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OF SUFFIELD. 8th. Voted, to Raise forty pounds in money to pay a School master and other Town money Debts.9th. Voted, to allow the Reverend Mr. Ebenezer Devotion the sum of Thirty pounds in Town pay over and above his Sallery, for his further Incouragement in the work of ye Ministry ye year Insuing. 10th. The Town by a clear vote made choice of, and Impowered Joseph King to prosecute all such persons as he shall from time to time Receive Information from the Select men or Town Clerk that have Entertained or taken in Strangers under any consideration and not given Notice to ye Select men or Town Clerk as the Law Directs, for Two years past and also for Time to come. 11th. Voted, that such notes or Bonds as are taken for ye Town Led Lent be forthwith Brought to ye Town Treasurer in order to their being put in Suit. 12th. Voted, that ye Town Treasurer Do Recovery, Towns Gun* in Ensign Adams his hand, and the Rent of it for ye Towns use, from the time it Was Lent unto this Day. 13th. Leiut Joshua Leavitt proposing to ye Town to pay ye sum of 15 Shillings in Town pay for what of ye old seats he had, and to Return what was best of them. The Question being put whether ye Town would accept of sd proposall, it pass'd in the affirmative. 14th. Voted, that Iron be Receive into ye Town Treasury and paid out at the Rate of 56 shillings pr Hundred. (See pp. 152, 223, 225.) March the 13th, 1731/2. At a General or Anneversary Town meeting for the choice of Necessary Town officers for the year Insuing and for other things of a General Concern. Capt John Kent was chosen Moderatour to order sd meeting. Select men-Capt. Joseph Winchel, Joseph Remington, Ebenezer Burbank, Joseph King & John Austin. Assesors-Joseph Winchel, John Austin, Joseph King. Town Clerk--John Austin. Constables-Dudley Kent, & Nathanll Harmon ye 1st. Fence Veiwers-Joshua Kendel, Samuel Remington, Medad Pumry, Samuel Kent ye 2d, Josiah King, & William King. Tything Men-Samll Copley, Ebenezer Nash, Daniel Adams, Asaph Leavitt. Sizer and Sealer of Weights & Measures-Joshua Leavitt. Land Measurer-Joseph Winchel. Town Treasurer-Joseph King. Sealer of Leather-Thomas Shelden. At this General Town meeting vote pas't as followeth. 1st. Voted, to Allow Asaph Leavitt Twenty Shilling for the use of his House for Schollers for half a year, or till ye Last of April next. 2d. Voted, that flax from the Swingle be Received in and paid out of ye Town Treasury at Twelve pence pr pound. 3d. Voted, that ye Select men Do Lot out ye School Lot for Three years to ye highest bider, and the money to be to the use of ye School. _____________ *See note, p. 203.
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