aitlfaca, Jfem Inrk -T.....S.tanton. itmaA K^°"l^J ""'"ereity Library JS1194.N5 A5 1730b ^l'il?lllM™iiIfi!,,I,!',S..?!,|y °' New Brunswick „,,^ 3 1924 030 540 656 Overs . ^ Cornell University W Library The original of tiiis book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924030540656 ^^i3^. ( i; / X ji^^-j^i^i^e- ^4i^'7^X'A -^'>^y^^y^^a^''^'^ /^/Vi^^:j^^>i jr>-.v^>'^^^'^' V ^ '^^c^f^^fV' '/-^ ^t^^^ t^-^^^^— -/^'^ ^^.-^ -^ /^^ ^ (/SjSI^^ ■^'^■^^r siMr>3^^^^-^ j^Q^^^ 5? ^-is^ ^ixJta.^^^^^ ^:*^*^;s»~t £^^^*>x_ I'1-;0M TTIK TIIIKI) PAGrJ OF THIt MANUSCRII'T CdFY OF THK CHARTER New Brunswick, N. J., Historical Club, Publications iii The Charter of The City of New Brunswick of December 30, 1730 AND Early Ordinances of the City (u WITH AN APPENDIX ^'x I\ Z'^%0^-)^ y. /< A- FOREWORD The New Brunswick Historicai, Club, at its Annual Meeting held Thursday, December 19, 1912, authorized the publication of the first Charter of the City of New Brunswick, bearing date December 30, 1730, together with Ordinances thereunder enacted. Manuscript copies of Charter and Ordinances, defective in part, are in the possession of the Club. The copy of the Charter lacks only a word or phrase here and there, the manuscript having been worn by repeated folding. The mianuscript copy of the Ordinances is worn in places and has lost the outer folios which contained the text of the Ordinances of the first year or eighteen months of the city government and those enacted after Janu- ary 15th, 1750. The titles of the earliest ordinances are, however, probably all preserved in a subsequent repetition. The date of the first meeting of "The Mayor, Recorder, Aldermfen and Commonalty of the City of New Brunswick" seems to have been March 16, 1731. The editor has thought proper to reprodtice, as far as possible in print, the spelling, punctuation (or lack of it), use of capitals and other peculiarities of the manuscript inasmuch as it appears to have been the copy officially prepared. The mis. copy tho continuous in form is probably incomplete since for examlple it contains no record of acts of Common Council between the dates, Dec. 24, 1735, and Oct. 18, 1737. The first half of the eighteenth century supplie!d many elements to the political deveilopment of the American Colonies. One phase of de- velopment during this period, the forming of cities, was not the result of necessity, for the growing density of population did not then demand them, and the movement is therefore to be attributed to some other gen- eral and perhaps more conscious piuirpose. That it was a real movement having essential unity in its causes is evident from the fact that theise cities were all in the middlemost of the COilonies. A straightened belt aliout six miles in width, stretching from the border of New York across New Jersey into Pennsylvania, just before 1750, would have touched all the city organisms of the country, save Albany to the north and Annapolis to the south, which we may perhaps compare to the clasps on Uhis girdle. This confining of the movement to the middle of the coast strip gives it definiiteness of character, for neither in all New England nor in the farther south was there any attempt to organize cities until after national independence had come. On the 4th of August 1718, Perth Amboy was incorporated by royal charter as a city; New Brunswick on the 30th of December, 1730; a little more than two years later, Burlington, on the 7th of May; on the 8th of February, 1739-40, Elizabeth, and on the 6th of September, 1746, Trenton received borough charters with essentially city func- tions. The Philadelphia city charter was granted in 1691 and this was modified and renewed by Perm ten years later. Annapolis was made a city in 1708 by royal charter. New York and Albany had received charters from Governor Dongan in 1686, but New York, from the fear that the city was never legally lincorporated (because its former charter was given in the name of the governor iristead of the king) asked and received, on the 15th of January, 1730-31, two weeks after the grant to New Brutiiswick, the royal charter, by which it was governed for a ■ century. Middlesex in New Jersey was the only county in America con- taining two cities. The historic significance and value of this assumption of the city form of municipal organization, so marked in the middle colonies has been analyzed and emphasized in a palper on "The Early Cities of New Jersey," read before the State Historical Society and printed by that Society in its Proceedings for 1887. Up to the preseM time the editor has come upon no copy of a for- mal grant to New Brunswick of political organization prior to Deecmber 30, 1730, the date of the Royal City Charter, but the community seemis to have been considered a separate political entity in the years just pre- vibu's to that date as is evident in the list of noteworthy events in its history given herewith in an appendix. The dditor takes occasion on behalf of the New Brunswick His- torical Club to express its thanks to those who have generously borne the expense incident to the publication of this pamlphlet. Their names appear in the appendix. To Wliliam H. Benedict, Esq., are also due the thanks of the Club and of the present editor for the aid he has given in the preparation of the list of early events in the history of New Brunswick. Chancellor Kent writing in 1836 in his edition of New York charters (pages 216, 217) says: "The legislative powers of the Common Council assume a very grave importance wihen we consider that their ordin- ances afifect, much more than the whole legislaition of the State, the in- finitely diversified details of comm!on business and the ordinary security and comforts of domestic life." The senitiments expressed on the first corporate seal are still cher- ished by the grateful and loyal citizens of New Brunswick. On the right of the seal the goddess of Agricultural bounty is represented by a sheaf of wheat alongside a pair of scales and her mbtto reads "Alma sed Aequa," signifying, "kindly but just" ; on the left side appears a ship riding at anchor in the Raritan, typifying Commerce. Her word is "Laeta revertor" , which may be freely rendered "I am glad to return home." AUSTIN SCOTT. New Brunswick, N. J. 12, Feb. 1913. The New Brunswick Charter. Preamble, with sundry persons named that were peti- tioners for this Charter. Confirmation to Sundry persons being ye petitioners George the Second by the grace of God of Great Bri- tain f france & Ireland King defender of the faith, etc. To aU to whom these pre'sents shall come Greeting. Whereas our Loving Subjects Thomas ffarmar Jacob Okey James Hude Dolin Hegerman Lawrence Williamson Duncan Hutchisson Derrick Schuyler William Okey Paul Miller William Williamson) Abraham Bennet Cort Voorhees Jtmes Nelson John Balding and Many Others Inhabitants of our Town of New Brunswick and Land thereunto ad- joyning in our Province of New Jersey by their Humble Petition Presented unto our Trusty and well beloved John Montgomorie Esqir our Captain General & Governor in Chieif of our said Province of [New Jersey] New York & Tracts of Land depeinding thereon in America & Vice Admiral of the same etc In behalf of themselves & others the ffreeholders & Inhabitants of the said Town & lands adjoyning have set forth that the said Town of New Brunswick standing near the head of a fine Navigable River and being the Most Convenient place for Shipping off the produce of a large and plentifull Country Lying on the back thereof is a place of very Considerable trade & Commerce And Humbly praying for our Royal Grant by Letters Pattent under our Great Seal of our said Province of New Jersey to Incorporate the ffreeholders Inhabitants of the said Town of New Brunswick and Land adjoyning into a body Corporate & Politick with Perpetual succes- sion by what name our said Governor Shall think fit as also to Grant such Immutoitys and previledges as may be thought requisite for the well ordering and ruling thereof &c We being Willing to promote trade Industry rule and good order amiongst all our loving Subjects in granting their reasonable request ini that behalf Wherefore Know & See that We of our especial grace certain knowledge Boundaries of the Tract of _ Land which is Comprehended in this charter. Called the City of New Brunswick & meer miotioo have Constituted appointed ratified and Confirmed and do by these presents Give Grant Constitute appoint ratify and Confirm unto the said Thomas ffarmar Jacob Oake James Hude Dolin Hereerman Lawrence WilUamson Duncan Hutchinson Dterrick Schuyler Wil- liam Oaky Paul Miller Wm Williamson Abraham Ben- net Cort Voorhees James Nelson John Balding and the [rest] of the Freeholders and Inhabitants of said New Brunswick and land adjoyning and to [their successors forever] with the following limits Boundaries & precincts (to wit) All that Ti-act of I^arad beginning at the mouth of South river upon the bounds of the City and Precincts of Perth Amboy and from thence following the said bounds up the said River unto the post Road that leads from Perth Amboy to Burlington' and along the said road to Milston Brook or River from thence down the same brook or river as it runs unto the Country road that leads from Trenton to Inianis ferry thence easterly along the said road unto a brdok called the Mile run about a Mile Distant from the said feinry thence down the said Brook as it runs (Including the same) unto the mouth thereof v/here it emptys its self into Raritan River thence on a l-jne to the north side of the said river thence down the said river as it runs (Including the same to high water mark on the northeasterly Side thereof ) unto the bounds of Perth Amboy aforesaid and from thence along the said bounds to the beginning to be from henceforth Called known and distinguished by the name of the CiTy of New Brunswick and the liberties and precincts thereof and that they the said Thomas ffarmar Jacob Oaky James Hude Dolin Hegerman Lawrence Williamson Duncan Hutchinson Derrick Schuyler Wm Oaky Paul Miller William Williamison Abraham Bennit Cort Voorhees James Nelson John Balding And all Other the ffreehold- ers and Now Intebitants which are our natural born Sub- jects that foiliow any Manuall Trade Mistery or Occupa- tion within the limits and bounderies aforesaid and their Successors ffreeiholdfers and f freeman that shall hereafter 8 Number of the officers of the City vizt. a Mayor Record- er 6 Aldermen 6 Assistants, a Sheriff a Trect- surer, a Clerk, Coroner, Mari- shall 3 Consta- bles & 2 Over- seers of ye poor. The Mayor Recorder Al- dermen & Com- monalty & their Successors to be a body Cor- porate & poli- tick. Grants to be In ye name of the Mayor Record- er Aldermen & Commonalty of the City of New Bruns- wick. Yearly Income of Lands &c purchased or to be purchased be made by virtue of these presents shall from henceforth be one [Bodjy Corporate and Politick and that for the better [ ] ruling and governing the said City and Precincts and liberties thereof the Increasing of trade and Industry & Suppressing of Vice Idleness and Immorality We have of our especial grace Certain Knowledge & meer Motion Given Granted ratified Confirmed Constituted ap- pointed & ordained And by these presents do for us and our successors Give Grant ratify Confirm Constitute ap- point and ordain that there shall from henceforth be in the said City a M'ayor Recorder six Aldermen a Town Clerk six Assistants a Sherifif a Chamberlain or Treasurer a Coroner a Marshal or Sear j ant at Mace three Constables and two overseers of the poor to be assigned nominated and appointed elected & chosen and Sworn as is herein & hereby appointed directed and mentioned, which Mayor Recorder Aldermen and Commonalty and their successors now are and at all times hereafter shall be one body Cor- porate and Pdlitick Which We do by these presents for us and ouir successors Create Constitute make and ordain And thalt they the said body Corporate and Politick have a Perpetual succession in Deed fact & name to be known and distinguished in all Deeds Grants bargains sales evi- dences writings or otherwise howsoever by the name of the MAYOR RECORDER AEDERMEN AND COM- MONAETY OF THE CITY OE NEW BRUNSWICK and that the said Mayor Recorder Aldermen and Com- monalty by the name aforesaid shall be persons able and in Law Capable to have get acquire take [ ]ve & possess Lands Tenements Hereditaments Jurisdictions & ffranchises as wdl without as within the said City and precincts to them and their successors in f fee simple for term of life lives or years or otherwise And Also goods chaJttels and Other things of w*hat nature & quality soever Also to grant bargain sell let set or assign such lands Tenements Hereditaments goods & chattels and to do all other things [ ] name aforesaid So that the yearly Income of such lands Tenements & Hereditaments so to by ye body Cor- porate not to exceed Liooo New Jersey Money Ye Common Seal of the Corporation Thos. Farmar made Mayor James Hude made Recorder be acquired & purebred by the said body Corporate and politick do not exceed the Sum of one thousand Pounds lawful money of the said province. And we do by these presents for us and our successors give grant ratify and Oonifirm unto the said body Corporate & politick that they shall be persons aible and in Law capable by the name aforesaid to sue and be sued Implead and be Impleaded appear & be answered defend and be defended in all & Singular suite actions Controversies Complaints demands Causes & matters Whatsoever in any of the Courts of Ju- dicature as well of law as of Equity within our said Pro- vince. And Airal Oath for the faithful discharge of the said offices of Sherriff & Water Bailiff of the sd City and shall execute & perform the said offices & remain & continue in the same untill an- other fit person be so Commissionated ordained and ajp- pointed & ST)rtM"n into the said offices as aforesaid. And we have willed given and granted and do by these presents for us arid our successors will give and grant that the Recorder & Olerk of the ®aid City of New Brunswick shall be persons of good Capacity & such as are freehold- ers & Inhabitants of the said City who shall respectively hold and Eiijoy the said offices by respective Commis- sions from us aind ouir successors under the great Seal of our said Province according to the tenor of their respec- tive CommSrSsions untill other fit persons be assigned ap- pointed & Sworn into their respective offices. And we HAVE given granted ratifyed & Confirmed & do by these presents foir us and Our successors give grant ratify & Confirm unto the Mayor Recorder Aldermen Assistants & freemen of the said City & to their successors annually from henceforth on the second Tuesday of the month of March power & authority to Assemble & meet together at such convenient place as the MayOr with the advice of two of the Aldermen shall app6int until a City Hall or Court House be erected & built in the said City & there- after at the siaid City Hall or Court House & then and there by plurality of votes to elect & Chuse six persons of good Caipacity of the principal freeholders of the said City to be Aldelrmen for the said City for the year ensu- ing. And then and there also to elect atid Chuse by the plurality of votes six persons of good Capacity freehold- ers & Inhalbitanits of the said City to be Assistants in the said City for the year ensuing. Also then and there to IS elect & Chuse as aforesaid two other fit persons freehold- ers & Inhaibitants of the said City one to be Chamberlain or Treasurer and the other to be Coroner of the said City for the year ensuing. Also then and there to elect & Chuse as aforesalid two fit persons Inhabitants of the said City to be overseers of the poor of the same City for the year ensuing. And also tih^en & there to elect & Chuse three fit persons Inhabitants of the said City to be Con- stables of the said City for the year ensuing. All which Officers chosen P^^isonis So elected & Chosen Shall each of them respective- when to be ly be and appear on the Second Thursday in the month of Sworn & April then next after such election at Such Convenient where. ^ place as the M'ayor with the advice of two of the Alder- men Shall appdimt until a City Hall or Court House shall be erected & built in the said City & thereafter at the said City Hall or Court House by ten of the Clock in the fore- noon & then & there before the Mayor or Recorder of the said