Minutes of the Common Council of the City of New York, 1675-1776: In Eight Volumes ...Dodd, Mead, 1905 - New York (N.Y.) |
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aboue Abraham D Accordingly Acctt Aforesaid Aldermen Assistants Apoynted appointed Assessors ATT A Common att the Citty Bayard Brandt Schuyler Robert bread Capt Citty of New-Yorke Citty of ss Citty on Thursday Clarke Peter Coff Committee Common Council held Constable Council held att Court Cytie Ebenezar Ebenezer Willson ESq Mayor ESqr Euery ffor ye fitt foot giue giuen Governor Grant Hall of ye hath haue hereby Inhabitants James Graham ESq Johannes Kipp John Crooke John Vandespiegel Lancy Lotts Majesties Markett Mayor Aldermen Mayor and Aldermen Mayor James Graham Mayor Recorder ORDER'D payd Penalty pence Peter King Peyster ESq pounds Present Province Publick Rip Van Dam Sayd Severall Sheriff Shilings Shillings Skuyler Stephen d Street Surveyors Sworne Thomas Clarke THOMAS DONGAN Treasurer pay unto Vpon Ward Wharfe William Beeckman William Merritt ye Citty Hall ye Mayor ye Said Citty ye sd Yorke SS
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Page 296 - Philadelphia, be, and shall be, for ever hereafter, persons able and capable in law, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be defended...
Page 301 - ... to be done or executed ; and that the aforesaid Mayor, Recorder, and Aldermen, and every of them, as justices of the peace for the time being, by their or any of their warrants, all and every person and persons for high treason or petty treason, or for...
Page 283 - Charles the Second, by the Grace .of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c.. To all to whome these presents shall come Greeting. Whereas...
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Page 302 - ... in any house, shop or place, or standing within the said city, or the liberties or precincts thereof; no fair being then kept, in the said city, and shall persist therein after warning...
Page 290 - ... and Remaine in Quiett as settled till further Order from his Matie. Per John West, Cl Assizes. Att a General Court of Assizes holden in the Citty of New Yorke the 4th 5th & 6th Dayes of October by his Maties Authority in the 34th yeare of the Reigne of our most Gratious Soverigne Lord Charles the Second by the Grace of God of England Scottland, France and Ireland King Defender of the faith &c Anno Domini 1682: PRESENT: Capt Anthony Brockholls, Mr Fredrick Phillips Mr...
Page 296 - ... and other places whatsoever, and before any judges, justices, and other person or persons whatsoever, in all and all manner of actions, suits, complaints, demands, pleas, causes, and matters, whatsoever, of what nature, kind, or quality soever, in the same, and in the like manner and form as other people of the said province, being persons able, and in law capable, may plead, and be impleaded, answer, and be answered unto, defend, and be defended, by any lawful ways and means whatsoever...
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Page 295 - ... politic in deed, fact, and name. I do really and fully create, ordain, make, constitute, and confirm, by these presents, and that by the name of the mayor, aldermen, and commonalty of the city of New York they may have perpetual succession and that they and their successors, forever, by the name of the mayor, aldermen, and commonalty of the city of New York, be and shall be...
Page 278 - Esquiers the first and present Councillors or Assistants of Our said Province to continue in their said respective- Offices or Trusts of Councillors or Assistants...