Write the words of this act the way you think they should read. Solon shows your change as a redline against the published text and pins it to that exact text, so it can never be applied to wording you did not see.
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As published
41:59 Care and Preservation.
The selectmen shall cause all books of public record belonging to the town to be well and strongly bound, and all papers and documents to be filed and arranged in an orderly manner convenient for reference and examination, and shall provide suitable fireproof safes or other means for their care and preservation, all at the expense of the town.
Source. 1885, 74:1. PS 43:43. PL 47:47. RL 59:54.
Your change, as a redline
41:59 Care and Preservation.
The selectmen shall cause all books of public record belonging to the town to be well and strongly bound, and all papers and documents to be filed and arranged in an orderly manner convenient for reference and examination, and shall provide suitable fireproof safes or other means for their care and preservation, all at the expense of the town.
Source. 1885, 74:1. PS 43:43. PL 47:47. RL 59:54.
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