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Like to allow a man für day working on the reverendeller, " yoho of cian one dollar; a cart 40 forty conto, one a plangh one della, mobile conference on sais mayo
Visit calles .. Idle to restrain next callthe heroes and howe him from going of large the present year from the 11th day day of spuit te current to the best of, forember nost ensuring
Dine restraint Celer to restrain owine from going at large the current year.
Meeting act. I'dbe to adjourn the meeting to the first mandary of the next journée te have ichich in the offerneş!
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May 301919 A greenbly to adjoumment the Inhabitants of the deren convence une parecerder as follows viz,
afulloney Kortlêmen's School
Information Istmans faut le note to ser if "Jamen mente appropriate men thamens fourth part of the money inisse for the support of ochcetes the presenti year for the support Froman's scheda, une it pases in the negative.
Iolie to appropriate one fourth part of the school money, the enon ing your for the support of women's schools.
Inties of Schroefumnutter
Cated that the school committee of the several districts meet and make their united exertions for the improvement of the youth, and likewise attend at the examinations of the several wchocks .
Votre to excuse Jo mar Barker from serving as a collector of lares the ensuring, you the Death collection district Chose John Illervill to fill his place an affecter
Bills ofcharge glue to allow a hill of charge of one doflur ane fifty cents presente allewe by lock, letoman Low as que of a committee in behalf of the Terror fresh the rendering committe
(chefprote the after ations on the road in boxfor firmyse for by Elpalet Chaplain and others_ Coo also's bill of charge of one dollar for assisting in measuring the read from the oak tree near the house of the hvis of Galt Jonathan Hive to Gafit, Fruit Hinfalls in Bradford .
I ile to allow a bill of charge of three dollars presented by Sten . Herrift one of the Gamestable of Boxfore for notifying and warning the inhabitants of war to assemble on the 2 6 th day of December 1811- For notifying town officers chosen on the first Monday in it prit 1818, of their choicessa. For warming nie notifying the inhabitants as aforever to assemble on the 11th Say of theery 1918-ma their in the 20 day of 1001915
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Liter that the Surveyor of High mage for the year ensun. in the district where Willem hoss was for the last years, shall give credit to each person named on his first for and sunn as they may be in titled to receive for any labor which they performed on the ways last year under the direction of Withim Poss , after they had satisfied the demands of the list committed to the said Muss-
and Measures
In compliance with an act of the Commonwealth of Hassa Sealer of Wights chuseth, entitled can act for the due regulation of thoughts and Measures " we the subscribers Selectmen of the time of Boston. have appointed, and do hardly appoint Cafet Abraham Terley, to be a Leader of Weighto and Measures within sate tomen for the year enoneing.
Witness our hands at Boxford this 22 day of April 1819
mas Kim ball for Selectmen Jacob Goule Simcom Pearl Mixfold
Meeting dissolvei
Like to dissolve the Meeting
Ha legat Town meeting held in the Meeting house in the North Parish in Boxfore on Monday the 30 day of May 1919 for the purpose of choosing a chepresentative to represent sand Down in the General Count appointed to be convene and hete in Boston on the last day any of May current-
l'êtes nueve a folhano vize
l'oteu „Moses Dorman 40 Foi Representative Porcel foster 165 1
Chose Col Solomon Love, Moderator
for defraying
Money raised Votar to raise fourteen hundred dollars to defray the charges Town charges of Town the current year
Votre to accept the report of the Commette appointe to take the care and direction of the manner of improveing, leasing and managing the Estate devise to the Brown by the Hay Aaron How By si one that the summe · be recorded
