Montgome from thence running a north course till it comes to the bounds of the West ward; and from thence running along the bounds of the said West ward towards Spring garden, and all along the rear of the houses fronting the Broad way, and so still along the bounds of the said West ward to the middle of Wall street, where the West ward runs across the same; and from thence down the middle of Wall street along the bounds of the South ward and the Dock ward, to the place where the said North ward began, including in the same ward, the powder-house, the city hall and the Presbyterian meeting-house. Montgomerie ward to begin at the southeasterly corner of the rie ward. East ward, opposite to Rodman's slip, four hundred feet below low water mark in the East river, and from thence to run along the bounds of the East ward, to and through the middle of Rodman's slip, and all through the middle of Golden Hill street, till it meets with the boundaries of the North ward, and the middle of Smith street, and so along the bounds of the North ward, through the middle of Smith street to the rivulet that runs from fresh water into the East river; from thence along the said rivulet so far as it goes, till it empties itself in the said East river; and from thence to run a southeast line four hundred feet beyond low water mark into the said East river, and from thence running westerly, keeping four hundred feet beyond low water mark, to the place where the said Montgomerie ward began. Out ward. Corporate officers. The Out ward to begin at the northwesterly corner of the South ward, at low water mark, on the west side of the North river, over against Bestaver's Killitie or rivulet, and from thence to run up along the west side of the said river at low water mark, until it comes directly opposite to the river, creek or run of water, called Spyt den Duyvel, over which King's bridge is built; and from thence to run to the said creek or river to the Westchester side thereof, at low water mark, and so to run along the said river, creek or run, on Westchester side, at low water mark into the East river or Sound, and from thence to cross over to Nassau Island to low water mark there, including Great Barn Island, Little Barn Island, and Manning's Island; and from thence along Nassau Island shore, at low water mark, to the bounds of the South ward; and from thence along the bounds of the South ward, the Dock ward, the East ward and Montgomerie ward, to the place where the said Montgomerie ward and the North ward meet, at the rivulet that runs from fresh water, and so to run a north course as the said North ward runs, till it comes to the bounds of the West ward; and from thence along the bounds of the West ward to the northwesterly corner thereof, at four hundred feet beyond low water mark, near Bestaver's Killitie or rivulet, and from thence along the bounds of the South ward to the place where the said Out ward began.* And we do further, of our special grace, certain knowledge and meer motion for us, our heirs and successors, will, ordain, give and grant that there be and forever hereafter shall and may be one mayor, one recorder, seven aldermen, seven assistants, one sheriff, *Note XX. one coroner, one common clerk, one chamberlain, one high constable, sixteen assessors, seven collectors, sixteen constables, and one marshall, appointed, nominated, elected, chosen and sworn, in and for the said city of New York, and the precincts and limits thereof; out of the freeholders or freemen, inhabitants of the said city, in manner and form as hereinafter is particularly mentioned; and for the better execution of our will, gift and grant in this behalf, we have assigned, named, constituted and made, and by these presents for us, our heirs and successors, do assign, name, constitute and make our well beloved Robert Lurting, Esq., to be the present mayor of the same city, to do and execute all things which unto the office of mayor of the said city, doth or may belong or in any wise appertain. And we do moreover, for us, our heirs and successors, give, grant, ratify and confirm unto the said mayor of our said city of New York, and to his successors, and to the mayor of the said city for the time being, and to each of them forever, full power and authority to depute and appoint one of the aldermen of the said city for the time being, to be approved of by the governor or commander in chief of the said province, for the time being, in the place of the mayor of the said city, for the time being; and as his deputy in all matters and respects to act and do all things which to the office of the mayor of the said city, within the limits, liberties and precincts thereof, do or ought to belong during the sickness or in the absence of the said mayor, for the time being.* mayor. 4. And we do hereby will and grant, That every such deputy or Deputy person so to be appointed and approved of, after having taken such path as hereinafter is directed for every such deputy to take, shall have as full power and authority to act and do, in the sickness or absence of the mayor of the said city, for the time being, all and singular those things which to the office of mayor of the said city belongs, or shall belong or appertain, to all intents and purposes, as the mayor of the said city, for the time being, by virtue of these presents or otherwise, hath, shall, or ought to have. And we do further, for us, our heirs and successors, will, ordain and grant that, in case it should happen that the present mayor of the said city, or any of his successors, or any of the mayors of the said city, for the time being, should happen to die before any other fit person shall be appointed and sworn mayor of the said city, in their respective rooms and places, then and in every such case, upon the death of such mayor, such alderman for the time being, (who shall have been so appointed and approved of as aforesaid, to act in the place of or as deputy to such mayor,) shall be, and he is hereby appointed and declared mayor of the said city, and to continue and be continued in, and to execute the same office of mayor of the said city, from the death of such mayor so dying, until another fit person shail be appointed and sworn mayor of the said city, in such manner as in and by these presents is hereafter directed for the respective mayors of the said city, to be appointed and sworn, and so as often as such case shall happen.