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 ORDINANCES, 
 
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 MAYOR, ALDERMEN and COMMONALTY 
 
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 N E W - Y O R K, 
 
 Ih Common Council convened ; 
 
 ^ For the good Rule and Government of the INHABITANTS 
 and RESIDENTS of the faid City. 
 
 ^ Published the Twenty -Ninth Day of March, 1786, in the Tenth Year of 
 
 our Independence, 
 
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 A L A W fer the dUe Obferuation of the Lord's-Day, called 
 
 Sunday. 
 
 BE IT Ordained, 3y Z/^^- Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty 
 of the City o/'New- York, in Common Council convened, and it is ^.^^^.j^ Labour 
 hereby Ordained by the Authority of the fame. That no Perfon or Goods bought or 
 or Perfons fhall do any Manner of fervile Work or Labour on ^^'^ ^y^ny P"fo"- 
 the Lord's-Day, called Sunday, (Works of Piety, Charity, or Ne- 
 ceffity excepted) or buy or fell any Goods, Wares or Merchandizes 
 whatfoever on that Day within the faid City, under the Penalty of 
 Ten Shillings for every Offence; And if any Child, Apprentice, 
 Servant or Slave, fhall be guilty of any of the Offences aforefaid, the Or by Children, 
 Parent, Mafler, Miflrefs or Owner of fuch Child, Apprentice, &c. &e. 
 Servant or Slave, fliall Forfeit and Pay the Sum of Six Shillings for 
 every fuch Offence. 
 
 II. And be it further Ordained, by the Authoj-ity aforefaid; 
 
 That no Perfon of whatever Age or Sex fliall meet together on the faid <t o r r - 
 -r^. f t r> iT^i I N° rerion of any 
 
 Day, m ariy of the Streets or Other Place, and there iport, play, or make Age or Sex t« 
 a noife or diflurbance, under the Penalty of Two Shillings for each play, &c. 
 Offence ; and on Failure of Payment, filch Offender or Offenders 
 to be fent to the Watch-Houfe of the faid City by the Mayor, Re- 
 corder or any one of the Aldermen, for the fpace of one Hour. 
 
 III. And be it fvrtkerOrdaised, the Authority aforefaid^ 
 That no Public Inn-Keeper, Alehoufe-Keeper,Vi£tualer, or Ordinary- 
 Keeper, fhall entertain or receive Company in their Houfes or other 
 Place or Places, and there fell any Kind of Wine or other Liquor on the 
 faid Day, (unlefs to Strangers, Travellers, or thofe who lodge in fuch 
 Houfes, for their neceffary RefrefBmcnt:) And that no Inn-Keeper, 
 Ale-Houfe Keeper, Victualler or Ordinary- Keepier, do at any Time 
 fuffer any excefiive drinking, or Perfons to be drunk in their Houfes, 
 under the Penalty of Twenty Shillings for each Offence. 
 
 IV. And EE it further OrdAIned, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 That the High Conflable do order and take Care that Two or more of 
 the Conftables of the Six Wards on the South Side of the Frefh Water, 
 andof the Bowery Divifion of the Out-Wafd, do by turns fucceflively, 
 on every Sunday, in Time of Divine Service, walk through the fe- 
 veral Streets and Lanes of this City with their Staffs, and caufe this 
 Law to be duly kept and obferved ; and to that end the faid High 
 Conflable and other Conftables, are hereby authorifed and required, 
 to enter into all or any of the Public Houfes, Taverns, Ale-Houfes, 
 Vidlualling Houfes, or Ordinaries, and if any Perfons fhall be found 
 tipling therein, or Strong Liquors fold contrary to this Law, they 
 lhall make Complaint and Prefentment thereof, that the fame may 
 puniflied as aforefaid. 
 
 B A L A W 
 
 No Public Inni 
 Keeper, &c. to 
 entertain Company, 
 &c. 
 
 Conftables Duty; 
 
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 A L A W directing the TJfes of t/je Public Seals of this Clf^. 
 
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 E IT Ordained, by rZi^- Mayor, Aldermen rt«^Commonaltyo//=;?'(f 
 City of New- York, in Common Council convened, and it is here- 
 by Ordained by the Authority of the fame. That the Seal commonly 
 City Seal called the City Seal, (hall be and remain in the Cullody and Keeping 
 
 of the Clerk of the faid City, and that the fame be put and affixed 
 to all Grants, Leafes, Freedoms, Warrants and other Inftruments 
 and Writings, which fhall from Time to Time be made, granted or 
 iffued by Order of the Common Council of the faid City, or other- 
 wife provided for by the Charter of the faid City, and to Freedoms 
 granted by Order of the Mayor's Court, and that the faid Seal be not 
 put or ufed to any other Purpofe whatfoever. 
 
 That the fmall Seal, commonly called the Seal of the Mayor's 
 , Court, fhall alfo be and remain in the Cuftody and Keeping of the 
 
 Scai/^""^* ^""^ faid Clerk, and be put and affixed to all Procefs iffiiiiig out of the 
 faid Court and the Court of General Seffions of the Peace, and to no 
 other Purpofes whatfoever. 
 
 And that the Seal, commonly called the Seal of Mayoralty, fliall 
 be and remain in th^Cullody and Keeping of the Mayor of the faid 
 City for the Time being ; and that the fame may by the faid Mayor, or 
 by the faid Mayor and Court of Aldermen of the faid City for the 
 Mayoralty Seal. iyc£Mi being, be put and affixed to all fuch Writings and Inftruments, 
 Depofitions, Affidavits, Exemplifications, Teftimonials, Protefls and 
 other Matters and Things as are ufual and cuftomary to be certified 
 under the Public Seal of any Mayoralty, for the better alfe^ng of the 
 Truth of the Matters and Things thereby certified. 
 
 A LAW Relative to the Admission of Freemen. 
 
 BE IT Ordained, /y^^- Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of 
 the City of New- York, in Common Council convened, and it is 
 hereby Ordained by the Authority of the fame. That all and every 
 Perfon or Perfons hereafter to be made Free of this City, (who were 
 not Born within this City or ferved a regular Apprenticeffiip of Seven 
 Y'ears within the fame) fhall Pay for the Freedom thereof as follows. 
 Freedom Fees. . Every Merchant, Trader or Shop-Keeper, the Sum of Five 
 
 Poz^rW^ Lawful Money of the State of New- York, including the fe- 
 veral Fees herein after-mentioned ; And every Handicraft Tradef- 
 man, the Sum of Twenty Shillings of like Lawful Money, for the 
 t^fe of the Corporation, with the following Fees on being made Free, 
 that is to fay. Eight Shillings to the Mayor, Six Shillings, to the 
 Recorder, Seven Shillings and Sixpence to the Clerk, and One Shil- 
 ling to the Cryer of the Mayors-Court ; and that every Perfon who 
 was Born or ferved an Apprenticefhip within this City, fliall Pay for 
 being Sworn a Freeman, and being Regiftered, and for a Certificate 
 thereof the Sum of Eight Shillings to the Mayor, Six Shillings to the 
 Recorder, Seven Shillings and Sixpence to the Clerk, and Ojie Shilli?ig 
 to the Cryer and Bell-Ringer of the Mayor's-Court. 
 
 IL And be it further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 That every Perfon hereafter to be made Free of this City, fliall take 
 
 fuch 
 
fuch Oath of Allegiance to the State of New- York, as now Is or hereafter 
 fliall be eftaoiillied by Law, before the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and 
 any Four or more of the Aldermen ; and aifo the fallowing Oath or 
 Affirmation, to 'wit : I A. B. do Swear (or folemnly Affirm as the 
 Cafe may be) that I, as a Freeman of the City of New- York, will 
 maintain the lawful Franchifes and Cuftoms thereof, and keep the 
 fame City harmlefs as much as in me lieth, and that I will in all 
 Things do my Duty as a good and faithful Freeman of the fame City 
 ought to do. So Help me GOD. * 
 
 Condition of hil 
 Bond, 
 
 A LAW to Regulate the Office of Chamberlain or Treasu-^ 
 
 RER oj this City* 
 
 BEitOrdained, by the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of 
 the City of New-York, convened in Common Council, and it is 
 hereby ordained by the Authority cf the fame. That the Perfon here- 
 after to be eledled Chamberlain or Treafurer of thefaid City, fhallbe 
 a Freeholder or Freeman of the faid City, acftually refiding within riisOualificat'dn 
 the fame, and a Perfon of fufficient Abilities and fair Reputation : 
 And, that the Perfon fo elected, before he fliall enter upon or offici- 
 ate in the faid Office of Chamberlain or Treafurer, fliall enter into 
 Bond to the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New- 
 York, and their Succeifors, with Two fuffiCient Sureties, to be ap- 
 proved of by them, in the Sum of Five Thoufand Pounds Lawful Mo- 
 ney of the State'" of New- York, with a Condition to the EfFe(ft of 
 in the Form following, to uoit : 
 
 *' Whereas the above bounden A. B. is elected to the Office and 
 Place of C':;rr.bsrlari .r I'reafurer of the faid City for the Year en- 
 fuing : Now the Condition of this C)bligation is fuch. That if the 
 faid A. B. fliall and do, well, faithfully and truly perform, do, execute, 
 adt, tranfad: and accomplifli all Adls and Things whatfoever, which 
 any ways touch or concern his faid Office, and fliall and do in all 
 Things well and faitlifully demean himfelf in the CT^ecution of the 
 faid Office of Chamberlain or Treafurer of the faid City ; and fliall 
 in due Order and Method, in proper Books for that Purpofe, keep a 
 true, exad: and jufl: Account of thefevcral Branches of the Revenue, 
 Rents and Incomes of the Corporation of the faid City, and of all 
 and every other Sum and Sums of Money which may com.e into his 
 Hands gs Chamberlain or Treafurer, as aforefaid, in Virtue of any Law 
 or Laws of the Stats of New- York, and of all Payments to be made 
 thereout by Order of the Common Council of the faid City, and alfo 
 lhall and do every Three Months, or oftner (if he fliall be thereun- 
 to required) render unto the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty 
 of the City of New-York, their Succeflbrs and Affigns, a true and juft 
 Account of all his Receipts and Payments to be made as aforefaid, re- 
 gularly fliated, in proper Books for that Purpofe j and fliall and dov/ell 
 and duly obferve all fuch Orders, Rules and Diredlions in the making 
 of all Payments whatfoever, "3 he fliall from Time to Time receive 
 from tiie Common Council of the faid City: And alfo, if the faid A, 
 B. liis Executors and Adminiflirators fliall and do within the fpaceof 
 Fourteen Days next-after the Determination or End of his faid Office as 
 Chamberlain or Treafurer as aforefaid, whether by the Death of the faid 
 A. B. or otherwife, well and trulyrenderunto the laid Mayor, Aldermen 
 
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 alid Commonalty of the City of New- York, their SuccefTor^ and 
 Afligns, atrue and juft Account, fairly entered in Books to be pro- 
 vided for that Pui^ofe, as aforefaid, of all his Receipts and Payments^ 
 and fliall and do well and truly Pay, or caufe to be paid, unto the faid 
 Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New-York, 
 their Succellbrs or Affigns, all fuch Sum or Sums of Money as fhall 
 be then in his or their Hands, or which he or they fhall, upon 
 fuch Account, be found in Arrear : And alfo fhall and do upon a 
 lufficient Difcharge in Law to him or them to be given by the faid 
 Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New- York, or 
 their SuccefTors, within the Time aforefaid, well and truly furrender 
 and deliver up to the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty^ 
 of the City of New- York, their SuccefTors or AfHgns, all and Angu- 
 lar the Books of Accounts belonging to th» faid Office, with all War- 
 rants, Vouchers and Memorandums belonging to the fame : And 
 alfo all and fingular Bills, Bonds, Specialties, Leafes, Grants, 
 Deeds, Charters, Letters Patent, and all other Papers and Writings 
 whatfoever, in any wife belonging to the faid Corporation, without 
 any concealment, embezzlement or fraud : Then this Obligation to 
 be void, otherwife to be and remain in full Force and Virtue. 
 
 IL And be it further Ordained, the Authority aforefaid, 
 Eleftion to be That if any Pcrfou hereafter to be elected Chamberlain or Treafurer of 
 Void if lie ncgleas the faid City, fhall refufeor negle6t to enter into fuch Security as afore- 
 In/uke'thc Oa"h ^^^^ theufual Oaths for the due execution of his faid Office, 
 
 prcfcribed. within Fourteen Days after his being focledled j or if the faid Cham- 
 
 berlain or Treafurer fhall remove out of the faid City, or fhall refign 
 his faid Office of Chamberlain orTreafurer> then and in either of the 
 faid cafes the Corporation fhall and may proceed to elecfl another Per- 
 fon into the faid Office, as if no fuch former Election had taken Place* 
 
 A L A W for the better Tr eventing o/" Fire. 
 
 Conibblcstoview 
 Chininies, &:c. 
 
 And to Report to 
 the Aldermen. 
 
 _ Penalty on Cliim- 
 viiti being on Fire. 
 
 BE IT Ordained, by thels/lajovy Aldermen and Commohzlty 
 of the City 0/ New- York, in Common Council convened, and it 
 is hereby Ordained by the Authority of the fame. That the Alderman 
 and Affiflant of each refpedive Ward within this City fhall, at their 
 difcretion, Order and Dire£t one Or both of the Conftables of their 
 faid Ward tt) examine the Chimnies and Hearths of all Houfes and 
 Out-Houfes, and all Places where Afhes is or fliall be kept within 
 their refpe£live Wards, and if he or they find any defeftive, fhall 
 give Notice thereof to the faid Alderman, who, at his difcretion, 
 fhall Order the fame to be fwept, altered or mended and if any 
 Perfon fliall Negle6t or Refufc to obey the Order of fuch Alderman, 
 fuch Perfen'^ali Forfeit the Sum of Six SnrLLiNGs for each C^.- 
 fence, for the Ufe of the faid Conflable or Conflables. 
 
 n. And be it further OR-DAiti-ETt, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 That if any Chimney within this City fhall take Fire for want of be- 
 ing kept Clean, the Occupant thereof fhall Forfeit tlje Sum of For- 
 TY Shillings like Money, for the Ufe of the Firemen of the faid 
 City. 
 
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 nr. And I5E IT FURTHER Ordained, by the Authority (ifor't^ 
 Ja:d, Thac the Inhabitant or Owner of every Houfe within this City, gucketstob" r- 
 having Three Fire-places and under Six, lhall provide Two Leather viderireachHoui^. 
 Buv.k,c;ts, and having Six Fire-Places and under Nine, Four; and 
 having Nine Fire-Flaces and upwards, Six ; and of every Brew- 
 Houfe, Dillillery and Sugar-Houfe, Nine Buckets ; and of every 
 B.ike-Houfe, Four Buckets ready in their refpeftive Houfes and 
 Baildings aforefiid ; arid • that the fame be found and procured by 
 the Penbns inhabiting the faid Houfes, and the Price thereof be al- 
 lowed by the Landlord out of their Rent, and that the faid Buckets 
 be Marked with, at leafl, the Liitial Letters of the Landlord's Name. 
 And if any Houfe- Keeper or other Perfon aforefaid, fliall Negled: 
 to procure and have ready in their refpedtive Dwelling- Houfes and 
 ether Buildings before-mentioned, the Number of Leather Buckets 
 in Manner herein before directed, luch Houfe-Keeper lhall tor every 
 Month he fhall fo Negledt, Forfeit the Sum of Six Shillings for each 
 Bucket. And if any Perfon or Perfons fliall detain from the Owner 
 any Bucket or Buckets which fliall be ufed at any Fire as aforefaid, 
 above Forty-Eight Hours after fuch Fire is extinguifhed, the Per- 
 fon fo detaining fuch Buckets {hall Forfeit and Pay to the Owner 
 fdr each Bucket fo detained the Sum of 'Twenty Shillings ; and if the 
 Owners of any Buckets are not known, the fame fhall be fent to the No Buckets to b« 
 City-Hall of this City, and be delivered to the Marlliall or Keeper 
 thereof, in Order that they may be referved for the Owner. 
 
 IV. And se it further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaidy 
 That the Fire-men fhall from Time to Time and at all Times during 
 their continuance in their Olnce, have and enjoy the Benefits and Fire-mens Dut^ 
 Privileges hereafter-mentioned; and be fubjed: to and demean and Privileges, 
 themfelves according to the Rules and Regulations following, to wit: 
 
 lit. That as often as any Fire fliall break out within this City^ 
 the faid Fire-men fliall immediately upon Notice thereof repair 
 to their refpediive Fire Engines, and draw them to the Place 
 where fuch Fire fliall happen, and there, by the Direction of 
 the Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen, Sheriff, Engineer or 
 Overfeer of the Fire Engines, or any of them who fliall be pre- 
 fent. Work and Manage the faid Fire Engines, and other Tools 
 and Inftruments, with all their Power and Skill, for the fpeedy 
 extinguifliing fuch Fire, and when fuch Fire is extinguifhed. 
 Shall return the faid Fire Engines and other Tools and Inftru- 
 ments, well wafhed and cleaned, to their refpedlive proper 
 Places of Depofit. 
 
 2dly. That if any Fire-man fliall be abfent frorri any fuch Fire, Fire-meh not to 
 (without reafonable Caufe) he fl:iall, for every fuch Default, be Abftnt. 
 Forfeit and Pay the Sum of Twelve Shillings. 
 
 3dly. That for the better keeping the faid Fire Engines in good 
 Order and Repair, and Preferving the flime from Decay, the 
 faid Fire-men fliall, when the Seafon of the Year wfll Permit^ 
 (by the Order and Direilion of the Overfeer of the faid Fire 
 Engines) once in every Month, and at any Time or Times 
 when required by the Mayor or any Three or more of the AL-i 
 
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 Fire Engines to 
 be kept in good Or- 
 der. 
 
 Fire-rncn for 
 Negleifl of Duty to 
 be difplaced. 
 
 dermen of the faid City, for the Time being, or by Order of 
 Common Council of the faid City, draw out the faid Fire En- 
 gines in Order to their being Examined, and fhall Work, Ma- 
 nage and Exercife the fame, and Wafli and Cleanfe them, and 
 be careful that they be in good Order and Condition and fit for 
 Service upon any Emergency, and then return the fame to their 
 refpcdlive Places of Depofit ; and that if any Fire-man fhall 
 Negledl his Duty herein, he fliall, for every fuch Default, 
 Forfeit and Pay the Sum of Six Shillings. 
 
 4thly. That if any Perfon who is Appointed and Regiftered as a 
 Fire-man fhall Negledl or Refufe to do his Duty as fuch, in at- 
 tending Fires, or in Working, Managing and frequent Exer- 
 cifing. Trying and Ufing the faid Fire Engines, Tools and 
 other Inflruments provided for the better Extinguifhing of Fire, 
 fuch Fire-man making Default, fhall (befides the Fines and 
 Penalties before-mentioned) be removed and difplaced from 
 the Office of a Fire-man. 
 
 Regulation as 
 Hay, &c. 
 
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 V. And be it further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 That no Perfon or Perfons whomfoever fhall have, keep, or put any 
 Hay or Straw in Stack or Pile in his, her, or their Yard, Garden or 
 in any other Place on the South-Side of a Line beginning at the 
 Out-Let of the Swamp of Leonard Lefpenard, Efquire, into Plud- 
 fon's River, thence to and along the North-Side of the Dwelling- 
 Houfe of Nicholas Bayard, Efquire, thence to and along the North- 
 Side of the Dwelling- Houfe late of Thomas Jones, Efquire, and 
 thence to and along the North-Side of the Dwelling-Houfeof Abra- 
 ham Cannon, to the Eafl-River, except in clofe Buildings proper 
 for the Purpofe : And alfo that no Perfon or Perfons fliall have, keep, 
 or put any Hay or Straw in any Houfe, Stable or other Building to 
 the Southward of the Line aforefaid, which is or fhall be within Ten 
 Feet of any Chimney, Hearth or Fire- Place, or Place for keeping 
 Afhes, under the Penalty of Twenty Shillings for every Offence. 
 And that if any Perfon or Perfons fliall continue to keep Hay or Straw 
 in any fuch Houfe, Stable, Building or other place aforefaid, above 
 Forty -Eight Hours after Convidtion thereof as aforefaid, he, fhe or 
 they fhall be fubject to the like Penalty, and fo as often as it fliall 
 happen as aforefaid. 
 
 VL And be it further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid^ 
 That if any Perfon whatfoever do Fire or Difchargeany Gun, Piftol, 
 No Guns to be Rocket, Cracker or Squib, or other Fire Works, in any Street or 
 difcharged in the other Place whatfoever within the Limits lafl aforefaid, fuch Perfon 
 Streets, &c. &c. offending fhall for erery Ofi?"ence, Forfeit and Pay the Sumof !r,?« 
 Shilliyigs, 
 
 A LAW for the better Securing this City from the Dahger of 
 
 GuN-PoWDER. 
 
 WHEREAS the better to fecurc the Inhabitants of the City of 
 New- York from the Dangers they have been expofed to by 
 
 large 
 
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 large Quantities of Gun-Powder being lodged in the Magazine at 
 
 the Frefh Water, and being kept in Houfes, Shops and Stores with- p^g^jj^y^ 
 
 in the faid City, a fuitable and convenient New Magazine or Powder- ^ ' 
 
 Ploufe is eredled and built at Inclembergh, in the Out-Ward, for 
 
 the reception of all the Gun-Powder which is or fhall be imported 
 
 into the faid City : 
 
 I. Be it therefore Ordained, the Mayor, Aldermen 
 and Commonalty of the City of New- York, in Common Council con^ 
 •vened, and it is hereby Ordained by the Authority of the fame, That 
 no Perfon or Perfons fhall keep in any Houfe, Shop, Store-Houfe, 
 or other Place within Two Miles of the City- Hall of the faid City, 
 (Magazines of Powder of the United States, or of this State, only 
 
 excepted) any more or greater Quantity of Gun-Powder at one Time ^"""^ l^^^ 
 
 , ' ■' ^. , , 7-, i ^ _ - zSlb. in hour fepa- 
 
 than Twenty-Eight Pounds, and that m rour leparate Stone Jugs, or rate jugs to be kept 
 Tin Cannifters, each of which fhall not contain more than Seven in any Houfe. 
 Pounds Weight of Gun-Powder, under the Penalty of Ten Bounds 
 for every Offence. 
 
 II. And be it further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 That the Common Council of the faid City fliall from Time to Time 
 
 AppoiHt a Sober, Difcreet and Sufficient Inhabitant of the faid Keeper of th«i 
 City, to be Store-Keeper of the faid Magazine or Powder-Houfe, Magazine to be ap. 
 lately ereded as aforefaid; that it fhall be the Duty of the P°i"tcd, 
 faid Store- Keeper to Receive and Store in the faid Magazine or ^^ho is to to be Ac 
 Powder-Houfe, all fuch Gun-Powder as fhall be thereto brought countable to the 
 to be fafely kept and Stored, and that he fhall be Accountable OwnerofGunPow- 
 tlierefor to the Owners thereof, (Lightning and other unavoidable Stored, 
 Accidents excepted) : That he fhall as often as required, every g,,^ ^Lxttnii at the 
 Day (except Sunday) between the Hours of Ten and Twelve in Magazine to Re- 
 the Forenoon, and Two and Four in the Afternoon, give his At- Gun-Powder, 
 tendance to Receive into and Deliver out of the faid Magazine or 
 Powder-Houfe, all fuch Gun-Powder as fhall be brought thereto 
 to be Stored, or as fliall be required to be delivered thereout as afore- 
 fiid : That upon his receiving into his Cuftody any Quantity of 
 Gun-Powder, he fliall enter the fame in a Book to be kept for that ^nd enter the fame 
 Purpofe, fpecifying the Names of the refpedive Owners, the ;;g^^eNam'"e of the' 
 Quantity of Gun-Powder, and the Size, Marks and Numbers of Owner, &c. &c. 
 the Cafks, and at the fame Time give his Receipt in Writing for 
 the fame to the Owners thereof. 
 
 III. And BEIT further Ordaiu'e.-d, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 That the Store-Keeper of the faid Magazine or Powder-Houfe, for 
 
 the Time being, fhall and may Demand, Take and Receive (for the ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^ 
 Ufc of the Corporation) for the Storage of all Gun-Powder Received ^.^^^ ° 
 into the Magazine or Powder-Houfe aforefaid, (Gun-Powder be- 
 longing to the United States or this State excepted) the Rates or 
 Sums of Money following, viz. 
 
 For every Barrel of Gun-Powder One Shilling and Four-Fence, 
 for every Half-Barrel One Shilling, and for every Quarter Bar- 
 rel or fmaller Caflc Eight-Fence, for any Timeiefs than a Year. 
 
 And if fuch Gun- Powder fhall lie in the faid Magazine or Powder- 
 Houfe for any longer Time than One Year, double thofe Sums for 
 each Cafk of Gun-Powder above-mentioned. 
 
 IV. And 
 
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 Powder to bt 
 Turned every 
 Month. 
 
 Keeper's Fees. 
 
 Penalty on the 
 Keeper for Ncgleft. 
 
 Bags to be pro- 
 vided. 
 
 No Gun- Powder 
 to be removed but 
 in Bags, 
 
 nor carried in Carts 
 with Iron-Shod 
 Wheels. 
 
 iV. And be it further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid, 
 That the Store-Keeper for the Time being fliall, once in every Month, 
 caiife all the Gun-Powder in the Magazine or Powder- Houfc afore- 
 faid, to be well Turned, for which Services and fur Receiving and 
 Delivering the fame,- he fhall have and Receive, to his own Ufe, 
 over and above the Rates aforefaid, from the Owner or Owners of 
 the faid Gun-Powder, the Sum of One Shilling and Four-pence for 
 every Barrel : the Sum of One Shilling for each Half-Barrel j and the 
 Sum of EightPence for each Quarter- Barrel or lefler Cafk : And if 
 the faid Store-Keeper fliall Negledt to give due Attendance at the 
 Magazine or Powder-Houfe aforefaid, at the Times aforefaid, when 
 thereunto Required, or fliall iMeglecfl Turning . the Gun-Powder 
 therein Stored and Kept, or fhall take or exadt any greater Sums of 
 Money for Storage, Receiving and Delivering and for Turning fuch 
 Gun-Powder as aforefaid, than are herein before limited and ap- 
 pointed, within the Hours before-mentioned, he fliall Forfeit and 
 Pay the Sum Forty Shillings for every Offence. 
 
 V. And be it further Ordained, hy the Authority aforefaid^ 
 That for the more fafe Conveyance of Gun- Powder to and from the 
 faid Magazine or Powdcr-Houfe, the faid Store-Keeper fliall pro- 
 cure and provide good Tow-Cloth or Leather Bags or Covers, in 
 Order to Cover all Cafks of Gun-Powder that may hereafter be con- 
 veyed to or from the faid Magazine or Powder-Houfe : And that 
 no Cart-Man or other Perfon or Perfons whomfocver fliall carry 
 any Gun-Powder to or from the faid Magazine or Powder-Houfe or 
 through any Street of this City, unlefs the fame fhall be covered with 
 fuch Tow -Cloth or Leather Bags as aforefaid, under the Penalty of 
 Forty Shillings for every Offence : And that no Perfon or Perfons 
 whomfoever lhall carry any Calk of Gun-Pov/der through any 
 Street of this City in any Cart or other Carriage Shod with Iron, 
 under the Penalty of Four Pounds for each Offence. 
 
 Fees for the Ufe 
 &f the Bags. 
 
 VL And be i t further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaidy 
 That it fliall and may be lawful for the Store-Keeper of the faid Ma- 
 gazine for the Time being, to have. Receive and take of and from 
 every Perfon or Perfons, who fhall Ufe any of the aforefaid Tow 
 Cloth or Leather Bags or Covers, Three-Pence for each Bag or Co- 
 ver fo by bim or them to be ufed. 
 
 A LAW to Appoint Surveyors Jor this City. 
 
 E IT Ordained, by thelAzyox, Aldermen and Commonalty of 
 the City o/" New- York, in Common Council convened, and it is 
 hereby Ordained by the Authority of the fame. That there fhall hz 
 Surveyors to be fuch and fo many Surveyors Appointed for this City, as the Com- 
 ppointc . vcio^ Council of the faid City fliall from Time to Time think 
 
 proper, whofe Duty it fhall be to affifl the faid Common Council 
 in the Laying Out and Regulating of all the Streets, Wharfs and 
 Slips of the faid City, and to Lay Out and Survey all Ground for 
 the Purpofe of Building on, and to Advife and Diredt concerning 
 the fame : And that the faid Surveyors fo to be Appointed as afore^ 
 faid, do, before they refpedively enter upon the Execution of the 
 
 fiid 
 
laid Office, take an Oath well and truly to Execute the And take «nOai]\ 
 
 ^ 'of office. 
 
 lame. 
 
 And in Order that Regularity and Uniformity may be kept and ob- 
 fervcd in the Streets and Buildings within the faid City, 
 
 II. Be it further Ordained, by the Authority nforefaidy 
 That no Perfon or Perfons whatfoever fhall eredt any Building on his, 
 her, or their Ground, unlcfs the fame be previoufly viewed and laid No Building to 
 out by the laid Surveyors or One of them, nor in any other Man- Lot^^'f we" e'd 
 ner than they or One of them (with the Advice and Confent of the ° " ""'^^^ * 
 Alderman and Affiftant of the Ward where fuch Ground lieth) fhall 
 Dire(ft, under the Penalty of Five Pounds Lawful Money of the 
 State of New-York for each Offence. 
 
 III. And BEIT further 0'!^T>KmY.-Q^by the Authority of or efaid. 
 That for laying out each Houfe Lot, and giving a Certificate thereof. Surveyor's Fee^ 
 the faid Surveyor or Surveyors fhall have and Receive from the 
 Owner or Owners thereof the Sum of Eight Shillings. 
 
 A LAW to regzilate the FuBLic Markets within this City. 
 
 BEitOrdained, /^v the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of 
 the City of New- York, in Common Council convened, and it is 
 hereby Ordained by the Authority of the fame. That every Day in the 
 Week (except Sunday) be, and hereby is Appointed a Public Market- 
 Day within this City, from Sun-Rife to Sun-Set, and that the Market-Days ani 
 Public Markets fliall be held at fuch Place or Places as the Common 
 Council of the faid City fhall from Time to Time Dired: and 
 Appoint : And that fuch Part or Parts thereof as are or fhall not be 
 particularly appropriated and allotted to Butchers or others, fliall and 
 may be occupied by Country People and others reforting the faid 
 Public Markets, to fell their Provifions and other Articles ufually 
 fold in the Public Market-Places in the faid City. 
 
 TI. And be it'further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaidy 
 That no Perfon or Perlons whomfoever, not being licenfed for the Butchers to be 
 Purpofe, fliall Adt as a Butcher or Butchers, or fell or expofc to ^'cenfad. 
 fale, in any of the Public Markets or elfewhere within this City, 
 any Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton or Lamb, by the Joint or in Pieces, 
 (except Country People herein after-mentioned and excepted) under 
 the Penalty of Ten Shillings for every Offence. 
 
 III. And be it further ORDAitiED, by the Authority afore/did. 
 That as the Public Markets are intended for the Benefit of 
 Houfe-Keepers and others in this City, who buy for the Ufe and 
 Conlumption of themfelves and their Families, and to the End that 
 they may provide themfelves in the Forenoon of every Day, at the 
 Firfl Hand and at moderate Rates, with fuch Provifions and other 
 Articles as are ufually fold in the Public Markets, it fhall not be 
 lawful for any of the Huckfters or Retailers within this City to pur- 
 chafe in any of the faid Markets to fell again, any Provifions or Goods Huckfters not to 
 of any Kind w^hatfoever (except Flour or Meal) until Eleven o'Clock clVs'unti^l i%'clock. 
 
 D of 
 
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 nor Flour until 
 o'clock. 
 
 of every Day, under the Penalty of Ten okilltngs for each Offence: 
 And that it fhall not be lawful for any of the Huckfters or Retailers 
 aforefaid, to purchafe Flour or Meal in any of the faid Public Mar- 
 kets to fell again, until Four o'Clock in the Afternoon, under the 
 Penalty of Five Shillings for every Hundred Weight of Flour or 
 Meal fo purchafed as aforefaid. 
 
 IV". And be it further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaidy 
 That no Hucklter or Huckfters, Retailer or Retailers fliall fell or 
 offer or expofe to fale any Provifions or other Articles whatfoever, 
 in any of the faid Public Markets within this City, or in any of the 
 Streets thereof, under the Penalty of TV;z S-^/Z/Z/z^s for each Offence. 
 
 V. And be it further Ordained, by the Authority afore faid^^ 
 That no Perfon or Perfons fhall fell or of}'er for fale in any of the 
 No unwliolfume Public Markets aforefaid, or within any Part of this City, any un- 
 fold" '""^ '^^ wholefome or flale Articles of Provifion, any blown Meat or meafly 
 Pork, under the Penalty of Forty Shillings for every Offence. 
 
 Bor to fell in the 
 Maj-kets or Streets. 
 
 Butter to be fold 
 by V/ eight. 
 
 Market Fees. 
 
 VI. And BE IT further OKDAm-EX), by the Authority aforefaidy 
 
 That all Butter brought to this City for fale fliall be fold by 
 
 Weight : And if any Butter expofed to fale as aforefaid, fhall be 
 
 found deficient in the Weight at which it is offered for fale, the 
 
 Perfon or Perfons felling or expofing the fame to fale, fliall Forfeit 
 
 and pay the Sum of Ten Shillings for every Offence. 
 * 
 
 VII. And be it further Okd aih^d , by the Authority aforefaid. 
 That all and every of the Butchers and others reforting and coming 
 to any of the Public Markets aforefaid, fhall pay for their refpecflivc 
 Stalls, Standings, Places, Boards, Shelter and other Things neceffary 
 for their Standings in any of the Public Markets aforefaid, withia 
 this City, and for keeping the fame Clean ; and alfo for defraying 
 the Incidental Charges of Repairing the Markets, and Rewarding 
 the Care and Attendance of the Clerk of the faid Markets or his De- 
 puties, or fuch other Perfon or Perfons as the Common Council of 
 the faid City fliall from Time to Time for that Purpofe Appoipt, 
 the Rates and Sums of Money following, to idit : ■ 
 
 For all Cattle killed and brought into any of the Public Markets, 
 for Four Quarters, One Shilling and Four-Pence, and in that pro- 
 portion for a greater or lefs Number or Quantity. For every Hog, 
 Shoat or Pig, brought into and cut up for fale in any of the Public 
 
 Markets, Four-Pence. 
 Three-Pence. 
 
 And for every Calf, Sheep or Lamb, 
 
 VIII. And BEIT further Ordai ned, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 That the Clerk of the faid Markets, or his Deputies, or fuch other 
 Perfon or Perfons aforefiid, as the Common Council fhall from Time 
 to Time Appoint for that Purpofe, is, and are hereby authorifed 
 and empowered to have, dem.and and receive from the Butchers 
 and others who buy to fell again, and refort to any of the faid Public 
 Markets, the Rates and Sums of Money aforefaid, and in that Pro- 
 portion for every Species of Provifion above-mentioned, which may 
 be brought for fale as aforefaid to any of the Public Markets afore- 
 faid : And if any Butcher or Butchers, or other Perfon or Perfons 
 aforefaid, fhall Negled, Refufe or Delay to pay the feveral 
 
 Sums 
 
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 Sums of Money aforefaid, when thereunto required as aforefaid, fuch 
 Butcher or Butchers, orotherPerfon orPerfons fo neglecting, refuling, 
 or delaying, fhall forfeit and pay double the Sum fo from him, her 
 or them due, owing and demanded, to the faid Clerk of the Markets, 
 his faid Deputies, or fuch Perfon or Perfons aforefaid, as the Com- 
 mon Council fhall from Time to Time for that Purpofe Appoint as 
 aforefaid. 
 
 IX. And BE IT FURTHER Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 
 That it fhall and may be lawful for the Country People to fell or ,^,y°;,";''fhe?owa 
 expofe to lale, in any of the Public Markets aforefaid, with- 
 
 Meat by the Quar- 
 
 in this City, Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton and Lamb, by the Quarter, ^"^^ without paying 
 
 without paying any thing for the fame, if fuch Beef, Pork, Veal, 
 
 Mutton or Lamb, be Bona Fide raifed or produced on the Farm or 
 
 Plantatioii of the Perfon expofing the fame to fale, and not bought 
 
 to fell again as aforefaid, any Tking in this Law contained to the 
 
 Contrary in any Wife notwithftanding. 
 
 X. And EE IT FURTHER Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 That it fliall and may be lav/ful to and for the Country People to fell 
 
 or expofe to fale, in all or any of the Public Markets aforefaid. Beef, .P^°P'= 
 
 1 ' J ^ to p3.y x*cc3 H they 
 
 Pork, Veal, Mutton and Lamb, by the Joint . or in Pieces, or in cm up their Meau 
 
 great or fmall Quantities or Parcels as they fhal fee convenient, firft 
 
 paying to the Clerk of the Markets, his Deputies, or fuch other 
 
 Perfon ©r Perfons as the Common Council for the Time being, fhall 
 
 from Time to Time for that Purpofe Appoint as aforefaid, the Fees 
 
 or Rates aforeffid, in the fame Manner and Proportion as the Butchers 
 
 and others are bound to do. 
 
 Cattle to be 
 
 A LAW to ejlablif:) and regulate /^d- Public Slaughter- 
 house within this City. 
 
 BE IT Ordained, by the Mayor, Alderm.en and Commonalty 
 o' the City of New- York, in Common Council convened, and it 
 is he- "by Ordained by the Authority of the fame. That no Perfon or 
 Pe-\' ns whomfoever ihall Slaughter any neat Cattle at any Place ilaughtered at the 
 Within the Limits of this City, other than at the Public Slaughter- siaughtering-ricufc 
 rioufe at Coriear's Hook, under the Penalty of 'Thirty Shillings law- 
 ful Money of the State of New- York for each Head of fuch neat 
 Cattle fl.iughtered contrary to this Law. Provided always, that this 
 Law ihall not be conftrued to prohibit any Perfon from flaughtering 
 any fuch neat Cattle for the Confiimption of his or hex own Family 
 on his or her own Land. 
 
 n. And BE IT further Ordained, /y6^'-^«/y6or/(yiz/or^y2z/^/. 
 That it ihall and may be lawful for the Keeper of the faid Public 
 Slaughter- Houfe to demand and receive for the L^feof the faid Slaugh- 
 Houfe, Pen and Pen-fold, and the Tackle and Furniture thereto Keeper's Fees, 
 belonging, the Sum oF One Shilling and Six-Pence for each Head of 
 neat Cattle which fhall be ilaughtered in the faid Slaughter-Houle as 
 aforefaid. 
 
 in. And BE it yurtyiy.'^.Oiid AmED, by the Authority aforejaid. 
 
 That 
 
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 Butchers to be That no Perfon fliall exercife the Office of a Butcher in this City, 
 ^^^"^ ^ ' unlefs he is licenced for that Purpofe by the Mayor, under the Pe-» 
 
 nalty of Five Pounds, for every Offence, and that every Butcher 
 lhall hold his faid Office during the Pleafure of the Corporation, 
 only. 
 
 Bread not marked 
 forfeited to the Poor. 
 
 A L, A W to regulate the Sale of Bread. 
 
 BE IT Ordained, by the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty 
 of the City of New- York, in Common Council convened, and it is 
 hereby Ordained by the Authority of the fame. That no Perfon or 
 Perfons whomfoevcr {hall expofe to fale within this City, any Loaf 
 Bread whatever, unlefs the fame fhall be marked with the Initial 
 Letters of the Baker's Chrifliian and Surname plainly to be feen, upon 
 Pain of forfeiting all fuch Bread as fliall be made and expofed to fale 
 Unmarked as aforefaid, to be difpofed of for the Ufe of the Poor of 
 the faid City, by Order of the Mayor, Recorder, or any one of the 
 Aldermen. 
 
 Infpeflors ap- 
 pointed. 
 
 Penalty on light 
 Bread. 
 
