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Fourth-This act shall take effect on the first day of January next. Passed by the Board of Supervis- ors of Suffolk County the 15th of November, 1854. WILLIAM R. POST,
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.
B. F. WELLS, Clerk of Board of Supervisors.
Voted-That no person or persons shall rake, pick, or gather any cranberries on any of the lands or meadows belonging to this town at any time before the second Monday of September next at sun rise, and that every person so offending shall forfeit the sum of ten dollars for every such offense and the further sum of four dollars per bushel or at that rate for a smaller quantity for all cranberries so gathered, to be recov- ercd with cost of suit before any court having cog- nizance thereof; which forfeiture, when so recovered, to belong to the person who shall prosecute for the same, and the Trustees of the town be particularly in- structed to carry this motion into effect.
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Voted-That no person or persons not inhabitants of the Town of East-Hampton shall be permitted to rake, pick or gather any cranberries or beach plums on any of the lands, beaches, or meadows belonging to said town, and that every person who shall violate the provisions of this act shall, upon conviction, for- feit the sum of ten dollars for every such offense and four dollars per bushel and at that rate for a smaller quantity of cranberries or beach plums so gathered; to be recovered with cost of suit before any court hav- ing cognizance thereof, and the person or persons who shall prosecute for the same shall be entitled to such forfeiture when so recovered.
Resolved, that this may be lawful by and with the consent of the Commissioners of Highways to erect gates or bars across the several highways running to and from the common lands, beaches, meadows, glades, etc., upon Napeague, including the beaches upon the south side of the town, for the protection of the grass growing thereon, at such places as the trustees of the town shall hereafter direct, and all cattle, horses and sheep that shall be found running at large on any of the above mentioned lands, beach- es, meadows, glades, etc., between the 6th day of May and the 12th day of September in each year, shall be considered trespassers, and shall be liable to be impounded as the law directs.
Adjourned to the first Tuesday of April, 1856, at the meeting house, at one o'clock P. M.
DAVID B. VAN SCOY, Justice. JAMES H. PRICE, Justice. H. B. TUTHILL, Justice. DAVID BAKER, Town Clerk.
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Resolved, That the decease, and circumstances at- tending the same, of David Baker, Esq., late clerk of this town, be recorded. For the long term of twenty- two years, seven months, five days he has discharged the duties of said office. with that of justice four years, with untiring assiduity and to the entire satis- faction of his fellow townsmen. On the 18th of Octo- ber, 1855, at about 4 o'clock P. M., his earthly exist- ance terminated.
Book E, Page 503-At the annual town meeting, held in the Town of East-Hampton on the 1st day of April, 1856, the town officers elected and town laws passed as follows:
Stephen L. Hedges, Supervisor.
Samuel P. Osborne, Town Clerk.
James H. Price, Justice of Peace.
Isaac Edwards, Com. of Highways.
David B. Van Scoy, Supt. of Schools.
Lewis Parsons, Collector.
Samuel P. Osborne, Edward Dayton, Overseers of Poor.
George S. Conklin, Sidney H. Stratton, George A. Conklin, Merry A. Parsons, William Baker, Con- stables.
John C. Hedges, George W. Huntting, Inspectors of Election First District. George S. Miller, appoint- ed.
Charles T. Dering, James H. Price, Inspectors of Election Second District. Hannibal French, appoint- ed.
Jonathan C. Schellinger, Charles B. Barnes, In-
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spectors of Election Third District. George A. Conk- lin, appointed.
Trustees-Samuel B. Gardiner, Josiah C. Dayton, William Huntting, Albert L. Hedges, Jason M. Tur- bell, George S. Miller, Daniel Dayton, John Dayton, Jeremiah J. Mulford, Daniel Osborne, Thomas M. i ... wards, Edmund Tillinghast.
Page 51. Path Masters-Albert L. Hedges, Sam- uel B. Gardiner, David P. Sherman, George Hand, Isaac B. Edwards, Daniel Dayton, Abraham Parsons, Alba D. Schellinger, George Hedges, William L. Os- borne, Sylvester D. Ranger, Albert Hand, Clark L. King, Lewis L. Bennett.
Albert L. Hedges, Samuel Sanford, Alfred Hil- dreth, Pound Masters.
Voted-That the sum of two hundred dollars be raised for the contingent expenses of this town for the year ensuing.
Voted-That the sum of one thousand dollars be raised for the support of the poor for the year en- suing.
Voted-That the sum of four hundred and fifty dol- lars be raised for the use of the trustees of the town.