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sport of The Committee appointed to take the care and direction of the man- muito my of impressing, leasing and managing the Estate devised to the town by the Home taron Home Page for, and towards the support fa Grammar school; and leave to report that on the 11th day of Thaif last post, they duty received and pare over to the Freueuser of the town of Boxfor $ 123, 67, being one years Interest on $2161, 26 the Mal amount of all the same as formerly state, under their criei
The Principi & stands secured as was states in the report of your Committee of the last year 1818, excepting one hundred twenty three dottor and fifty cents, Principle fracc by Gel Solomon Low: the same sun, together with two hundred dollars due on bond from"thruham lerley, making three hundred twenty three dollars " fifty cents, being now here by a bone from Capite thatum Perly, secured by a Mortgage Free of wenty five or thirty acres of land by estimation ; Forth of the School house
Boxfor allary 3 1919
Thomas Porley) Stephen Spofort Committee Jorad Adams
beter to prawo over the fifth article in the warrant, which refuted? le a firmino for killing Grows, Hawks and Girls, and likewise Faxes,
l'oted to what the Highway taxes vet to Daniel, talamus an? Daniel Hardly of felham for 1816, committed to Surveyer funnet " Element and returned unns trofine,
Cetoo to shut the Highway tax sot to front Hood, and committed Dect, Kaiah Bacon for the year 1915, which was returned unsatisfied
It was put to vote la was if the town monte about the laxes set the flowers Wilkins, as Guardian for Windows Deborah: tresilliter the years 18 !! and 1 SIS, ami it passed in the negative
Urted to dissetve the Meeting
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( It a tegul Town meeting, held in the Meeting house of the first four rish in thoxford on Monday the 3 day of April 1020.
Chose Parker Stafford Log" Moderator. Chowe Havea Dorman, Town Clerk.
Choose Movers Dorymore! Cofet. Arnou harrte cllife")
Capit. Jorrole Gould, Person Part, Gestet. Abrestrom Verley Assessors.
Schelmen and.
Chave Copt. Ancill Stickney Treasurer. Chave En. Barnenel Perley Je. John Merrill 5 Constolfis.
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Valedi to let out the collection of terres, for the morning year to the lowest bidders in two districts. Efter collection of terres for the South collection, district was struck off to Doctor GeorgeMf, Sonyer. It 4's per cent.
ithe coffection of taxes for the north collection district was struck off to John, Merrellest 4't, per cent. Chase George WV. Foreninger Collector for the South district John Merrell (Collector for the North district.
Voted to choose the following Officer by nomination Chose Tovich Woodbury, John Gould, Daniel Adorno, Tything men.
Classes Francia Curtice,
Surveyora
En. (Daniel Pourlel'? Herrry Perly for. of
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, Internet, HV Perley. formel Perley. En. Herron Spoford, ·Turenel Foster,
Hence- viveros.
The f. Hovey, John Merrell, trengermen . Herbody Chase Stephens Tesolio dy Eing En. Samuel Tertey fue? Cafete Sorrows . Fire ball, gr Sarnael W. Cferment. Chose
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Chieve Jeune Perley,
. Sorryneloffreford, Ultimate Kimball, Jafor Goodfel.
Hilde drivers
Choose David, Joinedby.
Paid keepers.
Chave Lot. Solomon Lose, Coopst. Josepha lymondo farnenef W. Cferment, fornell Cartetore
Surveyors of Humber.
Chose, Nathan Andrewa, Sarnael, "Perbody fed. Johanna fores yer, School. Commetter.
Capt., Amitleftretirer. (Aaron Partey, Goofst. John Kimball, En. Aaron. Sp.offord (Daniel Mitchel En .. . fornereliKimball
Echove Jersde. Perley, Cafe. Chocortes Probody,
Hoppreeves. Carpet. , Arnos Kimballfr William Taylor.
Honey raised for Voted to raise five hundred dollars for the support of Schools threenousing year
Appropriate for Voted to appropriate one facente part of the Komen, Schools.
above num for the support of lesommer- netroots.
Homediraised for Frerepairs of Highwayu
Vater to receive one thousand dollars for therepairs und amendment ofthe Highways and Town roads the present your, and that the samele modeword and proind an formerly.
