Herewith they send to the Fiscal, draughts of rules which they desire to have put in operation in the Town and which in short are as follows

:

An order relating to cattle and hogs jumping over and breaking the fences. 2. An order relating to the saving of powder and lead. 3. An order relating to the building plots of the inhabitants. 4. An order relating to those who own lands but neglect to cultivate and build on the same, and 1.

who remain outside the place.

When the Fiscal had read the above he drew the following Petition and joined to the same an Ordinance according to his own judgment, and on the 23 day of February 1660 delivered the same. Copy.

To the Noble and Right honorable Lord and Director General and Council of New Netherland. It is represented to your Honor by the orderly inhabitants of the Town of New Utrecht, that they have among them some absentees and evil doers, who refuse to listen to reason and act in an orderly manner, but always are contrary and troublesome, yea, will not obey the Serjeant Jan Tomasse, of

which some ^me ago notice was given to you the Noble and Right Honorable Lord ; several times the Fiscal has been written to in relation to the great trouble and injury caused by horses, cattle and hogs and consequent damages, also that they refuse to listen Curlear and Jan Tomasse in relation to cutting palisades ;

to and obey the orders of Jacob