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Common wealth of Massachusetts, or legal meetings of the inhabitants of the crown of fucius ford in the County of Middlesex, grealified to vote for State Officers, colden on the I wesday next after the first Monday in November being the fifth day of said month in the year one thousand nine hundred and one for the purpose of giving in their votes for an Auditor of the Commonwealth, all the ballots given in therefor, were sorted counted and recorded, and declaration there of made as by law is directed, and were for the following persons, namely; James A, Dean of Salem Dem-
are hundred forty-mine Frank Keefe of your-S. L.P. thirteen Donc N. Smith of factor-Pro. Thirteen Frank Trongson of Plymouth -. S .- five Henry E Jumer of Malden- Rep three hundred sixty
Blanks Eighty- Seven Whole number of ballots six hundred twenty seven, Joseph & Warren; Selection Fred LfRather A. Heady Park Galones ford Recorded by
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Hidelleden qualified to vote for Sale
00 for the first Houday in November being
purpose of giving in their votes for an Attorney General of the Commonweal) all the ballits quen in derfor ever sored Counted and recorded, and declaration thereof made as by law is directed and were for the following persons namely ;
Eleven Police i Wargraves of Worcester S.L., teur
three hundred fifty Eight
and incurred fifty- Eight
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Blanks. Eighty-three Whole number of ballots six hundred twenty- seven Joseph & Warren) Selectier Fred LoFletcher E. ready (Park ) Greens ford Recorded by Yes. A. Parkhurst Town black
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. or legal meetings of the inteaberrants of the Town of Succes ford in the Sixth Councillor District qualified to vote for State Officers, holder on the Imerday next after the first Manday in November, being the fifth day of said month, in the year one thousand wine hundred and one, for the fanfare of giving in their votes for a Councilor To represent said District in the Executive Council, all the ballots given is therefor were sorted counted and recorded and declaration there of made as by law is directed and wine for the following persons namely; Henry H. Benoit of Lawrence A.S. Seven George 16 Buttrich of Ever ett Pro- fourteen Francis LaFather of Westford Sam. one hundred seventy-1202cl S. Herbert Howe of Marlborough-Rep. three hundred fifty
Blanks severity-seven Hole number of ballots
six hundred twenty-sever. Joseph S. Warren Selection Fred & Fletcher A. Hrady Park
Chen fisch.
of Recorded by Growth. Pastfourd
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts If legal meeting of the inhabitants of The Town of (Succesfon in the Search
State officers, holder on the sunday next after the first blouday in November, bing thousand wine hunched and oil for the Junport of giving in their votes for a Senator to represent said, District in die Sacral Court, all the ballets given in theregion were sorted counted, recorded and declaration incul mache a on causés directed and were for the following persons, woundy: Charles H. Nauson of Lowell-Rep-
three hundred and your
twenty your where Taspacks of raul Naru- two hundred siste- seven
Banks thirty two Nicole number of ballots
Six hundred twenty seven Joseph 6. Warren) Selection Stared Lefletcherl of A. Heady Park (recurs for
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In accordance with the requirements of Section 855, Cheapetec 548, fats of 1998, Purely certify that the following is a true copy of the record of votes cast for The office of Representative in The 1. curral Court, in each voting precinct in the town of fleurs ford at an election held Vivember 5, 1901, Attest Gro. A. Parkhurst Town fee, James and Residences of Candidates -10, of Votes cast in cache Precinct
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Ever JiAdams, felices ford 1
Thomas 7, Fox, Lowell
William H. D. Hayes, Lowell Daniel A. Lawrence Tyngsborough Caleb L. Smith, Lowell Henry J. Tolles, Dunstable.
2.02 53 114
1.37 20
90 8
111 23
118 :1/3 22
157 5.6 1
128 104
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Al legal incetiriz of the inhabilarios of the tour of (heures ford in the Northern
I said would in the seas one cannot of giving in their votes for a District Attorney you said District all the ballet, i've in theregion were sorted counted recorded and declaration cheviot made as by Car is directed and were for the following namely:
sixty one
for inuched and sex 1
out Prendred sixty
Whole number of ballots
six hundred twenty-sever. Joseph & Warren Selecturen Fred Lefletcher of
A. Heady Park
Recorded by . Gao A. Parkhurst, Town bles
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- It legal wee lings of the inhabitants of the town of freeces ford ise the county of Middlerax, qualified to vote for State officers, holder on the sunday next after the first Monday in November, being the fifth day of said mouth. in the icon out thousand i cone hundred and one, for the purpose of giving in their voces for a Clerk of the Courts for said county, all the baccats given in therefor evere sorted, counted recorded, and declaration there of made is by law is directed, and well for the following persons, namely; Theodore . Hund of Winchester Dos. four hundred George A, Ritchie of Halden Q.S.
