Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-03-15

mated, first taking the several and
respective 0aths hereinbefore men.
TONED to be appointed, to be BY
them severally and respectively Ia
ken as aforesaid, and shall likewise
then ell up BY the like election out
OF from and among the Inhabitants
OF the said city the full number OF
ten persons to be Common Council
men, the said persons hereby ap-
pointed and named or hereafter to
be elected and nominated Mayor,
Recorder or Aldermen, to be In
habitants Of the said Province,
within the said city precincts and
territories, and having first taken
nseal fllath Spr1fnfe1 W besub'
ken By the Justices Of the Peace,
And the said Mayor, Recorder and
Aldermen hereby named and APP
pointed, or hereafter to be elected
Or nominated, or any three Of them
whereof, the said Mayor or Rrcord-
er for the time being shall be or
shall have within the precincts of
the said city full power and author
ity to make constables and other
necessary officers, and to rule, or
der and Govern the Inhabitants
thereof as Justices of the Peace are
authorized to do, and have power
to execute all the Laws, ordinances
and Statutes in that behalf made
as fully and amply as if they were
| authorized thereunto by expressee
Commission and named therein.
Willing and commanding that no
other of our Justices of Peace or
Quorum within our said county or
Province do at any time hereafter
take upon them, or any of them to
execute the Office of a Justice of the
Peace within the said city thereof,
Notwithstanding any commission at
large authorizing them thereunto.
AND FURTHER, We will GRANT unto
the said Maror, Recorder, Aldermen
andCommon Conncill of the said city
for the time being, full power and
authority to make, order and ap-
point such bylaws and ordinances
among themselves for the Regula-
tion and good Government of trade
and other matters, exigencies and
aings within the said precincts as
to them or the majority Of them
shall SCENE meete, so as they be con-
sonant to Reason and not contrary,
but as neere as conveniently may
be agreeable to the laws, statutes
and customs of England and of the
said Province of Maryland. which
said Bylaws and ordinances being
ratified and confirmed by ourself or
our heirs or our Lieutenant of the
said Province for the time being,
shall be observed, kept and per-
formed by all manner of persons
trading and living within the said
city under such reasonable paines,
penalties and forfeitures as shall be
imposed by said Mayor, Recorder,
Aldermen and Common Council,
or the major part of them then as :
sembled from time to time, the said
paines, penalties and forfitures to
be raised by distress and sale of the
Goods of such persons SO offending,
and to be employed for the public
benefit Of the said city, at these dis
erosion, while said Bylaws and or
dinances shall be also repealeable or
liable to be mittigated or altered at
the will of ourselfe, our heirs or our
Lieutenant Respectively. And fur
ther, we Grant and give Lisence to
the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen and
Common Councill, for the said city
for the time being, their successors
forever--To HAVE AND To HOLD
one market weekly within the said
city on every Saturday night and
week, in some convenient place to be
by them appointed, within the pre-.
cincts Of the said city. And also
one fair yearly, to be kept on the
three and twentieth day of Februa-
~ in any year, for the sale and
vending Of all manner of goods, cat
tie, merchandise and all other COM
modities whatsoever, and to set such
reasonable toll upon such goods,
cattle, merchandise and other COM
modities as shall be sold therein res
pectively as they shall be thought
fit by ourself, our heirs or our Lieu
tenants of our said Province for the
time being. And shall and may also
have and hold court of PypoU.
/ dru durinr the said fair for the de.