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November 9th 1840
Attest W DAVIS Town Clerk
Voted to Allow the Sum of $221,50th as a Compensation for the Use of the baptist Meeting house to hold town Meeting in for the year of 1840 WH DAVIS Town Clerk
At a leagal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury for the purpose of Petitioning the Legislature that the town may be exempt from doing Military duty
February 8 !! 1841 Voted Jabez Luce Moderator)
Voted George Dunham to be a Committee to petition the Legis- Jabez Luce lature to be Exemp from doing Milatory Alfred Norton duty
attest WILLIAM DAVIS Town Clerk
562
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury Qualified to vote by the Constitution & Laws of this Commonwealth of Massachusetts Holden at the House of Thomas Dunham in Holmes Hole East Parish of said Tisbury on Monday the 5th day of April 1841
The following votes were passed in the affirmative
Viz Voted & Chose
1st Jonathan Luce Jr Moderator of the meeting
2 (sworn) Parmenas Parsons Town Clerk sworn
3ª (sworn) Johnathan Luce Jr
4 (sworn) Alfred Norton
Select Men for Tisbury
5 (sworn) Jabez Luce
6 Voted to adjourn to 1/2 past one O Clock P M then to meet at the same place
Met pursuant to adjournment at 1/2 past one O Clock the Meeting being caled to order by the Moderator the following Votes were passed in the affirmative
7th Voted & Chose Sylvenas Luce Constable sworn
Voted & Chose Timothy B Lovell (sworn) Constant Norton Benj F. Smith Nathan Smith
sworn
(sworn) Edward S. West Wm Rodgers
Field Drivers
James Cleavland
(declined) Barnard Luce
Washington Adams
sworn Hovey Luce sworn Job Gorham sworn Voted & chose Barnard Luce
James Cleavland sworn Charles Look sworn Voted & Chose Barnard Luce
Fence Viewers
sworn Hiram Dexter Pound Keepers sworn Constant Norton sworn
Voted That M Constant Nortons pound be accepted as a Town pound the ensuing year
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Voted & Chose Sworn John W Howland
James D. Peakes Nathaniel H. Peakes Surveyors James Cottle of Lumber
sworn W_ Andrews John Lambert Voted & Chose Nathan Smith Surveyor of Wood & Bark
Voted & chose Thomas Smith Jr
Hog Reeves
Timothy B Lovell Wm Rodgers sworn
Voted & chose Hiram Dexter
sworn Charles Look John Cottle
Surveyors of
declined Barnard Luce
Highways
sworn Wm Sanford Vincent
Wm Chase
Voted & Chose Charles West
Thos H Smith Health
Edmund Cottle Committee
Voted That the Collector of Taxes the ensuing year be also the Treasurer
Voted That the Treasurer & Collector of Taxes receive 32 pr Cent for as a compensation for his servises
Voted To hear the report of the School Committee
Voted That the report of the Committee be Accepted
Voted That a committee of one be chosen to settle with the Town Treasurer & Select Men
Voted That Henry P Worth be such Committee
Voted That the North Shore school District be divided agreeable to the Petition of Matthew Merry & John Cottle. The dividing Line of sd Destrict to be as follows Viz Line beginning at the sound shore running to the South & East on about a straight Line leaving the Land belonging to Elisha Lambert on the East & Charles Cottles on the West & Matthew Merrys on the East & Eliakim Nortons on the West untill it strikes the Road leading from West Tisbury to Holmes Hole
Voted That the 3d 4th 5th 6 8th 9th 10th 11th & 12th Articles of the Warrant be laid over to the adjourned Meeting
564
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Voted To adjourn to the last Monday of this present April at 9 O Clock A M.
