Acts and Resolves for the Town of Framingham Passed by the Legislature in 1883 through 2006 Compiled by Joel Winett, Town Moderator– Updated 10-17-2007

(Items of current interest highlighted in bold)

Year Chapter Description 2006 97 An Act authorizing recall elections Amend Chapter 27, Sections 6 and 7 of the Acts of 1996, 2005 75 the Town Manager Act, to restate the personnel powers of the Town Manager BOS appointment to boards and commissions, including 2004 350 disability , conversation, historic commission Town Meeting membership vacant when member moves 2004 372 from precinct or from Town Municipal election, 50 signatures for elective town office, 2003 169 preliminary election if number of candidates more than 4 time number of positions Number of Town Meeting Members changed if number 2002 34 of precincts revised in 2/3 of precincts 2002 86 Water and Sewer rates for elderly discount program Town Meeting member’s position vacant if member does 2002 338 not attend 1% of meetings 2002 341 Police enforcement in public buildings 1999-2001 none Town Manager authority over Departments of Public 1998 333 Works, Heath, and Parks and Recreation Town Meeting Members may also be a member of an 1998 338 appointed board, committee or commission Preliminary election if number of candidates is more than 3 1998 341 times number of positions 1997 147 Civil service exemption for deputy police chief 1997 151 Lease of property by Kathleen Pendergast 1996 27 Board of Selectmen and Town Manager Act Mandatory improvement of MCI land (1994, ch280 1996 207 amended) 1996 305 Conveyance of park land to state for highway purposes Conveyance of Cushing Hospital state land 1996 361 (1994,ch85,sec36 amended) 1996 418 Finance Department (CFO Act) 1995 124 EDIC 1995 172 Loring Arena emergency repairs 1994 none 1993 18 Annual Town election held on April 14, 1993 1993 21:1,2 Conveyance of land 1992 none An Act Authorizing the Registrar of Voters and Assistant 1991 277 Registrar of Voters in the Town of Framingham to be Town Meeting Members. An Act Authorizing the Division of Capital Planning and 1991 517 Operations to Convey a Certain Parcel of Land in the Town of Framingham. 1990 242 Land conveyed 1990 312 Notice of preliminary tax 1989 632 Qualification for Executive Administrator (residency) 1988 115 Designating Maxwell Henry Fellows Dam 1987 590 Civil Service exemption for Chief of Police Civil Service exemption for Sealer and Deputy Sealers of 1986 126 weights and measures 1985 419 Land conveyance 1985 568 Land conveyance 1984 235 Establish reserve account for Minuteman Library Network 1983 48 Civil Service exemption for plumber and gas inspector 1983 54 Authorize leasing of certain municipal buildings 1983 338 Filing withdrawal from nomination at a preliminary election 1983 339 Civil Service exemption for Town Accountant Authorize appointment of police officer not withstanding 1983 508 certain physical condition Authorize water resources commission to improve flood 1983 642 control in the Baiting Brook watershed 1982 284 Relative to appointment of treasurer-collector 1981 283 Civil Service exemption for Director of Veterans’ Services 1981 359 Salaries of school employees 1981 641 Land conveyance of conservation 1981 667 Land conveyance of department of corrections 1981 687 Land conveyance of MDC Sale, reuse and development of Cushing Hospital for 1980 121 geriatric care facility, elderly housing, open space and recreation. 1980 280 Lease by state of lands for recreational use Authorizing the MDC to grant permanent public right of 1980 568 way over certain land off Irving Street for water supply purposes 1979 34:1-10 Authorize non-partisan elections Filing nomination papers by 5:00 of the 28th day preceding 1979 697 the preliminary election 1977-1978 none 1976 207 Membership of Representative Town Government by 12 per precinct 1976 448 Number of voting precincts to be 17 1975 166 Board of Health agent exempt from civil service 1975 51 County Commission to meet in Framingham 1975 816 Establish position of Executive Administrator Appointment of Treasurer-Collector for 3 years by Board of 1974 710 Selectmen with consent of Finance