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Voted: That the sum of $200.00 be raised and appropriated for the expenses of the Planning Board.
ARTICLE 14.
Voted: That Article 14 be taken from the table at this time.
Mr. Storm moved: That the sum of $400.00 be appropriated for the erection of a suitable Memorial to Commemmorate the Three Hun- dredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Braintree and that a Committee be appointed by the Moderator, composed of the Con- servation Committee of the Philergian Club to co-operate with the Board of Selectmen in the erection of this memorial .- Carried 8:30.
ARTICLE 2.
Mr. Barrett moved: That the Moderator appoint a Committee of three to investigate the activities of the Tree Warden during the past two years and file a report with the District Attorney of Norfolk County-Not carried 8:37.
ARTICLE 72.
Mr. Frank Heaney submitted a report of progress made by the Zoning Committee.
Mr. Palmer moved: That the sum of $600.00 be raised and appropri- ated for the Expenses of the Zoning Committee .- Carried 8:41.
Mr. Foley submitted a report of the Committee on Tenure of Office for Certain Town Employees.
Voted: That this committee, or another committee ,be appointed to consider this bill to protect Town Employees .- Carried-8:45.
ARTICLE 73.
Voted: That the sum of $206.54 be raised and appropriated to meet the payment of certain bills contracted prior to January 1st, 1940.
ARTICLE 74.
Mr. Higgins moved: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $13,927.55 for the purchase or taking by eminent domain for general municipal purposes, of the French Estate, so-called, being Plot No. 6, Plan No. 1005 on file in the Assessors' Office.
Vote was counted by the tellers. There being 98 in the affirmative and 77 in the negative-the motion requiring a two thirds vote-was lost. 9:18.
Mr. Palmer moved: Reconsideration of Article 74.
Vote was counted by th etellers. There being 106 in the affirmative and 69 in the negative-the motion requiring a two-thirds vote-was lost. 9:35.
ARTICLE 75.
Voted: That the Moderator appoint a Committee of five to con- sider what action the Town should take relative to the purchase or taking by eminent domain, land for parking places or for other munici- pal purposes and report to the next Annual Town Meeting .- Carried 9:50.
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ARTICLE 76.
Voted: No action under Article 76. Carried 9:51. ARTICLE 77.
Voted: No action under Article 77. Carried 9:52
ARTICLE 78.
Voted: No action under Article 78. Carried 9:53.
ARTICLE 79.
Mr. Palmer moved: That there be raised and appropriated the sum of $36,000.00 for the purpose of constructing, furnishing and equip- ing a Fire Station to be located in East Braintree on a location to be designated by further vote under this Article; said Station to be con- structed under the direction of a Building Committee to be composed of the Chief of the Fire Department and four other members to be appointed by the Moderator.
To be raised as follows:
From Sale of Real Estate Funds. $ 1,600.00 From Tax Levy .. 34,400.00
$ 36,000.00
Mr. Storm moved: That Mr. Palmer's motion be amended to read as follows: "That there be raised and appropriated the sum of $36,000.00 for the purpose of constructing, furnishing and equiping a Fire Station to be located in East Braintree on a location to be designated by further vote under this Article; said station to be constructed under the direction of a Building Committee to be composed of the Chief of the Fire De- partment and four other members to be appointed by the Moderator; and that to meet the said appropriation, the sum of $6,400.00 will be in- cluded in the tax levy of the current year, $1,600.00 will be appropriated from Sale of Real Estate Funds, and the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and he hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $28,000.00 and to issue bonds and notes of the Town therefor, the said bonds or notes to be issued pursuant to General Laws, Chapter 44 and payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 19 thereof, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than four years from the date of issue of the first bond or note, or at such earlier date as the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, may determine."
Vote on the amendment offered by Mr. Storm was counted by the tellers. There being 172 in the affirmative and 5 in the negative, the amendment was carried.
Original motion made by Mr. Palmer, as amended-Unanimous vote. Carried-10:29.
