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Voted
To dissolve the Meeting
William H. Wood & Jour Clerk
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1864
Chose
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Um E Killamo JJown Clerk
Um & Killamo Joshua J. Day William R. Erle
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William & Savage Samuel Morse
(Constables
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Um & Killam
George Perley Daniel Gould Israel F. Spoford Samuel B Carleton Franklin Jagnes
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Jythingmen
Moses Dorman George Perley John Averill Joseph of Janes John Gould Israel F. S poford Oliver P Killam + Asa Kimball William R Kimball Harrison Q Ross
Field Drivers
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Thomas Sawyer George Perley Amos Berry
Fence Viewers
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At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford duly qualified to vote in town affairs and for town officers held in the vestry in the first Parish in said town on Monday the seventh day of March A. D. 1864. Nathan Joune } Moderator
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110 1864 Chose
Ephraim I Cole John F Kimball Oliver P Killamo
Fence Viewers
Chose
Williamo & Jodd Israel & Spoford Samuel Andrews William R Kimball Francis & Whittier
* John A Day John K Cole Daniel F Harriman Charles Russell
2 & Killano Solomon W. Lowe William H Bevely William R Cole Caleb M Cole Francis Marden John V Robinson Timothy Fuller Benjamins Barnes Charles J. Kimball Stephen P Perley
William Lowe Augustus Hayward Dean Andrews Samuel Kimball × Thomas Sawyer Samuel Bixby Joshua I Day Jonath & Porter Daniel & Harriman John Pearl
Surveyors
Highways
Surveyors of Lumber
111
1864
Chose
Isaac Hale Samuel Bixby + Thomas Sawyer Dean Andrews
Measures of Wood & Bank
Daniel IF Harriman Nathan K Fowler Benjamin J Peabody Samuel B Carleton
Amos Stevens
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Henry W Dale Aaron L Parker
2 Pound Keepers
Edward Howe Isaac W Andrew
{ sealers of Leather
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Ancill Dorman William H Wood
I Auditors
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William R Cole Ischool Committee for three years
Voted
To allow each School District to choose their own Prudential Committee
To sustain the School Districts in this town
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To allow the Prudential Committee of each School District to contract with the Teachers for their respective schools the current year
To allow the several School Districts to divide their proportion of School money as they think proper for the support of the summer and winter terms of school the current year
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To suspend action on the 8th article at present
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To accept of the report of the Auditors
112 1864 Voted
To pass over the 11th article of the warrant at present
vd To accept of the report of the Selectmen relative to Guide Boa
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To allow a bill of charge presented by John F Kimball for services as Chairman of the Selectionen Assessors and Overseers of the Poor the past year including cash paid for Stationary Postage and Express fees Vo $ 88,50
To allow a bill of charge presented by Um & K illano for services as one of the Selectmen Assessors and Overseers of the Poor the past year, including cash hard for Postage Express fees Vc $38,25
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To allow a bill of charge presented by Israel Herrick for services as one of the Selectmen Assessors and Overseers of the Poor for 1863 $34.00
To allow a bill of charge presented by Amos Stevens one of the Surveyors of Highways for cash /raid for extra labor in building a Bridge near the house of John Hale $10.00
11 That Surveyors of Highways when the roads are encumbered with know, be directed to break them out eight feet wide, and that twelve and a half cents per hour be allowed for a man, and twelve and a half cents per hour be allowed for a yoke of oxen while employed under the direction of a surveyor of Highways, and that all bills for such service be presented to the selectmen for allowance by the said surveyors previous to the 20th of Feb 1865
11 To raise nine hundred dollars for the support of Schools the current year, and that it be divided. equally among the several School Districts To raise one thousand dollars for repairs and amend- ments of the Highways and Bridges the current year.
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1864
voted
That three fourths of the Highway tax be worked out before the first day of July next, And to allow a mans while working on the Highways fifteen its per hour for a yoke of over fifteen its for a horse and horse-cart fifteen it's, for an on shore twelve and a half ets. for a Plough twelve and a half cts, and for an ox cart five ets per hour while used on said Highwaye!