Committee 1973 642 Town Engineer exempt from civil service 1972 342:1,2 Conveyance of Cushing Hospital Land Authorizing Water resources Commission to construct 1972 705:1-5 improvements for flood control in the Baiting Brook Watershed Designation of Callahan Park in memory of Raymond 1971 489 Callahan, newspaper editor 1970 none Construction of Saxonville Sewage Pumping Station and 1969 776 other sewage facilities 1969 804 Membership in Town Government in case of a tie vote Membership in Town Government of 21 Town Meeting 1969 805 Members 1967-1968 none Public works director tenure for Primo Silva if accepted by 1966 345:1,2 voters 1966 425:1-33 Establish Town Manager from of government 1964-1965 none 1963 83:1,2 Tenure for building and wire inspector, Francis Smith 1963 70:1-4 Payment to Perini Corp. to adjust claim 1963 73:1,2 Police officers not meeting minimum height requirements 1963 612 Sale of land to Edgar and Rosemary Eberling Office of Tree Warden abolished, duties transferred to 1962 34:1,2 Commissioner of Public Works 1962 166:1,2 Party nominations of town officers Conveyance of sewer beds and land in Natick to Stephen 1962 360:1,2 Mugar and John Brennan 1962 673:1-3 Erection of skating arena 1961 540:1-22 Establish Western Suburbs Transportation District 1960 408:1-4 Authorization to pay certain bills in excess of appropriation Validate election of April 26, 1960 not withstanding failure 1960 438 to post proper notice 1960 540:1,2 Conveyance by Armory Commission of certain land Validate Zoning law amendment not withstanding failure of 1960 615 Planning Board notice complying with MGSL 40A,s6 Sale by Armory Commission of land to Edgar and 1960 630:1-3 Rosemary Eberling 1959 6:1,2 Life tenure of collector-treasurer 1959 572:1,2 Convey land by Armory Commission for fire station 1958 645:1-3 Sale of Mount Wayte land held for park purposes 1957 355:1-3 Reimbursement for loss of taxes 1957 473 Grant easement through land of Cushing Hospital 1957 658 Authorization to retain land acquired for veterans housing 1956 17 Sell land known as Beaver Street Playground 1956 562 Construction of road and repair to historic stone bridge 1956 687:1,2 Payment to John Hetherton 1955 446 Conveyance of land by Armory Commission 1955 451 Conveyance of land by Commissioner of Public Safety 1954 234:1,2 Authorize appropriation for overdraft 1954 260:1,2 Lease of land at Lake Cochituate for recreational purposes 1954 456:1,2 Payment to South Metropolitan Sewage District 1953 56 Filling of vacancy of Town Meeting Members 1953 609:1,2 Providing for re-election of Town Meeting Members Establishment of Limited Town Meeting with ten (not 8) 1952 76:1-3 precincts with 20 members each Conveyance of land by Housing Authority to Middlesex 1952 522:1-4 County for Court House 1952 565:1,2 Conveyance of land for extension of Guadalcanal Road 1951 45:1,2 Construction of court house 1951 337:1,2 Authorize laying of water mains 1951 481:1,2 Payment to Edward Slade 1951 527:1-8 Membership in South Metropolitan Sewage District Effective date of membership in South Metropolitan Sewage 1951 707 District 1951 802:2 Terms of bonds for South Metropolitan Sewage District 1950 736:1,2 Authorization of payment to Butler Motor Corp. 1950 790:1,2 Sale of MCI land Establishment of Representative Town Government by 1949 143:1-10 limited Town Meetings Admission of Framingham to South Middlesex Sewage 1949 670:1-6 District Providing for an investigation by DPW of Concord Street 1949 Resolve 38 Railroad Crossing 1948 216:1,2 Improvement to Beaver Brook Dam Authorization to pay money to William J and Mary N 1948 253 Haggerty for construction of water sewage works Granting the acquisition by the USA of land for Veterans’ 1948 592:1-3 Administration Hospital designated Cushing General Hospital Conveyance of land owned by commonwealth at the State 1948 632 Campgrounds Authorizing the MDC to transfer certain reservoirs to the 1947 557:2 Dept. of Conservation (includes Lake Cochituate and Framingham Reservoir No. 1 and Reservoir No. 3) Authorizing sale of land held by the state and no longer 1947 672 needed for the purposes of the reformatory for women Authorize