MINUTES OF TOWN MEETING.
At the annual (special) town meeting held in the town of __________, county of __________, state of __________, at _____, on the day of _____, 18 _____, the meeting was called to order by R.G., town clerk. M.J.H. was then chosen to preside as moderator of the meeting.
The moderator, at the opening of the meeting, stated the business to be transacted and the order of the same as follows: That the business to be transacted would be to elect three supervisors, &c., (stating the officers to be elected,) and to do any other business proper to be done at said meeting.
That said business would be entertained in the following order: 1st—The election by ballot of town officers, the polls to be kept open throughout the day. 2d—At one o'clock P.M., election of overseers of highways for each road district in the town. 3d—That immediately following the election of overseers of highways the general business of the town would be taken up and proceeded with until disposed of.
Proclamation of opening the polls was then made by the moderator and the polls opened and the election of town officers proceeded.
The hour of one o'clock P.M. having arrived and the general business of the town being now in order, the following named persons were elected, by ayes and noes, overseers of highways for the ensuing year in the following road districts, viz.: (here give the numbers of the road districts and the names of the persons elected overseers thereof.)
A.B. was elected poundmaster of said town. On motion, ordered that a pound, &c., (give the location, cost, &c., of pound, if ordered.)
The following three places were determined and designated by the voters present as the most public places in said town for the posting up of legal notices, and suitable posts for such purpose were ordered to be erected or maintained by the supervisors at each of such places, viz.: (describe the places.)
The supervisors submitted to the electors a report of all the places at which guide posts are erected and maintained within the town, and of all places at which, in their opinion, they ought to be erected and maintained. Thereupon, it was ordered that guide posts be erected and maintained at the following places, viz.: (describe the places.)
The town clerk read publicly the report of the board of auditors, including a statement of the fiscal concerns of the town and an estimate of the sum necessary for the current and incidental expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
The supervisors rendered an account in writing, stating the labor assessed and performed in the town, the sums received by them for fines and commutation, &c.; a statement of the improvements necessary to be made on the roads and bridges, and an estimate of the probable expense of making such improvements beyond that of the labor to be assessed for this year, that the road tax will accomplish; also a statement in writing of all expenses and damages in consequence of laying out, altering or discontinuing roads.
On motion, it was ordered that the following sums of money be raised by tax upon the taxable property in said town for the following purposes for the current year: (enter the specific amounts carefully.)
On motion of H.S.H.H., the following by-law was adopted, ayes _____, noes _____: "It is hereby ordered and determined that it shall be lawful for horses, mules and asses to run at large in the town of __________, in the day time, from the first day of April to the 15th day of October, in each year, until further ordered."
On motion, it was resolved, &c., (set forth in order each resolution or order as it transpires.)
The next annual town meeting was ordered to be held at (naming the place.)
At five o'clock the polls were closed, proclamation thereof being made by the moderator. The judges then proceeded to publicly canvass the votes, and the persons having the greatest number of votes for the respective offices voted for were declared elected.
STATEMENT OF RESULT OF CANVASS. (To be read publicly.)
The following is a statement of the result of the canvass of votes by ballot for the election of officers at the annual town meeting in the of __________, county of __________, and state of __________, March _____, 18_____, as publicly canvassed by the judges at said meeting:
H.B. had _____ votes for chairman of supervisors.
J.L. had _____ votes for chairman of supervisors.
H.B. was declared elected chairman of supervisors.
(In this way give a statement of the votes cast for each officer.)
On motion the meeting adjourned without day.
J.H.T., C.O.C., Judges
Attest: R.G., Clerk.