Democratic. 473
Frank Bohmbach, Socialist Labor 1
Freeman T. Crommett, Prohibition. 1
H. Huestis Newton, Progressive Party 349
George E. Roewer, Jr., Socialist 30
James M. Swift, Republican . 407
Blank .
241
Congressman, 14th District.
Edward Gilmore, Democratic 516
Robert O. Harris, Republican. 414
Henry L. Kincaide, Progressive Party 342
John McCarty, Socialist 41
Blank.
189
Councillor, Second District.
Howard B. Burke, Socialist. 50
Guy Andrews Ham, Republican 579
John P. Rattigan, Democratic. 489
Blank .
384
Senator, Second Norfolk District.
Joseph J. Driscoll, Democratic. 481
George E. Harris, Socialist. 30
George L. Perin, Progressive Party 359
Lombard Williams, Republican 440
Blank . 192
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Representative in General Court. Tenth Norfolk District.
Waldo H. Bigelow, Progressive 195
Cornelius M. Callahan, Democratic 575
Clifford B. Sanborn, Republican 626
Sumner F. Shaw, Socialist. 24
Blank .
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County Commissioner-Norfolk County.
Albert Hess, Socialist. 40
Thomas D. Mullin, Democratic-Progressive Nom. Paper 406
Evan F. Richardson, Republican . 439
Elisha Nye Thayer, Progressive Party 297
Fred L. Fisher 1
Blank.
.319
County Commissioner-Norfolk County. To fill vacancy.
Everett M. Bowker, Republican 439
Charles M. Donahue, Democratic Citizen's Nom. Paper. .382
David Smith, Socialist . 33
Bernard Hutchins Whitney, Progressive Party 341
Blank .
307
County Treasurer-Norfolk County.
Henry D. Humphrey, Republican . 494
Herbert McIntosh, Progressive Party 398
Alex E. Wight, Socialist 68
James Murphy 1
Blank.
541
Shall the proposed amendment to the constitution, dis- qualifying from voting, persons convicted of certain offences, be approved and ratified?
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Yes 585
No. 156
Blank . 761
Shall the proposed amendment to the constitution, relative to the taxation of wild or forest lands, be approved and ratified? Yes.
545
No. 133
Blank 824
Shall an act passed by the general court in the year nineteen hundred and twelve, entitled "An act relative to pensioning laborers in the employ of cities and towns," be accepted? Yes 627
No. 181
Blank 694
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MEETING OF TOWN CLERKS.
The clerks in the towns of Norwood, Walpole and Westwood, in the County of Norfolk, comprising the Norfolk Representa- tive district number ten at their meeting at Village Hall, in said Norwood, on Friday, the fifteenth day of November A. D. 1912, at twelve o'clock noon, said day being the tenth day fol- lowing election, made out under their hands the following com- plete return of all votes cast for representative to the General Court in said district as follows :---
Waldo H. Bigelow, of Norwood, Progressive. 491
Cornelius M. Callahan, of Norwood, Democratic. 861
Clifford B. Sanborn, of Norwood, Republican 942 Sumner F. Shaw, of Walpole, Socialist. 70
HARRY L. HOWARD, Town Clerk of Walpole. WILLIE W. BAKER, Town Clerk of Westwood. JOHN F. KILEY, Town Clerk of Norwood.
Attest: JOHN F. KILEY,
Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Norwood, in said County,
Greeting :-
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Norwood, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to assemble in Village Hall, in said Town, on Friday evening, December 20th, A. D. 1912, at eight o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the following articles, namely:
Article 1. To hear and act on the report of the committee appointed under authority of Article 12 at the last annual town meeting to secure plans and estimates for a suitable 12 room schoolhouse to be erected in the Balch School district, on land owned by the town; also to hear and act upon the re- ports of other committees.
Art. 2. To see if the town will vote to build a schoolhouse on the land owned by the town on Washington street in the Balch School district, so called, and appoint a building com- mittee for such purpose and raise or borrow and appropriate money for said purposes or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 3. To see if the town will vote to transfer from the un- expended balance of the appropriation for evening schools the sum of $150 and appropriate the same for the expenses of Gen-
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eral Government, Election and Registration, the same to be in addition to the sum already appropriated for said purposes or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 4. To see if the town will vote to borrow to be raised by taxation in the year 1913 the sum of $2000 and appropriate the same for the repairs and maintenance of highways, said sum to be in addition to the amounts already appropriated for such purpose, or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 5. To see if the town will vote to purchase from George F. Willett two parcels of land in Norwood, with any or all of the buildings thereon, owned by him; the first parcel being lo- cated in Norwood Square and bounded by Washington, Market and Nahatan streets; and the second parcel being located northerly of Nahatan street, and bounded easterly by Market street, westerly by Washington street and northerly by land of the Town of Norwood and land of Fred L. Fisher; and raise or borrow and appropriate money for said purpose or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 6. To see if the town will vote to remodel the wooden building on the westerly side of Market street, situated on land adjoining land owned by the Town of Norwood and make it suitable for use by the town as an office building for its officials, if and when the town purchases said property, and raise or borrow and appropriate money for said purpose or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 7. To see if the town will vote to fit up the basement of the new engine house on Market street for a town lock-up and abandon for lock-up purposes the building now used for said purposes on the westerly side of Market street, and raise or borrow and appropriate money for said purposes or take any other action in the matter.
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Art. 8. To see if the town will vote to fit up for police head- quarters the building on Market street now used for a town lock-up upon its abandonment by the town as a lock-up and raise or borrow and appropriate money for said purpose, or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 9. To see if the town will vote to accept St. James avenue, a proposed way leading easterly from Washington street, as laid out by the selectmen or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 10. To see if the town will vote to accept St. George avenue, a new way extending easterly from Washington street, as laid out by the selectmen, or take any other action in the matter.
Art. 11. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains in Grant avenue, subject to the usual guarantee, and raise and appropriate money for said purpose.
Art. 12. To see if the town will vote to extend the water mains in St. James and St. George avenues if and when said streets are accepted by the town, subject to the usual guarantee, and raise and appropriate money for said purpose.
Art. 13. To see if the town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars for the maintenance of the Department of Sealer of Weights and Measures.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting at- tested copies in ten public places in this town, seven days at least before the day of said meeting. Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant, with your doings thereon, to the selectmen, on or before the time and day of said meeting.
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Given under our hands at Norwood, this tenth day of De- cember, A. D. 1912.
JAMES A. HARTSHORN, SAMUEL M. WINSLOW, JAMES W. CONGER,
Selectmen of Norwood.
A true copy. Attest:
JAMES W. LAVERS, Constable of Norwood.
Norwood, Dec. 11, 1912.
Norfolk, ss.
By virtue hereof I have served the within warrant, by posting attested copies of the same in ten public places in said town seven days before the time of said meeting.
JAMES W. LAVERS, Constable of Norwood.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Norfolk, ss.
In pursuance of the foregoing warrant the inhabitants of the Town of Norwood qualified to vote in elections met in Village Hall in said town on Friday evening, Dec. 20, A. D. 1912, at eight o'clock in the evening and were called to order by the moderator. The town clerk then read the warrant calling the meeting and the return of the officer who served the same upon the inhabitants.
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