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No. 78]
Proceedings of a Town-Meeting
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It is voated and ordered that —— from and after ye first day of aprill next —— Noo Geese shall be Lett goe vpon the Common or in the highways nor in the water with in this Township of Prouidence or with in the Jurisdiction there of nor vpon any other persons Land. Except those that one the Geese : on the pennilty of the forfiture of all such Geese that are so found — Past :

It is voated and ordered that Herndens Lane and the highway that Leads from thence to pautuckett may be fenced for the space of fiue years from hence next Comeing prouided there be sufficiant Gates sett vp and maintained in sd Lane and highway that may be Conueniant for both horse men and Cartes to pass through as well as foot men dureing all the said term

It is further voated and ordered that Nathan Place shall bring what deputies Bills he hath in his hands to mr James Browne that he may Jnspect into what the sum of sd Bills amounts to and also Jndeavour to git Jnformation how big the Rate was that was Leuied vpon the Town Jn the yeare 1715 and there vpon give an account to Richard Waterman Town Clerke . . .

It is also voated and ordered that Each free holder with in this Township of Prouidence shall from and after this day haue two pence Pr head for euery head of a Gray Squirrill that shall be by them brought before the Towns Treasurer : and to be payed out of the Townes Treasurrey : and this order to Continue dureing the Towns pleasure

And the sd Treasurer shall be Carefull to accept of no squirrils heads but such as are killed within this Town ship

The meeteing is dissolued

Att a meeteing of the Committee Chosen to make vp the accounts with the Town Treasurer and also to audet the Townes debts this 23d day of may Anno Dom : 1720 : And to Jnspect into such accounts as shall be brought before them : And there vpon to allow of such accounts as to them shall seeme Legal : and draw a List of the same to be a Rule for the Treasurer to pay out the money by —

deputies Bills Wee haue thought fitt to Raise Sixteene
pounds to pay ye deputies
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16-00-00