† 5. And further we have assigned, ordained, named and constituted, *Note XXI. + Note XXII. and by these presents do for us, our heirs and successors, assign, ordain, name and constitute our trusty and well beloved Francis Harrison, Esq., (one of our council of our said province of New York) to be the present recorder of our said city, to do and execute all things which unto the office of recorder of the said city doth or may belong, or in any manner appertain, and to continue and be continued in and to execute the said office, until another fit person shall be appointed and sworn in the office. And we do hereby ap point, That the governor or commander in chief for the said province for the time being, at any time or times, when, and as often as they or such of them think fit, may displace and remove the present recorder, or any other recorder, hereafter to be appointed.* Aldermen. 6. And we do, for us, our heirs and successors, assign, name, constitute and appoint John Cruger, Harmanus Van Gelder, Frederick Phillipse, Gerardus Stuyvesant, Anthony Rutgers, John Roosevelt, and Johannes Hardenbrook, esqrs., citizens and inhabitants of the said city of New York, to be the present aldermen of Assistants. the said city; and Egbert Van Borsom, Samuel Kip, John Chambers, John Moore, Isaac De Peyster, Petrus Rutgers and Gerardus Beekman, gents., to be the present assistants of the said city, to wit: The said John Cruger, to be alderman, and John Moore to be assistant, for the Dock ward of the said city; Harmanus Van Gelder to be alderman, and John Chambers to be assistant, for the West ward of the said city; Col. Frederick Phillipse to be alderman, and Isaac De Peyster to be assistant, for the South ward of the said city; Gerardus Stuyvesant to be alderman, and Samuel Kip to be assistant, for the Out ward of the said city; Anthony Rutgers, esq., to be alderman, and Egbert Van Borsom to be assistant, for the North ward of the said city; John Roosevelt to be alderman, and Petrus Rutgers to be assistant, for the East ward of the said city; Johannes Hardenbrook to be alderman, and Gerar- 、 dus Beekman to be assistant, for Montgomerie ward of the said city. Chamberlain 7. And we do, also, hereby nominate and appoint Cornelius De high Peyster, to be the present chamberlain and treasurer of the city and marshal aforesaid; Colonel Henry Beekman to be the present sheriff of the said city; Richard Nichols, gent., to be the present coroner of the said city; Edmund Peers to be the present high constable, and Robert Crannel to be present marshal of the said city. sheriff, coroner, constable Assessors, collectors, bles. 8. And also, We do hereby nominate and appoint John Le and consta- Montes, David Abeel, assessors; Nicholas Van Taerling, collector, and John Scott, constable, for the South ward of the said city; John Thurman and John Bogart, assessors, and John Pearse, collector, for the West ward of the said city; Gerardus Duyckinck and Simeon Soumain, assessors, George Brinckerhoof, collector, and Christopher Nicholson, constable, of the Dock ward of the said city; John Brown and Nathaniel Marston, assessors, Peter Noxen, collector, and Timothy Bontecou, constable, of the North ward of the said city; John Pintard and Peter Van Dyck, assessors, Ebenezer Grant, collector, and John Abrahamson, constable of the East ward of the said city; Jacobus Kip, assessor, and Cornelius Cousine collector, for the Bowery division of the Out ward; and Barent *Note XXIII. Waldren, assessor, Derick Bensing, collector, and Arent Bussing, constable, for the Harlem division of the said Out ward. assessors bles to be chosen. 9. And we do hereby appoint, order and direct that within forty Collectors, days after the date hereof, the freemen of the said city, being in- and constahabitants in, and the freeholders of each respective ward in the said city, may and shall assemble themselves and meet together, at such time and place in each of the said wards, as each respective alderman for each respective ward shall appoint, and then and there, by plurality of their voices or votes, to elect and choose out of the inhabitants of each respective ward, being freeholders there, or freemen of the said city, the several officers following, to wit, one other constable for the South ward; one other constable for the West ward; one other constable for the Dock ward; one other constable for the East ward; two assessors, one collector and two constables for Montgomerie ward; and two other assessors and three other constables for the Out ward, to wit: one other assessor and two constables for the Bowery division, and one other assessor and one other constable for the Harlem division of the said Out ward. And we do hereby will and ordain, that each and every of the before named mayor, aldermen, assistants, chamberlain, coroner, high constable and