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TAXES OF 1878.
Franklin Damon,
$100 00 Samuel H. Newell, $2 00
Perez Jenkins,
1 12
TAXES OF 1879.
Garrett Supple,
$1 84 Charles A. Taylor, $2 35
Perez Jenkins,
1 23 Samuel H. Newell, 1 65
TAXES OF 1880.
Wm. Landers,
$0 50 Wm. H. Randall, $0 50
Perez Jenkins, 1 12 Virgil Damon, 8 00
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TAXES OF 1881.
Edwin O. Beal,
$2 00 James I. Hyland, $2 00
Wm. Landers,
2 00
Garrett Supple, 2 00
Charles A. Taylor,
2 85
Wm. H. Wade,
2 00
Perez Jenkins,
1 19
John Doherty,
2 82
Josiah Damon, heirs,
7 00
TAXES OF 1882.
Edwin O. Beal,
$2 00
Daniel McCarty, $2 00
Shadrack B. Curtis,
2 00
John F. Murphy, 1 49
Patrick Cannon,
2 00
Elisha Otis,
2 00
Frederick Curtis,
1 55
Daniel W. Taylor,
2 00
Dennis Driscoll,
2 00
Charles A. Taylor,
2 75
Michael T. Doherty,
2 00
Hugh Ward,
11 12
James Gammon,
2 00
Margaret Weatherbee, 2 23
John Harris,
4 40
Daniel Ward, 3d,
2 00
James I. Hyland,
2 00
Perez Jenkins,
1 05
Wm. P. Hawthorn,
2 80
James Litchfield, 45
Edmund Hyland, 7 81
Perez Pincin's heirs,
90
George H. Jenkins,
4 98
Seth Turner's heirs,
90
Wm. P. Litchfield,
2 00
Samuel Brown, error,
4 00
Wm. Landers,
2 00
Wm. Randall, 1 00
E. Sanford Litchfield,
2 00
John McCarty, 2 00
TAXES OF 1883.
Charles Cottle,
$7 35 James Collier's heirs, $14 00
Mrs. N. P. Jordan,
2 10 Elisha Otis, 1 40
Wm. C. Jacobs,
84 £ Mrs. Benjamin Brown, 7 14
David R. Jacobs,
1 05 Aurelia Whiting, 2 80
H. A. Seaverns, Treasurer of Grand Army Post. 8 40
The uncollected taxes from the year 1875 to the year 1880, were $326.21, deemed to be worth, in last year's report, $226.21, will show in the resources of this year as uncollected, $145.15.
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STATE AID.
CHAPTER 301.
Amount of orders drawn from Feb. 1, 1883, to Feb. 1,1884
$1,100 00
PAYMENTS.
Luke G. Fitts,
$102 00
Amelia W. Sylvester,
$44 00
Martha R. Pierce,
48 00
Hannah H. Andrews,
48 00
Olive Cushing,
48 00 Benjamin F. Merritt, 54 00
Emily A. Merritt,
48 00 Henry Brown,
$15 00
Elisha J. Brown,
72 00
John P. Ross,
58 00
Mary J. Hyland,
48 00
Thomas W. Hyland,
36 00
Alfred A. Seaverns, 42 00
Hosea D. Nott,
20 00
John H. Spencer,
60 00
Charles H. Nott,
48 00
George W. Lee,
54 00
Nicholas Wherity,
19 00
Charles A. Taylor,
72 00
Charles W. Clapp,
12 00
Benjamin Brown, Jr.,
56 00
Julia A. Ross,
48 00
Serena C. James,
48 00
Amount,
$1,100 00
MILITARY AID.
AUTHORIZED BY ACT OF 1879, CHAPTER 252.
Amount of orders drawn
$693 72
PAYMENTS.
Munroe Merritt,
$192 00 Henry Young, $12 00
Michael P. McGill,
106 00 Charles D. Mann, 80 00
Joseph Brown,
96 00 Thomas R. P. Nash,
189 72
Henry W. Leavitt,
18 00
Amount, $693 72
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Amount of orders drawn $596 95
PAYMENTS.
