The ancient historical records of Norwalk, Conn ... - Hay genealogy

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1707.] TOWN RECORDS. 101
Cutting Sedge.
Dec. 18, 1707. The Towne by their present act, do
prohibit any person or persons cutting any sedge or
Crick-thatch, on any of the towne's right, before ye first
day of September, annually ; and if any person shall
presume to act contrary to this act, he or they shall,
after the first half load, forfitt twenty shillings for every
half load ; to be paid by the person or persons delinquent,
half to ye use of
ye town, the other half of said
twenty shilllings to the complainer who shall prosecute
the same to effect.
School Keeping in 1707-8.
Feb. 10th, 1707-S. Voted and agreed, that there
shall be a schoolmaster hyred according to law.
Also,
voted and agreed, that ye school master Hired
shall attend and keep ye schoole two months on this
side of the river, and one month on ye other side.
Also granted liberty to those our inhabitants over the
river, to erect a schoole house in a convenient place, not
prejudissing the highway.
The Town keeping good hours.
Also voted (1707-S), and agreed,
that there shall be
no votes passed nor any grants made by the towne, nor
any record made of any votes, after nine of the clock at
night.*
* "In 1708, John Belden, Samuel Keeler. Matthew Seymour,
Matthias St. John, and other inhabitants of Norwalk, to the number
of twenty-five, purchased a large tract between that town and Danbury.
The purchase was made of Catoonah, the chief sachem, and
other Indians, who were the proprietors of that part of the country.
The deed bears date Sept. 30, 1708. At this session [1 709], it was
ordained, that it should be a distinct township, by the name of
RiDGEFiELD."
Trumbull, p. 460.