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To take up the 9th article of the warrant,
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To raise two hundred dollars, 200., in addition to the twenty three hundred dollars , 23 00, voted March 5 th to defray town charges,
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To resume the 11th article To reconsider that part of a vote passed March 5th whereby Highway surveyors were directed to cause their proportion of money to be expended before the first day of October.
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That three fourths of the money be expended before the first day of July and the remainder before the first day of September next.
To take up the 24 th article of the Warrant
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To accept and adopt the following code of By laws presented by the School Committee in regard to truants
March 18 A.D. 1883
Prelude
That the Surveyors of Highways be directed to path the snow in the several territories when necessary and requested by the Sextons.
To adjourn this meeting two week from today at two oclock P.M. March 19th 1883
By-laws
The town of Boxford hereby avails itself of the several from visions of the statutes of this Common conwealth now in force relating to habitual truants, and absentees from school, and in pursuance of authority confered there by adopts the following By-laws.
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Art-1st
By laws in regard to truants
Habitual truants and children between seven and fifteen. years of age, who may be found wandering about the streets of public places in this town, having no lawful occupation or business, not attending school and growing up in ignorance, shall, upon conviction of said offences before a court of justice having jurisdiction of the same, be committed to the Lawrence Industrial School, or to any other suitable place provided by the town and approved by the court or judge having authority to approve by-laws concerning such children, for confinement, instruction and discipline for such time not exceeding one year, as such court of justice having jurisdiction may deter mine. These by-laws shall be in force upon and after their approval by the proper court or judge.
Art. 2 nd
Two truant officers shall be appointed annually by the School Committee, whose duty it shall be to enquire in to all violations of the truant laws and of all the laws relating to compulsory education, and to do all the acts require ed of them by the laws of the Commonwealth.
Art. 3rd It shall be the duty of each tarrant officer, fizice to making any complaint under these laws, to notify the truant or absentee from school, also his frauentor quan- dian of the offence committed and of the penalty therefor, and if the tenant officer can-obtain satisfactory pledges for the restraint and reformation of the child, he may for- bear to prosecute so long as such pledges are faithfully kept.
Art. 4 th It shall be the diety of the School Com mitter, the teachers of the public schools, and the citizens generally to aid the truant officers as far as possible in the discharge of their duty,
Art. 5th It shall be the duty of the tirant officers to keep a full record of all their official acts-and make an annual report thereof to the School Committee who shall publish the same with their own report.
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Art. 6th
Nothing in there By-laws shall be construed as to alter or impair the obligation and duty of teachers to enforce punctuallity and regularity of attendance and to preserve good order and disipline.
Art. 7th
Pupils between eight and fifteen years of age shall not be dismissed before the close of the daily sessionexcept in case of illness, without a written request from afar entorguardian and such request shall be kept by the teacher till the close of the term unless sooner called for by the School Committee.
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Art. 8 th
Any person who shall cut deface or other wise injure the school building, or its furniture or injure any fences trees or out-buildings, or shall write any profane or absence language or make any obscene pictures or characters on the premises belonging to the public schoolsin Boxford, Shall be prosecuted to the full extent of the law-and if done by a pupil, the teacher shall be required trascen - tain if possible, by whom the injury was done and report the same to the School Committee.
Art. 9 th
The carrying or handling of firearms or gunpowder percussion caps, fireworks or toy pistols by any person or pupil of the school, shall not be allowed in or about the school buildings, non the grounds pertaining thereto, if done by a pupil, the teacher shall be required to report the same as in the pre- ceding article."