the release of certain easements and to connect a 1946 283:1-4 water main with the water supply system of the reformatory for women Providing for housing for veterans in buildings on state 1946 349:1-9 arsenal property Authorizing of contributions by certain banks for Union 1945 613:2 Hospital Building Fund Granting the acquisition by the USA to lands for a military 1945 639:1-3 reservation Providing for an investigation by the DPW relative to the 1945 Resolve 48 abolition of certain railroad grade crossings 1944 none 1943 327:1,2 Providing for bathing in Lake Cochituate 1942 355:1,2 Authorizing John L Regan, police officer, retirement rights Authorizing sale of state land to the Town for military 1942 463:1-3 purposes and increasing the area of the memorial plot at the state campgrounds known as Muster Field An Act Authorizing the Town of Framingham to Make John L. Regan Eligible to Certain Retirement Rights Upon 1941 355 Becoming a Member of the Retirement System of Said Town. An Act Authorizing the Sale of Certain Land Owned by the Commonwealth in the Town of Framingham Held for 1941 463 Military Purposes and No Longer Needed Therefore, and Increasing the Area of the Memorial Plot at the State Camp Ground, So Called. 1940 Missing Authorizing payment of claims to J Emery Guertin for 1939 130:1,2 electrical work 1939 381 Providing for memorial plot at the State Camp Grounds Completion of reconstruction and repair of May Cracker and 1939 492 Weld halls at the State Teachers’ College in Framingham Authorize the Granting of an Easement in Certain State 1939 Resolve 5 Land for the Construction and Maintenance of a Main Sewer Authorizing the payment of claims to George and Harry 1938 64 Mason for construction of water and sewerage works 1938 318:1-3 Providing for boating and fishing in Lake Cochituate Authorizing construction of works in the metropolitan water 1938 460:1-7 department 1938 501:1-3 Authorizing construction of works in the metropolitan water department Investigation by state DPW of highway and traffic 1937 Resolve 24 improvements 1936 none 1935 321:1,2 Town Accountant shall be subject to civil service law Authorize Natick to take land, water rights and easements to 1934 35 provide a system of sewage and sewage disposal within Framingham Release of easements for construction and maintenance of a 1934 Resolve 7 well, windmill and pipe line for supplying water to the state teachers’ college Appropriation for sewage disposal at the reformatory for 1933 174:479 women Act abolishing the commissioners of public works in 1933 232:1-3 Framingham and vesting the powers in the Board of Selectmen Authorizing establishment of a reserve force in the fire 1932 9:1,2 department Appropriation for sewage disposal at the reformatory for 1932 170:489 women Authorization for the construction of the Worcester 1932 285:1-3 Turnpike Appropriation for sewage disposal at the reformatory for 1931 245:499 women An Act Authorizing the Town of Framingham to Appropriate Money to Provide Facilities for Holding in Said 1930 118 Town During the Current Year the State Convention of the United Spanish War Veterans. 1929 none An Act Relative to the Laying Out and Construction of 1928 63 Certain Town Ways in the Town of Framingham and to the Assessment of Betterments Therefore. An Act Making an Appropriation to be Defrayed from the Proceeds of Bonds to Provide Further for the Water Supply 1927 111 Needs of the Metropolitan Water District by Diverting a Supply from the Headwaters of the Sudbury River. An Act Authorizing the Armory Commissioners to Convey to the Town of Framingham Certain Land Owned by the 1927 123 Commonwealth and Used for Armory Purposes in Said Town An Act Providing for the Improvement by the Town of 1927 301 Framingham of Beaver Dam Brook in Said Town and in the Towns of Ashland and Natick. An Act Authorizing the Town of Framingham to borrow 1926 209 Money for the Purpose of Erecting a Municipal Building as a Memorial to its Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines. An Act Making Additional Provisions for the Water Supply Needs of the Metropolitan Water District and Other 1926 375* Communities Which