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Freeman Luce Jr
Voted for Surveyers Charles Cottle (sworn)
of Wood & Bark John W Howland (sworn)
Voted for Hog Reaves Freeman Lewis Jr Peter West
Thos L Norton
Voted that Alfred Norton be Prudential Committee for N Shore District
Voted that $1100 be raised to support the poor and defray incidental Charges
Voted that $800 be raised for Schools
Voted that $200 be raised for High Ways
Voted, that the High Way Taxes Shall be assessed upon the polls and
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estates of the inhabitants residents, and non Residents of this Town, as other Town charges are assessed, and the same shall be collected as other Town taxes are collected
Voted that the several Surveyers shall notify all persons to work out their High Way Tax If they do work out there Tax the Surveyer shall Give them a certificate to the Select Men for the same If not the Sur- veyers shall draw out the money and expend on the High Way
Voted that all neat Cattle Horses & Swine Shall not run at large within the limits of this Town the year ensuing
Voted to remitt the High Way Taxes for 1843
of Thos H Smith $1.02
Dennis Dexter 22
$1.24
Voted that we accept the report of the Select Men as laid out by them
Voted That $117. be raised to defray the expences on this Road adjourned Without day
Attest HENRY BRADLEY Town Clerk
We The subscribers Select Men of the Town of Tisbury have laid out for the use of the Sd Town a Town way as follows : - Beginning at the westerly end of High Street so called at the south west corner of a Lot of Land belonging to Franklin Brown at a post then standing in a fence Thence running South sixty eight degrees west ten Rods and fourteen feet, Thence North eight degrees west nine Rods & eight feet. Thence South eighty nine degrees west seventy two Rods, Thence South thirty two degrees west Sixty Rods Thence South three degrees west seven- teen Rods to the County road leading from Holmes Hole to West Tis- bury said road to be thirty feet wide in all its parts and. to take its width on the left hand from the place of beginning to the end thereof.
And we allowed the several owners of the lands over which said road passes for their damage as follows To
Nathan Smith
eighty five Dollars
8500
Thos N Hillman
Sixteen Dollars 1600
Warren Cleaveland
nine Dollars 900
Jane Luce
Seven Dollars 700
$11 700
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And we hereby allow the several owners of the land aforesaid thirty days from the of the acceptance of this report by the Town, to take off the wood now Standing or Growing on the same Which said Road is hereby reported to the Town for their acceptance and when accepted and recorded is to be forever after Known as a public High way or Town way
Dated at Tisbury the Twenty fifth day of October 1844
WH A MAYHEW selectmen GEO DUNHAM of
ALFRED NORTON Tisbury Attest HENRY BRADLEY Town Clerk
Persuent to A Legal notice from Tho: N Hillman Constable of Tis- bury and by his producing A venior from the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the County of Barnstable to draw one suitable man of good moral character to serve at Sd Court as Traverse Jury (Sd Court to be held at Barnstable within and for S' County of Barnstable & Dukes county on the 6th may 1845 The Select men and Town Clerk being pres- ent at Sd meeting holden april 21 1845 drew from the Jurors Box the name of Leander West to serve at sd Court of Travers Jurors
Attest
HENRY BRADLEY Town Clerk
Pursuant to a Legal Notice from Thos N Hillman Constable of Tis- bury and by his producing a venira from the Clerk of the court of com- mon Pleas The Select men assembled at the store of H & C Bradley in said Tisbury to draw from the Jurors Box five good and Lawful men to serve as Grand Jurors and five men of like qualifications to serve as trav- erse Jurors at the court of Common Pleas of this commonwealth within and for the County of Dukes County to be holden at Edgartown on the Last Monday of May 1845
The following persons were legally drawn May 5,, 1845
Grand Jurors Parmenus Parsons Benjamin Reynolds Shubeal Luce Wm Look Davis Look
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Traverse Jurors W H Davis
Jarard Vincent Shubeal Merry Jirah Luce John W Howland
Attest
HENRY BRADLEY Town Clerk
Whole number of Scholars in the Town of Tisbury in the several Districts between the ages of four & Sixteen is four hundred & ninty two as follows
scholars
money
Holmes Hole South District
204 -177 = 361,,08
Do Do North Do
68 =
120,36
North East
Do
33 = 11
58,,41
Lamberts Cove
Do
35 = 11 61,95
North West
Do
67 =
11 1181,59
South
Do
73 -
11
129,21
South East
Do
12
11 21,24
$492
$870 84
Attest HENRY BRADLEY T Clerk
This certifies that we the subscribers assessors of Tisbury have as- sessed - a school District Tax on the property of Rufus Davis a non resident in the Holmes Hole North school District
GEO DUNHAM
ALFRED NORTON
assessors
of Tisbury.