Voted
Respectfully submitted to the people of Boxford James H. Webster | School Dr. F. L. Stevens J. A. Howe Scommittee That the School Committee present there By-laws to the Judge of Probate for approval
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That a sufficient number of copies of these By lans by printed to supply each family in town with a copy. To abate the poll tax set to Edward It. French in Collector Kimball's list of 1881
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To dissolve the meeting Attest, Ancill Dorman Town Clerk
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Nov 6 , State ·Lection
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Boxford qualified as by the Constitution required to rote in elections, held in the Vestry in The second Parish in said town on Tuesday the sixth day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty three for the purpose of giving in Their votes for a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Council lor for fifth Essex District, Secretary of the Common wealth, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor of the Commonwealth, Attorney General, Senator fifth E ssen District, Representative in General Court fifteenth Essex District-District Attorney Eastern District, Commissioners of Insol- vency, Register of Probate and Insolvency, Sheriff for County of Essex, one County Com- missioner and two Special Commissioners for EssexCounty All'on one ballot The polls wereopened at fifteen minutes hast ten o clock and closed at fifteen minutes. past two, agreeably to vote of the town
The ballots were all sorted, counted and record- ed and public declaration made there of in open meeting as the law directs and were for the following persons viz:
For Governor of the Commonwealth three George A. Robinson of Chicopee, one hundred and twenty Benjamin F. Butter of Lowell Fifty six
For Lieutenant Governor
Oliver Ames of Easton one hundred and twenty three James S. Grinnell of Green field Fifty Eight.
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For Secretary of the Commonwealth
Henry B. Pierce of Abington one hundred twenty five Charles Marsh of Springfield Fifty six
Jor Treasurer and Receiver General Daniel A. Gleason of Medford one hundred & twenty six Charles H. Ingalls of North Adams Fifty six
For Auditor
Charles R.L add of Springfield one hundred is twenty five John Hopkins of Millbury Fifty six
For Attorney General
Edgar'S herman of Law rence one hundred & twenty four John W. Cummings of Fall River Fifty six
For Councilor Fifth District Edward H. Haskell of Gloucester One hundred & twenty five Robert Jarr of Gloucester Fifty six For Sheriff
Horatio G. Herrick of Lawrence one hundred & twenty three Luther Day of Haverhill Fifty three
For County Commissioner
Zachariah Graves of Lyhn one hundred & twenty five George &. L. Colby of Newburyport Fifty six
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For Special Commissioners
Aaron Sawyer of Amesbury one hundred & twenty five Orlando B. Jenney of Georgetown one hundred twenty four Daniel B. Lord of Salem Fifty six Thomas Kerille of Salisbury Fifty six
For Register of Probate and Insolvency Jeremiah J. Mahoney of Salem, one hundred and eighty one
Then Commissioners of Insolvency William L. Thompson of Lawrence, one hundred twenty five Nathaniel J. Holden of Salem, one hundred & twenty five Warren Tilton of Haverhill one hundred twenty five John J. Flaherty of Gloucester Fifty six Frank C. Richardson of Essex Fifty six
William F. Moyes of Lawrence Fifty six
For District Attorney
Henry P. Moulton of Salem one hundred & seventeen Henry F. Hurlburt of Lynn sixty four
Senator Fifth Essex District
twenty one Charles B. Emerson of Bradford, one hundred and, Edwin Bowley of Haverhill Sixty
For Representative 4- General Court 15th Essen District
Frederick Wilcomb of Ipswich one hundred & twenty two Edward Dole of Ipswich Fifty nine
Meeting dissolved, Attest Ancill Dorman Town Clerk
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At a meeting of the town clerks of the towns of Ipswich Rowley and Boxford held at the office of the Town Clerk of Ipswich on Wednesday the 7th day of November 1883 for the purpose of ascertain- ing the result of the vote cast the 6th instant for a Representative to the next General Const in the Fifteenth Essex District the result in each town as presented by the clerks thereof was as follows: In Ipswich
Frederick Willcomb of Ipswich 387- Edward Dole of Ipswich 367
