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will indemify y^ Selectmen and also y® Guards to be by 

 them appointed, from all cost, charge & damage which 

 shall arise herein. 



Voted, that the Selectmen be directed to apply to the 

 Great and General Assembly as soon as maybe, and pray 

 that such acts & laws may be made & passed in addition 

 to those already provided in case of sickness, as shall be 

 judged necessary to secure the Inhabitants of this town 

 from all infectious distempers and prevent y® spread of 

 y^ same in case any person should be visited therewith. 

 And that the s'd Selectmen may joyn with y® Selectmen 

 of Marblehead, or such as are appointed by that town, in 

 petitioning said Great & General Court for y^ purpose 

 aforesaid." 



" At a meeting of y^ inhabitants of y^ town of Salem 

 and of y^ District of Danvers qualified to vote in y® 

 choice of Representatives, at y® Court House in Salem, 

 May 18th, 1752. 



The Selectmen of said town of Salem being present, 



It being put to vote, whether they would make choice 

 of any person to represent them in y® Great & General 

 Court, appointed to be held at Concord on the twenty 

 seventh instant, pursuant to a precept for this purpose, it 

 past in y^ negative. 



Voted, that the Honourable the House of Representa- 

 tives next to be assembled, be desired not to lay any fine 

 on said inhabitants for not sending a Representative for 

 y® following reasons, viz'. — 



First, For that it's not owing to any disrespect or de- 

 sisn'd affi'ont to that Hon'ble House. 



2^'y Because by y^ late division of s^ town of Salem 

 it's at this juncture especially impracticable to choose Rep- 

 resentatives consistent with y® peace of y® said inhabitants. 



3^^^ In as much as y^ small pox is in sevei'al of y® fam- 



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