New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-28
ALBANY.
Annl,er,ar, OF ihe CITY Charter.


On the 92d ct Jul, l0-o hundred and sixty seven
wears aeo this day. the little village Of B-svergyck on
hudson River. beCsme city, As learn from al antigua
ted instrument that lies before u, commencing IL this
9TH, Dongsn Ii uiensnt and Governor of tn Prov
ince of New u rh ard dpendenrie IN America under his
most sacred majesty James The Second by the of
God, Of England scotland France and Ireland hlng de-
fender dihe faith Sc and supreme lord aud proprietor IT
the raid Province OF NeHiork and its Dependencies to all
pesons 10 whom these prtsnt- shall or may come or IN
any WISE concern seudeth greeting;
know ye, thai the SAID Ihonss Dongan oy virtue OF
the commission authority unto ne given ADD power IN
me PRECEDING the handle petition OF the Justices OF
Peace the town nd for divers otAef good causes
and n,idera'ion'. me- Their unto moving have gwen
granted ratified and confirmed unto The inhabitants OF the
sio town hereafter az ed % be called by tho name or
Names Of the Mayor, Aldermen aud CommOnaity OF the
CITY Of Albany. e., Sc y
The pr, csmatoD Of Governor Seymours predecessor
SOUNDS granc oquent enouth now Eh-u remember that
il wss not gr.st many yeas sterTrd mat ms mot
Sacred Majesty bad 10 run away from England >r"ttnl
sud Ireland, because be could not defend the th th-re
sny longer that in less than emory tnrusd GUY
Il 81 the supr, lord and proprietor OF NJ" f"fk h~d
on Nv sham tte after all though Il dii n" happen ID MS
k1coleney Governor Dongal tmt and hs va gsnered
his fathers without ever being the wiser Tao en- er
q en- goes 10 O. fine the cy lmlis Us NhsNAs ~
rouroaoout as the boundarlesJ
The ssd civ # Albany shall henceforth extend and
reach islf and shall and MAJ BE- tblo 10 rraeh 'n anu
exteId its, vel in lei 9Th aud breath As IN circuit %"
the east by Uudso's River 80 Tar the low ~Ater marx
W. haze annexed part Of the river since men, oy u ans
# the pier 10 the south DIV lne 10 ~ drawn from
the 4 .
South Broadway which uss pleasant spot % NE tilF
I1o in those DAYS watered by creek running Dom
Beaver ST. the north End q an island c@n5l MAfH
rrifs- rs Island running back into the WOODS -'T
Fppiib miles Cd due northwest 10 cert Nu creek les
"the Sandkl' The city has grown pretty rtpay ~ inHl
direction, but has not quite come " 10 me oY'S
SspdkI aro the 10 Ens-h mlrs yeti I'm tns norm ~
- Inc TO b. drawn from the post ma Wa ~. y 80,
"Siuyvesant near Huds,ns River liis Wa solsph.,7
about the foot II ST. ubn It aud Sts Dftuoea 20 dN's
Albany from he sdj0niIg city ~ the io"iyj INl]'i5
! the =
"drawn ir. III the points OF tie said moth and juh mes
&c &c. ...,,..I.
ills F1celency then with evident and ii.hu'ois pnar'
DR. ~. ds rec8ptulate the num-TouJ p.Dto p" a.
accom- .datio and COW. n-Gces thai j. Fay ne
"Tovn Hall or sladt House With the ground thefo9hO %
lat the head Of Safest wuat vas tLa n-aa
az II then whore the corner 4 Io5ge-L Is now ne
Church or Meeting place with the ground 20 lt ths
same Ever body bss heard OF the hus ola ba,ru
Church il the udc. ii Stae 81 Ehere Broadway CT ''s
II A that th7 Rev Godir-dius D--iu' vas Pf-Scnin-
there The town pump rs Lonored sucorbs"F of many
v.ets but uun y and "mrell0g place nre o)h pA,57u
svsy now and poultry wagons reign IN trn -t~'l Vn7
~ - q, rrert1nes If the CUurca ID still visible N the
pa,euerfJ The Burial Place, aconh 10 tue FsisAne'
AZ the southeast end # th- tow Ton tie H'ef DthH
The Palisades used al about the toHn a9i oar
worthy ncestors locked th.mlvs s~i"y 10 -F-y LBn'
b.fre they went 10 bed. We are less 1une Ia th-ss
csp4rersfe days. Palisades would not Lep rs p'F tue
a.ca are All inside % the city, ana he Oly way - 80
-, ,ben n, " Is to ~ 01t Of l. uTsriv-5 Tee W doh
Il trss and ground thefeuut5 belonging l'ns Wal ih
nous. var not for inside police purpose Le our' ont %
keen lCok out tor Any rOsNk M"lt' - N-y'iS re
IL OnrcrGss Oneydes otn'r I'D u ysg4o0t Is n i
L,,r4t.d 10 cone ooHr the :, hnectdy IngEcl AUD
D, cue Ferry The sad tom {" Gteen0u'n, s .e
IN /, . Other tide OF Itudsons RIVER te insisting o.
rr of fat bottomed scOWs win oars 10 the shape o
next tiirg IS 10 define the "fishs End privileges
o-4i4uileIcts a. tie rev c0rpOrati "a lhey are
r,,.,t r,safifc.nt ana include number ~ Creek
o. ~ Coca Ponds and N.'ert,urs-s long since
nv, 10 custl ard, also The Royalties " Fishing. foE
i. Hprfpg Hawking mines ann minerals belonging And
arrtrtau un;' Albany, gnd ana iyrf m.ss "rly *
~ led n b The god anc silver mines remain exceP
u.Iis Ma,cT Aldermen and Comnona,y haze also fol-
md fr.. liberty aad license e Isling m hat',r >
. Der t,t otly within The UNITS u the -.d CITY, OK -
,rrtbrard ard southwark the river does e1t5na
.,.elfr $50 II sesms tina, We came honestly py oiF
fooetlr ian free h6erty and ,ense g CT down ana
.r,, az as olf q any port a. the 1nof ~
,f "a. ff4pced on I'll sd, such tr1Wppd aha u"'7f,
~ .,r. and lnaiag e. % Them shall seem meet an.
.c.rv.ni,rf' M. sermtd meet ana c.n'eHl71' - w.
oil rovr refore many years gere over A.
d" '.ser Drretemineuce' trenched Afleen the Maine
THE MAYOR OF tue sald ciiy shall have p "sr ana
,;t, ~ gr.nt Lic-u.es under the pune sea- 81 zoe
,,, IN al f.Vern keepers ordinary keel-fs N'tl',isfs
. AID An pubc sellers OF Eine s'roig "t'I' c0sI' Dss
or afv .rt OF Quor by retail wphn me cry sofess'l
f, rot exc edn tie sun u forty shass current money
| for zach hcei BE-. t... a., H.
us.ffte r.o-t zrsordnary provision j. ~. II any
. - mt shs have been chosen ~ fne pil % az htyU
80 t.i.,cep sfall refuse deny 90 take uD0n hfn r
d.r .,.rgt. that office there shah ~ Imposed npoi
a f an .itv thereof in- not exceeding he sum .
. t,.,t, rour,. current utr-y OF This roln.ry lAh
b,,.. vsis ha,0,or lsfs lulA %" ny tni' h''f x
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