132 May ye 3: 1756
Then the Select men appointed a Town meeting to be at the meeting house in acton on thursday the twentyth of May currant at three of the Clock in the afternoon to Consider and Conclude on the following articles (viz)

1	To See if the Town will Chuse a Representative this present year
2	To See how much money the town will Raise to Defray the Necessary Charges ariseing this present year
3	To See much money the town will Raise to Support a Reading and Writing School this present year – and also to See How many parts the town Shall be Devided into for the School to be kept in
4	T[o] See if the town will agree to Chuse a Committe to take Care of the Timber that is yet Standing on the High ways in Said acton and the Same was Committed to the Constables

May the 20th – 1756
at a general Town meeting at the meeting House it being Leagally warned as appeared by the Return of the Constables on their warrants

1	To See if the town will Chuse a Representative this present year voted in the Negative and then mr Samuel Jones was Chosen moderator for Said meeting
2	it was propounded whether the town will Raise Eight pound to defrey the Nesesary Charges ariseing in Same this present year voted in the affirmative
3	it was put to vote to See if the town will Raise twelve pounds to Support a Reading and Writing School this present year voted in the affirmative - - - - - - and then it was propounded whether the town Shall be Devided into Six parts voted in the affirmative
4	it was put to vote See if the town will Chuse a Commite to take care of the timber that is Standing on the Highways into town and the article was Dismissed then the meeting was Dismissed

May ye 3: 1756

To an order to mr Samuel Jones for one pound Eighteen Shillings and four pense out of the School money to be kept for the use of the School in that part where he dweels [dwells]

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