Wesley C. Merritt, removing seats Town Hall $ 1 00
E. C. Gardner, carting drain pipe, 1882. 1 50
E. A. Turner, fixtures, etc., for schools 2 26
J. L. Hammett, blackboards, etc., for schools 23 40
A. H. Davenport, chairs for schools 10 50
S. A. Snow, books, etc., for high school 11 50
A. Williams & Co., histories for schools 4 48
John H. Young, services and expenses as Constable in liquor prosecutions 40 00
Hosea D. Nott, services as Constable, etc 29 00
Thaddeus G. Hyland, removing storm windows, Town Hall . 2 57
Henry Young, services and expenses in liquor prosecu- tions . 15 00
Charles P. Seaverns, posting warrants, etc
3 00
Wm. W. Jenkins, care of Town Hall 7 45
Winkley, Thorpe & Dresser, erasers, etc., for schools ..
26 80
Town of Pembroke, stocking Indian Pond with alewives 7 50
Wm. P. Allen, books for schools 35 68
Daniel J. Bates, watching forest fires
3 00
T. W. Thorndike, 2 00
Stillman Litchfield, " 2 00 66
Alfred A. Seaverns, services as Moderator 5 00
E. R. Smyth, witness fees in Andrew's children case 2 10
Daniel J. Bates, "
1 50
Wm. H. Litchfield, witness fees and expenses in An- drew's children case 2 00
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J. O. Burdette, legal services in liquor prosecutions. . . $25 00 School Committee, expenses, etc., obtaining school
teachers 14 36
Charles E. Bailey, use of team for School Committee, 17 87 Thompson, Brown & Co., histories for schools 7 60
A. G. Whitcomb, desks for High School 83 46
Old Colony R. R. Co., transporting desks, etc 1 04
Eldridge & Bros., books for schools 4 30
George Bates, watching forest fires 10 00
Orlando Litchfield, 66 5 00
Charles E. Hyland, 66 66 66
2 50
Alfred Haskell, 66 2 00
H. A. Seaverns & Co., books, etc., for schools. 19 33
John L. Tewksbury, removing seats, Town Hall . 1 25
Hosea D. Nott, labor closing tomb. 3 00
Joseph Bailey, work on Town Hall 2 25
Henry L. Vinal, labor closing tomb 5 00
Moses B. Colman, watching fires 3 00
A. F. Servant, watching fires 3 00
George C. Lee, lumber for closing tomb 1 50
Caleb Osborn, grading School-house lot 2 00
Arthur F. Sylvester, grading School-house lot 1 25
Knights, Adams & Co., books, etc., for schools 5 46
R. S. H. Andrews, watching fire 3 00
A. J. Waterman, labor aud material for School-houses 59 39
C. W. Sparrell, returning deaths 3 50
C. E. Bailey, returning deaths 25
66 recording births, marriages and deaths. . 38 85
telegram and expenses of Institute 5 05
sundries for schools 2 05
Wm. J. Newcomb, returning deaths 5 00
E. C. Gardner, returning deaths. 75
Alexander Anderson, returning death 25
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Daniel W. Stoddard, returning death. $0 25 Willard Torrey, serving notice for Fish Commission .. 4 40 Hyland's Express, for expressing for Town, 1882, 1883. 12 80 Isaac C. Nightingale, selling two fish rights, 1883. 2 00
$596 95
Estimated due, expenses of Fish Committee 50 00
Amount
$646 95
WORK ON BARKER ROAD.
$27 47 Amount of orders drawn
PAYMENTS.
Alexander Anderson,
$10 08
Thomas Patterson, $4 23
Edward Murphy,
4 23 John Devlin, $1 25
John Murphy,
2
1 80
Daniel Broughton, 1 12
Patrick Murphy,
2 88
Seth Chandler,
1 88
Amount, $27 47
WORK ON MANN HILL ROAD.