City shall respectively take their Corporal Oaths for the faithfull discharge of the office into which they were elected & Chosen & 'shall remain and Continue in their said respective offices until Other fit persons shall be elected Chosen and Sworn into the said offices as afore- said. And we do for us and ouir successors by these presents Give and Grant unto the present and succeeding Mayors of the said City thaJt he the sd Mayor for the time being , by and with the advice anid consent of the Recorder & Mayor Record- .,, , ,^ . . . , , „ , er Aldermen Aldermen w the Majority of them shall from time to or the major time have the nomination and appointment of a Marshall have lower7o ™" Serjeant at Mace by Wairrant under the Seal of the appoint a Ser- sd City which Miarshali so to be appointed shall be a per- mTcI "' ^°" °'^ Sood Capacity and Character anid an Inhabitant afld f freeman of the said City & Shal'l take his Corporal Oath before the Mayor or Recorder faithfully to execute & per- form the isd Office and Shall Continue in the same untill another fir person be appointed and sworn into the sd office. And we wile & appoint by these presents for us and our successors that upon neglect or refusal of any of i6 Overseers of the said overseers of the poor or Constables So elected or the poor & /--> i r i. Constables ne- Cnosen as aforesaid to take their respective Oaths for the sleeting or re- faithfull discharge of their respective offices at the time fusmg to be , , , . , , , ^. qualify'd to ^^^ place aforesaid every such person so neglecting or re- forfitt L5. & fusing sihall forfeit the Sum of five pounds Lawfull money Council have *° ^ levyed 'ariid apply'd as amercements & fines above power to ap- mentioned and Their shall be other fit persons elected and pomt others in chosen into the said office or offices into his or their place their room . f by the Commioai 'Oouncil of the said City to Serve until the n^xt aniuHll election amd they so last chosen submitted to the like fines & penaltys as such refusing overseers & Con- stables last above mentioned. And wB have given granted appointed natified & confirmed & do by these presents for us and Our successiors give grant appoint ratify and Con- Mayor Record- fjj.,^ that he thei sd Thomas ffarmar present Mayor James made Justices Hude present Recorder William Cox Jacob Oakey Dally to hear & de- Hegerman Wm Cheesman Josiah Davison & Lawrence g^^ Williamson present Aldermen of the said City of New Brunswick and the succeeding Mayors and Recorders, & Aldermen of the same City be keepers of the peace of us and our successors and Justices to hear & to determine Causes within the said City & liberties & precincts thereof And That They or any three of them whereof the Mayor They or any q,- Recorder to be one shall & may forever hereafter have three of them o , • « • ,- . . 1 , {ye Mayor or power & authority by virtue of these presents to hold gen- Recorder to be erail quarter SeissJons of the peace on the first Monday in "hold quarter *-^^ month of November February May & August yearly Sessions to h^r and determine all manner of petty Larceny Riots Routs extortions & other Trespasses & offenses whatso- ever within the said City precincts & liberties thereof from time to time arising & happening or which may arise or happen or that may any ways belong to the offices of Justices of the peace to hear & determine & the Convic- tion and Punishment for Such offences and every of them according to law on the offenders to inflict execute & perform or Cause to be executed & performed & all other things to do & perform as fully and amply as to the Com- mission of the peace assigned and to be assigned for the 17 keeping of the peace in any of the Ck)untys in this Pro- vince doth or may bdong. And we do by these presents assign nominate & appoint the same James Nelsion the C-^'^^m^'V^^ present Clerk & to his Successors Clerks of the sd City to cUrkTlf%e be Clerks Oif the peace & Clerks of the pleas to be holden peace before the Mayor Recorder & Aldermen of the said City of New Brunswick & Precincts or liberties thereof. And WE DO by these presents for us and our successors Com- mand require zinA care strictly Charge that the Sheriff City Clerk of the peace & Pleas Coroner Marishall or Serjeant at Mace Constables and all & every Subordinate Officers for the time being within the said City and Pre- cincts Joyntly & severally as Cause shall require that they attend upon the Mayor Recorder & Aldermen of the said City for the time being & their & every of their re- spective Warrants & processes to execute & perform ac- Power to ap- cording to the duty of their respective offices. And we do prehend of- j^ these presaits & for us and Our successors give & fenders & com- ■' ^ , • o a r i • j mit them to ye grant unto tihe Mayor Recorder & Aldermen of the said Goal of ye Q[iy §j (-q thdr successors as Justices of the Peace from time to time as Occasion shall be to issue their or any of their Warrants for the apprehending witlhin the said City and liberties or precincts thereof of all and every person or persons for high Treason or fellonies or for Suspecion thereof or foir breaches of the peace of us and Our Suc- cessors and for all Other Crimes and Misdemeanors what- soever & such ofJPender to send & Commit or Cause to be sent & Committed fto the Common Goal in the said City there to remain and be kept in safe Custody by the keep- er or keepers of the said Goal for the time bemg or his or their deputies untill such offender or offenders shall from Coalers or thence be delivered by due Course of Law. And we do prison^com- ^ ^^ *^^^ presents for us and our successors strictly require manded to pay Charge & Command the keeper or keepers of tfhe sd Goal °thfj7JticX "^ *^ ^'^ ^'^^ ^^ *^ ^^^^ ^''"S or his or their deputies Warrant. to receive & to take into safe Custody & to keep all and singular such person or persons as shall be so appre- hended sent and Committed by Warrant of the sd Jus- i8 Mayor or Re- corder & Al- dermen to Li- cense Tavern Keepers &c. Power to put doufn Disord- erly Houses or those suspected to be disor- srly Court of Common pleas once a Month. tices or either of them as aforesaid untill he she or they so sent arid Committed to the Goal in the said City of New Brunswick shall from thence be legally discharged or delivered. And we do by these presents for us & Our Successors Give and Grant unto the sd Justices of the peace for the City aforesaid & to their successors that any two of Ihem whereof the Mayor or Recorder of the said City for the time being to be one the iK)wer of L,icenc- ing unider the seal of the sd City so many Tavemkeepers Innkeepeirs Victuallers & public sellers of Wine Brandy Strong Waters Cyder beer or Other sorts of Liquors by retail within the said City or precincts thereof Agreeable to the laws of our said Province of New Jersey as to them shall seem mleet & Convenient & from such person & persons by them so Licenced to require & take recogni- zances agreeable to the laws of our said Province for' the keeping of ord'erly Houses and if to the Justices it shall seem that they or any of them so Licenced as aforesaid shall or do Transgress or keep a disorderly house or Houses any two of the Justices of the said City of which the Mayor or Recorder to be one him or them so keeping or seeming to keep a disorderly house or houses to sup- press and put down from following that Imployment unto wch. they were before Licensed. And wfi do by these presents give and grant liberty and authority to the sd Justices, to take and receive for their own proper use without aifterwards being accountaible to any person or persons for the same such fees and perquisites as is & shall be legally established for the granting such Li- censes in Our said Province of New Jersey. And wE do by these presents for us and our successors give grant ratify and Confirm to the present Mayor Recorder & Al- dermen of the sd City & unto their successors or to any three of them whereof the Mayor or Recorder to be one of [them] that they shall & may 'have hold & keep within [the said City] for the said City and precincts thereof on the first Monday in every mionth one Court of Common Pleas for all actions of debt Trespass upon the case de- 19 tinue ejectmient or other personal actions whatsoever which Mayor Recorder & Aldeirmen or any three of them whereof the Mayor or Recorder to be owe shall hear & de- termine such pleas and actions & award judgments & executions & do and perform every thing relating thereto according to the rules of law as fully and as amply as any of the inferior Courts of Pleas can or ought to do in such like cases witMn ainy of tihie Countys of our said Province of New Jersey. And we have further & by these pre- ^„ , , , . sents do for us and our successors for the better ordering All freeholders , , . , ^. . ^ . . , & Inhabitants of the Citizens of the said City appoint and ordain that Created free- ^11 our natural born subjects ffreeholdens within the sd Cit'y. " City of New Brunswick or precincts thereof or that at present Inihaibit in the same & follow any trade Mystery or Malnual Occupaltion thereiin be & we do hereby Create corder °^A°derf' t^^™ ^ every of them free Cityzens thereof And that from men or any 3 henceforth the Mayor Recorder & Aldermen or any three Mayorto^he °^ *^"^ whereof the Mayor to be one shall & may under one have pow- the Comm'on Seal of the said City make free Cityzens of er to make ^^^ gj Q^y ^ Liberties thefreof & that no person or per- freemen of ye . , ■, n ■, r /->• City under the 'sonis whatsoever other than Such as are free Cityzens Common seal shall from faenoefortih use any trade art or mystery within to follow any *^^ ^'^ ^'^'^V *^ precincts thereof Saving in the time of trade &c with- puhlick fairs only. And in case any person or persons doms ecept iti' ^^ ^^ "*^* ^^ virtue of these presents or that shall not fairs only. be made as aforesaid ffree of the said City stell at any No persons ex- t^^"^ '^ times hereafter use xx exercise an|y trade Mistery cept freemen to or marmuial occupation Or shall by himself or themselves *o saleeoodshc ^^ ^^ 'expose to sale any manner of goods wares or Mer- er follow any chandizes whatsoever by retail within the said City or trade & if they precincts thereof no publick fair being then kept in the persist therein „ , ,, . , . after warning same & shaill persist therein after Warning to him or them by ye appoint- fey the appointment of the Mayor of the said City of New Mayor their Brunswick for the time being at the place where such Shop windows person or persons shall use such trade Mistery or Man- & a "reasonable ""^'^ Occupation or shall sell or expose to sale such goods fine imposed wares or Merchandized as aiforesaid by retail then it shall not exceeding ^n ^ay be lawfull for the Mayor of the sd Qty for the 20 time being to Cause such Shop windows to be shut up. How Anes are ^j^^ ^j^g^ ^^ Impose such reasonable fines for such offense from p'rsons not exceeding five pounds for each respective offense & ■^ho sell goods the same fine or fines to Levy & take or Cause to be free & how to Levy'd & taken by Warrant under the Common seal of be applyd. the saiid City by Distress & sale of the goods & Chattels of the person or persons so offending in the premises be- ing found within the said City or liberties thereof, rend'r- ing the paity the Overplus which fines so levyed and re- ceived shall be to & for the only use & behoof of the Mayor & Commonalty of l3ie sd City of New Brunswick & their succesisors forever without rend'ring or being ac- Persons that countable for the same to us or our successors. And WK are made free- i „ . r , , r . , . , men to pay WILL that all persons hereafter to be made free of the said such a sum of City as aforesaid shall & do pay for the use of the Mayor be''ligre'ed ^on Recorder Aldermien & Commonalty of the said City & by ye Com- their suco^sors when they are admitted freemen such '"T S"^'^'^}- sum or sums of money as shall hereafter be settled and Ls. agreed on by the Common Council of the said City not exceeding the sum of five ipounds. And wt do by these pre- sents for us & for our successors give grant and ratify & confirm unto the Mayor Aldermen & Commonalty of the said City of New Brunswick & to their successors for- 2 Market days ever thereafter To hold and keep two Market days Week- in ye week vist [y throughout every year on Tuesdays & Saturdays ex- Tuesdays & ... , ,, .. , ^„ Saturdays. ceptmg when the peace of the nativity of our Lord & Saviour or other days appointed to be kept holy by Pub- lick Authority shall happen to fall upon either of the said days and that the said Market ishall be held & kept in the most publick place or places of the said City to be agreed on and affixed by the Common Council of the said City. 2 Publick fairs And ALSO that there shall & may be two Publick Fairs in fstVn7ay'in *^ ^'^^ ^^^ ^" *^ '^^^^ ^^'^^ ^°^ ^^ ^^^^ °* ^oods and May and ist Chattels Wares or Merchajn.dizes that are usually sold at Monday in No- fairs the first to begin on the first Monday in the Month oi May the other on the first Monday of the Month of November yearly & each of them to be ketpt & continue for the space of three days & no longer. And we do by these 21 Power to the Mayor & Com- monalty to keep Just Standards & agreeable to those in Great Britain. lines, that do not sell ac- cording to Standard. Habendum presents for us & our successors give grant ratify & Con- firm uttto the Mayor & Commionalty of the said City of New Brunswick Pbwer aiid Authority to Provide & keep Just & true standards for all weights & measures agree- able to those appointed & used in that part of Great Bri- tain called England hereby strictly charging & Command- ing the Clerk of the Market to make due inspection in the said City that no goods wares merchandizes liquors or other things of what kind or Nature soever be sold within the said City or precincts thereof but by weights anid Measures aigreeable tio the aforesaid [standards] under such reasonlalble fines & forfeitures to be [Imposed] taxed Levy'd and apiplyed as the fines and forfeitures aforesaid as sh'all be agreed oa by the Common Council of the said City not exceeding five pounds for each offense. And last- ly we have & by these presents do for us and our succes- sors give grant ratify and 'Confirm unto the said Mayor & CommionaJty of the said City of New Brunswick & liber- ties or precincts thereof & their successors from hehce- forth all lawful! previledges Immunities franchises Pow- ans Jurisdictions herein before granted or that is herein or hereby intended to be given & granted unto them the said Mayor & Commonalty them or either of them as if the said Powers Aluthoritys liberties Immunitys previ- ledges & frianchi'ses whatsoever were herein or hereby more fully or better expresised according to the true in- tent and meaning of these presents. And that no officer or offices oif us or of any of our successors shall molest or disturb the said Mayor or 'Commonalty of the said City in the quiet enjoym^ent of lamty of the previledges granted or intended to be granted by these presents. To Have And Tb Hold all & Singular the previledges advantages liberties Immunities franchises and all other the premises herein & hereby given & granted or herein & hereby meant intended or mentioned to be given & granted unto them the said Thomas ffarmar Jacob Oakey James Hude Dolin Hegeman Lawrence Williamson Dun- can Hutchinison Dirck Schuyler William Oakey P'aul Mil- 22 ler Wm Williamson AbraHiam Bennet Cort Voorhies James Neilson & Jdhn Balding & their heirs to & for the sole and only pnoper use benefit & behoof of the Mayor Recorder Aldermen & Commonalty of the sd City of New Brunswick & liberties & precincts thereof and their suc- Pay an Ac- cessors forever. Yii;inveined in the said City for ye good rule and goverment thereof Did mlake & ordain ye following Laws rules & ordenenices viz. 1 A law for admitting of Strangers to be made free of this City is renewed and Confermed. 2 The Law of ye Lord's Day is renewed & con'fermeid. 3 The Law relating to Children or Servantts not to play on ye Lord's Day rett'ewed & confirmed. 4 The formar Law relating to publick Houses renewd and Oonfirmjed. 5 The formar Law relating to Negroes & Slaves re- niewed and Confirmed. 6 The fbrmar Law relating to ye Common Council to apear upon Summons renewed & Confirmed. 