venison or game, nor shall they lavishly squander it, on penalty of restoring four times as much as given to them by the officer or his assistants. 13.

And, for the purpose of purchasing and obtaining good ammunition, the Director General and

Council order for the Town of New-Utrecht, that they who slaughter oxen, cows, calves, hogs, or

be taxed for each guilder (40 cents) of their value, one and those who do not produce their animals for valuation previous to slaughgoats, for consumption in the town, shall

stuyver (2 cents)

;

tering shall forfeit the same for the benefit of the officer, the Town, and the informer.

And, those who absent themselves are notified to perform the part of the work which is allotted to them, for neglect of which their lots will be taken from them, and furthermore those who neglect to build around their village plots, will have the same given or allowed for building purposes to

14.

those who live outside the village. 15.

And, that no man may pretend ignorance hereof, we direct that these our ordinances be immediately made public and that the Scout Fiscal and Assistants be notified to proceed to execute the

same.

And that without conniving, they proceed against those who transgress said ordinances,

they being promulgated for the benefit of the Town of New Utrecht.

Thus done &c. 23d Feb. 1660.

On the 25 th of February accompanied by my deputy Resolveertt Waldron, I came to the village of New -Utrecht with the above ordinances, and made the same public, and also posted a copy of the same, signed with my hand and dated as above, on my house. NlCASIUS DE SlLLE.