Mr. Palmer moved: That the Fire Station provided for under this Article be located on the Adams Street Playground, approximately as shown on a plan to be filed with this motion.
Mr. Arnold Prescott moved: That this matter be laid on the table and that it be brought up at the adjournment of this meeting where you can have a Special Warrant and have the power to select property where it is most advisable .- Not Carried 10:51.
Mr. Atherton N. Hunt moved: That this matter be referred to a committee of five to be appointed by the Moderator to examine this matter and report at the next Annual Town Meeting .- Not carried 10:58.
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Original motion as offered by Mr. Palmer-Carried 10:59.
ARTICLE 79.
Mr. Palmer moved: Reconsideration of the vote of the Town oll the location of the Fire Station -- Not carried.
Mr. Palmer moved: Reconsideration of the vote of the town on the appropriation to build a Fire Station-Not carried.
Mr. George Anderson moved: That we adjourn until next Monday night at 7:45 P.M .- Carried-11:00 P.M.
A true copy. Attest:
ERNEST C. WOODSUM,
Town Clerk.
Braintree, April 8, 1940.
The adjourned Annual Town Meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Wm. F. Rogers, at 7:49 P.M .There were 137 Town Meeting Members present.
Voted: That the reading of the minutes of the last session be dispensed with.
ARTICLE 80.
Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the care and maintenance of property acquired by the Town under Tax Title Foreclosure Procedure .- Carried 7:50.
ARTICLE 81.
Mr. Palmer moved: To raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 and authorize the Selectmen to expend the same as an annual payment on a lease from year to year of a parcel of land containing fifteen acres as shown on a plan prepared by the Town Engineer and being a portion of Plot 1 on Plan 1029 on file in the Assessors' Office, said parcel to be used as a Town Dump.
The Moderator appointed the following to serve as tellers: Messrs. Iliffe, Seaver, Wade, Erwin, White, Taylor, Gates and Young.
There being 56 in the affirmative and 72 in the negative the motion was lost. 8:24.
Mr. Hitchcock moved: That we reconsider the vote of the Town under Article 81 .- Not carried 8:25.
ARTICLE 82.
Voted: No action under Article 82 .- Carried 8:31.
ARTICLE 27.
Mr. French moved: That we take Article 27 from the table. Car- ried 8:38.
Mr. Palmer moved: No action under Article 27. Not carried.
Mr. French moved: That the Selectmen be authorized to abandon the Town's right of way and easement for sewer purposes over and through land now or formerly of John E. Buckley et al from the north- erly side of Union Street to the southerly line of the highway at the new underpass, so-called, and that the town specify the minimum amount to be paid for such abandonment to be $1.00 .-
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There being 44 in the affirmative and 65 in the negative, the motion was lost. 8:42.
ARTICLE 2.
Voted: That the Moderator appoint a committee composed of thre members to act as Executive Committee for the Tercentenary Com- mittee, with authority to act for the Tercentenary Committee in all matters pertaining to appropriations made under Articles 12 and 13. Carried-8:44.
ARTICLE 83.
Voted: To authorize and direct the Assessors to use not more than $75,000.00 from Free Cash toward the reduction of the 1940 tax rate. Carried-8:44.
ARTICLE 59.
Mr. Anderson moved: That we take Article 59 from the table .---- Carried 8:45.
Mr. Anderson moved: That the report of. the Committee be ac- cepted and the Selectmen be instructed to issue a warrant for a Special Town Meeting to adopt the code of by-laws as presented by the report of the Committee, and that the committee be continued until the Town has voted on the adoption of its report.
The following recommendations were offered as amendments to the original report submitted by the By-laws Committee:
Article1- Section 7 .- Moved: The Chairman of the Finance Committee shall be a Town Meeting member at large. Voted- favorable action.
Article 1-Section 8. - Moved: The Town Clerk shall deliver, by mail or otherwise copy of these By-Laws to each Town Meeting Member within seven days after his or her election. He shall also deliver at the same time a copy of the Legislative Act (Chapter 56) establishing the Limited Form of Town Govern- ment. Voted-favorable action.