Allowed for labour-
Voted to allow a mun, per day, working on the roads, one dollar; for o yoke of Oxen, one dollar- for os cart, forty certo, and for es potough, one! dollar per day while improved on said weys.
Restriction ore reat cattle ET.
oVoted to rentriverment cattle, horaci and here kind from going cel large from the first of April, to the last of November following. Swine restraint) Valed to rectiviene wine from going at large from the first of Horit to the last of November following.
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Committee to ned Jung one petition of illion au Berley Esq" cerra officers.
of ated that the Selectmere be a Committeeon behalf of the town, to meet the fiery surinoned on The petition of Thomas Perly lage und atters, fre irry for additional deimages on the road petition. ed for by Soft Istopher let Chaplin and others.
Committee afpour l'ated that The Selectionen bea Commetter on The viewing Com with part of the toure, to meet the form mettre from The ted to meet the? Sugar and others Concert of Terressoros officerled to view the very forage on petitions of john for by John Bowyer and others from the Meeting fracture to herrery's gate ( wo called.
L'atto for County incancerer.
Nathaniel Hade long" gb votes for Pourity Treasurer. ( Weding adjourned I atect to ad journis the meeting lostre first day of thay next, le tue l'efock afternoon.
At a loyal Town-meeting, held in the Meeting house of the First parishin Horford on Monday, The'S day of etfril 1020 for the purpose of givingin their written votes for o Gover~ mor, Lieut. Governor and Semesters- The following votes were given in, verted, counted and declaration thereofmade as foreverited by the Constitution, viz. Vativ His Exeffericy John Brooks-104) For Governor. Hon. Williamal Bustan- 145
Hore. Withcon. Phillipio ---- 1942 For Lt. Governor. Han. Benjamin Suntin 145
Hon. Marcel Sbartlett 104 Hon Dudley L. Mikroni- 103
Surreitores
Robert Montal bug ?-
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Ebenezer ( Heutey Eng?
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Habert Clark Erq"-
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Hon. Daniel Killar- 12 John Greefund borg? 12 (Movea Little Log"- -12 David Cummingsbugs 14 Doctor Josepho Retteredge). 14 Willard Feld- 2
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"ingresarred, Hay 1, 1920. The Interbutants of the town met igreatly to adjourmoment and proceeded as follows.
riedl ensport accepted repeating after Laled to correfot the thefront of the Selectionare respectoing the 3, pronon of handby alterestion of the statens roce near the deustlinghowers!" It Are we of Willsave Willcarry Thees was reported in the roceting.
We stre medlocribers, telecamere of the lower of therefore, are report of Iteration on the freteliese of Jefere starter and athers, forceying street the Road.
hiin thestory, consterly to the Greenly rand belowthe faceuse of Hillirene These may bewondered, sono to render said Road convenient for the accormano dabenef passengers; wherecopiare the said Schermen met on the's day of (December fost, viewed, the premises and found the ward Road (en finced) to be on an average, but little more Hier onerodin width, and living of the opinion that a small addition to the width of the road ucra necessary, Hogy. therefore started at sind way an followers - beginning cet controle, northerly of the Fineruse of Goodet. Potemanitacions afaresaid, theremanning canterly vinter rode to " dakle hejthe road- the abovelene makea small cerve to the southword .- Un sticnortherby side of the road, from a stake at the corner, in front of the south - reuterly corner of the house of William Red, There. scouterly about sever rede to a stake by the Countyroad Pending to Anderer.
"The wandering above started, throws about senten square proles of land into the woods, which land is the property of The feira of Nathaniel Long
Ibanfonde bley 1, Terzo. . Subroutted by Housea Formare Jornal Could .Serveres ilfart
If ated to pourover the tenth article in The wucorrent, which. weer to use if the town would connesse the reader within the vorrete be offered to the width which they were laid out. L'atrel to creenase Gurfet. Areelt aftrekorey from serving one thuaSetord Commettre.
Chose Docter William Peabody School Commetter-men. Toled to menne , taron Berling from serving on the School- Committed.