Jona Sargent
Phillip black 1 George W. Ellis / In Rowley
Frederick Willcom of Ipswich 136 Edward Dole of Ipswich 135
In Boxford
Frederick Willcomb of Ipswich 122 Edward Dole of Ipswich 59
645-561 Showing that Frederick Willcomb was chosen representative by a plurality of eighty four voter and certificates of his election were made out accordingly
Attest Ancill Dorman Town Clerk
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At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the town of Boxford qualified to vote in elections and in town. held in the Vestry in the First Parish in said town on Monday the third day of March A. D. 1884. The said inhabitants
Chose John K. Cole Moderator " Ancill Dorman Town Clerk of the Peace . The bleck was sworn in open meeting By B.S. Barnes & notice
Chose Ancill Dorman Selectmen J. Warren Chadwick Assessors and James H. Nason Grenseers of the Poor
Chose Albert H. Joune Constables
Charles R. Anderson
11 .. Edward E. Pearl Treasurer Voted To appoint the Treasurer Collector of taxes
Voted To choose two Field Drivers in each Parish Chose Daniel Bixby- Um M. Andrews James H. Webster - Edward E. Pearl Voted To add two more in the West Parish Chose George Wright- Oliver P. Killam
Chose F.A. Howe- Alden Spoford, Pound Keepers
Chose Chester Killam Surveyen George W right bet. W. Chadurch John K. Cole F. A. Houve Francis Marden George Doherty, Samuel Siate John M. Pearl Lev W. Twitchell
Geo B. Killans Daniel L. Reynolds J. Thomas Twisden John R. Webster Oliver P. Killar B. J. Barnes Henry Perley James H. Nason Peter Strout Highways
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Chose Asa P. Howe Israel Herrick Stephenatt. Bixby John Parkhurst, S. W. Howe Lumber
Surveyors Andrew Frame Rufus W. Emerson if E. R. Anderson John Pearl Frank Day
mmm K. Cole Rufus W. Emerson John n: Pearl
Chose Stephen A. Bilz Measurers CharlesGardner S.W. Howe of B.F. Barnes James Hi Wasion Marshal P. Whittier Wood & Bark Israel F. Spufford
Chose Serael Herrick JohnK. Cole Ferre Viewers. J. Warren Chadwick
Voted Not to choose Tythingmen-
Chose Sidney Perley 2 Auditors Warren M. Cole
Voted To direct the Auditors to print the town warrant in their next Report,
Chose John Peabody Sealer of Weights & Measures
Chose Una K. Cole School Committee for three years
Voted That the School Committee be instructed to appoint a Superintendent of Schools
Voted That the School Committee be requested not to pay more than one hundred dollars for Superintendents salary
Voted To accept the Report of the Selectmen relative to Guide Posts and Boards. Voted To accept the Report of the Committee on School Funds
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That theselectmen bring in all their bills for services to the town for allowance and that all other bills be pre- sented to the selectmen for allowance.
Voted for Schools Voted
To raise twelve hundred dollars, 1200 for support of Schools the ensuing year. To raise two thousand dollars (2000) to defray the current expenses of the tour the ensuing year
Voted
Voted
To raise one thousand dollars, 100o, for repairs and amendments of Highways the ensuing year. That the Selectmen apportion the money to the several surveyors and that said surveyors bedirected to expand three fourthe of the money assigned them before the first day of July next, and the remainder before the first day of September, and that they for a allour
man fifteen cents per hour-for a yoke of oven twenty cents per hour for a Horse and East twenty cents per hour for two horses and a cart thirty cents per hour- and for a Plow, Ox shovel and Ox cart each five cents per hour while used on the Highways
Voted
That Highway Surveyors be directed not to expend more than the amount assigned them without authority from the Selectmen,
Voted
That the manner of breaking out the roade when en- cumbered with snow be left to the discretion of the surveyors and that they shall allow fora man and a pair of ofen each twenty cents per hour- and for a pair of Horses thirty cents per hour-
Voted
That the taxes be committed to the Collector on or before the first day of August next-and that a discount of four per cent be allowed on all taxes haid before. the first day of September and two percent mall paid before the first day of october, and that all taxes shall be collected before the first day of January 1885.
Voted
That the Schools be supplied with fire from the Town farm to be paid for from the Town Treasury.