Amount of orders drawn
$184 50
PAYMENTS.
Marcellus Day,
11 94 Charles M. Ferguson, $17 50
Old Colony R. R. Co.,
2 52 John H. Langdon, 10 50
H. A. Seaverns & Co.,
3 43 E. E. Wentworth, 10 60
James Sullivan,
5 25
George O. Vinal, 18 00
Joseph H. Litchfield, 18 00
James Lovejoy, 3 75
Edwin O. Young,
75 B. B. Wisnor Litchfield, 12 25
D. B. Litchfield,
5 25
Frank Litchfield, 14 00
Louis N. Curtis,
9 62
Charles A. Brown, 6 00
E. Foster Vinal,
17 87
Job Vinal, 17 27
Amount,
$184 50
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STATE AND COUNTY TAX.
Amount of State Tax $1,170 00
Amount of County Tax 1,255 80
Total. . $2,425 80
INTEREST ACCOUNT.
Total amount of Interest accrued for the year. . $3,927 50
COLLECTION OF TAXES AND DISCOUNT.
Amount of discount on taxes $568 32
Amount of fees for collecting taxes 204 29
Amount. $772 61
RECAPITULATION.
For-
Removing snow $504 06
Support of schools. 4,435 33
Incidentals for schools 142 32
Support of poor
3,084 48
Repairs of roads and bridges
2,012 54
Repairs of public buildings
230 29
Town officers
644 95
Printing, stationery and postage stamps.
151 98
Decoration of soldiers' graves
50 00
Abatement of taxes. .
312 79
State Aid, Chapter 301
1,100 00
Military Aid, Chapter 252 693 72
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Miscellaneous
$646 95
Barker Road.
27 47
Mann Hill Road
184 50
State Tax
1,170 00
County Tax
1,255 80
Interest
3,927 50
Discount on taxes 568 32
Fees for collecting taxes
204 29
State Treasurer, for money overdrawn
217 78
Amount of expenses $21,565 07
Deduct State Aid, Chap. 301.
$1,100 00
Deduct Military Aid, Chap. 252 ..
346 86
1,446 86
Net expense $20,118 21
INCOME.
Amount of tax bills of 1883. $20,005 19
Amount of National Bank Tax.
409 57
Amount of Corporation Tax 991 40
Rent of beaches 4 50
Sale of two fish rights
132 00
Interest on C. M. Jenkins' debt
6 00
Auctioneer licenses . . 4 00
11 50
Interest for money on deposit.
255 77
Sale of Harvey Jenkins' grass
Amount. $21,819 93
Deduct net expenses 20,118 21
Surplus over expenses $1,701 72
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CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
The Selectmen have examined the Town Treasurer's report of payments and receipts and found it correct.
The following is his report :
TOWN OF SCITUATE in account with ROLAND TURNER, Treasurer.
DR.
To-
Amount of orders paid . . $15,691 82
Amount of interest paid . 3,927 50
Amount paid State Treasurer, money overdrawn .. . 217 78
Amount paid State Treasurer, State Tax 1,170 00
Amount paid County Treasurer, County Tax 1,255 80
Amount paid State note 15,000 00
Amount of fees for collecting taxes 204 29
Amount of discount on taxes
568 32
Amount of uncollected taxes of 1883 4,622 34
Amount of cash in hands of Treasurer
7,537 14
Amount . $50,194 99
CR.
By cash ---
On hand February 1, 1883 $13,994 93
Received of South Abington, aid to poor 213 98
Town of Weymouth, aid to poor 20 65
Town of Cohasset, aid to poor 103 00
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John L. Webb, rent of beach $0 25
J. W. Weatherbee, rent of beach 1 00
Danforth P. Sylvester, rent of beach 50
Waldo Higginson, rent of beach 2 00
Benjamin Merritt, rent of beach .
