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Early Town Records of
Acton, Massachusetts |
File/page number: 110
| 1753 May 15 | Selectmen's meeting: warrant for May 25 Town meeting |
| 1753 May 25 | Town meeting (continued on next page) |
Then the Select men met and appointed a Town meeting to be at the meeting House on friday ye 25 Day of this Instant may at Two of the Clock in the afternoon to Conclude on the following articles (viz)
| 1 | To See if the Town will agree to Choose a Representative |
| 2 | To See if the Town will Choose a Committe to make
an Agreement with the Rev mr John Swift
upon the Common price of the Necessarys of Life
in this and the Neighbouring Towns at the Time
of his Settlement and have the Agreement Transmitted
to the Town Records and to be Conformed unto in
Computing and Adjusting mr Swifts Salary from time
to time or pass any other vote that may be Thought
proper when met Relating to Said Salary |
| 3 | To See How much money the Town will Raise
to Defrey the Necessary Charges that have Arison or
may arise within the Same this present year |
| 4 | To See if the Town will agree to have a Writing
and a Reading School this present year and also
to See How much money the Town will Raise to
Support Said School or pass any other vote that may
be Thought proper when met Relating to Said School |
| 5 | To See if the Town will Give Those persons Libberty to work out their High way Rate for the year past that is Behind this present year and the Same was Committed to the Constables |
May ye 25: 1753
At a General Town meeting at the meeting House it Being Legally warned as appeared by the Returns of the Constable on his warrants and on the first article it was propounded whether the Town will Choose a Representative and it passed in the Negative
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