 IL And be it further Ordained,^/ the Authority aforefaidy 
 That the Mayor for the Time being, or in Cafe of his Death, Sick- 
 nefs or Abfence, the Deputy-Mayor for the Time being, or the Re- 
 corder, fhall once in every Three Months, or oftner if he fliall deem 
 it neceffary. Appoint a fit Perfon or Perfons to be Infpedlors of 
 Bread, to examine the Quality thereof, and fee that the fame be of 
 due Weight according to the Affize. 
 
 in. And be it further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 That all Bakers fliall make their Bread of good and wholefome Flour 
 or Meal, and according to the Affize now eftablifhed, or hereafter 
 from Time to Time to be eflablifhed by Order of the Common 
 Council upon Pain of Forfeiture of all fuch Bread as fhall be found 
 not to be good, or wanting of the due Affize, to be difpofed of to 
 the Ufe of the Poor of the faid City j And alfo of 'Twenty Shillings 
 for each Offence. 
 
 A LAW to regulate the Paving the Streets and for 
 Preventing Nuisances ivithin this City. 
 
 BE it Ordained, ^jj/ //&^ Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of 
 i'aYcmcnts to be ^^^7 c/' New- York, in Common Council convened, and it is 
 
 made agreeable to hereby Ordained by the Authority of the fame. That all and every 
 Direftions of the the Inhabitants of the faid City, who are or fliall be in Poffeffion of 
 fillan't'of tlK Wafd! ^uy Houfc or Other Building, or Lot or Lots of Ground fronting 
 any Street, Lane or Alley, fliall, (at his, her, or their own proper 
 Charge and Expence, or at the Charge and Expence of his, her, or 
 their Landlord or Landlady,) well and fufficicntly pave, or caufe to 
 be well and fufficicntly paved, with good and fuitablc paving Stones, 
 all and fo much ©f the faid Streets, Lanes and Alleys, as ffiall fro?!t 
 the refpe6tive Buildings and Lots of Ground in their refpedlivc Pof- 
 feffion as aforefaid, and keep and maintain the fame in good Repair, 
 
 at 
 
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 at fuch Time or Times and in fuch Manner and Form as fliall from 
 Time to Time be direded, appointed and prefcribed by the Alder- 
 man and Affiliant of the Ward in which fuch Inhabitant lhall 
 relide. 
 
 II. And be it further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 That if any Inhabitant fliall refiife, delay or neglect to pave, or caufe 
 to be paved, his, her, or their Proportion of the Street, Lane, or 
 Alley, fronting his, her, or their refpedive Buildings and Lots of 
 Ground as aforefaid, or lliall pave the fame contrary to, or with- 
 out fuch Directions and Appointment as aforefaid, he, fhe, of they, 
 fliall for every Default, forfeit and pay the Sum of Forty Shillings. 
 
 III. And be it ¥^5RTYl^E^O'R•DAl'^^E^D, by the Authority afore/aid. 
 That the Inhabitants who are Houfe-holders to the fouthward of 
 Frefh-V/ater, Ihall once in every Week, between the Firft Day of 
 March and the Firft Day of December yearly, and on the refpedive 
 days which lhall for that Purpofe be appointed from Time to Time 
 by the Alderman of each relpedive Ward, before the Hour of 
 Twelve in each Day, caufe rll the Dirt and Filth in their refpedive 
 Yards and in the Street oppofite to each of their Lots, and between 
 fuch Lots and the middle of the Gutter, to be fwept, coileded and 
 laid in Heaps, that the fime may be ready to be taken rp and remov- 
 ed by the Scavenger or Scavengers of the faid City, from Time to 
 Time to be appointed by the Common Council, which Scavengers 
 refpedively (hall have and be entitled to the excluiive Right, Benefit 
 and Advantage of all the Dirt and Manure which fliall be fo fwept up 
 and coileded in the feveral Streets of the Wards for which they fliall 
 refpedively be Scavengers : And if any Perfon fliall take or carry 
 away any Dirt or Manure, which by this Law is vefted in the Sca- 
 vengers refpedively, he fliall forfeit and pay Four Shillings for each 
 Load of fuch Dirt and Manure, to be recovered by the Scavenger or 
 Scavengers of the Ward in his or their own Name, and for his or 
 their own Benefit, provided fuch Dirt or Manure (hall be removed 
 by fuch Scavenger within the Time and in the Manner it ought to 
 be removed according to the true Intent of this Law : And if any 
 Perfon fliall Negled or Refuie to do and Perform what is fo enjoined 
 on him or her, he or fhe fliall, for every fuch Negled or Refufal, for- 
 feit the Sum of Three Shillings ; and it fnall be, and hereby is made 
 the Duty of the Scavengers, Conftables and Marfhalls, to give In- 
 formation to the Alderman of the W ard, of every fuch Negled, or 
 Refuffl, who fhall forthwith proceed againft the Ofi^ender for the fdd 
 Penalty as the Law direds. 
 
 IV. And BEIT further Or-daij^ed, by the Authority aforefaid^ 
 That if the Scavenger fhall Negled to remove the Dirt and Filth fo 
 to be coileded in any Ward or Street as aforefaid, till after the Hour 
 of Eight in the Evening, he fhall forfeit for every Heap which fliall 
 not be removed and carried away, the Penalty of Three Shillings : 
 And it fhall, and hereby is made the Duty of the refpedive Conilables 
 and Marflials of the faid City, to give Information to the Alderman 
 of the Ward of every Negled or Offence which fhall be fuffered or 
 committed by the Scavengers contrary to the true Intent and Mean- 
 ing of this Law. 
 
 E V. Be 
 
 Penalty 
 
 Streets to be 
 Avept on the Days 
 appointed by the 
 Alderman oi" th; 
 Ward. 
 
 The Dirt to be 
 the exclufive Right 
 of the Scavenger. 
 
 Not to be remov- 
 ed by any ocner 
 PerfoH 
 
 if the Scavenger re- 
 moves it in feafon. 
 
 Duty of Scaven- 
 ger, Sec. to inforni 
 againll Delina uentSk 
 
 If the Scavenger 
 negled* his Duty. 
 
 Conilables and 
 Marfhalls to inform. 
 
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 V. Be it further Ordained, hy the Authority aforefaidy 
 ^ J, ^ J , That if any Perfon or Perfons whomfoever fliall call: or lay in any of 
 
 any Dirt Tnto° the ^^^^ Streets, Lancs or Alleys, or in any Dock or Slip, Oyllers, 
 Street, except on the Clams, Or Other Shcll-Fifh, Afhes, Manure, Riibbifli, or other Dirt 
 Days appointed. vvhatfocver, (except on the Days and for the Purpofes of being re- 
 moved as afore faid) he, (lie, or they, fliall for every fuch Offence, 
 forfeit and pay the Sum of Six Shillings. 
 
 VI. And 3E IT FURTHER Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 No noifomc That if any Perfon or Perfons fliall have, ufe, make or keep in his. 
 
 Filth to be kept in her. Or their Dwellin^-Houle, Out-Houfe, Cellar or Yard, or in 
 any other Place v/hatfoever in any of the Six Wards fouth of Frefn- 
 Water, any V^it, Pit or Pool of ftanding Water, whether for Tanners 
 Nor emptied into ^"7 Other Ufe, Or any noifome or offenfive fubflance, or fhall 
 any Street, but tlirow, fpill. Or empty the fame or any Part thereof, into any of the 
 c,'Z!!r 'm-M!?,n, Streets, or in any other Place than the Current or Stream of the 
 of the River. River, fuch Perfon or Perfons mail for each Offence, forfeit and pay 
 the Sum of Forty Shillings. 
 
 No nr:i(ome or 
 
 VIL And BE \t YVV.TmROR-DAi'U'E.T), by the Authority aforefaidy 
 That if any Tanner or other Perfon fliall bring to and keep in any 
 undVcVicd KidVs,'^ Place or Places, within the Six V/ards aforefaid, during the fpace of 
 ."I'c. to kept in an/ Tiventy-Fcur Hours, any undrcfled, undried, or uncured Plides, 
 Place 24 Hours. gj^j^^^ Leather, or any Blubber, or other Materials whatfoever for 
 drefiing the fame, which caufe any noifome or offenfive Smell, fuch 
 Perfon or Perfons fhall, for each O^ence, forfeit and pay the Sum of 
 Forty Shillings. Provided always, that nothing in this Law con- 
 . , tained fliall extend or be conflirued to affedt any Perfon or Perfons 
 
 rrovilion in fa , , ,r it t-i- • 1 t-.i 1 ■,, , 
 
 vor of Beekman's tbat have any Vat or Vats,, Pit or Pits, m the Place commonly called 
 Swamp. Beekmans Swamp, in this City, now made or placed there daring 
 
 the Time that the prefent refpedlive Poffeffors of the faid Pits or 
 
 Vats make Ufe of the fame. 
 
 • 
 
 No Dirt to be VIIL AnD BE IT>URTHER OrD Al NED, /^j/ />^^^/^//W//y<r/2)r^y27/y, 
 
 fvveptinto the Ken- That no Perfon or Perfons fliall in the Time of Rain, fweep any Soil 
 Ra\n'^ °^ or Dirt into or near the Kennel of any Street fo that the fame may be 
 carried away by the Stream thereof, under the Penalty of Six Shillings 
 for each Offence ; and if fuch Offence fliall he committed by any 
 Apprentice, Servant or Slave, fuch Forfeiture fliall be paid by the 
 Mafl:er, Miftrefs or Owner thereof. 
 
 IX. And BE IT FURTHER ORDAiNED,i$y the Authority aforefaid. 
 Streets or Wharfs That if any Perfon or Perfons fliall Incumber or Obflrruct any of the 
 notto be incumber- Streets, Lanes, Alleys, Wharfs or Piers with Timber, Boards, Plank, 
 Staves, Heading, Pitch, Tar, Turpentine, Grindftones, Anchors, 
 Bricks, or any other Kind of Lumber or other Thing, without 
 having firll obtained Leave or Permiffion fo to do from the Mayor 
 of the faid City, (and that Leave and Permiffion is hereby confined 
 and limited 10 Perfons only that are or fliall be building or repairing 
 Houfes or other Buildings) every fuch Perfon or Perfons fliall, for- 
 feit and pay the Sum of Forty Shillings for every twelve Hours the 
 Incumbrance cc Obfirudlion aforefaid fliall remain in any of the Streets, 
 Lanes, Alleys, Wharfs or Piers aforefaid : And further, that if the 
 Owner or Owners, Proprietor or Proprietors of fuch Timber, or 
 
 any 
 
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 any of th" other Articles aforeflud, is or are not known, or fhail rc- 
 ficie out of this City, it {hall and may be lawful for the Mayor, Re- 
 corder and Aldermen of this City, or any One of them, upon 
 the View of them or any One of them, or upon application 
 mide to them or any One of them, by any Perlon or Pcrfons 
 whomfcever, to Order fuch Timber, Boards, Plank, Staves, Head- 
 in<^. Pitch, Tar, Turpentine, Grind-Stones, .Anchors, Bricks, or 
 anv' other 'iCind of Lumber aforefaid, to be carted from luch Lane, 
 Alley, Street, Dock or Pier, which fliall be fo incumbered with the 
 fame,'unto the Yard of the Alms-Houfe or Bridev/ell of this City, 
 and to direct the immediate fale of fo much thereof as will be fuffici- 
 cnt to pay fuch Fine or Forfeiture as aforefaid, and the Expence of 
 fuch Cartar-re, and that the remainder fnall continue in the Yard of 
 the Alms-Houfe or Bridewell until the proper Owner or Owners 
 fhall appear, prove his Property, and pay to the Treafurer of this Ci- 
 ty for the Ufe of the Poor thereof, Two-Pence for every Cart-Load, 
 for every Day that the fame fhall remain in either of the faid Yards. 
 
 A LAW to regulate Carts and Cart men in this City. 
 
 BE IT Ordained, by the '^i^iy or. Aldermen and Commonalty of 
 the City of New-York, ijt Common Council convened, and it is 
 hereby Ordained by the Authority of the fame. That no Perfon fnall ^^j^J'eam "&c-. 
 drive any Sled, Cart, Truck, or other Carriage for the Tranfportation wkhou: Licence, 
 of anv Goods, Wares, Merchandizes, Fii-e-Wood or other Things 
 whatfoever, within this City, for Hire or Wages, unlefs he fl:iall be 
 admitted and fworn as a Freeman thereof, and appointed and liccnfed 
 as a Cartman by the Mayor for the Time being, under the Penalty of 
 T m Shillings for every Load or Part of a Load he fhall fo drive or 
 carry. • 
 
 IL And bt, it further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 That each Sled or Cart to be employed for the Tranfportation of any size of Carts &c. 
 Goods, Wares, Merchandizes, Fire-Wood or other Things, (hall 
 be two Feet five Inches wide between the foremofl Rungs, and two 
 Feet nine Inches wide between the hindmofl Rungs, and no more or 
 lefs : And that all the Rungs fliall be three Feet eight Inches high 
 above the Floor of the Sled or Cart, and no more or lefs, under the 
 Penalty of Tuventy Shillings for each Offence, to be paid by the Own- 
 er or PoffelTor thereof. 
 
 III. An© be it further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid, Cavts, &c. tobs 
 Th^t each Cart-Man heretofore licenfed, or hereafter to be licenfed, numbeied. 
 
 fiij] immediately caufe the Number of his Licence to be fairly paint- 
 ed upon each fide of his Cart with red Paijit, eafily to be feen, on 
 the Square of the after Part of the Shaft, under the Penalty of Ten 
 Shillings for every Offence. 
 
 IV. And be it further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 That no Cart-Man fhall drive a Cart with Iron -(hod Wheels in anv 
 of the Streets, under the Penalty of T'wenty Shillings for every Load 
 or Part of a Load he fnail fo drive or carry : And further, that the ^ 
 
 Rims of the Vv^heels of all Carts to be ufed by each licenfed Cart-Man Size of Wheels, 
 fliall not be k-fs than four Inches and an Half broad, and eight Inches 
 
 deep 
 
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 deep (when new) on Pain of his forfeiting his Licence and the Sum 
 of Forty Shillings. 
 
 No C8rt-"M;:n to 
 
 let out his Cart &c ^' FURTHER Ordained, by the Authority afonfaid, 
 
 on Shares, ' ^' That no Cart-Man fl^iall let out his Cart or Sled to Hire or on Shares, 
 to any Perfon or Pcrfons vvhomfoever, but fhall drive it himfclf, un- 
 sSds'l/^''^^ reafon of Sicknefs or other Diiability, he obtain a Licence for 
 
 fo doing, from the Mayor, or in his abfence, the Recorder, under 
 the Penalty of "Twenty Shillings for every Day or Part of a Day fuch 
 Cart or Sled fhall be fo let out, to be paid by the Perfon driving fuch 
 Cart or Sled. 
 
 VL An D B E I T F u R T n E R O R D A I x\ E D, /^r //^<r -Authority aforejaidy 
 2101 to fit and drive, That no Cart-Man, Dray-Man, or Water-Carrier, fhall fit in and 
 
 drive his Cart, Sled, Dray or other Carriage, in any of the Streets 
 c^:cept in cafe of (cxccpt fuch Only as by reafon of old Age or Infirmities fhall be 
 oidAge. licenfed for that Purpofe under the Pland of the Mayor;) and that 
 
 no fuch Cart-Man, Dray-Man or Water- Carrier, fhall drive his 
 
 Horfe off a Walk, under the Penalty of Six Shillings for each 
 
 Offence = 
 
 VIL And be it further Ordaj'h-e.-d, by the Authority aforejaidy 
 To Cart when That if any Cart-Man fhall Neglecl or Refufe to Cart or employ his 
 Plorfe and Cart or Sled for any Perfon when required, (unlefs he be 
 adlually otherwife employed) fuch Cart-Man fhall for every fuch 
 Ol'fence, forfeit and pay the Sum of Twenty Shillings. 
 
 To leave all VIIL And BE IT FURTHER 0\iv> A\'iiY.-D , by the Authority aforef aid y 
 
 other employment That every Cart-Man fhall, upon Requcft, leave all other employ- 
 ■ea'to^lS°°^c'^"'^' "^^"^^ whatfoever, to attend the riding and carting of Wheat, Flour, 
 " " -or any other Merchandize fubjedt to Damage, under the Penalty of 
 Twenty Shillings for each Default. 
 
 IX. And BE IT FURTHER O'RD Ai-^i-EBy by the Authority aforefaidy 
 ^To ride good That cacli of the Cart-Men fliall cany a good and fufficient Load, 
 
 °* ^' that is to fay, as much as can be conveniently flowed on his Cart, 
 
 and as is reafonablc for one Plorfe to draw, under the Penalty of 
 Ten Shillings, to be recovered by any Perfon who fliall fue for the 
 fame. And that no Cart-Man fball Load or carry in his Cart at one 
 But not more Time, morc than one Puncheon or Hogfhead of Rum, one Hogf- 
 than one Puncheon j^g^^ Molafles, One Hogflicad of Sugar, one Pipe of Wine, or 
 
 or ripe of Liquors. -tt n i n ^ -S- r it- i i 
 
 Hogfhead, Puncheon, or Pipe ot any other Liquors, and that no 
 greater Quantity of Liquors fliall be loaded or carried in a Cart at 
 one Time in fmall Callcs than one Hundred and Forty Gallons, un- 
 der the Penalty of Six Shillings. 
 
 X. And BE IT FURTER Ordained, by the Authority aforejaidy 
 That the Prices or Rates to be taken by Cart-Men for the Carriage 
 of Goods, Wares and Merchandize, Fire- Wood and other Things, 
 
 Ratesof Cartage. fl,,n be as follows, viz. 
 
 For loading, carting and unloading every common Load of Euro- 
 pean Goods, Wheat, Meal or Flour in Bags (twelve Bags to 
 the Load) and of other Articles not herein after-mentioned, to 
 any Place within this City, not exceeding Half a Mile, One 
 
 Shilling 
 
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 Shilling, For every Lead of Lime, Bricks, Pantiles, Staves,; 
 Heading, FIoops, Hoop-Poles, Cocoa, Bar-Iron, Pimento, 
 Slate and all Kinds of Dye -Wood, every feven Barrels of Flour, 
 every four Tierces of Bread, every two Bales of Cotton, every 
 fifteen Buflsels of Salt, every Load of Cheefe or Gammons, 
 every Load of Sails, every Lo^d of White Sand, every Load 
 of Beef, Pork, Pitch, Tar, Turpentine, Beer, Cyder, or other 
 Goods or Things in tight Barrels, allowing five Barrels to each 
 Load (excepting Oil and Pot-Afh, which fhall be four Barrels 
 to a Load) not exceeding Half a Mile, One Shilling, and if 
 h'oufed. One Penny per Barrel more. 
 
 For every Load of Iron-Pots or Kettles, every Load of Houfhold 
 Goods, every Load of Hay in TrulTes or Bundles, every Load of 
 Calves, Sheep or Lambs, every Load of loofe Shingles and 
 •^©yery Load of Building or Paving Sand, containing twelve 
 ^^ulhels to the Load, not exceeding Half a Mile, One Shilling 
 ^^nd Six-Pence. 
 
 every Load of loofe Earthen Ware, every Load of Coal, of 
 one-third of a Chaldron, every Load of loofe dried Firti, every 
 Load of Plemp or Flax, in Bales, loofe or in Bundles, and 
 every Load of Oyfter- Shells, not exceeding the Diftance of 
 Half a Mile, T-wo Shillings. 
 
 For loading, carting, unloading and houfing the Goods hereafter- 
 mentioned, viz. 
 
 For every Hogfiiead or Puncheon of Rum or other ftrong Liquors, 
 exceeding Ninety Gallons, and for every Hogfhead of Molaffes, 
 exceeding Ninety Gallons, Two Shillings and Six-Pence. 
 
 For every Pipe of Wine or other ftrong Liquors, Three Shillings. 
 
 For every Hogfhead of Ale, and for every Tierce of Molaffes, 
 P^um, or other flrong Liquors, from Sixty to Ninety Gallons,- 
 Tnjo Shillings. 
 
 For every Calk of Molaffes, Rum, or other ftrong Liquors, ex- 
 ceeding Forty Gallons and under Sixty, One Shilling and Six" 
 . Pence. 
 
 For every Hogfhead of Sugar of twelve Hundred Weight and up- 
 wards, Three Shillings. 
 
 For eveiy Hogfhead of Sugar of nine Hundred Weight and un- 
 der twelve Hundred, Two Shillings. 
 
 For every Cafk of Sugar of fix Hundred Weight and under nine 
 Hundred, One Shilling and Six-Pence. 
 
 For every Load of Sugar in fmaller Caflc, One Shilli/jg and Four^ 
 Pence. 
 
 For every Hogfhead of Tobacco of fix Hundred Weight and up- 
 wards, and every Load of Rice or Flax-Seed of three Tierces, 
 One Shilling and Six-Pence. 
 
 For every Cable, whole Shot, of five Inches circumference to 
 feven Inches, Five Shillings. 
 
 For every Cable half Shot, of like Dimenfions, Three Shillings. 
 
 For every Cable, whole Shot, upwards of feven Inches to ten 
 Inches, Eight Shillings. 
 
 For every Cable, half Shot, of like Dimenfions, Four Shillings and 
 Six-Pence. 
 
 For every Cable, whole Shot, of ten Inches and upwards. 
 Twelve Shillings. 
 
 F ' For 
 
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 For every Cable, half Shot, of like Dimenfions, Six ShilHngs and 
 Six- Pence. 
 
 For every Load of Cordage of leffer Size, One Shilling and Six- 
 Pence . 
 
 And that in all Cafes where the Diftance exceeds Half a Mile and 
 does not exceed Two Miles, the Cart-Man fhall be entitled to receive 
 one- third more than the Prices above allowed for every Load of the 
 fime Articles for every Kalf Mile he fnall Cart or Tranfport the 
 fame above the Diftance of Half a Mile. 
 
 XL And be it furter Ordained, by the Authority aforefaidf 
 Penalty for Ex- That if any Cart-Man fhall aJl-L, demand, receive, take, exail or ex- 
 Tneii°"&^"^'^'^^^'^ greater Rate or Rates, Price or Prices, for carting any Goods, 
 
 Wares, Merchandizes, Wood, or other Things than are above-men- 
 tioned and limited, or fhall be guilty of any Embezzlement or De- 
 ceit in the Execution of his Duty, he fhall, upon Convidion thereof 
 before the Mayor, Recorder, or any One of the Aldermen, be fuf- 
 pended from being a Cart-Man, by the Mayor, if convicted before 
 him, from tlie Time of fuch Convidlion ; and if before the Recorder 
 or any One of the Aldermen, upon the Certificate of the Recorder 
 or fuch Alderman to the faid Mayor, of fuch Conviction before him 
 to be had ; and fuch Cart-Man fhall moreover forfeit and pay the 
 Sum of Twenty Shillings. 
 
 Sleds under the -^^D BE IT FUR THER Ord AiNED, by the Authority aforcfaid, 
 
 fame Regulation as That all licenfed Cart-Men, Dray-Men and Water- Carriers, who 
 fliall Ufe any Sled, fhall be under the fame Regulations and fubjedt 
 to all the Fines, Forfeitures and Penalties, to which Cart-Men are 
 fubjed and liable by this Law. 
 
 A L A W /(? regulate the Landing and Sale of Way within 
 
 this City. 
 
 WHEREAS the felling of Hay by the Cart or Wagrron Load is 
 deemed to be very unequal ; and whereas many Difputes do 
 often arife between the Boat-Men or Owners and the Cart-Men and 
 Purchafers of Hay, as v/ell with refpedt to the Quality as Quantity 
 of Hay fo fold or purchafed by them refpedively, for remedying 
 whereof in future. 
 
 L Be it Ordained, ^j' ^y^f" Mayor, Aldermen (X^^^ Commonalty 
 cf the City of New- York, in Common Council convened, and it is 
 hereby Ordained by the Authority of the fame. That no Perfon or 
 No Ila t I Perfons whomfoever fhall from and after the publication hereof im- 
 fold but byVdsht! port into this City and fell any Hay by the Cart or Waggon Load, 
 or in any other IVTanner than by Weight, accounting and allowing 
 one Hundred and twelve Pounds to a Hundred Waight, upon Pain 
 of forfeiting the amount of the Price of fuch Hay fo fold by him, her 
 or them; and. that no Cart-Man fliall Cart, or deliver to any Perfon 
 or Perfons whomfoever any Hay, unlefs the fame fhall have been 
 weighed in the Manner herein after direfted, on Pain of forfeiting the 
 Sum of Forty Shillings for every Offence. 
 
 IL And 
 
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 ' 11. And be it further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 
 That there fnall be fuch and fo many proper and convenient Ma- ^Jf^^-I,""^'^ ^"'^ 
 
 chines or L'lngines erecTredand Scales and Weights provided for weigh- ereftcd.^ ° 
 
 ing Carts, \Vaggons, Sleds and Hay, at fuch Place or Places within 
 
 this City, and at the proper Cofls and Charges of fuch Perfon or 
 
 Perfons as the Common Council of the faid City fhall from Time to 
 
 Time diredt and appoint. 
 
 III. And BE IT •F\5v.ri{'£.R Or-daikk-d, by the Juthority aforefaid. 
 
 That every Perfon to be appointed as a Weigh-Mafter for the weigh- taSoa^oVof- 
 ing; of Hay v/ithin this City as aforefaid, fhall before he enters on the ficc. 
 Duties of that Office, take an Oath well and faithfully to execute the 
 faid Office according to the beft of his Skill and Underftanding. 
 
 IV. And BE IT FURTHER Ordained, -^_y//6£'yfz^//^i5r//y^r^zV, p f • 
 That it fliall and may be lawful to and for the Perfons to be appointed ing °^ ^^'^ ' 
 as Weigh-Mafters of Hay, as aforefaid, in purfuance of this Law, to 
 
 afk, demand and take from every Cartman or Waggoner, for every 
 Cart or Waggon Load of Hay, fo to be weighed at any of the faid Ma- 
 chines, the Sum of 'Two Shillings and no more, which faid Sum of 
 ^Iwo Shillings fhall be repaid to luch Cart-Man or Waggoner ; the 
 one half thereof by the feller and the other half by the buyer of fuch 
 Hay. 
 
 V. And be it further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid. None to Cart 
 That from and after the publication hereof, no Cart-Man or Wag- ^J^^]'"' a'nd Vho 
 goner fliall Cart or carry any Play brought to this City for fale, un- fjiaiMake a"n Oath 
 lefs he (hall be licenfed for that Purpofe by the Mayor, and fhall firft to inipeft all Hay, 
 have taken an Oath well and carefully to infpe<ft all the Hay he ffiall 
 fo Cart or carry, that he may fee if it is well and fufficiently cured 
 and dry, under the Penalty of Forty Shillings for every Load or Part 
 of a Load he ffiall Cart or carry without being appointed and quali- 
 fied as aforefaid : And that no Cart-Man or Waggoner qualified as 
 aforefaid, fhall Cart or carry any Hay brought to this City for fale, 
 and pafs the fame as good and merchantable, but fuch as fliall be 
 bona fde well cured and dry, under the Penalty of Forty Shillings 
 for every Load or Part of a Load he fliall fo Cart or carry. 
 
 Provided always. That nothining in this Law contained 
 fliall be deem^ed or taken to prohibit the importation within this Ci- Damaged Hay to 
 ty, or the cartage of any Hay which may be damaged or injured, or ^ fold as fuch. 
 to prevent the fale thereof, as damaged Hay, by Weight as aforefaid. 
 
 VI. And BE IT further Ordained, b\ the Authority aforefaid. 
 That the Cart-Men and Waggoners fliall and may Demand and Re- Cart-Mcu's Fees; 
 ceive for the loading, weighing and cartage of each Load of Hay of 
 one Thoufand Weight and upwards, if uwloaded or thrown down in 
 the Street, the Sum of Four Shillings, and if by them pitched or put 
 into a Stable, the Sum of Five Shillings and no more; and for the 
 loading, weighing and cartage of each Load of Hay under one Thou- 
 fand Weight, if unloaded or thrown down in the Street, the Sum of 
 Three Shillings, and if by them pitched or put into a Stable, the Sum 
 of Four Shillings and no more. 
 
 VII. And BE IT ¥\]KTn'E.KO'^j)AmEV>f by the Authority aforejaid. 
 
 That 
 
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 That each Cartman or Waggoner fliall, before he Hiall Cart or carry 
 ^ ^ ^ . ^ J any Hay, and at leaft once in every Month after he (hall be licenfed 
 artsts eweigie . afoj-gf^ij^ ^»pply to One of the Weigh-Maflers, to be appointed as 
 aforefaid, to Weigh his Cart, Waggon or Sled. And fuch Weigh- 
 Mafler is hereby required to Weigh fuch Cart, Waggon or Sled, and 
 enter the fame in a Book to be kept for that Purpole ; and alfo to 
 furnifli fuch Cart-Man or Waggoner with a Certificate of the Weight 
 cf his Cart, Waggon or Sled, gratis. 
 
 VIII. And be it further 0\\\i ^\^y.t> , by the Authority aforefaid, 
 Dirpmcs about .^'i^^j -f Difpute fhall arife between the Owner or Polfeffor, or 
 
 the Quality ol H;iy •' iir>l - r tt 1i \ r ■ 
 
 how to be lettled. thc Infpettor and the Purchakr ot any Hay, whether the fame is or 
 is not well and fufficiently cured and dry, the Mayor, Recorder or 
 any one of the Aldermen of the faid City, fliall, upon application to 
 him made, ilTue his Warrant to Three indifferent judicious Perfons 
 of Skill and Integrity, One whereof to be named by the Owner or 
 PoffelTor, or the Infpedor of fuch Hay ; the Second to be named by 
 the Purciiafer, and the Third to be named by the faid Mayor, Re- 
 corder or Alderman ; which Three Perfons fliall be duly fworn 
 carefully to View and Examine the faid Hay, and make Report 
 thereof to him forthwith ; and the fliid ?vlayor. Recorder or Alder- 
 man, is hereby empowered and required to give Judgm^ent agreeable 
 to the Report of the faid Perfons fo to be named, or of any Two of 
 them ; and in Cafe the faid Play is judged to be unmerchantable, 
 the faid Mayor, Recorder or Alderman, fhall Award the Owner or 
 Seller, or Infpedor of the fame Hay, to pay the Cofts of the faid 
 Trial or Examination ; but if fuch Hay, upon fuch Examination, 
 fhall be found to be well cured, dry and merchantable according to the 
 Diredlions of this Law, the Charges of fuch Examination fliall in 
 fuch Cafe be paid by the Purchafer, or fuch other Perfon at whofe 
 Requeft the View and Examination was made. 
 
 IX. And BE IT FURTHER Ordained, b'j the Authority aforefaidy 
 Ha becoming That no Hay which at the Time of the lading or fliipping thereof 
 
 damrg^ed by 'Acd- for this City was well cured and dry, and which by Rain or other 
 dent may when unavoidable Accidcnt became wet or damaged on Board of the Boat 
 dried beiold as good. Q^^gj. y^^gj in which the fame was laden or fliipped, flnll be 
 coniideredas unmerchantable Hay within the meaning of this Law; 
 but the fame may be fold, after it is again well dried, in the fame 
 Manner as other well cured and dry Hay is direded to be fold. 
 
 And whereas for want of proper Places to unload Boats and ether 
 Veffels freighted or loaded With Hay, they are often detained and the 
 Hay becomes wet and injured in fuch Veffels while in this City by 
 means of Rain : 
 
 X. Be it TYiY.^'s.YO'^^O^'DKmY.'D, by the Authority aforefaidy 
 , That fuch Piers, Docks and Slips, as the Common Council of thc 
 
 Places to heap- " ^ ^ r^. r^- i • i ^ j- o j • ^ 
 
 pointed for the ex- faid City fhall from Tmie to Tmie thmk proper to diredl and appoint, 
 ciufivc Purpofc of fliall be referved and appropriated for Public Hay Wharfs; and that 
 landing Hay. ^^^^^ Mafler or Owner of any Ship, or other Veffel whatfoever (not 
 laden with Hay) lying at any of the Piers, Docks or Slips, fo to be 
 referved and appropriated as Hay- Wharfs as aforefaid, fliall upon ap- 
 plication of the Mafleror Owner of any Boat or other Veffel whatfo- 
 ever 
 
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 ever, then laden with Hay, remove his faid Ship or other VelTel from 
 fuch Pier, Dock or Slip, and give Room to fuch Boat or other Veflel 
 loaded with Hay as aforelaid, on Pain of forfeiting the Sum of Three 
 Shillings for every Plour between Sun-Rife and Sun-Set, he fhall fo 
 negledl or refufe to remove his faid Ship or other Veffel in manner 
 aforefaid. 
 
 A L A W regulate the Sale i?/'Fire-Wood in this City. 
 
 E IT Ordained, by the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty 
 of the City <?/"New-York, in Common Council convened, and it 
 is hereby Ordained by the Authority of the fame. That all Fire- Wood v r 
 
 which lhall be brought into this City for Sale, as Cord- Wood, fliall WoS". 
 be in length four Feet including half the Scarf, and that if any Per- 
 fon fnall offer for fale any Fire- Wood, as Cord-Wood which fhall 
 not be of that Length, fuch Perfon jfhall forfeit the Sum of Six Shil- 
 ii igs for every Cart-Load. 
 
 II. And BEIT further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 
 That no Cord-Wood (hall be landed on any of the Docks or Wharfs, ^^^^^J^^''' 
 until the fame is fold, in Order to be immediately carried aWay, un- 
 der the Penalty of Twenty Shillings for each Offence. 
 
 III. And be it further Ojf.Y> a.i^'eh, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 That no Cord- Wood fhall be fold other wife than according to the 
 following Regulation, that is to fay. 
 
 The Rungs or Stantions of each Cart or Sled which fhall be em- 
 ployed in the carrying of Cord-Wood fhall be three Feet eight Inches 
 high from the Floor of the Cart and no higher ; and the Breadth of 
 the faid Carts between the two foremoft Rungs or Stantions fhall CaS^&cl^trJn. 
 be two Feet five Inches, and between the two hindmofl Rungs or tain ^ of a Cord. 
 Stantions fhall be two Feet nine Inches and no more; in which 
 Space between the faid Rungs or Stantions (and even with the top 
 thereof) every Cart-Man who fhall Cart any Wood, fhall flow as 
 much and as clofe together, as it can conveniently be put ; which 
 Wood fo loaded fhall be deemed and is hereby declared to be a Quar- 
 ter of a Cord, and fliall and may be bought and fold accordingly. 
 
 IV. And be it further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 That if any Perfon or Perfons fhall fell or buy any Cord- Wood con- 
 tr;:ry to the above Regulation (refufe Wood herein after-mentioned 
 only excepted) or if any Cart -Man fhall Cart any Cord- Wood 
 brought to this City for Sale, but in Carts or Sleds made and con- 
 ftructed as by this Law is directed, and loaded as is above-mention- 
 ed, he or they fo offending therein, fhall for every Offence forfeit 
 and pay the Sum of Twenty Shillings. 
 
 And to prevent, as much as poffible, any Alteration in the Mea- 
 fure of the Wood from the wearing of the Rungs or Stantions of the 
 Carts, 
 
 V. Be it further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 That the Rungs or Stantions of each Cart that fhall carry Wood 
 
 fhall be fliouldered with a Band of Iron round the Part which enter* c»rcd"^* ' ' 
 
 G. the 
 
 / 
 
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 the Mortis, and the Mortis cafed with Iron to preferve them and 
 keep the Rungs and Stantions from giving way ; and that at no lefs 
 than three Feet Diftance from the Floor of the Carts, there fliall be 
 an Iron Chain fixed acrofs the Carts to the Rungs or Stantions, to 
 prevent their fpreading widsr than thefpacc herein before-mentioned. 
 
 Andthat every Cart-Man who fhall Cart any Cord- Wood for Sale in 
 any Cart not provided and fecuredin the Manner hereby direded, fhall 
 forfeit and pay the Sum of Te?i S6z//:ngs for every hoadhc lliall fo Car.. 
 "Ne crooked VI. And beitfurther Ordained, 6y tbc Authority aforejaidy 
 
 "Wood to be flowed That HO crooked Wood (hall be ftowed in any Cart or Sled conflrudl- 
 %wth iirtight. Manner aforefaid, with other Wood, but the fame may be fold 
 
 and difpofed of as Refufe Wood, not fubjedt to the above Regulation ; 
 and if any Cart-Man who fhali Cart Cord- Wood, (hall put orfaffer 
 to be put into his Cart any fuch crooked Wood as will prevent his 
 Cart from containing a Quarter pf a Cord between the P.ungs or 
 Stantions thereof, he (liall for every Offence forfeit the Sum of 
 Six shillings. 
 
 And for the better carrying into Execution the above Regulation: 
 
 VII. Be it further Okdained, by the Authority qfsrefaidy 
 That in addition to thofc already appointed and Sworn, there fliall 
 
 Infpeftors to iiv- be fucli and fo many Perfons appointed as the Common Council (hall 
 fpea each Load. from Time to l^ime tliink proper to appoint, to infpe<it the loading 
 of all Fire- Wood which (liall be brought to this City for Sale, to fee 
 that the fame be of the proper Length and loaded as aforefaid ; that 
 the faid Infpedtors (liall be duly Sworn to execute their Offices with 
 Fidelity and Impartiality ; then their refpedive Judgu^cnts Ihali be 
 conclulive: which faid Infpetlors fhall have for their Trouble for each 
 
 Infpeflors Fee*. Cord by them infpectted, lixteen Coppers, and in the fame Propor- 
 tion for a greater or lefs Quantity ; the one Half to be paid by the 
 Buyer and the other Half by the Seller of fuch Wood. 
 
 And for the better colledling of the faid Fees : 
 
 VIII. Beit further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 That the Boat-Man, or other feller of the Wood, fhall be account- 
 
 ors^fcef a/r'fo'be ^^^^ Infpcdtors for their whole Fees of Infpedion, and fhall 
 
 paid. recover one Half thereof from the Purchafer or Purchafers thereof ; 
 
 and that if any Cart-Man fhall Cart any fuch Cord- Wood, before the 
 fame fhall be duly infpeded as aforefaid, he fhall for every Offence 
 forfeit the Sum of Four Shillings. 
 
 IX. And be it further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid, 
 fre#o«*Sicknef»"' That if any Infpedor fhall by Sicknefs or otherwife, be prevented 
 how provided for. from attending the Duties of his Office, that in fuch Cafe the Mayor 
 
 of the faid City for the Time being, or in his Abfence the Recorder, 
 fhall appoint one other fit Perfon in his flead, during the Sickncfs or 
 Abfence of fuch Infpcdlor. 
 
 X. And BE IT further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid, 
 N c t M That no Cart-Man or Cart-Men, or any other Perfon or Perfons, oa 
 
 purchafeTire Wood Accouut Or in Bchalf of fuch Cart-Man Of Cart-Mcu, lhall purchafe 
 (except for the Ufe any Firc-Wood, which fliall be brought to this City for Sale, except 
 «fhis own Family.) for the only Ufe of fuch Cart-Man or Cart-men, or his or their re- 
 fpedlive Family or Families j and further that no Cart-Man or Cart- 
 Men 
 
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 Men fhall fell or cxpofeto Sale any Fire-Wood which fhall be 
 brought or fent to this City for Sale, as Agent or Agents for or on 
 Account of any Perfon or Perfons, under the Penalty of TenShillings Wood. 
 for every Cart-Loadof Fire- Wood purchafed or fold contrary to this 
 Law 
 
 ALA W to pre'uent Abuses in the Sale e/" Building-Stone. 
 
 E IT Ordained, Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty 
 
 of the City o/'New-York, in Comi7tori Council convened, and it is 
 hereby Ordained by the Authority of the fame. That all Building- 
 Stone brought to this City for Sale, fhall be fubjedt to the following 
 V ^ulationp, that is to fav, That e\iery Cart-Load of Building-Stone A 
 
 • - ^ . ' TT J J TT7- -1 All 1 lO Cwt. 
 
 :i contain in Quantity Ten Hundred Weight; And that each 
 Load ihall be Infpeded by fuch Perfon or Perfons, as the Common And to be infpeft- 
 Council of the faid City, lliall from Time to Time for that Purpofe 
 appoint; That the fiid Infpeftors fliall refpe-Ttively be entitled to de- 
 mand and receive for their Service, the Sum of Tivo Coppers for each Infpeaon Fee»^ 
 Lcad J the one Half to be paid by the Buyer, and the other Half by 
 the -Seller. And if any Cart-Man fliall Cart any fuch Stone, the 
 fime not having been d'lly infpedted as aforefaid, he lliall Forfeit and 
 Pay the Sum of Ten Shillings for every Load. 
 
