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 eng City of London (England). -- Court of Common Council -- Elections -- Early works to 1800. London (England) -- History -- 17th century. eebo An Act of Common Council, for the nomination of aldermen, and election of Common Council-men, in the respective wards of the City of London City of London (England). Court of Common Council. 1692 9 861 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2014-05 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-07 Sampled and proofread 2014-07 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

AN ACT OF Common-Council , FOR THE NOMINATION OF ALDERMEN , AND ELECTION OF Common Council-Men .

In the Respective WARDS of the City of London .

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Printed by SAMUEL ROYCROFT , Printer to the Honourable City of LONDON , 1692.

Commune Concilium tent ' die Mercurij , Vicesimo sexto die Octobris , 1692. Annoque Regni Dominorum nostrorum WILLIELMI & MARIAE , Dei gratia , Angliae , Scotiae , Franciae , & Hiberniae Regis & Reginae , Fidei Defensorum , &c. Quarto ; in Camera Guild-Hall Civitatis London ; coram Thoma Stamp Mil ' , Majore Civitatis London , Willielmo Turner Mil ' , Roberto Clayton Mil ' , Patient ' Ward Mil ' , Aldermannis ; Salathiel Lovell Mil ' , Servien ' ad Legem ac Recordator ' Civit ' pred' , Samuel Dashwood Mil ' , Johanne Hublon Mil ' , Humphrid ' Edwin Mil ' , Edwardo Clarke Mil ' , Francisco Child Mil ' Johanne Wildman Ar ' , Richardo Levett Mil ' , Jacobo Hublon Ar ' , Aldermannis ; Thoma Lane & Thoma Cook Mil ' , Alderman ' ac Vicecom ' dicte Civitat ' London , Necnon major ' parte Communiariorum dicte Civitat ' in Communi Concilio tunc & ibidem assemblat ' . An ACT for the Nomination of Aldermen , and Election of Common-Councilmen , in the respective Wards of the City of London .

WHEREAS the City of LONDON is , and Time out of Mind hath been , a Body Politick and Corporate , whereunto divers Franchises , Liberties and Priviledges , during all the Time aforesaid , have belonged and appertained ; And also by several Acts of Parliament , Grants and Charters of divers Kings and Queens of this Realm , have been Ratified and Confirmed :

And whereas the Nomination of Aldermen , and the Election of Common-Councilmen for the several and respective Wards of the said City of Right belonged and appertained , and doth belong and appertain to the Freemen , being Housholders of the said City , paying Scot and bearing Lot , and to no others .

Now for the maintaining the said Right , It is thought fit and necessary by the Lord Mayor , Aldermen , and Commons in Common-Council Assembled , That it should be Declared ; And it is hereby Declared by the Authority of the same , That it is , and Anciently hath been , the Right and Priviledge of the Free-Men of the said City only , being Housholders , paying Scot and bearing Lot , and of none other whatsoever , in their several and respective Wards , from Time to Time , as often as there was or should be Occasion to Nominate Aldermen , and Elect Common-Councilmen for the same respective Wards .

And to the intent and purpose that due Care may be taken for the Future , and all Persons for Time to come may take Notice thereof , and proceed in such Elections accordingly ; Be it Enacted and Ordained , And it is hereby Enacted and Ordained by the Authority aforesaid , That at all and every Wardinote hereafter to be held , All and Every the Beadle and Beadles of the respective Wards of this City , shall Do , Prepare , Return and Deliver to the Aldermen , at their Several and Respective Courts of Wardmote , or to such Person as shall be Deputed or Authorized to hold the same , One List , to the best of his or their Knowledge , of all and every the Freemen , Housholders as aforesaid , Dwelling and Residing within the respective Wards to which they are Beadles , and of no others , apart and by themselves :

And also One other List , to the best of his or their Knowledge , of All and Every the other Housholders within the said respective Wards only , apart and by themselves ; To the Intent that such Freemen , Housholders within the respective Wards only , as often as there is or shall be Occasion , may Nominate Aldermen and Elect their Common-Councilmen :

And They , together with the other Housholders of the said Wards , may Choose their Constables , Scavengers , Inquest and Beadles .

And for the preventing all Errors and Mistakes touching the Premisses for the future , and that this Act be duly put in Execution for the Time to come , Be it also Enacted , And it is hereby Enacted , That to all and every Precept and Precepts hereafter to Issue , and to be Sent out for the Summoning any Wardmote or Wardmotes , this present Act be annexed and affixed :

And that before any Nomination or Election , as aforesaid , be made at any of the aforesaid Court or Courts of Wardmote , the same shall be publickly and distinctly Read and Declared to the Persons , who then shall be and Appear at such Court or Courts , and be duly put in Execution , and Observed .

Goodfellow . FINIS .