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| TOWN ACTS. 1st. Voted, that Joseph Remington be Moderator to order and manage sd Meeting.2dly. Voted, to allow the Reverend Mr Ebenezer Devotion Twenty Pounds in Town Pay in consideration of the great Prizes of Provision Pay. 3d1y. Voted, that Thirty pounds in Town pay be Raised and put into ye Town Treasury to Defray Town Charges over and above what hath been allready Granted. 4th1y. Voted, that Twenty five pounds in money be Raised kind put into the Town, Treasury for Support of ye Schooll the year Insuing 5thly. Voted, to allow Dudley Kent Constable, Twenty one shillings in Town pay for warning sundry Persons out of Town, and his other Trouble about John Thatcher viz: his citing the Select men to answer the complaint of sd Thatcher. 6thly. Voted, to allow Timothy Phelps so much of the Rates of such persons who absconded before he had opportunity to collect them, he giving security to collect the same when he shall have an opportunity, kind to pay such Collections into the Town Treasury. 7thly. Voted, that the Select men, pass Town Debts. 8thly. Voted, that Iron, Indian Corn, Rie, Oats and flax shall be Received its Town pay, to pay Town Debts at the prizes following viz: Iron at 56s pr Hundred, Indian Corn at 4s 6d pr bushel, Rye at 6s pr bushel; Oats at 2s 8d pr bushel, and flax at 12d pr pound. (See foot note, p. 137.) 9thly. The Question being put to the Town whether they would set the New Schooll House that is to be Built in some other place than where it was Last voted to be Sett. Voted in the affirmative, and voted that Capt Joseph Winchel and Joseph King be a Committee to prefix the Place it shall be set on, so that it should not exceed the space of forty Rods from, nor within ye space of Ten Rods of ye Meeting House. 10thly. Voted, that the Select men take care to put out the children of such persons as are not able or neglect Due means Sutably to provid for them. 11th. Voted, that the Select men take the best care they can of such Persons who Live Idle and Disolute Lives, and follow no Lawfull Calling, so as to Subsist themselves and familys thereby. Given in to Enter under ye Attest of Joseph Remington Moderatour. Att a meeting of ye freeholders and other Inhabitants of Suffield Quallified as ye Law Directs for voting in Town affairs; being Notified to meet, to make choice of Needfull Town officers for ye year Insuing, and for other matters of a General Concern for sd Town, accordingly meet on Munday the Twelfth Day of March, 1732/3, and voted as followeth, viz: John Kent Esq, was chosen Moderator to order sd Meeting, Selectmen - Capt John Kent, John Pengilley, Jacob Hathaway, Capt Josiah Shelden, Lieut Abraham Adams. Town Clerk-John Austin. Constables - Edward Foster, & Jno Burbank.
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