W A MAYHEW
Tisbury July 6 1845
Attest HENRY BRADLEY Town clerk
We the subscribers Select men of the Town of Tisbury and Edgar- town in Dukes County have this day being the twentieth day of August A D 1845 met agreeable to a notice given by the select men of Edgar- town being the most Ancient Town for the purpose of perambutating and running the lines and renewing the marks between our said Towns and having attended to that duty make the following Report, Viz,
Beginning at a stone standing near the Road leading from Holmes Hole to West Tisbury at a place Tashmoo proceeding to a stone at the
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south point of Watcha examining all the intervening bounds and found them sufficient for the purposes for which they were erected
H P MAYHEW Select men of
BENJ DAVIS Edgartown
Wm A MAYHEW
ALFRED NORTON S Select men of Tisbury
Tisbury Augt 20th 1845 attest HENRY BRADLEY Town Clerk
We the subscribers Selectmen of the Towns of Tisbury and Chilmark in Dukes County have this day being the twelfth day of Augt A D 1845 met agreeable to a notice given by the Select men of Tisbury being the most ansient Town for the purpose of perambulating the lines and re- newing the marks between our said Towns and having attended to that duty make the following Report Vis
Beginning at a Stone at the extreme point of Watcha and proceding to a bound or rock liing in the wash of the Vineyard sound examining all the intervening bounds and find them sufficient for the purposes for which they were erected
W. A MAYHEW
ALFRED NORTON Select Men
GEO DUNHAM of Tisbury
JOHN HAMMETT Select men of
JOHN D ROTCH Chilmark
Tisbury Sept 12 1845 Attest HENRY BRADLEY Town Clerk
Pursuent to a legal notice from James D Peaks Constable of Tisbury and by his producing a venira from the Clerk of the court of common Pleas The Select men assembled at the store of H & C Bradley in said Tisbury to draw from the Jurors Box five good and lawful men to serve as Petit Jurors at the court of Common Please of this commonwealth within and for the county of Dukes county to holden at Edgartown on the last monday of September 1845
The following persons were legally drawn Sept 13,, 1845
Peleg Barrows
Petit Jurors Henry Bradley Zedoc Athearn Ezra Athearn Benj". Athearn attest HENRY BRADLEY
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
597
At a legal meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury qualified to Vote in elections for Govenor Leu Govener Senetor and Represantitive in General Court holden at the Hall of the Holmes Hole South District School House in Holmes Hole on Monday of November at 10 O Clock A M 1845 being the Second Monday of Said month. Said inhabitants did then & their give in their vots as follows
Whole number of Votes for Clerk pro tem
29
Charles cottle twenty seven
27
P Parsons Two
2
-
29
Charles Cottle was chosen & sworn
1
Governor George N Brigs . Seventy five
75
Isaac Davis Forty one
41
Samuel E Sewell Twenty 20
136
John Reed
Seventy five
75
George Severy
Forty one
41
Lieu Gov.