A true record of the Doings of the Meeting
Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk
The Select Men of the Town of Tisbury and the Select men of Chil- mark having preambulated the line between said Towns and have agreed that the same line which was last run shall remain and continue to be the dividing Line between the said Towns, and they have Erected Bounds as the Law directs
Tisbury 23ª February 1841
The above is a true Coppy record by Me
Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Clerk:
April 26 1841
Pursuant to adjournment the qualified Voters of the Town of Tisbury assembled at the Time and place above mentioned (April 26 1841) at 9 O clock P. M for the transaction of Business The Meeting was calld to order by the Moderator & the following persons Chosen into Office for the year ensuing
1 Voted,, For Tything men
Charles Look Alfred Norton
John Smith
4 66
Frederick Smith
5
Thos Barrows declind & excusd
6
Grafton Luce
7
Samuel Butler
8 66
Davis Cottle Charles West
9 2ly Voted To hear H. P. Worths report of settlement with the select men Town Treasurer & other Town officers
3ª Voted To accept the above report
4 Voted That the committee (H. P. Worth) have five dollars $5 as a compensation for his servises for such settlement
5th Voted For Standing School Committee the following persons Viz Voted James C. Boomer East Districk Charles Cottle Middle do Davis Cottle West Parish
2
3
565
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
6th Voted For Prudential Committee as follows viz
1
John Howland North
2 Charles Smith South
3 Shubail Weeks
4 Edmund Luce S North Shore
5 Wm H. Davis North West
6
Willard Luce South East
7th Voted That the Prudential Committee be authorized to employ Teachers for the Public Schools of Tisbury
8th Voted To act on. the article in the Warrant relative to choosing County Treasurer by which result
Wm A Mayhew had Seventeen
17
Benjamin Davis Twelve 12
-
Total 29
9th Voted To act on the 12th Article of the Warrant relative to choos- ing a Register of Deeds for Dukes County which resulted in
Josiah Smith having Twenty four Benjamin Davis five
Total 29 -
10th Voted To adjourn the meeting to one O Clock P M then to assemble at the same place
The adjourned Meeting assembled at the time & place as above
11th Voted That the catalogue of persons presented by the Select men suitable to be drawn for Jury Men be accepted
12th Voted (Sworn) James Cleaveland for Fence Viewer & field Driver the year ensuing (was chosen at a former Meeting but neglected to be sworn -
13th Voted,, In relation to the 6 article in the warrant relative to raising money to defray the expences of School Houses for the year 1839 & 1840 Voted That It is not expedient thus to do | reconsidered
14th Voted That the Interest of the surplus revenue be devoted in part to the support of Public Schools of Tisbury
15th Voted That the sum of Four Hundred & Twenty five be rais'd in addition to the Interest of Sd revenue for the same purpose
16th Voted the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars be raised for the sup- port of the Towns Poor the ensuing year
17th Voted That in addition to the above $800 the sum of Two Hun- dred $ be raised to defray Incidental charges
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
18th Voted That the sum of Two Hundred Dollars be raised for the repairs of Highways & Bridges the ensuing year
19th Voted That the Money raised for the repairs of roads & Bridges be assessed & collected as other Moneys raised by the Town for other purposes & that when any person shale work out their proportion of the Highway Tax. the surveyor of Highways in his District shale give him a certificate of the value of such Labour & It shall be allowed him by the Collector of Taxes in part payment of his Tax
18th Voted To chose a Treasurer & Collector of Taxes for th ensuing year Eliakim Norton was chosen & sworn
19th Voted That the Bal now due the Holmes Hole South District be drawn for by the Select Men in favour of the present Standing school Committee to be appropriated by them to the Tuition of the Scholars of Sd District the ensuing year
20th That Horses Sheep Goats & other Cattle be prohibited from run- ning at large the ensuing year
21st Voted That the Poor of this Town be disposed of by the Select Men in that way that may appear to be most for the comfort of Sª poor and Interest of this Town
22ª Voted That the 6th Article in the Warrant in relation to money due for School Houses be reconsiderd
23ª Voted That the Sum of Sixty five dollars or There abouts be asses'd on the Polls & Estates of the Inhabitants of the 4th or Holmes Hole South School District To defrey the expences of School Houses for the year 1839 & 1840
24th Voted That Iras Dexters demands against the Town of Tisbury for servises renderd as one of the Standing School Committee be allowed & accepted
25th Voted That the Select Men Draw upon the Treasurer for the Amt of poll Tax paid by Samuell Thompson for Twenty one years last past which Is to be refunded to him
26" Voted That this Meeting adjourn without day
A True record of the Doings of the Meeting
Attest
PARMENAS PARSONS Clerk