 A LAW to regulatf the ? AY of ?\JSLic Measurers within 
 
 this City. 
 
 BE it Ordained, by the Mzyor, Aldermen and Commonalty 
 of the City ^New-York, in Common Council convened, and it 
 is hereby Ordained by the Authority of the fame. That it (hall be lavy- 
 ful for the Public Meafurers within this City, to demand and re- 
 ceive for their Services, the Sums of Money following, (the one . Feci for metfur- 
 Half to be paid by the Seller, and the other Half by the Buyer) that 
 is to fay. For Meafuring of Boards, Plank and Timber at and after PUnk & Timber, 
 the Rate of Two Shillings for every Hundred Feet of folid Meafure, 
 and Four Shillings for every Thoufand Feet of fuperficial Meafure. 
 For Meafuring of all Wheat, Rye, Indian-Corn, or other Grain, at Grain, 
 and after the Rate of Fivi Shillings for every Hundred Bufliels. For 
 Meafuring of all Lime, at and after the Rate of One Shilling for eve- Lime, 
 ry Load of Twelve BuHiels. For Meafuring of all Salt, at and after g^jj^ 
 the Rate of Five Shillings for every Hundred Bufhels of Water Mea- 
 fure. For Meafuring of all Sea Coal, at and after the Rate of Four Sea Coal. 
 Shillings per Chaldron, 
 
 A L A W regulate the Lying o/' Vessels in the Docks and Slips 
 of this City, and to ajcertain the Rates o/'Wharfage. 
 
 BE it Ordained, ^,6^ Mayor, Aldermen ^z«^ Commonalty 
 of the City c/" New-York, in Common Council convened, and it 
 is hereby Ordained by the Authority of the famCy That from and after 
 the Publication hereof, every Mafter, Owner or PolfelTor of any 
 
 Sloop, 
 
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 Sloop, Schooner, Boat, or other VcfTcl or fmall Craft whatfoever, 
 fhall, upon his or their firft coming to lie at any of the Docks, 
 Wharves, Piers, Keys or Slips, belonging to the Corporation of this 
 City, with any fuch Sloop, Schooner, Boat, or other VefTel or fmall 
 Craft, immediately Pay to the Dock-Mafter, or to the Perfon or Per- 
 Veffels who pay ^o^s appointed or to be appointed by the Corporation to ztl as fuch. 
 Wharfage by the at and after the feveral Rates following, that is to fay. For every 
 Sloop, Schooner, Boat, or other Vcffel or fmall Craft belonging to 
 this City, or other Parts of the State of New- York, or to any Part 
 of Ncw-Jerfey or Connedicut, (except fuch Sea Veflels as are not 
 properly deemed Coafters, belonging to thofe States) being of the 
 Burthen of five Tons, or under, Eig/jt Shillings for or by the Year, 
 and for every Sloop, Schooner, Boat or other Veflel aforefaid, being 
 above the Burthen of five Tons, at and after the Rate of One Shilling 
 and Four Pence for every Ton of their refpedtive Burthens, by or for 
 the Year. 
 
 II. And be it further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 That the Mafter, Owner or Poffeffor of any Trading or Coafting 
 Veflel whatfoever, belonging to or owned by any Perfon or Pcrfons 
 Citizens of this State, or of any other of the United States, fhall, up- 
 on his or their firft coming to or within any of the Docks, Wharves, 
 Piers, Keys, or Slips aforefaid, pay to the Dock-Mafler, or Perfon 
 or Perfons appointed or to be appointed to adt as fuch as aforefaid, 
 
 Veffels who a every Voyage in which they fhall come to or lie at any fuch 
 
 by thc'^Ton an/by Docks, Wharves, Piers, Keys or Slips aforefaid, not longer than one 
 the Month. Month, after the Rates following, that is to fay. For every Veflel 
 
 of ten Tons Burthen or under. Six Shillings ; from ten to twenty 
 Tons, T welve Shillings from twenty to thirty Tons, Twenty Shil- 
 lings ; from thirty to forty Tons, Thirty Shillings ; from forty to 
 fifty Tons, Forty Shillings ; from fifty to fixty Tons, Forty-Five 
 Shilling and for any longer Time in Proportion to the above Rates 
 by the Month : And for all Veflels of the Burthen of fixty Tona 
 and upwards, at and after the Rates prefcribed with Refpedl to the 
 Wharves which are private Property, by an Ad: of the Lcgiflature of 
 this State, entitled, ** An Adt to efi:ablifli the Rates of Wharfage and 
 Cranage within the City of New-York," pafl*ed the feventeenth Day 
 of April, 1784. 
 
 III. And BE IT FURTHER Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 That no Sloop, Schooner, Boat or other Vefl^el or fmall Craft what- 
 foever, fhall lie in any of the aforefaid Slips a longer Time than for 
 
 than is neceffary for thc Convenient Lading and Unlading, nor fhall lie in the Entrance 
 lading ii unlading* the aforefaid Slips at any Time, fo as to fhut up the fame, 
 
 or prevent any other Sloop, Schooner, Boat, or other Vefl^el or fmall 
 Craft from coming into or going out of the fame, under tlie Penalty 
 of T wenty Shillings for every Tide. 
 
 ^0 VeiM to ca- ' ^"^ further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid, 
 
 j>een at a Corpora- That no Pcrfon or Perfous lhall Careen any Sloop, Schooner, Boat, 
 tion Wharf. ^j. Qtj^gj. VefTel whatfoever, at or within any of the Docks, Wharves, 
 
 Norkee Fire m Kcys, or Slips belonging to the Corporation ; And that no 
 
 'Board'^at Nigh"^''" Fire fhall be made or kept on Board of any Veflel whatfoever, lying 
 at or within the fame, or at any other Pock, Wharf, Pier, or Key, 
 
 within 
 
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 within the fame, cr at any other Dock, Wharf, Pier, or Keywlth-i 
 in the Bounds of this City, at any other Time than from Day Light 
 in the Morning till eight o'clock at Night, under the Penalty of 
 'Twenty Shillings for every Offence, to be paid by the Mafter, Own- 
 er, or PolTeiTor of fuch Veffel. 
 
 V. And be it further Ordained, b'\ the Authority af ore/aid. 
 That if any Perfon or Perfons do caft any Anchor, Grapling ox Kil- 
 licky into or near any of the Docks, Wharves, Piers, Keys or Slips 
 of this City, the Perfon or Perfons fo offending, fliall, for every 
 Offence, forfeit and pay the Sum of Ten Shillings ; And if any Per- 
 fon or Perfons fliall take away any Stones^ Earth, Timber or Ballaft 
 from, or throw the fame, or any Oyfter- Shells, Allies, or other Dirt 
 v.'hatfoever, into, or keep any Mafts, Yards, Spars, or other Kind 
 of Timber, within any of the Docks, Wharves, Piers, Keys or Slips 
 aforefaid, every fuch Perfon fhall, for each Otfence, forfeit and pay Wharf, &c. 
 the Sum of Twenty Shillings, 
 
 AnchcTS, &c. not 
 to be call into the 
 Slips, &c. 
 
 Nor Ballaft, &c. 
 to be ta'.en from the 
 Wharves. 
 
 Nor Timber or 
 Filth, &c. kept ofi 
 
 VI. And be it further Ordained, by the Authority aforefaid. 
 That no Sloop, Boat or other Veffel whatfoever, (except fmall Craft, 
 fuch as Ferry-Boats, Market-Boats, Pettiaugers and Canoes) fliall 
 come within the Slip, at the End of the Common Sewer which leads 
 under the Fly-Market, and empties itfelf into the Eafl-River, un- 
 der the Penalty of Forty Shillings for every Tide they fhall lie with- 
 in the fame. 
 
 And be it further Ordained, /^jV^'^'? -^^^'^^'^/O' aforefaid. 
 That no Veffel whatfoever, except fuch as 'are herein before permit- 
 ted, fhall come into, or lie at or within any of the Docks, Wharves, 
 Piers, Keys or Slip-s belonging to the faid Corporation, under the 
 Penalty of Twenty Shillings for every Twenty-four Hours, to be 
 paid by the Mafler, Owner, or Poffeffor thereof. 
 
 VIII. ANDBEiTFURTHERORDAiNED,4y/>&^ Authority of or ef aid. 
 That in Order to prevent Difputes between Perfons ufmg the faid 
 Docks, Wharves, Piers, Keys and Slips, it fhall and may be law- 
 ful for the Dock-Mafler, or Perfon or Perfons appointed or to be ap- 
 pointed by the Corporation to ad as fuch^ or for the Mayor, Re- 
 corder or any one of the Aldermen of the faid City, in Perfon, to 
 give fuch Orders and Diredions from Time to Time, touching the 
 Laying, Faflening and Births of all Sloops, Boats or other Veffels 
 whatfoever, as they fhall think jufl and proper, and that every Perfon 
 refufing to comply with fuch Orders and Diredions, fhall, for every 
 Offence, forfeit aad pay the Sum of T wenfy Shillings. 
 
 IX. And BE IT FURTHER Orh Am-ED , by the Authority ofor 6 faid y 
 That it fhall be the Duty of the Dock-Mafler, or Perfon or Perfons 
 appointed or to be appointed as fuch as aforefaid, to fee this Law, and 
 the feveral Matters therein mentioned, kept, obferved and duly put 
 in Execution, 
 
 None but Mar- 
 ket Canoes to lie in 
 Fly-Market Slip. 
 
 No Veffels but 
 thofe abovedefcrib- 
 ed,tolie atanyofthe 
 Corporation Wharfs 
 &c. 
 
 Direflion of the 
 Dock-Mafler. 
 
 And his Duty." 
 
 H 
 
 A LAW 
 
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 A LAW direcling the Mode of Recovery and Appropriation of the 
 Fines, Penalties and Forjeitures, impojed by the Laws of the Cor- 
 poration of this City. 
 
 BE IT Ordained, by the^A's.yQX, Aldermen Commonalty 
 of the City <?/' New- York, in Common Council convened, and it 
 All Fines, ic. re- hereby Ordained by the Authority oj the fa7ne. That all the Fines, 
 coverabie before the Penalties and Forfeitures, impofed in and by any of the Laws of this 
 Ma) or, &c. Corporation, fliall and may be recovered before the Mayor, Record- 
 
 in lawful Money of er, or any one of the Aldermen of the faid City, in Lawful Mo- 
 the State with Cofts. ney of the State of New- York, with Cofts of Suit, by any Perfon or 
 And if otherwife Pcrfons who fhall fue and profecute for the fame to Effedt j And the 
 appropriated, to be one Half of the faid Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures, not in and by 
 Uf^of7he^Poor°and ^"7 ^^^^ Laws othcrwife appropriated, fhall, when recovered, 
 
 the other to the be paid to the Treafurer or Chamberlain of the faid City, for the 
 Profecutor. ufe of thc Poor thereof, and the other Half thereof to the Perfon or 
 
 Perfons who fhall fue for the fame as aforefaid. 
 
 INDEX 
 
INDEX 
 
 TO THE 
 
 FOREGOING L A TF S. 
 
 Page. 
 
 A LAW for the due Obfervation of the LorcTs-Day, called Sunday, 3 
 
 A LAW direSl'mg the Ufts of the Picblic Seals of this City, 4 
 
 A LAW relative to the Admijfton of Freemen, ibid 
 
 A LAW to regulate the Office of Chamberlain or Treafurer of this City, 5 
 
 A LAW for the better Preventing of Fire, 6 
 
 A LAW for the better Securing this City from the Danger of Gun-Poivder, 8 
 
 A LAW to appoint Surveyors for this City, 10 
 
 A LAW to regulate the Public Markets within this City, 1 1 
 
 A LAW io eflablijh and regulate the Public Slaughter-Houfe within this 
 
 City, 13 
 
 A LAW to regulate the Sale of Bread, 14 
 
 A LAW to regulate the Paving the Streets, and for Preventing Nuifan- 
 
 ces within this City, ibid 
 
 A LAW to regulate Carts and Cartmen in this City, 17 
 
 A LAW to regulate the Landing and Sale of Hay within this City^ 20 
 
 A LAW to regulate the Sale of Fire-Wood in this City, 23 
 
 A LAW io prevent Abufes in the Sale of Building-Stone, 25 
 
 A LAW to regulate the Pay of Public Meafurers within this City, ibid 
 
 A LAW io regulate the Lying of Veffels in the Docks and Slips of this 
 
 City, and io afcertain the Rates of Wharfage, ibid 
 
 A LAW direSling the Mode of Recovery and Appropriation of the Fines i 
 Penalties and Ffrfeiiures, impofed by ths Laws of ihi C«rporation of 
 
 this Ciiy, 3g 
 
T H i; 
 
 OF THE 
 
 c I T r 
 
 o f 
 
 NEW-YORK. 
 
 Printed by Order of the 
 
 MAYOR, RECORDER, 
 ALDERMEN and COMMONA LTY 
 
 Of the City aforefaid. 
 
 To WHICH IS ANNEXED, 
 
 The Aft of the General Aflembly confirming the fame. 
 
 N E W - r O R K: 
 Printed by SAMUEL and JOHN LOUDON, Printers tq the State.; 
 
 M;DCCjLXXXVI, 
 
^<^t^ ^^m<^ ^^m^ 
 
 ^^"^ >>s^^^ 
 
 2^; 
 
 THE 
 
 CHARTER 
 
 OF T H X 
 
 CITY of NEW-YORK. 
 
 ^K.^:^>K EORGE The Second, by the Grace of GOD, of Cr^at- 
 '*'"""'^""*^C Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, 
 
 «• G ^ 
 
 ING. 
 
 To all to whom thefe Prcfent Letters lhall come, Greet- 
 
 WHEREAS on the Twenty-fecond Day of /pril, in the 
 >:-.^:^}i< Year of our Lord, One Thoufand Six Hundred Eighty and 
 Six, Thomas Dong an, then Lieutenant-Governor and Vice- Admiral of 
 Neiv-T jrk, and its Dependencies, under our PredecelTor James (the Second) 
 then King of England, ^c. did make and execute a certain Grant or Inftru- 
 ment in Writing, under the Seal of the Province of New-Tork, in thcfe 
 W ords following, 
 
 THOMAS DONGAN, Lieutenant-Governor and Vice-Admiral of New- 
 Tork, and its Dependencies, under His Majefty James (the Second) by the 
 Grace of GOD, oi England, Scotland, France ■md. Ireland, King, Defender 
 of the Faith, Supreme Lord and Proprietor of the Colony and Province of 
 New-Tork, and its Dependencies in America, l^c. To all to whom this fhall 
 comcl fendeth Greeting : Whereas the City of New-Tork, is an ancient City 
 T/ithin the faid Province, and the Citizens of the faid City, have anciently 
 been a Body politick and corporate ; and the Citizens of the faid City have 
 held, ufed, and enjoyed, as well within the fame, as elfewhere in the faid 
 Province, divers and fundry Rights, Liberties, Privileges, Franchifes, Free- 
 Cuftoms, Prehemincnces, Advantages, Jurifdi^lions, Emoluments, and Im- 
 munities, as well by Prefcription as by Charter, Letters Patents, Grants and 
 Confirmations, not only of divers Governors and Commanders in Chief, in 
 the faid Province, but alfo of feveral Governors, Direftors, Generals, and 
 Commanders in Chief of the Nether Dutch Nation, whilft the fame was, or 
 has been, under their Power and Subjeftion. And whereas divers Lands, 
 Tenements, and Hereditaments, Jurifdiftions, Liberties, Immunities, and 
 Privileges, have heretofore been given and granted, or mentioned to be given 
 and granted to the Citizens and Inhabitants of the faid City, foraetimes by the 
 Name of Schout, Burgo Majlert, and Scepens of the City of Neiu-Amjlerdain ; 
 and fometimes by the Name of, The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the 
 City of New-Tork ; fometimes by the Name of. The h'ayor. Aldermen and She- 
 riff of the City of New-Tork ; fometimes by the Name of. The Mayor and Al- 
 dermen of the Ci!y of New-Tork ; and by divcrfe other Names, as by their fe- 
 veral Letters Patents, Charters, Grants, Writings, Records and V;inuraents, 
 amongfl: other Things may more fully appear. And whereas the Citizens 
 and Inhabitants of the faid City have eredled, built and appropriated, at their 
 
 own ' 
 
 y. Montgomerie^ 
 Governor. 
 1730. 
 
 Rerif al of tlie old 
 Charter by Gov. 
 Dorgan of April i2j 
 16S6. 
 
 In hac Vtria. 
 
 Recital that the 
 City of Nd^.u-Tork 19 
 an ancient City, and 
 the Citizens ancient- 
 ly a Body politick and 
 corporate. 
 
 And enjoyed fundry 
 Franchifes, &c. 
 By Charters, Grants; 
 Prefcription, &c. 
 
 Recital of Grant* 
 of funtlry Lands and 
 Tenements to the 
 Corporation. 
 
 By fundry and dif- 
 ferent Names and 
 Titles. 
 
 Sundry public Build- 
 ings and Convenien- 
 cies madeby the Cityj 
 
4 
 
 CHARTER of the City of NEW-YORK. 
 
 The City-Hall, Two 
 Market-Houfcs, 
 Uridge, Docks and 
 Wharfs. 
 
 Ferry eftabllfhed. 
 
 Grants of feveral 
 McfTuages, Lands, 
 and Tenements to the 
 Inhabitants by former 
 ®overHore. 
 
 Grant to the Cor- 
 poration of all their 
 former Rights and 
 Privileges. 
 
 Provided they be 
 not repugnant to the 
 Laws of England, or 
 any Ails of Affembly. 
 Grant of the City- 
 Hall. 
 
 Two Market Houfes, 
 Bridge, Docks, new 
 Burial Place, & Ferry. 
 
 With all Profits a- 
 rifing therefrom. 
 
 And all Streets, 
 Lanes, Alleys and 
 Highways. 
 
 Power to the Corpo- 
 ration to lay out ajld 
 amend Streets. 
 
 own proper Cofts and Charges, feveral public Buildings, Accommodations 
 and Conveniencies for the faid City, that is to fay The City-Hall, orState- 
 Houfe, with the Ground thereunto belonging, two Market-Houfes, the 
 Bridge into the Dock, the Wharfs or Dock, with their Appurtenances ; and 
 the new Burial Place without the Gate of the City ; and have ellabliflied and 
 fettled one Ferry from the faid City of Ncw-Tork to Lon^-JJIand, for the Ac- 
 commodation and Conveniency of FafTengers, the faid Citizens, and Travel- 
 lers. 
 
 And whereas feveral of the Inhabitants of the faid City and of Manha- 
 tan^s IJJand, do hold from and under His mod Sacred Majelly refpecftively, as 
 well by feveral and refpeftive Letters Patents, Grants, Charters and Convey- 
 ances, made and granted by the late Lieutenants, Governors, or Command- 
 ers in Chief of the faid Province, as otherwife, fever;i] and refpeftive MelTu- 
 ages. Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments upon Matihntan's IJland, and 
 in the City of New-Tork aforefaid, and that as well the fafd. Mayor, Alder- 
 men and Commonalty of the faid City, and their Succeffors, as alfo the \vihd.- 
 hitzms the {3.[d Manhatan's I//and, and City of New-7^ork aforefaid, anc. 
 their Heirs and Afligns refpeftively, may hold, exercife and enjoy, not only 
 fuch and the fame Liberties, Privileges and Franchifes, Rights, Royalties, 
 Free-Cuftoms, Jurifdiftions and Immunities, as they have anciently had, ufed, 
 held and enjoyed ; but alfo fuch public Buildings, Accommodations, Con- 
 veniencies, Me'lTuages, Tenements, Lands and Hereditaments in the faid Ci- 
 ty of New-Tork^ and upon Manhatan's IJland aforefaid, which, as aforefaid, 
 have been by the Citizens and Inhabitants erefted and built, or which have, 
 as aforefaid, been held, enjoyed, granted and conveyed unto them, or any 
 of them refpcftively. 
 
 ILiiov: ye therefore. That I the fiiid Thomas Dong an, by Virtue of the 
 Commiflion and Authority unto me given, and Power in me refiding, at the 
 humble Petition of the now Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the faid 
 City of New-Tork, and for divers other good Caufes and Conliderations me 
 thereunto moving. Have given, granted, ratified and confirmed, and by thefe 
 Prefents, for and on the Behalf of His moft Sacred Majefly aforefaid, his 
 Heirs, Succeffors and AlTigns, do give, grant, ratify and confirm imto the 
 faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the faid City, all and every fuch 
 and the fame Liberties, Privileges, Franchifes, Rights, Royalties, Free- 
 Cufloms, Jurifdiftions and Immunities, which they by the Name of. The Mayor, 
 Aldermen and Commonalty, or otherwife have anciently had, held, ufed or 
 enjoyed. Provided always. That none of the faid Liberties, Privileges, 
 Franchifes, Rights, Free-Cuftoms, Jurifdiftions, or Immunities, be incon- 
 fiftent with, or repugnant to, the Laws of His Majefly's Kingdom o1 England, 
 or any other the Laws of the General Affembly of this Province ; and the 
 aforefaid public Buildings, Accommodations and Conveniencies in the faid 
 City, that is to fay, the aforefaid City -Hall, or State-Houfe, with the Ground 
 thereunto belonging, two Market-Houfes, the Bridge into the Dock, the 
 Wharfs or Dock, the faid new Burial Place, and the afore-mentioned Ferry, 
 with their and every of their Rights, Members and Appurtenances, together 
 with all the Profits, Benefits and Advantages which fliall or may accrue and 
 arife at all Times hereafter, for Dockage or Wharfage, within the faid Dock, 
 with all and fingular the Rents, Ifiiues, Profits, Gains and Advantages, which 
 fliall or may arife, grow, or accru«, by the faid City-Hall, or State-Houfe, 
 and Ground thereunto belonging, Market-Houfes, Bridge, Dock, Burying- 
 Placc, Ferry, and other the above mentioned Premifes, or any of them; and 
 alfo all and every the Streets, Lanes, Highways, and Alleys within the faid 
 City of New-T ork, and Manhatan's IJland aforefaid, for the public life and 
 Service of the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the faid City, and 
 of the Inhabitants of Manhatan's IJland aforefaid, and Travellers there ; to- 
 gether with full Power, Licence and Authority to the faid Mayor, Aldermen 
 and Commoaalty, and their Succeffors forever, to eflablifli, appoint, order 
 and direft iihQ Eftabliilling, Making, Laying out, Ordering, Amending and 
 
 Repairing 
 
John M o n t g o m e r i e, Efq. Governor. 
 
 5 
 
 Repairing of all Streets, Lanes, Alleys, Highways, Wj.rcr-Courfcs, Ferry, 
 and Bridges in and throughout the laid City oF Ncw-7'ork, and Manhatan^s 
 
 IJIand afcrefaid, necelTary, needful and convenient for the Inhabitants of the 
 fjid City, and Manhatans I/hu:d ixforehid, and for all Travellers and Paffen- 
 gcrs there : Provided alu-ays. That this fuid Licence, fo as. above granted, 
 for the eftabliihing, making and laying out of Streets, Lanes, Alleys, High- 
 ways, Ferry, and Bridges, be not extended, or be conftrued to extend, to 
 the taking away of any Perfon or Perfon's Right or Property, without his, 
 her or their Confent, or by fome known Law of the fuid Province. And for 
 the Confidcrations aforefaid, I do likewife give, grant, ratify and confirm un- 
 to all and every the refpeftivc Inhabitants of the faid City of Neiv-l'ork, and 
 of I\ianhaian^ s I/land aforefaid, and tkeir feveral and refpeclive Heirs and 
 Afligns, all and every the feveral and refpecflive MefTuages, Tenements, Lands 
 and Hereditaments, fituate, lying and being in the faid City, and Munhaians 
 JJIand aforefaid, to them feveraliy and refpeftively granted, conveyed and con- 
 firmed by any the late Governors, Lieutenants, or Commanders in Chief of 
 the faid Province, or by any of the former Mayors, or Deputy Mayors and 
 Aldermen of the faid City of Nezu-7'crk, by Deed, Grant, Conveyance, or 
 othcrwife howfoever j To hold to their feveral and refpective Heirs and Af- 
 figns forever. 
 
 And I do by thefe Prefents, give and grant unto the faid Mayor, Alder- 
 men and Commonalty of the faid City of New-l'lrk, all the vvaice, vacant, 
 unpatented and unappropriated Lands, lying and being within the faid City 
 of Ncza-Vcrk, and on Manhatan^s IJIand aforefaid, extending a:nd reaching 
 to the Low-Water Mark, in, by, and through all Parts of the faid City of 
 I^cw-Tork, and Mcjnbatsn's IJiand aforefaid ; together with all Rivers, Ri- 
 vulets, Coves, Creeks, Ponds, W aters and W ater-Courfes, in the faid City 
 and Ifland, or either of them, not heretofore given or granted, by any of the 
 former Governors, Lieutenants, or Commanders in Chief, UEder their, or 
 fome of their Hands and Seals, or Seal of the Province, or by any of the 
 former Mayors, or Deputy X ayors and Aldermen of the faid City of Ne'x-- 
 Torky to fome refpeclive Perfon or Perfons, late Inhabitants of the faid City of 
 Hew-Tork^ or Manhatan's IJIand, or of other Parts of the faid Province. 
 
 And I do by thefe Prefents, give, grant and confirm unto the faid IVIayor, 
 AUermcn and Commonalty of the faid City of Nezv-l'^ork, and their SuccefTors 
 forever, the Royalties of Fifhing, Fowling, Hunting, Hawking, Minerals 
 and other Royalties and Privileges, belonging or appertaining to the City of 
 Ntw-Tork, and Manhatan's IJIand aforefaid (Gold and Silver Mines only ex- 
 cepted) to have, hold and enjoy all and fingular the Prcmifes, to the faid May- 
 or, Aldermen and Commonalty of the faid City of New-7~ork, and their Suc- 
 ceiTors forever, RENDERING and paying therefore unto His moft Sacred 
 Ma'efty, his Heirs, SuccelTors or Affigns, or to fuch Officer or Officers, as 
 fliall be appointed to receive the fame, yearly, forever hereafter, the annual 
 Quit-Rent or Acknowledgement of one Beaver Skin, ot the Value thereof in 
 current Money of this Province, in the faid City of New-Tork, on the Five 
 and Twentieth Day of March, yearly forever. 
 
 And moreover, I will, and by thefe Prefents do grant, appoint and declare, 
 that the fa.id City of New-7^ork, and the Compafs, Precinfts and Limits there- 
 of, and the Jurifdiciion of the fame, fliall from henceforth extend and reach it- 
 felf, and may and fhall be able to reach forth and extend itfelf, as well in 
 Length and in Breadth as in Circuit, to the furtheft Extent of, and in, and 
 throughout all the faid IHand Manhatan' s, and in and upon all the Rivers, Ri- 
 vulets, Coves, Creeks, Waters and Water-Courfes belonging to the fame 
 Ifland, as far as Low-Water Mark. And I do alfo, for and on the Behalf of 
 His mod Sacred Majefty aforefaid, his Heirs and SuccefTors, firmly enjoin and 
 command, that the aforefaid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City 
 aforefaid, and their SuccefTors, fhall and may freely and quietly have,, hold, 
 ufe and enjoy the aforefaid Liberties, Authorities, Jurifdiftions, Franchifes, 
 Rights, Royalties, Privileges, Exemptions, Lands, Tenements, Heredita- 
 
 B raents,- 
 
 Power of laying OuJ 
 Streets not to extend 
 to the taking away »- 
 ny Perfon's Rigl;t. 
 
 Grants to the Inha- 
 bitants of tlieir formeR 
 lioufes. Lauds and 
 Tenements. 
 
 Grant to the Cor- 
 poration of ?11 wafte 
 and vacated Lands on 
 Manhctan' s IJIand. 
 
 Extending to Low- 
 Water Mark. 
 
 Royalties of Fifli- 
 ing, Fowling, Hunt- 
 ing, Mines, &c. 
 
 Except Gold and 
 Silver Mines. 
 
 To hold to the faid 
 Corporation & their 
 Su-jceflbrs forever. 
 Under the yearly 
 Quit-Rent of one 
 Beaver Skin. 
 
 JurifdIAion of the. 
 City to extend to Low 
 Water Mark, all 
 round the IQand 
 Manhatan s. 
 
 The Corporation 
 quietly to enjoy all 
 their Liberties. 
 
CHARTER 
 
 of the 
 
 City of NJlW 
 
 YORK. 
 
 ments, and Premifes aforefaid, in Manner and Form aforcfuid, according to 
 
 A Mayor, Record- 
 er, Town Clerk, fix 
 AMermcn, and fix 
 Affiftants, 
 
 Chamberlain, Co- 
 roner, Clerk of the 
 Market, Sheriff, 
 High Conftable, fe- 
 ▼en Sub-Conflables, 
 and one Marfhal, to 
 be chofe» & appoint- 
 ed. 
 
 Mayor, Recorder, 
 Aldermen and Af- 
 fiftants made a Body 
 corporate and politic. 
 
 And te have perpetu- 
 al Succeffion, by the 
 Name of, 'fhe May- 
 •r. Aldermen and 
 Commonalty-, and ca- 
 pable to purchafe, 
 fell and demife Lands 
 and Chattel: by that 
 Name. 
 
 To fue, plead and 
 impleaded. 
 
 la all Acflioni. 
 
 CorporatioB to have 
 3 common Seal for 
 til their Affairs. 
 
 With Power to break 
 ind alter it. 
 
 or iiripCiii- 
 r other Of- 
 
 the Tenor and Effeft of the aforefaid Grants, Patents, Cufti-nis, 
 Patents of Grant and Confirmation, without the Let, Hindrance 
 ment of Me, or any of my Succcffors, Governors, Lieutenants, c 
 £ccrs whatfoevcr. 
 
 And alfo, I do, for and on the Behalf of liis raefl Sacred Majefiy afcre- 
 faid, his Heirs and Succclibrs, grant to the Mayor, Aldermen and Ccir.raon- 
 alty of the faid City of New-Urk, and their Succeflors, by thefe Prefents, 
 That for the better Government of the faid City, Liberties and Prccin<fls there- 
 of, there fliall be forever hereafter v.'ithin the faid City, a Mayor and Record- 
 er, Town-Clerk, and fix Aldermen, and fix Affiftants, to be appcinted, no-- 
 minatcd, elefted, chofen and fworn, as herein after is particuiariy and re- 
 fpeflively mentioned, who lhall be forever hereafter called. The Ma-/cr, Al- 
 dermen and Conunonalty of the City t/" New-York ; and that there fliall be for- 
 ever, one Chamberlain or Treafurer, one Sheriff, one Coroner, one Clerk 
 of the Market, one High Conftable, feven Sub-Cunftables, and one MarftiaV 
 or Serjeant at Mace, to be appointed, chofen and fwern in Manner herein 
 after mentioned. 
 
 And I do, by thefe Prefents, for and on the Behalf of Ilis inoft Sacred 
 Majefty aforefaid, his Heirs, SuccefTors and Affigns, declare, conftitute, 
 grant and appoint, that the 'V-ayor, Recorder, Aldermtnand Alnftants of the 
 faid City of New-Tork, for the Time being, and they which hereafter fliaii be 
 the Mayor, Recorder, and Aldermen and Affiftants of the faid City of Neiu- 
 Tork, for the Time being, and their Succe-Tors, forever hereafter, be, and 
 fliall be, by Force of thefe Prefents, one Body corporate and politic, in Deed, 
 Fa^f and Name, by the Name of, Tbe Mayor, Aldermen ar.d Commonalty of 
 the City of New-York ; and them by the Name of. The Mayer, Aldcr:nen 
 and Commonalty of the City of New-York, one Body corporate and pciiric, in 
 Deed, Fa£l and Name, I DO really and fully create, ordain, make, confti- 
 tute and confirm by thefe Prefents ; and that, by the Name of, The Mayer, 
 Aldermen and Commonalty of the City c/" New-York, they may have perpetual 
 Succeffion ; and that they, and their Succeffi^rs, forever, by the Name of» 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City New-York, be, and fliall 
 be, forever hereafter, Perfons able, and in Law capable, to have, get, re- 
 ceive, and poffefs Lands, Tenements, Rents, Liberties, Jurifdi^lions, Fran- 
 chifes and Hereditaments to them and their Succeffors, in Fee-Simple, or for 
 terra of Life, Lives or Years, or otherv>-ife ; and alfo Goods and Chattels ; 
 and alfo other Things, of what Nature, Kind or Quality foever ; and alfo to 
 give, grant, let, fet, and affign the fame Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments, 
 Goods and Chattels ; and to do and execute all other Things about the fame 
 by the Name aforefaid. And alfo, that they be, and forever ftiall be hereaf- 
 ter, Perfons able in Law, capable to plead, and be impleaded, anfwer, and 
 be anfwcred unto, defend, and be defended, in all or any the Courts of his 
 faid Majefty, and other Places whatfoever, and before any Judges, Jufticcs, 
 and other Pcrfon or Perfons whatfoever, in all and all Manner of Actions, 
 Suits, Complaints, Demands, Pleas, Caufes and Matters whatfoever, of 
 what Nature, Kind, or Quality foever, in the fame, and in the like Manner 
 and Form as other People of the faid Province, being Perfons able and in 
 Law capable, may plead, and be impleaded, anfwer, and be anfwered unto, 
 defend, and be defended, by any lawful Ways and Means whatfoever ; and 
 that the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the faid City of New-I ori, 
 and their Succeffors, (hall and may forever hereafter, have one common Seal 
 to fcrvc for the Sealing of all and Angular their Affairs and Bufmefles touch- 
 ing or concerning the laid Corporation. And it fliall and may be lawful to 
 and for the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the faid City of Nezv- 
 Tork, and their Succeffors, as they fliall fee Caufe to break, change, alter 
 and new-make their faid cgmmQn Seal, when, and as often as to them it fliall 
 fcem convcniCDt. 
 
 And 
 
John Montgomerie, Efq. Governor. 
 
 7 
 
 An'd further, know ye. That I have affigned, named, ordained and confli- 
 tuTcd, and by thefc Prefents, do alTign, name, ordain and conftitute Nicho- 
 las Bayard, now iVhiyor of the feid City of New -Tar to be prefent May- 
 'orofthefaid Citv ; and that the faid Nicholas Bayard, fhall remain and 
 continue in the Office of Mayor there, until another fit Perfcn fhall be ap- 
 pointed and fworn in the faid Office, according to the Ufage and Cuflom of 
 the faid City ; and as in and by thefc Prefents is hereafter mentioned and di- 
 rected. And I have aiTigned, named, ordained and conflituted, and, by 
 thcfe Prefents, do affign, name, ordain and conflitute, create and declare 
 james Graham, Efq. to be the prefent Recorder of the faid City ; to do and 
 execute all Things, which unto the Office of Recorder of the faid City doth, 
 or may in any Wife appertain or belong. And I have ailigned, named, or- 
 dained and confiituted, and by thefe Prefents, do affign, name, ordain, con- 
 fiirute, create and declare John Weji, Efq. Town Clerk of the faid City ; to 
 do and execute all Things which unto the Office of Town Clerk may any 
 Wife appertain or belong. And I have named, affigned, conftituted and 
 made, and by thefe Prefents, do affign, name, conftitute add make Jndretu 
 Boiun, john Robinfon, William Beekman, John Dilaval, Abraharn De Pey- 
 Jler, and Johannes Kip, Citizens and Inhabitants of the faid City of New- 
 Fork, to be the prefent Aldermen of the fiiid City. And alfo, I have made, 
 affigned, named and conflituted, and by thefe Prefents, do affign, name, 
 conftitute and make Nicholas De Myer, Johannes Van Brugh, John De Brown, 
 Tcunis De Key, Abraham Corbit, and Wolfert Webber, Citizens and Inhabit- 
 ants of the f^iid City, to be the prefent Affiftants of the faid City. And aifo, 
 I have affigned, chofen, named and conftituted, and by thefe Prefents, do 
 affign, choofe, name and conftitute Peter De hanoy. Citizen and Inhabitant 
 of the faid City, to be the prefent Chamberlain,' or Treafurer of the City 
 aforefaid. And I have affigned, named, conftituted and appointed, and by 
 thefe Prefents, do aftign, name, conftitute and appoint John Knight, Efq. one 
 other of the faid Citizens there, to be prefent Sheriff of the faid City. And 
 have affigned, named, conftituted and appointed, and by thefe Prefents, do 
 affign, name, conftitute and appoint Jarvis Marjhall, one other of the faid 
 Citizens there, to be the prefent Marftial of the faid City. And I do by thefe 
 Prefents, grant to the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the faid Ci- 
 ty of Neiu-7~ork, and their SuccefTors, That the Mayor, Recorder, Alder- 
 men and Affiiftants of the faid City, for the Time being, or the Mayor, Re- 
 
 the Alderracn, and any three or more of 
 be, and ffiall be called. The Conmmi Conn- 
 or the greater Part of them, fhall or may 
 Virtue of thefe Prefents, from Time to 
 Time, to call and hold Common Council, within the Common Council-Houfe, 
 or City-Hall of the faid City ; and there, as Occafion fhall be, to make Laws, 
 Orders, Ordinances, and Conftitutions, in Writing ; and to add, alter, di- 
 miniffi, or reform them, from Time to Time, as to them fhall fccm ncceffary 
 and convenient (not repugnant to the Prerogative of His moft Sacred Majefty 
 aforefaid, his Heirs and Succeffors, or to any of the Laws of the Kingdom of 
 England, or other the Laws of the General Affembly of the Province of Neiv- 
 Tork) for the good Rule, Ovcrfight, Corrediion and Government of the faid 
 City, and Liberties of the fame, and of all the Officers thereof, and for the 
 fcveral Tradefmen, Viftuallers, Artificers, and of all other the People and 
 Inhabitants of the faid City, Liberties and Precin£ts aforefaid, and for the 
 better Prefervation of Government, and Difpofal of all the Lands, Tenements 
 and Hereditaments, Goods and Chattels of the faid Corporation : Which 
 Laws, Orders, Ordinances and Coaftitutions, ffiall be binding to all the In- 
 habitants of the faid City, Liberties and Precinfts aforefaid ; and which Laws, 
 Orders, Ordinances and Conftitutions, fo by them made as aforefaid, fhall 
 be and remain in Force, for the Space of three Months, and no longer, un- 
 lefs they ffiall be allowed of, and confirmed, by the Governor and Council 
 for the Time being. AND I DO further or ih? Behalf tff His Sacred Msi, 
 
 Mayor named. 
 
 corder, and any three or more of 
 the Affiftants, for the Time being, 
 cil of the faid City ; and that they, 
 have full Power and Authority, by 
 
 Recorder named. 
 
 Town Clerk named* 
 
 Aldenncn named; ■ 
 
 Afliftints. 
 
 Chamberlain. 
 
 SherifT. 
 
 Slar/hal. 
 
 Mayor, Recorder 
 and three or more of 
 the Aldermen and 
 Afllftants, to be a 
 Common Council. 
 
 With Power to 
 make Laws, and al- 
 ter or repeal them. 
 So that fuch Laws be 
 not repugnant to the 
 King's Prerogative, 
 the Laws of England, 
 or Ads of Afitmbly 
 of New-York. 
 
 Which Laws to bs 
 in Force only for 
 three Months unlefs 
 confirmed by the Go- 
 vernor and Council" 
 
8 
 
 CHARTER of the City of NEW-YORK 
 
 Dlfcre'ionarv 
 Fines to be laid for 
 the Non-obl'ervance 
 of fuch Laws. 
 
 To be levied by 
 
 Diltrefs and Sale. 
 
 Mayor and Sh«i-ifi" 
 to be appointed year- 
 ly on the Feall of St. 
 Michael, by the Go- 
 vernor and Council. 
 
 And to take flieir 
 Oaths before the Go- 
 vernor aad Council. 
 
 T\ecorJer, Town 
 Clerk, and Clerk of 
 the Market, to be 
 appointed by his Ma- 
 jefty, and in Defedl 
 thereof by the Gover- 
 nor or Commander 
 ill Chief. 
 
