An Act for setting off the Inhabitants as also the Estates of
the westerly part of Lunenburg into a separate town by the name of
Fitchburgh:
BE IT ENACTED by the Governor, Council and House of Representatives,
that the Inhabitants with their lands on the westerly part of Lunenburg
beginning at such a place on Leominster line as that a straight line
therefrom may run between the lands of Moses Paul Wetherby and Jonathan
Wood to a stake and stone a small distance to the westward of Mary
Holt's house, then turning and running north 10° and 1/2
east to southeast corner of Ephraim Whitney's land, then to keep
the easterly side of said Whitney's land to the northeast corner
thereof and from that corner to run northwardly on the eastwardly
line of John White's land to the northeastwardly corner thereof
and from that corner to run north four degrees east to Townsend line,
then running west 31° and 1/2 north on Townsend line to Dorchester
Canada line, then turning south nine degrees west, eight miles and
one hundred and forty rods on Dorchester Canada line to Westminster
line, then turning east 11° 30 minutes south, three miles and
31 rods to a heap of stones in Leominster line, then turning and running
to the bounds first mentioned, be and is hereby set off and erected
into a separate town by the name of Fitchburgh, and that the said
town be invested with all the powers, privileges and immunities that
other towns in this Province do or may by law enjoy: That of sending
a Representative to the General Assembly only excepted, and that the
inhabitants of said town shall have full power and right from time
to time to join with the said town of Lunenburg in the choice of a
Representative or Representatives, and be subject to pay their proportionable
part of the charges, who may be chosen either in the town of Lunenburg
or the town of Fitchburgh, in which choice they shall enjoy all the
privileges which by law they would have been entitled to if this act
had not been made; and the Selectmen of the town of Lunenburg shall
issue their Warrant to one or more of the Constables of the town of
Fitchburgh requiring them to notify the inhabitants of the town of
Fitchburgh, of the time and place of their meeting for such choice.
PROVIDED, NEVERTHELESS, AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, that the said town
of Fitchburgh shall pay their proportion of all Town, County, and
Province Taxes already set on or granted to be raised by said town
of Lunenburg as if this act had not been made.
AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, that Edward Hartwell, Esq., be and
hereby is empowered to issue his warrant directed to some principal
inhabitant in said town of Fitchburgh, requiring him to notify and
warn the inhabitants of said town qualified by law to vote in town
affairs, to meet at such time and place as shall be therein set forth,
to choose all such officers as shall be necessary to manage the affairs
of said town.
February 2d, 1764.
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This bill having been read three several times in the House
of Representatives, passed to be enacted.
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TIMOTHY RUGGLES, Speaker.
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February 3d, 1764.
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This bill having been read three several times in Council, passed
to be enacted.
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A. OLIVER, Secretary
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February 3d, 1764.
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By the Governor. I consent to enacting this bill.
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FREDERICK BARNARD.
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A True Copy:--Examined, per
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JNO. COLTON, D., Sec'ry.
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A True Copy:
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EPHRAIM WHITNEY, Town Clerk.
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