Peter's church, in the manner of Cortlandt. near Peekskill, shall meet at the said church, and there by the majority of voices of such of them as shall so meet, elect aud choose two of their members to be church-wardens, and six others of their members to be vestrymen of the said church for the ensuing year, which said church-wardens and vestrymen so elected and chosen shall enter upon their respective offices and hold, exercise aud enjoy the same respectively from the time of such elections, for and during the space of one year, and until other fit persons shall be elected and chosen in their respective places ; and in case the church -wardens or vestrymen, or either of them, by these presents named aud appointed, or who shall be hereafter elected or chosen by virtue of these presents, shall die before the time of their respective appointed services shall be expired, or refuse or neglect to act in the office for which he or they is or are herein nominated aud appointed, or whereunto he

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or they shall or may be so elected and chosen, then our royal 'will and pleasure is. and we do hereby direct, ordain and require the rector and members of St. Peter's church, in the manor of Cortlandt, near Peekskill, for the time being do meet at the said church, and choose other or others of their members, in the place and stead of him or them so dying, or neglecting or refusing to act within thirty days next after such contingency. And in this case for the more due and orderly conducting the said elections, and to prevent any undue proceediugs therein, we do hereby give full power and authority to ordain and require that the rector and the said church-wardens of the said church, for the time being, or any two of them, shall appoint the time for such election and elections, and that the rector of said church, or in his absence, one of the said church-wardens for the time being, shall give public notice thereof by publishing the same at the said church immediately after divine service, on the Sunday next prcceeding the day appointed for such elections : hereby giving and granting that such person or persons as shall be so chosen from time to time by the rector and members of St.