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Samuel Thompson sworn
Fence Veiwers
430
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Voted to reconsider the Vote taken at the annuel Meeting for re- straining the Cattles going at large and the Votes were forty three for reconsidering the Vote, and Seventeen against reconsidering that Vote
43 17
60
the whole number of Voters present at taking the Vote for recon- sidering the Vote for restraining the Cattle was twelve less than at tak- ing the Vote on the fifth day of april y 1824 the Vote then was forty one for restrainging and thirty one against it 41
31
72
Voted that this Meeting Stand adjourned unto the first Monday in June y 1824 at 3 o clock in the afternoon
Attest WN COTTLE Town Clerk
At A Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury in the East Parish of Said Town on Monday the 19th day of April y 1824 Pursuant to a Vinire from the Clerk of the Supreme Court at Barnstable for the purpose of drawing two discreet persons to Serve as Jurors at Said Court to be holden on the first tuesday in May next the one to Serve as Grand Juror and the other as Traverse Juror the Town Clerk & Selectmen being present the following Persons were drawn from the Jury Box to Serve at Said Court Viz
Robert Athearn Grand Juror Peter Daggett Traverse Juror
at a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury duly qualified as the constitution and laws of the commonwealth of Massachu- setts requires for the choise of Representative - the meeting being duly warned - at the Meeting House in the West Parish of Tisbury on Mon- day the 3ª day of May y 1824 for the purpose of chooseing a Repre- sentative to represent them at the next General Court - Voted not to Send any one
attest WILLIAM COTTLE Town Clerk
431
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
At A Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury held in the East Parish of Said Town Pursuant to Vinire from the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas to be held at Edgartown on the fifth Mon- day of May for the Purpose of drawing from the Jury Box five Persons to Serve as grand Jurors for one year and four Persons to Serve at Said Court as Traverse Jurors the following Persons were drawn viz
Joseph Look Jur
John Ferguson
Grand
Phillip Luce
Jurors
Mayhew A Luce
Matthew Luce
Abijah Hammett
Jerimiah Luce
Traverse Jurors .
Seth Luce
David Butler
attest WH COTTLE Town Clerk
Pursuant to the adjourned meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury on May th3 y 1824 they assembled at the Meeting House in the West Parish on the first Monday in June at 3 o clock in the after- noon the Moderator and Town Clerk being absent the following Votes ware taken Viz - W! Davis to be moderator and W! Furguson Town Clerk pro tem
Voted - after a due consideration of the Town agent and hearing his report concerning the Support of of Polly Hitchcock-and thare appear- ing a Lease of the Land where the Said Polly Hitchcock House Stands - Voated that it was not nessesary to Prosecute the Town of Edgartown for her Support
Voted - to raise Seven hundred and fifty dollars for the Support of the Poor and other Incidental Charges
Voted to raise two hundred dollars for Town Schools
Voted to divide the Money according to the State bill in each Dis- trict as pr report of the Clerk Pro Tem
attest WH COTTLE Town Clerk
at a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury held in the East Parish of Tisbury Pursuant to Vinire from the Clerk of the court of common Pleas to be held in Edgartown on Monday th1 day of
432
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
November y 1824 for the purpose of drawing from the Jury box four persons of good Moral Character to Serve at Said Court as Traverse Jurors the following persons were drawn Viz
Moses I. Cromwell, Presbury Norton
Francis Hammett, Moses Crosby attest WH COTTLE Town Clerk
At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury held in the East Parish on Monday November th1 y 1824 at one Clock in the afternoon for the purpose of giving in their Votes for a Representative to represent the Barnstable District in the Nineteenth Congress of the United States and the following Persons were Voted for and the Votes Sorted, Counted, recorded & Sealed in open Town meeting as the Law directs Viz
Hon John Reed Sixteen Votes 16
Hon Barker Burnell Eighteen 18
attest W" COTTLE Town Clerk
At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury on Monday November th1 y 1824 in the East Parish of Said Town at two oclock in the afternoon qualified as the Law directs and pursuant to a re- solve of the General Court of the Commonwealth passed June th8 y 1824 for the Choise of Electors of President and Vice President of the United States & the following persons were Voted for the Votes were Sorted Counted and recorded and decleration made thereof in open Town Meet- ing as the Law directs Viz