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To choose a Committee of three to have supervision of three Ponds leased and stocked by the town, and that they be opened for fishing to the inhabitants of the town as soon as conveniently and legally may be done. That the Selectmen be this committee To allow the following bills of charge Gev. W. Chadwick for service as Chairman of the Select- men, Assessors & Overseers of the Poor the past year #94.00 Jobash paid forcar fare 3,15 Justice fees 225 5,40
11 " Printing 2.00 -Stationery 1.25-Postage 1.07 $
4.32 103.72 John Parkhurst for service as one of the Selectmen Assessors & Overseers of the Pour the past year 80.00
Assessore and Overseers of the Pour the past year 20,00
Charles Perley 2 nd for service as one of the Selectmen $ Solomon W. Howe to 3 pairs of Horses pathing snow 3 1/2 hours@ 90 cents per hour 3.15 Labor of 3 men 31/2 hours@20 210
approved by F. A. Howe surveyor
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To accept the following list of Jurors presented by the Selectmen- William P. Cleaveland Roscoe K. Coli
Henry Perley Israel Herrick
John S. Sias
Andrew France
George Wright Charles Perley
Rufus W. Emerson James H. Webster
Frank L. Parkhurst Geo- W. Chadwick
Stephen A. Birby Edward &. Pearl To accept the Revised Report of the Auditors 1883 (Printed) To accept the Report of the Auditors 1884 (Printed)
Voted That the Treasurer be authorized to hire such amount of money as may benecessary for the payment of the demands upon him in antici pation of the traines of the ensuring year, and payable therefrom
Voted
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Jo rescind the vote passed March 19, 1883 requiring the school committee to present certain By-laws to the Judge of Probate for approval
That the By laws in regard to truants beadopted when approved by proper authority.
On the question'Shall licenses begranted for the sale of intoxicating liquors in this town ? Voted year 1 - Naya 34.
Voted
To pass over the 22 nd article in regard to instruct ing the School Committee concerning repairs on School-houses-
Voted
To leave it with the school Committee to make such repairs as may be necessary on the fences around the School houses-
Voted
That the School Committee bedirected to purchase ane, and if they think it necessary, two of Servet & Cos Globes for the use of the Schools
Voted That the matter of allowing a well to be dug on the public way near School house No. 4. be referred to the Selectmen.
Voted
That the Selectmen beinstructed to get the Alms- house buildings insured for 5 years
Voted Voted
To pass over the 27th article relative to plant- ing shade trees on the highways To dissolve the meeting
A true record of proceedings Attest Ancill Dorman Town Click.
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At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Boxford qualified to vote in town affairs held in the Vestry in the First Parish in said town on Thursday the seventh day of August A. D. 1884.
Geo W. Chadwick was chosen Moderator
Voted
That the money that may be refunded the present municipal year on account of Dog Licenses be appropriated for the support of the Public Schools,
Chose
Ancill Dorman Pound Keeper in the First Parish for the remainder of the present municipal year in place of F. A. Howe who refused to serve.
Voted.
That the three fonds leased by the town Viz; Bald Pate Four Mile and Stiles fonds be opened for fishing as soon as may be to inhabitants and actual residents of the town on Saturday of each week.
Voted To direct the Selectmen to post notices forth with forbidding all fishing in said fonds contrary to law and to prosecute all offenders,
Voted
To dissolve the Meeting Attest Ancill Dorman } Town Clerk
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Ata legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Boxford qualified to rate in elections held in the Vestry in the First Parish in said touroon Tuesday the fourth day of November A. D. 1884 for the purpose of giving in their votes for the number of Electors of President and Vice President of the United States to which this Commonwealth is entitled, Also for a Representative in Congress for District No. ?. Also for a Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary Treasurer, Auditor, and Attorney General of the Commonwealth; for a Councilles for the Fifth District; for a Senator for the Fifth Essex District, for a Representative in General Court for the Fifteenth Essex District, and for one County Commissioner for the Country of Essex. All on one ballot.
The polls will be opened at fifteen minutes past nine aclock AM. and may be closed at fifteen minutes frast one o clock P. M.