John M Brewster Twenty
20
136
Barker Bernell
Seventy five
75
John Peirc
Nineteen
19
for Senetor David Davis
Twenty one
21
Charles Cottle Twenty
20
135
Voted that the Town send a representative this present year
Votes for
Stephen Skiff Fifty one 51
Represantitive
Johnathan Luce Jr
Thirty three 33
William Daggett
Sixteen
16
Alphonso D Luce
Thirty five
35
Walter Hillman
one
1
M. P. Spear
one
1
137
Neccessary for a choice No choice
69
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Second Choice Stephen Skiff Sixty one 61
for Represantitive Alphonso D Luce
Twenty Seven 27
Johnathan Luce Jr
Twenty one 1
W Daggett Ten 10
Scatering One 1
120
Stephen Skiff has Sixty one and is chosen 61
After sealing the Votes and filling the ª/% Voted, to adjourn without day
Attest HENRY BRADLEY Town Clerk
At a Legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury quali- fied to vote in elections and in Town affairs held at the Hall in the Holmes Hole South School House on. Monday the 23d day of February at one O Clock P. M. Then and there did act on the following Articles
1 Voted Charles Smith Moderator
2 Voted, To Chose a committee
3. Voted. that the said Committee consist of five
4 Voted, That Thos Bradley, Ephraim Harding Benjamin Cleave- land Frederic Smith and Charles G Smith constitute this committee
5 Vot. that the committee be instructed to obtain Legal advice if necessary how to proceede to secure the privillages to the Citizens of Tisbury in the fishery of Chappaquansett Creek and pond
6. Voted that the said Committee after having precured Legal advice may and shall if Such advice render it necessary institute Legal proceed- ings to secure the rights & privaleges in said fishery to the inhabitants of said Town
7 that the Committee be instructed to pertition to the Legislature
8 Voted, that the Committee be instructed to give Public Notice forbidding any person or persons from putting any obstructions or anoy- ances of any kind or nature whatever whereby the rights of the Town of Tisbury in said fishery may be impaired
9 Voted when we adjourn we adjourn to the anual Meeting
10 Voted, As the Sence of the meeting that John Manter be placed in the Worcester Insane Hospital under the direction of the Select men 11 Voted we adjourn as above Attest
HENRY BRADLEY Town Clerk
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
At the annual town meeting of the town of Tisbury held on monday Apl. 6 1846 at the Baptist Meeting house in the west parish of sd town Voted and Chose
Jonathan Luce pr Moderator
Alphonso D Luce Clerk - sworn -
Voted to adjourn till twelve o clock and open the adjed meeting of February 23 1846
The warrant of sd meeting not being at hand Voted to reconsider the last vote and procede to the choice of town officers and take up the meet of Feb 23 at 3 o clock
Voted Jabez Luce
& choice Edmund Cottle Selectmen Jonathan Luce Jr sworn
Henry Bradley Town Treasurer - sworn -
Votes given in for County Treasurer were as follows
one hundred & thirty seven 137 for
William A Mayhew
Votes given in for register of deeds for Dukes County were as follows One hundred & fourteen 114 for
Josiah H. Smith
One for Parmenas Parsons
Voted that the town treasurer be allowed 8 dollars for his services
The report of the school Committee and bill for services ($10, each $30) for the past year was red and accepted .
Voted for & chose
Matthew P Spear Standing
Chas. Cottle School Comm.
Thos. Bradly
On motion of Chas. Cottle Esqr the subjarct of raising money for the Support of Common Schools was taken up and the sum of $900, was appropriated for that purpose
Voted & Chose Thomas Barrows Town Comm to Settle with the Select men & Treasurer and make a report of the same at the adjourn- ment
Voted to adjourn to a place provided by the Select men in the west Parish on Monday May 4 at 1 oclock P M
ALPHONSO D LUCE Town Clerk
The adjourned Meeting of Feb 23 -1846 was then called to order by the Moderator and the following votes and resolves passed.