75
Two fish rights 132 00
Town of South Scituate, aid to poor 34 09
L. W. Cook, auctioneer license 2 00
A. J. Waterman, auctioneer license 2 00
John Cushman, H. Jenkin's grass
11 50
Eunice Studley, for doctor's bill for S. Studley
2 00
C. M. Jenkins, interest on debt 6 00
Brewster, Cobb, Easterbrook & Co., note
7,000 00
Town of Weymouth 36 22
County Treasurer, dog fund of 1883
189 38
State Treasurer, school fund
204 76
C. E. Bailey, lumber
1 63
State Treasurer, Corporation Tax
991 40
State Treasurer, Bank Tax
409 57
State Aid, Chapter 301.
1,112 00
Military Aid, Chapter 252.
333 74
Interest for money on deposit
255 77
By Taxes-
Collected of 1875
26 53
Collected of 1876
4 43
Collected of 1877
31 32
Collected of 1878
108 08
Collected of 1879
10 70
Collected of 1880
45 63
Collected of 1881
315 66
Collected of 1882
4,534 33
For collection of 1883
20,005 19
Amount.
$50,194 99 ROLAND TURNER, Treasurer.
SCITUATE, February 1, 1884.
City of Boston, aid to poor 52 00
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Financial Condition of the Town Feb. I, 1884.
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LIABILITIES.
Due on notes, etc., as follows :
NAMES OF PAYEES.
Principal.
Date of Note.
Interest Paid to
Interest. due to Feb. 1. 1884.
Salem Savings Bank,
$4,000 00
July 26, 1867,
Jan. 20, 1883,
$2 88
Brewster, Cobb & Easterbrook,
7,000 00
Nov. 8, 1883,
63 75
Brewster, Bassett & Co.,
6,500 00
Jan. 1, 1884,
24 37
Brewster, Bassett & Co.,
60,000 00
July 1, 1881. July 1, 1881,
Jan. 1, 1884,
200 00
Amount of Principal due, $77,500 00
Amount of Interest due, $291 00
Amount of principal of notes due $77,500 00
Amount of interest due 291 00
Amount of outstanding orders due 279 84
Amount estimated due for salaries of teachers in February, 1884 1,370 87
Amount estimated due for support of poor 300 00
Amount estimated due Fish Committee 50 00
Amount of liabilities $79,791 71
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RESOURCES.
Cash in hands of Treasurer
$7,537 14
Uncollected Taxes of 1875 to 1880 : 145 15
66 1880
65 83
1881
37 35
66
1882
287 90
1883
4,622 34
Due from City of Boston for aid to Daniel Jenkins,
52 00
Due from Town of Cohasset for aid to Wm. Henry Litchfield.
78 00
Due from State for aid to Michael Powers
11 00
66 State Aid, Chapter 301.
1,100 00
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for Military Aid, Chapter 252
333 74
66 estate Edmund Jenkins
49 76
66
Eveline Jenkins
129 70
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66 66 Harvey Jenkins
359 71
Value of C. M. Jenkins' house
100 00
$14,909 62
Amount of liabilities
$79,791 71
Deduct resources
14,909 62
$64,882 09
Balance ; decrease of debt for the year . . $1,946 20
As we have been unable to get any definite information, we are obliged to omit, as in former reports, the amounts due for counsel fees in the dispute concerning beaches.
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ESTIMATED EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR 1884.
For-
Removing snow $1,000 00
Support of schools 4,500 00
Incidentals for schoo's 150 00
Support of poor .
3,000 00
Repairs of roads and bridges
2,200 00
Town officers
650 00
Abatement of taxes
200 00
Printing and stationery
150 00
Miscellaneous . .
500 00
Collection of taxes and discount
700 00
Interest on debt
3,150 00
Repairs of public buildings
250 00
Completion of Mann Hill Road
75 00
Total Town grant $16,625 00
Add amount of State Tax (estimated). 1,200 00
Add amount of County Tax (estimated) 1,300 00
$19,125 00
GUIDE BOARDS.
