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Town Charter
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“An
Act for Incorporating a New parish in the Township of Londonderry, in the
Province of New Hampshire.
“Whereas
sundry of the Inhabitants of the Southern part of Londonderry aforesaid have
petitioned this Court representing their circumstances to be such as made it
necessary to Incorporate them into a new parish & that the other part of
the town was willing they should be so incorporated by the Boundaries
particularly set forth in their Petition and praying that it might be
accordingly done: -- which Representation having been examined by this Court
and found true as to the substance thereof:
“Be
it therefore Enacted By his Excellency the Governor, Council and
Representatives in General Court Assembled, and by the authority of the same.
It is hereby Enacted and ordained, that a new parish shall be erected in the
said Township of Londonderry and hereby incorporated and made by the name of Windham and is comprehended within the following metes and
boundaries (viz.) Beginning at the Dwelling House of one John Hopkins of said
Londonderry, yeoman, and from thence running on a due west course to Beaver
brook socalled, then beginning again at the said house at the place were it
began before (so as to have ye said house to ye Northward) and from thence to
run on a due East course till it Comes to ye Easterly line of said
Londonderry, thence to run as said Line runs till it comes to the southerly
boundary of said Londonderry, then to run to westward as the said boundary
runs till it comes to the said Brook, and then to run as said Brook runs until
it comes to the place on the said Brook where the said West line runs across
the same: -- Excepting out of these limits the polls and estates of John
Archibald, James Clark, James Moor, John Hopkin and John Cochran and their
respective families: And the said Parish shall be and hereby is invested with
all the powers and authorities that ye severall Towns in this Province are
invested with, and likewise shall have, hold and enjoy the same priviledges
immunities and liberties that the said towns hold and enjoy by the Laws and
customs in use and force within the same, Saving only the Chusing of a
Representative in the General Court in which matter the Inhabitants of said
parish are to joyn with the Inhabitants of said town; as also in what concerns
the Common Lands in the said Township; And the Inhabitants of the said Parish
and the Estates within the same (saving those before excepted) are hereby
exonerated & discharged of and from all duties, services and burthens: --
and the payment of all taxes, rates and charges to any other part of the said
town, Excepting what relates to sending and supporting a Representative at the
General Court, the dividing or managing the Common Lands aforesaid and such
taxes, rates and charges as are already proportioned, assessed within the said
town.
“And
be it further Enacted by the authority aforesaid, That Robert Dinsmore, Joseph
Waugh and Robert Thomson are hereby authorized and appointed to call the first
meeting of the Inhabitants of the said Parish on the eighth day of March next;
in the performance of which as also in the management and Regulation of the
said meeting, The laws relating to such matters and the customs in force in
said Province are to be attended and observed: And the officers that shall be
chosen by the said Inhabitants at the said meeting regulated as aforesaid,
shall be and hereby are authorized and impowered, being first qualified
According to Law, to execute, observe, do and fulfill all and singular the
authorities, powers, and dutys, and hold and enjoy the privileges, profits and
immunities appertaining to their respective offices, that such officers in the
severall towns aforesaid execute, hold and enjoy, and as effectually to all
intents and purposes: provided that the inhabitants of the said Parish shall
from time to time provide, maintain and support an orthodox minister of the
Gospel among them:
February
ye 10, 1741. – In the house of Representatives the above Bill read three
times and passed to be enacted.
Andrew
Wiggin, Speaker
Feb.
12, 1741-2. – Read three times at ye Council Board and past to be
enacted.
Richard
Waldron, Secy.
Feb.
12, 1741-2. – I assent to the enacting of this Bill. B.
Wentworth
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