Now or Hereafter may Require Water Therefrom, and of the City of Worcester. An Act Relative to the Terms of Certain Bonds and Notes to 1926 397* be Issued by the Commonwealth. An Act to Incorporate the City of Framingham. – Not 1925 50 approved by voters An Act Authorizing the Dennison Manufacturing Company 1924 14 to Maintain Bridges Over Clinton Street in the Town of Framingham. An Act Authorizing the Sale of Certain Land Owned by the 1924 202 Commonwealth and Used for the Purposes of the Reformatory for Women. An Act to Annex a Part of the Town of Sherborn to the 1924 235 Town of Framingham. An Act Relative to the Municipal Year of the City of 1924 60* Gloucester An Act Authorizing the Town of Framingham to Incur 1923 187 Indebtedness for Sewerage Purposes. An Act Enabling the Town of Framingham to Use Certain 1922 46 Funds for the Acquirement of Land for School Purposes and the Erection and Equipment of Schoolhouses Thereof. An Act Authorizing the Sale and Release of Certain Lands 1922 296 and Easements of the Commonwealth in the Town of Framingham. An Act Authorizing the Town of Framingham to Pension 1922 453 Adomiram J. Hemenway. An Act Authorizing the Town of Framingham to Retire 1921 39 Emma L. Clarke on a Pension. Act of the Town accepting Ch 487 of the Acts of 1913 for 1920 3:1 the promotion of fire department call men is valid Act authorizing a reserve police force in the Town of 1920 34:1-4 Framingham 1919 none Bond and notes of the Town shall bear interest at rate set by 1918 142 the treasurer 1917 257 Authorize the taking of land for school purposes Authorize the town to incur indebtedness for school 1917 258 accommodations Act authorizing appropriations for the state arsenal and 1917 336 camp grounds Act to ratify the taking by eminent domain by the town since 1917 365 1/1/1915 Authorize construction/maintenance of a drain in the state 1916 Resolve 86 camp ground Authorize pension for Frank E. Hemenway, Town Clerk for 1916 336 38 years Authorize the establishment/maintenance of a connection 1916 338 between the Framingham system of sewage disposal and the state normal school Authorize Company to 1916 355 construct/operate a railroad Provide for the construction of a pipe lie connecting the 1916 Resolve 89 reformatory for women with the water system of the Town of Framingham Authorization to incur indebtedness for extension of the 1915 341 system of sewer disposal Authorization for Framingham to supply water to 1915 353 inhabitants of the Town of Ashland known as Waushakum district Confirm action at annual election held on March 1, 1915 1915 358 accepting Ch 701 of the Acts of 1914 which provides for a board of commissioners of public works Authorize the Metropolitan Water and Sewer Board to 1914 78 permit residents to use Farm Pond for bathing purposes Appropriation for care and maintenance of the camp ground 1914 125 and buildings Provide for sessions for the Probate Court for the country of 1914 134 Middlesex 1914 579 Authorize taking of land for State Normal School Provide for establishment of the office Commissioners of 1914 701 Public Works Relocating certain public ways near the Reformatory for 1914 764 Women Resolve to provide for building and furnishing a new 1914 Resolve 141 dormitory at the State Normal School Authorization to pay additional compensation to former 1913 59 members of the Board of Assessors Provide for purchase of land in connection with the State 1913 113 Normal School 1913 506 Ratify the issue of certain school loan bonds 1913 507 Ratify the issue of certain sewer loan bonds 1913 627 Authorization to incur indebtedness for park purposes 1913 814 Improvement of Beaver Dam Brook An Act to Authorize the Town of Framingham to Hold 1912 98 Certain Land Conveyed by the Trustees of Framingham Academy. 