Electors at Large
Hon William Gray twenty four 24
" "Levi Lincoln twenty four 24
" William Bayless Eight 8
" William Reed Eight 8
Electors For Suffolk District
Hon Thomas L Winthrop of Boston twenty four 24
" Samuel Hubbard do Eight 8
Electors for Essex South Districts
Hon Nathaniel Silsbee of Salem twenty four 24
" William Sutton do eight 8
433
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Electors for Essex North District
Doctr Joseph Kettredge of andover twenty four 24
Hon David How Eight 8
Electors for Middlesex District
Augustus Tower Esqr of Stowe twenty four 24
Hon Edmund Foster Eight 8
Electors for Worcester South District
Gen Jonathan Davis of Oxford twenty four
24
Doct Daniel Thurburn 8
Electors for Worcester North District
Coll Edmund Cushing of Lunenburg, twenty four 24
Hon Solomon Strong Eight 8
Electors For Franklin District
Oliver Smith Esqr of Hattfield
twenty four 24
Genl Samuel Porter eight 8
Electors For Hamden District
Enos Foot Esqur of Southwick
twenty four 24
Doct Timothy Horton Eight 8
Electors for Berkshire District
Hon William Walker of Lenox twenty four 24
do William Walker do Eight Electors for Norfolk District
Hon John Endicott of Dedham twenty-four 24
Hon Benjamin Reynolds Eight 8
Electors for Plymouth District
Hon Thomas Weston of Middleborough Hon Benjamin Hobart Electors for Bristol District
twenty four 24
Eight 8
Cornelius Grinnold Esqur New Bedford
twenty four
24
Hon John M. Williams
Eight 8
Electors For Barnstable Districts
Hezekiah Barnerd Esqur Nantucket twenty four 24
Nymphas Marston Esqur
Eight
8
attest WY COTTLE Town Clerk
The whole Number of Children in the Town of Tisbury in December y 1824 were (Males under twenty one years and Females under eighteen as pr returns of the Several School Committes) Five Hundred and Ninety- Seven 597
434
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Holmes Hole District
children 335
North Shore do
do
88
N West do
do 80
South & SE do
do 94
597
In the year 1824 there was raised by the Town for the Support Town Schools two Hundred dollars $200.
Proportioned as follows Viz
Holmes Hole District
$112 = 23
North Shore do
29 / 48
N. West do
26 ,80
South & S. E do
31 / 49
$200=00
attest WH COTTLE Town Clerk
At A Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury duly qualified by the Laws and Constitution of this Commonwealth to Vote for Governor. Lieutenant Governor Councilers & Senators, on Monday the fourth day of april in the y 1825 at the Meeting House in the East Parish of Sd Tisbury and the following Persons were voted for and the Votes Sorted and counted recorded and Sealed in open Town Meeting as the Law Directs Viz
Hon Levi Lincoln for Governour Fifty-eight Votes 58
Hon Marcus Morton for Leut Governour Fifty-four 54
For Councilors & Senators
John Mason
thirty Nine 39
Solmon Pratt
thirty Nine 39
Shubal Dunham
thirty Six 36
Thomas Rotch
twenty two 22
Sheaperd Leach
twenty two
22
Matthew Mayhew
twenty 20
Joseph Trip Five 5
attest W# COTTLE Town Clerk
At A Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury, duly qualified by the Constitution & Laws of This Commonwealth to Vote in
435
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
the Choice of County Treasurer, on Monday the fourth day of april y 1825 at the Meeting House in the East Parish of Sd Tisbury and the following Persons were Voted for to be county Treasurer Viz
Peter Norton th 3d had fifty Six Votes 56
William Jernigen had twelve do 12
attest WH COTTLE Town Clerk
At A Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury duly qualified by the Constitution & Laws of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts to Vote in the Choise of Town officers and other Town affairs on Monday the fourth day of april y 1825 at the Meeting House in the East Parish of Sd Tisbury the following Votes were taken Viz
Voted Elijah Hillman to be Moderator
Voted William Cottle to be Town Clerk sworn
Voted Stephen Skiff to be Selectmen and
Voted Matthew Merry Assessors
Voted W! Furguson sworn in
Voted James Cottle to be Town Treasurer and to have for his Ser- vices as Treasurer Eight dollars pr year
Voted that the Treasurer Isue his Warrant of execution against those delinquint Collectors who shall not have paid the amount of the Sum Committed to him for Collection in thirty days after the term allowed by his Warrant
Voted that Elijah Hillman. Charles Smith. Winthrop Luce Seth Dag- gett & Thomas Dunham be the Board of Health
Voted that one Collector shall be for the whole Town that the pay for collecting be Sold to the lowest bidder at auction he being A Suita- ble Person & giving Bonds for the faithful performance of that duty - that the Person giving in the lowest terms at the adjournment Shall be the Collector - that Town orders Shall be received by the Collectors in Payment of Taxes.