7 The formar Law relating to the Markett is renewed & confirmid. 8 The formar Law relating to Hucksters is renewed & confirmed. 9 The formlar Law relating to prevent fire renewd & confirmed. 10 The formar Law relating to hay &c renewd & con- firmed. 11 The 'formiar Law relating to Strangers renewd & confiirmeid with this amendment that ye Cbnstables ne- gletting to bring in a list of Strangers DD acordiing to ye aforesaid ordenence on ye first Monday in every mtonth to forfit Six Shills. 12 The former Law relating to Roads & Bridges through Burnett Street renewed & confirmed. 13 The formiar Law relating to & Regulating of Meas- ures renewed: & confiirmed. 29 A I^aw for Ivevying Twenty pounds to the Defraing the Charge of ye Poor. Be it ordained by ye Mayor Recorder Aldermen & As- sistant of ye 'City of New Brunswick convened in Com- mlon Council and it is hereby ordained by the authority of ye Same yt. there be assesed and I^evyd on the Inhabit- ants of this City the Sume of twenty pounds towards the Support of ye Poor of sd City to be Levyd on ye Reall and personable Estats of the Inhabitans of said City according to the Descretion of the Assessor of said City which said Sum of twenty pounds to be Levyd on the Inhabitents aforesd on or before ye first Day of Desember Next anid persuant to said Assessment ye Said Mony shall be payed in to the Collector of sd. city who is hereby ordered to pay the same into the hands of the Treasurer on or be- fore ye first Day of January following for ye use of ye poor to be Drawn out by Warrt from ye Mayor or Re- corder and two Aldermen which warrt shall be a sufficient Discharge from sd Treaisurer for So much mentioned in ye Warrt. It is agreed by ye Commonalty of said City yt. Lawr Williamson Wm. Cox & Paul Miller be appointed to In- spect ye Overiseers of ye Poor acctts. and bring in thair Report at ye metting next ensuing. Ordd yt. ye Treasurer pay in to Wm. Cox twenty one Shills & four pence for Hoppels &c for ye use of ye Jayl. Present Thomas ffarmer mayor James Hude Recorder City of New Brunswick Ss. On the Seventh Day of October in ye Eight year of ye Reign of our S'overeign lyord George ye Second by the Grace ai God of Great Brittain ffrance & lerland King Defender of ye faith &c Annoq Domini 1734. The Mayor Recorder Alderman & Assistants of ye City of New Brunswick Convened in Commion Council at ye Court House in S'aid City for ye good Rule & goverment thereof Did Make and ordain ye following L^aws rules & Ordinances — viz 30 Aldermen The formar Law for admitting of Strangers to be /. duke made freemen of tfiis City is renewed & Confermed. Dalius The formar Law of ye Lords Day is renewed & Con- Haageman .. , Theo. Malet termed. Dirck Schuyler 3, The formar Law relating to Children or Sevts not Assistants to play on ye Lords Day is renewed & Confermed. Court Voor- t^, . -, -.^ , . » ,■ , tx hees 4- The formar Law Relatmg to puohck Houses is Danl Fitch renewed & Q>nfermed. Wm. Wm. Son Paul Miller 5. The formar Law reflating to Negr'Oes & Indians or ATulIatto Slaves is renewed & Confermed. 6. The formar Law relating to ye Common Council to apear upon Summons is renewed & Confermed. 7. The formar Law relating to ye Market is renewed & Conferme!d. 8. The formar Law relating to Huckstars is renewed & Confermed. 9. The formSar Law relating to hay &c is renewed and Confermed. 10. 'I'he formiar Law relating to and to prevent fire is renewed & Confermed. 11. The formar Law to Strangers is renewed & Con- fermed with this amendment that the Constables Neglect- ing to bring in a list of Strangers DD according to ye aforesaid ordinance on the first M^onday in every month to forfit Six Shills. for every such Neglect. 12. The formar L^w relating to Roads & Bridges through Burnett Street is 'renewed & Confermed. 13. The formar Law relating to and Regulating of Measures is renewed and Confermed. A Law for Levying Tkventy pounds to Defraing the charge of ye poor. Be it Ord'aineid by ye Mayor Recorder Aildermen & Assistants of ye City of New Brunswick convened in Common Council and it is hereby Ordained by the au- thority of ye Same that there be assesed and Levyd on the 31 4^] / / Inhalbitants of this City the Sume of twenty pounds tow-i ards the Support of ye poor 'of sd City to be Levyd on Real! and personable Estats of the Inhabitatits of sd City according to ye Discretion of ye Assessor of sd City which sd stinie of twenty pound to be Levyd on ye In- habitants aforesaid on or before ye first Day of Dasem- ber Next ajid persuant to Said Asfsessment ye said Money shall be payd in to the Collector of said City who is here- by 'Ordered to pay ye same into the hand of ye Treasurer on or before ye first Day of January following for ye use of ye poor to be drawn out by Warrt from ye Mayor or Recorder and tw'> of ye Aldermen, which warrt shall be a sufficient Discbarge from said Treasurer for so much mentioned in ye Warrt. A Ivaw for Makin of three Pounds. Be itt lord&ined by ye Mayor Recorder & Aldermen and Assistants of ye City of New Brunswick Convened in Common Council and it is hereby ordained by the au- thority of ye Samie yt. there be made & erected three pounds that is as ffollowed one near or about ye house of Paul Miller one 'in Maple Town & one upon Georges Road & Ye two uper pound's & keepers are to be appointed by Theodary Mollet & Danel Fitch and Paul Miller is appointed to be ye pound keeper here and they are to take ye fees as is appointed by an act of General Assem- bly for this province and no more. City of New Brunswick, ss. On ye Eleventh Day of fifebruary in ye Eight year of the Reign of our Soverieign L,ord George the Second by the Grace of God of greiat Brittain ffrance and lerland Defender of the faith &c Annoq. Domini 1734. iT The Mayor Recorder Aldermen & assistants of the City of New Brunswick Convened in Common Councill at the house of Anne Baulding in said city for the good Rule and Goverment thereof Did make and ordain ye follow- ing Laws Rules & ordinances viz 32 Present Tlhomias ffarmar Esqr Mayor James Hude Esqr Recorder William Oox ^ Jacob Ouke ^ f . , , Dirck Schuyler ^'^''- \ Aldermen Theodory MaMet ) John Van Dyck William William'son Court Voodhees \ Assistamts Daniel Fitch Paul Miller A Law for paving Streets in the City of New Brunswick viz. Be itt ordained by ye Mayor Recorder & Aldermen and assistants of ye City of New Brunswick convened in Common 'Council and it is hereby ordained by the authori- ty of the same yt tihe Street from' the foot of tihe bridg near ffrancis Deldine's house through out on ye whole Breadth of ye Street to ye North End of Mr. Kimble's house be well and sufSciently paved with Stone by the in- habitants or Owners of Houses or Lotts on each Side of ye said Street each owner or inlhabitant to pave over agt his or their respective house or houses Lott or L,otts to ye middle of said Street and from ye Corner of sd Kimble's house lalong ye Street to ye South Corner of David Cham- bers Lot be well and sufSciently paved with Stones or Brick six foot from ye houses and Lotfcs on yt side of ye Street and fromi ye South Corner of ffrancis Dildine's Lot wlhere Mrs B'alulding Lives to ye North Corner of ye house John Tingel ye Elder lives be likewise paved with Stones or brick six foot Distance from ye Deldine's house and Lotts on yt side ye street The paving of six foot to be idone by each Inhabitantt householder or owner of ye respective house or houses Lott or Lotts of Land before whose house or Lot ye sd paving is hereby ordered to be 33 done and for ye better regulating and paving the the Streets aforesaid from the. part of the pavemt of Six foot Commiencing at Mr. Kimble's Comer to David Chambers Lott and from Francis Dildine's Ijot to the house John Tmgel lyives in on the one side of the pavemt. good sub- stantial posts of ten foot Distance on ye outside of ye pavemt. shall be fixt for ye bettering securing ye sd pave- mt and keep wiagons from going thereon. And it is hereby furtehr ordained &c that all and every houisekeaper househtolder and owner of houses or lyots where such paivement is aforeordained be well and suffi- ciently done on or before ye loth Day of August next en- suing the Dajte hereof under ye penalty of fourty shills: with costs of suite for every owner of house or houses Lot or L/otts or Inhalbitant where such pavemt is appointed to be done to be recovered by action of Debt before any one Magistraite of this City one third of which penalty to be pd to the informer ye other two-thirds to ye Treasurer to be applyed towards peaving the sd Streets as ye Com- monaility shall think fit and for ye better Regulating and paving the sd Streets as aforesd it is hereby further or- dained that Jacob Ouke and Wm Cbx axe appointed in- spectors to Lay out order and Direct the sd Pavemt and fixing ye sd Post as they shall think proper and whosoever ■shall refuse to observe ye Derections of sd Inspectors shall be Liable to ye Penalty of fburty Shills : to be recovered and appropriated as aforesaid. Att a meeting of the Common Council held in and for the City of New Brunswick on the twenty fourth day of Desem. 1735. Present Thomas ffairmar Esqr Mayor James Hude Esqr Recorder Wm Cox Dalitis Heegeman Jacob Ouke Esqrs ^ Aldermen Dirck Van Aersdalen Dirck Schuyler 34 2 >''■ '« ^/ ^/ //-/^ *- -f-'/^/o ;-#^.^^^./ '>^''^ '>>^w»-^ i^ ^f''enu^:/^'^J>^o ^ ->^^ TIIIKTliliNTlI I'AGIC OF TUK MANUSCRIPT COPY OF Tllli OKDINANCIJS Wm. Williamison Jdhii Vam Dyck Danel Fitch > Assistance Corndius Bentiet Paul Miller City of New Brunswick Ss. On fihe twenty fourth Day of Desemlber in the ninth year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of god of Great Brittain ffrance & Irdamd King &c Annoq Domini 1735 The Mayor Record- er Aldermen & Assistants in Common Coundil convened at the house of Anne Bauldings of sd City for the Good Rule & Government did make & ordain the following laws rules and Ordinnences viz Ordered by the Common Council that Samll Pitt & Mrs hickels have their freedoms gratia. Be it ordained by ye Common Councel that Jacob Ouke be paid his bill for ye Use of the Terret Thirteen Shillings & four pence. Be it ordained by ye Common Councel that William Cox be paid his Bill of Six pound two Shillings & two pence for use of ye Arch Bridge. Be it ordained by ye Commion Councel that William Cox be paid his Bill for ye Terret of Two pound four Shillings and Eight pemce. Be it ordained by ye Common Councel that Dirck Schuyler be paid his Acct of two pound twdve Shillings for ye use of ye Court house. Be it ordained by ye Common Councel That Thomas Farmlar be paid his Acct of three pound ten Shillings For making ye Oomishes Round ye Coiurt House. Be it ordained by ye Common Councel that James Hude Jacdb Ouke & Dirkc Schuyler or any two of them have power to Draw on ye Treajsury for the above Sums or any Small Sums that may be thought Necessary for ye 35 Use of ye Oorparaltton and their order shall be sufficient to tihe Treasurer. All the formler L,aws and Ordenances be Revived and Continued. Be it ordained by ye 'Common Councel That all Per- sons Sumlmons'd by ye Clerk of ye Court Do appear be- fore ye Mayor of this City to take up their freedom with- in ten Days after this twenty fourth Day of December 1735 or find according to Charter. Be it Ordained by ye Common Coimcel Thta all other I'erson's who are now or shall come into this Corporation and follow any Manual Occupation on being Summons'd by ye Cleark Aforesaid do appear within twenty Days af- ter Such Summonis Servd And take up their freedom or be find According to Charter. Be it Ordained by ye Common Councel yt David Cham- ber land Peter Sleght.are appointed Chemny Viewers of Said City. Be it Ordained by ye Common Councel yt James Hude William Cox and Jacob Ouke or any two of them do In- spect into ye Acct of Jacob Ouke & John Tomson Relat- ing to ye Disburstment of ye Additionall worke of ye Court house in ye Year 1732 amd other Accts. of Mr. Tomsons for ye use of ye Court house and what Sums may be Dne in favour of Drafts on the Treasury Shall be Sufficient for so much as before. Be it Ordained by ye Common Councel That No per- son or Persions do fire any Gone or throw any Squibs or other fireworks in ye Street or Streets in this City on penelty of three Shillings to be paid on Oonvictioni by ye Parent or Master of Such under Age or otherwise by ye offender to be Levied before any one Majestrate for ye Use of ye Corporation with Cost of Suit. 36 Be it Ordained by ye Oommon Councel That the Trea- surer pay Mrs. Biaullding ye Sum of Nine Shillgs & Nine pence it being ye Expences of ye Oommon Councd. Be it Ordained by ye Common Oouncel That each Hous- holder wthin this City from Mr. French's hou'se to Lucas Voorbeess's who hath one fire place in his house shail providte one go d I^eather buokett and all Others who h-ath two fire places or mbre in their houses Shall provide to good and Sufficient Leather budketts for ye use of ye City for prevention of fire and that on or before ye first of June Next. City of New Brunswick Ss On ye Eighteenth day of October in ye Eleventh year of ye Reign of our Sovereign Ivord George ye Second by the Grace of God of Great Brittain ff ranee & Ireland King Defender of the f faith &c Annoq Domini 1737. The Mayor Recorder Aldermen & Assistants of the City of New Brunswick Connrened in Common Council at ye Court house in said City for ye good rule & Gover- ment thereof Did make and Ordain the following Laws Rules Ordinances Present Thomas ffarmar Esqr Mayor James Hude Esqr Recorder Dirck Van Aersdalen Jacob Ouke William Ouke John Wetheril Phillip French Dirck Schuylleir Esqrs ) Aldermen Cornidius Bennet Jerimiah Vanderbilt Lucas Voorhees > Assistants Paul Miller D'aniel Fitch 37 Be it Ordained by ye Common Council that all the fines penalties & forfeitures Enjoyned by ail the Laiws in & for this City Shall upon appUcati'on made to any one of the Majestrateis of this City by any Pson recovered in Like Marnier as in actions of Debt. Be it OrAined by the Oommion Councel that the Con- stables of this City dt> go every Saturday Night and every Suinday Mght at or aibout the Hdures of Nine of ye Clock In all suspected Places where Negros do meet and Frolick together and report amd to Take up ail Such Negroes as they shall find out of their Masters or Mistresses Services and upon Neglect of ye Constables for each offense shall forfeit Six Sbiills. [This ^ordinance crossed from record.] Be it Ordained by the Common Council That Nicholas Lake is appointed Poimd Keeper In the room of Paul Miller and all the fformer Laws are revived and Con- firmed. A Law for the Common Council to meet. Be it ordained by the Mayor Recorder and Aldermen and Assistants of the City of New Brunswick Convened in Common Council and it is- hereby ordained by the au- thority of the same That the Common Council do meet four Times In the Year as foliows at the Cour House on the third Monday in January & on the third Monday in Aprill & on the third Monday in July & on the third Mon- day in October to apear at two of ye Clock on each Day and upon a Neglect to forfit six Shills for each Neglect unless som Reasonable Excuse can be offered to the Com- mon Council to Despence therewith at the next meeting. Be it Ordained by the Mayor Recorder & Aldermfen & Assistants of the City of New Brunswick Convened in Common Council and it is hereby ordained by the au- thority of the Same that William Ouke is appointed to settle Acctt with Dirck Schuyler and Jacob Ouke relating 38 to the Stone Bridge in this City & other Matters for Moneys by Them Disbursed for ye Cities use & whatever there shall appear to be Due to the said D. Schuyler the Said Wm. Ouke is hereby ordered to pay the same as soon as he shall have Money Sufficient in his hands. Be it Ordained By the Common Council that Garret De Gnaw is hereby appointed to be ye Sworen Measurer and Sealer of all Weights & Mealsures & he is hereby appointed to keep the Ingiiiie in good repair and at the Years End he bring in his Accts to the Common Council and for Hi's Eeward for his Several Services in Sealing Weights & Measures according to the Law of the Province. Reuben Runyon and Aart>n Van' Cleave are appointed to be Chemny Viewers for this City. Be it Oird'ainied by the Mayor Recorder and Aldermien and Assistants in Common Council Convened and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the Same, that the Constables of this City shall go Every Saturday Night and Every Sunday Night ait or about Nine of ye Clock at Night in all Suspected places where Negroes do meet and frolick togather and to take up all Negroes that shall be found out of their Masters or Mistresses Services & tlhey are hereby required to Deliver all Such Negroes So taken up to the Goale Keeper who is hereby required to receive them and upon Neglect of the Comstables or either of them they shall forfeit for each offense Six Shills. City of New Brunswick Ss. On the Sixteenth Day of January in the Eleventfh Year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Brittain ffrance & Ireland King Defender of the faith &c Annoq Domoni 1737. The Mayor Recorder Aldermen & Assistants of the City of New Brunswick Convened in Common Council at the Court house and Did adjourn to the hou'se of Mrs. 39 Eau'ldings in said City for the good rule & goverment thereof Did make and ordaini the following Laws Rules and Ordinances viz Present Thomas, f fanrnar Esqr Mayor James Hude Esqr Recorder Dirck Van Aersdalen X William Ouke ^ f , Dirck SchuyJ.