Before opening the polls the ballot boy was publicly opened and shown to be empty and immediately locked up
The polls were closed at twenty minutes past two
Register indicated 162
Check list 11 162
Whole No ballots 162 The ballots were all sorted counted and recorded and public declaration made thereof in open meeting as the law directs and were for the follow ingpersons Viz: For Electors of President and Vice Pres- ident of the United States
Mark Hopkins of Williamstown, me hundred and three Thomas Talbot of Billerica one hundred and three Jonas H. French of Gloucester Forty eight
Finty eight.
Reuben Noble of Westfield
Robert C. Pitman of Newton Three
Alonzo A. Miner of Boston. Three
John & Baker of Beverly Severo Albion G. Drinkwater of Braintree Seven
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Electors, District No1
Azariah Eldridge of Yarmouth one hundred and two George Delano of New Bedford Three Forty seven Charles Almy of New Bedford Three Thomas B Chase of Harwich 3 Eight
District No 2
Sylvanus N Staples of Jaunton one hundred and three Bushrod Morse of Sharon Forty seven Thomas J. Lothrop of Jaunton Three William L. Douglas of Brocton Eight
District No 3
Arthur W. Tufts of Boston one hundred and three Francis A Peters of Boston Inty seven
Engene A Elaph of Boston Three James Summer of Milton Eight
District No 4.
Ebenezer M Mc Pherson of Boston one hundred and three Hugh A. Madden of Boston Forty seven
Israel S. Trafton of Boston Three
Dennis Q' Rielly of Boston
Eight
District No 5. three
Samuel A Montagne of Cambridge one hundred and Christopher &. Rymes of Somerville Forty seven James H. Roberts of Cambridge Three
Gilman & Jones of Woburn Eight
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Electors
District Nol
Ezra A Stevens of Malden one hundred and three Knowles Freeman of Chelsea Forty seven George H. Harwood of Lynn Three Henry Hastings Jr. of Medford Eight
Daniel 3 Hagar of Salem one hundred and three Charles P. Thompson of Gloucester Forty seven James J. H. Gregory of Marblehead Three Harry H Hale of Bradford Eight
No 8 Charles A Statt of Lowell one hundred and three John & Sanborn of Lawrence Forty seven James K Fellows of Lowell Three James H Carmichael of Lowell Eight
No 9 Lucius & Pratt of Newton one hundred and three James & Gotter of Hyde Park Forty seven
Claudius P. Travis of Natick Three Patrickl. Conway of Marlboro Eight
No10 Philip & Moen of Worcester one hundred and three Waldo Lincoln of Worcester Forty seven Charles Heritage of Warren Three John Flint of Webster Eight
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Eli. A. Hubbard of Hatfield one hundred and three Jestins &. Currier of Fitchburg Forty seven Benjamin Snow of Fitchburg Three William O Crocker of Montagne Eight
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William S Shurtleff of Springfield one hundred and three Elisha B. Maynard of Springfield Forty seven John Blackmer of Springfield Three William M.E. Mellen of Springfield Eight
For Representative to Congress 7th Mass District Even IF. Stone of Newburyport one hundred and four Richard S. Shofford of Salisbury Forty eight John & Baker of Beverly Jen
For Governor of the Commonwealth George D. Robinson of Chicopee one hundred and three William & Endicott of Salem Forty six Intins H Seelze of Amherst Fire Matthew &. Mc Cafferty of Worcester Seven
For Lieutenant Governor Oliver Ames of Easton one hundred and four James & Grinnell of Greenfield Forty six Henry H. Favor of Quincy Four Albert R Rice of Springfield Seven
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For Secretary of the Commonwealth
Henry B. Pierce of Abington one hundred and seven Jeremiah Crowley of Lowell Forty six George Kimpton of Sharon Three John P. Sweeney of Lawrence Five
Treasurer and Receiver General
Daniel A. Gleason of Medford one hundred and five Charles Marsh of Springfield Forty six Charles B Knight of Worcester Three Nathaniel Sousking of Middleboro Seven
