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Thomas Barrows
103
Matthew P Butler
80
Edmund Cottle
25
Wm Harding
1
Jirah Luce
2
Jabez Luce
1
Chas B Allen
2
no choice
2d balloting
Thos Barrows
109
Matthew P Butler
80
Edmund Cottle
15
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Jirah Luce Wm Harding John Luce
4
2
1
211
Whole number of ballots 211
necessary for choice 106
Thomas Barrows had 109 and was elected
Attest M. P. BUTLER
Town Clerk
Tisbury November 8 !! 1852
To Matthew P Butler Constable of Tisbury
In the name of the Commonwealth of Mass. you are required to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury qualified to vote for repre- sentatives in the General Court of this Commonwealth to assemble at Capawoc Hall in Holmes Hole in Said Tisbury on Monday the thirteenth day of December next at ten O'Clock in the forenoon to give in their votes for one Representative to Represent them in the Congress of the United States of America for the term of two years from the fourth of March 1853
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at two or more of the public Meeting Houses in Said Tisbury fourteen days at least before the time of holding said meeting
Hereof fail not and make due returns of this Warrant with your doings thereon to ourselves at the time and place of Meeting aforesaid
Given under our hands this 30th day of November in the year one thousand Eight hundred and fifty two
Signed THOMAS BARROWS Selectmen EDMUND COTTLE S of Tisbury
Tisbury November 30 1852
pursuant to the instructions in the above warrant I have notified the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury qualified to vote in Elections to meet at the time and place and for the purposes therein Specified Signed M P BUTLER constable of Tisbury
Attest M P BUTLER
Town Clerk
658
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury : quali- fied by the constitution of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, to vote for Representative in General Court, holden on the thirteenth day of December, in the year one thousand Eight hundred and fifty two - for the purpose of giving in their votes for a Representative of said common- wealth in the Congress of the United States for District number one
The Whole number of persons who gave in their votes was accer- tained as directed by Law; and the Whole number of ballots was seventy one
And the whole number of votes given in, was sorted, counted, and declared as by Law directed; and said votes were for the following persons : Vis
Zeno Scudder Fifty 50
Abraham H Howland
Twenty 20
M P Butler one 1
Attest M P BUTLER
Town Clerk
To Matthew P Butler, Constable of Tisbury
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are required to notify the inhabitants of the town of Tisbury qualified to vote for senator of representatives, in the General Court, to meet at Capawoc Hall in Tisbury on Monday the 7th day of March it being the first Mon- day of said month at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, to bring in their votes in sealed envelopes, to the selectmen; for the choice of a Delegate to meet Delegates from other Towns & Cities in convention in the State House in Boston on the first Wednesday in May Next; then and there to take into consideration the propriety and expending of making any, and if any, what alterations or amendments in the present constitution of Goverment of this Commonwealth, and to devise and do all such matters and things as in, and by, the act of the Legislature of this com- monwealth passed on the seventh day of may in the year one thousand eight hundred & fifty two relating to the calling of a convention are required and authorised to be done
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at two of the public Meeting Houses in said Town four- teen days at least before the time for holding said Meeting
Hereof fail not and make due returns of this warrant with your
1
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS,
.doings thereon to ourselves at the time and place of Meeting aforesaid. Given under our hands this seventh day of February in the year One thousand Eight hundred & fifty three
Signed EDMUND COTTLE Selectmen of BARTLETT MAYHEW Tisbury
Pursuant to the instructions above given I have notified the inhab- itants of Tisbury as described above, to Meet at the time and place and for the purposes therein specified
Signed MATTHEW P BUTLER constable of Tisbury Attest M P BUTLER Town Clerk
Pursuant to the instructions in the forgoing warrant and @ Law of the commonwealth of Massachusetts the qualified Voters, of the Town of Tisbury, in Town Meeting on the seventh day of March one thousand Eight hundred & fifty three, for the Choice of one Delegate to the con- vention for revising the constitution of Goverment of this commonwealth, proceeded to ballot for the choice of a Delegate & the result of the first trial was as follows
Whole number of ballots - ninety one = 91
For Alfred Norton 9 open Votes & 32 Votes in sealed envelope 41
For Jonª. Luce 7 open Votes & 12 Votes in sealed envelope 19
For Thomas Bradley 3 open Votes & 5 Votes in sealed envelope 8
For Thomas Barrows 1 Vote in sealed envelope 1 For John Holmes 7 open Votes & 15 Votes in sealed envelope = 22 No Choice - And
proceeded to the second balloting
the result was as follows - whole number votes 111