The guide boards throughout the Town remain about the same as last year.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. H. LITCHFIELD, H. H. NORTHEY, JOB VINAL,
Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor of Scituate.
FEB. 1, 1884.
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LIST OF JURORS.
PRESENTED FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE TOWN, TO BE ACTED ON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, TO BE HELD IN MARCH, 1884.
Job P. Otis,
Thomas Tilden,
Alfred A. Seaverns,
Charles F. Clapp,
Milton G. Litchfield,
James Edson, Fenton W. Varney,
George W. Elliott,
Charles E. Bailey,
Stephen Litchfield, 2d,
Joseph Bailey,
George W. Merritt,
Charles M. Ferguson,
William Stoddard, Job Vinal,
Thaddeus L. Litchfield, Henry Merritt, William Barker, E. Foster Peirce, John E. O. Prouty, Hosea B. Mott, Henry Young,
John L. Manson,
Jetson Wade, Henry T. Otis,
Israel C. Dalby,
Charles T. Chubuck,
Charles H. Mitchell,
James B. Totman,
Francis B. Lee,
Benjamin T. Ellms,
George H. Lincoln,
George H. Damon.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. H. LITCHFIELD, - Selectmen H. H. NORTHEY, of JOB VIŅAL, - Scituate.
John B. Pierce, Hatherly Merritt,
Anthony Gray, Nicholas Wherity, Otis Litchfield,
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TRUST FUNDS.
The Selectmen have paid from interest accrued on the Jen- kins and Thomas funds to the following named persons :
Susan M. Otis
$25 00
Mahala T. Vinal 15 00
Mary S. Bouve 15 00
Lucy N. Brown 45 00
E. A. Otis. 15 00
Jubitta Thorndike. 10 00
Amount
$125 00
WM. H. LITCHFIELD, H. H. NORTHEY, Trustees.
JOB VINAL,
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ASSESSORS' DEPARTMEMT.
VALUATION OF THE TOWN OF SCITUATE,
MAY 1, 1883.
Real Estate $1,208,545 00
Personal Estate 125,060 00
Total valuation of taxable property $1,333,605 00
Number of polls . . 617
Number of acres of land 9,660
Number of horses taxed 309
Number of cows taxed 264
Number of sheep taxed
55
Number of houses taxed
630
Tax on 617 polls, at $2.00. .
$1,234 00
. Tax on $1,333,605.00, at $14.00 per $1,000
18,670 47
$19,904 47
TOTAL VALUATION COMPARED WITH 1883.
Real estate, increase $52,106 00
Personal estate, decrease 4,525 00
Total increase $47,581 00
WM. H. LITCHFIELD, - H. H. NORTHEY, of
Assessors
JOB VINAL,
Scituate.
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ARTICLES IN WARRANT
For Town Meeting, March 3, 1884.
ART. 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting. ART. 2 To hear the report of the Selectmen and other Town officers, and act thereon.
ART. 3. To choose all necessary Town officers for the year ensuing.
ART. 4. To see what sum of money the Town will raise for the support of schools, repairs of roads and bridges, support of poor, and other necessary charges for the current year, and appropriate the same.
ART. 5. To establish the rate of wages for removing snow from the public highways for the current year.
ART. 6. To revise and accept the list of jurors as prepared by the Selectmen.
ART. 7. To see if the Town will authorize the Overseers of the Poor to contract, at their discretion, for the sup- port of the Town paupers.
ART. 8. To see if the Town will authorize their Treasurer to borrow money, under the direction of the Select- men, in anticipation of taxes.
ART. 9. To see if the Town will cause a statement of their financial report to be printed and distributed in the month of February next.
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ART. 10. To hear the report of any Committee heretofore chosen, or act thereon.
ART. 11. To make allowances to Town creditors.
ART. 12. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars to be expended under the direction of Post No. 31, G. A. R., on Decoration Day.
