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Article 15. Voted unanimously to authorize the Town Accountant to close out the unexpended balances of the following appropriation, the purpose of which have been completed :
Highways-Cross Street $25.42
Highways-Jacobs Lake Special 2.40
Highways-Cross Street .05
Highways-Jacobs Trail, Prouty Ave. and
Duncan Drive 5.97
Highways-Lincoln Street .02
Superintendent's Convention Expense 4.50
Article 16. Voted unanimously to lay Article No. 16 on the table.
Article 17. Voted unanimously to substitute the word "Town" for word "tax" in line two of Article as printed.
Voted unanimously to provide that the Collector of Taxes shall col- lect, under the title of Town Collector, all accounts due the town as pro- vided under Section 38A, Chapter 41 of the General Laws and as amended by Chapter 197 of the Acts of 1948.
Article 18. A motion "To instruct the Selectmen to appoint a com- mittee of three to study the advisability of having one person as Public
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Works Superintendent and to consider the question of town owned trucks, proper storage space for trucks and water department supplies and to have proper articles inserted in the 1950 Warrant for the town's consideration of any recommendations they may deem advisable was amended by sub- stituting "a committee of five appointed by the Moderator' for 'a com- mittee of three appointed by the Selectmen."
Voted unanimously to instruct the Moderator to appoint a committee of five to study the advisability of having one person as Public Works Superintendent and to consider the question of town owned trucks, proper storage space for trucks and water department supplies and to have proper articles inserted in the 1950 Warrant for the town's consideration of any recommendations they may deem advisable.
Article 19. Motion made to amend Article 3, Section 4 of the draft of By-Laws so as to read "200 voters shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any Town Meeting but a lesser number may adjourn the same."
Voted unanimously to amend Article 3 of Section 4 so as to read "200 voters shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any Town Meeting but a lesser number may adjourn the same."
Motion made to adopt the amended By-Laws as printed. Voted unani- mously to accept amended By-Laws as printed.
The By-Laws as voted were submitted to the Attorney-General March 11, 1949.
June 9, 1949, the following letter was received by the Town Clerk.
Boston, Mass.
June 1, 1949
The foregoing by-laws are hereby approved with the exception of the following :
Art. I-Section 2.
Art. I-Section 4.
Art. V-Section 1, paragraph 3.
Art. V-Section 2, the last sentence.
Art. V-Section 4, the last sentence in par. 3.
Art. V-Sections 6 through 15.
Art. VI-Section 1, the second paragraph.
Art. VI-Sections 3 through 14.
which are hereby disapproved.
FRANCIS E. KELLY, Attorney-General
The By-Laws as approved are printed at the end of the Town Clerk's Report.
Article 20. Voted unanimously to transfer the 1948 Dog Tax Refund to the School Account.
Article 21. Voted unanimously to accept the report of Elementary School Building Committee.
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Article 22. Voted unanimously to construct, originally equip and fur- hish an Elementary School Building.
Article 23. Voted 416 for and 5 against, that the sum of $375,000 be raised and appropriated for the purposes of constructing a school building and originally equipping and furnishing said building, and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $50,000 be appropriated from available funds in the treasury, the sum of $15,000 be appropriated from the Post-War Rehabilitation Fund, the sum of $10,000 be raised in the tax levy of the current year, and the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $200,000 under authority of Chapter 104 of the Acts of 1948 and the sum of $100,000 under authority of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, and to issue bonds or notes of the town therefor payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than 20 years from the date of issue of the first bond or note.
Article 24. Voted unanimously to fix the pay of the elective officers as required by law as follows:
Assessors-Extra Days $8.00
Welfare- Extra Days 8.00
Highway Surveyor-Per Day 10.00
Tree Warden-Per Day
10.00
Article 25. Voted unanimously to accept the provisions of Chapter 588 of the Acts of 1948, an act authorizing Increases of the Amounts of Pen- sions Payable to Certain Former Retired Public Employees.
Article 26. To see if the town will give instructions to its elected town officers.
