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Early Town Records of
Acton, Massachusetts |
File/page number: 119
| 1754 May 14 |
Selectmen's meeting: warrant for May 21st Town meeting |
| 1754 May 21 | Town meeting |
| may ye 14: 1754 Then the Select men Appointed a Town meeting to be at the meeting House on Tuesday the Twenty first day of may 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 Choose a Representative |
| 2 | To See if the Town will agree to Joyn with the Revd
mr Swift in Choosing a Committe to make an agreement
with the Revd mr Swift upon the Common price of
the Necessarys of Life in this and the Neighbouring town
at the Time of his Settlement and have the
agreement Transmitted to the Town Records to be
Conformed with in Computing and adjusting mr Swifts
Salary from time to time or pass any other votes
that may be thought proper when met Relating
to Said Salary |
| 3 | To See How much money the town Raise to Defrey
the Necessary Charges that have or may arise
with in the Same this present year |
| 4 | To See How much money the town will Raise to
Support a Reading and a Writing School for this present
year and Likwise pass any other vote that may be
Thought proper when met Relating to Said School |
| 5 | To See How many Days that Every man Shall
work at the High ways this present year over and
Above what the Law Directs and the Same was
Committed to the Constables |
may ye 21: 1754
at a General Town meeting at the meeting House it Being Legally warned as appeared by the Returns of the Constables on their warrants on the first article it was propounded whether the Town will Choose a Representative and it passed in the Negative and then mr Daniel Fletcher was Chosen moderator for Said meeting and prounded as follows
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