Annual Minutes 1834 Copied by : Jayne Davis Szaz |
Town of Milford Annual Town Meeting Minutes 1834 Page 278 continued At the Annual Town Meeting held at the house of Wm V White in the town of Milford on the 4th day of March 1834 1st Voted John Moore Jun Town Clk pro tem 2nd Voted to raise as much money for the support of common schools as they receive from the State 3rd Voted that there be 3 Afsesors Elected 4th Voted that there be 4 Const Elected 5th Voted that there be 4 Pound Masters 6th Voted that the collector have 5 per cent for collecting taxes the Ensuing year 7th Revised the By Laws so that rams shall not be permitted to run at Large from the 10th day of September until the 1st of December 8th Voted that hogs shall not run at large during any part of the year in any part of the town under penalty of 12½ cents for every such offence 9th Voted that a committey be appointed to investigate the claim of Richard Swartwout for __ing commitey to transact David McCollanor businefs said Committy to consist of 5 persons said committy to report to the next annual town meeting Cyrus Steer, Joseph Mumford, David Windsor Jacob Edson & Asa Eddy The following officers were duly Elected Viz Supervisor Peter Collier Town clerk John Moore Jun Afsefsors Peter Cline Eli Rose Hezekiah Fairchild Comfs of Tho_ Eddy Highways Robinson Aylesworth Wm V White Overseer Richard Swartwout Of Poor Saml Bixby Commifs John Hannay Of Lyman J Walworth Schools Saml Rufsell Page 280 Inspect of Abel Polly Schools Denison R Boyce James Fern Collector Fitch Fairchild Justices Levi Stewart Of peace Thomas Burnside Constables Fitch Fairchild Elnathan Gregory Peter Bun Benajah P Aylesworth Selars of Samuel Rufsell Weights And Measures Town Meeting William V White Where to be We certify that forgoing persons __ ____ Elected officers for the town of Milford and that ____ is a correct list of the L_____March 4th 1834 Daniel Winsor } Levi Stewart }Justice Allen Baker } John Moore Jun Town Clerk pro tem Pound Masters William V White Jefse Mumford Orange Bifsell Peter Collier Page 281 Path Masters Ward No 1} Judah Waters Jun 2}[blank] 3}[blank] 4}Richard Swartwout 5}[blank] 6}[blank] 7}John Mumford 8}Erastus Soule 9 Daniel H Westcott 10 Isaac W Collier 11 James Fern 12 Henry Dietz 13 Peter Cline 14 Thos Hoag 15 Lorenzo Bates 16 Robinson Aylesworth 17 Benajah P Aylesworth 18 Ira Chappel 19 John Willcox 20 George Aylesworth 21 Smith Humphrey 22 Jacob Wellman 23 James Wetherly 24 Saml Petengail 25 Benoni Adams 26 Soloman Bostwick 27 Isaiah E Reed 28 Beezer Reed 29 Wm Farwell 30 Abraham Yater 31 Isaac Hungerford 32 [blank] 33Andrew Stone 34 David E Morris 35 Chester Whitford 36 Alanson Lyon 37 Cornelius Lane 38 Noah Grove_ 39 Aaron Lane 40 Warren Ackly Page 282 Path Masters Ward No 41 Gideon Ray 42 Augustus Varrs 43 Amos Waters 44 Anson C Knapp 45 John Low Jur 46 John Wager 47 Nelson Mumford 48 Soloman Townsend 49 Soloman Reynolds 50 Abraham Gurney 51 Clinton Spencer 52 Rufus Houghton 53 Jacob Harrington 54 Jeriel Preston We certify that the foregoing is a true account of Officers elected at the Annual Town Meeting March 4th 1834 Levi Stewart } Daniel Winsor }Justices Allen Baker } John Moore Jun Town Clk pro tem We hereby authorize the Supervisor of the Town of Milford Otsego County to raise Eight dollars and seven cents to pay to Smith Humphrey whose land has been returned as _____ resident land and sold for Taxes and Interest from April 20th 1831 being g__t lot 37 farm C the above account to be a Clo_____ by the Supervisor on consideration one or more of the afsefsors certify that said Humphrey farm is the one above described being in Long Patent and also provided that said Humphrey brings a receipt that he has paid the ______ Milford March 31st 1834 Levi Stewart } Daniel Winsor }Justices Allen Baker } Page 282 Know all men by these Presents that Henry Miller of Milford in the County of Otsego for and in consideration of Fifty dollars Current money of the United States to me in hand paid by Robert R Murry & Edward Segar both of Milford aforesaid the Receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have bargained sold aliened and conveyed and by these presents do bargain sell alien and convey to them the said Murry & Segar and to their heirs and afsigns for Ever One Span of Horses harnefs Waggan Sleigh and one Cow have in my pofsesion to have and to hold the above bargained articles to them and their heirs and afsigns for ever. The Condition of the foregoing sale is such that if the above named Henry Miller his heirs or administrator Shall and does well and truly pay or cause to be paid and take up a promisory note for Fifty dollar made by the said Murry & Segar to Cyrus Steer in one year from this date and Shall pay and discharge all interest Cost and Expences the said Murry & Segar may be liable to pay on account of the said note and Shall sa_e harmlefs they and their heirs from Cost interest trouble or Expence on account of Said note then the said bargain and sale to be void Page 283 Brot forward But in case of the non payment of the Said Note and Interest and all and Every part thereof at the time aforesaid. Or in case the said Miller shall sell swop or dispose of or attempt to sell or Swop or dispose of or any other person or persons shall take or attempt to take by virtue of any Execution distrefs warrant or otherwise Any of the above bargained property at any time before or after the time limited for the payment of the Said Note. It shall and may be lawfull immediately on the happening of any of the said Events for the said Murry & Segar their heirs or afsigns to take pofsession of the said bargained property and the Same to sell and dispose of at ______ or otherwise And out of the money arrising from the Said Sale to pay the Said Note with the Interest Cost Trouble and Expence and the overplus money if any the______ after paying as aforesaid to pay and refund to the said Henry Miller or to his heirs In witness whereof the said Henry Miller has hereunto set his hand and Seal at Milford this 28th day of February 1834 Henry Miller Sealed and delivered In presence of Lyman Scott Recorded March 19th 1834 at 10 oclock AM J Moore Jr T Clk