 Recorder, Town 
 Clerk, Clerk of the 
 Market, Aldermen, 
 AfTillants, Chamber- 
 Iain, High-Confta- 
 blcs, &c. to be fworn 
 before the Mayor, or 
 any three or more of 
 the Aldermen. 
 
 Who are impowered 
 to adminifler the 
 fame Oaths. 
 
 Mayor Ic Recorder 
 witu three or more 
 Aldermen afTigned 
 Jufticcs of the Peace, 
 to hear and determine 
 all Caufcs within the 
 City. 
 
 jefty aforefaid, his Heirs and Succcflbrs, appoint and grant, that the faid 
 Common Council of the faid City, for the Time being, as often as they make, 
 ordain and eftabhfli fuch Laws, Orders, Ordinances and Conftitutions as afore- 
 faid, fhall or may make, ordain, limit, provide, fet, impofe and tax reafon- 
 able Fines and Amerciaments againft, and upon all Perfons offending a'^ainft 
 fuch Laws, Orders, Ordinances and Conftitutions as aforefaid, or any of them 
 to be made, ordained and eftablilhed as aforefaid, and the fame Fines and 
 Amerciaments fhall and may require, demand, levy, take and receive, by 
 Warrants under the common Seal, to and for the Ufe iind Behoof of the 
 Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the faid City, and their SuccelTors, ei- 
 ther by Diftrefs and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the Offender therein, 
 if fuch Goods and Chattels maybe found within the faid Citv, Liberties and 
 Precinfts thereof, rendering to fuch Offender and Offenders tlis Overplus, 
 or by any other lawful Ways or tVieans whatfoever. 
 
 And I DO, by thefe Prefents, appoint and ordain the Affigning, Naming 
 and Appointment of the iVIayor and Sheriff of the faid City, that it lhall be as 
 followeth, f viz.) Upon the Feaft Day of St. Michael the Arch-Angel, 
 yearly, the Lieutenant Governor or Commander in Chief, %r the Time "be- 
 ing, by and with the Advice of his Council, fhall nominate and appoint fuch 
 Perfon as he fliall think fit to be Mayor of the faid City, for the Year nest en- 
 fuing ; and one other Perfon of fufficient Ability and Eftate, and cf good Ca- 
 pacity in Underffanding, to be Sheriff of the laid City of Neiv-T ork, for the 
 Year enfuing ; and that fuch Perfon as fliall be named, affigned and appointed- 
 Mayor, and fuch Perfon as fliall be named, affigned and appointed Sheriff of 
 the faid City as aforefaid, fliall on the fourteenth Day of Odober then next 
 following, take their feveral and refpeftive corporal Oaths, before the Go- 
 vernor and Council, for the Time being, for the due Execution of their re- 
 fpcctive Offices, as aforefaid ; and that the faid Mayor and Sheriff, fo to be 
 nominated, affigned and appointed as aforefaid, fliall remain and continue in 
 their faid refpeftive Offices, until another fit Perfon fliall be nominated, ap- 
 pointed and fworn in the Place of IVIayor ; and one other Perfon fliall be no- 
 ■ininated and appointed in the Place of Sheriff of the faid City, in Manner 
 aforefaid. And further. That, according to the now Ufage and Cuftom of 
 the faid City, the Recorder, Town Clerk, and Clerk of the Market of the' 
 faid City, fliall be Perfons of good Capacity and Underftanding, and fuch 
 Perfons as His moft Sacred Majefty aforefaid, his Heirs and Succeffors, 
 fliall, in the faid refpeftive OfHces of Recorder, Town Clerk, and Clerk of 
 the Market, appoint and commiffionate ; and for Defcft of fuch Appointments, 
 and commiffionating, by His mofl; Sacred Majefly aforefaid, his Heirs and- 
 Succeffors, to be fuch Perfons as the Lieutenant-Governor or Commander in 
 Chief of the faid Province for the Time being, fliall appoint and commiffion- 
 ate ; which Perfons fo commiffionated to the faid Offices of Recorder, Town- 
 Clerk, and Clerk of the Market, fliall have, hold and enjoy the faid OfHces,. 
 according to the Tenor and Effeft of their faid Commiffions, and not other- 
 wife. And further, that the Recorder, Town Clerk, Clerk of the Market, 
 Aldermen, Affiftants, Chamberlain, High-Conftables, Petty-Conflables, and 
 all other Officers of the faid City, before they, or any of them fliall be ad- 
 mitted to enter upon and execute their refpeftive Offices, fliall be fworn faith- 
 fully to execute the fame, before the Mayor, or any three or more of the Al- 
 dermen, for the Time being. AND I DO, by thefe Prefents, for and on 
 the Behalf of His mofl Sacred IV ajefly, his Heirs and Succeffors, grant and 
 give Power and Authority to the Mayor and Recorder of the faid City, for 
 the Time being, to adminiftcr the fame refpeftive Oaths to them accordingly. 
 And further, I do by thefe Prefents, grant, for and on the Behalf of His mofl; 
 Sacred Majefty aforefaid, his Heirs and Succeffors, that the Mayor and Re- 
 corder of the faid City, for the Tmie being, and three or more of the Alder- 
 men of the faid City, not exceeding five, fhall be Juflices and Keepers of the 
 Peace of His mofl; Sacred Majefty, his Heirs and Succeffors, and Juflices to 
 hear and determine Matters and Caufes within the faid City and Liberties, and 
 
John M o n t g o m e r i e, Efq. Governor. 
 
 Precinfts thereof ; and that they, or any three or more of them, whereof the 
 Mayor and Recorder, or one of them, for the Time being, to be there, fliall 
 and may foreyer hereafter, have Power and Authority, by Virtue of thefe 
 Prefents, to hear and determine all and all Manner of Petty Larcenies, Riots, 
 Routs, Oppreffions, Extortions, ' and other Trefpafles and Offences whatfo- 
 'cver, within thefaid City o( Nezv-7^ork, and the Liberties and Precinfts afore- 
 fuid, from Tin-.e to Time, arifing and happening, and which arife or happen 
 • and any Ways belong to the Offices of Jullices of the Peace, and the Correc- 
 tion and Punifliment of the Offences aforefaid, and every of them, according 
 to the Laws of Eji^Iand, and the Laws of the faid Province ; and to do and 
 execute all other Things in the faid City, Liberties and Precinfts aforefaid, 
 fo fully and in ample Manner, as to the Comm^iffioners affigned, and to be af- 
 figned for the keeping of the Peace m the faid County of Neiv-Tork, doth or 
 may belong. • 
 
 And moreover, I do by thefe Prefents, for and on the Behalf of His mod 
 Sacred Majefty aforefiid, his Heirs and Succeffors, appoint, that the Alder- 
 men, Affiftants, High-Con (lable, and Petty-Conftables within the faid City, 
 be yearly chofen on the Feaft Day of Saint Michael the Arch-Angel, forever, 
 f viz.) One Alderman, one Affifliant, and one Conftablc for each refpe£live 
 Ward, and one Conftable for each Divificn in the Out Ward, in fuch pub- 
 lic Place in the faid refpeftive Wards, as the Aldermen, for the Time being, 
 for each Ward fhall direft and appoint ; and that the Aldermen, AlTiftants, 
 and Petry-Conftables be chofen, by Majority of Voices of the Inhabitants of 
 each refpeftive Ward ; and that the High-Conftable be appointed by the 
 Mayor of the faid City for the Time being ; and that the Chamberlain fliall 
 be yearly c}iofen, on the faid Feaft Day, in the faid City-Hall of the faid City, 
 by the Mayor and Aldermen, and Affiftants, or by the Mayor, or three or 
 more of the Aldermen, and three or more of the Affiftants of the faid City, 
 for the Time being. And I d$ by thefe Prefents, conftitute and appoint the 
 faid Jolm IVeJl, to be the prefent Town-Clerk, Clerk of the Peace, and Clerk 
 of the Court of Pleas, to be holden before the Mayor, Recorder and Alder- 
 men within the faid City, and the Liberties and Precin^^ts thereof. And fur- 
 ther, I do by thefe Prefents, for and on the Behalf of His moft Sacred Maje^ 
 fty aforefaid, his Heirs and Succcffbrs, require and ftri£lly charge and com- 
 mand;, that the Sheriff, Town-Clerk, Clerk of the Peace, High-Conftable, 
 Pctty-Conftable, and all other fubordinate Officers in the faid City, for the 
 Time being, and every of them refpeftively, jointly and feverally as Caufe fliall 
 require, fliall attend upon the faid Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen of the 
 faid City, for the Time being, and every or any of thera, according to the 
 Duty of their refpeftive Places, in and about the executing of fuch the Com- 
 mands, Precepts, V7arrants, and ProceiTes of them and every of them, as be- 
 longcth and appertaineth to be done or executed ; and that the aforefaid May- 
 or, Recorder and Aldermen, and every of them, as Juftices of the Peace^, 
 for the Time being, by their or any of their Warrants, all and every Perfon 
 and Perfons, for High Treafon or Petty Treafon, or for Sufpicion thereof, or 
 for other Felonies whatfoever, and all Malefaflors and Difturbers of the 
 Peace, and other Oftenders for other Mifdemeanors, who fliall be apprehend- 
 ed within the faid City, or Liberties thereof, fliall and may fend and commit, 
 or caufe to be fent and committed, to the common Gaol of the faid City, there 
 to remain and be kept in fafe Cuftody, by the Keeper of the faid Gaol or his 
 Deputy, for the Time being, until fuch Offi:nder and Offenders fhall be law- 
 fully delivered thence. And I do by thefe Prefents, for and on the Be!iaif of 
 His moft Sacred Majefty aforefaid, his Heirs and Succeflfors, charge and re^ 
 quire the Keeper and Keepers of the faid Gaol for the Time being, and his 
 and their Deputy and Deputies, to receive, take, and in fafe Cuftody to keep, 
 all and fmgular luch Perfon and Perfons fo apprehended, or to be apprehend- 
 ed, fent and committed to the faid Gaol, by Warrant of the faid Juilices, or 
 any of them as aforefaid, until he and they fo fent and committed to the faid 
 Gaol, fliall from thence be delivered by due Courfe of Law. 
 
 C And 
 
 Aj Larcenies, Ri- 
 ots, Routs, &c. 
 
 Aldermen, Affift- 
 ants, hi^h Conftable 
 and petty Conflables 
 to be chofen yearly, 
 on the Feaft D^y of 
 St. Michael. 
 
 Aldermen, Aflift- 
 ants, and petty Con- 
 ftables, to be chofen 
 by Majority of Voices. 
 
 Mayor to appoint 
 high Conftablc. 
 
 Chamberlain to ht 
 cliolen by the Mayor, 
 Aldermen and Affift- 
 ants. 
 
 Town Clerk, Clerk 
 of the Peace and 
 Pleas named. 
 
 Sheriff, Town- 
 Clerk, high Confta- 
 blc, petty Conftables, 
 and all other ful^ordi- 
 nate Officers to attend 
 on the Mayor, Re- 
 corder and Aldermen 
 to execute their Com- 
 mands. 
 
 Mayor, Recorder 
 and Aldermen may 
 commit any PcrfonI 
 for Mifdemeanors. 
 
 Gaoler to take Ma- 
 lefactors in to Cuftody. 
 
 And there keep 
 them till delivered by 
 Courfe of Law. 
 
 I 
 
1 
 
 lO 
 te l . 
 
 CHARTER of the City of NEW-YORK. 
 
 Mayor to grant Li • 
 ceiiccs to Tavern- 
 leepers. 
 
 Mayor, Recorder 
 and Aldermen, or the 
 Mayor and any three 
 or more Aldermen to 
 make Freemen. 
 
 And no Perfon be- 
 ing not a Freeman to 
 exercife any Trade, 
 tmlefs in Timet of 
 Fairs, and during 
 their Continuance 
 only. 
 
 All Unfreemen 
 Tifing any Trade, or 
 felling Goods (unlefs 
 a Fair be kept) and 
 fhall pcrfift after No.- 
 tice. 
 
 fhall forfeit a Sum not 
 exceeding five Pounds 
 for each Offence, 
 
 to be levied by Dif- 
 trefs and Sale of Of- 
 fenders Goods, to the 
 Ufe of tlie Corpora- 
 
 None to be made 
 free but fuch as are 
 ratural born Subjefls, 
 naturalized or made 
 
 And further^ I do grant and confirm, for and on Behalf of His mofl: Sa- 
 cred Miijefty aforefaid, his Heirs and SucceiTors, that the faid Mayor of the 
 faid City, for the Time being, and no other (according to the Ufage and 
 Cuftom praftifed in the faid City of New-Tork, in the Times of my Predccef- 
 fors, the feveral Lieutenants, Governors, and Commanders in Clhief of this 
 Province) fliall have Power and Authority to give and gi-ant Licences annu- 
 ally, ujidcr the public Seal of the faid City, to all Tavern-Kecpers, Inn-Kecp- 
 crs, Ordinary-Keepers, Viftuallers, and all public Sellers of Wine, Srong 
 Waters, Cyder, Beer, or any other Sort of Liquors by Retail, within the 
 City aforefaid, Maj^hatan^ Jjland, or their Liberties and Precincts thereof; 
 and that it fliall and may be lawful to and for the faid Mayor of the faid City 
 for the Time being, to afk, demand and receive, for fuch Licence by him to 
 •be given and granted as aforefaid, fuch Sum or Sums of Moneyj as he and 
 the Perfon to whom fuch Licence fliall be given or granted, fliall agree for, 
 "not exceeding the Sum of Thirty Shillings for each Licenre. All which Mo- 
 ney, as by the faid Mayor, fliall be fo received, fliall be ufcd and applied to 
 the public Ufe of the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the faid Ci- 
 ty of New-Tork, and their Succeflbrs, without any Account thereof to be 
 rendered, made or done to ?aiy of the Lieutenants, or Governors of this Pro- 
 vince for the Time being, or any of their Deputies. 
 
 A-ND knotv ye, That for the* better Government of the faid City, and for 
 the Welfare of the faid Citizens^ Tradefmen and Inhabitants thereof, I do by 
 thefc Prefents, for and on the Behalf of His m.cft Sacred IV'lajefly, his Heirs 
 -and Succeflbrs^ give and grant to the fliid Mayorj Aldermen and Commonalty 
 of the faid City, and their Succeflbrs, that the Pvlayor, Recorder and Alder- 
 men, or the Mayor and any three or more of the Aldermen, for the Time 
 bieing, fliall, from Time to Time, and at all Times hereafter, have full Pow- 
 er and Authority, under the common Seal, to make Free Citizens of the faid 
 City, and Liberties thereof ; and no Perfon or Perfons wliatfoever other than 
 fuch Free Citizens, fliall hereafter ufe any Art, Trade, Myftery, or manual 
 Occupation within the faid City, Liberties and Precinfts thereof, faving in the 
 Times of Fairs there to be kept, and during the Continuance of fuch Fairs on- 
 ly. And in Cafe any Perfon or Perfons v/hatfoever, not being Free Citizens 
 of the faid City as aforefaid, fliall at any Time hereafter, ufe or exercife any- 
 Art, Trade, Myftery, or manual Occupation, or fliall, by hinifelf, them- 
 felves or others, fell or expofe to Sale any Manner of Merchandize or Wares 
 wliatfoever, by Retail, in any Houfe, Skop, or Place, or Standing, within 
 the faid City, or the Liberties, or Precincts thereof ; no Fair being then 
 kept in the faid City, and fliall perfift therein after Warning to him or them 
 given, or left by the Appointment of the Mayor of the faid City, for the Time 
 being, at the Place or Places where fuch Perfon or Perfons, fliall fo ufe or 
 exercife any Art, Trade, Myftery, or manual Occupation ; or fliall fefl or ex- 
 pofe to Sale, any Wares or Merchandizes as aforefaid by Retail ; then it fliall 
 be lawful for the Mayor of the faid City, for the Time being, to caufe fuch 
 Shop Windows to be fliut up, and alfo, to impofe fuch reafonable Fine, for 
 fuch Offence, not exceeding Five Pounds for every refpeftive Offence ; and 
 the lame Fine and Fines fo impofed, to levy and take by Warrant under the 
 common Seal of the faid City, for the Time being, by Diftrefs and Sale of the 
 Goods and Chattels of the Perfon or Perfons fo offending in the Premifes, 
 found within the Liberties or Precin£wS of the faid City, rendering to the Party 
 or Parties the Overplus ; or by any other lawful Ways or Means whatfoever ; . 
 to the only Ufe of the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the faid Ci- 
 ty of New-7ork, and their SucceiTors, without any Account to be rendered, 
 made or done to the Lieutenants, Governors, or Commanders in Chief of this 
 Province for the fame : Provided that no Perfon or Perfons fliall be made free 
 as aforefaid, but fuch as are His Majefly's natural born Subjefts, or fuch as 
 fliall firft be naturalized, by A£f of General Affembly ; or fliall have obtained 
 Letters of Denization, under the Hand of the Lieutenant-Governor, or Com- 
 mander in Chief for the Time being, and Seal of the Province ; and that all 
 
 Perfons 
 
John M o n t g o m e r i e, Efq. Governor. 
 
 1 1 
 - ^ 
 
 Perfons to be m:idc free as aforefaid, iliall and do pay, for the public Ufe of 
 the iaid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the faid City, fuch Sum and 
 Sums of Money as heretofore hath been ufed and accuftomcd to be paid and 
 received on their being admitted Freemen as aforefaid j Provided it is not ex- 
 ceeding the Sum of Five Founds. 
 
 And further^ I do by thefe Prcfents, for and on the Behalf of His moft Sa- 
 cred Majefty aforefaid, his Heirs and Succeflbrs, grant to the Mayor, Al- 
 dermen and Commonalty of the faid City, that they and their Succeflbrs be 
 forever, Perfons able, and capable, and fliall have Power to purchafe, have, 
 take and poflefs in Fee-iimple, Lands, Tenements, Rents and other Poflef- 
 llons within or without the fame City ; to them and their Succeflbrs foreverj 
 fo as the fame exceed not the yearly Value of One Thoufand Pounds per An- 
 num^ the Statute of Mortmain^ or any other Law to the Contrary notwith- 
 flanding ; and the fame Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments and Premifes, or 
 any Part thereof to demife, grant, leafe, fet over, affign and difpofe, at their 
 own Will and Pleafure, and to make, feal and accomplifli any Deed or Deeds, 
 Leafe or Leafes, Evidences, or VvVitings for or concerning the fam.e, or any 
 Part thereof, which lliall happen to be made and granted by the faid Mayor, 
 Aldermen and Commonalty of the faid City, for the Time being. 
 
 And further^ I do by thcfc Prefents, for and on the Behalf of His mofl: 
 Sacred Majefty aforefaid, his Heirs and Succeflbrs, grant to the faid Mayor, 
 Aldermen and Commonalty, that they and their Succeflbrs fliall and may for- 
 ever hereafter, hold and keep within the faid City, in every Week of the 
 Year, three Market Days, the one upon Tuejday^ the other upon Thurfday, 
 and the other upon Saturday, weekly forever. 
 
 And alfo, I do by thefe Prefents, for and on the Behalf of His mofl Sacred 
 Majefly aforefaid, his Lleirs and Succeflbrs, grant to the Mayor, Aldermen 
 and Commonalty of the faid City, that they and their Succeflbrs and Afligns, 
 lhall and may at any Time or Times hereafter, when it to them fliall feem fit 
 and convenient, take in, fill, and make up, and lay out, all and Angular the 
 Lands and Ground in and about the faid City and Ifland Manhatan's, and the 
 fame to build upon, or make ufe of, in any other Manner or Way, as to them 
 fliall feem fit, as far into the Rivers thereof, and that encorapafs the fame, as 
 Low-"Water Mark aforefaid. 
 
 And I by thefe Prefents, for and on the Behalf of His mofl: Sacred Ma- 
 jefty aforefaid, his Heirs and Succeflbrs, give and grant unto the aforefaid 
 iVJayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the faid City of New-Tor k, and their 
 SncctfTors, that they and their Succeflbrs fhall and may have, hold, and keep 
 ■within the faid City, and Liberties and Precinfls thereof, in every Week in 
 every Year forever, upon Tuefday-, one Court of Common Pleas for all Ac- 
 tions of Debt, Trefpafs, Trcfpafs upon the Cafe, Detinue, Ejeftment, and 
 other ptrfonal Aftions ; and the fiime to be held before the Mayor, Record- 
 er and Aldcmicn, or any three of them, whereof the Mayor or Recorder to 
 be one, who fliall have Power to hear and determine the fam.e Pleas and Ac- 
 tions, according to the Rules of the Common Law, and Ads of General Af* 
 fcmbly of the faid Province. 
 
 And I do by thefe Prefents, for and on the Behalf of His mofl Sacred Ma- 
 jefty aforefaid, his Heirs and Succeflbrs, grant to the faid Mayor, Aldermeii 
 and Commonalry of the faid City of New-Tork, and their Succeflbrs, that the 
 faid Mayor, Aldei-men and Commonalty of the faid City, and their Succeflbrs, 
 fliall have and enjoy all the Privileges, Franchifes and Powers, that they have 
 and ufe, or that any of their Predeceflbrs at any Time, within the Space of 
 twenty Years laft paft, had took or enjoyed, or ought to have had, by Rea- 
 fon, or under any Pretence of any former Charter, Grant, Prefcription, or 
 any other Right, Cuftom or Ufage, although the fame have been forfeited, 
 loft, or have been ill ufed, or not ufed, or abufed, or difcontinued, albeit 
 they be not particularly mentioned ; and that no Oflicer fliall difturb them 
 therein under any Pretence whatfoever, not only, for their future, but their 
 prefent Enjoymeut thereof: Provided always^ That the faid Privileges, 
 
 Franchifc* 
 
 Fees of being made 
 free not to exceed ^1. 
 
 Power to purchafe 
 and hold Lands and 
 Tenements in Fee- 
 fimple, &c. fo as to 
 exceed not the Value 
 of lool. per Ann. 
 
 and to fdl, leafe and 
 difpofe of the fame. 
 
 Po-wer to keep 3 
 Market- Days weekly , 
 forever. 
 
 Power to the Cor- 
 poration to lay out 
 their Ground, and 
 build, &G. 
 
 Power f o hold a 
 Court of Common 
 Pleas on every Tuef- 
 day. 
 
 Grant to the Corpo^ 
 ration of their former 
 Franchifes, 
 
I 2 
 
 CHARTER of the City of NEW-YORK. 
 
 fo they be not repug- 
 nant to the Laws of 
 England, or A£is of 
 Affcmbly of this Co- 
 lony, 
 
 faving the Fort, 
 
 and a Houfc next the 
 City-Hall, and one 
 rear the Fort, and the 
 Governor's Garden, 
 King's Farm and 
 Swamp ; 
 
 »nd all Rents and 
 Quit-Rents, referved 
 <8n former Grants. 
 
 Tlic Incorporation 
 Tiot be conflrued to 
 take away any Lands, 
 Tenements, Goods, 
 or Chattels difpofed 
 of before to charitable 
 Ufc!. 
 
 End of the Charter 
 
 W Gov. DONOAN. 
 
 Franchifes and Powers, be not inconfiftentwich, or repugnant to the Laws of 
 His Majefty's Kingdom of Enghuid, or otb.er the Laws of the General Aflem- 
 bly of this Province as aforefaid. And faving to His moft Sacred Majefty 
 aforefaid, his Heirs, Succeffors and AfTigns, and the Lieutenants, Governors 
 and Commanders in Chief, and other Officers under him and them, in Fort 
 "James, in or by the City of Nezu-7'ork, and in ail the Liberties, Boundaries, 
 Extents, Privileges thereof, for the Maintenance of the fiiid Fort and Garri- 
 fon there, all the Right, Ufe, Title and Authority, wliich they or any of 
 them, have had, ufcd, or exercifed there ; and alfo, one Meffuage or Tene- 
 ment, next the City-Hall ; and one Meffuage by the Fort, now in the Pof- 
 feffion of Thomas Cokei-, Gent, the Piece of Ground by tlie Gate, called. 
 The Governor's Garden, and the Land without tlie Gate, called. The King's 
 Farm ; with the Swamp, next to the fame Land, by the Frejh Water ; and 
 favisg the feveral Rents, and Quit-Rents, referved, due and payable from fe- 
 veral Perfons, inhabiting within the faid City, and Ifland Manbatan's, by 
 Virtue of former Grants, to them made and given, and faving to all other 
 Perfons, Bodies politic and corporate, their Heirs, Succcflbrs and Affigns, 
 all fuch Right, Title and Clairn, PofTeflions, Rents, Services, Commons, 
 Emoluments, Interefl. in, and tO, and Thing which is theirs (fave only the 
 Franchifes aforefaid) in as ample Manner as if this Charter had not been 
 made. 
 
 And further, I do appoint and declare, \hat the Incorporation to be found- 
 ed by this Charter, fhail not at any Time hereafter, do, or fuffer to be done, 
 any Thing by Means whereof the Lands, Tencmems or Hereditaments, 
 Stock, Goods or Chattels thereof, or in the Hands, Cuftody, PoffelTion of, 
 any the Citizens of the faid City, fuch as have been fet, let, given, granted, 
 or collefted to, and for pious and charitable Ufes, fliall be waited or mifem^- 
 ployed, contrary to the Trufl: or Intent of the Founder or Giver thereof, and 
 that fuch and no other Conftruftion fliall be made thereof, than that which 
 may tend moft to advantage Religion, Juftice and the public Good ; and to 
 fupprefs all Afts and Contrivances to be invented, or put in Ufe contrary 
 thereunto. In Witnefs whereof, I have caufed thefe Prefents to be entered in 
 the Secretary's-Office, and the Seal of the faid Province to be hereunto affix- 
 ed, this Seven and Twentieth Day of April, in the fecond Year of the Reign 
 of His moft Sacred Majefty aforefaid, and in the Year of our Lord God, One 
 Thoufand Six Hundred and Eighty-Six. 
 
 THOMAS DONGA N. 
 
 Recital that the Ci- 
 tliens by Virtue of 
 that Charter, have 
 held, and /till do hold 
 fundry Franchifes, 
 Lands & Tenements, 
 thereby granted ta 
 them. 
 
 Recital of fevcral 
 ether Buildings made 
 fcy the City. 
 
 BY Virtue, or under Pretext whereof, the faid Citizens and Inhabitants, 
 from the Date thereof, hitherto have held or claimed to held, and flill do hold 
 or claim to hold, and enjoy, all and Angular the Rights, Privileges, Fran- 
 chifes, Preheminences, Advantages, Jurifdiftions, Courts, Powers, Profits, 
 Immunities, Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments, and other the Premifes there- 
 in particularly mentioned, and thereby intended to be granted. Andivhereas 
 the Citizens and Inhabitants of the faid City of New-Tork, befidcs the fevcral 
 public Buildings, Accommodations, Conveniencies and other Things in the 
 before recited Grant or Writing mentioned to have been by them erected, 
 built, and appropriated, have, fince the making thereof, built and appropri- 
 ated-, at their own proper Colts and Charges, feveral public Buildings, Ac- 
 commodations and Conveniencies, for the faid City, that is to fay. The pre- 
 fcnt City-Hall, and Gaols, Rooms, and Places for the fitting of Courts of 
 Juftice, and Chambers adjoining, with the Ground and Appurtenances there- 
 unto belonging ; five Market-Iloufes, the prefcnt Crane and Bridge, with the 
 Common Sewer leading through the great Dock, and a Magazine or Powder- 
 Houfe near the Frep Water, and fevcral other public Buildings and Conve- 
 niencies in the faid City ; and have built the new Ferry-Houfes on the Ifland 
 of Naffau, for the Reception of Travellers, with a Barn, Stables, and Pen, 
 or Pound, for Cattle. And whereas our late Royal Predeceflbr, Queen 
 ANNE, by her Letters Patent, under the Broad Seal of the Province of New- 
 
 Tork, 
 
John Montgomerie, Efq. Governor. 
 
 13 
 
 Torky made, bearing Daw the nineteenth Day of Jpril, in the fcventh Year 
 of her Reign, did grant, ratify and confirm, unto the then Mayor, Alder- 
 men and Commonalty of the City of New-Tork, and to their Succelibrs and 
 j\ffigns, in thefe Words following, /o wit, JNNE by the Grace of GO0, of 
 England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, isfc. 
 To all whom thefc Prefents may in any Wife concern, fendcth Greeting: 
 Whereas the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New-Tork, 
 by their Petition to our right trufcy and well beloved Coufin Edward Vifcount 
 Cornbury, our Captain-General, and Governor in Chief, in and over our 
 Province of New-Tork, and Territories depending thereon in America, and 
 Vice-Admiral of the fame, 'ij'c. preferred in Council j therein fetting forth. 
 That they having a Right and Intereft, under divers ancient Charters and 
 Grants, by divers former Governors and Commanders in Chief of our faid 
 Province of New-7~ork, under our noble Progenitors, in a certain Ferry from 
 the faid City of New-2'erk, over the Eafl-River to Najau-I/Iand, (alias Long- 
 Jjland,) and from the faid Ifland to the faid City again, and have poffefTed 
 the fame,, and received all the Profits, Benefits and Advantages thereof for 
 the Space of Fifty Years and upwards ; and perceiving the Profits, Advan- 
 tages, and Benefits ufually ifluing out of the fame, to diminifh, decreafe, and 
 fall fliort of what might be reafonably made of the fame, for the Want of the 
 Bounds and Limits to be extended and enlarged 00 the faid Ifland Side, where- 
 by to prevent divers Perfons tranfporting themfelves and Goods to and from 
 the faid Ifland Nafau (aUas Long-ljland ) over the faid River, without coming 
 or landing at the ufual and accuHoracd Places, where the Ferry Boats are 
 ufually kept and appointed, to the great Lofs and Damage of the faid City of 
 New-Tork ; have humbly prayed our Grant and Confirmation, under the 
 great Seal of our faid Province of New-Tork, of the faid Ferry, called, The 
 Old Ferry, on both Sides of the faid Eaft-River, for the tranfporting of Paf- 
 fengers. Goods, Horfes and Cattle, to and from the faid City, as the fame is 
 now held and enjoyed by the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the 
 faid City of New-Tork, or their Under-Tenant or Under-Tenants ; and alfoj 
 of all that the vacant and unappropriated Land, from High- Water Mark to 
 Low- Water Mark, on the faid Najfaii-ljland, (alias Long-ljland ) lying con- 
 tiguous and fronting the faid City of New-Tork, from a certain Place, called 
 The Wall-About, unto the Red-Hook, over againfl: Ntitten-JJland, for the bet- 
 ter Improvement and Accommodation of the faid Ferry ; with full Power, 
 Leave and Licence to fet up, eftablifli, maintain, and keep one or more Fer- 
 ry or Ferries, for the Eafe and Accommodation of all Paffengers and Travel- 
 lers, for the Tranfportation of themfelves. Goods, Horfes and Cattle, over 
 the faid River, within the Bounds aforefaid, as they fliall fee meet and conve- 
 nient, and Occafion require ; and to eftablifh, ordain and make Bye-Laws, 
 Orders and Ordinances, for the due and orderly Regulation of the fame : 
 The v/hich Petition, we being minded to grant. Know ye. That of our efpe- 
 cial Grace, certain Knowledge, and meer Motion, we have given, granted, 
 ratified and confirmed, and in and by thefe Prefents, for us, our Heirs and 
 SuccefTors, we do give, grant, ratify and confirm, unto the faid Mayor, Al- 
 dermen and Commonalty of the City of New-l"ork, and to their SucceflTors 
 and Affigns, ALL That the faid Ferry, called. The Old Ferry, on both 
 Sides of the faid Eaft-River, for the Tranfportation of Pafi!engers, Goods, 
 Horfes and Cattle, over the faid River, to and from the faid City and Ifland, 
 as the fame is now ufed, held and enjoyed, by the faid Mayor, Aldermen and 
 Commonalty of the City of New-Tork, or their Under-Tenant, or Under- 
 Tenants, with all and fingular the ufual and accuftomed Ferriage, Fees, Per- 
 quifites. Rents, Iflues, Profits, and other Benefits and Advantages whatfo- 
 cver, to the faid Old Ferry belonging, or therewith ufed, or thereout arifing 5 
 and alfo All That the aforefaid vacant and unappropriated Ground, lying and 
 being on the faid NaJfau-IJland (alias Long-IJlandJ from High-Water-Mark 
 TO Low- Water-Mark aforefaid, contiguous and fronting the faid City of New- 
 Tork, from the aforefaid Place called. The Wall-Ab«iiti W R(d-ll9ok afore- 
 
 D faid, 
 
 Recital of the Pa- 
 teat of Queen Anne. 
 
 In hsec Verba. 
 
 Recital of Petition 
 from the Corporatiort 
 to Lord Cornbury, 
 
 fetting forth their 
 Right to the Ferry oi» 
 Nairau-Ifland, 
 
 and praying a Grant 
 and Confirmation 
 thereof, 
 
 with the vacint Lamd 
 from High-water to 
 Low-water Mark on 
 Naflau-Idand ; 
 
 with Power to efta- 
 blilh mors Ferries, 
 
 and to make By-laws 
 for regulating the 
 fame. 
 
 Grant to the Cor- 
 poration of the Ferry, 
 
 ■w-ith all Fees and 
 Profits. 
 
 Grant of all vacant 
 Land onTifafTauIllanti 
 between High ■& Low 
 Water Mark, from 
 the Wall-About to 
 
 H«d-H»ok. 
 
14 
 
 CHARTER of the City of NEW-YORK. 
 
 And all Profits be- 
 longing thereto. 
 
 Kcferving Liberty t9 
 the Inhabitants hav- 
 ing Plantations near 
 the Water-Side, to 
 tranfport themfclves 
 2nd Goods, 
 
 without paying Fer- 
 riage ; fo as they 
 tranfport themfelves 
 and their own Goods, 
 and in their own 
 Boats only ; 
 
 To hold the faid Fer- 
 ry and vacant Land 
 to the Corjioration, 
 their Succeilbrs and 
 AlTigns, forever. 
 
 Under the yearly 
 Kent of 5s. per Ann. 
 
 Power to eftablifh as 
 many Ferries as they 
 fnall think fit. 
 
 /nd receive fuch 
 Ferriage Fees as now 
 are taken, or fhall be 
 cflabliflied, with the 
 Confcnt of Governor 
 and Council. 
 
 Power to make By- 
 Laws for regulating 
 the Ferry. 
 
 faid, thai is to ftiy. From the Eall Side of the Wall- J bout, oppofite the now 
 dwelling Houfe of James Bobin, to the Weft Side of the Red-Hook, common- 
 ly called the Fijhing Place, with all and fnigular the Appurtenance and Here- 
 ditaments to the fame, or any Part or Parcel thereof belonging, or in any 
 "Wife of Right appertaining ; together with all and fmgular the Rents, IfTues, 
 Profits, Ways, Waters, Eafements, and all other Benefits, Profits, Advan- 
 tagcj and Appurtenances, which heretofore have, now are, and which here- 
 after fliall belong to the faid Ferry, vacant Land, and Premifes, herein be- 
 fore granted and confirmed, or to any, or either of them, in any Wife ap- 
 pertaining, or which heretofore have been, now afe, and which hereafter 
 lhall belong, be ufed, held, received and enjoyed ; and all our Ellate, Right, 
 Title and Intereft, Benefit and Advantage, Claim and Demand of, in or to 
 the faid Ferry, vacant Land and Premifes, or any Part or Parcel thereof, and 
 the Reverfion and Reverfions, Remainder and Remainders ; together with 
 the yearly, and other Rents, Revenues and Profits of the Premifes, and of every 
 Part and Parcel thereof, except and always referved out of this our prcfent 
 Grant and Confirmation, free Liberty, Leave and Licence to, and for all and 
 every Perfon or Pcrfons, inhabiting or having Plantations, near the faid Ri- 
 ver, by the Water Side, within the Limits and Bounds above mentioned, to 
 tranfport themfelves. Goods, Horfes, and Cattle, over the faid River, to and 
 from the faid City of New-Tork, and NaJfaii-JJland (alias Long-ljland) to and 
 from their refpcfiive Dwellings or Plantations, without any Ferriage, or other 
 Account to the faid Ferry, hereby granted and confirmed to be paid or given ; 
 fo always as the faid Perfon or Pcrfons do tranfport themfelves only, and their 
 own Goods, and in their own Boats only, and not any Stranger or their 
 Goods, Horfes, or Cattle, or in any other Boat : To hwue and to hold all 
 and fingular the faid Ferry, vacant Land and Premifes, herein before granted 
 and confirmed, or meant, mentioned, or intended to be hereby granted and 
 confirmed (except as is herein before excepted) and all and fingular the 
 Rents, IflTues, Profits, Rights, Members, and Appurtenances, to the fame 
 belonging, or in any Wife of Right appertaining unto the faid Mayer, Alder- 
 men, and Commonalty of the City of New-Tork, and their SuccefTors and 
 AfiTigns forever, to the only proper Ufe and Behoof of the faid Mayor, 
 Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of New-Tork, and their SucccfforS 
 -and AfiTigns forever ; to be holden of us, our Heirs, and Succeffors, in free 
 and common Soccage, as of our Manor of Eaji-Greenwich, in the County of 
 Kent, ■within our Kingdom of England ; Tielding, rendering, and paying 
 ' unto us, our Heirs, and SuccelTors for the fame, yearly, at our Cuflom- 
 Houfe-of NewTork, to our Colleftor and Receiver General there, for the 
 Time being, at or upon the Feafl: of the Nativity of St. John the Baptijl, the 
 yearly Rent or Sum of Five Shillings, current Money New-7^ork. 
 
 And ive do further, of our fpecial Grace, certain Knowledge, and meer 
 Motion, for us, our Heirs and Succefix)rs, give and grant unto the faid 
 Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty, and their Succeflibrs, full and free Leave 
 and Licence to fet up, eftablifli, keep, and maintain one or more Ferry or 
 Ferries, as they fliall from Time to Time think fit and convenient, within the 
 Limits and Bounds aforefaid, for the Eafe and Accommodation of tranfporting 
 Cf PalTengers, Goods, Horfes, and Cattle, between the faid City of Neiv-Terk, 
 and the faid Ifland (except as is herein before excepted) under fuch reafonablc 
 Riitcs and Payments as have been ufually paid and received for the fame, or 
 which at any Time hereafter lhall be by them eilabliflied, by and with the 
 Confent and Approbation of our Governor and Council of our faid Province 
 for the Time being. And uoe do further, of our efpecial Grace, certain 
 Knowledge, and meer Motion, give and grant unto the faid Mayor, Aldermen, 
 and Commonalty of the City of New-Tork, and their SuccelTors, full and 
 abfolutc Power and Authority to make, ordain, eftablifli, conftitute, and con- 
 firm all Manner of By-Laws, Orders, Rules, Ordinances, and Directions, for 
 tlie more orderly keeping, and regularly maintaining the aforefaid Ferry that 
 now is kept, or any Ferry or Ferries wliicli lhall at any Time or Times hereaf- 
 ter 
 
|oHN MoNTGOMERiE, Eic\. GovcrDor. 
 
 tcr be fet up, eftabliflied, or kept, within the Bounds aforefaid, by Virtue 
 hereof, or of, for, touching, or concerning the fame, (fo always as the fame 
 be no: contrary to our Laws of England, and of our Province of New-Tork) 
 and the fame at all Times hereafter to put in Execution, or abrogate, revoke, 
 or change, as they in their good Difcretion fliall think fit, and moll convenient 
 for the due and orderly keeping, regulating, and governing the faid Ferry or 
 Ferries herein before mentioned. 
 
