Provincial Court Proceedings, 1668.     349

     the Majer pte of them shall att a sett tyme by them to be appointed Liber FF
     within the sd Citty & pcincts elect & nominate Some other pson or
     psons to be Major Recorder Alderman or Aldermen of the sd Citty
     in the place & places of such pson or fsons soe deceased or removed
     respectively as the case shall require So as the sd Major soc to be
     Elected & nominated be att the tyme of Such Eleccon & nominacon
     Actually one of the Aldermen of the sd Citty & so as the sd Recorder
     soc to be elected & nominated be a pson learned in the Lawes & soc
     as the sd Alderman or Aldermen soc to be elected & nominated be
     actually at the tyme of such eleccon & nominacon of the Comon Coun-
     cell of the said Citty The Major Recorder Alderman or Aldermen
     soc to be Elected & nominated first takeing the seüall & respective
     Oathes herein before menconed to be appointed to be by thm seually
     & respectively taken as aforesd And shall likewise then fill up by the
     like Eleccon out of from & Among the Inhabitants of the sd Citty
     the full number of Tenn psons to be Comon Councell men the sd
     psons hereby appointed & named or hereafter to be Elected & nomi-
     nated Major Recorder or Aldermen to be Justices of the Peace within
     the sd Citty Praecints & Territories haveing first taken the usuall Oath
     appointed to be taken by the Justices of peace And the said Major
     Recorder & Aldermen hereby named & appointed or hereafter to be
     Elected or nominated or any three of them whereof the sd Major [p. 647]
     or Recorder for the tyme being shall be one shall have within the pre-
     cincts of the sd Citty full power & authority to make Constables &
     other necessary officers & to rule order & Goüne the Inhabitants
     thereof as Justices of peace are authorized to doe & shall have power
     to execute all the lawes ordinances & Statutes in that behalfe made
     as fully & amply as if they were authorized thereunto by expresse
     Comission & named therein willing and Comanding that noe other
     of our Justices of Peace or Quorum within our County or pvince
     Doe att any tyme hereafter take upon them or any of them to execute
     the office of a Justice of Peace within the sd Citty thereof notwith-
     standing any Comission att Large authoriseing them thereunto And
     further wee will & Grant unto the sd Major Recorder Aldermen &
     Comon Councell of the sd Citty for the tyme being full power &
     authority to make Order & appoint such by lawes & ordinances Among
     themselves for the Regulacon & good Goünmt of Trade & other mat-
     ters exigences & things within the sd pcincts as to thm or the Majer pte
     of them shall scenic meete so as they be Consonant to Reason & not
     contrary but as neere as Conveniently may be agreeable to the lawes
     Statutes & Customes of England & of the sd pvince of Maryland wch
     sd By lawes & Ordinances being ratified & Confirmed by our selfe or
     our heires or our Leivtennant of the sd Province for the time being
     shall be observed kept & pformed by all mann of psons trading & live-
     ing within the Citty under such reasonable paines penaltyes & f or-
     feitures as shall be imposed by the said Major Recorder Aldermen