forty-six Heury A. Smith of Stouchant . Fr. - Twenty
Blansko
wul hundred fifty-one
A. Heady Dark theausford
Whole number of ballots six hundred twenty- seven. Joseph & Waren) Selection Fred & Fletcher of Recorded by Goo. A. Parthers Down back
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being the annual meeting for the Election of
seen in den votes for a County Commissioner which being sorted counted vil invece déclaration (dercofrade in jama) trong que tous in une selection of said wur, werk as follows , to wit: - For Francis Sigelow Fatich OM.
For Robert Luck of Cambridge -U. S. thirty - four
For William F. Merrill of Halden-Pros twenty- two
one hundred sistemine
Whole number of ballots
Sin hundred twenty- seven. Joseph &. Warren) Selection Fred Lofletcher A. Heady Park threems ford of Recorded by ljao. A Parkhurst down black
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Barmanwealth of Massachusetts Middlex SS, At a legal reis ling of the inhabitants of the tour of felices ford in the Country of Middleux, holden on Vierday, November 5th, 1901, being the annual meeting for the election of Governor, the qualified voters of said town gave wie their votes for to Associate Commissioners, which being sorted counted, recorded, and public declaration Piece of made in 1
Ofrece town inceting, by the selection of said town, were as follows, to wit :- Christian Beck of Carchidel I.S.
ninety four
Eighty - two David . Strange of Staurant-Refo, three hundred twenty-one Edward Everett Thompson of Hoberet. Rip Three hundred the Samuel N. Warren of Western - Pro Eighteen
Blanks four hundred twenty- nine Whole number of ballots
Six hundred twenty seven Joseph S. Warren Selectier Fred Lefletcher! of A. Heady Park Recorded by Grot Parkhurst
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(aimmonwealth of Massachusetts, Ar irgal meetings of the inhabitants
Hidelleser qualified to vote for State
The first florday in November, being the 00
a the purpose of givingme their votes for Sheriff for said county, all the ballatis given in there for wane sorted commited recorded and declaration there of made as by law is directed, and were for the following pressions. namely;
four hundred Eighteen Francis P. Finegan of Everett S, fifty-six Roscoe G. Watson of Cambridge-Pro, fifteen
Blanks one hundred thirty-right. Whole number of ballots six hundred twenty-sever. Selecteren Fred & Fletcher of A Heade Park) Shelivesford
Recorded by you. A. Parkhurst Town Black.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Oct, 26, In accordance with the requirements of Sectiona 6% chapter 548, Lets of 1898, 20l bartify that the number of assessed proces and the number of registered voters ine each voting precinct in the town of (freeusford at the close of registration on the 26th day of October were as follows; Precinct. Assessed Polls. Registered Voters, 658
437 2 1
331
462 97 62
Total
1217 830 John F Me Mananiny Registrars Patrick H. Haley, of Gao. H. Ripley, Voters, GEo. A. Parkhurst.
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Commonwealth of Hanaduwers, Pizzeriec 5-1901 Du The City desk and Tours (LECHES in Representative
U This certificate witnesseth hat al legal meetings of the inhabitants of Cheausford in Representative District Number Twenty. fill the Country of Middlesex qualified a vote for State officers, holders on the Vnesday next after the first Monday in November, being the fifth day in said mouth, in the year one thousand wine hundred and one, for the purpose of giving in their votes for Timel Representatives in the General Court for said district, all the valioles given in therefor were sorted, counted, recorded and declaration there of made as by law is directed and were for the following ferrous, namely; Über JiAdams of Gelens ford Dame- Three hundred fifty- nine Tomas N.Fox of Lowell Dem. one hundred fifty-one
Wicerane N. J. Hayes of Lowell - Ref. two hundred forty-eight Daniel A. Lawrence of Jing borough Ref- two hundred fifty-three Galib & Smith of Lowell - Rep- three hundred right Henry of Socles of unstable Rep out hundred sixty-seven
Blanks three hundred ninety- five. Wicy museer of ballots, his hundred twenty-seven Joseph 6. Warren) Selection Fired deFetcher A ready Pack ) thelines fort
Recorded byg - Gro. V. Parkhurst, down theek.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Chelmsford, November S- 1901 In accordance with the requirements of Section 261, Chapter 548, tetes of 1898, I certify that the number of acances of trace voters checked out the lists of voters as having, voted in each Voting Precinct in the Town of Clansford at the State Election heden au the fifth day of November 1901, is as follows, viz :- Precit Number of Names / 298 2 284 3 45
Total 627
Gro. A. Parkhurst Jour Clock.
