Village of White Plains. -- By an act of the Legislature of the State, passed April 3, 1866, and amended by an act passed April 22, 1867, that part of White Plains particularly bounded and described in Section 1 of said act was declared to be the " Village of White Plains," and the inhabitants resident within the boundaries were declared to be a body corporate, to be known by the corporate name of " The Village of White Plains."'
Originally there were seven trustees, two of whom were elected each year for a term of three years ; they chose the president from amongst their own number. In 1878 the charter was amended, dividing the village into three wards and providing for election of one trus-
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tee annually from each ward for a term of two years; and the board of trustees elected a president from outside their own body, who had no vote except in case of a tie.
At the first election of officers, in 1866, the following persons were chosen :
President, John Swinburne ; Clerk, .loliii JI. Kowell ; Trustees, Gilbert S. Lyon and Edward Sleatli for one year ; H. I' Rowell anil .1 . 1'. Jenkins, two years ; J. W. Mills, John Swinburne and Harvey Groot, three yeai-s.
ISr.T. -- President, John Swinburne ; Tlerk, John M. Kowell ; Trustees, Hinini I'. Rowell, JoliTi P. Jenkins, John W. Jlills, Jcjhn Swinburne, Harvey Groot, Gilbert S. Lyon and John I). Gray. (As the records previotisto 1871 are lost, a coini)!ete list of officers cannot be <ibtained.)