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Voted to hear the report of the comm (verbally) which was then made and accepted
Resolved. That Thomas Bradley be the agent of the town of Tisbury with the advice of the Select men to carry all the suits at law that is or may be prosecuted against said town or any of its citizens for fishing or improving Chopaquanset pond or herring creek as a fishery untill the rights and privileges of the inhabitants of sd town in sd fishery shall be established by law
Voted that the agent be authorised to borrow money on the credit of the town to defray the expences of suit
Voted to adjourn sine die
Attest ALPHONSO D LUCE
Town Clerk
Persuant to a legal notice from Thos N Hillman constable of Tisbury and by his producing a venira from the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the County of Barnstable to draw one suitable man of good moral char- acter to serve at sd Court as travers Juror Sd court to be held at Barn- stable within and for sd county of Barnstable and Dukes County on the 5 day of April 1846 The select men and Town Clerk being present at sd meeting held April 22d 1846 at the Town Clerks office drew from the Jurors Box the name of John Clifford to Serve at Sd court as travers juror
Attest ALPHONSO D LUCE Town Clerk
Met according to adjournment at the Baptist meeting house in the west Parish on Monday May 4-1846 at 1 O clock P. M. The meeting was called to order by the moderator and the following officers Voted for & chosen
sworn Wm S Vincent
sworn Timothy B .. Lovell
Bartlett Pease 2ª
Surveyers of Highway
sworn Matthew Merry
sworn Wm Norton Alphonso D Luce
Constables Thomas N Hillman
sworn
Jas D Peak
Pound Keepers Prince D Athearn Wm Norton sworn Thomas Cathcart sworn
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Fence Viewers Alfred Norton
Nathan Smith
Tristram Luce
sworn
Bartlett Allen sworn
Surveyers
of Lumber
Chas. Smith sworn
M. P. Butler
W! A Robinson sworn
Arvin Weeks
Davis Look sworn
Field Oobed Nickerson
Drivers W Rogers
Wm S Vincent
Joseph Smith
Slyvanus Luce
Moses Morrison Henry Richardson
Surveyer of wood & Bark M. P. Bark
Sealer of Wts & Measures Ira Dexter
Voted that the Treasurer be autherised to furnish a set of Wts & Measurers of the town at its expence Voted for Thos Cath kart sworn
& chose Stillman G Mantor
Presbury L Smith Joseph Luce
Hog Reives
Prudential W_ H Davis for N. W. District
School Com. Alfred Norton " N. E. Do James Look " S Do
Health Committee H P Worts Tho: H Smith John Holmes
Voted to omit choosing Tything men
Moved by Chas Smith to invest the power or authority to hire teach- ers in the prudential Committee of the sev !. Dists much discussion ensued on the above motion and the moderator decided that it was out of order for two reasons
Viz 1st because the same motion was brought forward at the annual meeting and lost
2ª because there was no Such subject inserted in the warrant
Capt Smith then appealed from the decision of the moderator to the
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House, the sence of which being taken, it was decided not to abide by the decision of the moderator
Voted to invest the power and authority, to contract with teachers for teaching school, with the prudential school committee
Voted that the fees for collecting, taxes be set at auction
Voted that there be allowed 6 pr cent on all taxes paid within thirty days 4 pr cent for 60 days and 2 pr cent for 120 days
Voted that James D Peaks be Collector of taxes by giving bonds and that he be allowed 23/4 pr cent for such service
Voted to Raise one thousand dollars ($1000„) for the support of Poor and incidental expences
Voted to raise two hundred dollars ($200) for the repairs of highway Voted to collect & expend the highway tax as in 1845
1000, Sup of Poor & in
900 school
200 highway
2100
Voted to distrain horses swine neat cattle &c from runing at large in the town
Voted to lay the subject, relating to the county road, on the table - Voted to adjourn sine die
Attest ALPHONSO D LUCE Town Clerk
Pursuant to a legal notice from Thomas N Hillman Constable of Tisbury, and by his producing a venire from the Clerk of the court of common pleas, the selectmen and town clerk assembled at the town clerks office May 11 1846 and drew from the jewrors Box six good and lawful men to Serve as Grand Jurors and four men of like qualifications to serve as Petit Jurors at the court of common Pleas of this Common- wealth within and for the county of Dukes county to be holden at Ed- gartown on monday May 25 - 1846 The following Persons were legally drawn May 11. 1846
For Grand Jurors John Johnson
Seth Luce Peter Norton Baze Norton John P Merry Freeman Allen
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for Petit Jurors Francis Nye Dennis Dexter Wm S Vincent Jeremiah Crowell :
Attest ALPHONSO D LUCE Town Clerk
on the 25 day of August 1846 personally appeared Jabez Luce Jona- than Luce Jr and Edmund Cottle and took the oath prescribed by law qualifying them to the office of Assessors
ALPHONSO D LUCE - Town Clerk
Pursuant to a legal notice from Thomas N. Hillman one of the Con- stables of the town of Tisbury, the Select men and town Clerk met at the Clerks office on the 12 day of Sep .: 1846 and drew from the Jurors Box of Sd town five men to serve as petit Jurors at the court of Common Pleas holden at Edgartown on Monday Sept. 28, 1846 in The County. Dukes County
Viz Jabez Luce Charles Luce Theadore Luce Chas West Jonathan Athearn
ALPHONSO D. LUCE Town Clerk
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Tisbury held at the Baptist Meeting house on monday Nov .. 9 - 1846 at eleven O'Clock in the forenoon Voted & chose Matthew P Spear Moderator
Voted to fix a compensation for collecting taxes.