* ^''^''} Aldermen Plhillip French ) Daniel Fi^ch Comelius Bennet Jerimdah Vandedbilt V, Assistants Ijucas- Vborhees Paul Miller Be it Ordaitnield by the Oomflion Council that All the Laws are further Continued. Be itt Ordained By the Common Council That Samuel Balknap corroner be paid one pound fourteen Shills & Nine pence proclamation Money for an Inquisition upon the Body of Jdhm Perkins and one pound fourtefen Shills & Nine pence like money as above said for and Inquisition on the Body of Elizabeth WilliamB. Be it Ordained By the Common Council That Tunis Delamontannie be pounld keeper and upon his Refusial af- ter notice Dirck Van Aersdalen is hereby appointed. A Law ft)r Levying of Twenty pounds to Defraing the Charges of the poor & Corporation. Be it Ordained By the Mayor Recorder Aldermen and assistants In Common Council Conv^ened and itt is here- by Ordained by ihe authority of the Samfe That there shall be Assessed .and Levyed on the Inhabitants of this City and liberties thereof the Sum of twenty pounds money at 8 p. oz towards the support of the poor & use of 40 the Corporatittti to be leyvd on the real and personal Es- tats of the InhaJbitants Of saM City according to the Des- cretion of the Assessors of said City which said sum of twenty pounds to be levyd on the Inhabitants af oresd on or before the first Day of March next and persuant to As- sesisment the said Money shall be paid into the Collector of said City who is hereby Ordered to pay the Same into the hanlds of the IVeasurer on or before ye first day of May niext follow'ing for the use oif the poor and Corpora- tion to be Drawn out by Warrents from the Mayor Re- corder and two Alidermen which Warrts shall be suffi- cient Discharge ftom the said Treasurer for so much mentioned in the Warrt. A Law for Regulating Indian Negro or MuUatto Slaves In the Night Time. Be itt Ordained by the Mayor Recorder and Aldermen (&) Assistants In Common Council 'Convened and it is hereby Ordained by the authority of the Same that from henceforth No Indian or Mullatto Slave or Negro above the age of fourteen do presume to be or apear in any of the StreetJs of this City in the Night Time after Nine of the Clock att Night and that if any Indian or Mullatto Slave or Negro Slave or Slaves as aforesaid shall be found in the Streets after the hours aforesaid without a certificate from their Masters or Mistresses or a lanthorn with a lighted Candle in itt so as the light thereof may plainly appelar that then and in such case itt shall and may be lawfull for any of bis Majesties subjects within this City to ajprehend such Slave or Slaves not having a certifi- cate or Ijantborn with a lighted Candle in itt and forth- with Carry him her or them to the Goale Keeper of Said City who is hereby authorized and commanded to put such Slave or Slaveis into the Common Goale and there him her or them to Detain Till the Master Mistres or Owner of such Slave or Slaves shall pay to the person who apprehended such Slave or Slaves Eighteen pence an)d to the Goalie Keeper Eighteen pence Money att eight 41 Shil'ls per ounce i Aldermen Phillip French John Wetherill Jeremiah Van Derbilt Cornelivus Benmet Daniel fitch \ Assistants LucaB Voorhees Paul Miller Be it ordained by the Mayor Recorder Aldermen & AssistaaitB in Common Council Convened & itts hereby Ordained thalt all the former laws ordinances & rules are hereby reneweid 'and Confirmed for six months. Be it ordained by the Mayor &c Upon complaint of John Giddiman that the Hearth & Chimneys of the Court house are much out of repair so that there is Danger of fire as also that the windows above stairs are much shattered & the wether beats in Ordered that the same be repaired & workman imployed on the PuWick Money as it comes into ye Tr easurie and it is hereby ordained that William^ Ouke & Paul Miller are 43 Apoinded to inspect what is Necessary to be done & to agree with workmen to do the same. Be it Ord'aine'd that Peter Sleght & John L/yel do im- mediately take 'Ooit their freedoms & in regard they were journeymen in the City in the time of Obtaining ye Char- ter they shal'l pay each of them the 'sum of ten ShilHngs only into the Publick or city Treasury. Be it Ordained by the Common Council that all Other persons now in the City that follows any manner of mane- ual occupation do immediately after notice given take out their freedom and paying into the Treasury the sum of twenty Shillings each & in case of Neglect or refusal to 'be proceeded against according to L,aw. Be it Of dained by the Common Council that all fines for the future 'arising from non attendance of any mem- ber according to a former Ordinance shall be paid by the Delinquents into the City Treasury. Be it Ofdained by the Commion Council and it is hereby ordained thait Benj. Van Cleave & Jno Lyel be Chimney Viewers for the year ensuing. Adjourned to the third Monday In January next. City of New Brunswick, Ss. On the Sixteenth Day of Aprill in the twelfth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Liord George the Second by the Grace of God 'of Great Brittain ffrance & Ireland King &c Annoq Domini 1739. The Mayor Recorder Al- dermen & Assistants in Common Council Convened at the City hall of said City for the go'od rule & governm'ent did make & ordain the folOwing laws rules and ordin- ances viz • Present Thomas Farmar Esqr Mayor Jacob Ouke Dirck Van Aersdalen _ ■ . , , „. , r. 1 1 Esqrs > Aldermen Dirck Schuyler ^ ' Wm. Ouke 44 Corneliti'S Beimet Jerimiaih Vanderbelt Lucas Voorhees V Assistants Paul Miller Gerrarduis De Pyster Be it Ordained that alll the fines not already Disposed of shall be Appropriated for the use of the poor that shall arise by the L,aws of this City. Be it Ordained that Messrs. William Ouke & Dirck Schuyler do prepare an Ordinance to prevent children from playing of the L/ord's Day by the next meeting. Be it Ordained that Nicholas Lake be paid Sum of Twelve Shfflings out of the poor money by the Collectors. Be it Ordained that the Bell of the Court Hoaase shall be Rung for the Dutch Congregation till they are provided with a bill of there own. Be it Ordained that all the formar laws & ordinances are hereby renewed and confirmed for six months. An Act or Ordinance to Prevent Stranger Stragling or Vagrant persons becoming a Charge to this City. Whurbas by an Ordinance of the Mayor Recorder Al- dermen & Assistants of this City in Common Council Con- vened the Sixteenth Day of March 1 730-1 it was or- dained that the Constables of this City & liberties should from time to time make strick Search & Enquiry concern- ing all Strangers that should comfe & reside within this City & Liberties & should give a list of their Names to the Mayor or Recorder &c in order that their State & Condition might be Enquired into, to prevent their be- coming a City Charge which Ordinance it hath been found by experience has proved ineffectual for the Purpose it was intended, & that since the making of the same Divers 45 Psons have oome in & Others have been brought in among us which have been Lodged & intertained by the Inhabit- ants housdhbldier's of this City perhaips with a view of Gain till what little m'Oney they may have had about them, hath beeo expended & then 'being turned out to shift for themselves, have become burdensomie to the Inhabitants of this Oity, not being in a Capacity to provide for them- selves, have been maintained at the Publick Charge, In order therefore to Prevent the L,ike Inconveniences & im- positions for the future. Be it Eiilacted & Ordained by the Mayor Recorder Al- derman & Assistants ini Common Council convened & it is hereby Enacted & Ordained by the authority of the same that from & after the Publication of this Act or Ordinance no Prson or Pisons, being Inhabitants householders within this City & li'bertieis shall presume to lodge or intertain in his her or their house or houses, any Stranger Stragling or Vagrant Pson 'ar PsOnis Whatsoever for the Space of twenty four hours, withbut giving Immtediate Notice thereof to any Onie Magistrate of this City, of such per- son or persons under piin of forfeiting the Sum of Twen- ty Shillings for each Offense to be leivied by distre^ss, of the Goods & Chatties of him her or they so offending by warrent from the Mayor Recorder, or any one of the Aldermen & for w'atit of Goods whereon to make such distre!ss the offender to be imprisoned till the forfeiture be paid with dost two thirds wheireof shall be paid to the Overseer of the poor for the time being for the relief of the poor, & the other third part thereof for the use of the informar. And it is hereby further Enacted & Ordaineid by the authority afor^sd, that if aniy person or persons whatso- ever shall from & after the Publication hereof bring in any Stranger Stragling or Vagrant person or personis whatsoever without giving notice therieof to any one Mag- istrate of this Oity, of such person or persons & being therewith Duly charged, within Seven Days next after he she or they, ware so brought in, shall be Lyable to take 46 & Carry away the sd person or persons out of this City & Liberties & if the said person or pers-ons shall Neglect or refuse to do the same sihall forfeit the sum of Twenty Shillings for each offence to he recovered & applyed in the same sort & manner, as before provided in this Or- linance. And it is hereby further Ordained & provided by the Authority aforesaid, that the Constables of this City & liberties 'shall be enjoyned & strickly charged duly to Ob- serve the Duty of them required by the recited Ordinance of the i6th Day of March 1730-1 & they & every one of them are accordingly hereby enjoyned & stridy charged, to be Vigilant & Carefull that the Duties of them re- quired by That Ordinance & this, in that behalf, be Duly Disdhairged under ye penalty of 7| for every offence Nothing however in these Ordinances Contained Shall be Deemed or Construed to Extend to the prohibiiting of any person to Give a Meals Victuals or Drink to any poor Traveller, to & for their necessary refre'shmt. in passing along anything in these Ordinances Contained to the Con- trary thereof in any wise notwithstanding. Adjourned to the third Monday in July next. Att a Common Council held in and for the City of New Brunswck on the Monday the Sixteenth Day of July 1739. Present Thomas Farmar Bsqr Mayor Dirck Schuyler Jacob Ouke Dirck Van Aersdalen Esqrs \ Aldermen John Wetherill Judiah Higgins Jerimiah Vanderbelt Cornelius Bennet Lucas Voorhees Paul Miller 47 Assistants Gerret Degraw is hereby appointed to be ye Sworn Measurer and Sealer of All Weights & Meiasures in the Poom of Gerret Degraw Deceased. Be it Ordained by the Oommoni Council that aill the for- mer LiaWs and Ordinances are hereby Renewed and Con- firmied for six mioniths. Be it Ordalined By the Common Council that the Treasurer of this City pay to the Executors of Gerret Degraw Deceased the Sum of Seven pound Six Shillings & ten Pence larding Money at Eight Shillings pr ounce his acct amounting to that Sum. Adjourned to the third Monday in October next. Att a Meeting of the Common Council Held in and for the City of New Brunswick on the fifteenth Day of October 1739. Present Thomas Earmar Esqr Mayor Jam'Ss Hude Esqr Recorder Dirck Van Aersdaleo Dirck Schuyler William Ouke Judiah Higgins Cornelius Bennet Eucas Voorheese Gerradus De Pyster Paul Miller Esqrs > Aldermen Assistants Be it Ordained that Peter Van Norden & William Mur- phey are appointed Chimney Viewers for the Insuing Year. Be it Ordained By the Common Council that the Treasurer Pay unto Erancis Breasur the Sum of three Shillings & Sixpence being for a pad Eock for the Stooks. Be it Ordained by the Common Council that all the Former Eaws are hereby Continued. 48 Be it Ordainied By the Common Council that William Ouke Imploy workmen in Laying a Drain from Mr Jacdb Ouke's pump in to the Brook and Rease up the Bridge ware it is wanting and that the Charge thereof be paid out of the Treaisiury. The Comtaion Council adoumed to the third Monday in January next. Att a Meeting of the Common Council hdd in and for the City of New Brunswick on Monday the twenty-first Day of January 1739. Present Thomas ffarmar E'sqr Mayor James Hude Esqr Recorder Jacrab Ouke Dirck Van Aersdalen Dirck Schuyler Bsqrs ^ Aldermen John Wetheril Wm. Chike Jerimiah Vanderbelt LfUcais Voorhees Cornelius Bennet Paul Miller Assistants All the baws mow in Force are hereby Continued. Be it Ordained by the Common Council that Mr. Wil- liam Ouke prepare an ordinance by the next meeting of ye Common to pave the Street from Lawrence William- son's Comer at the place where the pavemt of the whole Street Ends to ye fdot of William Coxes Bridge &c upon the panalty of two Shillings & Six pence pr foot front to be Done by the first day of September next Ensuing. Be itt Ordained by the Common Council that the Over- seers of the Roads are hereby ordereid & Cbmmanded to Mend the Roads from Mrs. Fushais to Georges Road and from said Eushas to Lucas Voorheeses Quarry. Adjourned according to Ordinance. 49 Att a Meeting of the Common Council held in & for ye City of New Brunswick on Saturday the Nineteenth Day of July 1740. Present Thomais f farmar E'sqr Mayor James Hude Esqr Recorder Jacob Ouke \ Wm. Ouke ^ ( , , , Dirck Schuyler ^"^'^ } Aldermen Dirck Van Aiersdalen ) Jerimiah Vanderbelt Gerrardute De Pyster Cornidius Bennet V Assistants Lucas V'oorhees Paul Miller Be it Ordaitied By the Common Council that all the Laws now in force are hereby continued. Be it Ordained that Mr. William Ouke Draw up an Or- dinance by the next Meeting of ye Common CouiKii to Restrain Horses Stending in Wagons Slays & hard Ryd- ing throw the Streets. Be it Ordained by the Commbn Council that Dirck Van Aersdalen Draw up and Ordinance to Regulate the Sise of br^ad by the Meeting of the Common Council. Be it Ordained by the Common Council that Paul Mil- ler Draw's up an OrdiniaJnce for Regulating ye Loads of Hay by the next Meeting of the Common Council. Att a Meeting of the Common Council held in and for the City of New Brunswick on Monday the; 20th Day of October 1740. Prelsent Thomas Farm|ar Esqr Mayor Jamies: Hude Esqr Recorder William Ouke Dirck Schuyler _. ■ . , , JohnWethenill ^'l" > Aldermen Jacob Ouke 50 Garradus De Pyster ComieliuB Beimet Hendrick Van Durseini \ Assistants I/Ucas -Voorhees Paul Miller Be it Ordained by the Oommon Council That Francis Dildine & Tlise SbWom are hereby appointed Chimney Viewers for the Year Insuing. 