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Early Town Records of
Acton, Massachusetts |
File/page number: 165
| 1761 May 11 | Selectmen's meeting: warrant for May 18 Town meeting |
| 1761 May 18 | Town meeting |
| May ye 11: 1761 Then ye Select men met and appointed a Town meeting to be at the meeting House on monday the Eighteenth Day of may Instant at two of the Clock in the afternoon to Consider and Conclude on the following articles (viz) |
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| 1 | To See if the Town will Chuse a Representative |
| 2 | To See How much money the Town will Raise to Defrey the
Necessary Charges that have or may arise this present year
with in the Same |
| 3 | To See How much money the Town will Raise to Support
a Reading and a writing School this present year and pass
any other vote that may be thought proper when met
Relating to Said School |
| 4 | To See How much money the Town will Raise to procure
the Rev mr Swifts fire wood this present year |
| 5 | To See if the Town will agree to work at the High
ways by a Rate this present year and pass any other
vote that may be thought proper when met Relating
to that affair and the Same was Committed to the
Constables |
| may ye 18: 1761 at a General Town meeting it being Leggally warned as appeared by the Returns of the Constables on their warrants on the first article it was propounded whether The Town will Chuse a Representative voted in the Negative and then Capt Samuel Hayward was Chosen moderator for Said meeting and proceeded as follows (viz) |
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| 2 | it was propounded whether the Town will Raise
Twenty five pounds to Defrey the Necessary Charges that
have or may arise with in the Same this present year
voted in the affirmative |
| 3 | it was propounded whether the Town will Raise
Twelve pounds to Support a Reading and a writing School
this present year voted in the affirmative
and then it was propounded whether the Town Shall
be Divided into Six parts as usual voted on the affirmative
and then it was propounded whether that Each part Shall
have Two pounds of Said money voted on the affirmative |
| 5 | article propounded and passed in the Negative
and then the meeting was Dismist |