Artcile 3-Section 1 .- Moved: That this apply to the representa- tive to our State Legislature .- Not carried.
Motion offered by Mr. Anderson-Carried 10:01.
Voted: That there be raised and appropriated the sum of $377.00 for advertising in the warrant, publication, printing and binding the by- laws, there to be included in the same pamphlet a reprint of the Town Meeting Act .- Carried 10:02.
Voted: That the Moderator appoint a committee of five citizens to study, and, if found desirable, prepare a revision of that portion of the by-laws referred to as the "Building Code"; said committee to include the Town Counsel and at least three members who are actively con- nected with the building trades and report at the next Annual Town Meeting .- Carried 10:04.
Mr .Foley moved: That this Town Meeting congratulate the Mod- erator, William F. Rogers on his usual fairness in conducting the Town Meeting in its Tercentenary Year.
The Town Clerk presided on this motion-Unanimous vote.
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Mr. Barrett moved: That this Town Meeting extend a vote of thanks to the Finance Committee for their services and to the Chairman for the fine manner in which he presented his recommendations .- Unani- mous vote.
Mr. Brooks moved: That the Annual Town Meeting adjourn. Not carried-10:13.
ARTICLE 84.
Voted: No action under Article 84. Carried-10:20.
Appropriations to be raised by taxation .... $1,108,585.76
Appropriations not in tax levy 142,658.36
Total Appropriations $1,251,244.12
Moved: That the Annual Town Meeting be adjourned. So voted- 10:20.
A true copy, Attest:
ERNEST C. WOODSUM, Town Clerk.
WARRANT FOR PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
NORFOLK ss. To either of the constables of the Town of Braintree. Greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town who are qualified to vote in Primaries to meet in
Polling Place in Precinct 1, Noah Torrey School.
Polling Place in Precinct 2, Town Hall.
Polling Placje in Precinct 3, Legion Building.
Polling Place in Precinct 4, Penniman School.
Polling Place in Precinct 5,Hose House, Allen Street.
Polling Place in Precinct 6, Thomas Watson School.
Tuesday, the Thirtieth day of April, 1940, at 5:45 o'clock A.M. for the following purposes :
To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Election of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices:
4 DELEGATES AT LARGE to the National Convention of the Re- publican Party.
4 ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE to. the National Con- vention of the Republican Party.
12. DELEGATES AT LARGE to the National Convention of the Democratic Party.
12 ALTERNATE DELEGATS AT LARGE to the National Con- vention of the Democratic Party.
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2 DISTRICT DELEGATES to the National Convention of the Re- publican Party, 13th Congressional District.
2 ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES to the National Con- vention of the Republican Party. 13th Congressional District.
4 DISTRICT DELEGATES to the National Convention of the Demo- cratic Party, 13th Congressional District.
4 ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES to the National Con- vention of the Democratic Party, 13th Congressional District.
DISTRICT MEMBERS OF STATE COMMITTEE-(One Man and One Women) for each political party for the 1st Norfolk Sena- torial District.
35 MEMBERS OF THE REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE. 10 MEMBERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC TOWN COMMITTEE.
The polls will be open from 5:45 A.M. to 3 P.M.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof ten days at least before the time of said meeting as directed by vote of the Town.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this tenth day of April, A.D., 1940.
HENRY D. HIGGINS HENRY H. STORM ALBERT E. ROBERTS
Selectmen of Braintree.«
A true copy. Attest :
JOHN J. HEANEY, Constable of Braintree.
Tenth day of April, 1940.
Braintree, Mass., Aprin 15th, 1940.
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant, I hereby notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, qualified as expressed therein, to · meet at the time and places mentioned, for the purposes therein mentioned.
JOHN J. HEANEY, Constable of Braintree.
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
Braintree, Mass. April 30, 1940.
In accordance with the foregoing warrant, the Presidential Primary was held on the above date.
The polls were opened at five forty-five o'clock in the forenoon and were closed at three o'clock in the afternoon.