he's certifies that all the ballons Cast in this town at the State
Elections held for, 5,1901, were really destroyed according to law Jan, 20, 1902 Geo Parkhurst,
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Garnity of Middleses. City of Lowell Citytours Office City Hall Non SiPar De delar 16
included in the Twenty-Fifth Micedlesex Represent citing of sal orches was weder as directed by Lection 254, chapter 5x6 of the Acts of 1898 if the case designated boy the county Connessione- ind, to with at the City clark's office, City hall, Krwell, Mais, on the date and at the time. a wood cutter, for the purpose of determining who appeared to be elected to the office of represculations in the General Court from said district, and they did examined and company, the record of votes given in you said fie at the Election holders on the fifth day of November, A. D. 1901 in the several precinct of the city of Lowell and in the several towns of which said district is comprised and we further certify the following to be a true and complete schedule of all the persons voted for for representatives in said district, and as shown ley the said copies of record the number of votes for each person. Whole number of ballots 5465 Eben Tiklaws of felices ford had two thousand five hundred Eighty-Six (2) Thomas H. Fox of Lowell had two thousand and sixty-mure (206) Hieran HI) Hayes of Lowell had two thousand six hundred Twenty- three ( 262 Daniel H.Lawrence of lyngsborough have two thousand four hundred forty- three (24. Caleb & Smith of Lowell had two thousand six hundred Eighteen (26) Henry & Tolles of Junitable had one thousand ince hundred Eighty Eight (198. Hawks two thousand and fifty-Eight 2008 Whole No. of votes sixteen thousand three hundred ninety five (1639) Guard Viadm, City lack of Lowell Crowd Parkhurst Jours black. Cheers for James H Woodward Town flank Dunstable Www Blanchard
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Article 2
Article 3
Communication of Massachusetts Afieldcare x ss, Jo either of the Gaustables of the voice of thelesford i said county, Greeting; Are the name of the Commonweal aforasaid, you are hereby required to notify the legal voters of said ffres ford to meet at the town hall, Centre of the town on Monday the Thirtieth day of December at 80' clock' p,2cl. here and there to act on the following articles to wit :
To choose a moderator, To see if the town well vote to continue to light the streets by the same system as now we use, or act ue relation chevets. To see if the town will vote to authorize the treasures to borrow a sum of money to carry out the provisions of Article ? or act in relation thereto. Auch you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up arrested copies thereof at the post offices at the Centre of the tour, South frees ford, North Quems ford, West Seemsford, and at the school house at East frehere ford ten days at least before the time appointed for holding said meeting Hereof faire not land make due return of this warrant with your doing thereon to the town click at the time and place of holding the meeting aforesaid Gwenunder our hands this fourteenth day of December in the year of our Lord 1901. Joseph S. Warren, Fred LatilEtcher Q. - Ne Mahon. A. Neady Park . R. Wilson Dix, selection of thebus ford. I have served the foregoing warrant
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be frosting cep tual and allisted copices of the lawe at the places above mentioned 0 come have the days before the day of holding
Dec. 18.1901. Eso. M.Ve idt constable of Carsford)
At a legal meeting of the voters of the tour of Chaines ford. Need for mant to wartung at the town hall, Contre of the town, un Monday, December 30, 1901 at 8 o'clock p. m. the following business was transacted viz; The meeting was called to order and the warrant read by the town click, Geo.A. Parkhurst,
Wider Article / J. Adams Bartlett was manciously elected, the check list being used and the wach of office was administered by the town click.
Jook up Article 2. After a statement in the chairman of the selection of the 0
reasons which made the calling of the nuciting advisable be offered the following motion which after a brief discussion was voted, 27 in the affirmative, 14 in the negative: Voted to continue the present system of lighting the streets for the sucainder of the fiscal year. Jook up Article 3. One motion of GooA Parkhurst voted that the toure treasurer be authorized to borrow a sum of money not to exceed five hundred dollars for the term of six months for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the vote under Article 2.
As 8.30 o'clock voted to dissolve the meeting . Cao. A. Parchant
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Middlesex, ss. So Either of the Constables of the Town of Bulunsford in said county, Greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid you are hereby required to notify the legal voters of said Been usford to meet in the town hall, at theluns ford Centre, on Monday the Twenty- fourth day of March current, being the fourth Monday in said month, at nine o'clock in the forenvon, then and there to act on the following articles, viz: To choose a Moderator. To hear reports of town officers and communities and act thereou.