'Be it Ordained by the Commion Cotmcil that Saml Belknap be paid one pound fourteen Shillings & Nine proclamation money for an Inquisition on the Body of Elizabeth Manisons Child Ordfered that the Treasurer pay the above Sum. Ordered that Mr. Belknap have an Ordered for Six pounds one Shillings & Sixpence Mioney at 8s pr oz. Be it Ordained by the Common Council that all the former I^aws & Ordinances be! Continued & Confirmed for Six months. A Ivaw for Repearing of t!he Street or Road which leads from! Jeseynlthes Van Nordens Comer and from thence into the Main Street. Be it Or^dained By the ComirtDon Council and by the Authority of the Same that the Street or Road beginning at the Comer of Jeseynthes Van Nordens Lieading throw to Nidhol&is Van Dycbs is tb be made and repeared by the Inhabitans of this City who shall be summond to work on the Same by the Oversieer of the highways and in Case . of Neglect or refusal Shall forfett three Shillings for each Neglect to be levied on the Goods & Chatties of the De- linquemts with Costs of Suite for the use of the City and every team with a Cart or Wagon, and a Man to Manage the Same which the Said Overseer shall have occatiom to employ Shall be esteemed in the place of three Days la- bour of one working man and in Case of refusal shall for- 51 fitt Nine Shillings for ye u&e of the City to be lived as abovesaid and also that ye Inhabitants do Build a bridge over ye Run. An additional Ordinance to a fbrmer Ordinance to prevent fire. Be it Ordained by the Mayor RecOTder and Aldermen and Assistants in Oommian Council Convened and by the Authority of the Same itts Ordained that the Chimney Viewer for the time being hereby appointed are and re- quired to prosecute any person' or persons whose Chimney shall be so on fire as above and that within six Days after Such Chimney hath bin on fire and the said ViewCTs Shall have ten Shillings for each prosecution; and upon refusal or Neg'lect So to prosecute as is hereby Derected Shall forfitt the Sum of ten Shillings to be recovered before any Majestrate of this City; and that the said Viewers are hereby ordered to viewe the Chimneys once Every forthnight During the Winter Seiason. Be it Ordained by the Common Council that Mr. Wil- liam Oufce Mr Dirck Van Aersdalen & Paul Miller Draw up the three Ordinances they vrare to have broth in the last Meeting ordered that thiey Bring them in by the next Meeting. At a Common Council held for the City of New Bruns- wick on Monday the Niniteenth Day of January 1 740-1. Present Thomas F'armar Eisqr Mayor James Hude Esqr Recorder Jacob Ouke "^ Dirck Schuyler _ f , , , JohnWetherll ^'"^'U ^'"^^™'"" Wm Ouke j Jeremiah Van Der B41t Gerradus De Pyister Cornelius Bennet V Assistants Lucas Vdorhees Hendrick Van Dursen 52 Its ordered that Wm Ouke Dirck Van Aesda-le & Paul MUer Draw up & bring in the three Ordinances to them Recommended & referred the 'last Meeting of the Ck)m- mon Oouticil Peremptory the third Monday in Aprill Next 'being the Next Meeting of the Common Council. Its Ordered that all the former Laws & Ordinances be Continued & Confirmed for Six Months. Ordered that Wm. Ouke Dirck Van Aersdalen & Paul Miller Draw up & bring in The Three Ordinances to them Reoommenided & referred the last Meeting of the Common Council Peremtory the third Monday in Aprill Next Being the Next Meeting of of ye Common Council. Att a Common Council held for the City of New Bruns- wick on Mtonday ye 20th Day of May 1741. Present Thomas Farmar Bsqr Mayor Jacob Ouke William Ouke Dirck Van Aersdalen ^ \ a 1 j . , ... ^, ., Esqrs > Aldermen John Wetheril ^ ' Judiah Higgins Dirck Schuyler Gerradus De Pyster Cornelius Bennet Paul Miller Hendrick Van Dursen Lucas Voorheese Jeremiah Van Derljeilt Be it Ordained by the Mayor Recorder Aldermen and Assistanlt'S in Common Council Convened and by the au- thority of the same ittis Ordained that from henceforth and for ever after the Street laid out Beginning Near ye house of Nicholas Van Dyck thence along Van Cleaves & Gar- ret De Graws & from thence to French Street as it was Defind and laid out by Mr. Phillip Fren'dh and by him Cald Peace Street. S3 Assistants And its furttier Ordained by the Authority aforesaid that the above said Strdet be Cleared and laid open with- in fourteen Days after the Date hereof otherwise shall be Proceeded agaiinst for a Nusance. Be it Ordained that all the formar Laws & Ordinances be Oontinluied & Oonifimiied for Six Months. Its Ordered that the Overseers of the Poor bring in their acctts. to settle with the Common Council on the third Monday in July next of which they are to take No- tice accordingly. Be it Ordaindd by ye Common 'Council and by the Authority of the Same that there be alssesed by the As- sesisor of the Qty of New Brunswick the Sum of thirty five pounlds proclamation Mbney to repair ye Cburt house in this City Immlediatelly & the S'ame, to be Collected by the first Day df September next Ensuing by the Collectors choiseni for this City. And it is Further Oirdained by the Authority aforesaid that MelsKrs Dirck Van Aersdalen & Hendrick Van Dur- sen are Chosen M:anagers to agree with the workmen to I>erform' the Same in the best Manner and that they have Power to Draw rspon the Treasurer and City Col- lector and its further ordered that the Assessor shall not Assess Any Person lass than one Shilling nor any above Seven in the above Tax. Att a Commion Council (held at the City of New Bruns- wick the 2oth Day of July 1741. Present Thbs Pfarmar Eisqr Mayor Jacob Ouke Dirck Schuyler _ ■ « 1 , D. V. Aersdalen ^^1" i' ^^^^'^''' Wm Otoke Jeremiah Vn Derbilt Hend Vn DurS'en G. D. Pyster \ Assistants Lucas Voorhees Paul Miller 54 Be it Ordained by the Commion Council that those per- sons having Ltotts on Burnitts Street & have not paved before them accordimg t!o an Ordinance for that Purpose hetetofore made & provided that they & Every one of them respectively shall 'Cbmpleatly pave before their lots by the first Day of October under the same penlalties as was ordered by the Said recited ordinance and its further ordered that Messrs. David Cham'bers & Nicholas Van Dyck are hereby appdinted to see the same done & per- formed to affect & have hereby the same power & au- thority that Messrs. D. V Aersdalen & James Neilson had by the receited ordinance. Att a Commion Council held in & for ye City of New Brunswick on Monday ye i8th January 1741 Present Tbos Ffarmar Esqr Mayor James Hude Esqr Recorder Jacob Ouke \ William Ouke ^ f D. V. Aersdalen Esqrs V Aldermen Dirck Schuyler Jeremiah V. D :bilt Cornelius Bictnnet Gerradus De Pysiter \ Assistants Lucas Voorhees Paul Miller Be it Oirdalined by the Mayor Recorder Aldermen and Assistants in Oammon Council Convened & by the Au- thority of the same its ordained that all the former Laws & Ordinances be renewed & Confirmed. Be it ordainidd the authority aforesaid that the Man- agers that are appointed to see the Streets paved to be served with a Coippy of that Ordinance. Mr. William] Ouke Treiasu'rer iaiid his acctts before the Common Council Ordered that Messrs. Dirck Sdhuyler & Hendrick Van Dursen be a Committee to inspect ye Same 55 and that they make their report to ye next Common Council. Be it Ordlained by ye Common Council that James Al- leson & Tunis Delamontannie are hereby appointed to be Chimney Viewers for ye Year Ensuing. Be it ordained by the Common Council that John Lyel and thomas Ashley late Overseers of the Poor & Aaron Van Cleave & Jacob Binge Present overseers of the poor do lay before ye 'Common Council at their next Meeting a Regular and true acctt of all the money by them Received and layd out for the reldave of the poor for the whole timie they ware in that office ordered that every one of them be served with a Copy of this ordinance. Be it Ordained by the authority aforesaid that there be Assessed and Collected upon the Inhabitants of this City the Sum of fifty pounds at 8 s. per ounce for the releafe of the Poor and that the Assessor do assess the said In- habitants according to their Estates not exceeding ten Shillings nor under one ShilUng & two pence Ordered that the Said Assessor Make his Asessment and Deliver it to the Overseer of the poor by the first of March next and that the Overseer Cbllect ye Same by the first of May 1742. Ordered tihat after ye first Day of May the Over- seer make a Return of all the Delinquents to any one Magestrate of this City who is hereby required to Issue his Wairrt to D'istrane for ye same. Its Ordfered by the Common Council that Wm half- penny be pd out of ye poor Tax L12.0.0 To John Dupuy Doctr at York for cutting off & curing Mtort Stdlom arm ye money 4.0.0 To Mrs. Rezean for What A. V. Cleave owes her by Promiss for Keeping M. Pittenger. To Peter Macket for a Charge of Conveying a rioni resident out of Town 0.9.0 To James Reed for Maintaining Do while in Town. 2.2.0. 56 Assistants Att a Meeting of ye Common Council held in & for ye City of New Brunswick on Monday the 19th Day of Aprill 1742. Present Thos Ffarmar Ejsqr Mayor Jacdb Ouke William Ouke Dirck Vara Aersdalen ^ \ « 1 1 Dirck Schuyler ^'^s J^ Aldermen Jbhn Reynolds John Wetheri'l Gerradtus De Pyster Jeremiah V D :Wt Oomieliu's Bennet Paul Miller James Neilson Lucas Voorhees Be it Ordained by the Mayor Recorder Aldermen and Assistants and by the Authority of the Same that Messrs William Ouke Dirck Van Aersdalen Gerradus De Pyster & James Neilson be a Committee to adjust the acctts with Thiomas Ashley John Lyel Aaron Van Cleave & Jacob Binge beng the formier Overseers of the poor Ordered that the above named Overseers do attend the Said Committee at the house of Paul Millers on the tenth Day of May next at 'one of ye Clock of said Day with their acctts and that ye said Overseers be served with a copy hereof forth- with. Ordered that the above said Committee or any two of them do make their Report at the next Common Council. Be it Ordained by the Common Council that Saml Balknap have an order upon the Overseer of the poor for the Sum of two pounds ten Shillings & Sixpence being for an Inquisitik>n held on the Body of Anne Smith being a poor Body the above money at 8s. pr. oz. Be it Ordained by the Common Council that all the for- 57 nier lyaws & Ordinances of this City be Continuied & Con- firmed. Be 'it Ordained by the Common Council that John Ri- ley have and order upon the Overseer of the Poor for the Sum of one pound nineteen Shillings Money at 8. s. pr. oz. it being for ye attending of Cornelius Coyle being a poor man. Be it Ordained by ye Common Council that William Blane & Nathaniel Ogdon are hereby appointed Chimney Viewers for ye Year Ensuing. Whiereas Tunis Montanye & James Alleson who were apointed Chimney Viewers at a meeting of the Common Council the i8 January & were served with Copy of ye said a/ppoinitm-ent ye first Monday in February last not- withstaniding the said Tunis Montanye & the said James Alleson have altogether Neglected & Refused to Comply with said Order of the Common Council Ordered by the Common Council that ye said Montanye & said Alleson be fined according to the Law of ye Common Council. Ordered that the Recorder of this City make out his warrt against ye said M'Ontanye & the said Alleson for ye recovery of said fine. Att a meeting of ye Common Council held in & for ye City of New Brunswick ye 28th Day of September 1742. Pres'ant Thomas Ffarmar Bsqr Mayor James Hude Esqr Recorder Dirck V. Aersdalen \ Dirck Schuyler _ f , , , Jacob Ouke ^^'' \ ^'^^'"'"^" William Ouke ) Oomelius Bennet Gerradus De Pyster James NeMson Paul Miller Assistants. 58 Be it Ordained by the Mayor Recorder Aldermen and Assistants in Commoni Ootuncil Convened and by the au- thority of the Same itts Ordained that the Inhabitants of this City be taxed the Sum of forty pounds Mooey at 8 s. the dunce for the Repairing & finishitig of ye Court bouse as it is now begum & that the said tax be assessed & Col- lected from the Inhj^bitants aforesaid within Six weeks from this Date that the said Assessor mate out his list of Assesmt by the Twentieth Day oif October next Ensuing & tlte.t the Cbllector of this City gather in the sd. Tax by the temth Day of November next. Ordered that the salid Assessor shall not assess any per- son above ten Shilllings nor any under one Shilling. And be it funther Ordained by the authority afsd that that all the Money ntiw in the Treasury & that shall here- after be pd inlto the Same by the money arising from free- doms shall be ajpprdpriated & applyed to repairing the City Engine anid where!as the said Engiine is now widi Jacobus Turc'k of New York by the order & Derection of Messrs Dirck Schuyler & Wm Ouke be it further Or- dained that the said Messrs write to ye said Turck & know ye Lowest price for whidh he will put in Proper repair & further that they agree with sd Turk in the Best Manner they can that if posdble the Said Engine may be finished & made fitt for service before Winter. Att a Meeting of the Common Council held in & for the City of New Brunswick on the twenty third day of Aprill 1743- Present Thiomias Ffarmar Esqr Mayor James Hude Esqr Recorder Dirck Schuyler John Reynolds John Wetherill ^ . ,,,•11 • ,-^ 1 Esqrs. > Aldermen Wilham Ouke / Dirck V. Aersdalen Jacob Ouke 59 Cerradus De Pyster Oomelius Biennet Lucas Voorfiiees \ Assistants Paul MiMer James Neiilson Be it O^rdained by the Mayor Recorder & Aldermen & Assistants ini Common 'Council Convened and by the Au- thority of the Same its Ordained that the following Laws & Ordinances Being Exspeired are hereby revived. The Law for admitting of Strainers to be made free of this City. The La.w that no Children &c to play on the Lord's I>ay. The Law that no PuHick Houses shall 'sell on the Lords Day. The Law for Regulating Indian Negro or Mullatto Slaves in the night time. The Law to Prevent Fire. The Law no Hay &c not to 'be within Sixteen foot & Six Inches of a Chimney. The Law that no person do fire any Gunn or throw Any Squibs. The Law for ye Common Council to mieet. The Law for ye Constables to go to all suspected places on every Slauterday nights & Sunday nights. The two Laws for Regulating Indian Negro or Mulatto Slaves In the Night Time. An Ordinance for Repairing of All the Streets that are row Layd out & to be Layd out in the City of New Bruns- wick. We the Mayor Recorder Aldermen & assistants in Com- mon Cotmoil Conven'd do m'ake and ordain and by the Authority of the Same it is Ordained that the Street called & Known by the Name of Burnet Street Shall from hence- forth Extend from Margaret Fushees to Georges Road of the breadth of two Rods. 60 And be it further O'daiined by the authority of the same the alll the Bridges & Streets that are now layd out and shall hereafter be layd out in this City Shall from time to time as Occation requires be repaired & Maintained by the Inhabitants oif this City who shall be summoned to woric on ye 'same by the overseer or overseers of the high ways for tihe time being & in case of Neglect or refusal shall iforf itt three Shillings for each oiifence to be levied on the Goods & Chatties of the Delinquent or Delinquents with Cost of Suite by warrant from any one of the Mag- istrates of this City which forfeiture Shall be appropriated & applied by the said overseer for the repairing of the sd Streets and every team with Cart or Waggon & a man to manage the Same which the Said Overseer or overseers shall have Occasion to employ or require shall be Esteemed in the place of three Days Iveabour of one working man and in Case of refusal shall forfeit nine Shillings to be re- covered as aforesaid & shall be applyd by the overseer or overseers for repairing of the said Streets. Be it Ordained by ye Mayor Recorder & Aldermen & A'ssastamts in Comion Council Cenvened and by the Au- thority of the Same that a new Ordinance for Regulating of Wadgfhts & Maisureis and also a new Ordinance for each House holder to have two Leather Buckets and alsio a new Ordinance for all the fines and forfeitures arising for ye non attendance of the Common Council to be ConBidered and al'so an Ordinance for the bell to be Rung for both ye Congragations. [Here follows a blank folio in Ms.] The Act or Ordinance to prevent Strangers or Vagrant persons becommiing a Charge to this City. The additionell Ordinance to a former Ordinance to prevent fire. Ordered by the Common Council that the overseer of the potw pay unto Doctr William Farquhar the Sum of 6i two pounds Seventeen Shillings & Sixpence at 8 s. P. ounce for Medesins applyed to thomas Simons. Ordered t>y the Commlon Council that the Meissrs Wil- liam Ouke Jiamete Neilson & Dirck Schuyler be a Com- mittee tjo Settle the acctt of the Manegers of the Court House & that they make a report to ye Common Council at their next Meeting. Ordered by the Common Council that the Overseers of the poor pay unto Saml Balkruap the Sum of Seven Shil- lings proclamation money for Swairing & Summ'oning the Jury of Inquest of John Callaehan. Ordered that ye Commom Council Do meet at ye Court House ion the: first Tuesday in May next by ten of ye Clock of ye for^enoon. At a meeting of the Common Council held in and for the City of New Brunswick on the 3d Day of May 1743. Present Thos. Plarmar Esqr Mayor Jacob Ouke Esqr Wm Ouke E)sqr Dirck Schuyler Esqr \. ... T. ,. A , , ^ > Aldermen D. Van Aesdalen Esqr John Reyntolds Esqr John Wetherell Esqr G D'ePeyster Corns Benniet PaulMiUer \ Assistants Jamlds Nelson Lucas Vodrhees Jerem. Vn DrBilt Be it Omdained by the Mayor Recorder & Aldermen