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Home My WebLink About2150.1-5 Five documents concerning Town Meetings, 1840Here of 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 23rd day of March A.D. 1840 Philip Russell} Benjamin Muzzey} Selectmen of Lexington Lexington April 5th 1840 By Virtue of the above I have Notified & Warned as directed. Jonas M. Muzzey Constable of Lexington. Warrant For [missing] Meeting April [missing] an acc Re[missing] 2150.1 To Jonas M. Muzzey Constable of the town of Lexington. Greetings, You are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Lexington who are Qualified to vote for Senators or Representatives in the General Court, to Assemble at the Old Meeting House in said Town on Monday the Sixth day of April next at one o clock P.M. for the purpose of giving in their votes for or against a proposed Article of Amendmen of the Constitiution of this Commonwealth, Pursuant to a Resolve of the General Court of Massachusetts Approved by the Governor March 10th 1840. entitled "Resolves relating to a proposed Article of Amendment of the Constitution". And you are alike required to notify and warn the afore said Inhabitants to meet at the afore said place who are qualified to Vote in town affairs to Assemble at two o.clock P.M. to act on the following articles Viz Art 1st} to Choose a Moderator Art. 2d} To hear reports of Committees and Act thereon Art.3d} To Choose a School Committee Art.4th} To fill all vacancies in town offices Art.5th} To see if the Town will allow JohnMuzzey to work out his highway tax on the road leading by his house the present year Art.6th} To See if the Town will refund the poll tax to Engine men that per form the duty required by law for One year from from May 1st 1840 Art.7th} To see if the Town will choose a Committee to examine and report what repairs & alterations if any are expedient to be made upon the first congregational societies meeting House with estimates and plans to accomplish the same or act otherwise on the article Warrant for town meeting April 6th 1840 &c Recorded 2150 OA Dodge 87 17 104 Benjn Muzzey 87 18 105 Charles Tidd 87 21 108 87 Ballots 22 [total] 109 55 Samuel Stetson 4 John Nelson 4 Chosen 61 Voted to choose a Comm[?] 6 against William Chandler Peter Wellington Charles James [crossed out] Peletiah P. Peirce [crossed out] John Mulliken [crossed out] Billings Smith[?] Saml Downey [crossed out] Ebenezer Smith John Dawes[?] [crossed out] Charles Lack Nominating Benjamin M [crossed out] Nathl Mulliken Billings Smith Charles James [?] Ebenezer Smith Nathan Chandler{?] Gen'l Sam'l Chandler [crossed out] Hammond A Norman James Brown [crossed out] John Beal Humphrey Chadbourn [crossed out] John Davis [crossed out] Franklin Gammel [Gammell] Jacob Robinson Jr Benj Muzzey Peter Wellingtn [crossed out] Joshua Burrell [crossed out] Charles Locke Dr. John Nelson[?] [crossed out]