 And bjily. Our Will and Pleafure is, and We do hereby declare and 
 grant, that thefe our Letters Patent, or the Record thereof, in the Secretary's 
 OfScc of our faid Province cf Nciv-i'orh, llaall be good and effeftual in the 
 Law, to all Intents and Purpofcs whatfoevcr, norwithflanding the not true and 
 well reciting or mentioning of thePremifes, or any Part thereof, or the Limits 
 and Bounds thereof, or of any former or other Letters Patents, or Grants 
 whatfocver, made or granted, or of any Part thereof, by us or any of our 
 Progenitors, unto any Perfon or Perfons wliatfoever. Bodies politic or corpo- 
 rate, or any Law or other Reflraint, Incertainty, or Irapcrfeftion whatfoever, 
 to the Contrary in any Wife notwithftanding, and although exprefs Mention 
 of tlie tiue yearly Value, or Certainty of the Prcmifes, or of any of them, or 
 of any other Gifts or Grants by us, or by any. of our Progenitors, heretofore 
 made to the faid Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City Ncw-Tork^ 
 ia thefe Prcfents is not made, or any other Matter, Caufe, or Thing whatfoever 
 to the Contrary thereof in any Wife notwithftanding. In Tejlimony "whereof. 
 We hav^ caufed thefe our Letters to be made Patent, and the Seal of our 
 faid Province oil^ciu-Tork, to cur faid Letters Patent to be afExed, and the 
 fame to be recorded, in the Secretary's-Office of our faid Province. V/it- 
 Ntss our right trufly and well beloved Coufm, Edward Vifcount Cornbury, 
 Captain-General, and Governor in Chief, in and over our Province of Neiu- 
 Ycrk aforefaid, and Territories thereon depending in America, and Vice Ad- 
 miral of the fame, is^c. in Council, at our Fort in Neixj-Tork, the nineteenth 
 Day April, in thefeventh Year cf o"jr Reign, Annoq; Domini, One Thou- 
 fand Seven Hundred and Eight. 
 
 BY \TRTUE, or under Pretext whereof, the faid Inhabitants and Citizens 
 of the City New-Tork, have held and enjoyed, or have claimed to hold and 
 enjoy, and ftill do hold, or claim to hold the Ferry, vacant Land, Perquifites, 
 Profits, Privileges, Powers, and other the Prcmifes, in the before recited 
 Letters Patent mentioned, and intended to be thereby granted. And where' 
 as, beCdes all the aforefaid Particulars, in the faid Grant or Inftrument made, 
 in the aforefaid Year of our Lord, One Thoufand Six Hundred Eighty and 
 Six, and in the before recited Letters Patent of Queen Anne, mentioned or 
 intended to be thereby granted, the Cirizens and Inhabitants of the faid City 
 of A^ifzi;-2V^ have anciently held, or claimed to hold, ufe and enjoy, divers 
 and fundry other Rights, Privileges, Franchifes, Preheminences, Advan- 
 tages, Jurifdiclions, Emoluments, Powers, Profits, Immunities, Lands, Te- 
 nements, and other Hereditaments, as well by Prefcription as by divers 
 Grants and Confirmations, of and from divers Governors, Lieutenant-Go- 
 vernors, and Commanders in Chief of the faid Province, by the Name of, 
 The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New- York, and by di- 
 vers other Names, Stiles and Titles, and oth^rwife. 
 
 And whereas divers Queftions, Doubts, Opinions, Ambiguities, Contro- 
 verfies and Debates, have arifen and been made, as well upon and concerning 
 the Validity and Force of the faid recited Grant or Writing, dated in the 
 Year of our Lord, One Thoufand Six Hundred and Eighty-Six, and the be- 
 fore recited Letters Patent of Queen Anne, as upon all and every the other 
 Grants and Confirmations of divers Governors, Lieutenant-Governors aad 
 Commanders in Chief, made to our City of New-Tork as aforefaid, by Rea- 
 fon of the Variety of Names, Stiles, Titles and Incorporations aforefaid, and 
 by Reafon, that the before recited Grant or Inftrument, dated in the Year of 
 our Lord, One Thgufand Six Hundred and £igljty-Sb, ilje other Grams 
 
 and 
 
 This Grant or th^ 
 Record thereof to be 
 of Force, 
 
 notwithftanding any 
 Iniperfedlion Mthat' 
 
 foCVCfi 
 
 By Virtue of which 
 Patent the Citizens 
 do hold the Ferry & 
 Yacant Land thereby 
 granted. 
 
 Recital of fundry 
 other Franchifss, 
 Lands & Tenements, 
 held by the Corpora- 
 tion ; 
 
 As weW by Prefcrip- 
 tion as by Grant and 
 otherw'ife. 
 
 Sundry Difputes con- 
 cerning the Invalidity 
 of the former Char- 
 ters : 
 
i6 CHARTER of the City of NEW-YORK. 
 
 And that tie Corpo- 
 ration were never 
 ■well or regularly in- 
 corporated ; 
 
 and of the Invalidity 
 of their Prefcription. 
 
 Petition of the Cor- 
 poration for a new 
 Ohartcr recited. 
 
 To grant <e confirm 
 all their former Fran- 
 chifes, Lands and 
 Tenements. 
 
 Ana to hare the Soil 
 four Hundred Foot 
 belo'w Low-Water - 
 Mark, on Hudfon's 
 River. 
 
 Motiret inducing the 
 Crown to grant a 
 hew Charter. 
 
 The Crown willing 
 that a Corporation 
 be founded by the 
 KTame of, The May- 
 er, Aldermen and 
 Comntoiialty of the 
 
 and Confirmations of divers Governors, Lieutenant-Governors and Command- 
 ers in Chief, were made in the Governors own Names rcfpe6>ivc!y, when 
 they fliould Irave been made in the refpeftive Names, Srilcs and Titles of form- 
 er Kings and Queens, our Royal Predecefibrs, under whom they were Go- 
 vernors, Lieutenant-Governors, or Commanders in Chief rcfpcccively, and 
 by Reafon, as fonie fuggcft and fay, that the faid City or Inhabitants or Citi- 
 zens thereof, never were well, regularly or legally iiicorporated, and, for 
 Want thereof, none of all the faid Grants, Confirmations, Inftruments, or 
 Letters Patent herein before mentioned, could take F.iTcfi:, or operate ; and 
 for divers other Defeats in all, fome, or one of theaforefaid Grants, Confir- 
 mations and Writings ; and alfo upon the Validity and Force of the Prefcrip- 
 tion aforefaid. And whereas our well beloved Subjects j the Mayor, Alder- 
 men and Commonalty of our faid City cf Nciv-Tcrk, by their humble Petition, 
 prefented to our trufty and well beloved John Monigomerie, Efq. our Captain- 
 General, and Governor in Chief of our Provinces of NfTv-Tork, and New- 
 yer/eyj and Territories depending thereon in America, and Vice- Admiral of 
 the fame, l^c. in Council, reciting, among other Things, That the City of 
 New-Tork is an ancient City, and the Citizens thereof, have anciently held and 
 ufed, and flill do hold and ufe divers and fundry Rights, Liberties, Privileges, 
 Franchifes, Free-Cuftoms, Prehcminences, Advantages, Jurifdiftions, Emolu- 
 ments, Immunities, Lands, Tenements, public Buildings and Hereditaments, 
 as well by the Name of. The Mayer, Aldermen and Conmonahy cf the City of 
 New- York, as otherwife, to the A.dvancemcnt of the faid City in jts Num- 
 ber of Buildings, and Inhabitants, whereby the faid City is become a ccmfi- 
 dcrable Sea-Port, and exceedingly necefi^uy and ufeful to our Kingdom of 
 Great-Britain, in fupplying our Governments in the Viefl-Jndies with liread. 
 Flour, and other Provifions ; wherefore they prayed, among other Things, 
 for our Confirmation and Grant to the faid City, and Corporation, by the 
 Name, Stile and Titles of, The Mayer, Aldermen and Comrncnalty of the City 
 e/" New-York, of all their Lands, Tenements, publick Buildings, and Heredi- 
 taments, Wharfs, Docks, Bridges, Slips, Ferries, Cranes, Grants, Charters, 
 Rights, Liberties, Privileges, Franchifes, Frcc-Cufioms, Prekeminences, Ad- 
 vantages, Jurifdiftions, Emoluments and Immunities, now and heretofore, by 
 them held and enjoyed ; and that they might have the Soil four Hundred Foot 
 beyond Low- Water-Mark, on Hudfon's -River, from a certain C'reek or Kiii, 
 called Beflaver's-Killitic, fouthward to tlic Fort, and from thence, the fame 
 Number of Feet, beyond Low- Water-Mark, round the Fort, and along the 
 Eaft-River, as far as to the North Side of a certain Hill, called Corlacr's- 
 Hook ; and alfo for a Grant of fuch other Powers, Liberties, Franchifes, 
 Rights, Free-Cufi:oms, Jurifdiftions, Privileges, Immunities and Things, as 
 may be needful for the good Rule and Government of the faid City. And we, 
 confidering, that the Strength andlncreafe of our good Subjects, in that our 
 Frontier Province of Nciv-Tork, does, in a great Meafure, depend upon the 
 Welfare and Profperity of our faid City, wherein the Trade and Navigation 
 thereof arc chiefly and principally carried on, promoted and encouraged ; and 
 We afFefting the good and happy Eftatc of our faid City, and the fteady Loy- 
 alty and Integrity of the Inhabitants and Citizens thereof, are very defirous 
 and willing to give Encouragen^ent to the faid City, Inhabitants and Citizens, 
 and to remove, utterly abolifli, and wholly take away all and all Manner of 
 Caufes, Occafions and Matters, whereupon fuch Quefiions, Doubts, Opi- 
 nions. Ambiguities, Controverfies or Debates as aforefaid, or any other 
 Qucftions or Doubts may or can arife ; and, in Order thereunto, we have 
 thought fit, Them the faid Inhabitants and Citizens of the faid City of New- 
 Tork (by whatfoevcr Name or Names they have been or were incorporated, 
 or whether they haTcbeen or were heretofore incorporated or not) into one 
 Body politic and corporate, by the Name of. The Mayor, Aldermen and 
 Commonalty of the City of New-York, by our Letters, to make, conflitutc, 
 confirm, renew, and of New to Create. And we, being alfo further willing 
 aad fully intending and defirln?, that the faid Inhabitants and Citizens of our 
 
 faid 
 
John Montgomerie, Efq. Governor. 17 
 
 faid City, by the Name aforefaid, fliould have perpetual Succefllon, and 
 Ihould liold, poiTefs and enjoy, all and fmgular the Rights, Privileges, Liber- 
 tics, Franchifes, Preheminences, Advantages, Jurifdic^tions, Courts, Powers, 
 Offices, Authorities, Ferries, Fees, Fines, Perquifiies, Profits, Immunities, 
 Rents, Pofleffions, Lands, Tenements, and ether Hereditaments, not only 
 which in the before recited Grants, Confirmations, Writings, and Letters 
 Patent, are mentioned or intended to be thereby granted, but alfo, which 
 they have held, or claimed to hold, by Prefcription or otherwife, with the 
 Alterations and Enlargements thereof, and Additions thereto, in fuch Man- 
 ner and Form, as herein after is mentioned and contained, notwithflanding 
 the before mentioned, or any other Queftions, Doubts, Opinions, Ambigu- 
 ities, Debates, Faults, or Imperfections. 
 
 Wherefore know ye^ That we, of bur efpecial Grace, certain Know- 
 ledge, and raeer Motion, have willed, ordained, conftituted, confirmed, giv- 
 en and granted, and by thefc Prefents, For us, our Heirs and Succeffors, do 
 Vv ill, ordain, conftitute, confirm, give and grant, that our faid City of New- 
 Tork, be, and from henceforth forever hereafter fliall be and remain a free 
 City of itfelf ; and that the May or^ Aldermen and Commonalty of the faid 
 City, r.nd their Succeflbrs, from henceforth, and forever hereafter, fliall be 
 and remain one Body corporate and politic. In rc FaSlo^ Nomine, by the 
 Name of. The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City o/" New-York, 
 and them and their Succefi"ors, by the Name of, The Mayor, Aldermen and 
 Commonalty of the City of New-Yorlc, one Body corporate and politic, Jn re 
 FaClo^ y Nomine, really and fully, we do for us, our Heirs and SuccefiTors, 
 ereft, make, ordain, conftitute, confirm, declare and create, by thefe Pre- 
 fents, and, that, by that Name, they fliall and may have perpetual Succeffion ; 
 and alfo, that they and their Succeffijrs, by the faid Name of, The Mayor, 
 Ald:r:;:m and Commonalty of the City o/New-York, be and forever hereafter, 
 r,\ i!: be Perfons able in Law, and capable to fue and befucd, implead and be 
 impleaded, anfwer and be anfwercd unto, defend and be defended, in all 
 Courts and Places, before us, our Heirs and Succeffiars, and before all and 
 any the Judges, Juftices, Officers and Minifters of us, our Heirs and Suc- 
 c .:: )rs, andelfewhere in all and all Manner of Actions, Suits, Complaints, 
 V'. ias, Caufcs, Matters and Demands whatfoever, and of what Kind or Na- 
 t re focver, in as full and ample Manner and Form, as any of our other liege 
 o ubjedis of our faid Province, being Perfons able and capable in Law, can or 
 may fue and be fued, implead and be impleaded, anfvver and be anfwered un- 
 to, defend and be defended, by any lawful Ways and Means whatfoever. 
 And alfo. That they and their Succeffiars, by the fame Name of. The May- 
 or, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City o/" New-York, be and ihall be for- 
 ever hereafter, Perfons capable and able in Law, to purchafc, take, hold, 
 receive, enjoy and have any Meffi.iages, Houfes, Buildings, Lands, Tene- 
 ments, R.eiits, Poffisffions and other Hereditaments, and real Eflate, Avithiti 
 or without our faid Province, in Fee and forever, or, for Term of Life, or 
 Lives, or Years, or in any other Manner ; and alfo Goods, Chattels and all 
 other Things, of what Kind or Quality foever. And alfo. That they and 
 their SuccefiTors, by the fame Name of, The Mayor, Aldermen and Commoji- 
 alty of the City of New-York, fliall and may give, grant, demife, affign and 
 fell, or otherwife difpofe of all or any the Mefluages, Houfes, Buildings, 
 Lands, Tenements, Rents, PofiTeffions and other Hereditaments, and real 
 Eftate, and all their Goods, Chattels, and other Things aforefaid, as to them 
 fliall feem meet, at their own Will and Pleafure. 
 
 And alfo. That the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Comm.onalty of the City 
 New-Tor k, for the Time being, and their Succefl"ors, fliall and may, for- 
 ever hereafter, have and ufe a common Seal for fealing all and fmgular Deeds, 
 Grants, Conveyances, Contracts, Bonds, Articles of Agreements, Affign- 
 ments. Powers, Authorities, and all and fmgular their Aflfairs and Things, 
 touching or concerning the faid Corporation : And, by Virtue of thefe our 
 Letters, it ftiall and may be lawful to and for the faid Mayor, Aldermen and 
 
 E Commonalty 
 
 And that they fliould 
 enjoy all their former 
 Privileges, Franchires 
 and llcreUitamentsi 
 
 The City of New- 
 York marie a free 
 City of itfelf. 
 
 Corporation created 
 by the Name of, The 
 Major, Aldermen 13 
 Commonalty of the 
 City 0/ New- York. 
 
 And by that Name 
 to have perpetual 
 Succeffion. 
 
 And to fue and be fu- 
 ed in all Courts; 
 
 And capable to pur- 
 chafe & hold Lands, 
 Tenements, Goods 
 and Chattels. 
 
 And to fell, let and 
 difpofe thereof. 
 
 Corporation to 
 have a common Seal. 
 
i8 
 
 CHARTER of the City of NEW-YORK. 
 
 And may alter or 
 new make the fame. 
 
 Extent of the City. 
 
 City to be divided in- 
 to feven Wai-ds. 
 
 Their Names. 
 
 Bounds of the Weft 
 Ward. 
 
 Bounds of the South 
 Ward. 
 
 Commonalty of the City of New-Tork, and their Succeffors, as they fliall fee 
 Caufe to break, change and new-make the fame, or any other common Seal, 
 when, and as often as to them it fliall feem convenient. 
 
 And we do further, of our efpecial Grace, certain Knowledge, and meer 
 Motion, for us, our Heirs and SuccclTors, give, grant, order and appoint, 
 that the faid City of New-7^ork, and the Compafs, Precinfts, Circuit, Bounds, 
 Liberties and Jurifdiftions of the fame, do reach, extend, and ftretch forth, 
 and fliall and may reach, extend and flretch forth, as well in Length as in 
 Breadth and Circuit, in and through the Limits and Boundaries followin'% 
 to ivit. To begin at the River, Creek, or Run of Water, called, Spyt den 
 Duyvel, over which King's-Bridge is built, where the faid River or Creek 
 empties itfelf into the North-River, on Wejlchejier Side thereof, at Low- Wa- 
 ter-Mark, and fo to run along the faid River, Creek or Run, on Wejlchejier 
 Side, at Low- Water-Mark, unto the Eaji-Rlvcr, or Sound, and from thence 
 to crofs over to NaJfau-JJland, to Low-Water-Mark there, including Great- 
 Barn-IJland, Litile-Barn-IJIand, and Manning' s-Jjhiid, and from thence all 
 along ^affhu-IJIand Shore at Low- Water-Mark, unto the South Side of the 
 Red-Hook ; and from thence to run a Line acrofs the North-River, fj as to 
 include Nutten-IJIand, Bedlovif s-JJland, Bucking-IJIand, and the Ovjlcr-ljland, 
 to Low- Water-Mark on the Weil Side of the North-River, or fo' far as the 
 Limits of our faid Province extend there, and fo to run up along the Weft 
 Side of the faid R iver, at Low- Water-Mark, or along the Limits of our faid 
 Province, until it comes dire£i:ly oppofite to the firft mentioned River or Creek, 
 and thence to the Place where the faid Boundaries firfl: began. And alfo, 
 that the faid City, within the Limits and Jurifdiftions thereof as aforefaid, be, 
 arid forever hereafter, fliall be, and remain divided into feven Wards, to loit. 
 The Wefi Ward, The South Ward, The Dock Ward, The Eq/i Ward, The 
 North Ward, Montgomerie Ward, and. The Out Ward ; each and every of 
 which Wards, fliall contain and comprehend, and reach and extend through 
 the feveral Limits and Bounds following, to wit. 
 
 The West Ward, to begin at the Middle of the Eaft End of the Street 
 that goes from the Parade to the North-River, between the Lot of Ground 
 now in Fence, belonging to Charles Sleigh, and the Houfe and Ground late 
 Thomas Elde ; and from thence, to run a direct Line over to the Middle 
 the Weft End of Beaver-Street, and fo along the Middle of Beaver-Strect, till 
 it comes direftly oppofite to the Middle of the South End of New-Street, and 
 then to run all along the Middle of New-Street, to the North End thereof ; 
 and from thence to run to the Rear of the DweUing-Houfe, now in the Pof- 
 feflion of Domine Du Bois, and from thence to run all along the Rear of the 
 Houfes that front the Broadway, up to the North Part of the Rear of Spring 
 Garden Houfe ; and from thence to run up a Line, as the Broadway runs, to 
 the End thereof, including the faid Broadway ; and John Harris his Houfe, 
 and to include all other Houfes, hereafter to be built fronting the faid Broad- 
 way, and from the North End of the Broadway, to continue and run a Line, 
 as the faid Street runs, until it comes dircftly oppofite to Bejlaver's-Killitie or 
 Rivulet ; and from thence to run to the faid Bejlaver' s-KiUitie, and fo to con- 
 tinue the faid Line, to four Hundred Foot beyond Low- Water-Mark, intothe 
 Nerth-River ; and fo down the faid North-River, always keeping four Hun- 
 dred Foot beyond Low- Water-Mark, until it comes direftly oppofite to the 
 Middle of the Weft End of the firft mentioned Street ; and fo to run to and 
 through the Middle of the faid Street, to the Place where the faid We/l Ward 
 flrft began. 
 
 The South Ward, to begin at the Middle o^Wall-Strcct, where the Line 
 of the Wejl Ward runs acrofs the fame, and from thence down the Middle of 
 Wall-Sreet, until it comes dire£lly oppofite to the Middle of the North End of 
 Broad-Street', and from thence down the Middle of Broad-Strcct, to the 
 Long-Bridge ; and from thence to the Eaftward of, and to include the faid 
 Long-Bridge, and the Markct-Houfe at the South End of the faid Street; 
 and froiu thence lo continue and run a 5ouih-Eaft Line acrofs ;he faid Ea/i' 
 
 River, 
 
 ;ct 
 d- 
 
OHN MoNTGOMERiE, Efq. Govcmor. 
 
 19 
 
 River, to Low-Water-Mark on NaJfau-IJIand Shore ; and from thence to 
 run along the faid Shore, at Low-Water-Mark, to the South Side of Red- 
 Hook, and from thence to run a Line acrofs the Ncrth-River, fo as to include 
 Nut!en-I/Iaiid, Bedlozv's-I/Iand, Biicking-IjJand, and the 0-jJler-JJland, to 
 Low-Water- Mark, on the Well Side of the North-River ; and fo to run up 
 along the Weft Side of the faid River, at Low- Water-Mark, until it comes 
 dircftly oppofite to Bejiaxer's Killitie, or Rivulet ; and from thence to run to 
 the North-Wefterly Corner of the Wc/l Ward, at four Hundred Foot be- 
 yond Low- Water-Mark ; and from thence along the Bounds of the faid Weji 
 W^ard, till it comes to the South-Wellcrly End thereof ; and from thence 
 ftill along the Boubds of the Wejl Ward, through the Street, by the Parade, 
 and through Beaier-Street and Neiv-Street, to the Place where the South 
 Ward began. 
 
 The Dock Ward, to begin at the Middle of Wall-Street, direftly oppo- 
 fite to the Middle of the North End of Broad-Street ; and from thence down 
 through the Middle of Wall-Street, until it comes to the Middle of Smith- 
 Street ; thence down through the Middle of Smith-Street, to a Place called 
 Marten Clock's Corner, including the fraall Street between the Houfe late of 
 the faid Marten Cleck, and the Slip, and fo to continue and run a Line as the 
 faid fmall Street runs, into the Eajl-River, four Hundred Feet below Low- 
 Watcr-Pdark ; thence running Wefterly, keeping four Hundred Foot below 
 Low-Water-Mark, till it comes to the Bounds of the South Ward, and from 
 thence along the Bounds of the South Ward, up the Middle of Broad-Street, 
 to the Place where the faid Dock Ward began. 
 
 The East WaR'D, to begin at the North-Eafterly Corner of the Dock 
 Ward, in the Middle of Smith-Street, and fo to run from thence up through 
 the Middle of the faid Street, till it comes direftly oppofite to the Middle of 
 the North-Eafterly End of Golden-Hill-Street ; and from thence to run down 
 through the Middle of the faid Street, to the Middle of the South-Eafterly 
 End thereof ; and from thence to run through the Middle of Rodman's-Slip 
 to the Eaji-River ; and from thence to continue and run a Line, as the faid 
 Slip runs, \molhe EaJi-River, four Hundred Foot below Low- Water-Mark ; 
 thence running Wefterly, keeping four Hundred Foot below Low-Wacer- 
 Mark, till it comes to the South-Eafterly End of the Dock Ward ; and fo 
 along the Bounds of the Dock Ward up through the Middle of Smith-Street, 
 to the Place where the Eaji Ward began. 
 
 The North Ward, to begin where the Eajl Ward begins, in the Mid- 
 dle of Smith-Street, and fo to run from thence through the Middle of the faid 
 Street, fo far as it runs, and fo to continue a Line, from the End of the faid 
 Street, as the Street runs, to the South Side of the Creek, that runs from 
 Frejh-zi.aier into the EaJi-Ri-ver ; and from thence running a North Courfe, 
 till it comes to the Bounds of the WeJi Ward ; and from thence running along 
 the Bounds of the faid WeJi Ward, towards Spring-Garden, and all along the 
 Rear of the Houfes fronting the Broadi^-ay, and fo ftill along the Bounds of 
 the faid WcJi Ward, to the Middle of Wall-Street, where the WeJi Ward runs 
 acrofs the fame ; and from thence down the Middle of Wall-Street, along the 
 Bounds of the South Wai-d, and the Dock Ward, to the Place where the faid 
 North Wai-d began, including in the fame Ward, the Powder-Houfe, the Ci- 
 ty-Hall, and the Prejbyterian Meeting-Houfe. 
 
 Mo:itgomerie Ward, to begin at the South-Eafterly Corner of the EaJi 
 Ward, oppofite to Rodman's-Slip, four Hundred Foot below Low- Water- 
 Mark, in the Eajl-Ri-ver, and from thence to run along the Bounds of the 
 Eajl Ward, to and through the Middle of Rodman's-Slip, and all through the 
 Middle of Golden-Hill-Street, till it meets with the Boundaries of the North 
 Ward, and the Middle of Smith-Street, and fo along the Bounds of the North- 
 Ward, through the Middle of Smith-Street, to the Rivulet that runs from 
 Frejh-water into the EaJi-River ; from thence along the faid Rivulet, fo far as 
 it goes, till it empties itfelf into the faid EaJi-River ; and from thence to run 
 a South-Eaft Line^ four Hundred Foot beyond Low- Water-Mark, into the 
 
 faid 
 
 Bounds of the Dock 
 Ward. 
 
 Bounds of 
 Ward. 
 
 the Eali 
 
 Bounds of the North 
 Ward. 
 
 Bounds of Montgo" 
 merie Ward. 
 
20 
 
 CHARTER of the City of NEW-YORK. 
 
 Bounds of the Out 
 Ward. 
 
 Crant tTiat there 
 be forever, one May- 
 or, one llecorJer, 
 levcn Aldermen, fe- 
 v;n AfTillants, cne 
 Sheriff, one Coroner, 
 one common Clerk, 
 one Chamberlain, one 
 high Confiable, fir- 
 teen A/Tcnbrs, feven 
 Colleilors, fixteen 
 Conftablej and ona 
 Marfhal. 
 
 Mayor named. 
 
 Power to make one of 
 the Aldermen his De- 
 puty whom the Go- 
 vernor fhall approve 
 of. 
 
 Who fhallaa as May- 
 or in the Sickncfs or 
 Abfence of the Mayor. 
 
 Power to the Deputy 
 Mayor, after taking 
 Oath, to aift and do 
 all Things belonging 
 to the Onice of May- 
 or, in the Sickncfs or 
 Abfcncc of the Mayor. 
 
 If any Mayor die be- 
 fore another be ap- 
 pointed. 
 
 faid Eajl-River, and from thence running Wefterly, keeping four Hundred 
 Foot beyond Low-Water-Mark, to the Place where the faid Montgomcrie 
 Ward began. 
 
 The Out Ward, to begin at the North-Wcftcrly Corner of the South 
 Ward, at Low- Water-Mark on the Weft Side of the North-River, over 
 againft Bejiaver^s Killitie or Rivulet, and from thence to run up along the 
 Well Side of the faid River, at Low-Water-Mark, until it comes direftty op- 
 pofite to the River, Creek, or Run of Water, called Spyt den Duyvel, over 
 \\'\\\ch. King's-Bridge'i?, built; and from thence to run to the faid Creek or 
 River, to the Wcjichejler Side thereof, at Low-Watcr-Mark, and fo to run 
 along the faid River, Creek or Run on Wejlchejler Side, at Low-Water- 
 Mark, into the Eaji-River or Sotmd, and from thence to crofs over to Najfau- 
 JJland, to Low- Water- Mark there, including Grcat-Barn-lJland, Little-Barn- 
 J/land, and Manning^ s-IJland, and from thence along Na/faii-IJ!and Shore, 
 at Low- Water-Mark, to the Bounds of the South Ward ; and from thence 
 along the Bounds of the 5om/Z> Ward, the DockVJzrd, the £^7/? Ward, and 
 Mjntgomerie Ward, to the Place where the faid Montgomerie Ward, and the 
 North Ward meet, at the Rivulet that runs from FreJJj-'water, and fo to run a 
 North Courfe, as the faid North Ward runs, till it comes to the Bounds of 
 the Weji Ward ; and from thence along the Bounds of the IVeJl Ward, to the 
 North Weftcrly Corner thereof, at four Hundred Foot beyond Low- Watcr- 
 Mark, near Be/iaver's-Kil/itie, or Rivulet ; and from thence along the Bounds 
 'of the South Ward, to the Place where the faid Out Ward began. 
 
 Ai>co ive do further, of our cfpecial Grace, certain Knowledge, and meer 
 Motion, for us, our Heirs and SuccelTors, will, ordain, give and grant, that 
 there be, and forever hereafter fliall and may be, one INfAYOR, one Record- 
 er, feven Aldermen, feven Afhftants, one Sheriff", one Coroner, one com- 
 mon Clerk, one Chamberlain, one High-Conftable, fixtccn AirelFors, feven 
 Colleftois, fixtecn Conflables, and one Marllial, appointed, nominated, elect- 
 ed, chofen and fworn in and for the faid City of New-Tork, and the Precin(ft3 
 and Limits thereof ; out of the Freeholders or Freemen, Lihabitants of the 
 faid City, in Manner and Form as herein after is particularly mentioned : And 
 for the better Execution of our Will, Gift and Grant, in this Behalf, we 
 have alTigned, named, conftituted and made, and by thefe Prefents, for us, 
 our Heirs and SuccelTors, do affign, name, conftitute and make, our well 
 hdoved Robert Lurting, Efq. to be the prefent Mayor, of the fiime City, to 
 do and execute all Things, which unto the OfEce of Mayor of the faid City, 
 doth or may belong, or in any Wife appertain, j^nd we do moreover, for us, 
 our Heirs and SuccelTors, give, grant, ratify and confirm, unto the faid May- 
 or, of our faid City of New-Tork, and to his Succeflbrs, and to the Mayor 
 of the faid City for the Time being, and to each of them, forever, full Pow- 
 er and Authority to depute and appoint one of the Aldermen of the faid City, 
 for the Time being, to be approved of by the Governor or Commander in 
 Chief of the faid Province, for the Time being, in the Place of the Mayor of 
 the faid City, for the Time being ; and as his Deputy, in all Matters and Re- 
 fpefts, to aft and do all things, which to the Office of the Mayor of the faid 
 City, within the Limits, Liberties, and Precinfts thereof, do, or ought to 
 belong, during the Sicknefs, or in the Abfence of the faid Mayor, for the 
 Time being. 
 
 And we do hereby will and grant. That every fuch Deputy or Perfon fo to 
 be appointed, and approved of, after having taken fuch Oath, as herein after 
 is direfted, for every fuch Deputy to take, fliall have as full Power and Au- 
 thority toa£land do, in the Sicknefs or Abfence of the Mayor of the faid 
 City, for the Time being, all and Angular thofe Things, which to the Office 
 of Mayor of the faid City belongs, or fliall belong, or appertain, to all In- 
 tents and Purpofes, as the Mayor of the faid City, for the Time being, by 
 Virtue of thefe Prefents, or otherwife, hath, fliall or ought to have, ^nd we 
 do further, for us, our Heirs and Succeflx)rs, will, ordain and grant, that, 
 in Cafe it fliould happen, that the prefent Mayor of the faid City, or any of 
 
 his 
 
OHN MoNTGOMEHiE, Efq. Govcmor. 
 
 21 
 
 hk Succeflbrs, or any of the Mayors of the faid City, for the Time being, 
 Ihould happen to die before any other fit Pcrfon lhall be appointed and fworn 
 Tvlayor, of the faid City, in their refpeclivc Rooms and Places, then, and in 
 every fuch Cafe, upon the Death of fuch Mayor, fuch Aldermen for the 
 Time being, (who fliall have been fo appointed and approved of as aforcfaid, 
 lo act in the Place of, or as Deputy to fuch Mayor) ihall be, and he is here- 
 by appointed and declared Mayor of the faid City, and to continue and be 
 continued in, and to execute the fame Office, of Mayor of the faid City, from 
 the Death of fuch Mayer fo dying, until another fit Perfon lhall be appointed 
 and fworn Mayor of the faid City, in fuch Manner as in and by thefe Pre- 
 fents is hereafter dircfted for the rcfpeclive Mayors of the faid City, to be ap- 
 pointed and fworn, and fo as often as fuch Cafe fliall happen. 
 
 And further ws hwve ajjigned, ordained, named and conftituted, and by 
 thefe Prefcnts do, for us, our Heirs and Succeflbrs, affign, ordain, name and 
 ccnditute, our trully and well beloved Francis Harrifon, Efq. (one of our 
 Council of our faid Province of New-TorkJ to be the prefent Recorder of 
 our faid City; to do and execute all Things, which unto the Ofiicc of Re- 
 corder of the faid. City, doth or may belong, or in any Manner appertain, 
 and to continue and be continued in, and to execute the faid Office, until ano- 
 ther fit Perfon ftiall be appointed and fworn in the faid Office. And we do 
 hereby appoint. That the Governor or Commander in Chief for the faid Pro- 
 vince, for the Time being, at any Time or Times, when, and as often as 
 they or each of them think fit, may difplace and remove the prefent Record- 
 er, or any other Recorder, hereafter to be appointed. 
 
 And we doi for us, our Heirs and -Succelfors, affign, name, conflitute 
 and appoint, John Cruger, Hernianm Van Gelder, Frederick Philiffe, Gcrar- 
 dus Stuyvefant, Anthony Rutgers ^ Jchn Rofcvdt dnid Johannes hardenbrook, 
 Efquires, Citizens and Inhabitants of the faid City New-Tork, to be the 
 prefent Aldermen of the faid City ; and Egbert Van Borjfom, Samuel Kip, 
 John Chambers, John Moore, Jfaac Be Peyjier, Petrus Rulgers, and Gerar- 
 dus Beekman, Gents, to be the prefent Afi^^iitants of the faid City, to wit. The 
 faid John Cruger to be Alderman, and John Meore to be Afliftant, for the 
 Bock Ward of the faid City ; Hermanus Van Gelder to be Alderman, and John 
 Chambers to be Affiftant, for the Weji Ward of the faid City ; Col. Frederick 
 Philipfe to be Alderman, and Ijaac Be Peyjier to be AffiJlant, for the South 
 Ward of the faid City ; Gerardus Stuyvefant to be Alderman, and Samuel Kip 
 to be Affiftant, for the Out Ward of the faid City ; Anthony Rutgers, Efq. 
 to be Alderman, and Egbert Van Borjfom to be Afliilant, for the North Ward 
 of the faid City; John Rcfevek to be Alderman, and Petrus Rutgers to be 
 Affiftant, for the Eaji Ward of the faid City ; Johannes Hardenbrook ro be 
 Alderman, and Gerardus Beebnan to be Affiftant, for Montgomerie Ward of 
 the faid City. 
 
 And we do alfo hereby nominate and appoint Cornelius Be. Pevjicr, to be 
 the prcfent Chamberlain and Treafurcr of the City aforefaid ; Col. Henry 
 Beekmai, to be the prefent Sheriff of the faid City ; Richard Nichols, Gent, 
 to be the prefent Coroner of the fiiid City ; Edmund Peers, to be prefent 
 High-Conftable, and Robert Crannell, to be prefent Marffial of the faid City. 
 
 And al/o, we do hereby nominate and appoint, John Le Mantes, Bavid 
 Abeel, Afleffijrs ; Nicholas Van Taeriing, Colleftor ; and John Scot, Confta- 
 ble, for the Scuth Ward of the faid City ; John Thurman and John Bogart, 
 Affeffiars, and John Pearfe, Colleftor, for the WeJi Ward of the faid City ; 
 Gerardus Buyckinck and Simeon Souniain, AflTeffisrs ; George Brinckerhof, Col- 
 leftor ; and Chrijupher Nicholfon, Conftable, ofsthe Bock Ward of the faid 
 City ; John Broivn and Nathaniel Marjlen, AfiTeflbrs ; Peter Noxen, Colleft- 
 or ; and Timothy Bcntecon, Conftable of the North Ward of the faid City ; 
 John Pintard and Peter Van Byck, Aflefi:brs ; Ebenezer Grant, Colleftor j 
 and Jshn Abraham/en, Conftable of the Eajl Ward of the faid City ; Jaco^ 
 bus Kip, Affeffcr ; and Cornelius Confine, Collector, for the Bowry Bivifon 
 of the Out Ward j and Barm FValdren, Affcffor Derid ^enfmg. Col. 
 
 then the Deputr 
 Mayor to be Mayor 
 until another be ap- 
 pointed and fworn.' 
 
 Recorder naaed.' 
 
 Governor to retneve 
 the llecordw at Plw.-' 
 fure. 
 
 Aldermen nainedK 
 AiEilantt named. 
 
 And for what Ward* 
 
 Chamberlain nitoied. 
 Sheriif, Coroner, higfi 
 Conitai)Ie and Mar- 
 ital. 
 
 Aireffors, ColIeaor» 
 and Conftables naiQf 
 ed, and far wl»t 
 Wards. 
 
 I 
 
12 
 
 CHARTER of the City of NEW-YORK. 
 
 Within 40 Days other 
 CoUeelois, AnTcflbrs, 
 and Conflables to be 
 cliofen. 
 
 And for what Wards. 
 
 Officers to take 
 Oath, 
 
 4»J to continue till 
 the 14th Oflober in 
 their Offices. 
 
 SherifF to enter into 
 Bond in ibool. Pe- 
 nalty, for the due 
 Execution of hit Of- 
 fice. 
 
 Governor to appoint 
 X'lit Mayor, 
 
 SWifi*, and 
 Coroner, yearly. 
 
 Freemea and Free- 
 holders to choofe Al- 
 dermen, AflTiftants, 
 Collcftors, and Con- 
 llables yearly on the 
 FeaA of St. Michael. 
 
 leftor ; and Arent Buffings Conflable, for the Haerlcm Divifwn of the (iiid 
 Ont Ward. 
 
 And ive do hereby appoint, order and dlreft, that within forty Days after 
 the Date hereof, the Freemea of the faid City, being Inhibitants in, and the 
 Freeholders of each rcfpeftivc Ward in the faid City, may and lhall ailcmble 
 themfelves and meet together, at fuch Time and Place, in each of the fiid 
 Wards, as each refpe(Sl:ive Alderman, for each refpcftive Ward, fliall appoint, 
 and then and there, by Plurality of their Voices or Votes, to cledt and 
 choofe out of the Inhabitants of each refpeftive Ward, being Freeholders 
 there, or Freemen of the faid City, the fcveral Officers followi'.:'^, io wit. 
 One other Conflable, for the South Ward ; one other Conflable for the Wc/i 
 Ward ; one other Conflable for the Dock Ward ; one other Conflable for the 
 Ecrji Ward ; two AiTeffors, one Colleftor, and two Conflables for Montgo^ 
 merie Ward ; and two other AiTeilbrs and three other Conflables for the Out 
 Ward, to wit, one other AfTcffor and two Conflables for the Bowry Divi/ton, 
 and one other AfTeffor and one other Conflable for the Haerletn Divi/ieyi of 
 the faid Out Ward, ^nd we do hereby will and ordain, that each and every 
 of the before named Mayor^ Aldermen, Affiflants, Chamberlain, Coroner, 
 High-Conflablc, and Marfhal, and all and every the before named Aflcflbrs, 
 Conflables, and every other AifclTor and Conflable, hereafter to be cboftrn 
 for any Ward, or Divifion of a Ward, in the faid City, before next Michael- 
 mas Day, on their being refpe£lively fworn ^nto their refpe£tive OlEces, as 
 hereafter is dire£led, flrall continue in their faid refpeftive OfEccs, until the 
 fourteenth Day of Odober, next enfuing the Date hereof, and from thence un- 
 til other fit Perfons be refpeftivcly chofen and fworn in their refpective Rooms 
 and Places, in Manner and Form as is herein after directed, uiiid we do alfo 
 further ordain, order and declare, for us, our Heirs and SuccefTors, that, as 
 Well, the before named Sheriff, as every other Perfon and Perfons, hereafter 
 to be appointed, for or to the Office of Sheriff of the faid City, bef ore he or 
 they be permitted to exercife the faid Office, fliall each of them give and en- 
 ter into Bond, to us, our Heirs and SuccefTors, with tWo or more fufficient 
 Sureties, in a Penalty not lefs than one Thoufand Pounds, conditioned for the 
 faithful and due Execution of his faid Office, in fuch Manner as the Governor 
 or Commander in Chief of the faid Province of iVifw-Tcry^, for the Time be- 
 ing, fhall think fit and appoint : And the before named SherifF, on his giving 
 fuch Security, and having taken fuch an Oath as hereafter is directed, fliall 
 continue in his faid Office, until the fourteenth Day of OHober^ next enfuing, 
 and from thence until another fit Perfon is appointed and fworn into the faid 
 Office, and has given fuch Security as aforefaid. 
 