Voted that the compensation be 3 per centum
Voted to proceed to thoise of collector by hand vote
Voted that Charles Smith be collector, (accepted)
Voted that James L Merry be surveyer of highways for the 4" District.
Voted that William Daggett 3ª be surveyer of highways for the 5" District (sworn)
Voted to adjourn Sine Die
Attest ALPHONSO D LUCE Town Clerk
Records of a meeting of the legal Voters of the town of Tisbury held at the Baptist meeting house in West Tisbury on monday The ninth day
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of November at one Oclock P. M. for the purpose of giving in their votes for a Governer, Lieutenant Gov. Senators & Representative and one Representative to the Congress of the U. S. for the tenth District
Whole no. of Ballots given in for governer were one hundred and twelve 112
For Geo N Briggs fifty three 53
" Isaac Davis thirty three 33
" Samuel E Sewell twenty six 26
112
Whole number of ballots given for Lieu. Govr one hundred and twelve 112
For John Reed fifty three 53
" Geo Hood thirty three 33
" John N Bruster twenty six 26
112
Whole number of ballots Given in for Senator were one hundred and five
For Leavitt Thaxter thirty eight 38
" William Bunker thirty two 32
" Charles Cottle twenty five 25
" William Mayhew nine 9
" Daniel Fellows 'one 1
105
Whole number of ballots given in for Representative on firs ballot- ing one hundred and ten
For Jonathan Luce Jr fifty five 55
" Thomas D Blake twenty two 22
" Alphonso D Luce nineteen 19
" Charles West thirteen 13
scatering one 1
no choise 110
fifty six being necessary for a choice Second Balloting whole number one hundred & nine For Jonathan Luce Jr fifty six 56
" Thomas D Blake twenty three 23
" Alphonso D Luce twenty six 26
" Charles West four 4
109
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Whole number of ballots given in for Representative to Congress were one hundred and two 102
For Joseph Grinnell fifty four 54
" Timothy G Coffin twenty four 24
" James Barneby twenty three 23
scatering one 1
102
After ceiling up the returns voted to adjourn Attest ALPHONSO D LUCE Town Clerk
The Select men of the Town of Tisbury at a meeting held this Twenty eighth day of January 1847 for that purpose hereby appointed William A Mayhew Esq. Town Clerk pro tem untill another shall be chosen and qualified in his stead
Tisbury 28 !! January 1847
EDMUND COTTLE Selectmen of -
JABEZ LUCE
Tisbury.
A true coppy Attest WM A MAYHEW Town Clerk pro tem
1
At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury held in the Hall of the Holmes Hole South district School House on the 22d of March 1847 for the purpose of electing Town Officers and the trans- acting of other necessary business Charles Smith was chosen Moderator of Sª Meeting then Voted & chose Parmenas Parsons for Town Clerk for the year ensuing and other officers as follows Viz
for Select Men
Jonathan Luce Jr sworn
Edmund Cottle sworn Prince D Athearn sworn
Voted That the Select men act as Assessors and Overseerers of the poor
Voted To choose the Standing School Committee on Seperate Ballott for Standing school Committee Leroy M Yale Thomas D Blake
.
William A Mayhew
Voted To adjourn to 1/2 past One O Clock P M. then to assemble at the same place 1/2 past one O Clock Met according to adjournment the
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meeting being called to order by the Moderator proceeded to Ballot for Town Treasurer
for Town Treasurer Henry Bradley sworn to both offices Voted That the Town Treasurer act as Collector of Taxes.