Article 3 Article 4 To determine the manner of collecting the taxes, To determine the manner of repairing the highways, townways and bridges, Itide 5 To choose all necessary town officers. To act in relation to the list of jurors as prepared long the selectively. To raise and appropriate such succes of money as may be required to defray town charges for the current year. stiche 8 To see if the town will authorize the treasurer to borrow sums of money as may be required for the demands upon him in anticipation of the tares of the current year, and payable therefrom. To see if the town will vole to grant licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquors for the current year To see if the town will authorize the Selection To act as its agent in any sit or suits which may arise during the current year; also in such other matters which may arise requiring, in their judgment, the action of ruch agent, and to employ comune there for stiche 11 To see if the town will vote to accept the gift. of four hundred dollars, in trust, JourIs. Linda
Article 6 Article 7
Article 10 ptice 9
Warrant Amural Town Meeting March 24, 1902.
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i. Beaches, the incomed of the same to an Expended in forever helping in repair the burial
I. Please and George W. Smith al located Vesile watery, North Jemsford. One hundred At the request of the Grinder Commission to see if the town will vote to purchase a certain strip of land at the easterly end of Giverside
Article !?
At the request of the committee chosen at 1 cole to adopt a new se stem of balloting a Tron officers and also ofwar the question of licensing The tale of intoxicating isnous, or act in relation thereto at the request of the sation commerciale to see if The Toren well voce to raise and appropriate a sunny of wore y to increase the school accommod Times at East frece word con tin aprender the discretion of the school committee, or act in relation Thereto.
Article 15
He, the undersigned, J. Hardy and twenty oliver, tax payers of Beansford, Mass, do petition said towy that the road leading from the future to East thecus ford as far as school iwurst be widened as per store bounds, already surveyed by, selective and set by supt, of roads.
Article 17
Article 16 To see if the tour will make an appropriation to the North Belius ford Library association or condition That the books of said ubran shall be free to all inhabitants of the tour, or act in relation thereto. At the request of the Beurs ford Veterans Association To see if the Town with appropriate the sune of our hundred dollars for the observance of Memorial Way, or act in relation there to Article 18 At the request of the overseers of the poor to see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate.
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succe of money for the purpose of heating the aliushouse,
Article 19 To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sumce of six hundred dollars for laced damage on account of widening Said Westford road.
Article 20 At the request of Henry O. Derham and others to see if the town will appropriate a succe of money to provide additional facilities for the firewards, or act in relation thereto.
Article 21
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a summer of money to be used by the tree warden in The interest of the trees of the town,
Rtide 22 To see if the tower will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to lay a new floor in upper hall, butthe village, or act in relation thereto.
To see if the town will voce to accept the townway known as Evergreen street as laid out by the selection.
Article 24 To see if the Town will vote to accept the townway frown as buchenst street as laid out by the selection. rticle 25 to see if the town will vote to accept the townway known as Adams street, as laid out by the selective. To see if the town will not to accept the townway Tamown as York avenue, as laid out by the selectiver. To see if the town will vote to accept the townway known as Washington street as laid out by the selectiveu. To see if the town will vote to accept the howway Samowar as Pipley street as laid out by the selechier.
At the request of George Avone and others to see if the town will vote to raise d appropriate a sume of money for the purpose of extending water pipes in the North village for better protection against Time. HEquining at the function of Cottage Row and Princeton street is called, mining northerly to a proust it function of Nashua
Article 23 7 V V Article 26 1 Article 27 Aricle 28 V Pèle 29
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at the first named junction morning westerly, along
Article 30
igot a hydrant, at or wear the office of Silveror Say's machine shop on Princeton Street now Kindle murdered feet, ract in relatore cherche. is the request of John f. Koration, E. G. Dance, Stewar. Machen Elisha N. Shaw, T. J. Diangle, Garces C E.VY, Sweetser to see if the town will raise and appropriate the sunce of two hundred dollars for the jumpone of installing a field belefuture at the refle range at North Genes ford, and for care and maintenance of said rifle rang. ? ).