 Aiid ive do hereby further^ for us, our Heirs and SuccefTors, appoint and 
 ordain, that the Governor or Commander in Chief of the faid Province of 
 Nciv-T'ork, for the Time being, by and with the Advice of the Council of 
 us, our Heirs and SuccefTors, for the faid Province, for the Time being, from 
 Time to Time, fhall have full Power and Authority, on the Feafl Day of St. 
 Michael^ the Arch-Angel, in every Year, forever hereafter, to name and ap- 
 point, and can, fhall and may name and appoint a difcreet and fit Perfon of 
 the Freeholders, Freemen, or Inhabitants of the faid City, to be Mayor of 
 the faid City ; and one other fit and able Perfon, one of the Freeholders or 
 Freemen, beingan Inhabitant of the faidCity, to be Sheriff of thefaidCity ; and 
 one other fuch Perfon, to be Coroner of the faid Ciry, all for the enfuing 
 Year. Andalfo^ That on the faid Feafl Day of St. Michael, the Arch-An- 
 gel, in every Year forever hereafter, the Freemen of thefaidCity, being In- 
 habitants, and the Freeholders of each refpc^live Ward in the faid City, fhall 
 
 and may afTemble themfelves and meet together, at fuch Time of the Day, 
 and at fuch public Place in each of the f;iid Wards, as each refpeftive Alder- 
 man, for each refpedlive Ward, for the Time being, Avail appoint j and then 
 and there, by Plurality of their Voices or Votes, to elcft and .choofe put of 
 the Inhabitants of each rcfpeftive Ward, being Freeholder? there, or Free- 
 mea of the faid City (except the 0«; Ward) for the enfuing Year, one Alder- 
 man, 
 
John Mont. go m ^: r i e, Efq. Governor. 
 
 23 
 
 man, and one Afliflant ; two Aircflbrs, one Colleftor, and two Conftables ; 
 and for the faid Out Ward, four AlfelTors, two Colleftors, and four Confta- 
 bles to ZL-it, Two AiTeffors, one Colleflor, and two Conitables for each Di- 
 vifion of the faid Ward. And alfo. That the Mayor of the faid City, for the 
 Time being, and four or more Aldermen, and four or more of the Affiftants, 
 of the faid City, for the Time being, on the Feuft Day of St. Michael^ the 
 Arch-Angel, in every Year forever hereafter, Ihall and may in Common 
 Council, name and appoint one fit Perfon, being a Freeholder or Freeman 
 and an Inhabitant of the faid City, to be Treafurer or Chamberlain of the faid 
 City forthcYearenfuing J and alfo, that on the fiime Day, in every Year, 
 forever hereafter, the Mayor of the faid City, for the Time being, fliall name 
 and appoint one other of the faid Inhabitants, being a Freeholder or Freeman 
 of the faid City, to be High-Conftable of the faid City, for the Year enfuing j 
 every of which Perfons, fo to be named for Mayor, Coroner, High-Confta- 
 ble, or Chamberlain, or fo to be elected for Alderman, Aififtant, Affeflbr, 
 or Conftable, on the Fcaft Day of St. Michael, fhall, on the fourteenth Day 
 of October then next enfuing their Nomination or Elc6lion refpeftively, take 
 the rcfpeftivc Oaths herein after appointed for them refpe£tively to take, in 
 fuch Manner and Form as herein after is direfted, and ihall continue in their 
 faid refpeftive Offices, from their being fo refpeftively fworn, until other fit 
 Perfons be refpeftively named, or elefted, and fworn in their refpcftive Rooms 
 and Places. And alfo. That every Perfon fo to be named for Sheriff, on 
 the faid Feafl Day of St. Michael, fhall on the fourteenth Day of October, 
 then next enfuing his Nomination, take fuch Oath as is hereafter appointed 
 for each Sheriff" to take, and fhall give fuch Security as is herein before ap- 
 pointed for each Sheriif to give, and fhall remain in the faid Office, from 
 the Time of his being fo fworn and giving fuch Security, until another fit Per- 
 fon fhall be appointed and fworn into the faid Office, and fhall have given 
 fuch Security as aforefaid. And ws do jurther, for us, our Heirs and Suc- 
 cefTors, appoint and ordain, that, if it fhould happen, that either the Mayor, 
 Sheriff or Coroner of the faid City, for the Time being, at any Time (before 
 other fit Perfons be fo as aforefaid refpeiftively named and fworn, in their re- 
 fpeftive Rooms) fhould happen to die, then, and fo often as it fliall fo hap- 
 pen, it fhall and may be lawful for the Governor, and Commander in Chief 
 of the faid Province for the Time being, by and with the Advice of the faid 
 Council for the faid Province, for the Time being, in fome convenient Time 
 thereafter, to name and appoinj fome fit and difcrect Perfon, being an Inha- 
 bitant, Freeholder or Freeman of the faid City, to be Mayor of the faid Ci- 
 ty, in the Room of iuch Mayor fo dying ; and one other fit and able Perfon 
 as aforefaid, to be Sheriff of the faid City, in the Room of fuch Sheriff fo dy- 
 ing ; and one other fit Perfon as aforefaid, to be Coroner of the faid City, in 
 the Room of fuch Coroner fo c'ying ; and that every fuch Perfon, fo to be 
 named Mayor, after having taken fuch Oath as is hereby appointed for each 
 Mayor to take, fliall remain in, and execute the faid Office of Mayor of the 
 faid City, until the fourteenth Day of Gctxiber then next enfuing, and until 
 another fit Perfon be named and fworn into the faid Office of Mayor of the faid 
 City ; and every fuch Perfon fo to be named Sheriff, after having fworn, and 
 given fuch Security, as is hereby appointed for each Sheriff to do, fhall 
 have, cxercife and remain in the faid Office of Sheriff of the faid City, until 
 the fourteenth Day of October then next, and until another fit Perfon be nam- 
 ed and fworn in the faid Office of Sheriff, and fhall have given fuch Security 
 as herein before is appointed for each Sheriff to give ; and every Perfon fo to 
 be named Coroner, after having taken fuch >>ath as is appointed hereby for 
 each Coroner to take, fliall exercife and remain in the faid Office of Coroner 
 of the faid City until the fourteenth Day of Odober then next, and until 
 another fit Perfon be named and fworn into the Office of Coroner of the faicj 
 City. 
 
 Ano ive do moreover, for us, our Heirs and SucccfTors, will, and by thefe 
 Prcfeats grant to tljefaj^dMaygr, Aideriuea anti Comioonaliy of the City q$- 
 
 ^eiV'Tor^^ 
 
 The Mayor and fouj 
 or more Aldermen, 
 and Affiftants to ap- 
 point a Chamberlai* 
 yearly on the Feaft oi 
 St. Michael, in Com. 
 mon Council. 
 
 And the Mayor thett 
 to appoint the high* 
 Conflable. 
 
 Officers to take aft 
 Oath on the r4th of 
 0<Jlober, after being 
 appointed andchofen. 
 
 And «ofit!nue till 
 others be chofe in thei/C 
 Rooms. 
 
 Sheriff at Ae fame 
 Time to give Bund 
 and be fworn. 
 
 Mayor, Sheriff or Co- 
 roner dyingj before 
 others named and put 
 in their Rooms, the. 
 Governor to appoiitf 
 other*. 
 
 Who Ihall take tl^ 
 Oaths ; and Sheriff tU 
 give Security, 
 
 and to execute thej^ 
 
. CHARTER of the City of NEW-YORK. 
 
 If any Aldermen, 
 
 Rfliftantt, or other in- 
 ferior Officers die be- 
 fore 6ther be elofled. 
 
 If Chamberlain die 
 before another be ap- 
 pointed in his Room, 
 or remore Out of the 
 City, the Common 
 Council to appoint 
 another. 
 
 New-Tork, and to their Sacccflbrs forever, that If it fliould happen any of tlic 
 prefent named Aldermen or Afliftants, Affcirors, Colledlors or Conflables, or 
 any one of the Aldermen, AfUftants, AiTeiTors, Collectors or Cor.ftabies, 
 hereafter to be elected and fworn, or to be fworn into their refpeftive Offices 
 aforefaid, fliall happen to die, or remove out of the faid City, v/ithin the Time 
 they are, or fliall be refpc6tivcly named or elcfted for, or before other lit 
 Perfons be refpcftively named or elected and fworn into their refpeftive Rooms, 
 it fliall and may be lawful for the Freemen, being Inhabitants in, and the 
 the Freemen to chufe freeholders of ei(ch refpcftive Ward for which fuch Alderman, Afliflant Af- 
 
 othersm their Roomi. n ja r' A i i r j • • i j ' , 
 
 fcilor. Collector or Conltable, lo dynig or removing, had oeen named or 
 chofen for, to aflfemble and meet together, at fuch Time and Place in the faid 
 refpeftive Ward, as lhall be appointed by the Mayor of the faid City for the 
 Time being, or his Deputy, and then and there by Plurality of Voices or 
 Votes of the Freemen, being Inhabitants in and the Freeholders of fuch Ward, 
 to eleft one of the Inhabitants of, and being a Freeholder in fuch V/ard, or 
 Freeman of the faid City, to fcrve. as Alderman, Afliilant, AU'eflbr, Collector 
 or Conftable for the faid Ward, in the Room of fuch Alderman, Afllflant, 
 Afleflbr, Collector or Conftable fo dying or removing ; and fo as often as 
 fuch Cafes fhall happen. And in Cafe the prefent named, or any future Cham- 
 berlain, or any High-Conftable of the faid City, hereafter to be appointed, fo 
 fworn, or to be fworn in their rcfpeftive Offices' aforefaid, ftiould happen to 
 die, or remove out of the faid City, within the Time they were or fhall be re- 
 fpeciively appointed for, it fliall be lawful for the Nhiyor of the faid City for 
 the Time being, or his Deputy, and four or more Aldermen, and four or 
 more Afliftants for the faid City, for the Time being, in Common Council, to 
 appoint another fit Perfon to be Chamberlain, in the Room of fuch Cham- 
 berlain fo dying or removing ; and for the Mayor of the faid City for the Time 
 appoint Motherhigh being, to appoint another fit Perfon to be High-Conftablc, in the Room of 
 Conftable, in Cafe 6f fuch High-Conftable fo dying or removing ; and fo as often as fuch Cafes fliall 
 •Death or Removal, l^appgn : And ail and every fuch Perfon and Perfons fo to be newly chofeil 
 All which Perfons fo or appointed Alderman, Afliflant, Afleflbr, Colleftor, Conftable, Chamber- 
 «iewly to be ckaed j^in or liigh-Conftable, fliall fervc in their refpeftive Oflices, until other fit 
 the Oat'hsTexcept'the Pcrfons bc refpeftivcly chofen or appointed and fworn in their refpeftivc 
 Rooms ; each of them (except the CoUeftor) firft taking fuch Oaths as here- 
 after is appointed for each of them refpeftlvcly to take. 
 
 Ai<iV> we do further, for us, our Heirs and SucceiTors, ordain, grant and 
 confirm unto the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of AVw- 
 Tork, and their SucceflTors forever, that if any one of the Inhabitants of the 
 faid City of New-Tork, being a Freeholder or Freeman as aforefaid^ fliall 
 hereafter be elefted or chofen to the Office of Alderman, Afliflant, Aflxflor, 
 CoUeftor or Conftable, for any Ward in the faid City, or fliall bc appointed 
 to be High-Conftable of the faid City, and having Notice of his faid Elefticn, 
 fliall refufe, deny, delay, or negleft to take upon him or them to execute 
 •Conftable, and have fuch Office, to wliich lie or thev fliall be fo chofen or ele£led for, that then 
 SV^dTif^Tc and fo often as it fliafl happen, it fliall and may be lawful for the Mayor, or 
 for what he is chofen, hi$ Deputy, or Recorder, and »ny four or more of the Aldermen, and any 
 four or more of the Afliftants of the faid City, for the Time being, in Com- 
 mon Council, to tax, afltfs and impofe, upon every fuch Perfon or Pcrfons 
 fo refufing, denying, delaying or neglefting, fuch reafonable ^nd moderate 
 Fine and Fines, Sum and Sums of Money, as they the faid Mayor or his De- 
 puty or Recorder, and any four or more Aldermen, - and any four or more 
 Afliftants, in Common Council, fliall think fit, fo as fuch Fine, for each 
 Refufal, Denial, Delay or Neglcft, fliall not exceed the Sum Fifteen Pcur.ds^ 
 current Money of ISleiv-Tork ; all which faid Fines fliall and may be levied, 
 by Diftrcfs and Sale of the G oods and Chattels of fuch Delinquent and Delin- 
 quents, by Warrant under the Seal of the faid City, figned by the Mayor 
 thereof, for the Time being, rendering the Surplufagc to tiie Owner or 
 Owners thereof, (if any be) the nccefi!"ary Charges of making and felling fuch 
 Diftrcfs being firft deduced j or, by Action of Debt, in any Court of Re- 
 cord, 
 
 the Oaths (except 
 Colleaor.) 
 
 If any Freeholder 
 or Freeman ftiall be 
 chofen Alderman, 
 Afliftant, AJfefTor, 
 Colle(£\er or Confta- 
 ble, or appointed high 
 
 the Common 
 cil to impofe 
 Dot exceeding 
 
 Coun- 
 a Fine 
 
 15I. to be levied and 
 received, 
 
John M o n t g o m e r. i e, Efq. Governor. 2g 
 
 cord, to be profecutcd, or in any other lawful Method to be obtained ; and totheUfeof UieC«r» 
 fliAll be recovered and received by and to the Ufe of the faid Mayor, Aider- 
 men and Commonalty of the City of Nszu-Torky and their SucccfTors forever, 
 without any Account thereof to be given to us, our Heirs or Succeflbrs, or 
 to any of the Officers or Minifters of us, our Heirs or SuccefTors : And 
 upon every fuch Refufal or Negleft, other nt Perfons to be elefted and cho- 
 fca, in the Room and Rooms of fuch Perfons fo neglecting or refufing, in 
 fuch .Vanncr as is before direfted or appointed for elefting and choofing of foT^&w^** 
 Aldermen, Ajliilants, Aifeffors, Colleftors and Conftables, and for appoint- 
 ing a High-Conliable, upoii the Death or Removal of any of them refpeftiyc- 
 ly ; and fo as often as fuch Cafes fliall happen. 
 
 And -lVS do hereby, for us, our Heirs and Succeflbrs, grant, appoint and 
 ordain, that if itfliail happen, that the Day or Days appointed for the nam- 
 ing, appointing, ele£iing or choofmg, or for adminiftring any Oath or Oaths 
 to any of the Cfficers or Minillers of the faid Corporation, fliall happen to fall 
 on a Sunday, then, and in fuch Cafe, fuch naming, appointing, electing or 
 
 choofing, fo to be made, lhall be made, ai d fuch Oath or Oaths, fo to be ad- 
 
 If the Day of Elec- 
 tion or adminiftring 
 Oaths f<ll on a Sua- 
 day, the fame to be 
 made oa the X)a/ fol- 
 lowing. 
 
 The Mayor or Re- 
 corder and four or 
 mere Aldermen, witJti 
 four or more Affift- 
 »Tits to be a Cominaa 
 
 And have Power t» 
 make By-Laiir«< 
 
 miniftred, Ihailbc adminiflied on the next Day, and fo as often as fuch Caf? 
 lhall happen. 
 
 And further uue do, of our efpecial Grace, certain Knowledge, and mecr 
 Motion, for us, cur Heirs and SuccefTors, give, grant, ratify and confirm 
 unto the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Comnwnalty of the City of New-Tork, 
 and their Succelfors forever, that the Mayor or Recorder, with four or more 
 Aldermen, and f;jur or more Afllftants of the faid City, for the Time being, 
 be and fhall be forever hereafter called, Toe Common Council of the City of CouncU 
 New-York ; and that the faid Common Council of the faid City, for the 
 Time being, or the major Part of them, have and may, and fhall have full 
 Power, Authority and Licence to frame, conflitutc, ordain, make and efta- 
 biifh, from Time to Time, ail fuch Laws, Statutes, Rights, Ordinances and 
 Conftitutions, which to them, or the greater Part of them, fhall feem to be 
 good, ufeful or neceffary, for the good Rule and Government of the Body 
 Corporate aforef.ild ; and of all Officers, Minifters, Artificers, Citizens, In- 
 habitants and Rcfidents of the faid City, within the Limits thereof, and for 
 declaring how and after what Manner and Order, the Mayor, Recorder, Al- 
 dermen and Affiftants of the faid City, for the Time being, and all and every 
 of their Officers and Minifters, and all Artificers, Inhabitants and Refidents 
 of the fame City^ and their Fafiors, Servants and Apprentices, in their Of- 
 fices, Functions and Bufinefs within the faid City and the Liberties thereof, 
 foe the Time being, and from Time to Time fhall ufe, carry and behave them- 
 felves ; and for the farther public Good, common Profit, Trade and better 
 Government and Rule of the faid City, and for the better preferving, go- 
 verning, difpoftng, letting and fetting of the Lands, Tenements, PofTeffions 
 and Hereditaments, Goods and Chattels, to the aforefaid Mayor, Aldermen 
 and Commonalty of the faid City of Nezv-Tork, belonging, or to them and 
 their Succeflbrs hereafter to belong, and all other Things and Caufcs what- 
 foever touching or concerning the faid City, or the State, Right and Inrerefl 
 of the fame, (provided that fuch Laws be not contradictory or repugnant to 
 the Laws or Statutes of that Part of our Kingdom of Great-Britain called 
 England, or of our fatd Province) which Laws, Statutej, Ordinances and 
 Conflitutions, foto be made as aforefaid, may be and remain in Force for 
 twelve Months, from the Day of the Date thereof, and no longer, unlefs they and to continue in 
 lhall be allowed of and confirmed by the Governor and Council of the faid for 12 Month* 
 Province, for the Time being : And that the faid Common Council of the faid 
 City, for the Time being, or the greater Part of them, as often as they fhal] 
 make, ordain and eflablifh fuch Laws, Statutes, Rights, Orders and Confti.- 
 tutions, in Form aforefaid, may make, ordain, limit and provide fuch and the 
 like Pains, Punifliments and Penalties, either by Fines and Amerciaments, or 
 "by disfranchifmg and amoving from the Liberties, Privileges, Immunities and 
 jrcedora pf the faid City, or by either of them, towards and againfl all and 
 
 G every 
 
 Provided fueh By- 
 Laws be not repugf> 
 nant tu the Law* o£ 
 England, or tlus Pro- 
 vince, 
 
 from the Date, and no 
 longer, unlefs approT- 
 ed and confirmed by 
 Governor & Council. 
 
 ■Powet to inflirt Pe- 
 nalties on thcfe whp» 
 lhall difoheyfueh By- 
 Laws, either by difV 
 iraactiifinji; or £aisg» 
 
CHARTER of the City of NEW-YORK. 
 
 Which Flncshv War- 
 !;g9t,m^<'«_llia,Ii<!iid 
 :.nd Scil cj' the Ma\ - 
 or or itccorcScis or'aiiy 
 one of tlie AlcL-rnicn, 
 /liali Ijc levi>.-<i to ihc 
 Ufe of the Corpora- 
 tion. 
 
 .1 ,!T ■»« • 
 
 Common Council 
 
 to be tailed by the 
 Mayor, or in Cafe of 
 ]iis Sicknefs or Ah- 
 I'encc, by the Record- 
 
 Oommoi Council lo 
 fine every Membei, 
 ■■vho lhall rot attci.d 
 en Notice given, 
 
 unlcfs he (hew a rea- 
 Ibnable Caul'e to the 
 Contrary. 
 
 Sq as furh Fine for 
 every Kon-Attcnd- 
 ar.ee exceeii not ios. 
 
 To be tevled to the 
 Ufe of the Corpora* 
 tioa. 
 
 ipowcr tc the Corpo- 
 yatiou to eftabiifh rs 
 nuny Ferries At tlicy 
 Cull think fit. 
 
 tV6x.j Pcrfon that lliall offend agamft fuch Laws, Statutes, Righrs, Ordcri 
 and Cor.llicutions, or any or either of them, as by the faid Common Council 
 ^r the major Part of them, fiiall be thought ncccfTary and requifice to make, 
 jbrdain, Ihnit and provrde for the Oblervation and Prefcrvation of the fame 
 ■*La\Vs, Righrs, Statutes, Ordinances and Conftitutions ; and the fame Fines 
 'and'Amcf-tiaincnts, fhall and may, from- Time to Tim.e, levy, receive, h^vc 
 .and rccovet, either by Dilh-efs and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of fuch 
 ■Delinquent arid Delhiquents, by Warrant under the Hand and Seal of the 
 T.fuycr or Recorder, or any one of the Alderm.en for the Time being, ren- 
 "d'^ring the Surpiafage to t,he Ow-ner or Ov;ners thereof (if any be) the necelTa- 
 ryChargcs_ of making and felling fuch Diftrefs, being flrft deduced; or by 
 Aftion of Debt in any Court of Record to be prcfecuted, or in any other law- 
 ful Method to be obtained, and to the Ufe of the faid Mayor, Aldermen and 
 Commondhy of the City of New-Tork, and their SuccelTors forever, v/ithout 
 any Account thereof to be given to us, our Heii's and SuceeiTors, or to any of 
 the Of&ers or Miniftcrs of us, or our Heirs or SucccfTors : All and fingular 
 \Vhich Laws, Statutes, Rights, Ordinances and Conltitutions, fo as afore- 
 'Md to be made, We do, for us, om- Heirs and SutcefTors, vv^ill to be obfcrved, 
 under the Pains, Penalties and Forfeitures ui the fame contained. And ws do 
 fht-jker, of our efpecial' Graci, cerfain Knowledge and meer Motion, for us, 
 "our Heirs and Succeffors, give, grant, ratify and confirm unto the faid May* 
 or, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City o\ Neiu-7^ork, and their Succeffors 
 forever, that the Common Council of the faid City, for the Time being, or 
 the major Fare of them', (hall h-ave the fole Power of determining and deciding 
 
 EleiSions of all and every their Officers and Miniflers, hereafter to be cho* 
 feti and clcfted in or for the faid Corporation, or any Part thereof. 
 
 And -jje do hereby, for us, our Heirs and Succcilors, ordain, declare, 
 give and grafit onto the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty, and their' 
 Succeflcrs, that the Common Council of the faid City (hall be fummoned, 
 tailed and held, from Time to Time, fo- often, and at fuch Times and Places, 
 as the Mayor, or in Cafe of his Sicknefs or Abfence, the Recorder of the faid 
 City, for tht Time being, fliall think fit to appoint or direct ; and that it lhall 
 and rtiaybe lawful to and for the faid Com.mon Council of the faid City, or 
 the major Part of them, to alfefs and lay fuch rcafonable Fines and Amercia- 
 ments in and upon every Officer and Member of the Body Corporate afore- 
 faid, fov the Time beings v;ho, after having had due Notice, or being duly 
 &immoned to appeair or attend at any fuch Common Council to be held for the 
 faid City, fhall neglc£t fo to do, or make Defauk therein, or ftal! not appear 
 or attend according to fuch Notice or Summons in that Behalf, or fhew a rca- 
 fonable Caufe, by the faid Common Council, or the major Part of them, at 
 their Difcretion to be allowed, and fo as often as fuch Cafe lliall happen, fo 
 that no fuch Fine or Amerciament for any one Default of Appearance or At- 
 tendance of any fuch Officer or Member of the Body Corporate aforcfaid, 
 fhall exceed the Sum of Twnty Shillings, in the Manner and Form aforefaid, 
 to be levied, and by, to and for the Ufe of the Mayor, Aldermen and Com- 
 monalty of the faid City, and their SuccelTors, to be recovered and received, 
 without any Accountthereoftobe given to us, our Heirs or SuccelTors, or any of 
 our or their Officers or Minivers. Andive do further, for us, our Heirs and Suc- 
 celTors, give, grant and confirm unto the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonal- 
 ty of the faid City of Nezu-l'ork, and their SuccelTors forever, that the Com- 
 mon Council of the faid City, for the Time being, or the major Part of them 
 (but no other Pcrfon orPcrfons whomfoever without the Confent, Grant or 
 Licence of the faid Common Council of the faid City, for the Time being, or 
 the tnajor Part of them) from Time to Time, and at all Times hereafter, lliall 
 and may have the fole, full and whole Power and Authority of fettling, ap- 
 pointing, cftablilhing, ordering and dire£ling, and fliall and may fettle, ap- 
 point, ellablilh, order and direfl fuch and fo many Ferries, round Manha- 
 tan's-IJland {tlYvus Nt%u-Tork JJlandJ for the carrying and tranfporting People, 
 Horfcs, Cattle, Goods and Chattels from the faid liliind of Manhatan, to 
 
 Nafau-IJlandt 
 
John M o n t g o m e r i e, Efq. Governor. 
 
 27 
 — 
 
 and 
 out, 
 tan. 
 
 Na!fau-IJJandj and from tlience back to Manhatanh ; and alio from the faid 
 Iiland Maf:/jiitan's to any of the oppofite Shores all round the fame liland, in 
 fuch and fo many Places as the faid Common Council, or the major Part of 
 them fhali think hz ; who have hereby hkewife full Power to let, fet, or other- 
 "wifc difpofc of all or any of fuch Ferries to any Perfon or Pcrfons whomfoe- 
 ver ; and the Rents, lliues, Profits, Ferriages, Fees and other Advantages 
 arifing and accruing from all and every fuch Ferries, wc do hereby fully and 
 freely for us, our Keirs and SuccelTors, give and grant unto the ;V.ayor, Al- 
 dermen and Commonalty of the City of New-Tork aiorefaid, and to their Suc- 
 ceflbrs forever, to have, take, hold and enjoy the fame, to their ov/n Ufe, 
 v^ithcut being accountable to us, cur Heirs or Succeflors, for the fame or any 
 Part thereof. 
 
 KuTi we do furtbar^ for us, our Heirs and SuccefTors, give^ grant, ratify 
 and confirm unto the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of 
 Ne--jj-7'ork, and their Succeflbrs forever, that the Common Council of the faid 
 City, for the Time being, or the major Part of them., have, and from Time 
 to Time, and at all Times hereafter forever, {hall have full Power, Licence 
 and Authority, not only to ellabliili, appoint, order and direft the making 
 and laying out of ail other Streets, Lanes, Alleys, Highways, Water Courf^ 
 es, and Bridges, not already made or la;d out, but alfo the aliering, amending 
 and repairing ail fuch Streets, Lanes, Alleys, Highways, Water Courfes, ■ 
 Bridges, h-:retjfors male or laid out, or hereafter to be made or kid 
 in and throughout the faid City New-Tork, and the Ifland of Matiha- 
 ia fuch IManner as the faid Com.mon Council, for the Time being, or 
 the major Part of them, fhali think or judge to be neccflary and coiivenienc 
 f:;r all Inhabitants and Travellers there. 
 
 And further, "we do hereby, of cur cipecial Grace, certain Knowledge 
 and meer iV^otion, for us, our Heirs and ouccellors, give, grant, ratify and 
 confirm unto the faid v'ayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of A'^'u;- 
 7'ork, and their SuccelTors, that they and their SuccelTors, fliall and may 
 have, hold and keep Markets, at the five feveral Places (in the faid City of 
 JSew-Torky on every Day in the Week throughout the Year, except Sunday J 
 as follow, to ivii. One Market, at Coenius-Dock ; one other Market, at the 
 Old-Slij), at Burgher' i-P at h ; one other Market at Countefes-Siip ; one other 
 !>■ arket at the lower End uf Viail-Sireet j and one other Market by the LoKg~ 
 Bridge. /Ind alfo we do, for us, our Heirs and SuccelTors, grant unto the 
 faid Mayor, AUermen and Commonalty of the City of Nezu-Tork, and their 
 SuccelTors forever, that they and their Succelfors, fhall and may have, hold 
 and keep fuch and fo many other Markets, at fuch an\l fo many other Times 
 and Places in the faid City Nc-LV-Tork, as Lhaii, from Time to Time, be 
 cruered, cftabliftied, ere£ted and appointed, by the Common Council of the 
 City aforefaid, for the Time being, or the greater Number of them. 
 
 And we do further, for us, our Heirs and Succeflbrs, give and grant unto 
 the faid Nlayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New-Tork, and 
 their Succeifors, that they and their Succeifors may, and (hall have the AiTize 
 ar.d E:Tay of Bread, Wine, Beer, Ale and all other Victuals and Things 
 whatfoever, fet to Sale in the faid City, and the Liberties and Limits thereof; 
 and the amending and correfting of the fame Afiize ; and all Amerciaments, 
 Fines and Forfeitures to be laid and forfeited, concerning the fame, or any 
 Part thereof, without any Account thereof to be given to us, our Heirs or 
 Succeflbrs ; and to perforia, do and a£t by therafeives or their Deputies ail and 
 every Thing, needful or neceflary in, about or concerning the fame. 
 
 And we do hereby further, for us., our Heirs and Succeflbrs, grant and 
 give unto the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New- 
 Tirk, and their Succeflbrs forever, the OiEce of Gauger of and in the faid 
 Citf, to gauge aJl and fingular the Wine, Rum, Brandy, Molafles, Beer, 
 Ale, Cyder and other .\;crchandizes and Vcfiels gaugeable, or to be gauged 
 within the faid City ; except fuch Liquors as are to pay Duty by Virtue of any 
 Aft of AiTemblyj Umii after they have beeu gauged by the public Oflicer ap., 
 
 pointed 
 
 And to let, deniife & 
 dilpofe thereoK, and 
 rfreive all Fee>; amj 
 Profits uiiiDg '±ers^ 
 I'roui. 
 
 Power to Coinmoji 
 
 Council to bulk!, re-* 
 pair anil lay out Brid- 
 ges, Lines High- 
 ways, bti-e^ts and Al- 
 ley <>. 
 
 Power to Iiold fire 
 Markers every Da]f 
 except Sunday, 
 
 And as many more a« 
 
 thd Corporation think 
 fit to c.tablilii. 
 
 Grant to the Corpo-i 
 ration of the AiTize ot 
 Bread, Wine, Beer, 
 Ale, an.l o heraffize- 
 able Merchandizes in 
 Thiag*. 
 
 Grant of the Office 
 Gauger, 
 
28 
 
 CHARTER of the City of NEW-YORK. 
 
 And the OfEce cf 
 Meafurer. 
 
 Suntyor and Packer. 
 Cartage and Portage 
 And of Garbling, 
 
 •witu »ll Fees and Pro- 
 fiu arifuig thereby. 
 
 Power for the Mayrr 
 and four or more Al- 
 dermen, to make free 
 Citizens under the 
 common Seal. 
 
 The Pee» to be paid 
 on making a Freeman 
 rot to exceed 5I. to 
 the Ufe of the Corpo- 
 ration. 
 
 No Unfreeman to ufe 
 any Trade, or fell any 
 Gcods by himfelf or 
 ethers by Retail. 
 
 Except in the Times 
 of public Fain. 
 
 Fiaeafsr ufmg; aTrade 
 •r felling Goods not 
 being free. 
 
 rfp the Ufe of the 
 Corporation. 
 
 pointed for thatPurpofc : And the Office of Meafurer of and in the faid City, 
 to meafure Sah, Wheat, Oats, and other Grain, and all other Merchandizes 
 . meafurablc, or to be meafurcd in the faid City : And alfo the Offices of Sur- 
 veyor and Packer of Bread, Flour, Beef, Pork and other Provifions, and 
 all other Merchandizes and Commodities to befurveyed, or packed in the faid 
 City : And alfo the Office of Cartage, Carriage and Portage of all Goods, 
 Wares, Merchandizes and other Things to be carted or carried in or through 
 the faid City, or any Part thereof : And alfo the Office of Garbling of all 
 Wanner of Spices, and other Merchandizes and Things to be garbled in the 
 City aforcfaid : To have and to hold the feveral Offices aforefaid, and every 
 of them, and the Difpofition, Ordinances and Correftions of the fame, and 
 to exercife the fame by themfelves, or their Deputies ; and to take and re- 
 ceive to themfelves all Fees, Profits and PerquiCtes, to the faid Offices and 
 every of them, due, or to be due, and all the Fines, Amerciaments and For- 
 feitures to be laid and forfeited concerning the fame, or any Part the:eof, to- 
 them the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty, and their SucccfTors, to 
 their own proper Ufe forever, v/ithout any Account, or any other Thing, to 
 us, or our Heirs or SuccelTors, to be given or made. 
 
 further. That the Mayor of the faid City, for the Time being, or his 
 Deputy for the Time being, and any four or more of the Aldermen for the 
 Time being, (hall, from Time to Time and at all Times forever hereafter, have 
 full Power and . Authority, under thecom^mon Seal of the faidCity, to make 
 free Citizens of the faid City and Liberties thereof; and that every Perfon fo 
 to be made a free Citizen ffiall pay, on his being made free, for the Ufe of the 
 faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City aforefaid, and their Suc- 
 celTors forever, a Sum not exceeding Five Pounds, New-Tork Money ; and 
 we do, for us, ouir Heirs and Succeffors, give and grant unto the faid May- 
 or, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City aforefaid, and their Succcffors 
 forever, full Power to alk, take, demand and receive the fame, to their own 
 . Ufe and Behoof, without any Account thereof to be given to us, our Heirs 
 or Succeflors, or any other Peifon or Perfons whatfoever. Jnd we do here- 
 by, for us, our Heirs and i^ucccffiars, conftitute, appoint and ordain, that no 
 Perfon whatfoever, not being a free Citizen of the faid City as aforefaid, fliall, 
 at any Time hereafter, ufe any Art, Trade, Myftery or Occupation within 
 the faid City, Liberties and Precin6ls thereof, or (hall by himfelf, themfelves 
 or others, fell, or expofe to Sale, any Manner of Goods, Wares, Merchan- 
 dizes or Commodities by Retail, in any Houfc, Shop, Place or Standing, 
 within the faid City, or the Liberties or Prccinfts thereof (fave in the Times 
 of public Fairs) and that every fuch Perfon, fo ufing any Art, Trade, Myf- 
 tery or Occupation, or fo retailing, contrary to the Intent and Meaning of 
 thefe our prefent Letters, and lhall perfift therein, after Warning to him or 
 them thereof given, or left, by the Appointment of the Mayor of the faid 
 City for the Time being, or his Deputy, at the Place or Places where fuch 
 Perfon or Perfons fhall fo ufe any Art, Myftery or Occupation, or 
 expofe to Sale, by Retail as aforefaid, any Goods, Wares, Merchandizes or 
 Commodities as aforefaid, fhall forfeit the Sum of Five Pounds New-T 7rk 
 Money, to and for the Ufe of the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty 
 of the City of New-Tork, and their Succeffi^rs, for every Time that he oi- 
 (he lhall fo ufe any Trade, Myftery or Occupation, or expofe to Sale, by 
 Retail as aforefaid, any Goods, Wares, Merchandizes or Commodities, af- 
 ter fuch Warning given or left as aforefaid : All and every of which fame For- 
 feitures, fball and may be levied by Diftrcfsand Sale of the Goods and Chat- 
 tels of fuch Delinquent and Delinquents, by Warrant under the Seal of the 
 faid City, figned by~nJie Mayor thereof for the Time being, or bis Deputy, 
 rendering the Surplufage to the Owner or Owners thereof (if any be) the ne- 
 cclTary Charges of making and felling fuch Diftrefs being firft deduced ; or by 
 any other lawful Method to be obtained j and fhall be recovered and received 
 by and to the only Ufe of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the Ci- 
 ty of New-Torky and their Succcffors forever, witiiout any Account thereof to 
 
 be 
 
John M o n t g o m e r i e, Efq. Governor. 
 
 29 
 
 be given to us, our Heirs or Succeffors, or to any of rhe Officers or Minifters 
 of us, cur Heirs or Succeflbrs : Provided alzcays, and we do hereby, for us, ' 
 our Heirs and Succeflbrs, direct, appoint and order, that no Perfon or Per- 
 fons fiiall be made free as aforcfaid, but fuch as are or fhall be natural born 
 Subjects of us, our Heirs or Succeflbrs, or lhall be naturalized, or made De- 
 nizens. Jnd ii-e do further^ for us, our Heirs and Succeffors, ordain, ap- 
 joint, direft; will and grant, that all and every Perfon and Perfons, now liv- 
 irrr. who at any Time heretofore have been admitted free Citizens, or into 
 the F/ecdofn of the faid City of Neiv-Tcrk, lhall be, and remain free thereof, 
 and free Citizens, and have and enjoy the faid Freedom, and all the Rights 
 Md Privileges of Freemen and free Citizens of the faid City of New-Tork, to 
 all Intents and Purpofes whatfoever. 
 
 And, for the better Prefervation of good Rule and Order in the faid City, 
 wc do, for us, our Heirs and Succeflbrs, will, ordain and grant unto the 
 Mavor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the faid City, and their Succeflbrs, 
 that the Common Council of the faid City, for the Time being, or the ntajor 
 Part of them, fliallhave full Power and Authority to licence or appoint by 
 "Wai-rant, under the common Seal of the faid City, orotherwife, one or more 
 Sr.rveyov5 of Flour, Bread, Beef, Pork and other Provifions, Meafurers of 
 Grain, Salt and all other Commodities, Gaugers of Wine, Beer, Ale, Cy- 
 der, Rum, Brandy, and all other faleable or cxcifcable Liquors, Garbles, 
 Beadles, Bell-Men, Watchmen, Bridewell-Keepers, or Keepers of a Houfe 
 or Houfes of Corre(^lion and of Alms-Houfes, Cryers and Bell-Ringers, and 
 to difplace all or any of them, and put others in their Room, and to add or 
 diminifh the Number of them, or any of them, as often as the faid Common 
 -Council of the faid City, or the major Part of them, fliall think fit. 
 
 And further, we do, for us, our Heirs and Succeflbrs, grant unto the 
 faid Mayor, Alderman and Commonalty, and their Succeflbrs forever, full 
 Power and Authority to ereft and build, or appropriate any of their Build- 
 ings already built, for one or more Bridewell or Bridewells, Houfe or Houfes 
 of Correction, and Work -Houfe or Work-Houfes, together with full Power 
 and Authority to the faid Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen, or any one of 
 them, to take up and arreft, or order to be taken up and arrefted, aU and any 
 Rogues, Vagabonds, Stragglers, and idle and fufpicious Perfons ; and, as 
 they the faid Mayor, Recorder or Aldermen, or any one of them fhall fee 
 Caufe, to order all or any fuch Rogues, Vagabonds, Stragglers, and idle and 
 fufpicious Perfons, either to the faid Work-Houfe, there to remain, and work 
 fuch Work, and fo long, not exceeding forty Days, or clfc to Bridewell or 
 the Houfe of Correflion, there to receive fuch Punifhment, not extending to 
 the Lofs of Life or Limb, as the faid Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen, or any 
 one of them, lhall think fit. Jnd a/fo, That they the faid Mayor, Aldermen 
 and Commonalty, and their Succeflbrs forever, may, and fliall have Power to 
 build, ereft or appropriate any of their Buildings already built for an Alms- 
 Houfe, for Relief of the Poor ; together alfo with as full and ample Power to 
 them, and their Succeflbrs, to order, direft and aft in and about the faid 
 Houfes of Cbrreftion, Work-Houfes and Alms-Houfcs, and the Perfons to 
 be put in and ordered there, as to any City or Corporation, in any Place of 
 that Part of our Realm of Great-Britain called England, and the Ofliccrs or 
 Minifters thereof doth or may belong. Jnd alfo. That they the faid Mayor, 
 Aldermen and Commonalty, and their Succeflbrs forever hereafter, may have 
 one or more Goal or Goals, in fuch fit Place or Places, within the faid City 
 andLimits and JurifdiftionsiJiereof, as by the Common Council of the faid 
 City, for the Time being, or the major Part of them, fliall be appointed, to 
 imprifon, and fafe keep all and every Perfon and Perfons, for any Treafons, 
 Murders, Felonies, Trefpaflfes, Evil-doings, and all other Matters and Caufcs 
 whatfoever, to be arrefl:ed or attached, or to be committed to the Goal or 
 Goals aforefaid, in fafc Cuftody there to remain, until they be delivered by 
 due Ccurfe of Lav,'. And that the Common Council of the City aforefaid, 
 for the Time being, or the major Part of them, £haU and may have Power, 
 
 H ^ from 
 
 No Aliens to be made 
 free. 
 
 All former Freemen 
 to remain fo. 
 