Tisbury April 26 1841
At a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of Tisbury holden at the Dwelling House of Thomas Dunham deceased in the East Parish of sd Tis- bury on Friday the 30th of April 1841 for the purpose of bringing in
567
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
their Votes for Two Standing County Commissioners for the County of Dukes being Inhabitants of the Town of Edgartown and Chilmark the following persons were Voted for as follows Viz
William Mayhew
Ten
10
Timothy Daggett
Nine
. 9
for
Joseph Dunham
Two
2
Standing
Jacob Norton
Two
2
County
Alexander Vincent
Two
1
Commissioners
Thomas Tucker Mayhew
Two
1
Sylvenas L Pease
One
1
Thos West
One
1
Harrison P. Mayhew
One
1
Total
28
At the same time and place as above (April 30th 1841) Pursuant to a Legal Notice from a Town Constable and by his producing a Venire from the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the County of Barnstable to draw one suitable Man of good Moral Character to serve at Said Court as Traverse Jury, Said Court to be held at Barnstable within and for Said County of Barstable and Dukes on the first Tuesday of May Next -- 1841 -
The Select Men and Town Clerk being present at said Meeting drew from the Jury Box the name of Davis Look to serve at Said Court as Traverse Jury. -
Voted To adjourn without day
Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk
Pursuant to a Notice from Sylvenas Luce constable of Tisbury and by his producing a Venire from the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas the Select Men and Town Clerk assembled at the House of Jonathan Luce Jr to draw from the Jury Box Six good and Lawful Men to Serve as Grand Jurors and four Men of like qualifications to serve as Traverse Jurors at the Court of Common Pleas within and for the County of Dukes County to be held at Edgartown on the last Monday of May 1841 at 10 O Clock A M - The following persons were Legally Drawn. for.
The above Business was tansacted on May 15th 1841
Grand Jurors.
Harriff Mayhew
Charles Luce
David Nickerson
Hovvy Luce George W Cleveland Johnathan Athearn Jr
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Traverse Jurors Robert Athearn John Look Shubael D Smith Washington Adams Attest. - PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk
Personally appeared before me Jonathan Luce Jr And Alfred Norton and took the Oath pre- scribed by Law as Assessors of the Town of Tisbury
Jonª Luce May 25 Alfred Norton “ 21
PARMENAS PARSONS Clerk
At a Lgal Meeting held on the 11th of September 1841 at the House. of Jonathan Luce Jr in Tisbury for the purpose of drawing five good and Lawfull Men to serve as Petit Jurors at the Court of Common Pleas of this Commonwealth to be holden at Edgartown within and for the County of Dukes County on the last Monday of September now Currant, the following persons were by the Select Men drawn from the Jury Box Viz
1 // Alfred Norton
2 11 Charles A Luce
Theadore Luce
4 / William C Luce
5 / Charles West
Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk
At a Legall Town Meeting holden at the House of the late Thomas Dunham Esq (deseasd) in the East Parish of Tisbury On Thursday the 23ª day of September 1841 for purposes set forth in the warrants the following Votes were passª Viz
1 Voted Alfred Norton Morderator
2ª Voted that the Select Men of Tisbury withhold the Bills of Asses- ment of Taxes for the Currant year from Eliakim Norton the Chosen Collector & Treasurer unless he gives Lawful Bonds for the faithfull per- formance of his duty
3ª Voted That a Committee be appointed to Treat with the present Collecter & Treasurer of Taxes for the purpose of assertaining his accept-
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
ance as Collector of Taxes according to Law - Or his Refusell - The following persons were appointed such Committee Viz
Charles Cottle Sylvenas Luce
The afforesaid Committee (Sylvenas Luce & Charles Cottle) report that the afforesaid Collecter of Taxes (Eliakim Norton) refuses to Treat with them On the subject for which they were appointed
4th Voted,, That a committee of three persons be appointed to Investi- gate the circumstances connected with the refusal of the Present Town Treasurer & Collecter of Taxes to give Bonds and to report the same at the adjournª Meeting the following persons were chosen such Committee by Vote
Viz Charles A Luce Charles Cottle Barnard Luce
5th Voted That Mr John Cottle be renumerated the sum of four dol- lars & fifty cents which he paid Benj Lindsey Printer of New Bedford for Advertesing Petition to General court concerning a Tax Jany 21 1839
6 Voted That the Meeting adjourn unto Friday the 1st day of October Next then to assemble at the same place at the hour of One O clock P M
Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk
Assembled according to Adjournment on Friday the first day of Oc- tober at 1 O Clock P. M. The Meeting was calld to order by the Mod- erator & the following Votes were passd in the affirmative
1st Voted To hear the report of the Committee relative to the Col- lecter & Treasurer of Tisbury giving Bonds &c After hearing the report It was