1912 601 An Act to Authorize the Town of Framingham to Incur Indebtedness for Sewerage Purposes. An Act to Authorize the County Commissioners of the 1912 602 County of Middlesex to take Land of the Commonwealth in Framingham for a Highway. An Act to Authorize the Town of Framingham to Enlarge 1912 656 and Improve its System of Water Supply Authorization to incur indebtedness for a grade school 1911 61 building Authorize the committee of general inquiry to summon 1910 238 witnesses and examine them under oath An Act Authorizing the Town of Framingham to Procure 1909 479 and Use Electricity for Certain Municipal Purposes Authorize the Framingham Hospital to conduct a school for 1908 161 the training of nurses Authorize the Armory Commission to expend funds for the 1908 567 armory building project To provide funds for improvements at the State Normal 1908 Resolve 39 School Authorization to acquire water sources for a water supply 1907 380 system Authorization to incur debtedness for a new high school 1906 326 building 1906 526 Authorize bonds under the Framingham Water Loan Act Authorize the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board to 1906 530 sell land in the Town of Framingham for the improvement of public ways An Act to Authorize the Conveyance of Certain Real Estate 1905 221 Used for School Purposes by the Town of Framingham. An Act to Authorize the Transfer of the Franchise of the 1905 309 Framingham Gas, Fuel, and Power Company An Act to Authorize the Town of Framingham to Lay Water 1905 476 Pipes and to Make an Additional Water Loan. 1904 Resolve 511 Provide for improvements at the State Normal School Authorize the conveyance to the Town of Framingham of land on Concord Street upon condition that the Town will 1903 362 build and maintain a sidewalk and will relocate telephone and telegraph poles Authorize the Framingham Union Street Railway Company 1902 280 to act as a common carrier of baggage and small parcels of merchandize Authorize Railway Company to operate its railway in 1902 304 Framingham Provide for improvements at the State Normal School in 1902 Resolve 12 Framingham 1901 79 Provide for improvements at the State Camp Ground for the purpose of securing good water Provide for painting and repairing buildings at the State 1901 83 Camp Ground Resolve to allow construction of an annex to the Normal 1901 Resolve 77 School buildings Authorize the Framingham Water Company to supply water 1900 277 to the reformatory prism for women Act to authorize the Town of Framingham to appropriate 1899 324 money to pay expenses for street watering in 1898 Act to ratify and confirm acts of the association for the 1898 553 formation of the Framingham, Southborough and Marlborough Street Railway Company Provide for erecting cook houses on the Camp Grounds at 1898 Resolve 51 Framingham Authorize the Milford, Holliston and Framingham Street Railway Company to construct and operate its railway over 1897 363 the tracks of the Milford Branch of the and Albany Railroad Company in the Town of Framingham at grade Provide for improvements at the State Normal School at 1896 Resolve 90 Framingham 1895 none 1894 Resolve 48 Provide for painting at the Reformatory Prison for Women Resolve to provide for certain improvements at the State 1893 90 Normal School Provide for the straightening of the boundary line of the 1893 98 premises owned by the State Normal School at Framingham Act to authorize the National Electric Street Railway 1893 346 Company to extend its railway in and through the Town of Framingham Act to provide a water supply for the State Camp Ground at 1893 393 Framingham Act to pay Town of Framingham for the disposal of sewage 1892 211 from the reformatory prison for women To provide for the sale of land at the Framingham Normal 1892 Resolve 21 School Resolve providing for improvements at the Normal School at Framingham to handle water from the roof of the building 1892 Resolve 54 and for repair and furniture of the boarding hall and for electroliers and telephone 1891 none 1890 148 An Act to Incorporate the Framingham Hospital. An Act to Change the Location of the Old Colony Railroad 1890 150 Over Land of the Commonwealth in the Town of Framingham. 