Motion made to instruct the Selectmen to appoint a committee of five to make a preliminary survey of the school system of the town of Norwell and report at the next Town Meeting, without pay. An amendment that "personnel of committee be citizens who are not connected in an official capacity with the town" was amended by "that a committee of five appointed by the Moderator" be substituted for "to instruct the Selectmen to appoint a committee of five." It was voted unanimously to accept the amendments.
Voted unanimously that a committee of five appointed by the Moderator, make a preliminary survey of the school system of the town of Norwell and report at the next annual town meeting said committee to serve without pay; personnel of which to be citizens who are not connected in an official capacity with the town.
Voted unanimously to instruct the Selectmen to put into the next War- rant provisions for adoption of a Planning Board of the Town of Norwell.
Voted unanimously to instruct the Selectmen to obtain land of the Henry Barton Jacobs property for the Boy Scouts.
Sale of Fish Rights-Two fish rights were sold at auction. Frank W. Rounds purchased one fish right for $1. Peirce Fuller purchased one fish right for $1.
Meeting adjourned until Saturday, March 12, at 11 A.M.
NELLIE L. SPARRELL Town Clerk
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MONEY APPROPRIATED AT ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
March 7, 1949
Moderator
Salary
$10.00
Selectmen (Chairman $300)
Salaries
500.00
Accountant
Salary
1,200.00
Expenses
25.00
Treasurer
Salary
600.00
Expenses
400.00
Tax Titles Account
35.00
Collector
Salary
1,200.00
Expenses
450.00
Assessors
Salary
500.00
(Chairman $300)
Expenses
1,000.00
Salary
850.00
Expenses
250.00
Registrars and Clerk
105.00
Election Officers
150.00
Expenses
100.00
Incidental Disbursements
Expenses
500.00
Salaries
2,600.00
Expenses
1,500.00
Police Department
Salaries and Expenses
250.00
Dog Officer
Expenses
150.00
Fire Department
General Payroll
1,000.00
Stewards
720.00
Expenses
2,461.10
General Equipment
2,057.30
Purchase of Oxygen Breathing Masks
440.00
Compensation of Fire Engineers
500.00
Forest Fire Patrol
Expenses
200.00
Tree Warden
Salaries and Expenses
750.00
Elm Tree Beetle
Salaries and Expenses
500.00
Moth
Salaries and Expenses
2,000.00
Tent Caterpillar
Salaries and Expneses
150.00
Tree Removal
(Article 11)
900.00
Aid to Agriculture
Contribution
100.00
Sealer of Weights & MeasuresSalary and Expenses
150.00
Town Clerk
Elections and Registrations
Town Hall Maintenance
Expenses
500.00
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Board of Health
Salaries
75.00
Clerk
100.00
Aid and Expenses
825.00
Inspection of Animals School Nurse
Expenses
100.00
Salary
1,900.00
Transportation
200.00
School Dentist
Salary
840.00
School Physician
Salary
250.00
Town Account, Roads
Salaries and Expenses
2,000.00
Chap. 81
Salaries and Expenses 5,875.00
Chap. 90
Salaries and Expenses
2,000.00
Snow Removal and Sanding
Salaries and Expenses
4,000.00
Street Lights
Expenses
900.00
Pleasant St. from South St. to Donovan Estate (Grading and resurfacing with tar) 1,100.00
Article 7
Bowker St. (Grading and re- surfacing with tar) 700.00
Article 8
Rotary Broom
1,200.00
Article 9
Wendall Ave. (to make pass- able)
500.00
Salaries
500.00
Public Welfare (Chairman $300)
Aid and Expenses 4,000.00
Administration and Expense
2,500.00
Aid
22,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children
Aid and Expense
7,500.00
Administration
200.00
Veterans' Benefits
Aid
2,000.00
Schools
Salary of Committee
350.00
(Clerk of Committee $200)
Expenses
86,149.00
Construction, original equip-
ment and furnishing
10,000.00
Vocational Training
Tuition
1,000.00
Libraries
Wm. J. Leonard Memorial
400.00
Water Department
Salaries
75.00
Expenses
225.00
Insurance
Workman's Compensation Ins.