2 Voted. That the report and recommendation be accepted.
3ª Voted That a collecter of Taxes be chosen in place of Eliakim Nor- ton who refuses to give Bonds as by Law required
4.th Voted That the Collecter of Taxes receive Three pr ct as a con- pensation for all Moneys Collected by him and paid Unto the Treasurer
5th Voted That William Andrews be the Collecter of Taxes for the ensuing year (Sworn In open Town Meeting)
A demand of Seven dollars was presented by the Aforemention Com- mittee (Charles A Luce & 2 others) for servises & expences In attending to the duty assignd them relative to the Collecter and Treasurer &c and
6 Voted the above demand be accepted
570
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
7th Resolved That It be the views of the Meeting that Eliakim Nor- ton still continue in the service of the Town in capacity of Treasurer for the same compensation that he has heretofore received
8th Voted That the Meeting adjourned without day Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk
At a Legal Town Meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury Qualified according to this Constitution and Laws of this Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Vote in the Choice of Governor Lieut Governor Senator and Representative to the General Court Holden at the House of the late Thomas Dunham in Holmes Hole East parish of Tisbury on Monday the Eighth day of November 1841 at 11 O Clock in the fournoon It being the 2ª Monday of Sd Month and the Sixty fifth year, of the Independence of the United States of America Sd Inhabitants being assembled for the purpose of giving in their Votes for Governor. Lieut Governor Senator and Representative to represent the Town of Tisbury in the next General Court to be holden in Boston on the first Wednesday of January Next 1842 gave in their Votes as follows Viz
1st For Governor Marcus Morton Ninety 90°
John Davis Sixty Six 66
Lucius Boltwood Nine 9
Number of Ballots 165
2ª Lieut Governor George Hull
Sixty seven 67
Henry H Childs
Eighty nine 89
Ebenezer Hunt Nine
9
3.ª Senators for the
Thomas Bradley
Seventy one 71
district of Dukes and
Benjamin Davis Seven 7
Nantucket William Bunker Eighty four 84
William Downes One 1
4. th Voted To send a Representative to General Court the following persons were Voted for Viz
William Daggett Thirty five
Charles Smith Eight
Walter Hillman Eighty four
Johnathan Luce jr Thirty two
Benjamin Allen One
571
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Walter Hillman having a Majority was declared to be chosen Repre- sentative to General Court the ensuing year
5 Voted To adjourn the Meeting without day
A true record of the doings of the Meeting Attest PARMENAS PARSONS
Town Clerk
The whole number of Children in the Town of Tisbury on the (Month & date not mentiond in return) 1841
Males under Twenty One & Females under Eighteen years of age as pr reports Of the several School Committees for S' Town was 423 as follows Viz