 Common Council 
 under tlie commoa 
 Seal to appoint Sur- 
 veyors, Mc.ifurers, 
 Gaugers, Garbleri, 
 Beadles, &c. 
 
 And to difplsce thttn 
 at Will. 
 
 Power to the Corpo- 
 ration to ereft any 
 Bridewell ux Work- 
 Houfes. 
 
 And to the Mayor, 
 Recorder and Alder- 
 men or any one of 
 tnem to commit any 
 Vagabonds there. 
 
 Power to the Ccrpo- 
 rarion to ere<fl or ap- 
 propriate any of their 
 Buildings for an 
 Alms-Houfe. 
 
 And to hare one or 
 more Goals as they 
 ftall think fit. 
 
f 
 
 3^ 
 
 CHARTER of the City of NEW-YORK. 
 
 Common Council to 
 appoint one or more 
 Goal Keepers, with 
 Power to •• craovc them 
 at Pleafure, 
 
 Who iViall receive all 
 Malefaifiors into his 
 Cuflody. 
 
 Mayor appointed 
 Clerk of the Market. 
 
 And Tv'aier-Bailiff. 
 
 And to receive the 
 JF«es of Clerk of the 
 Market, and Water- 
 Bailiff, to hit own 
 
 Mayor to Licence one 
 or more Marfhals, 
 Porters, Carriers, 
 Cartmen, Carmen, 
 Packers, Cullers, 
 Cryers, Scavengers, 
 and to difplace them 
 at Pleafure. 
 
 And grant Licenc«i 
 »o keep Tayern. 
 
 Fees for Licence* to 
 keep Tavern, 
 
 from Time to Time, to choofe, conftitutc and place, one or more fit Perfoa 
 or Perfons in the Office or Offices of Keeper or Keepers of the Goal or Goals 
 aforefaid, to hold the fame during the good Pleafure of the Common Coun- 
 cil of the faidCity for the Time being, or the major Part of them, as afore- 
 faid, requiring, and hereby for us, our Heirs and SuccefTors, impowering 
 and commanding the Keeper and Keepers of the Goal or Goals aforefaid, for 
 the Time being, that all and fmgular Traitors, Murderers, Felons, Malefac- 
 tors, Dilturbers of the Peace, and other Delinquents, and all others, for any 
 Crime or Offgnce, or other reafonable Caufe or Matters to the Goal or Goals 
 aforefaid ordered or committed, or to be committed or ordered, from Time 
 to Time, fliall receive, take, keep, and caufe to be kept in the fame Goal 
 cr Goals, until they fhall be thence delivered by due Courfe of Law. 
 
 And ive do further, for us, our Heirs and Succeflbrs, will, ordain, and 
 grant, that the Mayor of the faid City, for the Time being, fliall forever 
 hereafter be Clerk of the Market of us, our Heirs and Succeflbrs, within the 
 Citjfcaforefaid, and the Limits, Liberties, and Precinfts thcrof ; and that the 
 Mayor of the faid City for the Time being, by himfelf or his Deputy, may 
 and fliall have full Power and Authority to do and execute, and fliall and may 
 do and execute forever, within the Limits, Liberties and Precin£b of the faid 
 City, all and whatfoever to the Office of Clerk of the Market there, doth, 
 fhall or may belong, without any Hindrance or Impediment of us, our Heirs 
 or Succeflbrs, or any of the Officers of us, our Heirs or Succeflbrs ; and that 
 no other Clerk of the Market fliall intermeddle there. Jnd alfo. That the 
 Mayor of the faid City, for the Time being, and his Succeflbrs, during the 
 Time of his and their Mayoralties, and no other, be and fliall be, the Bailiff 
 and Confervator of the Water of the North and Eafl-Rivers, and fliall and 
 may do, exercifc and execute the faid Office of Bailiff and Confervator of the 
 Water of the North and Laft-Rivers, or Water-BailifF by him or themfelves, 
 or by his or their fufficient Deputy or Deputies, in, upon, or about the fame 
 Water of the North and Eafl;-R.ivcrs ( that is to fay ) in and through all the Li- 
 mits, Bounds and Jurifdi£tion of the iaid City of Nezv-Tork, upon all and eve- 
 ry the Banks, Shores and Wharfs of the fame Water of the North and Eafl- 
 Rivers, within the Limits and Bounds aforefaid ; and to have, receive, col- 
 left and enjoy all and Angular Wages, Rewards, Fees and Profits, to the fame 
 Offices of Clerk of the Market, and Water-BailifF, or any of them, due or 
 to be due, or belonging to his and their own Ufe, without any Account there- 
 of tons, our Heirs or SuccefTors to be made. And alfo. That the Mayor of 
 the faid City, for the Time being, fhall have full Power and Authority to li- 
 cence or appoint, by Warrant under his Hand and Seal, or othcrwife, one 
 or more IVJarflial or Marfhals of the faid City, Porters, Carriers, Cartmen, 
 Carmen, Packers, Cullers, common Cryers, Scavengers, and to difplace all 
 or any of them, and to put others in their Rooms ; and to add to, ordiminifli 
 the Number of them, or any of them, when and as often as the Mayor of 
 the faid City, for the Time, fliall think fit. 
 
 And we do further, for us, our Heirs and Succeflbrs, grant, ratify and 
 confirm unto the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of Nev;' 
 Tort, and their Succeflbrs forever, that the Mayor of the faid City, for the 
 Time being, and no other whatfoever, fhall have Power to give and grant Li- 
 cences annually, under the public Seal of the faid City, to all fuch Perfons as 
 he fliall think fit to licence them, and every of them, to keep a Tavern, Inn, 
 Ordinary or Viftualling-Houfc, and to fell Wine, Brandy, Rum, Strong 
 Waters, Cyder, Beer, Ale or any other Sort of excifeable or ftrong Liquors, 
 within the City of New-Tork, or the Liberties and Precinfts thereof, by Re- 
 tail or the fmall Mcafure ; and that it fhall be lawful to and for the faid Mayor 
 of the faid City, for the Time being, to afk, demand and receive for every 
 fuch Licence by him to be given and granted as aforefaid, fuch Sum or Sums 
 of Money, as he and the Perfon to whom fuch Licence fliall be given and 
 granted, fhall agree for, not exceeding the Sum of Thirty Shillings, for each 
 Licence ; all which Monies, as by the faid Mayor fhall be fo received, fhall 
 
 be 
 
- — ■ - ■ ■ - ■- 
 
 OHN MoNTGOMERiE, Efq. Govcmor. 
 
 be ufcd and applied to the public Ufc of the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Com- 
 monahy of the faid City of New-Tork^ and their SuccefTors forever, without 
 any Account thereof to be rendered, made or done to us, our Heirs or Suc- 
 ceifors, or any other Perfon whatfoever : Every and each of which Licences 
 ftiall continue and be in Force for any Time, not exceeding one Year from 
 the granting thereof, but no longer. And we do hereby, for us, our Heirs 
 and Succefl'ors, conftitute, direft, order and appoint, that uo Perfon or Per- 
 fons whatfoever, without fuch Licence being in Force, fhall at any Time here- 
 after keep any Tavern, Inn, public Ordinaries, or Vifiualling-Houfc, or fell 
 Wine, Brandy, Rum, Strong Waters, Cyder, Beer, Ale, or any other 
 Sorts of excifeable or flrong Liquors, within the City of Ne-ju-Tork, or the 
 Liberties or Precinfts thereof, by Retail or fmall Meafure, under the Penal- 
 ty of Five Pounds, current Money of New-fork, for every Time that any Per- 
 fon (hall z6t contrary hereto in any Rcfpeft, to be forfeited and paid by every 
 Perfon, for every Time he or (he fliall offend, or aft contrary hereto in any 
 Refpeft, to and for the Ufe of the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of 
 the City of Neiv-Tork, for the Time being : All and every of which Penalties 
 lhall and may be levied, by Diftrefs and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of 
 fuch Delinquent and Delinquents, by Warrant under the Seal of the faid City, 
 fignedby the Mayor thereof for the Time being, or his Deputy, rendering 
 the Surplufage to the Owner or Owners thereof, if any be, the neceflary 
 Charges of making and felling fuch Diftrefs being firft deduced, or by any 
 other lawful Method to be obtained ; and (hall be recovered and received' by, 
 and to the only Ufe of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of 
 New-Tork, and their Succeflbrs forever, without any Account thereof to be 
 given to us, our Heirs or Succeffors, or to any of the Minifters or Officers of 
 us, our Heirs or SuccelTors. 
 
 And further we, of our efpecial Grace, certain Knowledge and meer Mo- 
 tioh, have given, granted, ratified and confirmed, and by thefe Prefents do, 
 for us, our Heirs and SuccefiTors, give, grant, ratify and confirm uuto the faid 
 Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City oi New-Te^k, and to their 
 Succeffors forever, that the Mayor, Deputy-Mayor, Recorder and Alder- 
 men of the faid City, for the Time being, be, and ftiall be at all Times for- 
 ever hereafter, and hereby are affigned to be Juftices, and each of them a 
 Jufticcofus, our Heirs and SuccelTors, the Peace of us, our Heirs and Suc- 
 cdfors, within the City aforefaid, and the Limits, Jurifdiftion and Extent 
 thereof, and within the County of New-Tork, to keep ; and that they the 
 faid Mayor, Deputy-Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen of the faid City, for the 
 Time being, or any four or more of them (whereof we will the Mayor, or 
 Deputy-Mayor, or Recorder of the faid City, for the Time being, to be one) 
 fhall and may forever hereafter hold and keep four Courts of General Sellions 
 of the Peace, in and for the faid City and County of New-Tork, to begin at 
 certain Times in the Year ; to wit, one of them to begin on the firft T uefday in- 
 November ; another on the firfl Tue/day in February ; another on the firft 
 Tuefday in May ; and the other on the firft: Tue/day in Augujl, in every 
 Year ; each of which Seftions of the Peace ftiall and may laft, continue and 
 be held any Time, not exceeding four Days. And alfo. That they the faid 
 Mayor, Deputy-Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen of the faid City for the Time 
 being, or any four or more of them (whereof we will the Mayor, or Depu- 
 ty-Mayor, or Recorder of the faid City, for the Time being, to be one) (hall 
 and may forever hereafter have full Power and Authority to inquire of, and 
 hear and determine, within the City and County aforefaid, all and all Manner 
 of Felonies, Imprifonments, Riots, Routs, Oppreffions, Extortions, Forc- 
 ftallings, Regratings, Trefpaffes, Offences, and all and fingular other Evil- 
 Deeds and Offences whatfoever, within the City and County aforefaid, from 
 Time to Time perpetrated, done, arifmg or happening, which to the Office 
 of Juftices of the Peace are incumbent, or do in any Manner belong, or which 
 hereafter ftiall happen to belong, or be incumbent on them, or which in any 
 Manner before Juftices of the Peace ought or may be enquired into, heard 
 
 and 
 
 To theUfeot the Cor- 
 poration. 
 
 Licence to continue 
 in Force one Year and 
 no longer- 
 
 No Person without 
 Licence to keep a Ta- 
 vern or Retail. 
 
 On Penalty of 5I. 
 
 To be levied. 
 
 To the Ufe of the 
 Corporatios. 
 
 Mayor, Deputy May- 
 or, Recorder and Al- 
 dermen afligned Juf- 
 tices of the Peace. 
 
 And that tTiey or any 
 fotir or more (where- 
 of the Mayor, Deputy 
 Mayor or Recorder to 
 be one) may hold 
 Courts of Seffions, ctt 
 the firft Tuefday in 
 NoTcmber, February, 
 May, and Auguft,. 
 yearly. 
 
 To laft any Titno 
 not exceeding four 
 Days. 
 
 And to enquire^ 
 hear and determine 
 all Felonies and OfFen-- 
 ce« whatfoever be- 
 longing to the Office 
 of Jufiicet of the 
 Peace. 
 
3?^ 
 
 CHARTER of the City of NEW-YORK. 
 
 And as Juftices to 
 have JurifdicMon in 
 all Caufes, wlilch 
 to the. Office of Juf- 
 tices dotfi or may be- 
 long. 
 
 Mayor, Recorder and 
 Aldermen made Juf- 
 tices of Oyer and Ter- 
 miner, and of the 
 Goal delivery, and be 
 fo named in every 
 Commiffion. 
 Sheriff and other 
 Ofiicers to execute 
 the Warrants and 
 Commands of Mayor, 
 Recorder and Alder- 
 
 Pov/erto the Corpo- 
 ration to hold one 
 Court of Record on 
 «very Tuefday in the 
 Week yearly, before 
 the Mayor or his De- 
 puty, or the Recorder 
 and any three ormore 
 Aldermen, or any four 
 or more of them, 
 ■whereof the Mayor or 
 his Deputy, or the 
 Recorder to be one. 
 
 And to hold Plea, 
 take Cognizance of 
 and determine all civil 
 Caufes, as well real 
 as perfonal, or mixt, 
 arifinj» within the Ci- 
 ty and County. 
 
 According to the 
 Laws 
 
 and determined, together with the Correction and Pnnifhment thereof, and i 
 to do and execute all othar Things, within the City and County aforefaid and 
 the Liberties and Precin£is thereof, as fully, freely and entirely, and in as am- 
 ple Manner and Form as Juftices of the Peace of us, our Heirs and Succef- 
 fors, any v/here within that Part of our Kingdom of Great-Britain called Eng' 
 landy by the Laws, Statutes or Cuftoms of England, or by any other legal 
 Method whatfoever, heretofore had or excrcifed, or hereafter to be had or 
 exercifed, could, might or can do, and in as ample Manner and Form, as if 
 the fame had been in thefe our Letters particularly, and by fpecial Words ex- 
 prelfed, contained and mentioned. And that the faid Juftices of the Peace of 
 us, our Heirs and SucccfTors, in the City and County aforefaid, may have 
 and exercifc Jurifdiftion in all Caufes, Matters and Tilings whatfoever, which 
 to Juftices of the Peace of our faid City and County, in any Manner do, or 
 ought to belong. And further, that the Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen of 
 the faid City, for the Time being, and every of them, from Time to Time, 
 and at all Times forever hereafter, ftiall be Juftices affigned of Oyer and Ter- 
 miner, and of the Goal Delivery of all and every the Goals now being, and 
 hereafter to be in the faid City and County, and either of them, and fluall be 
 named in every Commiffion, thereof to be made. Jtid ive do hereby, for us, 
 our Heirs and Succeffors, grant, order and appoint, that the Sheriff and other 
 Minifters and Officers of the faid City, for the Time being, fnall and may, ' 
 and they are, and each of them is hereby commanded, authorized and fully 
 empowered to execute and return all and every the Precepts and Commands 
 of the Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen of the faid City, for the Time being, 
 and either or any of them from Time to Thne, and at all Times, as fully and 
 effeftually as any Sherift', Minifter or Officer of any County or City, any 
 where in that Part of our Kingdom of Great-Britain called England, the Man- 
 dates or Commands of any Juftice of the Peace, Juftice of Oyer and Terminer 
 or Goal Delivery of, or in any County there, hath ufed to make, return ot^ 
 execute, in any Manner whatfoever. -'t 
 And we do further, of our efpecial Grace, certain Knowledge, and mecf- 
 Motion, will, and by thefe Prefents, for us, our Heirs and Succeffors, give, 
 grant, ratify and confirm unto the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of 
 the City of New-Tork, and their Succeffors forever, that they and their Sue- ■ 
 ceffors forever hereafter, {hall, can and may have and hold, in the Name of 
 us, our Heirs and Succeffors, one Court of Record, within the City of l>lew- 
 Tork, and the Liberties and Precinfts thereof, upon every Tuefday in the 
 Year, before the Mayor of the Hiid City, for the Time being, or his Deputy, 
 or the Recorder of the faid City, for the Time being, and any three or more 
 of the Aldermen for the Time being, or any four or more of them (whereof 
 wc will the Mayor of the faid City for the Time being, or his Deputy, or the 
 Recorder of the faid City for the Time being, to be one.) And, That the 
 Mayor of the faid City, for the Time being, or his Deputy, or the Recorder 
 of the faid City, for the Time being, and three or more of the Aldermen, and 
 any four or more of them (whereof wc will the faid Mayor, or his Deputy, 
 or the Recorder to be one) ftiall and may hold Plea and have Cognizance of 
 all and all Manner of Plaints, Aflions, and Pleas, of any Lands and Tene- 
 ments, within the faid City of New-Tork, and the Limits and Precinfts there- 
 of ; and alfo of all Anions of Trefpafs with Force and Arms, and without 
 Replevin, Ejeftment, Trover and Converfion, Trefpafs upon the Cafe, Debt, 
 Detinue, Covenant, Deceits, Contrafts, Contempts, Penalties, Forfeitures, 
 and all other A£tions and Pleas, as well real as Perfonal, and mixt, arifing and 
 accruing within the faid City and Limits thereof; together with full Power 
 and Authority to hear and determine all and every the fame, and fuch Anions 
 and Pleas aforefaid, and Judgments thereon to render, and Executions there- 
 of to award and make, and to aft and do every Thing therein, in fuch Man- 
 ner and Form, and by fuch, and the like Methods, Proccfs and Proceedings, 
 as fully and amply ,as in our other Courts of Record, in fuch, or the like Cafes 
 is ufed, or can or may be afted and done, according to the Laws of that Part 
 
 of 
 
John Montgomerie, Efq. Governor. 
 
 33 
 
 Officers to execute Sc 
 return their Precepts- 
 
 Power to adjourn the 
 Mayor's Court for a- 
 ny Time, r.ot exceed- 
 ing 2i Days. 
 
 of our Kinedora of Great-Britain called Enzland, and of our faid Province of Eigiand or thli 
 Ne^u.rork 
 
 And -uie do hereby, for us, our Heirs and SucccfTors, grant, order and 
 appoint, that the Sheriff, and the Coroner, and other Minifters and Officers sWiflV, Coroner; and 
 of the faid City, for the Time being, fhall and may, and they are, and each 
 o.f them is hereby commanded, authorized and fully empowered to execute 
 and return all and every the Precepts andProceffes of the faid Court, to them 
 refpeftively direfted, or to be dire(ftcd, from Time to Time, and at all Times, as 
 fully and effecl^ually as any Sheriff, Coroner, Miniftcr or Officer of or in any 
 City or Place within that Part of our Kingdom of Great- Br itaiii called England, 
 the Precepts and ProcefTes of any Court of Record there, hath ufed, or can or 
 may execute and return, in any ISIanner howfoerer ; Provided always. That 
 the Mayor of the faid City, for the Time being, or his Deputy, or the Re-^ 
 corder of the faid City, for the Time being, and any three or more of the 
 Aldermen of the faid City, or any four or more of them (whereof the Mayor, 
 or his Deputy, or the Recorder, wq will to be one) may, and by thefc Pre- 
 fents have, and lhall have, full Power to adjourn the faid Court for any Time, 
 Hot exceeding Twenty eight Days. 
 
 Am) ive do further and by thefe Prcfcnfs, for us, our Heirs and Suc- 
 celTors, give, grant, ratify and confirm unto the faid Mayor, Aldermen and 
 Commonahy of the City of New-Tork, and their Succeffors, that they and 
 their SucccfTors, from henceforth forever hereafter, (hall and may have, with- 
 in the City aforefaid, a fit and difcfcet Man to be, and who j[hall be, and be 
 called The conuncn Clerk of the City aforefaid, to aft and do all thofe Things, 
 within the City aforefaid, and the Limits and Jurifdiftion thereof, which to 
 any common Clerk of, or in any City, Borough or Town, incorporated, any 
 where in that Part of our Kingdom of Great-Britain called England, by Vir- 
 tue of his Office, can or ought to do. Jndalfo, That forever hereafter, the 
 common Clerk of the City aforefaid, for the Tinic being, fhall alfo be Clerk 
 of the Court ef Record, to be held before the Nlayor, or his Deputy^ c?r the 
 Recorder, of any three or more of the Aldermen of the faid City as aforefaid i 
 and alfo Clerk of our Peace, and of the Peace of our Keirs and SuccefTors^ 
 and of the Seifions of the Peace, for and iii the City and County of New-T ork^ 
 from Time to Time to be held, and all and fmgular thofe Things, which to 
 the Office and Offices offuch Clerk of the Peace, and of the Seffions of the 
 Peace, for and in the City and County of New-Tork, from Time to Time to be 
 held, and all and finguiar thofe Things which to the Office and Offices 
 of fuch Clerk of the Peace, and of the Seffions of the Peace, do and 
 ihall appertain, to do, acl and execute j and alfo fhall and may re- 
 quire, demand, take, accept, hold, keep and enjoy all Fees, Pcrqui- 
 fites and Profits, which may to any fuch common Clerk, Clerk of 
 the Peace, and of the Seffions of the Peace, do, or ought to belong. And 
 •we do hereby, give, grant, ratify and confirm, for us, our Keirs and Succef- 
 fors, unto our beloved William Sharpas, Gent, (one of the Inhabitants of the 
 City aforefaid) to be the prcfcnt common Clerk of the City of Neiv-T irk afore- 
 faid ; and alfo Clerk of the Peace, and of the Seffions of the Peace, for and 
 in the City and County of New-Tork, to continue in the Offices aforefaid, 
 during his Life, and to a£t and execute the fame Offices and Places by himfelf" 
 or his Deputy. And we do further, for us, our Heirs and SuccefTors, ap- 
 point, will and direft, that the Governor or Commander in Chief of the faid 
 Province of New-Tork, for the Time being, from Time to Time, and at all 
 Times after the Death of the faid William Sharpas, when and fo often as the 
 Office and Place of common Clerk of the faid City, (hall happen to be vacant, 
 lhall and may appoint an honcft and difcreet Man, being one of the Inhabitants, 
 andaFreeman or Freeholder of the faid City, to becommonClerk ofthe faid City, 
 during his good Behaviour ; and fo as often as fuch Cafe ffiall happen. And 
 we do further, for us, our Heirs and SuccefTors, will and grant, that fo often 
 as the faid Office fhall be vacant, the Common Council of the faid City, for 
 the Time being, fhall and may appoint one other honcft and difcrcet Citizen, 
 
 r being 
 
 Corporation toliava 
 a Commoa Clerk. 
 
 \\Tio fhall be Clerk o£ 
 the Court of Record, 
 Clerk of the Peace, 
 and of the SelEons o£ 
 the Peace, 
 
 aiid take all Pee? be- 
 longing to thofe Offi- 
 ces. 
 
 Mr. Will. Sharpas 
 appointed common 
 Clerk, and Clerk of 
 the Peace and Seffions 
 ofthe Peace. 
 
 Upon his Death, the 
 Governor to appoint 
 another, who lhall 
 execute thofe Ofr.ces, 
 during his good Be- 
 haviour. 
 
 As often as the OfEce 
 of Clerk be vacant, 
 the Common Council 
 to appoint one, who 
 
 0 
 
3'4 
 
 CHARTER of the City of NEW-YORK. 
 
 Ihall continue therein 
 till another he ap- 
 pointed by the Go- 
 vernor, and I'wora. 
 
 Eiglit Attornies ap- 
 pointed for the May- 
 or's Couit, during 
 their sood Behavior. 
 
 And no other Attor- 
 nies to pradlice there. 
 
 The Mayor, Deputy 
 Ma>-or, Recorder, 
 and any three or 
 more Aldermen, or 
 any four or more of 
 them, the Mayor or 
 his Deputy, or Re- 
 corder to be one, may 
 •with Confcnt of the 
 Governor or Com- 
 mander in Chief, for 
 the ill Behavior of the 
 Attornies, and on 
 lawful Conviftion re- 
 move ihem. 
 
 And after the Amov- 
 al or Death of two, 
 upon the Amoval or 
 Death of any other 
 «f them, to recom- 
 mend others to tlie 
 Governor or Com- 
 mander in Chief in 
 their Room ; who 
 when approved of 
 fhall be admitted in 
 the Mayor's Court. 
 
 And no Perfon not 
 recommended & ap- 
 proved (hall be per- 
 mitted to pradlice af- 
 ter the Death or A- 
 moval of two, the 
 Number of Attornies 
 forevei' to remain ilx. 
 
 Provided nothing be 
 conftrucd to hinder 
 hi» Majcfty from pro- 
 fecBting or defending 
 by hit AUorBcy-Ge- 
 
 being an Inhabitant and Freeman, or Freeholder 'of the faid City, to be com- 
 mon Clerk of the faid City, and Clerk of the faid Court of Record, in and 
 for the faid City ; and Clerk of the Peace, and of the ScfTions of the Peace, 
 in and for the laid City and County of Nczu-Tork^ to aft and execute the faid 
 Offices, and who fhall and may execute^ do and receive all and whatfoever to 
 the faid Offices, and every of them belongs, or fliall belong or appertain, 
 till, in his Room, 'another honeft and difcreet Perfon, being an Inhabitant and 
 Freeman, or Freeholder of the faid City, fhall be appointed into, or for the 
 faid Offices, by the Governor or Commander in Chief of the faid Province 
 for the Time being'-, and (hall have taken fuch an Oath, as is hereby dircfted 
 for every fuch perfon fo to be appointed, to give and take ; and fo from Time 
 to Time, and fo often as the Cafe may or Ihall fo happen. 
 
 And further^ we do hereby conftitutc, name, and appoint Jamfs Alexan- 
 dir, Jofeph Murray., John C/jambers, William Smith, George Lurting, William 
 Jamifon, Richard Nicholls, and Abraham Lodge, Gentlemen, to be the pre- 
 icnt Attornies, and each of them to be an Attorney of and in the faid Court 
 of Record, for and during the good Behaviour of each of them refpcdtively : 
 A.nd we do hereby for us, our Heirs, and SuccelTors, grant and orduin, 
 that no other Attorney or Attornies, Perfon or Perfons whomfoevcr, (befides 
 the afore named Attornies, during the Time that they fhall all remain Attor- 
 nies of the faid Court) fhall be permitted or fufiered to praftics as an At- 
 torney of or in the faid Court 5 but all and every other Attorney and At- 
 tornies, Perfon and Perfons (befides the before named Attornies, during the 
 Time aforefaid) from being an Attorney or Attornies of or in the faid Court, 
 •and from all Praftice as fuch, (hall be, and are, and each of them is excluded 
 and debarred. And zue do hereby^ for us, our Heirs and HucceiTcrs, give and 
 grant unto the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of Ncw^ 
 Terk, and their SuccelTors forever, that the Mayor of the faid City, for 
 the Time being, or his Deputy, or the Recorder, and any three or more 
 of the Aldermen of the faid City for the Time being, or any four 'or more of 
 thcra whereof we Will (the Mayop, or his Deputy, or the Recorder of tbe 
 faid City, for the Time being to be one) fhall and may (by and with the 
 Confent and Approbation of our Governor and Commander in Chief for the 
 Time being) have full Power and Authority, all, or any of the before named 
 Attornies of the faid Court, and all or any other of the Perfons, hereafter to 
 be appointed or admitted Attornies of or in the faid Court, for their or his evil 
 Behaviour, in their or his faid Duty or Office of Attornies, or an Attorney of 
 or in the fame, on his or their being thereof legally convi£led, from being At- 
 tornies, or an Attorney of or in the faid Court, to amove, difplace, and forever 
 exclude ; and after the Amoval or Death of any two or; more of the before 
 named Attornies, upon the Amoval or Death of any other of the Attornies 
 before named, or hereafter to be admitted, to recommend one other Perfon 
 to the Governor or Commander in Chief of the faid Province of Ncw-Tork, 
 for the Time being, for his Approbation, in the Room of fuch Attorney fo 
 dying, or being removed ; each of which Perfons, fo to be recommended, and 
 approved of, as aforefaid, fliall and may be admitted and fworn an Attorney 
 of, and in the faid Court ; and fo, as often as the Cafe fhall happen. And 
 we do further, for us, our Heirs and SiiccefTors, grant and appoint, that no 
 other Attorney or Perfon whatfoever, fhall, after the Death or Amoval of 
 any of the before named Attornies, be admitted or fuffi^red to practice as aii 
 Attorney of or in the fame Court, but what fhall be recommended and approv- 
 ed of as aforefaid. And further, we do, for us, our Heirs and Succcilbrs, 
 grant, will and ordain, that the number of Attornies of the faid Court, fhall 
 not at any one Time after the Death or Removal of any two or more of the 
 before named Attornies, forever hereafter exceed the Number of Six : Pro- 
 vided, That nothing herein fliall be conftrucd to extend to hinder us, our 
 Heirs or SuccelTors, from profccuting or defending, all or any Suits, Caufcs, 
 Aftions or Profccutions in the faid Mayor's Court by our Attorney, or So- 
 licitor General for our faid Province, or the Attorney or Solicitor General 
 
 oi 
 
) o H N M o N T G o M E R I E, Efq. Govcmor. 35 
 
 neral, nor to hinder 
 the Attorney- G eneral 
 from piiadlifing as 
 Council in any civil 
 Caufe. 
 
 Power to the May- 
 or, Recorder and Al- 
 dermen and each of 
 them to determine all 
 Caufes with or with- 
 out a Jury, where the 
 Thing in Demand 
 ihall not exceed 401^ 
 
 of US, our Heii s or Succeffors for the faid Province, for the Time being ; 
 nor to hinder the Attorney or Sohcitor General of us, our Heirs or Suc- 
 ccffors, for the iaid Province, for the Time being, to pradice in the faid 
 Court as Council in any civil Caufe. 
 
 And we do further of our elpecial Grace, certain Knowledge and racer 
 Motion, for us, cur Heirs and SuccelTors, grant, appoint and direft, that 
 the M:iyor, Recorder, and Aldermen of the faid City, for the Time being, 
 and cich of them from Time to Time, and at all Times, forever hereafter, 
 (hall .have, by ihcfe Prefcats, full Power and Authority to have and take 
 
 ■ Cognizance of, and to hear, try and finally determine with or without a Jury, 
 all Picas, Suits, Controverfies and TrefpafTes, wherein the Value does not 
 exceed the Sum of Forty Shillings, in fuch Manner as they or either of them 
 fhall think or judge to be agreeable and according to Equity, and good 
 .Confciencc ; and for the more due Proceeding herein, it lliall and may be 
 lawful for them or either of them to adminifler an Oath to the PlaintilF or 
 Defendant ; and alfo to fuch WitnefTes, as fhail be produced by each Party, 
 
 ■ if they the faid Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen, or either of them think fit ; 
 and in Cafe, cither of the Parties, Plaintiff or Defendant, {liall not perform 
 fiich Order, Judgment or Decree as the faid Mayor, Recorder or Aldermen 
 for the Time being, or any one cf them, fhali make or fet down, then it 
 lha'l and may be lawful for them or any one of them to commit fuch Party 
 or Parties to any Prifon of or in the faid City, there to remain until he, flic 
 cr they perform fuch Order ; and every Marflaal of the faid City for 
 the Time being, is hereby commanded and authorized to execute all and any 
 the Sumraonfes, Precepts and Commands of them the faid Mayor, Recorder, 
 
 ' and Aldermen, or any one of them, m.ade, iffucd, or given, in, about or con- 
 cerning fuch Suits, Pleas, Controvcrfies and TrcfpalTes, or any of them, as 
 ihall be to him dircfted ; and every Keeper of the Goal for the City of 
 New-Tork, for the Time being, is hereby commanded and authorized to 
 
 •receive and fiife keep in his Goal or Cuftody, all fuch Parties fo committed 
 or to be committed to the Prifon, he fhall be then Keeper of, until he, fiic or 
 ihey fliall perform fuch Order accordingly. 
 
 Ano ive do, for ourfelves, our Heirs and Succeflbrs, by thefc our prefent 
 Letters, require and ftriclly charge and command, and fully empower the 
 Sheriff, Common Clerk, Chamberlain, iVarlhal, Goal-Keepers, High Con- 
 ftable. Petty Conftables, and all other fubordinate Officers of and in the 
 faid City, now chofen, clefted, conftituted, or appointed, or that hereafter 
 may be chofen, elefted, conftituted, or appointed, and every of them ref- 
 pedively, jointly and leverally, as Caufe ftiall require, to be obeifant and obe- 
 dient to and attend upon the faid Mayor, Recorder, and Alderm.en of the 
 faid Ciry, and every or any of them, at all Times hereafter, according to 
 the Duty or Obligation of their refpeftive Offices and Places ; and to exe- 
 cute all and every the Commands, Precepts, Warrants, and ProcclTes, to 
 them refpeflivcly direded and ilTucd, and given out, and to be ifiiied and 
 given out, by them the faid Mayor, Recorder, and Aldermen, or any one 
 of them. 
 
 And "juc do furthcrhcTchj will, declare and ordain, that before the Mayor, 
 Deputy Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, Affiftants, AJTelTors, Sheriff, Coro- 
 r.er, Common Clerk, Chamberlain, High Conllable, and Petty Conftables 
 of the faid City, fuch of them as are hereby appointed ^nd named, and all and 
 every fuch as hereafter are to be appointed, elc£led or chofen, fliall, before 
 they be refpeftively permitted to execute their refpediive Offices cr Places 
 aforefaid, refpedtively be fworn as follow, to ivit. The hereby named Mayor 
 of the faid City, and every other Perfon, hereafter to be appointed to or for 
 that Office, to take the proper Oath as fuch, and well and truly to exe- 
 cute the Office of Mayer, and ail other Offices and Places, hereby appointed for Mayor to be fwom, 
 
 ■ each Mayor to execute and a6i in, and the ufual Oath of a Juflicc of Peace, 
 
 Before the Governor or Commander in Chief of the faid Province of Bew- Governor, 
 'rer^,fcrdieTime being, inPrefeace <?f Uirecor moreof the Aldermen of the S^thcddS'ci.S" 
 ■ - - laid 
 
 And to ad:piniftef an 
 Oath to Plaintiff and 
 DcfendaHt and their 
 Witneffcc 
 
 And if either Party 
 rcfufe to comply with 
 the Decree of them or 
 any of tliem that they 
 or any ene of thera 
 may commit fuch 
 Party to Prifon till 
 Performance. 
 
 Every Marlhal to ex- 
 ecute their or either 
 of their Precepts. 
 
 And every Goal 
 Keeper to receive and 
 in Cuftody, &c. fuch 
 Party or Parties who 
 ihall not comply with 
 fuch Decree and be 
 committed. 
 
 Sheriff, Clerk and all 
 fubordinate Officers 
 to be obedient to 
 
 and attend upon the 
 Mayor, Recorder and 
 Aldermen, and to ex- 
 ecute their Com- 
 mands. 
 
 Mayor, his Deputy, 
 and other Officers to 
 be fworn 
 
 before they execute' 
 their Offices. 
 
36 CHARTER of the City of NEW-YORK. 
 
 fellor, in the Prefence 
 of three or more Al- 
 dermen. 
 
 Power to adtninlfler 
 fuch Oath, granted 
 to the Governor, and 
 in his Abfen«e t« the 
 ordefl CounfeUor. 
 
 Recorder to be 
 fworh. 
 
 Before the Msyor 
 or his Deputy. 
 
 Deputy Mayor to 
 be fSvorn. 
 
 Hit Oath. 
 
 faid Ci ty of iV£"it-T(jr/&, for the Time being; or, in Cafe of the Abfence of the 
 Governor or Commander in Chief for the Time being, then before the oldefl 
 Counfcllorofthe faid Province,forthe Time being, in the Prefcace of three or 
 more of the Aldermen of the faid City, for the Time being. Ak4 iuc do hereby, 
 for us, our Heirs and Succefibrs, give and grant full Power and Authority to 
 the Governor or Commander in Chief of the faid Province, for the Time 
 being, in the Prefence of three or more of the Aldermen of the City afcrefaid, for the 
 Time being, or in Cafe of the Abfcnce of the faid Governor or Commander in 
 Chief, then to the oldcft Counfcllor of the faid Province for the Time being, 
 in the Prefence of any three or more of the Aldermen of the faid City, for 
 the Time being, to adminifter fuch Oaths accordingly, without any other 
 Warrant, Commiffion, or Power, from us, cur Heirs or SucceiTors ; and 
 fo from Time to Time, as often as the Cafe fhall or may require or happen. 
 And the above named Recorder of the faid City of Nerx^-Tork, and every 
 other Perfon hereafter to be appointed to or for that Office, to take the pro- 
 per Oath, as fuch OfEcer ought to take, and an Oath, Well and truly to exe- 
 cute the Office cf Recorder ; and the proper Oath of a Juftice of Peace, be- 
 fore: the Mayor of the faid City, for the Time being, or his Deputy, 
 to which fame Mayor, for the Time being, or his Deputy, we do for 
 us, our Heirs and Succeffors, give full Power and Authority bythefe 
 Prefents, to adminifter fuch Oaths accordingly, in IVjanner aforefaid, 
 without any other Warrant, Commifllon or Power from us, our Heirs and 
 Succeffors ; and every Deputy Mayor, or every Alderman hereafter to be 
 appointed to aft as Deputy Mayer, for the Time being, to take the proper 
 Oath as fuch, and an Oath, Well and truly to execute the Office of a Deputy 
 Mayor, During the Time for 'ivhich he Jhall be appointed Deputy, if the fame 
 Mayor, his Confiituent,Jloall fo long live : And if the faid Mayor Jhall happen 
 to die within fuch Time, that thereupon, and from thence forth, fuch Deputy 
 Mayor Jhall well and truly execute the Office of Mayor of the faid City, until 
 another fit Perfon be appointed and fworn Mayor of the faid City, in the Man- 
 tier, in thefe prefent Letters mentioned ; and fhall alfo take the proper Oath 
 of a Juftice of Peace, before the Mayor or Recorder, and any three or more 
 of the Aldermen of the faid City, for the Time being. And we do hereby., 
 for us, our Heirs and Succeffors, give full Power and Authority to the 
 Mayor, or Recorder of the faid City, and to any three or more of the Al- 
 dermen of the faid City, for the Time being, to adminifter fuch Oaths, as 
 aforefaid, without any other Warrant, Commiffion or Power from us, our 
 Heirs or Succeffors. And alfo, every Alderman hereby appointed, and 
 every Perfon hereafter to be elefted to or for the Office or Place of Alder- 
 man of or in the faid City, to take an Oath, Well and truly to execute the Offi.ce 
 or Place of Alderman, and the proper Oath of a Juftice of Peace, before the 
 Mayor of the faid City, for the Time being, or hii Deputy, or the Recor- 
 der of the faid City, for the Time being : And alfo every Affiftant, Affcffor, 
 Sheriff, Coroner, Common Clerk, Chamberlain, High Conftable and Petty 
 Conftabic, hereby named, and every Perfon hereafter to be eleftcd or ap- 
 pointed to or for the Office or Place of an Affiftant, Affeffor, Coroner, Com- 
 mon Clerk, or Chamberlain, or fliall be appointed or defied to or for 
 and Petty Conftable», the Office or Place of High Conftable or Petty Conftable of or in the faid 
 City, each of them rcfpeftively to take the proper Oath for his refpeftivc 
 Office or Place, and Well and truly to execute the refpeSlive Office or Place he 
 is or Jhall have been rcfpedively eleSled or named for, before the faid Mayor 
 of the faid City for the Time being, or his Deputy, or the Recorder of the 
 faid City for the Time being. And we do hereby give full Power and Au- 
 thority to the Mayor of the faid City, for the 'Time being, or his Deputy, 
 or the Recorder of the faid City, for the Time being, to adminifter fuch 
 refpcftivc Oaths to eachof thercfpcftive Perfons Aforefaid, accordingly, with- 
 out any other Warrant, Power, or Authority from us, our Heirs or Suc- 
 ceffors. 
 
 And further, of our efpeci*l QiVit^ certain Knowledge, and mecr Mo- 
 tion 
 
 Mayor or Recorder 
 and any three or more 
 Aldermen to admini- 
 fter fuch Oath. 
 
 Aldermen, Afliftants, 
 AnefTon, Sheriff, Co- 
 roner, Clerk, Cham- 
 berlain, High Con- 
 ftable, 
 
 to be fworn before 
 the Mayor, or his 
 Deputy or Recorder, 
 
 ■who are impowered 
 to adminifter the 
 fame. 
 