300.00
Plymouth Co. Retirement Fund
415.00
Town Reports and Budget
Printing and Distribution
760.00
Memorial Day
Appropriation 338.25
Squares and Triangles
Salary and Expenses 200.00
Mowing Bushes
Salaries and Expenses
400.00
Article 6
Old Age Assistance
Elementary School Building (Art. 23)
James Library 400.00
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Town Dump
Expenses
600.00
Cemeteries
Veterans' Graves
325.00
Washington St.
550.00
Interest
School Bond and Water
7,132.50
Town Debt
School Bond
4,000.00
Town Counsel
Fees
300.00
Total $199,988.15
TRANSFERS
*Transfer from General Fund Chap. 81
$10,575.00
*Transfer from General Fund, Chap. 90
6,000.00
** Transfer from Surplus Overlay
4,000.00
*Transfer from E. & D. Account
50,000.00
įTransfer from P. W. Fund
15,000.00
Dog Tax Refund to School Fund
ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION - MARCH 12, 1949
Subsequent meeting for election of officers in Town Hall, Saturday, March 12, 1949 at 11 A.M., then and there to act on the following article:
Article 27. To bring to the Election Officers their votes, all on one ballot, for the following named officers, to wit: one Selectman for three years, one Assessor for three years, one member of the Board of Public Welfare for three years; Town Treasurer, Highway Surveyor, Tree War- den and Moderator for one year; one member of the School Committee for three years; one member of the Board of Health for three years; one Trustee of the William J. Leonard Memorial Library for three years; one Trustee of the William J. Leonard Memorial Library for two years; one member of the board of Water Commissioners for three years.
Pursuant to the Warrant, the voters met at Cushing Memorial Town Hall, Saturday, March 12, 1949 at 11 A.M. Polls closed at 7 P.M. Moder- ator Herbert A. Lincoln was in charge and swore in the following Election Officers: Annie Capell, Alice Merritt, Ethel Turner, Martha Henderson, Carrie Newcomb, Lester Scott, Ralph Coleman, Harry Pinson, Jane Baird, Julia Rosebach.
Harry Pinson was in charge of the ballot box.
Number of names checked in-844
Number of names checked out-844
Reading on ballot box register-844
Ballots taken from ballot box-844
Upon being canvassed and counted, the result was as follows:
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Moderator, for One Year
Herbert A. Lincoln
698
Herbert Repass Blanks
1
145
Selectman, for Three Years
Richard N. Johnson
271
James A. Liddell
327
Robert C. Smith
235
John D. R. Woodworth
1
Blanks
10
Assessor, for Three Years
Richard N. Johnson
197
James A. Liddell 262
Herbert A. Lincoln
203
Robert C. Smith
166
John D. R. Woodworth
1
Blanks
15
Board of Public Welfare, for Three Years
Richard N. Johnson
261
James A. Liddell
330
Robert C. Smith
232
Herbert A. Lincoln
1
John D. R. Woodworth
1
Blanks
19
Town Treasurer, for One Year
Margaret Crowell
765
Alan Virtue
1
Mary Woodworth
1
Blanks
77
Highway Surveyor, for One Year
Perry H. Osborn
514
William J. C. Weatherby
317
Douglas Mitchell
1
Blanks
12
Tree Warden, for One Year
John T. Osborn
732
Howard S. Power
1
Edmund Lapham
1
Wesley Osborne
1
Wesley Osborne, Jr.