South Dist 78
School proportion of money $118.05
N. W.
49
66
74.15 6
Lamberts Cove 32
48.43 2
NE
29
66
66 43.88 6
H H South
176
60
66
266.57 6
H H North 59
66
89.29
Total
423
Total
640.19.3
Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk
At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury quali- fide to Vote by the Constitution & Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Holden at the Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury on Monday the 4 day of April 1842
The following Votes were passed in the Affirmative Viz Voted to Chose
1st Capt Charles Smith Moderator of the Meeting
2ª Asa Johnson Town Clerk sworn
3ª Jabez Luce sworn
4 Alfred Norton
sworn Select Men
5 Jonathan Luce Jr sworn
Voted that the Town Treasurer shall Receive Eight dollars for his Salery, Charles Cottle was Chosen
Standing Alfonso D. Luce West Tisbury
School Eliakim Norton Lumberts Cove
Committy Charles A. Luce Holmes Hole
Attest ASA JOHNSON Town Clerk
572
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Voted for Prudential School Committee
1 Obid Nickerson West Tisbury 2 Haratio G. Norton Lumberts Cove
3 Alfred Norton North East
4 Franklin Gray
North East
5 George Dunham
Holmes Hole South
6 John Holmes do North
Voted & Chosen John Johnson
James Cleavland
Surveyors of
Edmund Cottle
Highways
Charles Look Hiram Dexter
sworn Silvanus Luce Constable
Voted that Barnard Luce sworn
sworn James Look Fence Viewers
Tristrim Luce
Charles Smith
Voted that Nathan Smith surveyors of wood & Bark
Voted that John Lumbert Davis Look
Surveyors of Lumber
William Andrews
Voted that Obid Nickerson
Theodore Luce
Nathan Smith
Field Drivers
Silvanus Luce John Smith
Voted that Bernard Luce Sworn
Ira Dexter Pound keepers
Voted
Davis Cottle
Charles West
Thomas H Smith Health Committee
Charles A Luce
Henry Bradley
Voted That Thomas Bradley be a committee to Settle with the Selectmen & Town Treasurer & Tranfer the Books to Charles Cottle
Voted that William Andrews be Collector of Taxes the ensuing at 34 pr ct
573
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Voted
To Raise the sum of six Hundred Dollars for Public Schools & that the Interest of the Surplus Rev be added & Also the State Fund
Voted that the Petition of Thomas Bradley & others in regard Heth Hen be laid on the Table
Votes for County Treasurer thirty Six for William A. Mayhew
Voted that the Poor of the Town be left to Care of Selectmen
Voted the Meeting be adjourned untill the 6 day of May at one O clock P. M.
Attest ASA JOHNSON Town Clerk
Met, According to Adjournment on Friday the 6 of May at 1 O clock P. M. the Meeting was cald to order by the Clerk & the following Votes were pasd
Voted that Jonathan Luce Jr be moderator
Voted that Charles A Luce be excused from serving as School Com- mity & vote that Mathe P Butler serve in his Room
Voted that the Report of the Commity that settled the Accts of Treasurer & Select men, be Accepted
Voted Thomas Barrows & John Holmes be a Committy to settle with Eliakim Norton & that Capt Thomas Bradley be an agent to attend to settlement on the part of the Town
Voted that One Thousand Dollars be Rais'd for the ensuing Year to pay the expences of the Town
Voted that the Treasury be required to give Bonds
Voted That the Town Clerk be requested to Notify the Treasurer to call up all Delinquent Collecttors
Voted, that two Hundred dollars be Raised to Repair Highways Bridges &c
Voted that George D. Cottle Highway Tax for 1840 be remitted
Voted That Mr Rollin Luces Taxes be remitted altogether
Voted that James Cleavland & Elijah Luce & Mayhew Luce have the Privilege of working out their Highway Tax in John Cottles Bill
Voted Doct grayes Bill be allowed
Voted That Paulima Dunhas Bill be allowed $2.50cts
Voted that Mr. Hebron Crowell be allowed 290 Dollers for Keeping the Poor should be aditions he is to have an allowance in the same pro- portion as he receives them, that he now has & should their be Deaths or removals he is to deduct in the same proportion
574
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Voted that the Law for the Preservation of the Grouse or Heath Hen, be so far suspended in the Town of Tisbury, as to Allow the Inhab- itants of Sd Town to kill, take or sell grouse, or heath hen, from the first day of Dec,, to the Tenth Day of Dec next,, Inclusive Provide they Hunt then without the Aid of Dogs.
