PAPERS RELATING TO THE CITY OF NEW-YORK.

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Which abovenamed Schout Burgomasters and Schepens are hereby authorized and empowered togovern the Inhabitants of this City, both Burghers & Strangers, conformably to the Laws and Statutesof our Fatherland, and make therein such orders as they shall find advantageous and proper to thisCity \Ihre the paper is destroyed, j And the Inhabitants of this City are well and strictly oideredand enjoined to respect & honour- the above named Regents in their respective qualities, as all Loyaland Faithful Subjects are bound to do. Done (fortress Willem Hendrick, this 17 th August A° 1673.

(Was Signed)

Jacob Benches Cornelius Eversten, the Younger

Nicolaas Boes A- Colve.

A F. Van Zeyll.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE UNDER SHERIFF AND SCHEPENS

° F the suburbs (buyten luyden) between haerlem and the fresh water j dated the 14 th OF

NOVEMBER, 1673.

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Firstly. The Under Sheriff shall preside at all the meetings but when he officiates for himself as aparty, or on behalf of justice, he shall on such occasions rise up and absent himself from the Bench,and in this case have neither an advisory much less a casting vote, but the oldest Schepen shall presidein his place.

2 nd . The Under Sheriff and Schepens are authorized to pronounce definitive judgment, withoutappeal, in suits for debt between man and man &c. arising within their District to the amount ofA- 100 Seawan currency; also in minor criminal cases such as fighting, striking, scolding & such like,but in all cases exceeding said sum of fl. 100, the aggrieved person may appeal to the Honble Courthere.

3 diy Whenever any cases come before the court in which any of the Schepens are interested asParties, in such cases they shall rise up and absent themselves from the Bench as is hereinbeforedirected in the first article of the Under sheriff.

4‘Wy. All Inhabitants within the aforesaid District shall be citable before the said Under Sheriff andSchepens who shall hold their court as often as necessary.

5 th b. The said Under Sheriff and Schepens shall be obliged strictly to observe and punctually toexecute all such placards and orders as shall from time to time be directed to them from the Worship-ful Court here.

6Uiiy. whereas We are informed of the great ravages the Wolf commits on the small cattle, there-fore to animate and encourage the proprietors who will go out and shoot the same, We have resolvedto authorize the Under Sheriff and Schepens to give public notice that whoever shall exhibit a Wolfto them which hath been shot on this Island on this side Haarlem shall be promptly paid therefor bythem; For a Wolf 11. 20. and for a She Wolf il. 30 Seawan or the value thereof which said UnderSheriff and Schepens shall by their messenger levy from those who keep any cattle, large or small,Within their district, on said Island , each of whom shall, according to the number of cattle, be boundto contribute & pay thereto whatever he shall be taxed thereupon by the Under Sheriff and Schepens.

7 lh iy. Whoever shall fail to pay his fine on the first, second and third notice in the name of theUnder Sheriff and Schepens, shall be proceeded against with prompt execution by the Under Sheriff.