Voted that Alexander Newcombe declined Serving sworn Alfred Norton. be Town Constables declined Serving
John Cottle.
Bernard Luce do do
Voted that this Meeting be adjourned until the 3ª Monday in april y 1825 @ 2 PM
attest WH COTTLE Town Clerk
436
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Pursuant to the adjourned Town Meeting on the fourth day of April thì y 1825 the Inhabitants meet on april 18 y 1825 the Moderator and Clerk being Present the meeting was opened and the following Votes were passed in the affirmative Viz
Voted that Jabez Luce sworn
Wm S. Vincent sworn
Charles Smith sworn
to be Constables
Shubal Merry
Alfred Norton sworn
Voted that the Selectmen be restricted from allowing more than one year for the Collection of Taxes to the Collectors of the Town and that all taxes by them assessed and Committed to Collectors for collection the collectors shall be directed to pay the amount into the Treasurey on or before one year from the date of their assesment Benjamin Allen being the lowest bidder for collector of Taxes the ensuing year and was Chosen Collector of Taxes for the Town of Tisbury and was to have for his Services as collector three pr cent and Bonds were taken for the amount of three thousand dollars for the faithful preformance of his duty Peter Norton & Richard Luce were his Bondsmen
Voted that Charles Look
Eliakem Norton Charles Smith George Athearn 1 1
be Surveyors of Highways
Voted that Shubal Merry
Peter Norton Jr
be fence Veiwers
Samuel Thompson John Cottle Timothy Chase Voted Trustram Weeks
66 James Cottle
W_ Andrews
Surveyers of Lumber
66 Timothy Luce Jr
John Lambert
Voted that Jethro Hillman Charles Look
George Dunham Oliver Grinnell Jr
sworn
James Cottle Willard Luce sworn
Field Drivers
John Johnson John Hammett
Timothy Luce Jr Michail Daggett Barnard Luce
437
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Voted Joseph Grinnell
Elisha Dexter James Smith
Wn S. Vincent
Samuel Thompson
Hog Reeves
Zenas Dillingham
Charles G. Athearn
Bartimus Luce
Jerimiah Crowell
John P. Norton
North Shore District
Tristram Weeks
School Committe
Voted that Abijah Luce Wª Downs
sworn
James Cleveland
Jabez Luce Winthrop Luce Tithing Men
Noah Waldron Jacob Clifford Thomas Roberson
Voted Shubal Merry
Pound Keepers
Abijah Hammett
Voted Jacob Clifford N W School
66 Wm Davis District-Committe
Voted George Athearn
South East district
John Johnson
School Committe
Bernard Luce
Voted that James Cottle
Holmes hole School
Timothy Luce Jr S District Committe
Voted that Elijah Hillman be the Town agent to Prosecute or defend Sutes that may be brought for or against the Town of Tisbury to final Judgement
Voted that the Selectmen be A Committe to report to the next ad- journed Meeting what money it is nessessary to be raised by the Town for the Support of the Poor and Town Schools and other Incidental Charges for the year ensueing
Voted that Elijah Hillman George Athearn and Charles Smith be A committe respecting the adopting of Some measures for improving and assertaing the bounderies and giveing their oppinion of the quantity of the Lands called the plain Lands belonging to the Town of Tisbury and to examine the Records and assertain if the Personage in Sª Town is Towns property and if it is Towns property to recommend Some measure for the taking possession of and appropriating the Same for the use of the Poor of Said Town
438