ART. 13. To see if the Town will allow a discount on all taxes paid on or before the first day of November next, or act thereon.
ART. 14. To ballot upon the question of granting licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town, bal- lots to be " Yes," or "No," in answer to the ques- tion, Shall licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this Town ?
ART. 15. Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars for improvements and in aid of the alewives' fishery on Bound Brook.
ART. 16. To see if the Town will make special repairs on North Main Street, commencing at or near the residence of Lovell B. Lincoln and continuing to Rock Ray- mond (so called), and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
ART. 17. To see if the Town will make special repairs on Cen- tral Street, near the residence of Homer Studley, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same.
ART. 18. To see if the Town will build a School-house for the use of the East Grammar School, or act thereon.
ART. 19. To see if the Town will purchase a road machine. ART. 20. To see if the Town will accept of the Code of By-Laws as presented by the Selectmen, or act thereon.
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ART. 21. To see if the Town will cause the desk in the Town Hall to be removed to the east side, or act thereon
ART. 22. Will the Town instruct the Surveyors of Highways to clear the roads of snow between highways and persons' houses living back from said highways, or act thereon.
ART. 23. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate money to pay the cost and expenses of the litigation con- cerning the Beaches, and to act on any matter relating to the subject of such litigation.
ART. 24. Will the Town sell or lease the beach below the Fourth Cliff, between the North River and the sea.
ART. 25. What action will the Town take in relation to its public landings ?
ART. 26. What action will the Town take relative to illegal fishing in North River ?
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CODE OF BY-LAWS.
PRESENTED FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE TOWN, TO BE ACTED ON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, TO BE HELD IN MARCH, 1884.
SECTION 1. The Selectmen may grant permit to any persons to build sidewalks in front of their own land, or on any of the streets or ways in the town, whenever the public safety will permit; which permit shall specify the width, and mode of constructing the same.
SEC. 2. Whenever complaint shall be made to the Select- men, that the practice of coasting on any of the streets or sidewalks in the Town has become dangerous to the public safety, they may, if they shall judge it expedient, post up a notice, in some conspicuous place, on the side or corner of such streets, forbidding all persons to coast upon the same; and if any person shall be found coasting upon the same, after the posting of such notice, he shall pay a fine of not less than one dollar, nor more than five dollars, for every such offence, to be recovered of the offender, his parent or guardian.
SEC. 3. No person shall place, or cause to be placed, in any public or private way of the Town, the contents of any sink, cesspool or privy,-nor place any dead animal, or dead animal substance, rubbish or garbage in the same, except for the pur- pose of immediate removal therefrom.
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SEC. 4. Any person placing any obstruction on any side- walk or highway of the Town, without a permit from the Selectmen, who shall not remove such obstruction immediately after receiving notice from Police Officer, Constable or Select- men of the Town, shall forfeit and pay a fine of three dollars for every such offence, and three dollars additional for every six hours such obstruction shall remain.
SEC. 5. Every owner or driver of any vehicle stopping on any highway of the Town, so as to obstruct or delay the pas- sage of other vehicles, or for the purpose of peddling any arti- cle shall attract such a number of persons, as shall obstruct or delay the passage of vehicles, who shall not remove such obstructions immediately, when ordered by any Police Officer, Constable or Selectman, shall pay a fine of three dollars for every such offence.
SEC. 6. One or more persons standing on any sidewalk, or crosswalk, in such a manner as to obstruct a free passage for foot passengers, who shall not disperse immediately when ordered by any of the Selectmen, Police Officer or Constable of the Town, shall severally forfeit and pay a fine of three dol- lars for any violation of this By-Law.
