After instancing the previous grants of patents to the town and describing it with extreme and redundant particularity (its bounds being specified as the westernmost part of tk Brunks land " at the west and the westernmost line of " Mr. Pell's pattent " at the east), the charter provides that the former Town of Westchester shall in future be styled "the borrough and town of Westchester." The requirement is made that the local authorities shall pay annually to the governor of New York, on the 25th day of March, " the sum of thirty shillings current money of N. York " as quit-rent. It is directed that the freeholders shall elect annually twelve trustees, whose duties shall be confined to disposing of any undivided lands within the town. Next follows the provision that k> in the sfl town corporate there shall be a body politick consisting of a mayor, six aldermen, and six assistants, or common council, . . . to be called and known by the name of the mayor, aldermen, and commonalty of the borough and town of W. Chester." Colonel Caleb Heathcote is appointed as the first mayor, with "William Barns, Jno. Stuert, William Willett, Thos. Baxter, Josiah Stuert, and Jno. Baily, gents.," as aldermen, and " Israel Honeywell, Robert Hustis, Sam'l Ilustis, Sam'l Ferris, Daniel Turner, and Miles Oakley, gents.," as assistants. But these offices, after the expiration of the first year, are declared to be elective, and are to be filled annually by a majority vote of the freeholders on the first Monday of May. Provision is made for the continuance of the weekly market, and two yearly fairs (instead of one, as previously provided) are to be held at Westchester, the first in May and the second in October. Retail liquor sellers are to be licensed at the discretion of the mayor, the annual license fee exacted being such sum of money as the licensee " shall agree for, not exceeding the sum of 20s." Finally the " mayor, aldermen, and common council*' are authorized "to return and send one discreet burgess of the sd town and borough into every general assembly hereafter to be summoned or holden within this our province of N.