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TOWN ACTS. At an Anniversary or General Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of Suffield March 1st, 1721/22, , for the choice of necessary Town Officer,, for the year insuing, and accordingly choice was made as followeth, viz: First, Benoni Banes was chosen Moderator of said Meeting.Select Men-Timothy Palmer, Peter Roe, Deacon John Hanchet, Benoni Banes, John Austin. Constable-James King Junr. Town Clerk-John Austin. Tything Men-Joseph King, James Smith Senr. Land Measurer-Capt. Joseph Winchel. Assessors- John Kent Senr, Benoni Banes, John Austin. Sizer and Sealer of weights and measures-Joshua Leavitt. Town Treasurer-Deacon John Hanchet. Hogg Reeves-Samuel Lane, Benjamin Gillett, Richard Woolworth, Samuel Winchel, George Norton, Tho: Granger. Fence Viewers-Benjamin Remington, William Halladay, Samuel Kent 2nd, Samuel Harmon 1st, Ensign Anthony Austin, Freegrace Norton. Surveyors of Highways-Victory Sikes, Samuel Palmer, Josiah Hale, William King, Jacob Adams. The names, and time of those officers that are sworn to their several places of trust. March ye 1st 1721/22, John Austin, Joseph King, Benj. Remington, William Halladay, Samuel Kent 2nd, Freegrace Norton, Samuel Winchel, and George Norton. March ye 5th 1721/22 James King, William King, Samuel Lane. March ye 9th, sworn, Benjamin Gillett, Richard Woolery. March ye 16th, sworn, Samuel Palmer, & Jacob Adams; 24th, Victory Sikes, James Smith, Josiah Hale, Thomas Granger Junr. March 16th, Assessors sworn. John Austin, Benoni Banes, Samuel Harmon 1st, April 24th, 1722. Ensign Anthony Austin, sworn Aprill. Att a Lawfull Meeting of the Inhabitants of Suffield, March ye 25th, 1722, 1st, John Austin was chosen Moderator of said Meeting. 2nd1y, It was voted; the swine for the year ensuing- may go at large according as the Law directs. 3d, Victory Sikes was chosen Surveyor of High ways for the year insuing. 4th, The Town by a clear vote made choice of Deacon John Hanchet, John Austin, and Peter Roe, to be a Committee, to make up accounts with John Burbank, Late Town Treasurer, to see how ye state of the Town Treasury stands. 5thly, The Town by a clear vote, made choice of Peter Roe, John Burbank, and Capt. Joseph Winchel, as a Committee to se that the Highways be not straitened in their full bredth: to give warning to those that joyn upon Highwaies to run their lines, and to renew their bounds, and where they find persons have fenced in any part of any Highway, or any waies Incumbered the Highways, to give them notice forth with, to remove the same, and in case they be not removed, then to prosecute such Incumberers in a course of law, unless such as the Town agree, see cause to agree with the person about. 6thly, Granted by a clear vote to Joseph Harmon Jr, the way that lyeth on the south side of Olds field commonly so called, in Old street or that runneth
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