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Warrant for a Town Meeting Tuesday November 5. 1895
To William B. Foster Constable of Lexington, greeting:-
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you
are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitanys
of the Town of Lexington qualified by law to vote in
State District and County affairs, to assemble at the
Town Hall on Tuesday the fifth day of November AD 1895
at seven oclock A.M. to cast their ballots for the
following State District and County offices and also on
the Question of granting Municipal Suffrage to Women,
as follows:-
For Governor.
For Lieutenant Governor.
For Secretary of the Commonwealth.
For Treasurer of the Commonwealth.
For Auditor of the Commonwealth.
For Attorney General of the Commonwealth.
For Councillor for Third District
For Senator for Second Middlesex District
For Representation in the General Court for Nineteenth Middlesex District
For District Attorney for Northern Middlesex District.
For County Commissioner for Middlesex Courts
For Two Special County Commissioners for Middlesex County
For Sheriff for Middlesex County
For Question of granting Municipal Suffrage to Women
The election officers will receive votes for the above
all on one ballot.
The polls will be opened immediately after the organization
of the meeting and will be kept open until four
o clock P.M. and as much longer as the Meeting may
direct, not to extend beyond sunset.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant
with you doing thereon to the Town Clerk on or before
the time of said meeting.
Given under our hands at Lexington this fourteenth
day of October AD 1895
Webster Smith}
George E Muzzey}
Edwin S. Spaulding} Selectmen of Lexington
The Registrars of Voters will hold sessions for the registration
of votes as follows:
Friday October 18 1895 at Village Hall East Lexington
from 7 to 9 oclock P.M.
Saturday October 26. 1895 at Town Hall building
from 12 noon to 10. o clock P.M.
Equal opportunity will be given to men and women
to register at the above meeting.
Warrants and Papers
1895
Lexington October 25th 1895
Persuant to the foregoing warrant
I have notified the inhabitants of the town of Lexington
by posting a duly attested copy of the warrant in
the Post Office and other public places in each
Village and by leaving a duly attested copy at
every dwelling - house in the town seven days before
the time of said meeting.
Attest
Wm B. Foster
Constable of Lexington
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