For Alfred Norton 30 open Votes & 22 in sealed envelope 52
For John Holmes 31 open Votes & 20 in sealed envelope 51
For Jona Luce 5 open Votes & 3 in sealed envelope 8
No Choice
Voted to adjourn till to-morrow at one O'Clock P M
March 7th 1853
Attest M P BUTLER Town Clerk
March 8th The meeting was called to order @ one o clock P.M. & proceeded to ballot for the choice of one Delegate to the convention aforesaid, and Alfred Norton was Elected - the Votes were as follows
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Whole number of Votes given in 137
For Alfred Norton 65 open Votes & 7 votes in sealed envolopes = 72 John Holmes 53 open Votes & 5 Votes in sealed envelopes 58 Jonª. Luce 7 open Votes & none in sealed envelopes 7 the returns were sealed up in open Town Meeting March 8-1853 Attest M P BUTLER
Town Clerk
Dukes County ss , To M. P Butler Constable of Tisbury in the County of Dukes County Greeting
In the name of the commonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Tisbury qualified to Vote in elections to meet at the old Baptist Meeting House in West Tisbury on Monday the twenty first day of March next @ ten O'Clock in the fore- noon, then and there to act on the following articles (to wit)
1st To Choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting
2ª To Choose all necessary town officers for the year ensuing
3ª To hear the report of the selectmen and act thereon
4 To raise such sums of Money as may be necessary to defray the Town charges for the year ensuing & make appropriation of the same
5 To determine the manner of repairing highways Town Ways - & bridges the year ensuing
6 To bring in their Votes for County Treasurer
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at two of the public Meeting Houses in said Town four- teen days at least before the time of holding said meeting
Hereof fail not and make due returns of this warrant to the Town Clerk at the time of meeting aforesaid
Given under our hands this Eighth day of February 1853
Signed EDMUND COTTLE selectmen of
BARTLETT MAYHEW 5 Tisbury
Pursuant to the instruction above Given I have notified the inhab- itants of the Town of Tisbury qualified to vote in Elections & Town affairs to meet at the time and place and for the purposes therein specified
M. P. BUTLER Constable of Tisbury
A true Copy
Attest M P BUTLER
Town Clerk
661
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Met at the time and place, and for the purposes specified in the fore- going warrant
The hour was announced, the meeting called to order, the warrant read, and the ballots for Moderator called for by the clerk,
The whole number of ballots were 40
Charles Smith had 39 and was declared chosen
The ballots for clerk were then called for by the Moderator
The whole number of ballots were 46
John D Rotch had 46 and was declared chosen was qualified and pro- ceeded to duty
The ballots were then called for 1 selectman in the western Parish
The ballots when collected were assorted and counted by the moder- ator and Town clerk and Bartlett Mayhew was declared chosen, The ballots were then called for the second selectman,
The ballots when collected were assorted and counted by the Moder- ator and Clerk and Edmund Cottle declared chosen
The ballots were then called for for the 3" Selectman, The ballots when collected were assorted and counted by the Moderator and Clerk and Thomas Barrows was declared chosen
The ballots were then called for for Town Treasurer, and when col- lected were assorted and counted by the Moderator and Clerk and Henry Bradley was declared chosen and qualified
The ballots were then called for for one School Committee from the western Parish and when collected were assorted and counted by the Moderator and Clerk and David Nickerson was declared chosen
The ballots were then called for for a second School Committee and when collected were assorted and counted by the Moderator and Clerk and Edmund Cottle was declared chosen
The ballots were then called for a third School Committee and when collected were assorted and counted by the Moderator and Clerk and Matthew P Butler declared chosen
On Motion voted the following named persons be Surveyors of High- ways, Jared Vincent, John P Norton Matthew P Butler and Hariph Mayhew
Voted that each Surveyor of Highways have an order from the Se- lectmen upon the Town Treasurer for the amount Highway tax assigned to his particular district, that he give notice severally to the inhabitants of his district, when and where they may work to the amount of their highway tax if they do not work, the Surveyor may employ others to do the work '
662
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
The ballots were then called for for a Constable and when collected were assorted and counted by the Moderator and Clerk and Thomas West was declared chosen
The ballots were then called for for a second Constable, and when collected were assorted and counted by the Moderator and Clerk and James D Peakes was declared chosen
On Motion voted that the following named persons be Fielddrivers, each person voted for separately Benjamin Cleveland Thomas L Norton Tristram Luce Thomas West, and Josiah Vincent
On Motion voted that Barnard Luce and Hilliard Norton be Pound Keepers the ensuing year
