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... town , district or plantation where he dwelleth or hath his home . The selectmen of the several towns shall preside at such meetings . meetings impartially , and shall receive the votes of all the inhabitants of such towns , present and ...
... town , district or plantation where he dwelleth or hath his home . The selectmen of the several towns shall preside at such meetings . meetings impartially , and shall receive the votes of all the inhabitants of such towns , present and ...
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... town clerks have in their several towns , by this constitution . And all other persons living in places unincorporated , ( qualified as aforesaid , ) who shall be assessed to the support of government , by the assessors of an adjacent town ...
... town clerks have in their several towns , by this constitution . And all other persons living in places unincorporated , ( qualified as aforesaid , ) who shall be assessed to the support of government , by the assessors of an adjacent town ...
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... town , containing one hundred and fifty ratable polls , may elect See amendments , one representative ; every corporate town , containing three hundred and Arts , XII . , XIII . seventy - five ratable polls , may elect two ...
... town , containing one hundred and fifty ratable polls , may elect See amendments , one representative ; every corporate town , containing three hundred and Arts , XII . , XIII . seventy - five ratable polls , may elect two ...
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... town or towns in this Commonwealth , and to grant to the inhabitants thereof such powers , , privileges and immunities , not repugnant to the constitution , as the general court shall deem necessary or expedient for the regulation and ...
... town or towns in this Commonwealth , and to grant to the inhabitants thereof such powers , , privileges and immunities , not repugnant to the constitution , as the general court shall deem necessary or expedient for the regulation and ...
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... town and district of the Commonwealth , on cennially there . the first day of May , shall be taken and returned into the secretary's aster . office , in such manner as the legislature shall provide , within the month of May , in the ...
... town and district of the Commonwealth , on cennially there . the first day of May , shall be taken and returned into the secretary's aster . office , in such manner as the legislature shall provide , within the month of May , in the ...
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Page 3 - In the government of this commonwealth, the legislative department shall never exercise the executive and judicial powers, or either of them : the executive shall never exercise the legislative and judicial powers, or either of them: the judicial shall never exercise the legislative and executive powers, or either of them : to the end it may be a government of laws and not of men.
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