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 mill', Majore Civitatis London, Willielmo Turner mill', Roberto Clayton mill', Patient' Ward mill', Aldermannis; Salathiel lovel mill', Servien' ad Legem ac Recordator' Civit' pred', Samuel Dashwood mill', Johanne Hublon mill', Humphrid' Edwin mill', Edwardo clerk mill', Francisco Child mill' Johanne Wildman Ar', Richardo Levett mill', Jacobo Hublon Ar', Aldermannis; Thoma Lane& Thoma Cook mill', Alderman' ac Vicecom' dicte Civitat' London, Necnon mayor' 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 politic and Corporate, whereunto divers Franchises, Liberties and privileges, 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 householders 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 privilege of the Free-Men of the said City only, being householders, 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 authorised to hold the same, One List, to the best of his or their Knowledge, of all and every the Freemen, householders 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 householders within the said respective Wards only, apart and by themselves; To the Intent that such Freemen, householders 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 householders of the said Wards, may Choose their Constables, Scavengers, Inquest and Beadles.  
And for the preventing all Errors and Mistakes touching the premises 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 publicly and distinctly red 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.