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woold appint & set appart ye Last thursday of March instant
for fasting & prayer voted in ye affarmitive and allso voted that they
will call in five of ye nabouring minesters for advice in calling
a minister viz Mr Lorin Mr Cook Mr Gardner Mr Peboddy & Mr
Rogers allso voted that ye Selectmen & John Brooks be a
Committ to manig ye affare & Provide for ye Pulpit for ye futer |
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Propounded to see if ye town will Chuse a man to take car of ye meeting House
voted in ye affarmitive & made Choice of Mr John Cragin
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Propounded whether ye town will hire ye Pound of Danniel Shepard
or build a nue one. Voted that Nathan Robbens Shall build a
Nue one & have Eight Shill per year for ye Euise [use] of it as Long
as it is kept in Repair
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Propounded whether ye town will except of a way two Rods wid Layd out from
Nere Mark Whites as it is marked voted in ye affermitive
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Propounded whether ye town will Except of a bridle way Layd out for
David Brooks from his House Lot voted in ye affarmitive |
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Propounded whether ye town will keep ye bridge in Repair that goes
over Laws Grait Brook voted in ye Negative
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Propounded whether ye town will Let ye Swine run at Large
this year voted in ye affarmitive
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Being in possession of Nathan Robbens a Dark Brown mare Branded
with C on ye Nere Shoulder & on ye Nere Buttuck was Entred Apreil
the 5th 1738
Acton May ye 9th 1738
Then ye Selectmen meet & appinted a town meeting at ye meeting
House in said town on Friday ye nineteenth day of May current at one of the Clock at the afternoon to Consider & Conclude on ye articles here after mentioned
viz first to se if ye town will Chuse a Deputy to represent them at ye Graite
and Ginareil Court to be held at ye Court House in Boston on Wednesday
ye thirty first day of may Current
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to se if ye town will agree to give Mr John Swift an Invitation to settle
with them in ye minestry and allso what settlement & salary they will give
him & Chuse a Commette to agree with him |
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to se if ye town will agree to finish ye meeting house or any part more of it
this present year
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to se how ye town will agree to work out ye highways or how many
days Each man shall work at them this Present year
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to se what money ye town will Raise to Defray Nessosary Charges
In ye town this present year
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to se what mony ye town will Raise to support Preaching this year
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to what ye town will allow Mr John Barker for his sarving as
Treasurer for three years Past
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Acton May ye 19th 1738
At a Ginareil town meeting of ye Inhabitants of said town being
Legally warned & met Did Prosede as folloeth first Propounded whether
They would Chuse a Deputy & pased a vote in ye Negative & then Mr Joseph
Fletcher was Chosen moderator for said meeting & proseded as folloeth
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Propounded whether ye town will agree to Give Mr John Swift an Invitation
to settle with them in ye ministry voted in ye affartive [affirmitive] |
