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TOWN ACTS. At this Generall Meeting: Ebenezer Smith, Freegrace Norton, & John Austin, proposed to the Town for to grant them some small Tracts of Land.At a Leagall Town Meeting, May ye 10th, 1710: 1st, Upon the request, or proposall of Mr. Ebenezer Devotion: the Town did, by a clear vote, ingage to get him thirty cord of wood yearly, for his fire wood, soe long as it shall please God to continue him with us, in the work of the Ministrey. 2nd1y. It was agreed, and voted; by a clear vote, to precure a Drum to beat upon on the Sabbath, for calling the Assembly seasonably together. 3d1y. It was agreed, and voted, to be at the charge of procuring a *Law Book for the Towns use. 4thly. It was agreed, and voted, by a clear vote, that, If it should please God in his Providence, to make way for the Ordination for the Worthy Mr. Ebenezer Devotion; That they will be at the necessary charges thereof. 5thly. Samuell Hale proposed to ye Town, for liberty to lay down twenty acres of Second Devision Land, lying on the South side of Stony Brook, near Watsons Timber Hill, and to take it up again westward of the Town, and himself to be at all charges that shall be neccessary, to confirm the land thus laid down to the Town; Which proposall the Town by a clear vote Granted. 6thly. It was agreed & voted to raise Ten Pound in provision pay, for the support, and maintenance of the poor. 7thly. It was proposed at this Meeting, to ye Inhabitants present; whether they would lay one penny upon the pole per week, on such Scollers as go to Scool, and the remainder of ye Scool rates to be rased as other rates; which by a clear vote past on the Affirmative¥ 8th1y. Granted: to James King Senr, for Joseph Fuller of Ipswich, two acres of land for recompence for damage done by a Highway at Bushes Bridge, running through the Meadow, laid out to Walter Halladay, now in the possession of the said Fuller. _________ *The first edition of the Province Laws was publishe book. See Town Acts of January 4th, 1714-15. ¥ To the Honoured Court of Sessions of the Peace, Holden Springfield ye 1611, of May Currant: There having been trouble in Respect of the way of raising our Scool Rates, the scituation of our Town being such, that all persons cannot have a benefit of the Scooll; children of the usuall age for learning to read not being able to travell so farr as to go to the Publick Scooll. The Town having past a vote to lay a part upon Scollers as in ye above written vote doth appear. To prevent any further and future jarring, and contending about this matter; We Humbly pray your Honrs, would be pleased to rattifie and confirm the above said Town Act. (Old Book, p. 170.) Dated in Suffield, May the l0th 1710. Select Men JONATHAN TAYLOR.
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