SEC. 7. No persons shall use any indecent, profane or insult- ing language, in any street, or other public place in the Town, or near any dwelling-house or other building therein, or be or remain on any sidewalk, or public passageway, or way or ways to any public hall or church, court or public office, or upon any doorstep, portico or other projection from any such house or other building, to the annoyance, disturbance or obstruction of any person lawfully entitled to pass or resort thereto ;- and no person shall sit upon any wall, fence, bank or doorstep facing on any public place, not being the owner or occupant thereof, without the express consent of such owner or occupant ;- nor shall any person, by any noise, gesture or
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other means, wantonly or designedly frighten or drive any horse in charge of another, in any street or public place in Town ;- and for any offence against this By-Law, each offender shall a pay fine of five dollars.
SEC. 8. No person shall discharge any gun, fowling-piece, pistol or arm, or set fire to any material known as fireworks, or other combustible matter, or throw any such lighted fire- works in any of the public ways or streets of the Town, except on such occasions as the Board of Selectmen may specially permit.
SEC. 9. Any person who shall use any street or highway as a race course, or any person who shall furiously drive a horse or any other animal, on any street or highway of the Town, shall be punished by a fine of ten dollars for each offence.
SEC. 10. No person shall pasture, or cause to be pastured, any cattle or other animals, upon or within the limits of any street or way of the Town, either with or without a keeper ; and any person guilty of a violation of this By-Law, shall for each offence be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty dol- lars, to be recovered by complaints ;- one-half for the use of the complainant, and one-half for the Town ;- providing that nothing in this By-Law shall be construed to affect the right of any person to use the land within the limits of such way, adjoining his own premises.
MISCELLANEOUS.
SEC. 11. Whoever posts, affixes, or in any way attaches any poster, hand-bill, notice, advertisement or placard to or upon any wall, fence, building or structure not his own, without the permission of the owners or proprietors of such wall, fence, building or structure, shall forfeit and pay for each offence, a fine of not less than five dollars, nor more than twenty dollars.
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SEC. 12. Whoever paints, draws or stamps any letter, notice, figure, advertisement or marks upon any wall, fence, post, tree, building or structure not his own, without the permission of the owner thereof, or without said permission, mars, defaces, or disfigures in any way, such wall, fence, post, tree, building or structure, shall forfeit and pay for each offence a fine of not less than five, nor more than twenty dollars.
SEC. 13. Any persons congregating together in a disorderly manner, who shall not disperse when ordered by any Constable or Police Officer ; and any person or persons, congregating or loitering about in any school-house yard, or out-building, not being a member of the public schools, who shall not imme- diately disperse and leave the premises, when ordered or requested to, by any School-Teacher, Constable, or Police Offi- cer of the Town, shall severally forfeit and pay a fine of five dollars for every such offence.
SEC. 14. No person in a nude state shall bath or swim in any public or exposed place in the Town.
SEC. 15. No person shall play at ball or throw balls, stones, snow-balls or any other missiles within or upon any of the streets or public places of the Town.
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK.
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN SCITUATE DURING THE YEAR 1883.
DATE.
NAME OF CHILD.
NAMES OF PARENTS.
MAIDEN NAME.
January 15,
Doris Mercedes Stenbeck,
Jolin V. and Susan,
Hoffman. White.
19,
Arthur Sharp Woodis,
February 4.
Albert Lorenzo Dalby.
Martin.
March
3,
Thomas O'Neil.
Graham.
5.
Leavitt.
Henry W. and Frances,
Brown.
3.
Ida May Jenkins. Burbank.
Merritt.
12,
Edith Almira Turner.
Litchfield.
12.
Eldredge,
Benjamin F. and Henrietta F.
Merritt.
66 April
30.
James Patrick Sullivan.
Costello.
18.
Mabel Frances Barber. Vinal,
James and Catharine, Marcus N. and Maggie M., Allen and Amanda,
Hosea M. and Georgietta.
Bailey.
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George W. and Adeline.
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Damon.
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Hayward.
July
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Clapp.
6. Barbara Fallon,
John and Jennie. Benjamin F. and Bella,
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Louis Gordon Howland,
Edwin W. Newdick,
Daniel Henry Litchfield,
14.
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20.
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30.
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