Acton March ye 24th: 1739/40
At a Ginariel town meeting being Legally warned
as Appeered by ye Returns of ye
warrants at ye
meeting House in said Town at four of ye Clock
In ye after Noon Mr Gershom Davies was Choosen
moderator for said meeting allso he & Ammi Falkner & Simon Hunt was Choosen Assessors & ye 2nd article
was Continued to Next meeting – in March & then ye meeting was Dismist
Acton May ye third 1740
Then ye Select men of said town met & Appinted a town
meeting to be on ye twelfth of may Instent at ye meeting House
in Said town at four of ye Clock in ye after noon to Conclude
on ye articles hereafter mentioned viz: first to se if ye town
will Choose a Deputy: 2 to se what money ye town
^will Raise
to Defray Nesesary Charges within ye Same this present
year: 3 to se whether ye town will Allow Longer time
to those persons that was to build their Pewes by ye 23 of
May Instant to do that work in: 4 to se whether ye town will
Finish ye Rest of ye meeting House & Choose a Commett [committee] for
that purpose to Let out said work ye same was committed
to ye Constables
Acton May ye 12th 1740
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At a Gineril town meeting at ye meeting house
in said [town] being Legally warned as Appeered by ye
Returns of ye warrants & Deacon Heald was Choosen
modarator for said meeting & proseeded as folloeth
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viz propounded what money ye town will Raise to
Defray Nesesary Charges within ye same this present
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year voted thay will raise 25 pound
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It was propounded to ye town whether thay will Give
the persons that was to build their pewes by ye 23 of may instent
one Longer to Do that work & it was voted in ye affarmit[ive]
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It was propounded whether ye town will finnish ye Rest of & Chuse a commtt. their meeting House & Chuse a
Commette to provide meterialls & mannig ye affare & was voted
in ye affarmitive & made Chooise of Mr Zachariah Em-
ery, Nathan Robbens Samuel Jones Jonathan Billing John Sheperd
a Commette for that purpose & then he meeting was Dismist
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