 NoM of the Ccrpo* 
 
T o irN M o N T G o M E R I E, Efq. Govefnoi*. 37 
 
 ik)p., v.c have gr.mtcj, and by tliefc PrefcntSy do for ourfdves, our Heirs "jl""^^"^''^ the c'** 
 an. I Succt:':"b;-3, gr.ini iiad coiiiinn unto the aforefaid Mayor, Aldermen, and to'"be"comp'elfecra- 
 Co-nxo-.;;il:7 of the City of Ntw-Tork aforefiid, and to their Succeffors, gamft their Wills ta 
 tLat r.euh.r they, nor any one of them, nor any free Citizen of the faid City, ^^^^^."^^rtL'xTutc 
 d.urin;>- ihe 1 i:ne of their beiijg Inliabitants there, {hall, againfl: their or any any office out of the 
 of ih; :r Wills, out of the Ciry aforefaid, be put or impanelled upon or in Juafd^-^ionof the Ci- 
 aay Ani/.c , Junes or iaquiiitioiis waatloever (^altaough ir toucneta or dotti iniiabuanu. 
 or iiuli touch us, cur Keirs or SucceiTors, and although v/e, or our Suc- 
 ccft'ovs, be or Ihould, or &all be Parties) out of the faid City, neither {hail 
 th':y or .u^y one of them be made, elected or chofcn AfTeifor, Taxcr, or 
 Goiicityr of any Taxes, Duties, Imroi'Ls or Sabfidies whatfoever, or of any 
 Farr or Parcel of them, or of any of them, out of the faid City ; nor (hall 
 be.ordji.incd, elcflsd, alTigned or appointed Conftable, Bailiff, or any other 
 OScer cr N'ini!ter, v/ithotit or beyond the City aforefaid, and the Liber- 
 ties aVid ^Prcciufts ihrreof ; nor Hiall be called upon, compelled or forced 
 a.';^aii::£ ■ ncir cr air/ of their Wills, to do, receive, occupy or difcharge any 
 of the Duties or Fur.vlions above mendoned, or any other Oilice, Duty or 
 Funclion whaifijevtr, vviihout the City, Liberties and Precinfts aforefaid. 
 J.: J although tht' aforefoid .viayor, Pveccrde_r and Aldermen, Freemen,' or ^r^^. .^^^ ; 
 free Citizens of the Cicy aroref,:.id, or any of them, ih.ill, while they are or Fine. 
 rcEain Inhabitants of*he iltid City, agaiiifi their, or any *of their Wills, be 
 put, impandled, or ref..irned upon any AlTizes, Juries, or Inquifitions what- 
 Ibever, out of ihe faid City and Limits thereof ; or fliall to any of the Offices 
 2bov3 meini Jiicd, or any other • 'ISce or Function whatfoever, out of the faid 
 City, be e'crred or choL^n ; and though they, or any of ihem, being fummon- 
 ee, uiipane'.Ied or returnedy cleclei or chofcn as aforefaid, fliall refufe or For refufing to ferve 
 
 fame AiTizes, Juries or Lnquei!?, fiiall riefi\fc or negle£t to be fworn or tried, 
 or any of the; Ofnccs, Duties or Functions aforefaid, fliall refufe to do, re- 
 <fcive, occupy or difcharge, yet the Perfon or Perfons fo refufmg any Con- 
 tempts, Fines, Atr.erciamcnts, Penalties, Forfeitvircs or Lofs whatfoever, by 
 Eeafon of fuch Refufal or Neg!e£t, to or towards us, our Heirs or Succefibrs, 
 ihall nor, nor cither cf them, fliall in any Wife incur, but therefrom and there- 
 of, as well before u;, our Heirs and Succeiuors, as all other the Juftices, 
 CommifTioners, and other Gmcers Avhatfoevor cf us, our Heirs or Succefibrs, 
 {ball remain quiet and forever difchargcd. 
 
 And ftirtberi v/c do for us, our Heirs and Succefibrs, by thefe prefent 
 Letters, give, grant, ratify and confirm unto all and every the refpeftive In- Grant and Confirma- 
 habitants and Freeholda-s of the faid City of iY<:'^i,'-2'er>^, and their fcveral and tio" to all the lnha*i- 
 
 r fi- TT • 1 K n- r II ' 1 r t i r X- tants ot their Houres, 
 
 relpcitive l-ie;r3 ana AUigns forever, ail ana every the feveral and relpedtive Lands, Tenements, 
 rvlcfTuagcs, Tenements, Lands and Hereditaments, fituate, lying arid being in Hereditaments, 
 the faid City, and Manhatan's-IJJand aforefaid, to them Severally and re- 
 fpc£t!vely granted, conveyed or confirmed, or mentioned or intended to be 
 granted, conveyed or confirmed, by any of the late Governors, Lieutenant 
 Governors, or Commanders in Chief of the fai^ Province, or by any of the 
 former Vayors, or Deputy Mayors, and Aldermen and Commonalty of the 
 laid City of Ncuj-Tork, by that or any other Name, Stile or Tide, or by- 
 others claiming under any fuch Grant or Conveyance, to have and to hold 
 to them rcfp-jciively, and to their refpeclive Heirs and Affigns forever ; faving Saving the Qait- 
 and referving the feveral Rents and Quit-rents referved and due, and to be J^jj^Grams^^^ 
 die atid payable from each of the feveral Perfons, to whom by Virtue of ""^ 
 ;ifiy former Grants to them (or thofe from or under whom they -refpcclively 
 h'old) the fame LleiTuages, Tenements, Lands or Hereditaments were made 
 or given. 
 
 x\kX) further, cf our efpecia! Grace, certain Knowledge, and meer Mo- 
 liori, we do^ for "^us, cur Heirs, and. Succefibrs, give, grant, ratify and con- Power to the Cor- 
 £rci to the fiid Mayor, Aldermer. and Commonalty of our faid City of po^/tion to purchafe 
 
CHARTER of the City of NEW-YORK. 
 
 Manors, Landc, Te- 
 fiemcntt, or Heredi- 
 tameutt. 
 
 So 21 the clear yearly 
 Value exceed oot 
 3000 1. Ster). per 
 Anr.uiB, 
 
 And the fame to dif- 
 jjofe of at their Pka- 
 lurc. 
 
 Grant and Confir- 
 mation 10 the Mayor, 
 Aldermen and Com- 
 monalty of the City- 
 Hall, and Goals, the 
 5 Market-Houfes.the 
 Great-Dock, Crane, 
 Wharf, and common 
 Sewer, the Powder - 
 Houfe, and the Ferry, 
 and all other Ferries 
 hereafter to be fettled, 
 together with the Fer- 
 ry - Houfes, Barn, 
 Stables, Pens, Pounds, 
 and Ground thereto 
 belonging, and the 
 Ground between 
 High & Low- Water- 
 Mark, from the Eaft 
 Side of Wall-About 
 to the Weft Side ef 
 the Red Hook, and 
 all walle, vacant, and 
 unpatented Land on 
 Manhatan's - Illand 
 extending to Low- 
 Water - Mark, with 
 the benefit of all 
 Docks, and Wharfs, 
 &c. 
 
 And all Profits arifing 
 therefrom, andall Ri- 
 vers, Creeks, Coves, 
 and other Privilepet, 
 Advantages and He- 
 reditaments, and nil 
 othtr their Rights & 
 Privileges. 
 
 Grant by former 
 Ghartersi 
 
 New-Tork, and to their Succelfors forever, full, fpecial and free Liberty, Li- 
 cence, Power and Authority to take, receive, have, hold and enjoy, to them 
 and their Succeffors forever, in Fee fimple, any Manors, Mcffuages, Lands, 
 Tenements, Hereditaments, Rents and other Pofleffions and real Kihite, 
 within or without the faid City, as well of and from us, our Heirs and 
 Succeflbrs, as of and from all and every other Perfon and Perfons whomfo- 
 cver ; fo as the Manors, Meffuages, Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments, 
 Rents and other Pofleffions and real Eflate, which tkc Mayor, Aldermen and 
 Commonalty of the City of New-Tork^ fliall or may have in their PolTcffion 
 and Scizen, at any one Time, exceed nor, in the whole, the clear yearly 
 Rent or Value of Three Thou/atui Pounds per Afuium, Money of our Realm 
 of G'eat-Britain, beyond and above all Charges and Reprizes, without any 
 Hindrance of us, our Heirs or Succeflbrs, or the Jufl:ices, Efcheators, Sheriffs, 
 Coroners, Bailiffs, or other the Minifters of us, our Heirs or Succeffors ; 
 and this without any other Letters Patent, Liberty, Licence or Power from 
 us, our Heirs or Succeffors, the Statute of Mortmain, or any other Aft, 
 Law, or Statute, or any other Caufe, Thing or Matter whatfoever to the Con- 
 trary thereof in any Wife notwithftanding ; and the fame Manors, Meffuages, 
 Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments, Rents and other Poffeffions, or any Part 
 thereof, to dcmifc, grant, leafc, and fet over, affign and difpofe at their own 
 Will and Pleafure, and to make, feal, and accomplifh any Deed or Deeds, 
 Leafe or Lcafes, Evidences or Writings, for or concerning the fame or any 
 Part thereof. 
 
 And zve do, by thefe Prefents, of our cfpecial Grace, certain Knowledge 
 and meer Motion, give, grant, ratify and confirm unto the faid Mayor, Al- 
 dermen, and Commonalty of the City of New-Tork, and their Succeffors. 
 forever, all thofe the now City-Hall and Goals, Rooms or Places, for the • 
 Courts of Jufticc and Chambers adjoining, with the Ground and Appurte- 
 nances thereto belonging, the five Market Houfes', the Great-Dock, the now 
 Crane and Wharf, with the Common Sewer leading through the Great-Dock 
 and Bridge, and alfo the Magazine or Powder Houfe, near the Frejh-Water^ 
 all in the City of New-Tork, and the Ferry and Ferries on both Sides of the 
 Eajl-River, and all "other Ferries, now and hereafter to be crefted and 
 eflablifiicd all round the IJland Manhatans ; and the Management and Rule 
 of and all Fees, Ferriages and Perquifites to the fame, or any Part thereof 
 belonging or to belong ; and alfo the . Ferry Houfes on Nafau-IJJand, with 
 the Barn, Stables, Pen or Pounds and Lot of Ground thereto belonging; and 
 alfo all the Ground, Soil or Land, between High-Water and Low-Warer- 
 Mark, on the faid JJland of Nafau, from the Eaft Side of the Place called 
 Wall-About, to the Weft: Side of Red-Hook ; and alfo to make Laws and 
 Rules, for the governing and well ordering of all the Ferries now erefted 
 or eftablilhed, or hereafter to be created or ellablifhed round the faid JJland. 
 Manhatan's ; and all the walle, vacant, unpatented and unappropriated Lands, 
 lying and beiner within the faid City of New-Tork, and on Manhatan's IJland 
 aforefaid, extending to Low-Watcr-Mark ; together with the Right, Be- 
 nefit and Advantage of all Docks, Wharfs, Cranes, and Slips, or Small 
 Docks within this City, with the Wharfage, Cranage and Dockage, and all 
 Iffucs, Rents, Profits and Advantages, arifing or to arife or accrue by or 
 from all or any of them ; and all Rivers, Rivulets, Creeks, Coves, Ponds, 
 Waters, Watcr-Courfcs, Fifliing, Fowling, Hunting and Hawking, Mines 
 and Minerals, and other Royalties and Privileges within the City of Ncuf-Tork 
 and Manhatan's JJland ; and alfo all and Angular other the Rights, Privi- 
 leges, Liberties, Franchifes, Preheminenccs, Advantages, Jurifdiftions, Courts, 
 Powers, Offices, Authorities, Markets, Ferries, Ferriages, Fees, Fines, 
 Amerciaments, Perquifites, Profits, Immunities, Lands, Tenements, Rents, 
 Poffeffions, and Hereditaments, and other real Eftatc, not only which in the 
 before recited Grant or Writing made or mentioned to be made, in the Year 
 of our Lord One Thoufand Six Hundred and Eighty Six, and in the before 
 recked Letters Patent of Queen Anne, njcntioned, or intended to be thereby. 
 
John Montgomerie, Efq. Governor; 
 
 39 
 
 or by either of them granted or conveyed, but alfo, which the Mayor, Al- 
 dermen and Commonalty of the City of Ni^j-Tork, or their Prcdecellors. Itv 
 habitants, or Citizens of the faid City of New-Terk, or any Part thereof, by 
 whatfocver other Name, Stile, or Title they, or any of them, have been 
 known or called, have held or claimed to hold by Prefcription or other- 
 wife, (Silver and Gold Mines excepted) and- alfo, except our Fort George in 
 our City of New-Xork, and the Ground, full Boundaries, and Lxtent there- 
 of, or thereto belonging ; and aUb that Piece of Ground near the EngUjh 
 Church, called. The Governor s Garden, and the Land called, The King's 
 Farm, with the Sv/amp next to the fame ; and faving the feveral Rents, re- 
 fervcd by Vii'tue of former Grants-, and faving to all other Perfons, Bodies 
 Politic and Corporate, their refpeftive Titles to any of the faid Lands or Te- 
 nements ; and faving to the Inhabitants, or thofe that have Plantations by 
 the Water Side, between IVall- Jbout and Red-Hook, the Right of tranfport- 
 ing themfelves, and their own Goods only, in their own Boats, from and to 
 their rcfpeftive Dv/e!lings or Plantations, v,'ithout paying Ferriage ; TO 
 HAVE AND TO HOLD all and fmgular the Premifes aforefaid, and every 
 Part and Parcel thereof (except and faving, as is herein excepted and faved) 
 unto the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New-Tor k, 
 and their SuccelTors forever, to their only proper Ufe and Behoof forever. 
 
 And alfo, we do further, of our efpecial Grace, certain Knowledge, and 
 meer Motion, give, grant, ratify and confirm unto the faid Mayor, Alder- 
 men and Commonalty of the City of Ne w-Tork, and to their SuccefTors for- 
 ever, all that Space of Ground and Soil of Hudfsn's-River, nov/ lying and 
 being under the Water of the fame River, to begin at a certain Place, near 
 High-Water-Mark, at the South End of a Piece of Upland, which lies 
 between the faid River, and a Piece of Meadow-Ground or Marfli, be- 
 ing the firft Piece of Meadow-Ground or Marfn near Hudf on' s -River, to the 
 Southward of Greenwich, and from whence the above named Run of Water, 
 called Bejiaver's Killitie, or Rivulet, runs into Hudfon's River, from which 
 Place of Beginning to extend and run to the South Side of the Street which 
 runs from the Parade before our Fort in New-Tork to Hud/on' s River, South, 
 eighteen Degrees, thirty Minutes Weft, on a ftraight Line, the Diftancc 
 being One Hundred and Twenty-five Chains, from which Line to run a 
 perpendicular Breadth of, and to comprehend Four Hundred Feet from 
 Low- Water-Mark, into Hudfon's River, the fame containing Eighty-two Acres 
 and one half Acre, or thereabout. AND alfo all that Space of Ground and 
 Soil of the Eftft-Rivcr, frOm the North Side of Corlaer's-Hook to White-Hall; 
 beginnin ;, at I'vc large Stones, fet on the South Side of a fmall Creek in a 
 .on the North Side of Corlaer's-Hook ; from whence, to the Eafter- 
 moii Point of Corlaer's-Hook, the Diftance on a ftraight Line, running South, 
 fifteci Degrees thirty Minutes Eaft, is forty Chains and two Rods ; from 
 thence to White-Hall, on a ftraight Line, Running South, Scventy-cight De- 
 grees thirty Minutes Weft, the Diftancc is One Hundred and Fifty-two 
 Chains, from which two Lines, to run a perpendicular Breadth of, and to 
 comprehend Four Hundred Feet, from Low- Water-Mark; into the Eaji-River, 
 the fame containing One Hundred and Twenty-feven Acres, or thereabouts ; 
 together with all and fmgular the Benefits, Liberties, Privileges, Ways, 
 Water-Courfes, Eafements, Wharfs, Keys, Profits, Hereditaments and Ap- 
 purtenances, to the fame, or any Part thereof belonging or appertaining, or 
 to belong or appertain, or that can in any Wife be had, made, ufed or enjoyed 
 thereon or therewith ufed, with full Power and Authority at any Time or 
 Times hereafter to fill, make up, wharf, and lay out all and every Part 
 thereof ; and the fame to build upon and make Ufc of in fuch Manner as 
 they the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Coramonahy, and their SuccefTors, ftiall 
 think fit ; and alfo all our Eftate, Right, Title, Intercft, Benefit, Claim and 
 Demand whatfoever, of, in or to, the fame, and the Reverfion and Rcver- 
 fions. Remainder and Remainders, and the yearly, and other Rents, Iffues, 
 and Profits thereof j To bavs and to held, all and fingular the Premifes afore. 
 
 faid. 
 
 or which they at :ny 
 Tlruelield or claimed, 
 except Gold and Sil- 
 ver Mines, tiie Fort, 
 Governor's Garden, 
 King's Farm, and 
 Swamp, and all Rent* 
 referved by fcrmer 
 Grants, and faving o- 
 ther Pcrfcns Rigl.t to 
 the Premifes ; and fa- 
 ving to tliofe having 
 Plantations liy the 
 Water Side, between 
 Wall-About & Red» 
 Hook, a Right of 
 tranfporting: them- 
 felves and Goods, 
 
 to hold to the Corpo- 
 ration in Fee, Grsnt 
 of the Soil under Wa- 
 ter frorn Beftaver's 
 Killitie to the Fort oa 
 the North-River, 
 
 comprehending 400 
 Feet belovir Low- Wa- 
 ter-Mark and con- 
 taining 83 Acres and 
 an half, and alfo, of 
 the Soil of the Eaft- 
 River from Corker's 
 Hook, 
 
 to the White-Hall. 
 
 Comprehending 400 
 Foot from Low- Wa- 
 ter-Mark, and being 
 127 Acres, with all 
 Profits ariCng, or ta 
 arife therefrom. 
 
 With Powerto wharf 
 out the fame, and ufe 
 it as they think fit. 
 
 To hold to them in 
 
 Fee. 
 
40 
 
 CHARTER of the City 
 
 of 
 
 NEW-YORK. 
 
 below Low I- Water- 
 Mark, without their 
 Confent. 
 
 And .nlfo, lhall leave 
 40 Foot broad towards 
 tlie Eaft and North - 
 Kivers for trading and 
 planting Batteries. 
 
 To hold to the Cor- 
 poration, under the 
 yearly Quit-Rent of 
 30s. Preclamation 
 
 faid, unto them the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty, and their Suc- 
 'ceflbrs, to their own proper Ufe and Behoof forever, and to no orher Ufc, 
 Corporation not to Intent or Purpofc whatfoever. Provided ahvays. That nothing in thefc 
 wharfoui.beforethore Prefents, fhall be conflnied to empower or eniitle'the faid Mayor, Alderin'^-'^ 
 
 ^ThohavcprlorGrants , ^ , r u /->• r aV ^i^- » 1 • rr , • 
 
 of Keys or Wharfs ^"<^ Lommonalty or the City or r.'ezv-l ori-, or their bucceilors, to wharf- cu: 
 before any Perfons who have prior Grants, from us, or fome or one ofoiu- 
 PredeccfTors, or Keys or Wharfs beyond Low-Watcr-Mirk, wirhtiUt the 
 actual Agreement or Confent of fach Perfons, their Ileirj or AlTifi^ns, Owner; 
 of fuch Keys or Wharfs. AND alfo, that of the Wharfs to be biiiir, or run 
 our, there ftiall be left towards the faid and North- Rivers, Forty Fee.: 
 broad, as well for the greater Conveniency of Trade, as, at any Tiine oi- 
 Times hereafter, for us, our Heirs and Succefibrs, to plant Batteries there- 
 cm, in Cafe of any Neccffities ; to do u'hich, we do, for us, our Hc-irs and 
 ^ucceffbrs, hereby referve Power ^ any Thin^ herein contained to the Con- 
 trary, in any Wife notwkhfcnding ; they, the faid i'\^ayor. Aldermen and 
 Commonalty, and their Succefibrs, rendering, yielding and paying, for all ^nd 
 every the Rights, Privileges, Franchifes, Prtjiicminences, Avaarages, Jurif- 
 diftions, Courts, Powers, Offices, Authorities, Fine'?, Amerciaments, Per- 
 Money over and above quifites, Fees, Ferriages, Profits, Immuniiies, Lands, Tenements',- Rents, 
 alhWerQuit-Rents. PofTeffions, Hereditaments, and other real Efratc, and all other the Prcmifl-% 
 in and by thefe Letters, before and hereafter granted, or meant, men- 
 tioned, or intended to be hereby granted unto u?, our Heirs and Succ^'fior^; 
 or unto our or their Receiver General, for the faid Province of New'' 
 Tcrk, for the Time being, at the CuHom - Houfe, in the faid Cicy of 
 New-Tork^ yearly and every Year,, on the Feaft Day of Saint Michcel the 
 Arch-Angel, the annual P.ent of 'Thirty Shillings, Proclamation iMoney, be', 
 ■fides and over and above the yearly Quit-Rent of one Beaver's Skin, or the 
 ^ Value thereof, in current Money of our faid Province, in and by the afore- 
 
 faid recited Grant, made in the Year One Thoufand Six Hundred and Kighty- 
 Six, referved to be paid on the Twenty-fifth Day of March, yearly for ever; 
 and alfo the yearly Quit-Rent of Five Shi/Hngs, current Money of Nc'zv^ 
 Tork, in and by the before recited Letters Patent of Queen Anne, referved to 
 be paid, at or upon the Feaft Day of Saint yohn the Baptiil, yearly forever. 
 
 And ive ds further, of our efpecial Grace, certain Kno\yiedge, and mecr 
 Motion, for us, our Heir and SuccelTors, by thefe Prefents, give and grant 
 unto the aforefaid Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonality of the fiiid City of 
 'New-Tork, and their Succcfixjrs forever, that they and their Succelfors, 
 all and fmgular the Rights, Privileges, Franchifes, Prcheminences, Advan- 
 tages, Authorities, Jurifdi£tions, Liberties, Offices, Courts, Powers, Immu- 
 nities, Ferries, Ferriages, Profits and Pcrquifites, herein before mentioned, 
 or intended to be hereby granted or confirmed, fhall and may forever here- 
 after have, hold, enjoy and ule, without the Hindrance or Impediment of 
 whatfoever"^ SuccefTors, or of any of the Juftices, SherilFs, Efchearors, 
 
 Coroners, Bailiffs, or other Officers or Minifters whatfoever of us, our Heirs 
 or Succclibrs, albeit the fame, or fome, or any one of them, have not been 
 ufed, or may have been abufed, mifufcd or difcontinued, forfeited or loft, 
 being unwilling, and hereby forbidding, that the faid Mayor, Aldermen and 
 Commonalty, or their SuccelTors, or any of them, by Reafon of the Premifes 
 aforefaid, or any Part thereof, by us, or our Heirs, or by the Juftices, She- 
 riffs, Efcheators, Bailiffs, or other Officers or iViniftcrs of us, our Heirs or 
 Succcffors, be hindred, moleftcd, vexed or aggrieved, or ia any Wife diilurb- 
 ed ; being willing, and by thefe Prefents, for ourfelves, our Heirs and Suc- 
 cefTors, commanding as well all the Judges and Jufti.res of us, our Heirs and 
 SuccefTors, as the Attorney and Solicitor General of us, our Heirs and Suc- 
 cefTors, for the faid Province, for the Time being ; and alfo, all other Offi- 
 cers and iViinifters whatfoever of us, our Heirs and SuccefTors, for the Time 
 being, that neither they, nor any of them, do profecute or continue, or caufe 
 to be profecuted or continued, any Information, or any Writ or Summons of 
 ^to Warranto, or any other Writ or Writs, Profecution, Suit or ProccfTcs 
 
 ■whatfoever. 
 
 Corporation quiet- 
 ly to enjoy all their 
 Rights and Privileges. 
 
 Without the Hin- 
 
 fly any Informition, 
 Quo Warranto> or 
 other Suit. 
 
John Montgomerie, Efq. Governor. 
 
 v/hatfoever, againft the aforcfaid Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the 
 City of Nevj-l^ork^ or their Succeffors, for the Time being, or againfl: any 
 of them, for any Caufes, Things, Offences, Claims, Ufurpations or Omif- 
 fions, or any of them', by ihem the faid Mayor, Aldermen and Common- 
 alty, or any of them, or by their Predeceffors, or any of them, or by 
 any other Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the C^ity of New-Tork^ 
 or any of them, done, attempted, claimed, ufed, had, ufurped or commit- 
 ted, or omitted at any Time before the making of thefe Letters. AND we 
 being willing alfo that the iaid now Mayor, Aldermen, and Commionalty of 
 the City of New-7'ork, and their Succeffors, fiiall nor, nor (hall any, or cither 
 of thera, be molefted or im.peached, by or before any Judge or Judges, Jullice 
 or Juftices, Sheriffs, Ollicers, or other Minifters aforefaid, in or for any Ufe, 
 Claim, Abufe, Ufurpation of any the afcJrefaid or of any other Liberties, 
 Franchifes or Jurifdiftions, within the City aforcfaid, and the Liberties and 
 Precinfts thereof, before the Day of making of thefe Letters had ufed, claim- 
 ed, abufed or uflirped, nor to or for them, or any of them, or for any other 
 Thing whatfoever, fliall be compelled to anfwer : AND alfo, of our more 
 abundant efpecial Grace, cert^iin Knowledge, and mcer Motion, vre have 
 given, pardoned, remitted, releafed, and quit-claimed, and by thefe Prefcnts 
 do, for ourfelves, our Heirs and Succeffors, give, pardon, remit, releafe, 
 and quit-claim to the aforefaid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the 
 City of New-Tcrk aforcfaid, and to their Succeffors forever, by whatfoever 
 Name the fame Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty may be. called, named 
 or ftiled, or lately heretofore were called, ftiled, named or titled, all and all 
 rvianner of Adlions whatfoever, Informations and Suits of IVarranto, 
 and ot^ier informations. Suits and Profecutions ; and alfo, all and fmgular 
 TJfages, Non-ufages, Abufes, Forfeitures, Ufurpations, Intrufions, Om.iffionSj 
 and alfo all unjuft Claims of any Rights, Privileges, Liberties, Franchifes, 
 Jurifdi£licns, Courts, Powers, Offices, Fees, Fines, Amerciaments, Ferriesj 
 Ferriages, Perquifites, Rents, Poffellons, Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments 
 v/harfoever, by the aforefaid Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City 
 aforefaid, or by any of their Predeceffors, or by any other Mayor, Aldermen 
 ^nd Commonalty of the City of l^euu-Tork, by whatfoever Name or Names, or 
 by Pretext of any Incorporation, before the Day of the making of thefe 
 Prefents, perpetrated, made or claimed ; and alfo all and all Manner of Fines, 
 Amerciaments, Penalties, Sums of Money, and other Forfeitures whatfoever, 
 by Reafon of fuch Ufurpation, Intrufion, Ufage, Non-ufagc, Omiffion, Abufe, 
 or unjufl Claim, and tkat they the faid Mayor, Aldernaen, and Commonalty 
 of the City of Nsw-Tork and their Succeffors, and every of them, be, and 
 lhall be, and hereby are, thereof fully acquitted and difcharged towards us, 
 our Heirs and Succeffors forever ; being unwilling that they, or any of them, 
 fliould by Reafon of the Premifes aforcfaid, or any Part thereof, by us, our 
 Heirs or Succeffors, or by any of our Juftices, Sheriffs, Minifters or Oifi- 
 eers^ whatfoever, be troubled, Molefted or in any Wife vexed. 
 • AviD further, Vv C do, of our efpecial Grace, certain Knowledge, and meer 
 Motion, will, declare and fignify, and by thefe Prefents, for us, our Heirs 
 and Succeffors, do grant unto, and covenant with, the faid Mayor, Al- 
 dermen and Comm.onalty of the Cixj Ns%fj-7 ork, and their Sticceffors, 
 Hot only that they and their Succeffors forever hereafter may, and fliall, 
 ha^{f, hold, ufe, ppffcfs, and epjoy iiU the Rights, Privileges, Liberties, 
 Franchifes, Jurifdiftions, Gpurts,, Powers, Offices, Authorities, Markets, 
 Ferries, Fees, I^ines, Amejrciaraents, Perqtjifites, Profits, Immunities ; and 
 alfci, all the Rents,. Ppffeffions, Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, and 
 aii ochet the Prerpifes in thefe Prefents mentioned, and intended to be hereby 
 granted or.jjonfirmcd Ijut ^{(o, that thefe cur Letters, being entered upon 
 Record, as i<| herein after appomted, and the Record or Inrollment thereof, 
 apd either of ch^m, and all apd every Thing therein contained, from Time 
 to Time and at all Times hereafter be, and fliall be, firm, valid, good, fuffi- 
 uent, and ^ wards and againfl; us, our Heirs and Succeffors, 
 L accordicg 
 
 For any Matttr or 
 Caufes whatfoever. 
 
 Nor be compelled to 
 anfwer before any 
 Juftices, Officers,' or 
 Minifters, for any 
 Claims, Abufes, or 
 other Matters had or 
 done before the Date 
 liereof. 
 
 Grant, Releafe anci 
 Pardon of all Suits &; 
 Informations & Pro- 
 fecutions. 
 
 And of all Fines and 
 Forfeitures. 
 
 Covenant, That 
 the Corporation (hall 
 quietly enjoy all their 
 former and hereby 
 granted Franchifes, 
 Lands, Tenements Si 
 Hereditaments. 
 
 This Grant or the 
 Inrollment thereof to 
 be of Force. 
 
I 
 
 CHARTER of the City of NEW-YORK. 
 
 And be cxpoun(!od 
 moll bcnij;nly, and in 
 l avour of the Corpo- 
 ration in all Courts & 
 Places vliatfocvtr. 
 Kotwithftaiiiliiig any 
 Jmperfciflion, Oinif- 
 fmn, Muter, Caufe or 
 Thill" whitfotvcr. 
 
 If any Fault or Im- 
 perfc(f\ioii ftiould 
 hereaftw be found in 
 tliefe Prefents, that 
 the Crown will make 
 any other Grant to 
 the Corporation, as 
 they flull fee er think 
 tit. 
 
 At their Cofts aad 
 Charges. 
 
 "Yhis Grant to be 
 made and fealed 
 without paying any 
 Fee for the fame. 
 
 Notwithftanding any 
 OmifTion or Imper- 
 feilion whatfsever. 
 
 according to the true Intention thereof ; and in and through all Thing* 
 (hall be conftrucd, taken, and expounded mod benignly, and in Favour, 
 and for the moll and greatcft Advantage, Profit and Bcnclit of the laid 
 Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of Ncw'Terk^ and ttieir 
 Surceffors, as well in all Courts as clfewherc, without any Ccmfirmatiun, Li- 
 cences, Tolerations procured or to be procured of us, our Heirs t>r Suc- 
 ccflbrs, notwithltanding that any Writ or Writs of ad quod Damnum, hath 
 or have not ilTued, or is or are not returned, before the making of thcfc 
 Prcfents, and notv.ithflanding the not reciting, mifrcciting, or not rightly or 
 certainly reciting, or ill or wrong reciting the faid Rights, Privileges, Liber- 
 ties, Franchifes, Jurifdiftions, Courts, Powers, Offices, Authorities, Mar- 
 kets, Ferries, Fees, Amerciaments, Perquifites, Profits, Immunities, Rents, 
 PoffcClons, Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments, and any other the Premil'es> 
 in or by thefe Prefents granted, or mentioned or intended to be hereby 
 granted, or any Part or Parcel thereof, and notw'ithftanding the not finding, 
 or ill or not right or certain finding of any Office or Offices, luquifition or 
 Inquifitions of the Premifes, hereby granted or mentioned, or intended to be 
 hereby granted, or any Part or Parcel thereof, by which our Title in and to the 
 faid Premifes, or any Part thereof, might, could, fliould or ought to have been 
 found, before the making of thefe Prefents ; and notwithftanding any Defefl m 
 not reciting or ill reciting of any Leafe, Grant or Grants of the Premifes, or 
 any Part thereof, being upon Record, or not upon Record, or otherwife how- 
 Ibevcr ; and notwithflanding the ill naming, mifuamiug, or not right or certain 
 naming any Place or Precinft, wherein the Premifes, or any Part thereof 
 are or is ; and notwithftanding any Defeft in not mentioning, or not fully, 
 rightly or certainly mentioning the Name or Names of all or any the Rights, 
 Privileges, Liberties, Franchifes, J urifdidions, Courts, Powers, Offices, Autho- 
 rities, Markets, Ferries, Fees, Amerciaments, Perquifites, Profits, Immunities, 
 Rents, PolTeffions, Lands, Tenements, Hereditaments, or other the Premifcs> 
 hereby granted, or intended to be granted, or any Part or Parcel thereof ; 
 or of the yearly, or other Rent of, or referved in, and upon the Premifes, 
 or any Part thereof ; and norvvithfianding any Defeft, for the Want of a 
 Computation or Declaration, or for the Omiffion of the true Value of the 
 Premifes, in thefe Prefents mentioned or intended to be hereby granted, or 
 any Part thereof ; and notwithltanding any Defeat in not mentioning our true 
 Right, Eftate or Title of or to the fame Premifes, or any Part or Parcel of 
 them ; and notwithflanding the not mentioning, or not fully, rightly or cer- 
 tainly mentioning the Natures, Kinds, Species, or Quantities of the Premifes, 
 or any Part or Parcel of them ; and notwithflanding any Aft, Statute or Ordi- 
 nance of Parliament, or any Aft of AlTcmbly ; and notwithflanding any other 
 Defefts, Defaults or Imperfeftions, or any other Caufe or Thing whatfoever. 
 AND further, thatif any Fault, Miflake or Imperfeftion, in Time to come, fhall 
 be found in thefe Prcfents, or any Doubt, Scruple or Qucflion be, or fhall 
 be made, or fhall happen to arife, concerning the Premifes, or any Part 
 thereof, that we, our Heirs and Succeffors, fhall and will vouchfafe to make 
 any other Grant or AfTurance, under the Great Seal of us, our Heirs or 
 Succeffors, of the faid Province of New-Tork, to the Mayor, Aldermen and 
 Commonalty of the City of Ne^-Torky for the Time being, and their Suc- 
 ceffors, at their own proper Charges, for the better giving, granting and 
 confirming, and for their fafe and better enjoying the Premifes aforefaid, and 
 every Part thereof, when it fhall be defired by the fame Mayor, Aldermen 
 and Commonalty of the City of New-Tork, or their Succeffors. ALSO, we 
 Will, and by thefe Prefents grant unto the faid Mayor , Aldermen and Com- 
 monalty, that they fhall and may have thefe Prefents made and fealed under 
 the Great Seal of our faid Province of New-Torky without rendering, paying 
 or making any Fine or Fee, great or little to us, or to our Ufe for the fame, 
 although no cxprcfs Mention is made of the true yearly or other Value, or 
 of the Certainty of the Premifes, or any Part thereof, or of the Gifts or 
 Grants, heretofore bv us, or our Anccftors, or by any Governor, Li'-ute- 
 
 nant 
 
John Montgomerie, Efq. Governor. 
 
 4,^ 
 
 nam Governor, or Commander in Chief of the faid Province of New-Tork, 
 to the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the faid City of New-Tork^ 
 or to the Citizens or Inhabitants of New-Tork aforefaid, by that or any 
 other Name, Stile or Tide, or any other Statute, Aft, Ordinance, Proclama- 
 tion, Provifion or Refl:riftion,made,publiflied, ordained or provided to the Con- 
 trary, or any other Caufe or Matter whatfoever in any Wife notwithftanding. 
 
 IN Tejiimony whereof, we have caufed thefe our Letters to be made Pa- 
 tent, and the Great Seal of our faid Province to be hereunto affixed, and 
 the fame to be entered of Record in our Secretary's Office of our faid Pro- 
 vince in one of the Books of Patents there remaining. Witnefs our trufty 
 utid well beloved John Montgomerie, Efq; our Captain General and Gover- 
 nor in Chief of our faid Province of Neiv-Tork, and the Province of New- 
 ycrfey, atid Territories depending thereon in America, and Vice Admiral of 
 the fame, i^c. at our Fort-George, in New-Tork^ the fifteenth Day of 
 January, in the fourth Year of our Reign. 
 
 May it pleafe your Excellency, 
 HAVE perufed this Charter, and find nothing therein prejudicial to the 
 Interefl of his Majefty. 
 
 Date of thf Ctar* 
 
 ter. 
 
 To his Excellency 
 The Governor of the Province of 
 NfM-York, SiQ.. 
 
 R. BRADLEY, 
 
 Attorney General 
 
 B 
 
 The Mayor, Alder- 
 men and Commonalty 
 of the City of New- 
 York, to be a Corpo- 
 ration, &c. 
 
 t^th "January, 1730. 
 
 An ACT Jor confirming unto the City of New -York, its 
 
 Rights and Fri-cile^es. 6th george ih 
 
 * A. D. 173a, 
 
 Pafs'd the 14th of Oftober, 1732. ^ ^ 
 
 I.TT^ E IT Declared and Enacted by the Governor, the Council, and 
 the General AJfembly of the Colony ofliew-York,and it is hereby Enabl- 
 ed by the Authority of the fame. That the Mayor, Aldermen, and 
 Commonalty of the City of isT^w-lor^, ffiall and may forever hereafter 
 remam, continue, and be a Body Corporate and Politic, In Re, Fa^lo ^ 
 Nomine, by the Name of. The Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City 
 of New-York ; and by that Name to fue, plead and be impleaded, and to 
 anfwer, and to be anfwered, without any Seizure or Forejudger, for or upon 
 any Pretence of any Forfeiture or Mifdemeauor, at any Time heretofore 
 done, committed or fuffered. 
 
 II. AND BE IT Enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That all and fm- 
 gular Letters Patent, Grants, Charters, and Gifts, fealed under the Great 
 
 Seal of the Colony of NewTork, heretofore made and granted unto the tent^c'wetofore 
 Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of New-Tork, be, and madetotheflidMry- 
 are hereby declared to be, and flaall be good, valid, perfeft, authentic and °>-,&c. declared jood 
 effeftual in the Law, and lhall (land, be taken, reputed, deemed, and adjuged * 
 good, perfca, fure, available, authentic and efFeftual in the Law, and fliall 
 fland, be taken, reputed, deemed, and adjuged good, pcrfeft, fure, available^ 
 authentic and effeaual in the Law againft the King's Majefty, his Heirs and 
 SuccelTors, and all and every Perfon and Perfons whomfoever, according to 
 the Tenor and EfFea of the faid Letters Patent, Grants, Charters and Gifts. 
 
 III. AND BE IT Enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That all and 
 fingular Letters Patent, Grants, Charters, and Gifts, fealed under the Great 
 Seal of the Colony of New-Tork, heretofore made and granted unto the 
 Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the City of New-Tork, be, and are, 
 to all Intents and Purpofcs, hereby ratiiied and confirmed. 
 
 IV. 
 
 And are hereby 
 
 C^nfirrHpd* 
 
44 
 
 CHARTER of the City of NEW-YORK. 
 
 IV. AND BE IT Enacted by the Authority aforefaiJ, That the Mayor^. 
 And alfo all their Aldermen, and Commonahy of the City of New-Vork, and their Succellbrs, 
 
 Ylf^<±:£!''&ir^' fl^^ll ^'i<^ forever hereafter, peaceably have^ hold, ufe and enjoy, all and 
 every the Rights, Gifts, Charters, Grants, Powers, Liberties, Privileges,' 
 Franchifes, Cuftoms, Ufages, Conftitutions, Immunities, Markets, Duties, 
 Tolls, Lands, Tenements, Kftatcs and Hereditaments, which have heretofore . 
 been given or granted unto the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the 
 City of New-Tork^ by any Letters Patent, Grant, Charter, or Gift, fcaled 
 under the Seal of the Colony of New-Tork. 
 
 V. AND BE IT Enacted by the Authority afore/aid. That this pre- 
 fcnt Aft lhall be accepted, taken and reputed to be. a general and publick 
 
 This Adl to be Aft of AlTembly ; of which all and every the Judges, and juftices of this 
 *?blkk'Aa™^ * Colony, in all Courts, and all other Perfons, fliall take Notice on all Oc- 
 ' ' cafions whatfoever, as if it were a publick Aft of AlTembly relating to the 
 whole Colony ; any Thing herein contained to the Contrary thereof ia 
 any Wife notwithftanding. 
 
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