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The following Election Officers served:
PRECINCT 1. Frank M. O'Rourke, Warden; Lena J. Whitman, Clerk; Patrick L. Dalton, Constable; Inez K. Monaghan; Michael P. Noveline; Harry W. Lindsay; James B. Foley; Henry J. Moynihan.
PRECINCT 2. J. Frank Lane, Warden; Charles H. Tobey, Clerk; John B. Dyer, Constable; Charles H Roberts, Edward J. Sullivan, Don- ald L. King, John Doyle, Everett F. Russell.
PRECINCT 3. Herbert F. Stackhouse, Warden; Joseph W. Sulli- van, Clerk; Eugene Clcaves, Constable; Herbert L. Sears, Philip F. Sulli- van, Donald J. Gillespie, Mabel C. Kinna, Albert A. Berry.
PRECINCT 4. George A. Arnold, Warden; Arthur Cavanaugh, Clerk; Francis J. Mahar, Constable; Harold T. Drinkwater, Francis Misch- ler, Edna C .Plummer, Ernest Warwick, Laura A. Morse.
PRECINCT 5. John A. Ryan, Warden; John Riley, Clerk; Herbert K. Jeffers, Constable; Lco V. Kelley, Charles F. Durgin, Mary E. Rich- ards, Ida G. Ward, Florence M. Remick.
PRECINCT 6. Charles D. Sheehy, Warden; William A. Boltz, Clerk; Edgar G. Clark, Constable; Andrew Siegel, Elizabeth Silver, Ar- thur E. Stenberg, Beatrice P. Dickmeyer, Alice O. Buckley.
At the close of the polls, the ballots were assorted, the vote for each candidate of each party counted separately recorded and sealed accord- ing to law, after which they were forwarded to the office of the Town Clerk, where the figures were tabluated and the result announced.
The result of the ballot was as follows:
Number of Republican ballots cast 558
Number of Democratic ballots cast 97
Total number of ballots cast 655
REPUBLICAN PARTY
DELEGATES AT LARGE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION
Group 1.
William H. McMasters 84
Byron P. Hayden 72
Harry P. Gibbs 79
Selden G. Hill 69
ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE TO NATIONAL CON- VENTION
Group 1.
Abbie L. Tebbets 63
Berton S. Evans 68
Annic L. Brown 56
Lucius K. Thayer 67
DELEGATES AT LARGE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION
Group 2.
Leverett Saltonstall 379
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. 365
Joseph W. Martin, Jr. 324
John W. Haigis 322
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ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE TO NATIONAL CON- VENTION
Group 2.
Mary B. Besse 283
Orin S. Kenney 276
Mary Phillips Bailey 277
Irene Gowetz 270
DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION
Group 1.
Fred H. Holbrook 33
Charles H. Stanton 38
ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CON- VENTION
Group 1.
Josephine R. Pingree
35
Mildred I. Shedd 26
DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION
Group 2.
Perley E. Barbour 1
199
Warren S. Keith 167
ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CON- VENTION
Group 2.
Edith L. French
203
Florence H. LeFevre 157
DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION
Group 3.
Charles W. Hedges 170
George C. P. Olsson 150
ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CON- VENTION
Group 3.
Leslie B. Cutler
161
Raymond P. Palmer
205
STATE COMMITTEE-Male
Neil A. McDonald 161
Norris H. Pinault 270
STATE COMMITTEE-Female
Emma S. Tousant
348
TOWN COMMITTEE
Horace T. Cahill 467
George A. Walker 459
Jessie Macgregor 447
Walter B. Skinner
447
George A. Hitchcock
442
Raymond P. Palmer
447
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Frank C. Allen
429
Henry C. Lake
424
Arthur L. Hale
419
Jolın H. Stenberg
422
Walter E. Delorey
428
William G. Edson
411
Angelina M. Galotti
411
Clifton H. Eadie
416
Harvard D. Littlefield
418
Harry A. Simonds
413
William D. Ewing
411
Belle L. Palmer
448
Harold R. Quimby
437
Frank H. Diekmeyer
427
G. Ralph Young
432
Harry L. Chase, Ji.