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Voted that all Persons be prohibited from drawing A Seine in Chapa- quonsot Pond or within the Distance on the Shore to the eastward of Said Ponds Creek of A large rock on the Sea Shore near where the old Saltworks Stood and not nearer to the West ward of Said creek than Isaac Luce Salt works mill - Shall any Person draw A Seine under the penalty of five dollars for each offence and the one half of Said fine to go to the complainant and the other half to the use of the Poor of the town and that the Town Clerk be caused this Vote to be Sent to the Court of Sessions for their approbation
A copy of this Vote was duly fowarded to the Court of Sessions for May term y 1825
Voted that Benjamin Allen Winthrop Luce & Presbery Norton be A Committe to Settle the late Selectmen and Town Treasurers Books
Voted that this meeting Stand adjourned until the fourth day of May next at 2 o clock in the afternoon
attest WH COTTLE Town Clerk
At A Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury on May th4 y 1825 for the purpose of chooseing A Representative to Repre- sent the Town in the General Court to be held on the last Wednesday of May y 1825 it was Voted that it was inexpedient to Send or choose A Representative the present year
attest WH COTTLE Town Clerk
Pursuant to the adjourned Town Meeting held on april th18 y 1825 the Inhabitants Voters of the Town of Tisbury meet at the Meeting House in the east Parish on May th 4 y 1825 the Moderator being present opened the Meeting and the following Votes were taken Viz and passed in the affirmative
Voted that the Sum of Eleven Hundred dollars be raised and assessed on the Inhabitants for to meet the expences of the Town the ensueing year Viz For Town Schools two Hundred Dollars $200.
For Support of the Poor and Contingent expences 800. For paying Intrist Money and Towns debts as far as it will go 100,
$1100
Voted that Elijah Hillman, George Athearn & Charles Smith be A Committe to consider the expediencey of Selling or improving and useing
439
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
the Herring Fisheries of the Town and report to the Town as soon as convenient their oppinion of the best method of Disposing or improving the Said Fisheries and what the probable income to the Town may be
Voted that Charles Smith & Thomas H. Smith be authorized and acquired to inform the Selectmen of All Violations of the law respecting the taking of Clams from their Beds by Transient Persons for Such in- formation they Shall receive the one half of the fines imposed by law for Such information
Voted that Elijah Hillman George Athearn & Charles Smith be A committe to consider the propriety of Petitioning the General Court (pro- vided that New Bedford Should be made A County) to have our Court of Appeals to be held in New Bedford in lieu of Barnstable and to Cor- respond with the other Towns of the County of Dukes County and New Bedford to that effect
Voted that this Meeting Stand adjourned until the Second Wednesday of June at 3 P M to receive the report of the committees
Attest WH COTTLE Town Clerk
At A Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury in the East Parish of Tisbury on day of May in the year 1825 Pursuant to A Vinire from the clerk of the court of common Pleas to be holden at Edgartown on the first Monday after the fourth Monday of May Instant for the purpose of drawing five discreet persons for Grand Jurors for the Insueing year and four discreet persons for Traverse Jurors to Serve at Said Court at Said May term and the following persons were drawn Viz Hiram Chase. Prince Rogers.