1
Andrew Maxwell
1
Ralph Gordon
1
Blanks
106
School Committee, for Three Years
Thomas S. Cann 693
Mary J. Woodworth 1
Sydney Dean
1
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Col. Woodworth 2
Fred B. Cheever 1
Norma Wilder 1
Margaret A. Stone 1 Ann Cellini 1
Blanks 143
Board of Health, for Three Years
Richard E. Cugnasca 702
W. O. Henderson 1
John D. R. Woodworth 1
Mrs. John Sparrell 1
Blanks 139
Trustee W. J. Leonard Memorial Library, for Three Years
Alfred H. Prouty 688
Miss Mary Woodworth 1
Blanks 155
Trustee W. J. Leonard Memorial Library, for Two Years
Virginia M. Mitchell 672
James Malatesta 1
Miss Mary Woodworth 1
Blanks 170
Water Commissioner, for Three Years
Earle F. Allen
690
Edmund Lapham
1
John Piotti
1
Howard Shearer
1
Jacob Lee Turner
1
Herbert Lincoln
1
C. Philip Snow
1
Lloyd B. West
1
Andrew Maxwell 1
Col. John D. R. Woodworth
1
Blanks 145
The Moderator swore in the Highway Surveyor, Member of School Committee, Selectman. Assessor, and Member of Board of Public Welfare. The Town Clerk swore in the Moderator and Treasurer. The Town Clerk swore in the Tree Warden March 14th, also swore in the Water Commis- sioner and both Trustees on March 16th and member of Board of Health.
Respectfully submitted,
NELLIE L. SPARRELL,
Town Clerk.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS TOWN OF NORWELL
Warrant for Special Town Meeting
Plymouth, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Norwell, in said County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Norwell, quali- fied to vote in elections and Town affairs to meet at the Cushing Memorial Town Hall in said Norwell, on Monday, the Nineteenth Day of September, 1949 at 7:30 p.m. then and there to act upon the following articles, to wit:
ARTICLE 1. To see if the town will raise and appropriate or trans- fer from available funds a sum of money to complete the installation of the Water System in accordance with the vote of the town at a meeting held on December 15, 1947, or take any other action relative thereto.
ARTICLE 2. To determine whether the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of two hundred and fifteen thousand (215,000) dollars or such other amount as may be determined upon at the meeting for the pur- pose of establishing a water system for supplying itself and its inhabitants with water pursuant to chapter 496 of the Acts and Resolves of 1947 and to determine whether the town in order to meet this appropriation will authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor- row the sum of two hundred and fifteen thousand (215,000) dollars or such other amount as may be determined at the meeting and issue bonds or notes of the town therefor payable in not more than thirty (30) years any amount herein authorized to be in addition to the sum of one hundred and thirty-five thousand (135,000) dollars heretofore raised, appropriated and authorized to be borrowed for the purposes of a water system.
ARTICLE 3. To consider whether the Board of Water Commissioners shall be authorized on and in behalf of the town to establish a water sup- ply system in the town in addition to the water supply system authorized by vote dated December 15, 1947. Such new system to be laid in such areas of the town as may be determined by the Board of Water Commis- sioners and to include such well fields or other sources of water supply and such pumping and storage facilities as may be necessary or appro- priate in connection therewith or act on anything relative thereto.
ARTICLE 4. To consider and act upon any matter that may properly come before the meeting.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof seven days at least before the time of said meeting as directed by vote of the town.
Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting.
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Given under our hands this twelfth day of September A.D. 1949.
A. LESTER SCOTT, Chairman JAMES A. LIDDELL RALPH H. COLEMAN
Selectmen of Norwell.
A true copy - ATTEST:
September
1949.
Constable
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING - September 19, 1949
Pursuant to a Warrant duly executed and return thereof made to the Town Clerk by Lloyd B. Henderson, a duly appointed Constable of Nor- well, the qualified voters met at the time and place and for the purpose therein stated and took the following action.
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Herbert A. Lin- coln, with 236 registered voters checked in before the meeting was called to order.
The Town Clerk read the Warrant, omitting by vote of the meeting the reading of the articles therein until each was taken up for action.
The Moderator announced that a request had been received from the Selectmen to allow a representative of that Board to explain the articles of the Warrant. The request was granted and Mr. Coleman made the ex- planation.
Article 1. Following the reading of the article, Mr. James Hall asked for a report from the Water Commissioners of the reason for the request for additional money to complete the work authorized at the Special Town Meeting held December 15, 1947.