425
Foster B. Waters
419
Robert Gibson
419
Helen M. Ellsworth
432
Mabel L. „Kinna
432
Clarence S. Cassidy
425
Howard B. Blewett
436
Robert G. Wade
432
Mary D. Learned'
432
James E. Folsom
451
Muriel A. Bestick'
422
Thomas B., Hutchinson
434
Norris H. Pinault
457
· DEMOCRATIC PARTY DELEGATES AT LARGE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION
David I. Walsh .
78
Paul A. Dever
77
John W. McCormack 69
68
Willaim H. Burke, Jr.,
63
James M. Curley
70
Charles: F .: Hurley
63
Joseph B. Ely
65
Francis E. Kelly
66
Roger L. Putnam'
64
William J.„Foley
66
Alexander G. Lajoie
64
ALTERNATE DELEGATES AT LARGE
·. TO NATIONAL CONVENTION
Henry K. Cushing
63
Joseph A. Scolponeti
57
Elizabeth L. McNamara
59
Catherine E. Hanifin
54
Sadie H. Mulrone
56
Clementina Langone
52
Anna A. Sharry
56
Margaret M. O'Riordan
61
John Zielinski
54
Mary Maliotis
52
Michael J. Batal
55
Morris Kritzman
54
Maurice J. Tobin
413
Julia S. French
61
DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION
Joseph H. Downey Leo J. Halloran Charles McCaffrey William F. Maguire
56
71
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ALTERNATES DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION
Frank A. Manning
56
Anna I. Coughlin
55
John R. Shaughnessy
63
Thomas F. Quinn
56
Scattering
1
STATE COMMITTEE-Male
Paul Caven
2
C. Arthur DiBona
2
Leo J. Halloran
40
George M. Leary
3
George J. McCarthy
0
Arthur Leo Morris
43
STATE COMMITTEE-Female
Elizabeth J. McConarty
44
Mary E. Shpsey
19
TOWN COMMITTEE
Joseph P. Barrett
36
Thomas H. Barrett
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37
John G. Berg
37
Jeremiah K. Collins
38
Joseph S. Drinkwater
36
Edward T. Dwyer
36
Andrew A. Nichols
36
George O'Brien
36
Michael Smith
36
Fred Spiess
36
Kenneth Kelly
5
Edward Smith
1
Scattering
5
A true copy, Attest: 1
ERNEST C. WOODSUM,
Town Clerk.
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Warrant for Special Town Meeting
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
NORFOLK, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Braintree: GREETINGS:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Braintree, qualified to vote as Town Meeting members, to meet at the Town Hall in said Braintree on Tuesday, the eighteenth day of June, 1940, at seven forty-five o'clock in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles, namely :
Article 1. To hear and act upon the report of the several boards of Town Officers and Committees, and choose any committee the Town may think proper.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to amend its By-Laws by adopting the following proposed Code of Revised By-Laws.
ARTICLE I TOWN MEETING
SECTION 1. The annual meeting shall be held on the first Mon- day of March, on which day shall be held the annual election of town officers and the determination of such matters as by law are required to be determined by ballot.
SECT. 2. The polls shall be opened not later than six o'clock in the morning and shall close not earlier than seven o'clock in the eve- ning. This provision shall also apply to all elections and primaries, unless otherwise provided by law, except that in the case of primaries, the polls may be closed not earlier than two o'clock in the afternoon.
SECT. 3. All business, except the election of officers and the de- termination of such matters as by law are required to be determined by ballot, shall be considered at an adjournment thereof to the third Mon- day in March at 7:45 P.M.
SECT. 4. Notice of every Town Meeting shall be given by a Constable of the Town by posting attested copies of the warrant in one or more public places in each voting precinct ten days at least before the day fixed for the meeting, also by publication of a copy of the war- rant once each week for two successive weeks in one or more newspapers published in th Town, if there be any, the first publication to be at least eight days before said meeting.