On Motion the following named persons were severally chosen Fence Viewers the ensuing year James Look Emund Luce Hariph Mayhew Nathan Smith and Charles Smith
On Motion the following persons were chosen Surveyors of Lumber the ensuing year, James D Peakes, Richard Hursel, and Washington Adams
On Motion James D Peakes was chosen measurer of wood and bark the ensuing year
On Motion the Treasurer was chosen Sealor of Weights and Measures
On Motion the following named persons were chosen Health Com- mittee the ensuing year, Charles Smith, Thomas H Smith, Moses Brown and William H Luce,
On Motion the following persons were chosen Fish Committee, Thomas Bradley, Nathan Smith and Benjamin F Smith,
On Motion voted to hear the annual report of the Selectmen, which was immediately read, On Motion the Selectmens report was accepted
The following named persons were qualified for their respective offices in open town meeting John D Rotch Town Clerk Bartlett Mayhew Selectman Edmund Cottle Selectman Henry Bradley Treasurer James D Peakes constable, Surveyor of Lumber & Surveyor of Wood & Bark, Thomas L Norton Fielddrivers Bartlett Mayhew & Edmund Cottle assessors Tho: Barrows sworn as assessor and Selectman
On Motion Voted to adjourn this meeting to the first monday of april next at two O clock P. M
Attest JOHN D ROTCH Town Clerk
March 26" 1853
Thomas West personally appeared and was qualified for the office of Constable
Attest JOHN D ROTCH Town Clerk
663
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Pursuant to notice from Isaiah D Pease Sheriff of Dukes County to the Selectmen and Town Clerk of Tisbury, and upon his producing an order from the County Commissioners of Dukes County to draw from the Jury box six good and lawful men as the law directs to serve as Jurors to determine amount of damage sustained by James Wilbur in conse- quence of the road laid out by the Commissioners from Edgartown to Holmes Hole having passed through his land, The Selectmen and Town Clerk met at the Town Clerks office and drew from the box the follow- ing names
to meet on the april premises 13" 1853
1 Hiram Dexter
2 Charles Bradley
3 Robert Athearn
4 John Mantor
5 Washington Adams
6 Walter Hillman
March 28" 1853
Attest JOHN D ROTCH
Town Clerk
Dukes County ss
March 26" 1853 Then personally appeared Benjamin Cleveland and made oath to the faithful discharge of his duty as Fielddriver the present year in the town of Tisbury, before me BARTLETT ALLEN Justice attest JOHN D ROTCH Town Clerk
1853 April 2 " Personally appeared Matthew P Butler and was qualified for Surveyor of Highway by JOHN D ROTCH Town clerk of Tisbury
Dukes County ss
To James D Peakes Constable of the Town of Tisbury Greeting
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts your are re- quired to notify and warn the inhabitants of Tisbury qualified to vote in elections to meet at the Old Baptist Meeting-house in West Tisbury on Monday the 4" day of April next it being the first Monday of said month at 12} O clock P. M. to bring in their votes to the Selectmen for three County Commissioners on one ballot, for Dukes County, also two Special Commissioners at the same time and in the same manner, And you are
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directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at two or more public places in said town seven days at least before the time for holding said meeting
Hereof fail not and make due returns of this warrant with your doings thereon to ourselves at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid
Given under our hands this twenty third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three
EDMUND COTTLE Select Men
BARTLETT MAYHEW
Pursuant to the above warrant I have notified the inhabitants of the town of of Tisbury qualified to vote in elections in to meet at the time and place and for the purposes within named
JAMES D PEAKES Constable of Tisbury
A true copy
Attest JOHN D ROTCH Town Clerk
Met at the time and place, and for the purposes specified in the fore- going warrant, the meeting was called to order, the warrant read, and the ballots called for, for three Commissioners on one ballot, and for two Special Commissioners on one ballot,
The ballots for commissioners when collected were assorted and counted by the Selectmen and town Clerk and were as follows Viz
The whole number of ballots were sixty four 64
William A Mayhew had fifty
50
Allen Tilton
forty four
44
Benjamin Davis
66 fifty nine
59
Matthew P Butler
eight
8
Walter Hillman
two
2
James N Tilton 66 six
6
Jeremiah Pease 66
five
5
William S Vincent 66 four
4
Herman Vincent 66 twelve
12
Thomas H Lambert
one
1
Ephraim Mayhew
one
1
The ballots for Special Commissioners were then assorted and counted by the Select men and Town Clerk and were as follows viz
665
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Matthew P Butler
had fifty one
51
Herman Vincent
66 fifty two 52
Jeremiah Pease
one
1
Samuel Thompson
one
1
William Pease
one
1
James Look
one
1
Calvin Adams
one
1
A true copy
Attest JOHN D ROTCH
Town Clerk
Met according to adjournment of the meeting of March 21" one thousand eight hundred and fifty three, at the time and place and for the purposes specified in the warrant calling said meeting
The meeting was called to order, the warrant read and the ballots for Moderator Protemn called for by the clerk, the Moderator being absent.