For Auditor five
Charles R Ladd of Springfield one hundred and John Hopkins of Millbury Forty six William W Sherman of Lowell Three Israel N Andrews of Danvers Seven
For Attorney General
Edgar J. Sherman of Lawrence one hundred and seven John W Cummings of Fall River Forty six Samuel M. Fairfield of Malden Three Thomas W. Clarke of Boston Five
Councillos 5th District and eleven Edward H Haskell of Gloucester one hundred,
Robert Jan of Gloucester Forty five Edward H. Lomasney of Lynn Five
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Senator 5th Essen District andone Charles B. Emerson of Bradford one hundred Calvin Damon of Haverhill Fifty four
Representative to General Court 15th Essex District William AStackpole of Ipswich one hundred Edward P. Kimball of Ipswich Thirty nine William P. Alcott of Boxford Twenty two
County Commissioner John W Raymond of Beverly one hundred and sixteen John &, Sheehan of Salem Forty five
Meeting Dissolved Attest Ancill Dorman Jown Clerk
At a meeting of the blocks of the towns of Ipswich Rowley and Boxford held at the office of the Town Clerk of Ipswich Nov 5, 1884. for the purpose of ascen- taining the result of the vote for Representative to General Court in the Fifteenth Essex District: the vote of each town as presented by the Clerks there of was as follows
InIpswich William A Stackpole of Ipswich 488 Edward P Kimball of Ipswich 202
William @ Alcott of Boxford 11
In Rowley W.A Stackpole 160
E. P. Kimball 95
Um P. Alcott 5
In Borford WA Stackpole EP Kimball 39
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Wm P. Alcott 22
Showing that William A. Stackpole was elected Refere- sentative by a majority of one hundred and eighty sixvotes and certificates of his election were filled ow and signed Attest Ancill Dorman Town Clerk
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I hereby certify that I have this day destroyed the ballots cast at the last Buyford Det. 11, 1884 November Election
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Annual March Meeting
At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the town of Boxford qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs held in the Vestry in the Second Parish in said town on Monday the second day of March A. D. 1885, then and there the said inhabitants Chose J. Horace Nason Moderator Ancill Dorman Town Clerk
The clerk was sworn to the faithful discharge of the duties of the office in open meeting bySidney Verleng the Peace Justice of
Chose George W Chadwick Selectmen Charles Perley 2nd Assessors and John Parkhurst Reverseers of the Poor Chose Elbridge Perley Constables
Charles R Anderson
Chose Warren M Cole Treasurer Voted Toappoint the Treasures Ellector of takes
Voted Tochoose four Field Driversin each Parish those Daniel Bixby William K. Cole
Joseph H. James
Moody Perley
Field
Drivers
Edward &, Pearl
Oliver P. Killam
Jeremiah Rea Walter I Chadwick those Henry Moulton 1 Pound
William R. Kimball ) Keepers
Chose Chester Killam George P. Frame David M. Cole Stephen Bixby Horace Berry William K. Cole B.F. Barnes Henry Perley James H. Nason Peter Strout
0.6 aways Surveyors High
Israel F. Shofford Charles Perley John K. Cole F. A. Houve Francis Marden William R. Kimball
Samuel Sías J. Warren Chadwick
George W. Twitchell
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Voted To choose ten Surveyors of Lumber Chose Stephen A. Birby Andrew Frame Rufus Wit meram Israel Herrick
John Parkhurst
gyors Survey
Lumber
J. Horace Nason John Pearl
Israel F. Shefford Daniel L. Reynolds
Albert . Hovery
Voted To chooseten Measures of Wood and Back Chose Stephen A. Bixby John M. Pearl
Israel Herrick Warren M. Cole
John Peabody William K. Cole John Parkhurst Charles Perley
Rufus W. Emerson George A. Harriman
Chose John K. Coole Charles Perley Fence Viewers William R. Kimball
Chose Samuel P. Peabody Auditors
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