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A History of the County of Warwick
… The council now consists of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, 8 Aldermen, and 24 Councillors representing 8 wards. 25 The …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… in the City of London in the presence of the Mayor and aldermen of London, and it was entered in the Black Book 68; … borough was incorporated under the title of 'the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the borough of Reading in the … Under this charter the governing body consisted of twelve aldermen (who replaced the head burgesses of Elizabeth's …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… granted by Charles II in 1668. It enacted that the mayor, aldermen and free burgesses should be incorporated under the title of 'the Mayor and Aldermen of the Borough of Richmond in the County of York,' and appointed the first mayor and twelve aldermen. The mayor was to hold office for a year and the …
A History of the County of Warwick
… a Municipal Borough, governed by a mayor, deputy mayor, 6 aldermen, and 24 councillors, and divided into 8 wards. … the endowments thereof shall be administered by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the Borough of Rugby, as trustees. …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… 228 the ancient constitution was replaced by a mayor, six aldermen and eighteen councillors; the borough is divided … the town, granting it in 1485 a mayor, sheriff and twelve aldermen, and enacting that Scarborough and the manor of … mayor and burgesses were to elect from themselves twelve aldermen with the powers of the aldermen of London and to …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… also four sworn men, discreets of the market, and twelve aldermen of wards who had the view of frankpledge in their … of a common council to consist of mayor, recorder, aldermen, bailiffs, and sheriff, and all who have held these … February (1662) commissioners, consisting of the mayor, aldermen, and others were appointed by letters patent to …
A History of the County of Surrey
… of contract and demands in the borough before the mayor, aldermen or sheriffs of the City, or any of them, in the … privileges. The Mayor of the City, the recorder and all aldermen who had held the mayoralty, became justices of the … Three months after it had been received the court of aldermen enacted that one alderman above the ancient number …
A History of the County of Warwick
… ale-tasters served at some time as masters, proctors, or aldermen. From this time, with increasing frequency, an … seal. The Common Council was to consist of 28 members14 Aldermen and 14 Capital Burgessesone of whom was to be annually elected as Bailiff. The aldermen, and one of their number as the first bailiff, were …
A History of the County of Warwick
… January, William Walford and William Chandler, two of the aldermen who were also commoners, 'went together in peaceable …
A History of the County of Warwick
… had assumed responsibility for the bridge, and two of the aldermen were chosen as bridge wardens. 117 The 'Bridge … from 20 s. to 5. Books of Orders, 1603, 1612, 1665. Aldermen had to provide two buckets and burgesses one each. …