The ballots when collected were counted by the clerk, the whole number of ballots were 21
John P Norton had 20 and was declared chosen Moderator pro temn
On motion voted to raise one thousand dollars for the support of schools.
On motion voted to raise two hundred in addition to the one thou- sand dollars raised by the precedent vote
One motion voted to raise the sum of fourteen hundred dollars for the support of poor and incidental charges
The ballots were then called for by the moderator protemn for a county Treasurer, and when collected were assorted and counted by the Moderator protemn and clerk,
The whole number of ballots were fifty one (51) All for Barnard C Marchant
On motion voted to raise the sum of four hundred dollars for the repairs of Highways & Bridges
On motion voted that the tax bills be sold at auction, the purchaser paying in to the treasury the whole amount of bills assessed, collected or uncollected, collectible or uncollectible, in four equal quarterly install- ments and give to the selectmen good and sufficient bonds
The tax bills were then forthwith exposed for sale and after much bidding were sold to Obed Nickerson for 97 pr cent, on the amount of
666
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
the bills, and On motion Obed Nickerson was chosen collector of taxes the ensuing year
On motion Benjamin Athearn was chosen Fielddriver in place of Josiah Vincent who refused to serve
On motion voted to choose one additional Health Committee
On motion voted that James D Peakes be one of the Health Com- mittee
On motion voted to adjourn without day
A true copy
Attest JOHN D ROTCH clerk
The following are the names of persons qualified for their respective offices the fourth day of April 1853
Richard Hursel Surveyor Lumber Hilliard Norton Pound keeper, James Look and Hariph Mayhew Fence Viewers, John P Norton and Hariph Mayhew Surveyors of Highways
Attest JOHN D ROTCH clerk
Dukes County ss. March 28" 1853
Then personally appeared Tristram Luce and made oath to the dis- charge of his duty as Fielddriver the present year before me
BARTLETT ALLEN Justice of the peace
Attest JOHN D ROTOH clerk
Pursuant to a notice from James D Peakes. Constable of the town of Tisbury and upon his producing a venire from the clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court to select as the law requires, one good and lawful man to serve as traverse Juror at the above mentioned court to be held at Barn- stable within and for the Counties of Barnstable and Dukes County on the first Tuesday of May next at ten O clock A M
The selectmen and town Clerk at the town Clerks office on the 25" day of April 1853 drew from the Jury Box the name of William Athearn to serve as travers Juror at said court
Attest JOHN D ROTCH town clerk
Dukes County ss.
To James D Peakes Constable of the town of Tisbury.
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Tisbury qualified to
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
vote in elections, to meet at the Old Baptist meeting house in West Tis- bury on Friday the twenty ninth day of April instant, it being the fifth Friday of said month, at two of the Clock in the afternoon to bring in their votes to the Selectmen for two Special commissioners on one bal- lot for Dukes County
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copoies thereof at two public places in said town one of which shall be the Congregational meeting house in West Tisbury, seven days at least before the time for holding said meeting
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to ourselves at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid
Given under our hands this this 18" day of april in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty three
EDMUND COTTLE Selectmen
BARTLETT MAYHEW
Pursuant to the within warrant I have notified the inhabitants of the town of Tisbury qualified to vote in elections to meet at the time and place and for the purposes within named by posting up attested copies of the said warrant as within directed
Tisbury april 29" 1853
JAMES D PEAKES Constable of Tisbury
Attest JOHN D ROTCH Town Clerk
Met at the time and place and for the purpose specified in the fore- going warrant. The meeting was called to order and votes for two Special commissioners called for by the selectmen on motion voted to close polls
The ballots were then counted and assorted by the Selectmen & town clerk and public declaration thereof made.