Chove Arlernen W. Perly to supply stic place of. A. Perley bills of charge of Ustest to allow Forward , telarra Ten dollars for him services Jornal, Achamos attached svaret of the Committee to lathe the care and management of the costante deversed to the tower by the Han , Acesso Wood larry"! fortere years ferior to the l'" of etfere ( fast.
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Latest to allows the best of change presented by Therios Perley ling" of five dollars for ties services as one of the Committee for taking the care and management of . Cutsite deversed to the town by the Han uterron Wood war for five years wording the v th of esprit fait.
I'abid to afface the belt of charge of fine datteris presented by oftefiliera offofford, for serviceis aware of the Correretter) fortaking the ears and management of the estate divine to the lower by The How. Aaron Wood Easy! - five years inden the 19thof april Pant.
Bill of Jeremiah Vatel to collect the best of charge presented lig Confort. Several young allowed. Young, viz do two and a half dags labor in trinnystres and clearing the road $ 2,50 % 25 feet of 2 inch plank to refinin the bridge near the house of John Foster 0. 7.5
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To Parl our on ward Bridge 3.50
. It o legal town- meeting held in the Meeting Provoc of the first Marinh in thexford the 1st day of May 10020, for the purpose of cheesing a Representative to retirement vad lowere in the General Court appointed to be convened and held in trauton on the last Wednesday of May current. "The voter graveren, being worked and counted were as follows, vis. Valer ,Horea Dernare-41) For Representative. -Steptien Perbody Grof :- 1)"
Chove iThoman Terley Lag" Moderator. manupraise to Valed to raise fourteen hundred dollars to defray thestrangers defree rey lawn of the town the current year. Rated to acceptthe Report of the Commonettee affronted to take esteceptorocciof Report. the cave and direction of of the manner of mannageini, leaves. ing and improving the botate deveused to the town by the Hon. cheron Wood Goo't, which Report and Address are as follows The Commette appointed to teclas the care and direction of Report and Donation "the manner of improving, leaving and managing The estate decided to the town ley the Home taron Hood bug" for and towards the support of grammar School- Choke leave to Report That on the vth day of april insustent, they derley received and hand over tothe dreamerrer of the town of oxford The veam of $ 106. 44 being a point of onie spears interest or $ 2001. 26. loving the total amount of ull samo committed to theer care; except accenture dollars and twenty three cento unheard laget? ilvarac Parker; the principal bernop hetd and wecured by bor du ren followers, wing. viz.
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S Banco From tel. elemen doce. durites, Hoody Kombatt and beach, Kimball. 200.00 . Freal, Haven'tpoford Sureticas, thenjasminetfeffer dande theleffofford. 100.00 . Krom Thorsen, teater. duration, fotor derley and ellerer derley.
200.00. From Daniel Harriman. Sureties, hopt. John Kanbally Jeremiah Han 10. 00 From Daniel , Idarnabay, duretica, Jonathan Foster bog. & dessinel Wood . 61. 00 Frers , Nathaniel Soloon. Suretica, Nathan Phillips & da ingres. 20%. 25. Fram ilsame Marker accured by a mortgagedeed of youres of land. 200.00 From Jonathan Faster bog" accured by a mortgage des of gaires of fame. 100.00 From Andreas Horner, received bay ao mortgage deed of Y's overes of land. 323.50 From Confet, ettrestoran Perley, secured byarortgage deed of 25 cierto of land. 119,50. From faferien flood, recorrer by a mortgage deed ofthree veres of land. 061 . Los total.