Water Commissioner Brooks made the report and told of the work accomplished by his Board since that meeting. His report was supple- mented by one from Commissioner Allen, who told of the building of a reservoir in Blue Hill Reservation by the Metropolitan Water System and urged the voters to defer action on water until more facts and figures were available.
Mr. James Barnard moved "To indefinitely postpone action on Article 1." This motion was seconded and put to vote.
It was voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 1.
Article 2. After the reading of Article 2 by the Moderator, the Se- lectmen were asked to explain how the amount already appropriated
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had affected the finances of the Town, which Mr. Coleman answered.
Mr. Ross of the Finance Board also gave a detailed report of the out- standing debts and their effect on the Town, whereupon the motion "to indefinitely postpone action on Article 2" was made and seconded. Voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 2.
Article 3. Motion made and seconded "to indefinitely postpone action on Article 3". Voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 3.
Voted to adjourn.
Attest:
NELLIE L. SPARRELL, Town Clerk.
FISH AND GAME LICENSES ISSUED IN 1949
42 Resident Fishing Licenses @ $2.00
$84.00
61 Resident Citizen Hunting @ $2.00
122.00
61 Resident Citizen Sporting @ $3.25
198.25
23 Resident Minor and Female Fishing @ $1.25
30.00
3 Resident Citizen Minor Trapping @ $2.25
6.75
3 Resident Citizen Trapping @ $5.25
15.75
1 Special Nonresident Fishing @ $1.50
1.50
1 Duplicate @$.50
.50
$458.75
Less Fees
49.75
Paid to Division of Fish and Game
$409.00
DOG LICENSES ISSUED IN 1949
218 Males @ $2.00
$436.00
51 Females @ $5.00
255.00
112 Spayed Females @ $2.00
224.00
7 Kennel Licenses @ $10.00
70.00
1 Kennel License @ $25.00
25.00
$1,010.00
Less Fees
77.80
$932.20
Paid to Town Treasurer
censes and tags will be ready about March 1st.
All dogs three months of age or over must be licensed. 1950 dog li-
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ENROLLED MILITIA
461 men were enrolled for military duty April 1, 1949
REGISTERED VOTERS
January 15, 1950 there were 1,470 registered voters in the Town of Norwell.
LIST OF PERSONS QUALIFIED TO SERVE AS JURORS IN THE TOWN OF NORWELL From July 1, 1948 to July 1, 1949
Allman, Leonard, Engineer
High Street
Bond, John C., Public Relations
Central Street
Chipman, John H., Food Broker
Main Street
Cunningham, Edward J., Blue Cross
DesGranges, Donald, Architect
Church Street Common Street High Street
Etling, Fred R., Clerk
Gilmour, Alphonso W., Bethlehem Shipbuilding
River Street
Hansen, Raymond A., Electrician
Winter Street
Hunt, Bishop C., Economist
River Street
Leavitt, John H., Sr., Sales Engineer
Lind, John M., Surveyor
Mt. Blue Street Main Street
Litchfield, Robert L., Ice Business
River Street
McMullan, Richard D., Business Manager
Main Street
Mott, S. Lawrence, Florist
Main Street
Murray, Joseph A., Sales Manager
Central Street Washington Street
Reagan, Joseph E., Timekeeper
Washington Street
Tolman, Arthur M., Poultryman
River Street
Walsh, Matthew C., Jr., Wool
Stetson Road
Wood, Walter L., Gas Station Attendant
High Street
Pike, Robert C., Salesman
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LIST OF PERSONS QUALIFIED TO SERVE AS JURORS IN THE TOWN OF NORWELL
From July 1, 1949 to July 1, 1950
Allman, Leonard, Engineer
Bond, John C., Public Relations
Chipman, John H., Food Broker
Cunningham, Edward J., Blue Cross DesGranges, Donald, Architect Dickman, Herman, Retired Dyer, Arthur H., Retired Farmer, Edward F., Retired
Hansen, Raymond A., Electrician
Howes, Alfred G., Undertaker
Jordan, William R., Ice Business Leavitt, John H., Sr., Sales Engineer
Lind, John M., Surveyor Maxwell, Andrew J., Carpenter
Stetson Road Mt. Blue Street Main Street Stetson Road Main Street
McMullan, Richard D., Business Manager
Mead, Alden H., Commercial Engineer Mott, S. Lawrence, Florist
High Street Main Street
Murray, Joseph A., Sales Manager Rimmer, Chester A., Manufacturer
Central Street
River Street
Walsh, Matthew C., Jr., Wool
Stetson Road
JURORS DRAWN
Allman, Leonard, Engineer
DesGranges, Donald, Architect
Rimmer, Chester A., Manufacturer
Litchfield, Robert L., Ice Business Pike, Robert C., Salesman Etling, Fred R., Clerk Gilmour, Alphonso W., Bethlehem Shipbuilding Reagan, Joseph E., Timekeeper
High Street Central Street Main Street Church Street Common Street Washington Street Stetson Road Washington Street Winter Street Main Street
High Street Common Street River Street River Street Washington Street High Street
River Street Washington Street
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BY-LAWS OF THE TOWN OF NORWELL Approved June 1, 1949
ARTICLE I General Provisions
Section 1. The By-Laws contained in the following articles are to be designated as the Revised By-Laws of the Town of Norwell.