1890 273 An Act to Annex a Part of the Town of Sherborn to the Town of Framingham. Resolve Providing for a Water Supply. Fire Escapes and 1890 Resolve 59 Other Necessary Improvements at the State Normal School at Framingham. Provide for furnishing Crocker Hall at the State Normal 1889 Resolve 4 School Allowed and paid sum for necessary purposes of furnishing the new building at the State Normal School at Framingham 1889 Resolve 112 and provide for heating, water supply, disposal of sewage as may be necessary Resolve providing for a new building and for repair and 1888 Resolve 102 enlargement of Crocker Hall at the State Normal School at Framingham Act to preserve the purity of the water of Waushakum Pond 1888 370 in the Town of Framingham and Ashland Allowance for protection of building of Normal School at F 1888 Resolve 2 and temporary accommodation of the pupils of said school due to fire. 1887 403 Framingham may maintain a system of sewage disposal Resolve Providing for Repairs and for a Truck Elevator at 1887 Resolve 88 the Normal School at Framingham An Act to Incorporate the Home for Aged Men and Women 1886 161 in Framingham Resolve Providing for the Erection of a Boarding House and 1886 Resolve 50 for Certain Repairs and Furniture at the State Normal School An Act to Amend the Charter of the Framingham Water Co. 1885 181 and to Authorize it to Mortgage its Franchise and Other Property to Secure its Bonds. An Act Authorizing the Lowell and Framingham Railroad 1884 11 Company to Issue New Bonds, and to Mortgage its Property to the Old Colony Railroad Company. 1884 271 An Act to Incorporate the Framingham Water Company. Resolve to allow payment for drainage system at the 1883 Resolve50 Framingham Normal School 1882 none An Act to Amend "An Act in Relation to Licensing Vehicles 1881 73 to Convey Persons To and From the State Muster-Field in the Town of Framingham. An Act to Authorize the Purchasers of the Franchises and 1881 170 Property of the Framingham and Lowell Railroad Company to Organize a New Corporation. An Act to Supply the Town of Framingham with Pure 1881 206 Water. An Act in Relation to Licensing Vehicles to Convey Persons 1879 149 To and From the State Muster-Field in the Town of Framingham. An Act to Authorize the Framingham and Lowell Railroad 1878 138 Company to Issue Preferred Stock. Resolve to Provide for the Erection of a Fence at the State 1878 Resolve 30 Camp Ground at Framingham. An Act to Authorize the Plymouth Society in Framingham 1877 63 to Hold Real Estate for the Purpose of a Parsonage. Resolve in Favor of the Normal Schools at Salem, 1876 Resolve 20 Westfield, Framingham, and Bridgewater. An Act to Authorize the First Parish in Framingham to Hold 1875 104 Real Estate for the Purpose of a Parsonage. An Act to Authorize the Town of Framingham to Raise 1875 124 Money for a Centennial Celebration of the Events of the Nineteenth of April Seventeen Hundred Seventy-Five. An Act to Extend the Time for the Location and 1873 82 Construction of the Framingham and Lowell Railroad. An Act to Authorize the Framingham and Lowell Railroad 1872 172 Company to Lease its Road, and for Other Purposes. An Act to Authorize the City of Boston to Obtain an 1872 177 Additional Supply of Pure Water. An Act Authorizing the Framingham and Lowell Railroad 1871 33 Company to Mortgage its Road. An Act to Incorporate the Nashua, Acton and Boston 1871 175 Railroad Company. An Act to Annex a Part of the Town of Natick to the 1871 216 Town of Framingham. An Act to Revive the Framingham Bank for Certain 1870 38 Purposes. An Act to Incorporate the Framingham and Lowell Railroad 1870 113 Company. An Act to Authorize the Framingham and Lowell Railroad Company to issue Bonds, and Authorizing the City of 1870 241 Lowell and Certain Towns to Subscribe for Stock of Said Company. An Act to Authorize the Company to 1870 246 Construct a Branch Railroad. Resolve to Authorize the Sale of Certain Land, Belonging to 1869 Resolve 74 the Commonwealth, in Framingham. Resolve in Favor of the Overseers of the Poor of the Town 1861 17 of Framingham, for the Benefit of Mary McGrath. An Act to Establish a Police Court in the Town of 1857 112 Framingham. Resolves Concerning the State Normal School-houses at 1856 Resolve 67 Bridgewater, Westfield, Framingham, and Salem. 