Address of Whereas the greater front of the Topher bes tantos of the town, concerned innmellanon and acting at the reception of this catale ; and of fretting into Donation execution the regulations then adopted for the management thereof , here since been removed by death, and another vet of mere have vereceded in their place - for their information, more aspecially, the Committee thinkist not improper, tommention the early daings of the town, with one abstract of the proceedings of the server of Committees wer vince the fund correto their care word management, conformadelete their reports on records. Micr the real estate, deveined byisticaforenseall Donor, cometo the foooversions of the tour, it was thought that something equerre forst to covarde would reader it prvore useful than it could be in any other way; and confermati le to the advice of The most while counsellors of that day, it was in Neveral peres to, ley fourblock artery, loaded for the terms of one thousand years, Thereley, producing the memorial $ 2041.25 forening the forin cipal of The fund; and ordered to be let or interest, giving or early imorse of $ 123.67. and this our har arireally (with or very few exceptions) been received by the Committee, and exithout array lederction, feind over to the dreamerer, on the day it besamore deve.
Their being the twenty eighth comocol report, it used las facere, that the chic le sammen reserves in fond ever, haw here $3462.76. During this process, various parts of the fund, was eet first held, has been paid in and re-loureed, and mary trumpalors of the principal, for the uncorsomodation of the deblers, have at all times beers allerided to und madage fur or the security of the burro would admit.
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interferenceus have been found absolutely necessary; and thees for it isell he wears, street shoe costante bocas lean ard inoforaned, strat there hoe root beer worry loss of pirense, 'sal ar interent.
"Theet all matters, retailing to the care and management of the colore may be known, it beccorriere necessary to mention the cost the locare have versturened; by way of compensation to the mamin gene; ire these veces, it may be, Bund, that the vecoral Committees, conformable to the moonifuence of former tornou, have been wat- infied with a nominal consideration, and have never proficado to the town, arn allowance of more than one dollar to each ofthem for all their immoral verences , in taking care of the firemcifial, of lecting and freezing over the interest; if this allowsreceio cortes, wed to the present terra, the whole court for twenty eight years, post will be tele, which without any required to the care of the forincifial , in rather less than two and a half per cent are the verrons cretureally collected and freund over .
"The encore already obtererred from this fund, may bevernon- ered a arrall matter, where compared with enfintonny carence in j'uture; for cuidad the integrity of the service in la maintained; is trian crises , it money be well to consider that any cast ale held ise this manner is constantly liable to diminutionand food , and may be subject to more danger from unforeseen evento than is commonly apprehended: from the express of pont occurrences, the Corrimiettes feel impelloch, monat respect- frefly to removed the Inhabitants united window of the town, with the unecausing care and vigilance of the managers for the. time loving will ever be necessary to moveritain the fund. inviofaite to the present and future generations.
Jisareford inforil 25,1020.
Thomann Finley, , Stephen offroford,
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Farvel Adame. Ideal stacet a Correrretter of Herce frevacances be cojulioir lode to carofer sereith landoftheher + thoser Head burg?" und assertaire the lowest vurrichiestiisland in Need Log: Boreford, rarely be freerehearsed for, read theet ausch Corremetter be import ered to purchase said fund, if they shall judge it most advensito grand to the leur.
lated to add one person move to the Committee.
Commetter)
appointe Aturcon Chave Hover Dorman, Capt, Imovi horbelt for Luft. Jucat Couldom) Confet. Ghourliv Peabody a Committee for the above fuerhave. I ated that the detectionen be authorized to dress on the Treasure for manch veron au ency be necessary to pay for the word fand if obtained, and that the Treasurer be requested to furnish auch sum ofmoney never Tto may be after requested.
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( It a legal Town meeting, heldin The Meeting house of the finest "Imrich in theoxford the 2" day of luqual 1020 for the purpose of giving in their adles by ballet on stress question " doit expedient that thefe- , oder should be chousers to meet in conventions for the purpose of re rising, or altering the Constitution of Government of the Common- wentthe. : The women were as follows.
4 cours, twenty sex. ( Vary's, venteen).
Chool Erfet. Charles Schody Moderator. I oted to recept the first of fearors was foreverted by the Selectionere? "The following is a list of the normes of those persons who were aselected and approved by the town as aucetable personen to werde.
