HomeMy WebLinkAbout2142 Warrant-Town-Meeting-1840To Jonas M. Muzzey Constable of the Town
of Lexington~ Greeting –
You are hereby required in the name of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts to notify and
warn the Inhabitants of the Town of Lexington
who are qualified to vote in the choice of
State Officers, to Assemble at the Old Meetinghouse
in said town on Monday the 11th day
of November next at half past 12 o'clock
P.M. to act on the following Articles Viz;
Art 1st} To determine the number of Representatives
the town will send to the next General Court.
Art 2d} To bring in their votes for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Senators and Counsellors of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Agreeably to
the Constitution thereof, on One ballot. Also to
bring in their votes at the same time for such
number of Representatives, as the town may
determine to send to the Next General Court.
The poll will be opened for all the before
Mentioned Officers at One o'clock P.M.
You are Also required as before expressed to notify
the Inhabitants of said town of Lexington to
Assemble at the before mentioned place at 3 o'clock
P.M. to act on the following Articles Viz~
Art. 1st.} To choose a Moderator
Art. 2th.} To see if the town will authorize the Trustees
of the Ministerial Fund to pay to those
Citizens who Worship in Robbins Hall their
proportion of said fund according to their
taxes as per vote passed and recorded –
or otherwise act on the article –
Art. 3rd.} To see if the Town will take measures to
provide Two Grammer schools for the
benefit of the whole Town, to be kept in the
School Houses in the center and East Village
School districts –
Art. 4th.} To see if the town will purchase a
new Hearse or repair the Old one
–
Hereof fail not to make return of this Warrant
with your doings thereon on or before
the time prefixed ~
Given under our hands at Lexington
this twenty ninth day of Octr. A.D. 1839
Philip Russell
Isaac Mulliken
Sidney Lawrence}
Selectmen of Lexington
Lexington Novr. 11th 1839 By Virtue of the
above I have notified & warned as directed
Jonas M. Muzzey}
Constable of Lexington
Whole no of ballots _
For Representatives
Philip Russell had 138 votes
Phineas Lawrence had 138 "
Isaac Mulliken had 146 "
Jacob Robinson Jr had 146 "
Isaac Mulliken Do ––7
Jacob Robbinson [Robinson] Do ––5
Philip Russell Do ––8
Phinehas Lawrenc Do ––3
x Charles Tidd – 5,
x Samuel Stetson – 1
x Nathaniel Mulliken 1
Number of ballots
for Isaac Mulliken & } 146
Jacob Robbinson – } 146
Number of Ballots for
Philip Russell – } 138
Phinehas Lawrence – } 138
x Frances Wyman 2
x John Muzzey 1
Regular ticket – 146
Do – 138
Do Seperate ballots – 27 Ballots
2/311 No of Ballots
155 1/2
J M 146
[difference of] 7
153 J Mulliken had
P Russell 138
[difference of] 8
146 Philip Russell &c
J Robins 146
[difference of] 5
151 Jacob Robbinson Jr
P Lawson 138
[difference of] 3
141 Phineas Lawrence
Voted to adjourn in the
meeting for two Representa's
to tuesd 12th Instant at
one Oclock
11th Instant Isaac Mulliken had for Representative
153 Votes
Warrant for March
Meeting 1840
2142