142 AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF LANCASTER COUNTY. 



Burgesses in the execution of the power and authorities herein given 

 them : and Alexander Giblony to be High-constable ; and George San- 

 derson to be Town-clerk : To continue Burgesses, Assistants, High-con- 

 stable and Town-clerk until the fifteenth Day of September which will 

 be in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty- 

 four, and from thence until others shall be duly elected or appointed in 

 their Places as is herein after directed. 



AND we do by these Presents, for us, our Heirs and Successors, 

 further give, grant and declare, That, the said Burgesses, Freeholders 

 and Inhabitants within the Borough aforesaid, and their Successors for 

 ever hereafter, shall be one Body corporate and politick in Deed and in 

 Name ; and them by the Name of the Burgesses and Inhabitants of the 

 Borough of Lancaster, in the County of Lancaster, one Body politick 

 and corporate in Deed and Name, We do for us, our Heirs and Succes- 

 sors, fully create, constitute and confirm by these Presents ; and by the 

 same Name of the Burgesses and Inhabitants of the Borough of Lan- 

 caster, that they may have Perpetual Succession ; and that they and their 

 Successors, by the Name of the Burgesses and Inhabitants of the borough 

 of Lancaster be, and at all times for ever hereafter shall be, persons able 

 and capable in law, to have, get, receive and possess lands, tenements, 

 rents, liberties, jurisdictions, franchizes and hereditaments, to them and 

 their successors in fee-simple, or for term of life, lives, years or other- 

 wise ; and also goods, chatties, and other things of what nature or kind 

 soever ; and also give, grant, lett, sell and assign the same lands, tene- 

 ments, hereditaments, goods and chatties, and to do and execute all other 

 things about the same by the name aforesaid; and also, that they be, and 

 shall be for ever hereafter, persons able and capable in law, to sue and 

 be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend 

 and be defended, in all or any of our courts or other places, and before 

 any Judges, Justices, and other persons whatsoever within the province 

 aforesaid, in all manner of actions, suits, complaints, pleas, causes and 

 matters whatsoever. And that it shall and may be lawful to and for the 

 Burgesses and inhabitants of Lancaster aforesaid, and their successors for 

 ever hereafter, to have and use one common seal for the sealing of all 

 business whatsoever touching the said corporation, and the same from 

 time to time at their will to change and alter. 



And we do for us, our heirs and successors, further by these presents, 

 grant full power and authority for the Burgesses, Constables, assistants and 

 freeholders, together with such inhabitants, house-keepers within the said 

 borough, as shall have resided therein at least for the space of one whole 

 year next preceding any such election as is herein after directed, and 

 hired a house and ground within the said borough of the yearly value of 

 five pounds or upwards, on the fifteenth day of September which will be in 