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fenomenet W. C.ferment , Hoven Dermere
Timothy Dormannel .Parael Footer Jonathan Forster
John Goulet starrnel Kimball
HoainhisKimball John himball . Soformen Said estiften inbody
Charles Peabody lavoro Perley almost Perley Abrechurro Farley
Benjamin Pearl Simeone Part ,Artemas Pri Perley Sarouel Shefford Frederick afprofford Joseph Symonds Forrefolo corretto. drill Stickney John Smayer -tedron ffiofford John Tyler Ter
Vate relating to the lated that the afelectrovers be authorized an horized and insflower
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(Acord, S. H., deahouse' of, and give) convenance, or conveyance of the of Avec Hardy theoPestate in Concord N. Hampshire, lately occupied by Asa. Hardy, if in their judgement it shall be for theinterest of the - tawre:
Incompliance with an thet of the Commonwealth of Hewasa cheesethis, entitled" an act for the due regulations of Weight and Ilenenareas? we the wehaveriberas, de lederera ofthe town of. oxford, horse appointed, and do hereby appoint, Movers Chadwick, to be a leader of rights and monteren within band town for the enowing year.
Sealer of Nights und Memoiren
Hierwas our heroes est thoufor Their y th day of fine( 16720. ( Havias Derniersi) , Polistirene
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,It a legal Town meeting, held in The Meeting house of the first Parisbin Harford, on Monday the 16 thday of October 18. Chave street Josiah Kimball Clerk fino tempore. The town poroce ded to the choice of an Dele gate, to avert delegates from other towers in convention at these Hadde Houve in Houston onthe third Wednesday of November , ext, to talk vinto conover- ation the propriety and crepedency of making alterations or amendmenta in the present constitution of government of the Commonwealth, which they should judge to be necessary The voler for of Delegate, being worked, counted and declaration there of marche avere as follows, vez.
For ithormon Berley Log" twenty have voted
Fourierte Kerr ball, Clerk faro leropere.
. It a legal Town meeting, held in the Meetinghouse of the Steret Parierstin thoxford the 6th day of Monstermber, loving the first , Handay of void Month .. 1.1. 1020. for the purpose of giving con their values for a Representative of the people of the Corresponwealth of attenzione hicewells, are the Congress of the United affecter for the Essex North district- also, for one Elector Precident and live President of the United States. and for the two remaining Electors to be chosen by the people at large.
The water being worked; counted and deeferestions there of made, - cererexcess followers; to unit. vale,
Hor Mon Trerrate , Selon log? 25) For Representative thor. Jalert Warneren losq? "2) le Congrends.
How Tohave Heard Yoof: 20. For elector of President and Vice President.
Hon. William Phillipelag? 20 For the turo Infectoro Illon. Wiffiarm Gray Eng?"- 201) at farge.
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At a legal town meeting held in the Hinting house of the dessand Herrich in Broxford Monday April 220 187.1.
Chase Jonathan foster Isqr, Hacerator Phase Amost liambult f. Jown Clerk.
( Presse Mased Dorman Esqu. Seth Burman Koupit. Charles Peabody "fimcon (Part."
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Hated to dofer the further choice of town officers for The present. .
failed to appoint a committee of fire persons to mel " committee from the loss of Bowling, to , ATfe That Brunt of the fine in disparate betreten the two ferns patending from the three Sisters (so called) to a stump and . J'enes about it neur elders rainer meadow(re calés)
Chase , Mases Dornan Boga ? 'Thoras Porley Begu Committee.
·Votes to Choose: trormittee of three persons to appear 1
at the coveret of HesseAns to be frakten at. Aberich during the hrevent month; to oppose the road pronged for by fermmel WYyre ano others; hunsing through a section of the town of Boxford.
Chase Jonathan "toster Esque) Mares Dorman Esque Committee for the Sind. Amasetfireball por above purpose Unchannel Wurde Bega had 55 Votes for Bounty Crosman (Mased Darman Esque had 4 votes for Bounty fre esomer Imas Chimat Esqu had 1 vote for Bounty il ne
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