At the end the Sheriff made a return of the votes cast in writing and announced the result. The return, which was a certified coi)y of "the poll " as taken by the Clerk " in his i)resence, the Sheriff returned to the Secretary of the Province, who produced it at the first meeting of the Assembly which was the judge of the validity of all elections of its members. Neither the Sherifl' nor his deimties were permitted to charge any fees whatever. And he was bound to furnish "a copy of the poll " to any one who demanded it, on "payment of a reasonable charge for writing the same."

Such was a Westchester County election in Colony Times, and such the Presbyterian Church in White- Plains witnessed from 1751 to 17()") inclusive. This edifice of wood stood on the site of the present stone church on Main street, but was burned down in 1776 by the Americans, Massachusetts troops, in the same fire which destroyed the Court-House as has been mentioned above.

.Vnother matter of interest in Colonial days to the people of Westchester, were the two Fairs held by law in the county. In England Fairs were often a franchise of a manor, as well as of a town or county, but neither of the Westchester manors possessed it. The reason probably was, that very early, in 1(594, before the time several of them were erected, a general "Act for the settling of Fairs and Markets in each respective City and County throughout the Province" was passed.' It directed that two Fairs be " kept " in the County of Westchester, the first at Westchester on the second Tuesday in May, the second to be " kept" at Rye on the second Tuesday of October, each yearly, and to be " held for four days inclusive and no longer," so as to end on the "Fryday" of each week; "All which Fairs shall be holdeu together with a Court of Pijpowder, and with all Liberfies and Free Customs to such Fairs appertaining, or wliich ought or may appertain, according to the Usage and Customs of Fairs liolden in their Majesties Realm of England." The (xovernor of the Province commissioned for each Fair ■ a Governour or Ruler " authorized to hold a Court of Pypowder on each of the days of the Fairs, who