Section 2. Wherever the provisions of these revised By-Laws are the same in effect as those of any existing By-Laws, they shall be con- strued as the continuation of such By-Laws. All provisions of previously existing By-Laws and all votes heretofore in force, other than acts of the General Court previously accepted, inconsistent with these Revised By- Laws of the Town of Norwell are hereby repealed and nullified.
Section 3. The invalidity of any Article or Section of these By-Laws shall not affect the validity of any Article or By-Law otherwise valid, and these By-Laws shall remain in effect as amended from time to time except for those Sections or Articles or parts thereof which are determined to be invalid.
ARTICLE II Town Seal
Section 1. The Town Seal shall be circular in shape and of a design as imprinted herein. This device shall be considered The Town Seal of the Town of Norwell, effective whenever used as required.
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ARTICLE III Town Meetings
Section 1. The constables or the persons to whom the Warrant calling any Town Meeting is directed shall give notice of such meeting by posting copies of the same in at least five public places in the Town, in addition to the publication of said notice in a newspaper published in a town adjoining Norwell and circulated in the Town of Norwell.
Section 2. The Selectmen shall prepare a report setting forth the articles in the Warrant, together with recommendations of the Advisory Board, copies of which either shall be mailed to all registered voters, or they shall cause to have a copy left at each dwelling house or apartment, at least seven days before the meeting.
Section 3. The Annual Meeting shall be held at 7:30 P.M. on the first Monday in March of each year, and Special Town Meetings may be held at such times as the Selectmen may order. At least seven days before the Annual Meeting a published complete annual report of all town officers, boards, committees, departments, town meeting, elections, births, deaths and marriages shall be left at each dwelling house or apartment.
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Section 4. Two hundred voters shall constitute a quorum to open any Town Meeting, but a lesser number may adjourn the same.
In the event a quorum is not present the meeting may be adjourned to a later time or date by a majority vote of those present. The Select- men shall post notices of the adjourned meeting in five public places in the Town.
Section 5. All Town Meeting votes, unless otherwise provided for by law shall at first be taken by a "Yes" and "No" vote. If the Moderator is in doubt, or if seven voters immediately question the vote, the Moderator shall call for a standing vote, taken by sworn tellers.
Section 6. The duties of the Moderator and the Government of the Town Meeting, not provided for by Law or By-Laws, shall be determined by the rules of practice contained in Cushing's Manual as far as they are adapted to the conditions and powers of the Town of Norwell.
Section 7. A meeting subsequent to the Annual Town Meeting shall be held the following Saturday in March for the purpose of the election of Town Officers and the determination of such matters as shall properly be placed on the official ballot and shall be conducted as prescribed by law between the hours of 12 o'clock noon to 8 P.M.
ARTICLE IV Selectmen
Section 1. The number of Selectmen shall be fixed at three and their term of office shall be three years.
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