The whole number of ballots were four
William Vincent of Edgartown had four 4 1
Thomas Barrows of Tisbury had four 4
Attest JOHN D ROTCH town Clerk
Pursuant to a notice from James D Peakes and according to the re- quirements of a venire from the clerk of the court of Common Pleas to be holden at Edgartown in Dukes County, by him produced, the Select-
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TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
men and Town Clerk met at the Selectmens office in Tisbury, and drew, as the law directs, the names of the following persons, to serve at said Court through the year as Grand Jurors, from the Jury box, John W Howland, Matthew P Butler, Abraham Anthony, Jared Vincent, Calvin R Tilton, and Seth Luce, Also to serve as Petit Jurors the May term of said Court, Peleg Barrows Eliakim Norton, Shubael D Smith William Daggett 2nd and William N Gray, on the 14" day May 1853
Attest JOHN D ROTCH Town Clerk
Dukes County ss
To James D Peakes
Constable of the town of Tisbury Greeting
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are directed to notify the inhabitants of the town of Tisbury qualified to vote in elections and town affairs to meet at the Old Baptist meeting house in West Tisbury on Wednesday the eighth day of June next at two o clock P. M. then and there to act on the following articles
1" To choose a Moderator to preside in said meeting
2" To see what course the town will pursue in relation to the road layed out by the County Commissioners leading from near the Mansion house Holms Hole to near the house of Bartlett Claghorn in said Tisbury agreeable to the petition of Charles Smith and others and made agreeable to their instructions, which the present Commissioners declined acting in relation to the acceptance of,
3" To raise such sums of money as may be considered necessary to defray the expenses of said road,
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof at the Post Office and one of the public meeting houses in Holmes Hole and at two of the public meeting houses in West Tisbury fourteen days at least before the time for holding said meeting
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the town Clerk at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid
Given under our hands this twenty third day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three
EDMUND COTTLE Selectmen
BARTLETT MAYHEW S of Tisbury
669
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
Pursuant to the within warrant I have notified the legal voters of the town of Tisbury to assemble at the time and place and for the pur- poses within named
- Tisbury June 8" 1853
JAMES D PEAKES Constable of Tisbury
Attest JOHN D ROTCH town Clerk
Met at the time and place and for the purposes specified in said fore- going warrant. The meeting was called to order, the warrant read, the votes for moderator called for, counted and sorted and declaration thereof made by the clerk, and were as follows viz whole number of ballots were thirty nine John P Norton had thirty five Thomas Barrows had four and John P Norton was declared chosen
2" Voted, that the sectmen take legal advice upon the subject,
Voted also that the selectmen pursue a course in accordance with advise received
3 Voted to indefinitely postpone acting upon the 3" article of the warrant
Voted to adjourn without day
Attest JOHN D ROTCH town Clerk
Pursuant to notice from James D Peakes constable of Tisbury and upon the authority of a venire from the clerk of the Court of Common Pleas to be holden at Edgartown within and for the County of Dukes county
The Selectmen assembled at their Office at Holms Hole on the 17" day of September 1853 and after having appointed and sworn Peleg Barrows clerk protem drew from the Jury box four good and lawful men according to the requirement of said venire, to serve as Petit Jurors at the court of Common Pleas to be holden at Edgartown on the last monday of September now currant The name of persons drawn were Davis Cottle Isaac L Vincent Joseph Luce and Timothy Luce
Attest PELEG BARROWS clerk pro temn
JOHN D ROTCH Town Clerk
670
TISBURY TOWN RECORDS.
To James D Peakes
Constable of Tisbury,
In the name of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, You ar required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town Tisbury quaified to vote in elections to meet at the old Baptist meeting house in West Tisbury on Monday the fourteenth day of November, at nine of the clock in the forenoon it being the second monday of sd month to bring in their votes to the Selectmen for a Govorner and Lieutenant Govorner of the com- monwealth and for one senator for the district of Nantucket and Dukes Counties, also for a representative to represent them in the General Court to be held at Bosston on the first Wednesday of January next all on one ballot or in one sealed envelop.
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