Benjamin Athearn th 3ª Charles Smith
& Seth Daggett for Grand Jurors -
and Nathan Smith Eliakem Norton William Ferguson Jur & Peter Nor- ton for Traverse Jurors, as pr report of W !! Downs Clerk Pro tem
Attest W" COTTLE Town Clerk
Pursuant to a A Vinire from Abner Davis Esqur Clerk of the Supreme Court at Barnstable dated the fifth day of March y 1825 drected to Timothy Luce Jr one of the Constables of the Town of Tisbury directing him to Warn a meeting to draw Jurors one of Sufficent abillity and A good moral Character to Serve as Grand Juror and one good Man of the like qualifications to Serve as Traverse Juror to attend at the Supreme Court to be holden at Barnstable the first tuesday in May y1825 and the
440
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Meeting was duly Warned and Legaly held and the following Persons were drawn as Jurors Viz
Benjamin Reynolds as Grand Juror
Jethro Hillman th Traverse Juror May 18 y 1825 attest WH COTTLE Town Clerk
At A legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury in the east Parish of Said Town on May th23 y1825 for the purpose of drawing one grand Juryman to Serve at the Court of pleas as Stated above in lieu of Benjamin Athearn th3ª who was not to be found by the Constible and William Davis was drawn to Serve as A Grand Juror for the year ensueing
Attest W" COTTLE, Town Clerk
Pursuant to the adjourned Town Meeting held on May th4 y 1825 the Inhabitants meet in the East Parish of Tisbury on June th18 y 1825 the Moderator being absent and but few People attending the Clerk opened the Meeting read the report of the Committe and A Vote was taken to adjourn the Meeting until the first Monday in September and passed in the affirmative
attest W" COTTLE Town Clerk
At A Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury duly warned agreable to the constitution and Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts held at the Meeting House in the East Parish of Sd Tis- bury on Wednesday the thirty first day of august y 1825 for the Pur- pose of taking A Vote to authorize the Town Treasurer to borrow Certain Sums of Money to pay Sundry Persons back debts due them from Said Town - the Warrant being read by the Town Clerk and Stephen Skiff was Voted to be Morderator and the following Votes were taken and passed in the affirmative Viz
Voted that the Town Treasurer hire the Sum of five hundred dollars upon the credit of the Town and give Treasurey Notes in behalf of the Town for the Same bearing Intrist from the date and appropriate the Said Sum to the Payment of the Most presing demands against the Said Town of Tisbury
Voted - that the Town Treasurer be authorized to receive into the Treasurey after the tenth day of October next all Town orders which may have been issued Six Months previous to Such presentation and
441
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Issue Treasurey Notes in behalf of the Town for the Same bearing In- trist from Said tenth day of october next - and no Notes to be issued for A less sum than twenty Dollars
Voted that this Meeting be adjourned without day
attest WH COTTLE Town Clerk
Pursuant to A Vinire from Cornelius Merchant Esqu Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas to be holden at Edgartown in Dukes County on the Monday after the fourth Monday of October in y 1825 to draw four Jurors to Serve at Said Court as Traverse Jurors A Meeting of the In- habitants of the Town of Tisbury having been duly warned they Mett with the Selectmen and Town Clerk at the Meeting House in the East Parish of Sd Tisbury on Sauterday the twenty Second day of october y 1825 and the following Persons were drawn to Serve at Said Court as Traverse Jurors Viz
Daniel Manter
Thomas Waldron
Jerimiah Crowell
Traverse Jurors
- Jacob Clifford
attest WM COTTLE Town Clerk
At A legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury held at the Meeting House in the East Parish of Tisbury on Friday the twenty Seventh day of January in the year eighteen Hundred and twenty Six being duly warned agreable to laws and constitution of the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts on the Petition of ten Freeholders to desig- nate what part of Holmes hole harbour A Peir that is contemplated to be built by the General Goverment Should be placed and report to the Hon John Reed Eqr Menber of Congress their oppinion of the Same
