power to judge and sentence the same even unto Death inclusive provided and on condition, that no sentence of corporal punishment shall be executed unless the approval of the Heer Governour General and Council shall be first sought and obtained therefor. 5. The Court shall be convoked by the President Burgomaster who shall, the night before, make the same known to Capt. Willem Knyif, (who is hereby provisionally qualified and authorized to be present at and preside over the Court in the name and on the behalf of the H r Governour,) and so forth to the remaining Schout, Burgomasters and Schepens. ;

6.

All motions shall be put by the first Burgomaster, whose proposition being made and submitted

tor consideration, the Commissioner there presiding in the name of the

H Governour, shall

there, and so afterwards the remaining Magistrates each according to his collected, it shall then be concluded according to plurality ;

first vote

rank ; and the votes bein°-

But if it happen that the votes are equal,

the President shall then have power to decide by his vote, in which case those of the contrary opinion as well as those of the minority may Register their opinions on the Minutes, but not publish the same in any manner out of the Court on pain of arbitrary Correction.

The Burgomaster shall change Rank every half year, wherein the oldest shall first occupy the place of President and the next shall follow him but during this current Year the change shall take 7.