he New Engla

t and simple fo

ttled by churc

assachusetts governme

ss of t

ip and

ition of t

own-m

en; tow

es; assessors of taxes a

stablishing p

l com

d-keepers; fence-viewe

the town

nty, and

ll

tate; taxes on p

ere taxes a

-li

g the g

te of

on; the burd

ic-fund"

value of the

-l

d respon

erican, democratic, or meritor

NS ON T

Origin of t

in ancient G

e mark an

ownship, the mano

stry-m

les, waywardens, haywards, com

English parish to th

es out of smalle

hire-motes; Earl

representation" in the shire-

ge-community which is not repre

ESTIVE QUESTIONS AND DIREC