Elijah Hillman Esqur was Chosen Moderator and the following votes passed in the affirmative Viz Voted that the Peir be located in the iner Harbour above the flat on the West Side and above the line drawn from the West flat to A Certain point on the Beach about S. E. 1/2 S from the Said West flatt as the line as drawn on A chart of the Harbour by Capt Seth Daggett
Voted that the Meeting be adjourned for fifteen Minutes
At the experiation of the fifteen Minutes the meeting was opened and the House called to order by the Morderator A Vote was taken by yeas and Nays - to reconsider the Vote respecting the Peir being located in the uper Harbour and was negatived - the Yeas & Nays were as follows
442
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
for reconsidering the Vote the yeas ware
Richard Luce 1
Thomas Dunham 1
Thomas H Smith 1
John Holmes 1
Benjamin Dexter 1
Elijah Smith 1
Jethro Hillman
1
Timothy Chase
1
Isaac Winslow
1
Abijah Luce 1
Freeman Norton
1
Trustram Luce
1
William Smith
1
Matthew Merry 1
John West
1
James D Peakes
1
Franklin Smith
1
total yeas® 17
not to reconsider the Vote the Nays were
Shubal Dunham
1 Jeremiah Cromwell 1
Seth Daggett
1
Lathrop Merry 1
James Cottle 1
Jonathan Manter 1
William Downs
1
Elisha Dunham
1
John Lewis
1
Benjamin Reynolds
1
Peter West
1
William Dunham John Luce 1
1
Ira Dexter 1
William Downs Jr 1
William Daggett
1
Benjamin Reynolds
1
Thomas Robinson 1
Oliver Crosby
1
Obed Coffen
1
James Smith 1
Benjamin Reynolds
Warren Cleveland 1
William Cottle
1
Charles West
1
Elijah Hillman
1
Jonathan Luce 1
Presbery Luce
1
George Dunham
1
Lemuel Luce
1
14
George Smith
1
17
17
total Nays
31
443
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Voted in the affirmative that the above names be entered on the Town record
Voted that thare be chosen A Committe of Seven Men to discignate and mark out on the Chart the place where the Peir ought to be placed in the Heard of the Harbour of Holmes Hole above the line marked on the Chart
Voted that Seth Daggett, Peter West, Trustram Luce, William Cottle, Thomas H Smith, Jethro Hillman and Jonathan Luce be the Committe to disignate the place in the Head of the Harbour above the line marked on the Chart where the Peir Should be placed and make their report to the Town at the adjourned meeting
Voted that the Chart presented the Town by Capt Seth Daggett be accepted and the Chart kept amongst the Archeives of the Town
Voted that this meeting Stand adjourned unto tuseday the thirty first of January year eighteen hundred and twenty six at one o clock in the afternoon
attest WH COTTLE Town Clerk
Pursuant to the adjourned Town Meeting on Friday the 27 day of January y 1826 the Male Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury assembled at the Meeting House in the East Parish of Tisbury on thuesday Janu- th ary 31 y 1826 at one P. M-the Morderator being Present the House was called to order and the meeting opened and the following Votes' were taken Viz
Voted to except the report of the Committe and the place disignated and Marked on the Chart by the Majority of the Committe where the Peir Should be placed in the uper part of Holmes hole Harbour and passed in the affirmative
Voted that Elijah Hillman Esqu. Capt Seth Daggett and Mr George Dunham be the Towns Committe to correspond with Hon John Reed Esqr Member of Congress relative to the Said Pier and to transmitt to him the doings of this Meeting and the Chart with the marked spot on it for the place of the Peir
Voted that the Committe mark on the Small Chart the place for the Peir on the Same Spot that has been disignated by the Committe and is marked on the Chart now before the meeting and the Small Chart to be forward to the Hon John Reed
A Vote was taken to enter the report of the Committe on the records and Sd Vote was negatived
Voted that this Meeting be adjourned without day
attest W# COTTLE Town Clerk
444
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
The whole number of Children in the Town of Tisbury in March y 1826 were (Males under twenty one & Females unter eighteen five hundred & fifty nine (559) as pr returns of the Several School Com- mittes
Number of Children in the Holmes hole District ware 291
N. W
do
78
South & S E
do
102
North Shore
do 88
559
In the year Eighteen Hundred and twenty five thare was raised by the Town of Tisbury two hundred dollars for the Support of Town Schools $200
Proportioned as follows Viz
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