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have not been previously organized for the aforesaid purpose, 

 or if no other mode of notice has been fixed by their stand- 

 ing rules ; and in such case if one or more of the proprietors 

 reside without the town or plantation, notice shall be given to 

 them by publishing a copy of said warrant in some newspa- 

 per printed in the county, or in the State paper, three weeks; 

 successively, the last publication to be at least fourteen days, 

 before the time appointed. When the standing rules of the- 

 proprietors determine the mode of serving notices for their- 

 meetings, it may be observed in service of said warrant, at 

 the election of the party serving it. 



Sec. 18. At all meetings of the proprietors, each may vote 

 according to the relative amount or value of his interest, if 

 known ; if not, they shall all vote equally, and absent pro- 

 prietors may vote by written proxy. 



Sec. 19. The}' may raise money from time to time for de- 

 fraying their common charges and for managing their affairs, 

 which shall be assessed upon the several proprietors, in pro- 

 portion to their interests, by their assessors ; and any person 

 aggrieved by such assessment may apply to the county com- 

 missioners, who may abate his part of it in whole or in part, 

 if they see cause. 



Sec. 20. They may, at their annual or other meeting, duly 

 notified, choose a clerk, three or five assessors, a collector, . 

 and such other ofiicers as they shall find necessary, to con- 

 tinue in office until removed by them, or others are chosen 

 and qualified in their stead. The clerk and assessors shall 

 be sworn. 



Sec. 21. Such clerk shall issue his warrant to the collector, 

 requiring him to collect all money so assessed, and to pay it 

 over to the clerk or other proper officer according to the 

 orders of the proprietors ; and the collector shall collect it as 

 collectors of towns are authorized to collect town taxes. 



Sec. 22. The whole fence inclosing- such general field, as 

 far as convenient, shall be apportioned amongst the proprie- 

 tors according to the number of acres held and cultivated or 



otherwise used by each ; and the part to be maintained by 

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