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To raise fifteen hundred dollars to defray the necessary charges and expenses of the town the current year
That the collection of the taxes for the current year be let out to the lowest bidder
The collecting of the taxes was bid off by Joseph H. Janes at seren mills per dollar
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Voted
To accept of the following list of names as Jurors
Albert Brown John K. Cole
James P. Cleaveland Ancill Dorman Jonathan &. Foster Edward Howe William A. Howe William R Cole
William R Kimball Orville & Hovey Henry James Asa Kimball
Valorus V Moulton
Samuel P Peabody
Alonzo & Henley John J. Wood
That Dean Andrews name be stricken from the list of Jurors by his request, and that the name of William A. Howe be inserted in its sted
To take up the 2%, article of the warrant Joseph H. James & Collector of Taxes Joseph H. James & Treasurer
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To authorize the Selectmen to hire money as it may be needed, for paying State aid to families of Soldiers to an amount not exceeding fourteen hundred dollars
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To abate the Poll Tax set John F. Cole George & Dodge John Edmonds, and Luther Mc Question in list of 1862
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That the Town build an addition to the Alma-house suitable for the accomodation of insane panpers That we Shingle the Alms-house
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To choose a Committee of three by ballot to build and make the repairs voted"
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John K Cole, Joshua J Day, Thomas Sawyer Committe
That the Town raise one thousand dollars to build and repair the Arms-house
That the Committee chosen to build an addition to and shingle the Almshouse, be instructed to make such other repairs on or about the Almshouse as they think essentially necessary
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That the Committee take any part of the one thousand dollars raised to build an addition to and to Shingle the Almo-house not otherwise expended, to make repairs on said house or any other money not otherwise appropriated which may be in the Treasury
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That the one thousand dollars voted to be raised for building and addition to and to repair the Alma-house be added to the State County and Town taxes for the. current year
That the Town hay one thousand dollars of the town debt
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114 1864 Voted
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1864
Voted
To take up the 8th article of the warrant
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To accept of the report of the Committee on School Funds.
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That the taxes for the current year be committed to the Collector by the first day of Oct and that they be collected before the first day of December next
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That a Committee of three persons be chosen to look after truant children
Chose
Voted
Janant Um R Cole, Moses Kimball, Samuel Kimball Officers
To adopt the following as instructions to Imant Officers It shall be the duty of the loom mittee chosen by the Town as Irwant Officers, Jo acquaint themselves with all cases of neglect of duty in parents &guardians in the schooling of children, And to induce if possible such Parents and Guardians to comply with the requirements of the law, Failing in this, any minors between the age of fire and sixteen an habitual truant growing up in ignorance shall be proceeded against as the law directs, Chap 42 Sch. laws, And if convicted shall be placed in some family where proper influences may be used to reform and instruct, Or in some Institution of reformation and instruction as may in the opinion of the court be thought best
That all bills against the Town except the Select- men's for their service, be presented to the select- men for allowance previous to the 18th of Feb 1865
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To dissolve this Meeting Um & Killam Jown Clerk
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116 1864
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boy- ford duly qualified to vote in town affairs held in the Vestry in the first Parish in said town on Friday the twenty- fifth day of March A. D. 1864
Chose Voted
George Perley & Moderator
That the Committee on the case of Albert W. Stevens versus the Town of Boxford make a statement of the case how it stands
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That the Committee on the case of Albert U. Stevens versus the town of Boxford be instructed to prosecute on appeal or exceptions in the case to its final issue
That the Committee be instructed to employ the most able counsel they can find.
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That there be a Committee of one person chosen to settle with Mr Thistel of Lawrence, for damage received, caused by a defect in the Highway, as reasonable as he can.
Chose Voted
Joshua J Day '& Committee
That the repairs on Bridges be refered to the Selectmen and that they repair them in the best manner possible
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To dissolve this meeting Um & Killam Town Clerk
117
1864
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford duly qualified to vote in town affairs held in the vestry in the first Parish in said town on Friday the twenty fifth day of March A. D. 1864
John Peabody } Moderator
Chose Voted
That the Treasurer be and is hereby authorized to hire all the money that may be necessary to procure men to fill the quotas of this Town under the calls of the President of the U.S. dated Oct 17th 1863 and Feb 1st 1864 not to exceed one hundred and twenty five dollars per man
That the Chairman of the Selectmen attend to this business immediately without one days delay
That the Surveyors of Highways for the current year be instructed to remove no more gravel from the common in front of the Holyoke house
To dissolve this meeting Um & Killam Town Clerk
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118 1864
At a legal meeting of theInhabitants of the Town of Boxford duly qualified to vote in town affairs, held in the vestry in the first Parish in said town on Saturday the ninth day of April A. D. 1864,
Chose Voted
Moses Dorman Moderator
That the Town Treasurer be hereby directed to hire upon the credit of the town such sums of money as towns are by law authorized to raise to be expen ded under the direction of the Selectmen in procuring recurits to fill the quota of Boxford under the last call of the President of the U. S. not to exceed the sum of one hundred and twenty five dollars for each recivit obtained and mustered into the United States service
Voted
To dissolve this meeting Um & Killamo 3 Jown Clerk
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford duly qualified to vote for town Officers held in the vestry in the first Parish in said Town on Saturday the twenty fifth day of June A. D. 1864
Chose 11
Voted
George Perley & Moderator Peter Strout Surveyor of Highways in place of Stephen Perley who declined
To Dissolve the meeting Um & Killam } Town Clerk
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119
1864
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford duly qualified to vote in town affairs held in the vestry in the first Parish in said town on Saturday the second day of July A. D. 1864.