Voted That the sum of three pr Ct, to be allowed as a compensation for servises rendered for the collecting of Taxes & acting as Town Treasurer
Voted That there be allowed a discount for the promp payment of Taxes of Six pr Ct for all Taxes paid within thirty days four pr Ct for all paid within Sixty days and two pr ct for all paid within One hundred & twenty days
Voted To choose a Committee of three persons for a Fish Committee to regulate the Herring fishing in and about Chappaquansett Pond
Fish committee
Thomas Bradley sworn
Nathan Smith sworn Franklin Smith sworn were accordingly chosen
Voted & chose for Constable. Sylvenus Luce sworn
Then proceeded to Ballot for County Treasurer but objection having arisen in consequence of no Article being found in the warrant calling for such action It was
Voted to defer It till another Meeting
Voted for & chose for Prudential School Committee William H. Davis
.
Bartlett Pease Jr James Look
for Surveyor of Highways Thomas Barrows
Franklin Luce
Timothy Lovell sworn
Shubael Weekes Jr
Sanford Vincent
for Fence Viewers.
Harrif Mayhew
Charles Smith sworn
Alfred Norton sworn
for Surveyor of Lumber
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
William A Robinson sworn for Surveyor of Wood & Bark -
Joseph R Luce sworn
Bartlett Allen sworn
for Field Drivers
Nathan Smith
Huvvy Luce
William Gray
Benjamin Cleavland sworn
Timothy Daggett
Frederick Smith
William S Vincent
for Pound Keepers Wm Norton
Prince Athearn
for Dog Committee Charles Cottle
Peter Norton
Nathan Smith
Tristam Luce
Voted To chose a committee of three persons to settle with the Select Men & Town Treasurer the following persons were accordingly chosen
Commeettee on Settlement
Henry P Worth Thomas Barrows George Dunham
Voted That the last mentioned committee report their doings at the adjourned meeting and also
Voted that they Examine the finances of the Town and report at the adjourned Meeting
Voted (In relation to the County road) That the Select Men Adver- tise for Sale to the lowest Bidder the making of the Towns proportion of the County road & that such Sale take place at the adjournd Meeting -
Voted That the raising of Money for Towns Expences for the ensu- ing year be omitted untill the adjourned Meeting -
In relation to Mr John Manter now in the Insane Hospital It was
Voted That for the present he remain there and that the Select Men be and are instructed to remove the said Mr Manter from the Insane Hospital at any time when the Physicians may think proper.
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
In relation to Mrs Matilda Slocum & Children It was
Voted That the Select Men dispose of the business in the best man- ner that they are able
It appears by the certificate of Shubal Luce Clerk of the Northeast school district that Edward Luce was chosen prudential Committee for sd district for the current year (chosen March 13th 1847 PARMENAS PARSONS
Voted That the time be extended to the first day of May for the Surveyors to work out their Highway tax
Voted To adjourn to the first Monday of april next at 2 O Clock P. M. then to assemble at the same place for the accomplishment of such business that May legally come before the Meeting
Attest PARMENAS PARSONS Town Clerk
At a Legale Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tis- bury holden on the fifth day of April A D. 1847 at one O. Clock in the afternoon in the Hall of the District School House in Holmes Hole. for the purpose of bringing in their Votes for County Treasurer. & county Commissioners Charles Smith was chosen Moderator of Sd Meeting and the following persons were Voted for as follows viz
for county Treasurer
William A Mayhew fifty four 54
Voted That the Votes for County commissioners be all on one Bal- lott - The whole number of Ballots cast was sixty five Benjamin Davis had fifty five Votes 55
Job Goreham thirty one 31
Herman Vincent
twenty Eight 28
Allen Tillton thirty Eight 38
W" A Mayhew thirty five 35
Harrison P Mayhew Eleven
11
The whole number of Ballots for special county commissioners was twenty one
Benjamin Luce had twenty two Votes 22
I I Barrows twenty two 66
22
Franklin Daggett One
1
Charles Smith One
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