and Assistants in Common Council Convened order the Over- seers of the poor to pay unto Elizabeth Pittenger the Sum of two Shillings per week towards her Suport. Be it Ordained by the Common Council that there be Assesed on the Inhabitants of this City the Sum of Sev- 62 Preamble enty pounds at 8s per ounce it being for Repearing the two Bridges and to pay the Defishensies of the Court house and the Same to be Collected on the first of October next. Ordered that Jamais Neilson & William Ouke agree with workmen to repair the two bridges & Inspect the workmanship on the Court House and it is further or- dered that ye Bridge near Capt. Gibbs is left to the Des- cration Of the above menti'oned to remove ye Arch or let it Remain where it is. An Ordinance for Erecting of a Market House and for regullating the iMarkets, &c. Whereas Lawrence Williamson by Deed bearing Date the Sixth Day of February 1742 hath granted and Con- veyeid unto Dirck Van Aesdalen and William Ouke a Certain Lot of Land Scituate Lying and being in this City between Burnet and Peace Street in Trust and for the Use and ben^efit of the Inhabitants of this City to and for the Erecting and bnilding of a Market House in this City, And whereas it apears to this Common Oouncill that Divers of the freemen and Inhabitants of this City have Subscribed Sundry Sums of Money for and towards building of the said Market House on the Lot aforesaid, and have ateo Exhibited a petition toi this Common Coun- cill approving of the Situation of the place and Judging it Highley reasonable & necessary that a Market House should be built on said Lot and the Market kept under proper Regulations. We the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, and Assistants of the City of New Brunswick, in Common Councill Con- The market house where and how ,, , , ^ , . ^ to be built. . ^^ d, do make, Oirdain, Constitute, and apoint, and by virtue iof the Authority to us given, it i's hereby made, Ordained, Constituted and apointed, that a Market House shall be erected and built as Soon as may be, on the lot of Ground aforesaid by Subscription, which said Market House shall be of the following Demensions (viz) thirtj' foot in Lenght, and fourteen foot in Breadth & to stand 63 Managers appointed for Carrying on ye building & to agree with workmen. All provisions to he brought in ye Market on ye Market days. Penalty for disobeying one half for ye poor' and ye other half for ye inform- No Butcher or other person to buy in ye Market to sell again for gain before it has been a hours in ye market p. 6| on a Stone foundation, & the Roof to be Supported by brick pillors, the Roof to project at least two foot over on Every Side, the same to be placed in the most comodious & uniform manner that the said Ground can or will admit of. And we further Ordain, Constitute and ap-point Lawr- ence Williamson, and Teunis Montanye to be managers for the building of the said Market House as aforesaid, and that the Same be carried on with all Convenient Speed under their Conduct, and Inspection, and that they do agree with workmen who will undertake to do the Same, upon the Chearpest terms, and in the best manner. And it is hereby further Ordained by the authority aforesaid, that so soon ais the said Market House is built, then and from thenceforth, ail flesh, fish, poultry^ eggs, butter, cheese, and ail other provisions and all Herbs, Roots, fruits &c shall on the market days mentioned in the Charter (viz) on Tuesdays & Saturdays in Every week, be brought into the said Market, before it shall or may be Exposed to Sale, and shall Continue there two hours at least, before it shall or may be Carried to any other place to be sold. And if any person or persons Whatsoever, presume or offer to sdl on said Days atiy flesh, fish, poultry. Eggs, Butter, Cheese, or any other pro- visions, or Herbs, Roots, fruits &c in any of the Streets, or parts of this City, before the Same has been Exposed to Sale in the market af sd contrary to this Ordinance, the Same shall beoom(e forfeit to the poor of this City, wheth- er the Same may be found in the hands of the buyer, or the seller, and it shall and may be Lawful! for the Clerk of the Market, the Sherif, or any Other Magistrate of this City to Seize the Same, and dispose of it for the use of the poor aforesaid. And it is herdby furtiher Ordained by the Authority afsd that no Butcher, or any other person or persons what- soever, shall Huckster, or buy up any flesh, fish, poultry, Butter, Cheese, Eggs, herbs. Roots, fruits &c in order to sell the Same again to gain thereby, before the Same hath been at least two hours in the said Market, under the 64 No one to fore- stall under ye penalty of Six shillings i)enalty and forfeiture of Six SShillings for every offence, tC' be recovered from the person or persons so offending by distress & sale of his goods, and Chatties, by Warrant from any Magistrate of this City, one-half thereof shall go to the poor, & the other half to the informer. And it is hereby further Ordained by the Authority aforesd that if amy person or persons whatsoever shall pre- sume to forestall, buiy or Cheapen any flesh, fish, poultry, Eggs, butter, Cheese, or any other kind of provisibns as aforesd Before it shall be brought into the Market as aforesaid, under the like penalty of Six Shillings to be recovered from Every offender in Like Manner as afore- said the one half thereof shall be for the poor & the other half for the Informier. And it is hereby further Ordained by the Authority aforesaid, that no petson or persons whatsoever shalll sdl No unwhole- some provi- fered for Sale ^''' 'expose to 'sale in the said Market any unwholesome in ye Market Provisions of any kind, under the penalty & forfeiture of ty o/ 61 " ®^^ Shillings for every offence to be recovered & applyd as aforesaid. No one to Hawke any provisions on Mondays Wed- nesdays thursdays & frydays before it has been 2 hours in ye Market under forfeiture thereof to ye poor And it is hereby further Ordained by the Authority aforesaid for the Good Order and publick benefit of the , Inhabitants of this City, that from and after the time, that the said Market Hbuse shall be built, as before by this Ordinance is Directed, no person or persons Whatsoever, shall sell or Expose to Sale any flesh, fish, poultry, eggs, butter, Cheelse, herbs. Roots, fruits &c on Mondays, Wed- ne!sdays, thursdays, & frydays, in every week in any other place of this City, than in sd Market and shall Continue and be Exposed to sale there at least tvfo hours, before the Same shall be carried or hawked about in any other place to be sold, and if any person or persons whatsoever shall presume to sell or Expose to sale any provisions be- fore mentioned Contrary to the intent and meaning of this Ordinance, such provisions shall ^become forfeit to the poor of this City, whether the Same may be found in the hands of the buyer or the seiller, and it shall and miay be 65 provisional Clause that a Grant & Conveyance ye Lot of ground be made to ye Commonality Esqrs > Aldermen I.awf ull for any Magistrate of this City to Seize the same, and dispose thereof to the pOor aforesaid. Provided always that no part of the aforesaid Ordi- nance either respecting the building oif the said Market of House or Regulating the said Market House or R^ulat- ing the said markets shall innure and take Effect untiH a Grant and Conveyance be made of the said L/ot of Land on w'h the said Market House is to be built, unto the Mayor, Recorder, Alda-men and Common Councill of this City and their successors forever. Att a Meeting of the Common Council held in & for the City of New Brunswick on Monday the Eighteenth Day of July 1743. Present Thomas Earmar Bsqr Mayor William Ouke Dirck Schuyler Dirck Van Aersdalen Jacob Ouke Jeremiah Vanderbelt Cornelius Bennet Gerradiiis Die Pyster \ Assistants Piaul 'Miller James NeiHson Be it Ordained By the Mayor & Aldermen in Common Council Oonivend and by the Authority of the Same its Ordained that all the formar laws are hereby renewed. Be it Ordained by the 'Common Council that the Com- mon Council do meet four times in ye Year as Eolloweth at the Court Bouse on the third Monday in January & On the third Monday in April! & On the third Monday in July & On the third Monday in October yearly & Every Year to ajpear at two of ye Clock on Bach Day and upon Neglect or refu'sial to forfitt the Sum of five Shillings for Each Neglect unileste some reasonable Excuse cam be of- fered to the Common Council to Dispense therewith at their next Meeting. 66 Be it ordained by the Common Council that the Sum of three Shillings per week be paid to Elizabeth Pittenger a poor woman by the Overseer of the poOT of this City for the time being Out of the Money Arising by tax on the Inhabitants of this City for Maintaining ye poor. Att a Meeting df the Comimon Council held in and for the City of New Brunswick on Monday the Sixteenth Day of January 1743. Present Thomas Farmar Esqr Mayor Jamies Hude Esqr Recorder Jacob Ouke Dirck Schuyler p (.AM Dirck Van Aersdalen ' William Oiuke Asisistants Garadds De Pyster OorneHus Beimet Jeremiah Vanderbelt Paul Miller James Neilson Lucas Voorheeis Be it Oirdained by the Mayor Recorder Aldermen and Assistants in Common Council Convened and by the au- thority of the Same that all the laws of the Corparation be hereby revifed. Be it Ordained by the Common Council that William Blane & Nathaneil Ogdon are hereby appointed Chimney "\'iewers for the year ensuing. An Ordinance for Regulating of all Waights & Meas- ures. Be it Ordained by the Mayor Recorder & Aldermen and Assistants Convend in Common Council and by the Authority of the Same itts Ordained that Nicholas Van 67 Dyck be and is hereby appointed to be the Sworn Meas- urer ;aind Sealer of all Waights & Measures for Grain &c within this City and Liberties thereof according to the Stanidard of that paTt 'Of Great Brittain Called England and it shall and may be Lawful! ftw him to Demand and take Ninepenice Money a 8s. pp oz for Sealing Every Measure with the letters NB and also to Demand and Take two Shillings and Sixpence like money for measur- ing every hundred Bushles of Grain and So in proportion for a greater or lesser quantity to be paid by the party or parties requiring him to measure. Be it Ordained by the Common Council that Dirck Van Aersdaien & James Neilson do agree with any Body that they think proper to repair the Bell and that he take the Eenefitt Aldermen John Wethenl ^ ( William Ouke Judiah Higgins Phillip French James Nei'son Henidrick Van Dmrsen \ Assistants Paul Miller Garadus De Peyster Be it Ordained by the Mayor Recorder an>d Aldermen diid Assistants in Common Council conveened and by the Authority that from ihenceforth there be a watch kep by tiiree Men two Nights a week & not exceeding of three at the Descration of Jacob Ouke and Dirck Van Aersdalen Esqrs or either of them for the Watch to take up ail Negroe Indian & Malato Slaves in the Night time that s'aall be found in the Streets of this City after Nine of ye Clock and that if any such Indian Negro or MuUato SJaves as aforesaid Sfeall be found in the Streets after the hour as aforesalid without a their Master or Mistress Ser- vice or a Lanthorne with a lighted Can/die in it so as the 'light may Plainly appear or Some token that then it Shall and maybe lawfull for the watch w'ithin this city to ap- prehend such Slave or Slaves not having some token or lanthom with a lighted Candle in it and forthwith Carry him her or them to ttie goalkeeper of this City who is hereby authorized to put such Slave or Slaves into the Comon Goale and there him her or them to Detain till the Master Mistress or Owner of such Slave or Slaves shall pay unto the Waltch who apprehenlded Such Slave or Slaves Eighteen pence and to the Ooalkeeper Eighteen 69 (On the Mar- pence M'oney at 8:s p oz for each Slave so ap.prehended TMs Law is "^^'^^^ ^^^ reaisonalUe Clharge of Victaling such Slave or Discontinued Slaves if there Detained above on Day. Be it Ordained by the Oommon Council that all the for- mer Ijaws and Ordinances are hereby revifed & Con- firmed. Be it Ordaliined by the Mayor Recorder & Aldermen and Assistants in Common Council convened & by the authority of the Samie it is ordained that it shall and may be lawfull for the Constables of this City to take all the pcnneys of iall Servants, Negmes & Slaves who he shall find playing with penneys & to Convert them to their own use for their Encouragement. An Ordinance fkjr regulating & adjusting the assize of Ilouseihold Bread. Whereas Sundry Inconveniencies and Abuses may have happen'd to the Inhabitants of this City by Bakers & Ven- ders of Bread for want of a Due regulation, respecting the assize of Household Bread — In Order therefore to prevent any Such Inconiveinen- cies and abuses that may happen for time to come We the Mayor Recorder Alderman & 'Oommanlty of this City met in Common Council have ordained and by the Au- thority of the Samle, it is hereby ordained that all House- hold Bread that Shall or may be Baked & Sold in this city from & after the publication of this Ordinance Shall be- fore the Same be offered for Sale by Bakers & Venders of such Bread (according to the Market price that from time to time is given for Wheat) have & be of the follow- ing weight — viz The price cti Wheat being three ShilHngs pp. bushell. the 4d Loaf of the finest flour shall weigh. .L, 3 the 2d loiaf of the Same. ., i 8 oz the id loaif of the Same o 12 70 The 4d loaf of fine Carnell shall weigh 3 5. The 2d lioaf of the Same i 10. the id loaf of the Same o 13 the 4d wheaten L/oaf ye B'ran being ta;ken out. 4 o The price of Whe!at being 3|3d. The 4d loaf of finest flour shall weigh 2 the 2d loaf Of the Same i the id loaf of the Same o. the 4d loa'f of fine Camell 3 the 2id loaf of ye Same i the id loaf of ye Same o the 4d Wheateau tef 3 14 7 II 2 9 13 II The price of Wheat being 3s|6d. The 4d Lioaf of ye finest flour shall weigh . . 2 11 tihe 2d loaf of the Same i 5J^ the id loaf of ye Same o 10 the 4d loaf of ye finest Carnelll 2, 14 the 2d loaf of ye Same i. 7 the id loaf df ye Same o. 12 The price of Wheat being 4s |o The 4d L/oaf of the finest flour shall Weigh 2. 6 . .the 2d of the Same i. 3 the id 'loaf of the Same o. 9 the 4d loalf of the finest Camell 2. 10 the 2d iloalf of the Same i. 5 the id loaf of the Same o. 10 the 4d Wheaten loaf 3. o The price of Wheat being 4] 6. T(he 4d loaf of the finest flour shall Weigh. 2. 4 the 2d loafe of the Same i. 2 the id loaf of ye Same o. 8 the 4d loaf of ye finest Carnel 2. 6 the 2d loalf of the Same i. 3 the id loaf of t!he Same o. 9 the 4d Wheaten Ivoaf 2. 10 71 2 The Price of Wheat being 5|o. The 4d loaf of ye finest flour Shall Weigh. . 2. o the 2d loaf of ye Same i, the id loaf of the Same o. 8 The 4d loaf of the finest Carnell 2. 4 the 2d loialf of the Same i the id loaf of ye Same o. 9 the 4d Wheateta loaf 2. 8 The price of Wheat being 5 14. The 4d loaf of ye finest flour shall Weigh. . 2. o The 2d loaf of ye Same i. the id iloaf of ye Same o. 8 the 4d loaif of the finest Camel 2. 4 the 2d loialf of the Sa.me i. the id loaf of ye Same o. 9 the 4d Whealten loaf 2. 6 o 2 And it is further Ordained by the authority aforesaid that all Breaid for Sale in the hands of Bakers & Venders of bread which Shall be found Deficient of the Weight as 'before, in this Ordinance mentioned and Calculated Shaill become forfeited & Lyable to Seizure by any Magestrate of this City and the Same being so Seized shall be Dis- tributed amlonigst the poor of the City at the discretion of the Magestrate or Magestrates that made the Seizure. And In Order that no Baker or Vender of Bread may plead Ignorance of this Ordinance & the Duties of them required Ordered that the Clark of this City Shall upon applica- tion to him by any Baker or Vender of bread Draw out and Deliver to lliim or her so applying an extract of this Ordinance in Form of a TIablle Showing in Different Col- ums the prices of Wheat & Weight of Several Sorts of Bread in this Ordinance made and provided which he or she may keep by them & Govern themselves Accordingly. 