1855 32 An Act to Authorize the Framingham Savings Bank to Hold Real Estate. An Act in Addition to an Act for Establishing an Academy 1851 178 in the Town of Framingham, by the Name of Framingham Academy. An Act to Extend the Time for Constructing the 1850 123 Framingham Branch Railroad. An Act to Extend the Time for Constructing the 1848 45 Framingham Branch Railroad. An Act to Increase the Capital Stock of the Framingham 1848 90 Bank. 1848 143 An Act Concerning the Agricultural Branch Railroad. An Act to Establish a Fire Department in the Town of 1847 9 Framingham. An Act to Increase the Capital Stock of the Framingham 1846 2 Bank. 1846 91 An Act to Establish the Framingham Savings Bank. Resolve Authorizing the Adjutant General to Convey Land 1834 Resolve 44 in Framingham. An Act to Set Off a Part of Holliston and Annex the Same to 26 1833 the Town of Framingham. 1833 156 An Act to Establish the Framingham Bank. An Act in Addition to an Act Entitled "An Act to Establish 1822 40 the First Baptist Society, in Framingham. An Act to Prevent the Destruction of Fish in the Town of 1821 15 Framingham. 1806-1820 none An Act for Fixing the Times and Places of Holding the 1805 83 Court of Probate Within and for the County of Middlesex and for Other Purposes. An Act for Fixing the Times and Places of Holding the 1804 115 Court of Probate Within and for the County of Middlesex. 1799-1803 none An Act for Establishing an Academy in the Town of 1798 79 Framingham, by the Name of Framingham Academy. Resolve on the Petition of the Selectmen of Framingham, 1798 Resolve 155 Directing the Attorney-General Not to prosecute for the Neglect of Not Making a Return of Federal Representative 1798 Resolve 168 Resolve on the Petition of Eli Bullard and Others. 1797 none Resolve on the Petition of Jonathan Maynard, in Behalf of 1796 Resolve 19 the Town of Framingham, authorizing the treasurer to Credit Said Town with the Sum of Forty-Two Dollars, Provided. 1792-1795 none An Act to Enable the Town of Framingham to Regulate and 1791 51 Order the Taking of the Fish, Called Shad and Alewives Within the Limits of Said Town. An Act to Set Off the Northwestwardly Corner of Framingham in the County of Middlesex, and to Annex 1790 21 the Same to the Town of Marlborough in the Same County. 1789 none Resolve on the Petition of Jonathan Hale, in Behalf of the 1788 Resolve 103 Town of Framingham, Directing the Treasurer to Endorse Upon the Note Mentioned. 1787 none Resolve making Certain Alterations in the Valuation in Consequence of Sundry Acts, Setting Off Persons from One Town and Annexing Them to Others, and Directing the 1786 91 Secretary to Cause the Several County Books Containing the Estimates, with the report of the Valuation Committee to be Bound in One Volume, and to Cause the New Draft, with the Alteration, to be Printed with the Resolves of Court. An Act to Set Off Daniel Fay, Elisha Bemis, Phineas Bemis, John Leonard and Lydia Peirce, from the Town of 1785 60 Framingham, in the County of Middlesex, and to Annex Them to the Town of Southborough, in the County of Worcester. Resolve on the Petition of the Selectmen of the Town of 1785 Resolve 84 Framingham, empowering James Mellen to Collect Taxes in the Room of Thomas Bent. Resolve on the Petition of the Selectmen of Framingham, 1784 12 Empowering Abraham Belknap to Collect Taxes. Resolve on the petition of William Brown, in Behalf of the Town of Framingham, Abating Said Town, in the Last Tax 1783 Resolve 62 Act, the Sum of One Thousand Four hundred and Ninety- Eight Pounds, Seventeen Shillings and Six Pence. Resolve for Settling David Drury, a Soldier Enlisted in the Continental Army by the Town of Middleborough, to the 1782 Resolve 504 Quota of the Town of Framingham, and Directing the Treasurer to Give Credit to Said Town. Resolve on the Petition of David Fay, Elisha Bemis, and 1781 Resolve 133 Others. Resolve Remitting a Fine of £2,400 Laid on the Town of 1780 Resolve1055 Framingham for a Supposed Failure to Raise Their Full Quota for the Continental Army in 1779. Vote Accepting the report of Committee Recommending the 1779 561 Division of the Town of Sudbury and that the Petitioners Have Liberty to Bring in a Bill.