chose Voted
Benjamin & Barnes Moderator
That the Selectmen be authorized and instructed to pay to any person furnishing a recruit hereafter enlisted and duly mustered into the military service of the United States, as a part of the quota of the Town of Boxford, under any callor order of the President of the United States, for troops issued her after prior to the first day of March A. D. 1865. the sum of one hun- dred and twenty five dollars and that the Selectmen shall draw their order or warrant upon the Treas- wer of the town for such sums of money as may be required to fill the quota of Boxford under any and all calls for troops made by the President of the United States prior to the first day of March A. D. 1865: and that the Treasurer be authorized and instructed to borrow such sions of money as may be necessary for the purpose specified above and give the credit or promissory note of the Town therefor
Voted
That the Selectmen be authorized and requested to appoint Samuel K Herrick of Boston recruiting agent for this Town, and that all monies raised by the Town for the purpose of paying bounties to Volunteers be placed in his hands, and at his disposal agre able to the fore going votes,
Voted
To dissolve this meeting !
Um& Killam } Town Clerk
120
1864
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At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Box- ford in the Country of Essex and Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts qualified to vote for state and County Officers held in the vestry in the First Parish in said Boxford on Tuesday the eighth day of November A. D. 1864. for the purpose of giving in their votes to the select- men for the number of Electors of President and Vice President of the United States to which this Common- wealth is entitled, for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of this Commonwealth, for Representative in the Congress of the United States, for Councilor for councill District No 2. for Secretary of State, for Treasurer and Receiver-General for Auditor of Accounts, for Attorney General, for Senator for 3 d Essex District, for Representative to the General- Court of this Commonwealth for North Andover Dis- Trick No 20, and for bounty Commissioner, County Treasurer and Register of Deeds for Essex County At the expiration of two hours and five minutes from the opening of the Polls that the Polls be closed.
The whole number of ballots given in were one hundred and sixty nine (169).
The whole number of ballots were sorted counted and declaration thereof made as by the Constitution directed and were as follows vig.
For Electors of President and Vice President (At Large) Edward Everett of Boston one hundred and twenty eight Whiting Griswold of Green field me hundred and twenty eight Robert & Winthrop of Boston Thirty nine Erasmus D Beach of Springfield Thirty nine
For an Elector for District Number one eight Richard Borden of Fall River, one hundred and twenty A. M. Howland of N Bedford Thirty nine
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For an Elector for District Number two Artemas Hale of Bridgewater One hundred and twenty eight John Wilson of Lohassett Thirty nine
For an Elector for District Number three George Putnam of Roxbury One hundred and twenty eight Abraham Jackson of Boston Thirty nine
For an Elector for District Number four I. M.S. Williams of Cambridge One hundred twenty eight- Andrew Pierce of Boston Thirty nine
For an Elector for District Number five John & Whittier of Amesbury, One hundred and twenty eight Samuel & Peabody of Salem Thirty nine
Foran Elector for District number Six George & Waris of North Andover One hundred and twenty eight James H Carleton of Haverhill Thirty nine
For an Elector for District number Seven Stephen M Weld of West Roxbury One hundred and twentyeight I Saltonstall of Newton Thirty nine
For an Elector for District Number Eight Levi Lincoln of Worcester One hundred and Twenty eight Isaac Davis of Worcester Thirty nine
For an Elector for District number nine Williams Clark of Amherst One hundred and twenty eight UmHt Fuller of Wheatley Thirty nine
For an Elector for District Number ter John Wells of Chicopee One hundred and Twenty eight Abraham Paige of Springfield Thirty nine
122 1864
Six For Representative to U.S. Congress District Number Daniel W Gooch of Melrose One hundred and twenty eight I Greenwood of Malden Thirtynine
For Governor of this Commonwealth John A Andrew of Boston One hundred and twenty eight Henry W Paine of Cambridge Thirty nine
For Lieutenant Governor Joel Hayden of Williamsburg One hundred and twenty eight Thomas I Plunkett of Pittsfield Thirty min.
