Province of New Hamp. In the House of Representatives July 4th 1766 The foregoing Petition being Consider'd And the Parties heard thereon Voted-That the prayer of the Petition be granted And that the petitioners have liberty to bring in a Bill accordingly— M. Weare, Clr. In Council Eodm die Read & Concurr'd T. Atkinson Jr. Secy. Province of New Hampshir To the Constable of Derryfield in Said Province for the year 1765 Whereas by a special Act of the Genaral Court for Sd province passed at ther Session this Inis instant July I am Authorized to call and Govern a meeting of the Inhabitantes of Said Derryfield in order to Reform Some disorders that they have lately thrown them Selves into Relative to town officors Wherefore you are hereby Required in his Majestys Name forwith-to Warn the Inhabitants of Said Derryfield Qualified by Law to Vote in Chousing town officers to Convene at the meeting Houese in Derryfield Qualified by Law to Vote on Wednesday the 13 Day of August next at two of the Clock in the after noon to Chuese Comman & ordinary town officers for the Currant year as the Law Directs and you are to Give ten Days Notices at least to each person Qualified as aforesd which notice must be personal or left at the persons Usual place of abode hereof you may not faiel & mack Due Return NB by the above Veested act you are Subjected to the penalty of three pounds for your Refusal or Neglect John Shepard June' Dated July 15th 1766 John Hall Town Clark Provinces of Nowhampshir Pursent to the foregoing precept I have Warned the Inhabitants of Sd Derryfield to Meet at time and place & for the purpuse as mentioned in Sd pre cipt pr Dated August 13— 1766 Recorded Februry 28= 1767 Charels Emerson Constabl for Derryfield 1765 pr me John Hall Town Clark And it is here by Enacted that a meeting of the Inhabitants of Derry field Shall be Called for the Election of town offeceres for the Currant year 1766 on the 13 Day of Augst at two of the Clock in afternoon and John Sheeperd June Esq is appointed to Gover Sd meeting till the whole Shall be Ended and the following persons whas Chosen to ther Respective officers as ther Names is Seat Dowen Voted John Hall Town Clark Voted John Hall Ebnezer Stivens David me Night Secelet Men Voted Mr James McNight Counstable Voted Mickel me Clintock Hendry Blisdal Capt William perham Josephe Gorge Sur Veres of Higwayes Voted Joseph masten and William Nutte and David me night Taything men Voted the Sicelet men fences Veres & prayesors of Damige in the town as the Law Dereckes Voted Ellizer Robens & James Ridall Dier Keepers Voted Ebenezer Stiven Survier of Lumbor Voted Thomas Russ Sieler of Leather Voted Mickel mc Clintock & Ellizer Robens to Setill acoumptes with the Seclet-men for ye year 1766 Voted the Seclet-men tack the Invoice of the polls & And Estates of the town of Derryfield for the courrnt year Voted Joseph Gorge John pirham Samuel Boyd James perces Houge Reeafes Voted Capt William perham Clark of the Market Recorded Febry 28 1767 John Hall town Clark Province of Newhampshir To James Mc Night Counstable for the town of Derryfield Greting You are hereby Required in his majesteyes Name to Warn all the free Houlders & other Inhabitantes in the town of Derryfield that they meet at ther meeting House in Sd town upon the 22 day of Decmbr next at on of the Clock in the afternoon then and ther to acct on the ye following perticqulers (Viz) 1ly to Chues a modrator to Reglaut Said Meeting 21y to See if the town will Reares any money prechen then what the Sicelet-men hies all Rieadey provided thies year 3ly to See How much monay the town will Reaes to Defray the Contingent Charges of the town for the present year 4ly to See if the town will Complay with the Law of the Goverment to provied wightes and mishuers or if not to defend the present Secelet men of any Coste or troble for not providing the afore Sd wightes and miushures as the Law hies provided in that Kasse 5ly to heair the Reporte of the Commitey that was Chouesen to Examing Sundry years accoumptes in behalfe of the tow to wite Conel John Goffe Capt Alix Mc Murphey & Mr Neathainel Boyd Commitey men and thies Shall be your Suficant warrant Given under our Handes and Seal Dated at Derryfield Novmbr 28= 1766 John Hall Recorded Febry 28 1767 Ebinzar Stivens Seclet Men John Hall town Clark Province of Newhampshir Decmber the 22 1766 By Vertue of the within Warrant to me To me Comited I Have warned all the freeholders & Inhabitants of Derryfield to meet at time and places for the Eends within expriesed pr me James Mc Night Cunstable Recorded March 2 1767 John Hall town Clark At A Meeting of free Houlders and other Inhabitints of the town of Derryfield Decembr 22— 1766 Voted William mc Clintok Modrator Voted one the 2 artical not to Reaies any money for Prichinge thies year Voted note to Reaies any money for Necrisey Charges In Bhalf of the town for thies year Voted one the fourth artical in the warant not to Reaies any mony for to provid wightes & mireshers for the town one the fifth artical the accoumptes was Reead but now vot was paste one them and they Remaien on Sitled Recorded March 2 1767 John Hall Town Clark The Copay of the Liste in Law full mony for year 1766 of |