Voted-That the meadow grass belonging to the town be hired out this day at auction, and the money arising therefrom to be paid to the Supervisor on or before the 1st day of September next.
Voted-That any fence equal to two rails, with posts that is three feet eight inches high in the clear, shall be considered a sufficient fence.
Voted-That no person shall be allowed to turn out or allow any stone horse over one year old to run at
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large at any time during the year, under the penalty of paying ten dollars for every such offense.
Voted-That any person finding sheep running at large upon the highways or common lands of this town, may drive the same forthwith to the public pound, and it shall be the duty of the pound master to impound the same and retain them until the owner or owners of such sheep shall pay to the pound mas- ter fifty cents for each sheep so impounded, with the lawful fees of the pound master, provided that no one owner shall be required to pay over twelve dol- lars and fifty cents and fees for any number of sheep impounded at any one time, and the whole of the penalty to be paid as aforesaid shall be paid to the person impounding such sheep.
Voted-That all horses or neat cattle that shall be found running at large on any of the commons or highways of this town from the time they are brought from Montauk in the fall until they go on again in the spring, shall be liable to be impounded, the owner or owners of all such horses or cattle to pay one dol- lar per head, to be recovered with cost of suit by the Supervisor, the whole of the money to be paid to the complainant.
Voted-That all horses or neat cattle that shall be found grazing or running at large upon Napeague or any of the beaches on the south side from the hither end of Montauk to the western bounds of this town at any time between the 6th day of May next and the 12th day of September ensuing, shall be liable to be impounded, provided there be a sufficient fence, the owner or owners of such horses or neat
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cattle to pay fifty cents per head for each horse or neat beast so impounded; the whole of the money to go to the person or persons impounding such horses or neat cattle.
Voted-That no person or persons shall rake, pick or gather any cranberries on any of the lands or meadows belonging to this town at any time before the second Monday of September next at sunrise, and that every person so offending shall forfeit the sum of ten dollars for every such offense, and the further sum of four dollars per bushel, or at that rate for a smaller quantity, for all cranberries so gathered; to be recovered with cost of suit before any court hav- ing cognizance thereof; which forfeiture when so re- covered to belong to the person who shall prosecute for the same; and the trustees of the town be par- ticularly instructed to carry this motion into effect.
Voted-That no person or persons not inhabitants of the Town of East-Hampton shall be permitted to rake, pick or gather any cranberries or beach plums on any of the lands, beaches or meadows belonging to said town, and that every person who shall vio- late the provisions of this act shall upon conviction forfeit the sum of ten dollars for every such offense, and four dollars per bushel, and at that rate for a smaller quantity of cranberries or beach plums so gathered, to be recovered with cost of suit before any court having cognizance thereof, and the person or persons who shall prosecute for the same shall be entitled to such forfeiture when so recovered.
Resolved, That it may be lawful by and with the consent of the Commissioners of Highways to erect
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gates or bars across the several highways running to and from the common lands, beaches, meadows, glades, etc., upon Napeague, including the beaches upon the south side of the town, for the protection of the grass growing thereon, at such places as the trustees of the town shall hereafter direct, and all cattle, horses and sheep that shall be found running at large on any of the above mentioned lands, beach- es, meadows, glades, etc., between the 6th day of May and the 12th day of September in each year, shall be considered trespassers, and shall be liable to be impounded as the law direct.
Voted-That the Commissioners of Highways be requested forthwith to open the Indian highway leading to Springy Banks, at the Three Mile Harbor, by removing all obstructions in said highway.
Voted-That the trustees of the town be required to sell to Isaac B. Miller the rights of the town in the first above mentioned highway and common land attached, on terms as advantageous to him as were the terms on which the lands were sold to Josiah C. Dayton, William Hedges, and others, on the East- Hampton turnpike road.
Adjourned to the first Tuesday in April, 1857, at - the meeting house, at one o'clock P. M.
DAVID B. VAN SCOY, Justice. JAMES H. PRICE, Justice. JOHN C. HEDGES, Justice. HENRY B. TUTHILL, Justice. SAMUEL P. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
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Book of Ear Marks, Page 120 .- John Dayton en- ters for his Ear mark a square crop on the right Ear and a halfpenny under the left. Transferred from Jeremiah Miller.
Recorded April 30th, 1856.
SAMUEL P. OSBORNE, Town Clerk.
Samuel P. Osborn enters for his Ear mark a crop and slit of the right and a nick under the left.
Recorded June 16th, 1856.
SAMUEL P. OSBORNE, Town Clerk.
Henry P. Hedges enters for his Ear mark a slope over the right Ear.
