Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-08-23

'Noted That the sum of 900 pounds, or
I Is pounds upon each right, be raised and
paid into the treasury of snid prOprietors
/ agreeabiy to law, in order that the SAID
/ pruprictur4 may be enabled to comply
/ with said conditions and defray the
charges Aforesaid, this sum to be in lieu
/ of all former grants Of taxes, and what
ever has been paid by any proprieturs
towards such grants of taxes is to be con-
~Gergd H. paid to,f ard this ta,.
''2nd Voted that the assessors be a
committee to make sple of the rights of
such proprietors IS shall neglect to psy
| their proportion of the taxes aforesaid.
/ I'D Voted That the committee for
| managing he prudential affairs of the pro-
| priety, be a committee to receive and
! examine the accounts of the charges
| heretofore incurred as soon as may be.
"lth-Noted That the committee last
mentioned, be Il committee to join with
! the similar committees of the townships
! Nos. 4, 3 and 8 to appoint committee to
! repair to the said townships and there to
make enquiry with respect to the quality
| of the lands the number of settlers, and
! all other circumstances relative to said
| townships, and to agree upon terms for
| uueting the settlers and to do such other
| matters as the said Joint committee may
see fit to instruct them to do; and said
| Joint committee are further empowered
! to take all measures they may Judge
!
| the General Court as a condition for con-
! tirming t he grants of said townships, or
| for getting an abatement of the same, or
! obtaining such other condition as the
said Court may be willing to agree to-
Nv hereas, at a meeting of the Pro-
prietors of each of the Townships Nos.
One, Four, Five and Six situated in the
county of Lincoln at the Eastward OF
Union River legally warned and held by
adjournment at the House of David
! Strout, Esq, in Cape Elizabeth, in the
County of Cumberland, on the twelfth day
of JULY last, the sum of Fifteen Pounds
was voted to be raised and levied upon
| each Proprietor's Right, to defray the
| charges of carrying on, managing and
effecting the affairs of said Proprletors-
and whereas, Notwithstanding the said
| Tax has been advertised according to Law,
no person has appeared to pay the same
/ for any of said rights. This is therefore
/ to give notice, that so much of each delln-
quent proprietor's right or share IN each
of said Townships respectively as Will be
| sufficient to pay and satisfy said tax and
| charges attending the sale, will be sold at
! Public Nendue at the House of Mr.,
| Thomas Motley, Inn-holder in Falmouth
on Thursday the eleventh day of May
| next, unless said Taxes are paid before
! that time.
| FALMOUTH, March Is, 11SG.
SAM'L FREEMAN Committee of
GEORGE DEAKE, the Township
NATHL JORDAN. NO. one
SAM'L FREEMAN Committee OF
GEORGE DEAKE, . the Township
HENRY DYER, No. -Four
SAM'L FREEMAN, Committee of
GEORGE DEAKE, the Township
DAVID STROUT, No. rive.
SAM'L FREEMAN, J Committee of
DAVID STROCT, the township
| JOHN ARMSTRONG No Six
Although advertised as above stated
the rights or shares of delinquent pro-
prietors were not sold until May 20, 1889,
the day of sale being postponed from
time to time awaiting the action OF the
general court on the petitions which the
proprietors at various times presented to
| them.
The next important action of the Pro-
prietors of No. one was in 1856 when at
meeting duly called and held at Cape
Elizabeth, June S, 1856, the following votes
were passed. viz
2-"Noted that as the Proprietors can
not comply with the conditions proposed
by the General Court by their resolve OF
| the 2lst of June 1855 for confirming the
grant of said township they will reiln-
quish to government or to any person, or
| persons all their rights to the said town
ship upon their paying the amount OF the
estimate of the charges they have been
at, rs this day made and accepted by said
| ProprletorS.
3tVoted that application be made to
the General Court for the re-considera-
ton of the resolve aforesaid, and request
| ing the Court to confirm such part only
of said townships as they shall Judge
adequate to the charges said proprletors
| have been at.
Voted That Sonu Freeman Apent