For Councilor for Councill District number two Eben & Poor of South Danvers One hundred and twenty eight I'm Putting of Marblehead Thirty nine
For Secretary of State Oliver Warner of Northampton One hundred and twenty eight JO Prince of Winchester Thirty nine
For Treasurer and Receiver-General Henry Kleliver of Salem One hundred and twenty eight Nathan Elack of Lynn Thirty nine
For Auditor of Accounts Leri Reed of Abington One hundred and Twenty eight Moses Bates of Plymouth Thirty nine
For Attorney General Chester Reed of Jaunton One hundred and twenty eight SQ Lamb of Greenfield Thirty nine For Senator 3d Essex District
George Foster of Andover One hundred and twenty eight John B Nichols of Haverhill Thirty nine For Representative to General Court District number twen six Elbridge & Manning of North Andover One hundred and twenty John A Wiley of North Andover Forty one
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1864
For Register of Deeds for Essex County Ephraim Brown of Salem One hundred and sixty seven
For Treasures of Essexcounty Allen W Dodge of Hamilton One hundred and twenty eight JA Juck of Beverly Thirty nine
For County Commissioner for Essex County Jackson B Swett of Haverhill One hundred and twenty eight John Ladd of Groveland Thirty nine
Voted
To dissolve the meeting Um E Killam} Town Clerk.
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124
1865
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of of the The Town of Boxford duly qualified to vote for Town Officers and in Town affairs held in the Vestry in the Second Parish in said Town on Monday the sixth day of March A. D. 1865
Chose
George W. Chadwick \ Moderator
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William Blote Town Clerk
John F. Kimball Benj. S. Barnes Edward Howe
( Selectmen)
William &. Savage ) Constables Samuel Morse
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P.W. Barnes Daniel Russell
Fred'k A Howe
Tythingmen
Franklin Jaques Oliver P. Killamo
Nathan K. Fowler
Joseph N. Pope Edward Houve
George Stetson
Field
Moses Dorman George Perley Isaac W. Andrew
Drivers
William R Kimball Asa Kimball
Oliver P. Killam John J. Wood
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Chose
' Samuel P. Peabody George W. Chadwick William Rbole Ancill Dorman
Fence Viewers
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Solomon W. Houve Samuel B. Carleton Dean Andrews John Pearl David M. Cole John Day jr. John Sawyer Daniel Andrews Cornelius Pearsons Benjamin Hood Joseph K. Farley Ephraim F. Coté John D. Brown Samuel Bixby Henry Barker Joseph B. Fisk William J. Savage Benjamin French Erastus Smith
Surveyors
Highways
Voted
That the two districts where I. V. Robinson & D. F. Harriman were surveyors the last year be united If that the Selectmen beinstructed to fix the limits according to their best judgment-
Chose
William Lowe Samuel Bixby
Augustus Hayward Dean Andrews
Surveyors of
Samuel Kimball Jona. J. Porter
Joshua J. Day Daniel R. Hartiman John Day in.
Lumber
126 1865 those
Samuel Bixby Amos Stevens William Lowe Samuel N. Ayers Samuel P. Peabody Daniel F. Harriman Samuel B. Carleton
Daniel Fr. Harriman Benjamin F. Peabody Ephraim J. Cole Jona. E. Foster Nathan K. Fowler
Measures of Wood Of Bark
John Averill Aaron L. Parker
( Pound Keepers
11 John Averill Samuel Morse
(sealers of Leather
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George Perley William R. Kimball
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Samuel P. Peabody for three years ( William R leole for two years Ancill Dorman for one year
School Committee
Voted 11
To accept the Report on Inide Posts & and Board
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To accept the report of the report of the Committee chosen to make repairs and improvements at the Almshouse
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To accept the report of the Committee Chosen to take the care and management of the school Funds
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To allow a bill of change presented by William & Killano for services as Chairman of Selectmen Assessors and Overseers of the Poor the past year including cash paid for Stationary, Postage, Express fees the. $92.42
To accept the report of the Auditors
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Voted
To allow a bill of Charge presented by Joshua J. Day for services as one of the Selectmen Assessors and Overseers of the Poor the past year
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To allow a bill of charge presented by William R. Cole for services as one of the Selectmen Assessors and Overseers of the Poor the past year $ 48.50
That all bills against The Town Except the Selectmen's for their services be presented to the Selectmero for allowance on or before the 20% of Freby 1866
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That when the roads are encumbered with snow the surveyors are instructed to break them out Eight feet wide and to allow for a man and for a yoke of Oren Each twelve & a half cts, per hour while Employed mader thus direction in breaking out the roads
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To allow Each School District to choose its own pruden tial Committee To allow the prudential Committee of Each School District to contract with the Teachers for the current year
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To allow the several School Districts to divide their proportion of the School Money as they think proper for the support of the summer's winter terms of School
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To raise nine hundred dollars for the support of schools the current year
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To raise One Thousand dollars for repairs and amendments of the Highways the current year
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That three fourths of the Highway tax be worked out previous to the first day of July next, and to allow for a man & for a yoke of open Each fifteen its per hour, for a house &h house cart fifteen cts.
