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Early Town Records of
Acton, Massachusetts |
File/page number: 103
| 1752 May 18 | Town meeting |
| 1 | May ye 18: 1752 At a General Town meeting at the meeting House it being Legally warned as apeared by the Returns of the Constables on their warrants and on the first article it was propounded whether the Town will Choose a Representative and it passed in the Negative and then Deacon John Heald was Chosen moderator for Said meeting |
| 2 | it was propounded Whether the Town will add Twenty Eight
pounds Eighteen Shillings and Eight pence Lawfull money to
the Rev mr John Swifts Salary this present year voted
on the affirmative
and then it was propounded Whether the Town will
Choose a Committe to See what mr Swift should have according
to Contract the Two years the Town is not Discharged
for voted on the affirmative and Likewise made Choise
of Deacon John Brooks and mr Nathan Robbins and
mr John Davis Jun and Lieut Jonathan Billing and
mr Josiah Haywood for a Committe for Said Service |
| 3 | the third article was propounded and Dismist |
| 4 | it was propounded whether the Town will Raise
Six pounds thirteen Shillings and four pence Lawfull
money for to Defrey the Necessary Charges voted on the
affirmative |
| 5 | it was propounded whether the Town will have a
Reading and a Writing School this present year voted
on the affirmative
and then it was propounded whether the Town will
Raise Twelve pounds Lawful money for Said School
voted on the affirmative and then it was propounded
whether the Select men Shall devide the Town into
Six parts voted on the affirmative |
| 6 | it was propounded whether the Town will agree to
to work at the High ways by a Rate this present
year voted on the affirmative and then it was propounded
whether the Town will Raise any money for the High
ways voted on the affirmative and then it was propounded whether the Town will Raise Twenty Six pounds
thirteen Shillings and four pence Lawfull money for
the High ways voted on the affirmative and then it
was propounded whether that every man Shall have
two Shillings pr day Before [illegible] time and then |
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