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SECT. 5. Notice of every adjourned meeting shall be posted by the Town Clerk at the Town Hall, and if the period of adjournment will permit, shall be advertised in one or more newspapers published in the Town, if there be any. In each case, the notice shall refer to th earticles in the warrant on which final action has not been taken.
SECT .. 6. Special elections for Town officers shall be by precinct voting, at the polling places in thie several precincts of the Town, polls to be opened and closed as prescribed in Section 2 of this Article.
SECT. 7. The Chairman of the Finance Committee shall be a Town Meeting member at large.
SECT. 8. The Town Clerk shall deliver, by mail or otherwise, a copy of these By-Laws to each Town Meeting Member within seven days after his or her election. He shall also deliver at the same time a copy of the Legislative Act (Chapter 568) establishing the Limited Form of Town Government.
ARTICLE II PROCEDURE AT TOWN MEETINGS
SECTION 1. The procedure at Town Meetings shall be gov- erend by the rules of practice contained in Cushing's Manual of Parli- amentary Practice, except as modified by law or by these by-laws.
SECT. 2. Until a question under debate is disposed of, no motion shall be received except motions to adjourn at a time certain, to adjourn the meeting, for the previous question, to lay on the table, to commit, to recommit, to amend, to refer, or to postpone indefinitely, which sev- eral motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are herein arranged, but a motion for extension of time under Section 6 may be presented at any time. On any motion to adjourn, to lay on the table, for the previous question, or for an extension of time, (1) no person shall speak more than once, and then for not more than two minutes, (2) not more than ten minutes in all shall be allowed for debate except with con- sent of the meeting voted at the time, and (3) no other motion shall be entertained until the pertinent motion is finally disposed of.
SECT. 3. All articles in the warrant shall be taken up in the order or their arrangement, unless otherwise voted by the meeting.
SECT. 4. A motion, if required by the Moderator, shall be re- duced to writing before being submitted to the meeting.
SECT. 5. Except as provided in Section 2 of this Article, all questions may be debated, but without consent of the meeting, no person except the Chairman of the Finance Committee shall speak more than twice on any one question, not to exceed ten minutes the first time and five minutes the second, and no person shall speak more than once until all who desire to speak for the first time have been heard.
SECT. 6. On proposed amendments involving sums of money, the largest amount shall be put to the question first, and on declaring an affirmative vote on said amendment, the Moderator shall, if the motion calls for an appropriation, take a vote on the appropriation of said larger amount, the action on which shall be final action on the article in question.
SECT. 7. No final vote shall be reconsidered, unless notice of the intention to move a reconsideration has been given to the Clerk witihin one hour after the vote has been declared, or in the event that the meeting adjourns to a day certain, within said hour, said notice in writing may be given within twenty-four hours after said adjournment. Said motion to reconsider shall be in order only at said meeting or the next adjournment thereof, and only one such motion shall be received and
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acted upon. No reconsideration of any final vote shall be had unless ordered by a two-thirds vote of the voters present and voting thereon.
SECT. 8. All voting in a Town Meeting shall be in the form re- quired by the Moderator, unless otherwise required by law or by vote of tlie meeting, except that if the result is questioned immediately by seven voters, the Moderator shall appoint tellers to verity the vote.
SECT. 9. When a report of a committee is placed in the hands of the Moderator, it shall be deemed to be properly before the meeting for its action thereon, and a vote to accept shall discharge the committee, but shall not be equivalent to a vote to carry out its recommendations without a special vote to adopt it.
SECT. 10. No appropriation shall be made under the report of any committee of the Town, except under an article in the warrant pro- viding for such appropriation.
ARTICLE III FINANCE COMMITTEE
SECTION 1. The finance committee shall consist of fifteen voters appointed as provided in the following sections. No person who is an elected officer of the Town (excepting Town Meeting Members) or a member of any board of the town receiving pay therefrom, or an appoint- ive employee of the Town, shall be qualified to serve as a member of the finance committee.
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