Recorded June 16th, 1856.
The above mark is occupied by Henry Rogers, Bridge Hampton.
SAMUEL P. OSBORNE, Town Clerk.
. Page 121 .- Thomas Edwards, of Amagansett, en- ters for his mark of the Ear, a slope the upper side of each Ear; bought of Abraham Payne, recorded to Ezekiel Payne on page 45.
Recorded February 5th, 1857.
SAMUEL P. OSBORNE, Town Clerk.
Page 532 .- At the annual town meeting, held in the Town of East-Hampton on the 7th day of April, 1857, the town officers elected and town laws passed were as follows, viz:
Thomas T. Parsons, Supervisor.
Sylvanus M. Osborne, Town Clerk.
George S. Miller, Justice of Peace.
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Jacob Schellinger, Hannibal French, Assessors.
William L. Parsons, Collector.
John H. Youngs, Jeremiah Mulford, Overseers of Poor.
S. Hedges Miller, Commissioner of Highways.
Merry A. Parsons, David D. Parsons, (John C. Hed- ges, appointed), Inspectors of Election First District.
Lodowick F. Dering, Hannibal French (James H. Price, appointed), Inspectors of Election Second Dis- trict.
Samuel F. King, Charles B. Barnes (William C. Hand, appointed), Inspectors Election Third District.
Constables-William R. White, William L. Par- sons, Charles J. Mulford, John Homan, George S. Conklin.
Trustees-Isaac Osborne, S. Hedges Miller, Sineus C. Talmage, Isaac King, Stephen Ranger, Charles B. Barnes, Lorenzo B. Leek, Isaac S. Miller, David D. Parsons, Joseph H. Barnes, Sylvanus M. Osborne, Charles D. Hedges.
Nathaniel Dominy, Sealer of Weights and Meas- ures.
John H. Young, Pound Master.
Path Masters-Samuel H. Miller, George L. Miller, Isaac Schellinger, Samuel D. Miller, David H. Hunt- ting, Abraham O. Van Scoy, Isaac Hopping, Nathan- iel Miller, George Hedges, Daniel S. Edwards, John Baker.
Voted 1st-That the sum of one hundred dollars be raised for the contingent expenses of the town for the year ensuing.
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Voted 2nd-That the sum of twelve hundred dol- lars be raised for the support of the poor for the year ensuing.
Voted 3rd-That Catharine Snooks, an inhabitant of this town, be excused from the payment of her general tax for the past year.
Voted 4th-That the trustees of the town of East- Hampton be instructed to defend the suit known as the Seaweed suit, commenced by the Messrs. Hills against Samuel Miller.
Voted 5th-That the meadow grass belonging to the town be hired out this day at auction, and the money arising therefrom to be paid to the Supervisor on or before the 1st of September next.
Voted 6th-That any fence equal to two rails, with posts that is three feet eight inches high in the clear, shall be considered a sufficient fence.
Voted 7th-That no person be allowed to turn out or to allow any stone horse (over one year old) to run at large at any time during the year, under the penalty of paying ten dollars for every such offense.
Voted 8th-That any person finding sheep running at large upon the highways or common lands of this town, may drive the same forthwith to the public pound, and it shall be the duty of the pound master to impound the same and retain them until the owner or owners of such sheep shall pay to the pound mas- ter fifty cents for each sheep so impounded, with the lawful fees of the pound master; provided that no one owner shall be required to pay over twelve dol- lars and fifty cents and fees for any number of sheep
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impounded at any one time; and the whole of the pen- alty to be paid as aforesaid, shall be paid to the per- son impounding such sheep.
Voted 9th-That all horses or neat cattle that shall be found running at large on any of the commons or highways of this town from the time they are brought from Montauk in the fall until they go on again in the spring, shall be liable to be impounded, the owner or owners of all such horses or cattle to pay one dollar per head, to be recovered with cost of suit by the Supervisor; the whole of the money to be paid to the complainant.
Voted 10th-That all horses or neat cattle that shall be found grazing or running at large upon Na- peague or any of the beaches on the south side from the hither end of Montauk to the western end of the town, at any time between the 6th day of May next and the 12th day of September ensuing, shall be liable to be impounded, provided there be a sufficient fence; the owner or owners of such horses or neat cattle to pay fifty cents per head for each horse or neat beast so impounded; the whole of the money to go to the person or persons impounding such horses or neat cattle.
