Cornville:  INCORPORATION
The East Somerset County Register
1911-12
Compiled and Published by Chatto & Turner
Auburn, Maine
Clarence I. Chatto; Clair E. Turner
pages 55-64

INCORPORATION.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

In the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and
ninety eight.

An Act to incorporate the township number two on the.
fifth range of townships north of and adjoining to the Ply-
mouth Patent, on the east side of Kennebec River in the coun-
ty of Lincoln into a town by the name of Cornville.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives in General Court Assembled and by the authority
of the same, that the following described tract of land with the
inhabitants thereon be and hereby are incorporated into a town
by the name of Cornville. Beginning at the east corner of
township number one at a hemlock tree, thence running cast
six miles to a beech tree marked, thence south six miles and a
quarter to a spruce tree marked on the Plymouth Company's
line, thence west on said line six miles to a stake, thence north
six miles and a quarter to the bounds begun at; and the said
town is hereby vested with all the powers, privileges and im-
munities which other incorporated towns within this Common-
wealth do or may by law enjoy.

Sect. 2. And be it further enacted that Nathaniel Drum-
mer, Esq. be and he hereby is empowered to issue his warrant
directed to some inhabitant of said town of Cornville requir-
ing him to warn the inhabitants thereof to meet at some con-
venient time and place to choose all such officers as towns are
by law required to choose in the month of March or April an-
nually.

In the House of Representatives Feb. 22, 1798.

This bill having three several readings passed to be enacted.
E. H. Robbins, Speaker.

In the Senate Feb. 25, 1798, Sam'l Phillips, President.

By Gov. approved, Increase Sumner.


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