Voted that District No 1 be devided & Bounded as pr Ledger Page 9
ASA JOHNSON, Town Clerk
The following Division of School District No 1 was a Vote of The Town of Tisbury May 6th 1842
Whereas the Limits of the School District No 1 in West Tisbury is such that all of the Inhabitants can not be benefitted by the Town School unless there be more than One District we Robert Athearn Alex- ander Athearn & Jonathan Athearn & Jonathan Athearn Jr & William Athearn & John Williams & Thomas Waldround & Warren Walddround & Daniel Manter & Henery Robinson therefore Pray that the sd Dis- trict be Divided into two Seperate Districts & the line be as follows begining at the head of the Deep Bottom Cove & by the old head Ditch, of Sississa, Neck then West by sd Ditch to Land of James Look then Northeast to the Mill Road then Easterly by sd Road to Edgartown Line & all to the South to be Called Watchey District
At a Meeting of the District being Warned for the purpose it was voted the above Petition should be Granted & the Line Established as above Named as Records there of being made on the District Records the above Mentioned Meeting Sept 24th 1841
ASA JOHNSON Moderator WILLIAM S VINCENT Clerk of Sd District
Pursuant to a Notice from Silvanus Luce Constable of Tisbury & by his Producing a Venire from the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas the Select Men & Town Clerk Assembled at the House of Asa Johnson to draw from the Jury Box five good & Lawful Men to serve as Grand Jurors & five good men of like qualifications to serve as Travers Jurors at the Court of common Pleas the following Persons were Drawn
Grand Jurors Traverse Jurors
Elisha Dunham
Stephens Luce Jr
Walter Hillman
Shubael Merry
Hiram Chase
Daniel Mantor
William S. Vincent
James Look
Edmund Luce
Davis Cottle
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Pursuant to a Notice from Sylvanus Luce Constable for the purpose of drawing four good & Lawfull Men from the jury Box to serve as travers juyors at next Circuit Court, to be held at Edgartown Sept 27th 1842 the following persons were Drawn,
John Lumbert
Franklin Gray Grafton Luce Jacob Clifford
Attest ASA JOHNSON
Town Clerk
Tisbury Sept 17th 1842
Whole number of Children in the Town of Tisbury on the first day of June 1842 between the ages of foure & sixteen years was 431
the whole amount of money apropriated by the Town was $799.50 - No of Schollars proportion of Money -
Schollars in S. E. Destrict
16
$29.68
South do
52
96.46
North West
52
96.46
Lumberts Cove
35
64 92
North East do
32
59 36
Holmes Hole South
179
332 042
do North do
65
120 571
431
$799.50
Attest ASA JOHNSON T. Clerk
Met, agreeable to warent Nov the 14 1842 at the time and place an for purposes specified therein the Meeting being calld to order by the Select Men proceeded to the choice Govenor the following persons received
Ballots Marcus Morton Eighty five
85 Votes
John Davis fifty two 52
Samuel E. Sewall twelve 12
For Lieutenant Govenor the following persons Rec Votes
William Jackson had thirteen
13
George Hull do forty eight
48
Henry H Childs
Eighty nine 89
John H Shaw
One
1
576
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
For Representative to Congress
Caleb Belcher fourteen
14
Booker Burnell
fifty one
51
John H Shaw
Seventy seven 77
William A Mayhew
One
1
Alfred Norton One
1
For State Senator
John P Norton Eighty four 84
Horatio G Norton one
1
Benjamin Davis
fourteen
14
Eliakim Norton
one
1
Petter Norton
one
1
George P. Upton
forty two
42
Booker Burnell two 2
the following persons were Voted for Representative
Alfred Norton had seventy three
William Daggett thirteen
Matthew Merry Seven
Sylvanus Luce
two
Petter Norton One
William A Mayhew forty seven
Alfred had the gratest number of Votes and was declared to be Chosen Representative to the general Court
Agreable to a warrant from the select men of the Town of Tisbury Nov 14th 1842 to see if the Town will adopt any Measures to prevent the illegal Hunting and shooting of grous or Heath hens, during the first ten days of December next
Agreeable to the Petition of Thomas Bradley and others A Moder- ator was chosen and the following Votes were taken theiron
that Robert Mantor
James Look
Davis Look
Nathan Smith
Sylvanus Luce
Charles West
George Dexter - be a Committy of Vigalence to see that persons out of the Town of Tisbury do not Trespas on the rights of
577
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Town of Tisbury during the ten first days of December in shooting or killing Heath hen - also Voted the above be Printed in the New Bed- ford Mercury and Weekly Register
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