Voted 11th-That no person or persons shall rake, pick or gather any cranberries on any of the lands or meadows belonging to this town, at any time be- fore the second Monday of September next at sun- rise, and that every person so offending shall forfeit the sum of ten dollars for every such offense, and the further sum of four dollars per bushel, or at that rate for a smaller quantity, for all cranberries, so
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gathered; to be recovered with cost of suit before any court having cognizance thereof; which forfeiture when so recovered to belong to the person who shall prosecute for the same; and the trustees of the town be particularly instructed to carry the motion into effect. [Repealed.]
Voted 12th-That no person or persons not inhabi- tants of the Town of East-Hampton shall be permit- ted to rake, pick or gather any cranberries or beach plums on any of the lands, beaches or meadows be- longing to the said town, and that every person who shall violate the provisions of this act shall, upon conviction, forfeit the sum of ten dollars for every such offense, and four dollars per bushel, or at that rate for a smaller quantity, of cranberries or beach plums so gathered. To be recovered with cost of suit before any court having cognizance thereof, and the person or persons who shall prosecute for the same shall be entitled to such forfeiture when so re- covered.
Voted 13th-That it may be lawful by and with the consent of the commissioners of highways to erect gates or bars across the several highways running to and from the common lands, beaches, meadows, glades, etc., upon Napeague, including the beaches upon the south side of the town, for the protection of the grass growing thereon, at such places as the trustees of the town shall hereafter direct. And all cattle, horses and sheep that shall be found running at large on any of the above mentioned lands, beach- es, meadows, glades, etc., between the 6th day of May and the 12th day of September in each year, shall be
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considered trespassers and shall be liable to be im- pounded as the law directs.
Adjourned to the first Tuesday of April, 1858, at the Meeting House, one o'clock P. M.
SAM'L P. OSBORNE, Town Clerk. D. B. VAN SCOY, Justice. JOHN C. HEDGES, Justice.
HENRY B. TUTHILL, Justice. JAMES H. PRICE, Justice.
Transcribed by Sylvanus M. Osborn, Town Clerk.
Ear Marks, Page 121 .- Sylvanus M. Osborn enters for his Ear mark a square crop on the left Ear and a slit in the right Ear.
Recorded April 14th, 1857.
SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk
Book G, Page 250 .- " Whereas, application has been made in due form to Marcus B. Hand, Isaac Edwards and Samuel H. Miller, Commissioners of Highways, as follows, to wit:
" We, the undersigned freeholders of the Village of Amagansett, do petition to you as commissioners of highways, that you will narrow the highway run- ning through the said village so as to make it of an equal width from end to end, or near as you think proper and necessary."
Dated the 12th day of June, 1857.
Now, therefore, it is hereby ordered and determined by the undersigned, all of the said commissioners having been duly notified to attend and deliberate on the subject of this order, that the said street or highway shall be narrowed or altered near its eastern
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end so as to conform to a survey of the same, which they have caused to be made, a description of which is hereunto annexed, as follows, viz: Beginning at a stone in front of the barn of Talmage Barnes (marked E on the map) and running across the street on a course N. 342 degrees, W. one chain and 42 links to a stone directly under the fence of Alfred and Ed- ward Schellinger (marked A on the map); thence along the northerly side of the street on a course N. 534 degrees, E. thirty-three chains and seventy-six links to a red stone set in the earth (marked B on the plot); thence N. 37 degrees, E. two chains and 47 links to a stone heretofore placed and now known as the north corner of the street (marked C on the map); thence across the east end of the street four chains and 5 links to another stone heretofore placed. and now known as the east corner of the street (marked D on the map); thence S. 72 degrees, W. two chains and 34 links to a stake or small post set in the ground (marked F on the map); thence S. 55 degress, W. thir- ty-three chains and 70 links to the place of beginning. The street being two chains and 61 links in width from B to F, and being narrowed at these points two and a half rods from each side.
In witness whereof, we, the said commissioners, have hereunto subscribed our names this 26th day of June, 1857, at East-Hampton, Suffolk County.
MARCUS B. HAND, ISAAC EDWARDS, SAMUEL H. MILLER, Commissioners of Highways.
Recorded June 29th, 1857.
SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
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Order and survey filed in Clerk's office. Marked A. County of Suffolk, Town of East-Hampton, ss:
Whereas, application hath been made for the dis- continuance of the highway in said town known as the Springy Banks or Indian highway, hereinafter described, and on certificate of twelve disinterested freeholders, duly sworn, who have in due form certi- fied that said highway is useless and unnecessary;
It is hereby ordered, by Marcus B. Hand, Isaac Edwards and Samuel H. Miller, the commissioners of highways of said town, all of said commissioners having been duly notified to attend and deliberate on the subject of this order, that the said highway, of which the following is a survey, viz: Beginning at a point at the edge of the water of the harbor on the plot by the figure 1, distant N. 75 degrees, E. one chain from a stake and stones on the plot designated by the figure 2 (the said stake 2 being N. 70 degrees, E. one chain and 58 links from a marked thorn tree on the plot designated by the figure 3), and running from the place of beginning S. 75 degress, W. four- teen chains and 70 links to a white oak stake and stones on the plot designated by the figure 5; thence S. 50 degrees, W. two chain and 20 links to a white oak stake and stones on the easterly side of Three- Mile Harbor road on the plot designated by the figure 6, and that the line of said survey be the center of said road, and said road be of the width of twelve rods, and said road is hereby discontinued.
In witness whereof, we, the said commissioners, have hereunto subscribed our names this 29th day of July, 1857.
ISAAC EDWARDS, MARCUS B. HAND, SAMUEL H. MILLER, Commissioners of Highways.
Recorded July 30th, 1857.
SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk. Ordered filed in Clerk's office, marked B.
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Ear Marks, Page 121 .- Samuel N. Miller enters for his Ear mark a hole in the left Ear and a circle on the end of the right.
Recorded Aug. 25th, 1857.
SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
Book G, Page 252. August 27th, 1857.
The trustees of the freeholders and commonalty of of the Town of East-Hampton, sold unto Timothy Hedges, for the sum of forty dollars, two pieces of land, bounded as follows, viz: Northeasterly by com- mon land and highway, and on all other sides by the aforesaid Timothy Hedges, containing three roods, more or less, that is enough to straighten the line from the east to the north corner of the said Timothy Hedges' land. And another tract containing one rood, more or less, bounded southerly by common land, and all other sides by the aforesaid Timothy Hedges' land above mentioned, that is enough to straighten the southeasterly line.
The above mentioned land is situated on the road from town to Jericho, at the Baiting Hollow.
Signed by SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Clerk of Trustees.
Recorded August 29th, 1857.
SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
Book G, Page 254 .- Whereas, a certain highway in the Town of East-Hampton, leading from the south- west end of the Village of Amagansett toward said Town of East-Hampton, has been used as a highway for twenty years or more next preceding the twenty- first day of March, one thousand seven hundred and
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ninety-seven, and has been constantly worked and used as such for the last six years, but has not been sufficiently described and recorded;
Now, therefore, we, the commissioners of highways of said Town of East-Hampton, all of said commis- sioners having been notified to attend and deliberate upon the subject of this order, having heard the proofs and allegations of witnesses and having ex- amined the facts and circumstances of the case;
Do order, that a part of said highway shall be as- certained, described and entered of record in the Town Clerk's office according to a survey which they have caused to be made of the same, as follows, to wit: The center line of said highway to begin at a stake opposite to the north corner of Jeremiah .T. Parsons' homestead (marked A on the map), which stake bears from a stone placed at the west corner of Amagansett Street, S. 47 degrees W. distant 2.54 ch., and from the east corner of the Methodist Epis- copal Church S. 31 degrees E. dis. 167 ch., and run- ning thence S. 774 degrees, W. 17 chains and 38 links to a stake nearly opposite to the house of David P. Sherman and on a line with his west line of fence, which stake (marked B on the map) bears from the south corner of said David P. Sherman's house S. 74 degrees W. dis. 2.42 chains; thence S. 712 degrees, W. 6 ch. and 80 links to a stake (marked C on the map) nearly opposite to the northeast end of the ditch in front of the land of J. T. Parsons, and known as Reck's piece, from which end of ditch said stake bears S. 29} degrees E. dis. 1.41 ch .; to be eleven rods in width throughout its whole length from A to C; thence beginning at a stake (marked D on the map)
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on a line with the end of aforesaid eleven rod road or highway and bearing from the end of the ditch aforesaid S. 382 degrees E. dis. 82 links, and running thence across the front of said Reck's piece S. 72 de- grees W. 4 chains 74 links to a stake (marked E on the map) which stands on a line with the ditch on the north side of the Abraham's path highway, op- posite to and 50 links distant from the south corner of said Reck's piece; to be six rods wide at D and decreasing in width to four rods at E; thence S. 622 degrees W. 11 chains and 50 links to a stake (marked F on the map) standing opposite to the east corner of Jeremiah Dayton's cleared spot land and in the center between the said corner and the ditch of Jere- miah Lester on the opposite side; to be four rods wide through the whole length from E to F.
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