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ed by the Court to be of common convenience and neceffity to have fuch way laid out, the court do hereby appoint. you a committee to lay out the fame, and to afcertain the place and course thereof in the belt way and manner you can, firft giving seasonable notice to all perfons interested, of the time and place of your meeting. You are to be under oath to perform the faid fervice according to your best fkill and judgment. with most convenience to the publick, and leaft prejudice or damage to private property;, and you are to make return thereof under your hands and feals to the Court of General Seffions of the Peace, which is to be holden for the county aforefaid, next after the faid fervice is performed, to the end the fame may be accepted, allow-. ed and recorded, and afterwards known for a publick highAnd if any perfon be damaged in his property by the laying out of faid highway, you are to estimate the fame and give notice thereof to one or more of the Selectmen of the town in which fuch property is, and make return thereof as aforefaid. S. F. Clerk.

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ff. 18 THE within named E. F. G. H. I. K. L. M. and N. O. perfonally appeared and made oath that they would perform the fervice to which they are appointed by the within warrant, according to their best skill and judgment, with molt convenience to the publick, and leaft prejudice or damage to private property.

Before me,

Return..

S. F. Juftice of the Peace.

PURSUANT to the within or foregoing warrant, (or pursuant to an order of the Court of General Seffions of the Peace for the county of

en at

which was begun and hold

in faid county on the

Tuesday of

laft, appointing us upon the application of A. B. C. D. &c. to lay out a road or way from

to

..) We the fubfcribers, having been firft fworn (as above) and having given seasonable notice to all perfons interested, have laid

rods wide, from

out a way or road
as follows, viz. beginning, &c.

to lie on the

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to

The faid way

fide of faid courfes. By which laying

out of faid way, it is our opinion that R. P. and S. T.

are damaged in their property as follows, viz. the faid R. dollars and the faid S. T. in the

P. in the fum of

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For fundry applications to the court of, feffions, of perfons who confider themfelves aggrieved as to the laying out, altering or difcontinuing private ways, &c. fee under the ar ticle Complaints, page 71.

Application to a Justice of the Peace for a Proprietors' Meeting.

To S. T. Efq. one of the Juftices of the Peace within and for the county of

W

E the fubfcribers, five (or a major part) of the proprietors of, &c. judging a proprietors' meeting to be neceffary, do hereby request you to iffue a warrant for the calling of a meeting of faid proprietors, to be holden at

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Cf. To A. B. one (or Clerk) of the Proprietors

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of, &c.

YOU are hereby required, in the name of the Seal. Commonwealth of Maffachufetts, to notify the proprietors of, &c. in manner as the law directs, to meet at the time and place, and for the purpofes mentioned in the foregoing application.

Given under my hand and feal, this

A. D. 18

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day of

S. T. Juftice of the Peace for the faid county of

Notification.

IN pursuance of the foregoing warrant to me directed, I do hereby notify the proprietors of

to meet at the

time and place mentioned in the foregoing application, and for the purposes therein expreffed,

Dated, &c.

A. B.

Application for a Town Meeting, when the Selectmen unreasonably refufe to call one.

To S. T. Efq, one of the Justices of the Peace within and for the County of

THE

HE fubfcribers, freeholders and inhabitants of the town of in faid county, fhew, That applica* E. F. G. H. and I. K. Selemen

tion hath been ma J

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of faid town, to call a meeting of the inhabitants thereof, duly qualified to vote in town meetings.

1. To fee if the town will, &c.

2. To fee, &c.

But they have unreafonably denied to call a meeting for that purpose. They therefore request that you would iffue a warrant, as the law in fuch cafès directs, for calling a meeting of faid inhabitants, for the purpofes aforefaid.

Signed, Dated, &c.

A. B.
C. D. &c.

Warrant thereon.

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f. To W. H. one of the Conftables of the town of in faid county, Greeting.

WHEREAS A. B. and nine (or more) others,. freeholders of the faid town of have reprefented to me the fubfcriber one of the Juftices of the Peace for faid county, that application hath been made to E. F. G. H. and IK Selectmen of faid town, to call a meeting of the inhabitants of faid town qualified to vote in town meetings, to fee if the town, &c. but that they have unreasonably denied to call a meeting, and have therefore made application to me to call one for that purpose..

These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Maffachusetts, to require you to notify the freeholders and other inhabitants of faid town qualified by law to vote in town affairs, to affemble at

purposes abovementioned.

on

the day of noon, for the

next, at

o'clock in the

Given under my hand and feal, this

day of

A. D. 18

S. T.

OF PROBATE MATTERS.

Application of a Widow who waves the Provifion made by Will, &c.

To the Hon. W. G. Efq. Judge of Probate of Wills, &c. for the county of

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HIS is to fignify to your Honour, That I have thought proper to wave, and I do hereby wave the provifion made for me in the will of my late husband, A. B.

late of

deceased, and claim my dower of his estate; I therefore pray that your Honour would order the fame to be affigned and fet off to me as the law in fuch cases directs.

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day of

A. D. 18

M. B.

Refufal of an Executor to accept of the Trust.

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To the Hon. W. G. Efq. Judge of Probate of Wills, &c. for the county of

IT

T being inconvenient to me to execute the duty of an executor to the laft will and teftament of A. B. late of in faid county of deceased, I do hereby fignify refufal of that trust.

and declare to your

Dated,

Honour

&c.

my

M. B.

Request of one who has a Right to adminifter, that another Perfon may be appointed.

To the Hon. W. G. Efq. Judge of Probate of Wills, &c. for the County of

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T being inconvenient to me to administer on the estate of A. B. late of deceased, I hereby fignify the fame

to your Honour, and request that fome other perfon (or that may be appointed to that truft.

Dated, &c.

M. B.

Notice of an Executor or Adminiftrator's having taken upon him that Truft, &c.

THE duly appointed, and has takHE fubfcriber hereby gives publick notice to all con

en upon him the truft of an by (proving the faid will, as the cafe may be, and) giving bond as the law directs. He therefore requests all perfons who are indebted to the faid (deceased's) estate to make immediate payment, and those who have any demands thereon, to exhibit the fame for fettleE. D.

ment to

Dated, &c.

Inventory.

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N inventory of the eftate of A. B. late of county of deceased, appraised upon oath by us the fubfcribers, duly appointed to that service by the Hon. W. G. Efq. Judge of Probate of wills, &c. (or by S. F. Efq one of the Juftices of the Peace, as the cafe may be) for faid county, viz.

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