72 Att a Meeting of the Commion Council on Monday the Sixteenth Day of July 1744. Present Thomais ffamnar Esqr Mayor James Hude Esqr Recorder Jacob Ouke \ William Ouke ^ f , , , Dirck Schuyler ^^1"' } Aldermen. Dirck Van Aersdalen * Gerradus De Pyster^ Phillip French K Assistants Paul Mi'Mer ) The Comjmon Council Could not Proceed to Busness by the absents of Judiah Higgilis John Wetherill Corne- lius Benniet Hendrick Van Dursen & James Neilson. Or- dered that tihe Common Council Do Meet on the 23 Day of this Instant. Att a Oommlon Council held in & for the City of New Bruniswick on the twenty third Day of July 1744. Present Tthomas Ffarmar Esqr Mayor Jacob Ouke Dirck Van Aersdalen Dirck Schuyler William Ouke Garradus De Pyster Cornelius Bennet Hendrick Van Dursen Paul Miller Esqrs > Aldermen. Assistants Be it Ordained by the Mayor Recorder & Aldermen and Assiistants iin Commoin Council Convend & by the Authority of the Same it is Ordained that all the formar Laws and Ordinances are hereby renewed. Ordered that the Clerk 'be pd by the Treasurer of this City Twb pounds for his Extraordinary Services to this time. 73 Be it Ordained by the Mayor Recorder Aldermen and Assistants Convenied in Commbn Council and by the aju ■ thority of the Same itts Ordained that the Assessor of the City of New Brunswick do assess the Inhabitants of this City the Sum of fbrty pounds mioney at 8s pp oz for the use of the poor of Said City According to their Estats not exceeding the Sum of Eight Shillings nor under the Sum of lone Shilling anid that the Assessor do Deliver his list of Assesisment to the Overseer of the Poor by the fkst Day of September Next So that the Same may be Collected by the first olf October Next and that the Overseer do make a return of all the Delinquents to any one Magestrate of this City in November following. Att a Meeting of ye Oomimon Council at ye house of Paul Millers this 21 Day of Janevary 1744-5. Presenit Thbrnias Earmar Esqr Mayor Dirck Van Aersdalen Tacdb Ouke „ i a,j T J. , TT- • Esqrs > Aldermen. Judiah Higgms ^ ' William' Ouke Gerradus De Pyster Phillip French Hendrick Van Dursen Cornelius Bennet James Neilson Paul Miller Be it Ordained 'by ye Common Councill that all the Eor- meir I^aws & Ordinances be Continued. Be it Ordained that ye Overseers of the poor do attend ye Oommlon Cdundil to Settle thier Acctts on tlie third Monday in Aprill Next. Att a Meeting of ye Common Council held in & for ye City of New Brunswlick on Monday the fifteenth Day of July 1745- 74 Assistants. Present Thomajs Farmar Esqr Mayor Jamies Hude Esqr Recorder Jacob Ouke Dirck Schuyler John Wetherill Esqrs. \ Assistants William Ouke Dircik Van Aersdallen Gerr^adus De Peyster OornieliuiS Bennet Phillip French . a , •, <. Hendrick Van Dursen James Neiilson Paul Miller Be it Ordained by the Cbmimon Council that all the former Uaws & Ordinances of this City 1>e and hereby re- rewed. And be it Ordained that ye Collectors of this City and the Manegers of ye two Bridges & Court house and the Overseers of ye Poor do prepair thier Acctts and Eay them before ye Common Council at their next Meeting. its Ordained hy the Common Council that the overseers of ye Poor pay unto Dirck Schuyler the Sum of three pounds ten Shillings at 8s pr oz it being Money he paid to Mrs. Mary Resean for the Entertainment of Elizabeth Pittenger a poor wom'an. Att a Meeting of ye Common Council held in and for the City of New Brunswick on Monday the Eighteenth Day of Novembeir 1745. Present Tlhomas Farmar Esqr Mayor Jacot) Ouke \ William Ouke ^ f , , , JohnRenolds ^^l^'^" [ Aldermen Dirdk Van Aersdallen 1 75 Gerradus De Peyster Hetidrick Van Dursen Phillip French ^ Assistants James Neilson Paul Miller Ordered by the Commoni Cbuncil that Philip French William Ouke and EHrck Schuyler are hereby appointed a Committee to Settle ye Acctts with ye M'anegers of Coxes Bridge and with ye Collectors of the Tlax list for that purpose on ye twenty fifth Day of this Instant November and that ye Overseers of ye poor do attend ye said Com- mittee at ye Houise of Paul Millers by Twelve of ye Clock of said Day to Settle their Acctts. Ordered that the Treasurer pay to Dirck Schuyler t«i pounds towards purchasing Materials for repairing the City Engine & Such further Sum as Shall be necessary to Compleat the Same in Case the afd sum Should be in- sufficient. Ordered by the Comlmon Council that Abraham Heyer &William Harrison are hereby appointed Chemney View- ers for ye Year Ejisuing the Power of the Viewer to ex- tend from Lucas Voorheeses to Oannonls point & from ye River to Mrs. ForenekeB Indusive. Be it Ordained by ye Common Council that the Street Leading from William Oukes Shop along the River to ye Bridge of this Side of John Caimon's point Shall be kep in repair by the Inhabitants of this City who Shall be Summoned to work on the same by the Overseers of the Highways and they Shall be subject to ye Same pains & peneltyes as by a former Ordinance is Directed in Respect of the other Streets. Att a Meeting of ye Common Council held in & for the City of New Brunswick on ye 4 Day of February 1745-6. 76 Present Thomas Farmar Esqr Mayor Jamles Hude Esqr Recorder William Ouke John Wetherill Dirck Schuyler .^ • ... Ja^Ouke ^^*1^ > ^^^^'■"'" Dirck Van' AersdaJIen John Reoolds Phillip French James Neilson Hendrick Van Dursen V Assistants Cornelius Bennet Gerradus De Peyster Its agreed by the Common Council with John De Graw that he shall halve the Bene>fiet of Ringing the Court House 'bell During his good behavior in that behalf upon the following Terms. for Ringing for the English Meeting he shall Receive Thirty five Shillings at 8s p. oz p. annum viz for the Dutch Meeting twenty Shillings p. Ditto And that he have Liberty to Ring the bell for all ye funerals and it is further agreed by the said John De Graw that he shall from time to time Repair all the Running Geer belonging to ye bell at his own Cost & Charge. Anid its further agreed with said John De Graw that he make ye Sending boards on the Torret of ye Court house and 'bring in his Acctt at ye next Meeting of the Common Council. Be it Ordlained by the Common Council that Mr. Wil- liam Ouke and Mr. Dirck Van Aersdden Bsqrs are here- by appointed to see a poor Child Calld Charity now with Cornelius Sollom Bound to Hendrick Hogiland till she arives to ye age of eighteen years & that he be bound be- sides finding sufficient Meat Drink & Cloathing to teach the sd Child to Read the BiWe & give Security for the Due performance thereof as also that the Same shall not with in sd Term become a further Charge to this City. 77 Be it Ordaind by the Cbmimon Council that all the for- mar Laws & Ordinances are hereby Continued & Confirm- ed except the formar Law for Regulating ye Watch. Be it Ondalind by the Common Council & it is hereby Ordainid by the Authority oi the Same that there be every Night a watch kept & upheld within this City from Nine a Clock till Daybreak by the Inhabitants householders & Journeymlen thereof and that the Same shall Consist of four Men upon Each watch and that the said watch shall & may take up alll & every Silave after the hour of Nine of ye Clock in the Evening (unless they can show a Suf- ficient Token to sd watch that they are upon Some lawfull business of their Master or Mistriss) and bring all & ev- ery Such Slalve to the Jail Keeper of this City who is hereby authorized & required to keep all & every Such Slave or Slaves taken up as afd in close Confinement till rdieved by their Master or Mistress and the sd. Master or Mistress Shall pay for each such Slave eighteen pence to the Watch that took them up & eighteen pence to Jail- keeper for their Confinmt & all Other reasonable Allow- ance for firiding Meat & Drink to such Slave or Slaves if kept in Priison above Twenty four hours. And be it fur- ther Ordaind by the Authority afd that the said Watdh shaill & May Examine all & every Other person or persons that they shall find strolling about the Streets after twelve a dock at Night wlhb can Give no good account of them- selves. And it is further Ordaind by the Authority afd that Jacob Ouke & Dirck Vaui Aersdalen or either of them Esqres Shall have the appiointment of the sd Watch from time to timie & keep an ex'act list of alii the Inhabitants holLise hoilders & Journieymen afd & Observe that the bur- den thereof be layd equal upon the Same And be it further Ordaind by the Authority afd that all & every person or perisonis who shall Neglect or Refuse to Watch when thereunto appomted as afd or find a Sufficient person in his Room shall for each offense forfeit the Sum of six Shillings to be paid to the Treasurer of this City for the 78 time tteiing to be applyed as shall be appointed by ye Com- mon Oouncil and uipon Neglect or refusing to pay the Sarnie as afd Tfwtenity four hours After Default made to be recovered by Warrent before any Magestrate of this City with Costs of Suite by any person who shall prosecute the Same to be paid to the Treasurer as afd. Be it further ordained by the Authority aforesd that any one of the Constables w^ho ishall be Ordered by said Jacob Ouke & Ditrck Van Aersdallen or one of them to Sumtaons the per- sons who shall! Serve upon the Watch as they or one of them hath aippOinited & Shall neglect or refuse to do the Same Sh'all for every offense forfeit the Sum of six Shil- lings to be paid recovered & applyed as afd provided al- ways that Mmisters of the Gospel & Doctors of Physick Shall be Exempt from adl the Dutys required by this Or- dinance. Att a Meeting of ye Corrtmon Council held in & for the City of New Brunswick on the 21 Day of July [1746] Present Tlhomas Farmar Esqr M'ayor Jacob Ouke James Nei'lson . William Ouke ^"^'^ > Aldermen Dirck Schuyler Peter Kemble Gerradus De Pyster Paul Miller . , . TV, ■,,. -r* , > Assistants Phillip French Henidrick Van Dursen Corneliuis Bennet Be it Ordained that [ ] Laws now in being are here- by Conitinued. Upon' the adjusting of ye Acctts of the Manegers [ ] Bridge it appears that there is Due to them [ ] Six- teen pounds two Shillings & two pence vizt. [ ] 79 pounds three Shillings & Eleven pence to James [ ] Eighteen Shillings & three pence to Mr. William [ ] Ordered by the Common Council that the Treasurer of this City pay unto Dirck Schuyler the Sum of N[ ] Shillings & Sixpence for boards DD John [ ] Ordered by the Common Council that the Ov [erseer of the] poor pay unto Hendrick Hoogland the Sum of [ ] pounds ten Shillings Money at 8 s p. oz. [ ]n adjusting accts. with Aaron Van Cleave one of the [former] Overseers of the Poor and it appear- ing that there is a [balan]ce Due to Said Van Cleave the Sum of three pounds [ ] teen Shillings & Ten pence. Benijn. Van Cleave perdmsed his acctt and it appearing [that] there is Dne to Said Benjn for Iron Work Done [on the Co] art House the Sum of three pounds Sixteen Shillings & two pence. Be it Ordained by the Commion Council [that] the In- habitants of this City be taxed the [sum] of forty pounds at 8 s p. oz towards [Defray] ing the charges of Bridges & Court House [ ] list to be Delivered to ye Col- lector by the [ ] Day of Sept and to be collected by the [ ] Day of November & it is further [Ordain] ed that tJhe Sum of thirty pounds for [ ] or Tax. [Mb. wanting.] Att a Meeting of ye Common Councill on Monday the Ninth Day of January 1746-7. Pres-enit Thiomas ffarmar Esqr Mayor Jamie's Hude Esqr Recorder Jacob Ouke "\ William Ouke ^ f * , , „.,«!. 1 Esqres > Aldermen Dirck Schuyler ^ C James Neilson j 80 Gerraidiis De Pyster Corneliuis Bennet Paul Miller l^ Assistaints Phillip French Hendrick Van Dursen Be it Ordaind By the Common Councill that all the for- mar Laws and Ordinances 'be hereby Continued. Be it Ordained By the Common Council that John De Giaw have an order on ye Collector for ye Sum of two pounds three Shillings at 8 s pr. oz for Work Done of the Tarrith of ye Court house. The Petition of Hendrick Van Derbelt and ye acctfcs of Charles Pountine wais Delivered in In order that Phillip French & Dirck Schuyler Inspect ye acctts of Tunis Mountaney ye late Overseer of ye Poor releating thereto. And additionall Ordinance to Prevent Strangers Strag- ling or Vagrants persons becomming a Charge to this City. [It seiems that *his ordinance wajs not copied.] Att a Meeting of ye Common Council held in & for the City of New Brunswick on Monday ye 17th Day of Aug- ust 1747. Present James Hude Fsqr Mayor William Ouke Esqr Recorder Jacdb Ouke ^ Dirck Schuyler _ f , , T „ TVT- ,1 Esqrs > Alderm'en James Niellsonj ^ f William Ouke [Cox?] ) Phillip French Gerradus De Pyster ( Ai " + t Hendrick Van Dursen Paul Miller 81 Be it Ordainied by the Mayor recorder Aldermen & Commion Oouncil & it is here by ordained & by the Au- thority of the Same that all the formar Laws & Ordin- anceis that ware in force in this City the 19th Day of Januiary last past & ware then Continued for Six Monts by the Common Council & are since Expired by their own limitation are here by revived & renewed & shall Continue in force for Six Monts. And it is 'furither ordaind that Francis Van Dyck is her© by a,ppointed Sealer of all Waights & Measures In the Roam & Sted of Nicholas Van Dyck. Ordered that Phillip French WiMiam Ouke & William Cox be a Committee to revise aill the laws & ordinances of the Corporation and prepare Such New ones as they shall think proper in order to be layd before this board at their next Meeting. Ordered that the Expenses of Entertaining his Excel- lency Jonathan Belcher Esqre 'Out Governor at the house of Pauil Millers Shall be paid out of the Money in the handis of Wm. Ouke Treasurer of this City. Ordered that Wm. Cox Esqre be Joyned with Jacob Ouke Esqre in the roam of D. V. Aersdalen to Order a City Watch to be kept agreeable to the Ordinance of the Common Oouncil for that purpose. Orda-ed that all Such Money as Dirck Schuyler hath layd out & Stands for at New York for Materials to re- pair the Engine the account thereof being drawn up & produced Shall be paid. Ordered by the Common Council that all Such Money As is Justly due to Nichdas Van' Dyck for repearing the City Engine Shall be adjusted at their next meeting & that the Said Nicholas be acquainted therewith that he may prepare his account to be layd before them for that purpose. 82 Att a Meieting of ye Commlbn Coundll held in and for ye City of New Brunswick on ye i8th Day of Novr. 1747. Present James Hude Esqr Mayor Wm. Ouke Esqr Recorder Wm. Cooc \ Dirck Schuyler _ f . , , JacdbOuke ^'l^'^f Aldermen James Nelson * Phillip French GerraduB Depuyster Cornelius Bennet . , . ■„■ , • 1 -ir T-. > Assistants Hendrick Wan Dursen Paul Mill^ Peter Kemble Be it ordained 'by ye Mayor Recorder Aldermen and Common Oouncill And its hereby Ordained by ye Au- thority of ye Same that all ye former Ordinances either expired or near expiring are hereby Continued & to re- main in force. Ordered by ye Common' Council! that Cornelius Van Arsdalen & peter Stryker are appointed to be Chemny Viewers for ye Insuing Year. It is Ordered by ye Common Councill By & with ye Consent of ye folllowing Berson's Jno. Wyley Benj. Van Cleave Mintie Van Voorbeis Francis Van Dyck Jno. Vani Norder Jtinr. Jacob Wyser Wm. Harrison Wm Rea- son and Ebenezer 'Lamlbsoni that they & Every of them are hereby made and appointed TVustees and Managers of ye City Injoine to keep ye Same in gobd Oi-der and fitt for Use and to work & manage the Same in Case any Acci- dents Happtene by fire And so Long as ye aforesaid Per- sons Continue to perform Such Services are every of them to be exempt from performing Watch & Viewing of Chimneys. Mr. Wm. Cox perduced an Acctt. against ye Corpora- tion being Eight Shillings & Six pence which is allowed. 