128 1863 Voted
for an On-shorel & for a Plough each tivelve Ir a half its. per hour & for an Ox cart five cts per hour while used on said Highways
Voted
To raise two thousand dollars to defray town charges the current year
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That a discount of four per cent be allowed on all taxes paid into the Treasurery before the first day of Nov. If two per cent on all hard before the first day of Dec, and that all taxes be paid before the first day of January
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To accept the following list of names as Jurors John K. Cole Urville L. Hovey James P. Cleaveland Henry James Asa Kimball Jonathan E. Foster Edward Houve Valorns V. Moulton William A. Howe
Samuel P. Peabody
Charles F. Kimball
William R. Kimball John Averill.
Alonzo J. Henley Peter Strout John J. Wood
To raise One thousand dollars to aid the families of Volunteers and that The Treasurer be instructed to hire the same as it may be needed.
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To abate the Poll Taxes set to the following persons, in list of 1864 Thomas London Charles Acres Oliver Welch James Dennitt Mores Rust, Also wid, Sarah Dorman's Jax of $ 4,60
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That the Taxes for the current year be committed to the Collector on or before the first day of October
To pass over the 20 ? Article of the warrent
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Voted Those Voted
To take up the second article in the warrent
Joshua J. Day Treasurer & collector To allow the Treasures & collector fifty dollars for his services To abate the holl Tapes set to the following persons in list of 1863 Martin L. Ames Thomas Condon Leander It. Cheney Franklin A Day John Holmes Ebenezer Hutchins Samuel B. Jrifts Alsona Fax of $1,38 set to Mehitable &. Blanchard in said list
Voted
That the Poll Tax set to Horace D. Moreland inlist of 1863 be recommitted to the Collector
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To write the fifth & seventh school Districts To take up the thirteenth article of the warrent That the fifth & seventh school Districts as united, receive two sevenths of the school Money and the remaining Districts Each one seventh of said money
Voted To dissolve the meeting William R Coole } Joun Clerk
130
1865
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford duly qualified to vote in Elections and in Joun affairs held in the Vestry in the Second Parish in said Town on wednesday the 22% day of March AD, 1865
Chose
Samuel P. Peabody Moderator
Voted
To make skull & void the vote whereby the fifth & seventh school Districts were united at the last anual Town meeting
Voted
To make null of void the vote whereby it appro- priated to the fifth & seventh school Districts united two seventhe of the school money-
Voted
To to appropriate one seventh of the school money to Each of the said districts as they formerly stood
Voted to dissolve this meeting William R. Cole } Town Clerk
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford dily qualified to vote for town Officers and in Town affairs held in the Vestry in the Second Parish in said Town on Wednes - day the 24 Th day of May A 2. 1865
Chose William R. Kimball Moderator
Voted
Not to adopt a motion which was made to pay refund any money which had already been paid and applied by the Town, or contributed by Individuals in aid of , and for the purpose of filling its quotas, or furnishing men for the Southern Rebellion underany requisition, or orders, or call of the President or of the war department of the United States during the year 1864 provided that those persons
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who put in substitutes shall not be entitled to receive of the Town any money paid by them in lieu of the bounties paid by the State of Massachusetts or of the United States
Voted
To Dissolve the Meeting William R. Cole Town Clerk
At a legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford duly qualified to vote in Town affairs held in the vestry in the second Parish in said Town on Thursday the Eighth day of June AD, 1865
Chose Voted
John K. Cole Moderator
Not to pay and refund to any Individuals in this Town, such sims of Money as said Individuals have contributed and actually paid, for the purpose of furnishing recruits for the Military and maral service of the United States, and for the purpose of filling the quotas under any call or order of the President, or war department of the united states, during the year 1864
Voted
To dissolve the meeting William R Cole Town Clerk
132
1865
At a legal meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boxford in the Country of Essex and Common- wealth of Massachusetts qualified to vote for State County and Town officers held in the vestry in the Second Parish in said Boxford on Tuesday the Seventh day of November A. D. 1865 for the purpose of giving in their votes to the selectmen for a Governor and Lient Governor of this Commonwealth. for Secretary, Treasurer Auditor and Attorney General of this Common- wealth, for a Representative to Congress for the sixth Congressional District in Massachusetts to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resig- nation of Daniel W Gooch, for two years from the fourth day of March last.
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