1779 Resolve 631 Resolve Abiding a Fine Laid On the Town of Framingham Resolve for Procuring Teams for the Transportation of 1779 Resolve 683 Warlike Stores, etc. Resolve for Filling Up the 15 Battalions of Continental 1778 Resolve 970 Troops to be Raised in the State. Resolve for Delivering a Quantity of Salt to the Select-Men 1777 Resolve 50 of the Interior Towns. 1777 Resolve 775 Resolve for Levying 5,000 Blankets. Resolve Directing the Committee of Correspondence to 1777 Resolve 1033 Lease Land of Heirs of Sir Peter Warren. Resolve for Raising 5,000 Men of the Militia to go to 1776 Resolve 86 Canada and . Resolve Directing that Nathaniel Brinley be Put Under the 1776 Resolve 334 Care of Francis Brinkley. 1776 Resolve 491 Resolve for Supplying the Army with Blankets. Resolve for Raising 4,368 Men in this Colony to reinforce 1776 Resolve 538 the Continental Army Till the 1st of April Next. Resolve Directing the Collection of a Public Supply of 1775 Resolve 51 Powder. 1775 Resolve 451 Resolve for Supplying the Army with Hay. 1774 none Resolve Impowering Ruth Eames, Executrix, to Execute a 1773 Resolve 145 Deed. 1771-1772 none Resolve Liberating Joseph Butler, Delinquent Tax Collector, 1770 Resolve 82 From Goal, Upon Certain Conditions. 1768-1769 none Resolve Impowering Hannah Metcalf, Adminatrix and 1767 Resolve 98 Guardian, to Sell Real Estate and Making Provision in Regard to the Proceeds. 1766 124 Order Impowering Joseph Blake to Sell Real Estate. 1762-1765 none Order Making Provision in Regard to the Proceeds of the 1761 214 Sale of the Estate of John Nichols. 1760 none Vote Establishing the Garrisons and the Wages and 1759 284 Provisions of the Troops for the Defense of the Eastern and Western Frontiers. 1744-1758 none Order of Notice with Stay of Processes on the Petition of 1743 43 Jos. Buckminster Esq. in Regard to Boundary Lines. Order of Notice with Stay of Processes on the Petition of 1743 94 Coll. Buckminster in Regard to Boundary Lines. 1740-1742 none Order of Notice on the Petition of Divers Inhabitants of 1739 182 Marlboro, and Praying to be Erected into a Separate Township. 1735-1738 none 1734 138 Order Impowering Framingham Assessors to Collect Taxes. Vote Impowering Sarah Bryant as Administratix to Sell 1733 10 Land to Pay Debts. 1731-1732 none Order of Notice on the Framingham petition for the 1730 11 Demolition of the Bridge. Order on Framingham Inhabitants' Petition for a Division of 1730 15 the Town. Order of Notice on Framingham South and East Inhabitants' 1730 190 Petition to Divide the Town. 1729 none 1728 23 Order for a Town Meeting at Framingham. 1728 204 Order Granting Daniel How a License to Keep a Tavern Order Superceding a Warrant for Calling a Town Meeting at 1727 216 Framingham. Vote on Framingham Affair in Regard to Location of 1726 48 Meeting House. Order on Petition of the North and West Inhabitants of 1726 152 Framingham in Regard to Location of Meeting House. Order on Y(e) Petition of Y(e) North and West Inhabitants 1726 178 of Framingham for a Hearing. 1725 432 Order on Report About Framingham Meeting House. 1724 Resolve 41 Resolve Allowing 15 Shillings to John Green. 1720-1723 none Order on Savil Simpson’s Petition, Annexing His Land to 1719 33 Framingham. 1715-1818 none Order Appointing a Committee on Framingham Petition for 1714 61 Grant of Land. 1703-1713 none Order for Settling the Bounds Between the Town of 1702 44 Sudbury and the Farms Annexed to Framingham. Resolve Referring to the Next Session the Petition of the 1702 Resolve 32 Town of Sherburne Praying for a Settlement of the Boundary Lines Between Said Town and Framingham, Etc. Resolve Appointing a Committee to Settle the lines Between 1701 Resolve 7 the Towns of Sherburne and Framingham, and to Make a Report Thereof at the Present Session of the General Ct. Order for Erecting the Plantation Called Framingham 1700 32 into a Township by the Same Name. Order for Annexing to the Town of Framingham the Farms 1700 38 of David Rice, Thomas Drury, and Others, adjacent to the Town of Sudbury Resolve and Order for explanation of a Former Order Relating to Framingham and Annexing Thereto All the 1700 Resolve 51 Lands in Sherburne Which, in 1679, Belonged to Thomas Danforth and Were Excepted into the Confirmation of the Township of Sherburne by the Grand Ct.