83 Ordered by ye Commian Cduticill that ye Assesors of this City Doe asses ye Inhaibitants householders of this City from Tlhos. Authors to Reuben Runyons & Lucas upoiD the ye Hill Jacdbus Van Nuys & Mr. French Inclu- sive the Sum of twenty Five Poumds Money at 8 s pr. oz to 'be Asisessed on or before the 20th Day December next & to be Collected by ye first Day January Next by ye Col- lector of the City & that ye said Collector pay ye Same to the IVeasurer. Its further ordered that ye sd. Asseser make his As- »esment on sd. Inhabitants householders of his Discretion not albove fourteen Shillings nor under one Shilling & Ninepence. Whereas an ordinance of ye Mayor Recorder & Alder- men & Assistants of this City in Common Councill Con- vened the Sixteenth Day of March 1739 it was ordained that ye Constableis of this City & Liberties Should from time to time should make Strick Sarch & Inquiry Con- cerning all Strangers that should Come within this City & Liberties & Should give a List of theire Names to ye Mayor or Recorder &c in order that theire State & Con- ditidn mfght be Enquired into in order to prevent theire becomeing a City Charge which Ordinance hath been found to be in Some 'Measure inef ectual for that purpose & that since the Makeing of the Same Divers persons halve come in & others have been brought into this City & have been Lodged & entertained by ye Inhabitants householders of this City perhaps with a View of Gain till whiat Little Money they have had hath been spent & then have been turned out to shift for themselves by which Means have become burthensome to the Inhabitants of this City not being in a Capacity to provide for them- selves have been Maintained at the pubdick Charge In order therefore to prevent the Like Inconveninces & Im- positions for ye future. Be it Oi'dainied by ye Mayor Recorder Aldermen & As- sistants in Common Councill Convened & its hereby Or- 84 dained by ye Authority of ye Same that from & after this pubHcation of this Ordinance No person or persons being Inhabitants 'or Householders within this City & Liib- ertys shall presume to Lodge or entertain in his her or theire house or houses any Stranger Straglin or Vagrant person or persons whatsoever for the space of twenty four hours without Giving Imimeidiate notice thereof to any one Magistralte of this City shall forfeit ye Sum of thirty [shilils] for ye first offense and ye Sum of forty Shillings for every twenty four hours thereafter to be Recovered by Distress & SaJle of ye Goods & Chatties from all persons so Offending by Warrt. &c. And its further Ordained by the Authority afd that if any person or persons whatsoever shall at any time after ye Publication hereof bring any Stranger or Vagrant per- son or persons into this City either by Land or by Water without giveing Imediate Notice thereof to any one of ye Magistrates shall forfeit the Sum of thirty Shillings to be Levye'd by Distress & Salle of his Goods & Chatties And Shall also be oMidged to Convey such person or persons out of this City to the place from^ whence he or they had so brought them at his own Charge and upon Neglect or refusall thereof shall forfeit the Sum of forty Shillings for Each offence to be Levied by Distress & Salle of ye Goods & Chattles' of him her or they so offending by warrt. from' ye Mayor Recorder or any one of the Alder- men & for Want of Goods & Chatties wberon to make such Distress the offender to be imprisoned till the for- feitter be paid with Costs two thirds wihereof shall be paid to the overseers of ye poor for ye time being for ye releife of ye poor & the other third part thereof for ye use of ye Informer. And its further Ordained by ye Authority aforesd that ye Constables of this City & Libertys are hereby Enjoined & Strickly Charged Duly to Observe the Duty of them required by ye recited Ordinance of ye i6th Day of March 1 730-1 under ye Penalty of Seven ShilHings for Every offence nothing however in these Ordinances Contained 85 shall be Deemed or Ootistrued to Extend to the prohibit- ing of any person to give a Meal Victuals or Drink to any poor Tnaveller to & for their Necessary refreshmt in pass- ing along anything in these Ordinances Contained to the Contrary thereof m any Wise Notwithstanding. Att a Meeting of ye Common Coundll held in and for ye Ciity of New Brunswick ye i8 Day of ApriM 1748 Present, Jamtes Hudte Esqre Mayor Wm. Ouke Esqre Recorder Dirck Schuyler Jamies Nelson; Jacob Ouke Esqrs [ Aldfermen Hendrick Van Dursen Cornelius Bennet Gerraduis Deipyster Phillipi french James L,yne K. Assistants Dirck Vao Van Veghte Paul Miller 19. Aprill. The Common Councill Adjourned till to Morrow three of ye Clock to ye House of Paul Miller The Common Councill Mett According to Adjournment. Present, Jamies Hu'dfe Esqre Mayor Wm. Ouke Esqre Recorder James Nelson "j Hendrick Van Dursen Esqrs \ Aldermen Jacdb Ouke ) Gerradus Depyster Phillip Erench [ Assistants Dirck Van Veghte Paul Miller [Note. The ms. fails to record acts of Common Coun- cil of this date. See record below of September i. Editor.] 86 Att a Meeting of ye Common Council'! hdd in and for ye City of New Brunswick on ye first Day of September 1748 Present, Jamies Hude Esqre Mayor Wm. Ouke Esqre Recorder Jacob Ouke Hendrick Van Dursen Dirck Schuyler Bsqrs ), Aldermen Dirck Schuyler Cornelius Bennett Gerradus Depyster Dirck Van Vegihte Minne Van Voorhies \ Assistants Paul Miller James Lyne Be it Ordained by ye Common Councill & its Ordained by ye Authority of ye Same that all ye former Laws near expiring are hereby Continued And that All Laws now expired are hereby Revived^. Whereas by an Ordinance of ye Common Councill of this City made on ye 18 Day of Aprill Last Past it was or- dained That the Sum of L30 Money at 8 s p. oz s'hould be raised on ye Inhabitants of said City for ye Releef of said poor that ye Asessor Should Deliver his List of As- sesmt to ye Overseer of ye poor by ye i. June then Next so that ye Same should be Collected by ye i. of August then Next And Whereas the said Ordinance has not been since Comply ed with or Observed And Whereas it now appears to ye said Common Councill that ye said sum of 1,30 would Come short of what is requisite for releiveing ye said poor Be it therefore Ordained by ye Common Councill of said City and its hereby ordained by ye Au- thority of ye same that Assessor of this City Shall Assess and raise the Inhabitants of this City the sum of forty Pounds Like Money af d for ye use of ye poor of this City in proportion to their respective Estates not exceeding 87 Ten Shillings nor under One Shilling that ye Assessor Do Deliver his List of Assesmt to ye Overseers of ye poor by ye IVienity first Inst, so that ye Same May be Col- lected by ye Twenty first of October next And that ye Overseers Do then make a Return of all Delinquents to any one of ye MagiBtiiates of this City to be proceed ac- cordimg to Law. Ordered that ye Committee appointed on the i8th of Aprill last to Auditt the Accots of all ye former Over- seers of ye poor who have not rendered their respective Accotts of their offices Do make their Report thereof on the 3 Monday in October Next to ye Common Councill of this City the said Oomimittee not haveing on this Day made theire Report in pursuance to ye Order of that Day. Ordered by ye Oommon CounoiU of this City that ffrancis Van Dyke Do repaire the fire Engine of this City. An Additionall Ordinance to an Ordinance Intitaled an Ordinance to prevent all Strangers Idle & Vagrant per- sons being a burden & charge to ye Inhabitants of This City made on ye i8th of Aprill Last. Be it Ordained by ye Common Councill of this City and its hereby Ordained by ye Authority of ye Same that if any person or persons Wihatsoever Shall bring in to this City or Liberties thereof any Stranger Idle or Vagrant Per- son or persons after ye Publication hereof and Shall not foithwith give up ye Names of such person or Persons to ye 'Mayor or any other Magistrate of this City or to ye Overseers of ye Poor upon being Duly Chardged with such Strangers Idle or Vagrant person or persons Shall besides paying the penalty in said Ordinance mentioned pay or cause to be paid to ye Overseer of ye poor of this City all such Cost & Damage which ye Corporation Shall be put to by reason of such Stranger Idle or Vagrant per- son or persons to be recovered & applyed in Such Way & Manner as the penality in & by isd Ordinances is Directed to be recovered and applyed. 88 Att a Meeting of ye ComiMan Council held In and foi ye City of New Branswick on the twenty fourth of April! 1749 Present James Hude Esqr Mayor Jacob Ouke James Ndl'son ^ , . , , ■Cornelius Bennet ^^^" !^ ^'^^""^" Hen'drick Van Dursen Gerradus De Peyster Phillip French , . . T X > Assistants James Lyne Paul Miller Be it Ordained By the Common Council of this City & it is hereby Ordained by the Authority of the Same that all the Laws & ordinances of this Corporation which have expired Since the Last Meeting of the Said Com- mon Council be revived and they are hereby revived ac- cordingly. Its ordered that Messrs. William Ouke Jaunes Neilsoii & Jiames Lyne be a Cbmmittee to Inspect into & revise all the Laws & Ordinances of this Corporation to amend Such as are Deficient and to frame New Laws Such as they Shall Judge beneficial to this Corporation and to Make their Report thereof to this Board at the Next Setting of ye Common Council . It is Ordered that the Treasurer of this Corporation purchase a well Bound Book for the fair Entry of all the Laws orders and Ordinances of this Corporation. It is Ordered that Dirck Schuyler Paul Miller and Dirck Van Veglhte be a Com'mlittee to audit the Acctts of all the former Collectors and Overseers of the Poor who have not rendered their accts of their respective offices and do Make their report thereof at the Next Setting of the Common Council of this City. 89 John Royce haveing prodused his Acctt to this board for the f freight of the fire Engine of this City from New York to this pilace and for Carting the Same to his Boat the Same is allowed and it is ordered that the Treasurer of this City Do pay him the Sum of Nine Shillings & two pence whidh is the amount of Said Acct. Att a Meeting of ye Comm'on Council In this City of New Brimswick on Monday ye 17 July 1749 Present James Hude Esqr Mayor Williaim! Ouke Bsqr Recorder Jacob Ouike James Ndlson , Cornelius Bemiet ^''^'' } ^Wermen Hendrick Van Dursen Gerradxre De Pyster' Jamies Lyne Minnie V. Voorbees V Assistanits Dirck Van Veghte Paul Miller Messrs. Miller Schuyler & Van Veghte the Committee appointed on the twenty fourth of Aprill last to audit the Acoounits of all the then former Collectors & overseers of the poor have reported to this Board that they have au'dited the Acct. of Reuben Runyon one of the said overseers and find that he is indefbted to this Corporation in the Sum] of forty one Shililings and Seven pence at Eight ShiilHngs p. oz and also that they have audited the acct of John Predmoor another of said overseers and find that this COriporation is Indebted unto him in the Sum of twienty two ShilKngs and 'One penny like Money which ^■^eport is approved of by this Board It is Ordered by this Board that the Said Reuben Runyon do pay the afore- said Sum of forty one Shillings and Seven pence unto Abraham Schuyler one of the present overseers of the poor for this City. 90 It is Ordered that Messrs. Miller Schuyiler & Van Veghte ibe a Oomlmittee to Audit the acct. of Daniel South one of the overseers of the poor of this City for the Year 1748 and of Abraham Heyer a nother overseer for the Year 1747 & 1748 and that they make their Report there- of to this Board lat the Next Setting. Ordered that Messrs. William Ouke & Jacob Ouke do Repair the Stone Bridge at ye North En:d of Burnet Street in this City Ito agree with Workmen and provide Stone & other Materials for the Same. [Whereas] it alppears to ye Common Council of this City that a [Sum of Money] is wanting to Relieve the poor of Said City Be it there Ordained by the sd 'Common Council and it is hereby ordained by the Authority of the Same that the Assessor of this City do assess the Inhabitants of the Same in the Sum of forty pounds Money at Eight Shill per ounce for the use of said poor according to their respec- tive Estates not exceeding the Sum of fourteen Shillings nor under one Shilling like Money and that the Assessor do Deliver his List of Assessment to the overseers of the poor by the first Monday in September Next So that the Same be Collected in by the first Monday in October Next and that the overseers do Make a return of all Delin- quents to any one Magistrate of this City. Be it Ordained by the Common Council of this City and it is ihereiby Ordained by the Authority of the Same that all the Eaws & Ordinances of this Corporation Now in being be Continued and be in full force from henceforth for Six Months and they are herdby Continued in force accord- ingly. Ordered that the Treasurer pay unto the Sheriffe of this City the Sum of Nine Shillings for Moneys by him Layd out in Repairing the Goal of this City. 91 Att a Meeting of the Common Council held in ye City of New Brunswick .on Monday the fifteenth Day of Janu- ary 1749-50 Present James Hude Esqr Mayor William,' Oukey Bsqre Recorder Jacdb Oukey Jam-es Ndlson , Hendrick Vandursen ^"^'^ } ^^dermen Dirck Sdhuyler Gerraduis Depyster James I^yne Derick Vanvighte Paul Miller Assistants This Bioard haveing audited and Considered of Nich- olas Vandykels Acctt. agt this Corporation for Repairing the fire Engine of this City Do find Their is now a Bal- lanoe of five pounds [ ]teen Shillings & Six pence Current Money of New Jersey [ ] Shillings per oz [his] or'der that the TreaBurer of [this city] pay him Said (The Ms. Copy at this point is defective and beyond it is lost.) 92 Some Noteworthy Events Before 1750 1663-4. March 12-22. Grant by King Charles to the Duke of York of territory which included as its southern portion what is now New Jersey. Iveamiitig and Spioer, Grants and Concessions i. 1664. June 23. Lease of the Duke of York to Berkeley and Carte!ret of the Province of Nova Caesarea or New Jersey. June 24. The Duke of York's Release to Berkeley and Carteret of the same. Ibid. 8. 1664-5. P^- 10-20. Concessions of the Proprietors, Berkeley and Carteret. Ibid 12. Philip Carteret appointed Governor. Ibid. 26. 1668. 26 May. First General Assembly of the Province. Ibid. "j"]. 1676. July I. Quintipartite Deed of Division between East and West Jersey. Ibid. 61. 1678. M'ay I. Thomas Lawrence, Baker in New York, buys land which included the southeastern portion of the present City of New Brunswick. N. J. Archives XXI. 168. 1681. June 25. ComeHus Longfield, purchases land ''opposite the plantation of George Drake". This purchase included what is now the central portion of New Brunswick. Ardhives XIII. 109. cf. Archives XIII. 132. 1681. June 27. Purchase of "the Raritan Lots" for John Inians and Assiociates. Some of these lots are today the north half of New Brunswick. The purchase was confirmed by Governor and Council on March 2, 1682-3. Arch. XIII. 7, 10. Longfidd and Inians built and dwelt on their purchases. They were our finst settlers. 1682-3. Transfer of East Jersey to the TWenty Pour Proprietors. Leaming and Spicer 141 ff. 1682-3. March. An Act to divide the Province into four Coun- ties; Bergen, Essex, Middlesex and Monmouth. Ibid. 229. 1682-3. March 14. Samuel Moore named high sheriff of Middle- sex County. Arch. XIII. 24. Commissioned March 20. Ibid. 29. 1682-3. March. An Act to erect County Courts. Quarterly ses- 93 sions of Middlesex to be held alternately in the "publick Meeting houses" of Woodbridge and Perth Ambtiy. Learning and Spicer. 230. 1683. June 19. First Session of tihe Middlesex County Court at Piscataway. Original record in the office of the County Clerk, New Brunswick. It is believed that this was the earliest county court held in the Middle State,s. 1686. April 19. Extract from the Journal of Governor and Coun- cil: "A paper was given in here by Mr. John Inyens, therein setting fforth that hee has bin att a considerable expense to accommodate the Cbuntry in makeing out a Road to the ffals [of Delaware] from his house upon the Raraton wdh is six miles shorter then formerly and hath ffurnished himselfe wth all accommodacon as boates Canoes &c ffitting for fferrying iOVer the Raraton River all Travelling wth horses and Catle &c. Desireing this Board Will b6e pleased to order its being a publicke Road for the use of the Country and setle the Rates for the fferry &c wch being Read It's agreed and ordered that the Commis- sioners appointed by Act of General Assembly for laying out of all High Wayes Ivandings and fferryes in some short tyme Repaire to the sd fferry and there inspect the same and make their Retorne to the Secre- tairyes office. And as to the sd ffees and Rates for the fferry the same must be setled by Act of General Assembly to whch end this Board will take care to Recomend the samte to the House of Deputyes." Archives xni. 159. 1693. Oct. 16. John Inians alppears as a member of the Gover- nor's Coundl. His fellbw first settler, Cornelius Lonigfield, was for manly years a miember of the House of Deputies. Arch. XIII. 194, 237 et passim. 1693. Oct. 30. Each town by majority vote may elect to maintain a schoolmaster. Ibid. 200. 1693. Oct. 31. An Act for dividing each County into Townships. Middlesex County comprised three townships, Woodbridge, Perth Am- boy and Piscataway. The territory south of the Raritan, of which the present New Brunswick forms a part, was by separate metes and bounds made a distinct portion —