marshal, and all and every the before named assessors, constables, and every other assessor and constable hereafter to be chosen for any ward, or division of a ward in the said city, before next Michaelmas day, on their being respectively sworn into their respective offices, as hereafter is directed, shall continue in their said respective offices until the fourteenth day of October next ensuing the date hereof, and from thence until other fit persons be respectively chosen and sworn in their respective rooms and places in manner and form as is hereinafter directed. And we do also further ordain, order and declare, for us, our heirs and successors ter into bond that as well the before named sheriff, as every other person and execution of persons hereafter to be appointed for or to the office of sheriff of his office. the said city, before he or they be permitted to exercise the said office, shall each of them give and enter into bond to us, our heirs and successors, with two or more sufficient sureties, in a penalty not less than one thousand pounds, conditioned for the faithful and due execution of his said office, in such manner as the governor or Commander-in-chief of the said province of New York, for the time being, shall think fit and appoint. And the before named sheriff on his giving such security, and having taken such an oath as hereafter is directed, shall continue in his said office until the fourteenth day of October next ensuing, and from thence until another fit person is appointed and sworn into the said office, and has given such security as aforesaid.* Sheriff to en for the due ner appoint 10. And we do hereby further, for us, our heirs and successors, Mayor sherappoint and ordain that the governor or commander in chief of the it and cont sad province of New York, for the time being, by and with the ed yearly. advice of the council of us, our heirs and successors, for the said province for the time being, from time to time, shall have full power and authority on the feast day of St. Michael, the Archangel, Note XXIV. in every year forever hereafter, to name and appoint, and can, shall and may name and appoint, a discreet and fit person of the freeholders, freemen or inhabitants of the said city, to be mayor of the said city; and one other fit and able person, one of the freeholders or freemen, being an inhabitant of the said city, to be sheriff of the said city; and one other such person to be coroner of the said city, Aldermen, all for the ensuing year. And also, that on the said feast day of St. Michael, the Archangel, in every year forever hereafter, the and consta-freemen of the said city, being inhabitants, and the freeholders of bles, chosen each respective ward in the said city, shall and may assemble yearly. themselves and meet together at such time of the day and such assistants, assessors, collectors, appointed yearly. public place in each of the said wards as each respective aldermen for each respective ward, for the time being, shall appoint; and then and there, by plurality of their voices or votes, to elect and choose out of the inhabitants of each respective ward, being freeholders thereof, or freemen of the said city, (except the Out ward,) for the ensuing year, one aldermen and one assistant, two assessors, one collector and two constables; and for the said Out ward, four assessors, two collectors and four constables, to wit: two assessors, one collector and two constables for each division of the said ward. And also, That the mayor of the said city, for the time being, and four or more aldermen, and four or more of the assistants of the said city, for the time being, on the feast day of St. Michael, the Archangel, in every year forever hereafter, shall and may in common council name and appoint one fit person, being a freeholder or freeman and an inhabitant of the said city, to be treasurer or Chamberlain chamberlain of the said city for the year ensuing; and also that on the same day in every year forever hereafter, the mayor of the said city, for the time being, shall name and appoint one other of the said inhabitants, being a freeholder or freeman of the said city, to be high constable of the said city for the year ensuing; every of which person so to be named for mayor, coroner, high constable or chamberlain, or so to be elected for aldermen, assistant, assessor or constable, on the feast day of St. Michael, shall on the fourteenth day of October then next ensuing their nomination or election respectively, take the respective oaths hereinafter appointed for them respectively to take, in such manner and form as hereinafter is directed, and shall continue in their said respective offices, from their being so respectively sworn, until other fit persons be respec tively named or elected, and sworn in their respective rooms and places. And also, That every person so to be named for sheriff on the said feast day of St. Michael, shall on the fourteenth day of October then next ensuing his nomination, take such oath as is hereafter appointed for each sheriff to take, and shall give such security as is hereinbefore appointed for each sheriff to give, and shall remain in the said office from the time of his being so sworn and giving such security, until another fit person shall be appointed and sworn into the said office, and shall have given such security as aforesaid. And we do further, for us, our heirs and successors, appoint and ordain that if it should happen that either the mayor, sheriff or coroner of the said city, for the time being, at any time (before other fit persons be so as aforesaid respectively named and When to be sworn. |