Returns of ratable polls, 1837.

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Returns of ratable polls, 1837.

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St 1837, c 128 authorized a decennial census of ratable polls (i.e., voters) to be used for apportioning membership in the Massachusetts House of Representatives (Const Amend Art 12), for applying laws relating to assessment and collection of state taxes (RS 1836, c 7), and in the election of town officers (RS 1836, c 15). Series consists of completed printed forms for the 1837 census as taken by city censors (appointed by mayors and or aldermen) or towns assessors and sent to the state secretary.

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