Article 31 To see what action if any, the tour will take Towards reinbussing (ference ). Sprague for clamag, don't be water from the server in with (grun ford, and to in recent damage of a like nature in the future. Article 32 P. S. Hard and other citizens of North (Julius ford request the toure to vote to raise a sume of money to dig a well and place a funup and trough thereat at the northerly end of the common in North Bluesford, or act in relation thereto.
find you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up atterted copies thereof at the post offices in the future of the tron, South Belowford, North Chemsford, West Benford and at the school house at East Queesford the days at least before the time appointed for holding said meeting. Hereof fail not and wake return of this warrant with your doings thereon Theti Click at The time and place of war ding the meeting aforesaid, yover under our hands this thirteenth day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and two. Joseph E. Hansen, Fred L Fletcher (P.J. M. Mahon, R. Wievor Dix, A. Heady Park, Selecturen of fichero food. I have served the foregoing warrant by posting up true and attested copies of the same at the places above mentioned more than ten days before the day of holding said meeting Welive Walker, Constable of Suchusford Recorded by GEo. A. Parches Town & been
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Anual I Jornnowwealth of Massachusetts for Meeting, At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of thecus ford q ceal ified to vote at Elections and in town affairs, held at the town hall, Centre of the town on Monday the 24th day of March 1902, at 9 o'clock in the forenvon, the following business was transacted, to wit:
The meeting was called to order and the warrant read by the town check. Under article 1 to choose a moderator Arthur E, Reed and Hiccian Hall previously appointed tellers by the selection, were swvory by the town clock, Bacloted for moderator, the check list being used, and J. Adams Bartlett was unanimously elected. The worth of office was administered by the town clerk. Look ups Article 2 reports of town officers and committees, Voted to accept the report of the Selectivene ore qude posts which are practically The same as last year, no repairs having been made an account of the vote of the town to rename the streets,
After making slight corrections voted to accept the reports of town officers and Committees at printed,
Vied to accept the report of the committee on Cost of heating apparatus for town hall at North Belius ford which was, intimested cast of furnaces $400; cost of cellar $226, I card report of selectively on naming streets. Voted that where the word "road" occurs in the report it be changed to streets. Voted that the report be recommitted for revision. Heard the report of the Committee on placing markers at the graves of Revolutionary soldiers. Voted to continue the committee and that they be authorized to use the
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The concertended balance of lastyear Wunder Article 3 voted that the taxes be collected in the dance way and manner as last year and that the compensation of the Treamer and collection shall be $500.
red sauce was last year,
Ladet initiale 5 to choose"all necessary toune offices. Raceich VV. Everyone and John F. Serveres were swore as tillers. The following officers were they borcu by ballot. George A. Parkhurst, town been by marienous vote and the oath of office was administered by the moderator Jours treasurer and tax collection Erius W. Sweetser by unaminous vote. You'd to choose five selection who also shall serve as assessors and overseers of the poor. Those Joseph S. Warren, 201 votes; Patrick J. MC Mahon, 324; R. Wilson Wex 327; caused Lichietchen 381; ). ready Part, 328. There were also votes cast as follows: Walter Perham, 130; William Shed, 4. Those for auditors, Martin Robberies, George OF Snow, Gonand Butterfield. School committee for three years, Alexander J. Park; trustees of Adams Library Three years. Mas, Harriet IL. Bartlett, Wilson Water;, Figlivan surveyor. David Higgins: true warden, song 5. 03. Wright, Toted to choose five constables and Elected Malvin Halhier, 133 votes, William Borregan. 166; James S. Wotton, 164; Warrer Berry, 155; John J. Quessy 162. Votes were also cast for George M. Wright. 127; A. L. Blood, 3; L. J. Spaulding 3. Those for Buttery Commissioner for three years Hlaxander of Park. The following officers were chosen by sommations from the floor: Fence viewers, John Mulligan, Leonard Spaulding, George W. Mansfield; appraisers of personal property at town farm, George P. Mansfield, Walter B, Emission. Henry R. Hudson; weighers of hay, S. Naldo Parkhurst, Paul Neutron, Ferdinand MScolonia, Henry N. Emerson Marcus H. Winship, Ayer A. Queere,
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measures of wood, S. Waldo Parkhurst, Paul Ductor, Warren Berry, Daniel A, Beardonc, Marcel A Winship, Myron A. Q ween, John Manuel In, Herbert b, Sweetser, Melvin Wacker;
Surveyors of lumber, R. Wilson Dix, George &, Spaulding Hym A Queen, Herbert 6 Sweetser Stewart Mackay, Hubert Search, &. Hanlin Russell, Melvine Walker,; field drivers, Rivieson Dix, 8, Namen Russell Nevery Of Hodson, Committee on anual aproperations, Heury S. Perham, Georg A Snowy father Y, Sheldon. Joseph S. Warren, William H. Shead. During balloting weder this article twas voted to lay Article 5 on the table and Take up Article of relating to the sale of intoxicating liquors. The vote upon the's question was taken in the manin prescribed by law as was as follows; YEs, 142; No 162. Under Article 6 voted to accept the list of furos reported by the selection after striking therefrom at their request the names of Pling & Bliss and John 1, 2 metry and substituting ances B.M 2 wand for John H. M Orally. Look up Article 7.
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