Page:History of Barrington, Rhode Island (Bicknell).djvu/326

 258 THE HISTORY OF BAKRINGTON. the persons commonly called Anabaptists nor any of those called Quakers, that are or shall be enrolled or entered in their several societies as members thereof, and who alledge a scruple of conscience as the reason of their refusal to pay any part or proportion of such taxes as are from time to time assessed for the support of the minister or ministers of the churches established by the laws of this province, in the town or place where they dwell, shall have their polls taxed toward the support of such minister or ministers, nor shall their bodies be at any time taken in execution, to satisfy any such ministerial rate or tax, assessed upon their estates or faculty, provided that such persons do usually attend the meetings of their respective societies, assembling upon the Lord's day for the worship of God, and that they live within five miles of the place of such meetings." 1729. James Adams, moderator ; Lieut. James Adams, Deacon Peck, and Samuel Allen, selectmen and assessors ; Josiah Humphrey, town clerk and town treasurer ; Elisha May and Joseph Chaffee, Jun., constables; Oliver Brown and Nicholas Tanner, tything men ; Zachariah Bicknell, James Smith, and Joseph Allen, Committee " to provide the town with a school- master." Ebenezer Allen was allowed ;Ci, "for looking after the meeting-house." Mr. Bicknell, Samuel Kent, Samuel Allen and Nathaniel Peck, Jun., were a Committee "to go to the selectmen of Swansea to get a division of the lands called by the name of pastors and teachers lots from the school land, and to take the regular steps of the law in obtaining said pastors and teacher's lands." Voted, " that thirty shillings be allowed for mending the meeting-house glass." Voted, " that Josiah Humphrey be allowed twenty shil- lings for sweeping and looking after the meeting-house in 1728."