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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,.


A toe ye3' oar Lor borfaal g bpel,.4 and soe
AN ACT to incorporate a number Of he in-


ha'tantS of the town ofB:5.,, town Of M.ry,v, and


plantation Of g.rpayJs Gar: 10 caed) in the conu-
/ Y Of 0ct'yA' into Religious Society By the name


Of The " I1y9 Beptjf ss=:ay IN s..,aA'


,-j:5. SE1T. .a55pys5hqtf8es5, # IL ssj, ,ay. a.
jtnl5sd, and By the authority sf ths ylsms, That
Ala Kimball, John KiIgore, jr. Stephen
Eafes, Jehiel Smith, jr. J.Killgore. Samuel
Aver, Ephran Powers, Samuel GotIcm, Iof-
eph aver, JonathanSmith, Samuel Killgore,
Daniel Bean, Ebenezer Bean, Mofss Ma
fon, Thomas StearnS, Ala Fofer, Jonathan
Clark, William Rufell, Ifaac Towne, Nap
thai Coffin, JeAe Bean, David Coffin,
Walter Mafon, Paul Nlorte, ]o(eyh F4rrar,
Betfey Clark, and Enoch Bartlett, with their
families and ehates, be, and they are here
by incorporated into a Religious Society, by
the name Of tie " Eiyf Babtif Society IN
BabL" with all the powers, privileges and
iolmunities to which parilhes are entitled by
the cenititution and laws Of this common
wealth ProUidcd--that all luch perfons
lhall be holden to pay their proportion Of
all monies aheled in the town and planta-
tions aforcfaid, for p2rochial PulpofeS, pri-
or 10 the pal1ing OF this act.


| SECT. z. Bs it tufbtr snqEtd, That
any ptrton belonging to the faid town Of
! Bethel, NtqUyy, or plantation Of Hs7oaya's 8
Goys aloreiaid, being Of the baPtil denom-
| ination, who may, at any time hereafter,
| aGtually become member Of, and unite in
religious worthip with the faid fociety, and
| give III his or her name 70 the Clerk of the
town, parifh or plantation to which be or
lhc belongs, with 4 certificate isned BY the
Mininor or Clerk Of faid focie;y, that he or
the has actually become a member Of, and
united in religious worfhip with the aforelaid
baqttt loCiety, fourteen days previous to the
town, pariih or plantation meeting therein,
10 De held ii the month Of March or april,
illall from and afrer giving in fuch cerihcae
with his or her polls and eftates, be contid
cred as part of fad lOcietY.


+. SECT. 3. Be i tpyt5sr ena5ca. That i


any member Of taid baptif tocietY, lhall a


any time lc: caufc 10 leave the fame, anC


unite in religious worihip with the Parlfh II


which he or fhc may rellde and ihaIl lodg


certificate of tuch his or her intention


with the Clerk or Miniler Of fad baPtia 70


cicty, and alto with the Clerk Of the towr


parn,4 or plantation, il which he or III


may rclde, fourteen days at leatt before 81
annual town, parilh or plantation meeting
| to be held therein in the month Of Marc
or april, and fhaIl pay his or her proPort'o
{ Of ali money aGaGed on faid foeiety Pre'i23' Z
thereto, iulh perfon ihall from and All:
Giving fuch certificate, with his or her pol


and etta,es, be confdered as belonging


! the town or Parilh in which he or ii'e nj