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said church, the members in communion with the same church for the time be- 

 ing or the major part of them, then and there assembled, shall elect, choose, and 

 appoint two of their members to be church-wardens and six other of their mem- 

 bers to be vestrymen of their said church for the ensuing year, which church- 

 wardens and vestrymen, so to be chosen aud appointed, shall immediately 

 enter upon their respective offices, and hold and exercise the same for 

 and during the term of one whole year from the time of such election 

 respectively, and until other fit persons shall be elected in their respective pla- 

 ces. And we do ordain and declare that as well the churchwardens and vestry- 

 men by these presents nominated and constituted, as such, as shall from time to 

 time hereafter be elected and appointed, shall have, and they are hereby invested 

 with full power and authority to execute and perform their several and respective 

 offices, in as full and ample manner as any churchwardens or vestrymen in that 

 part of our kingdom of Great Britain called England, or in our province of New 

 York, have or lawfully may or can do ; and if it shall happen that any or either 

 of the churchwardens or vestrymen by these presents named and appointed, 

 or hereafter to be elected and chosen, shall die or remove, or refuse or neglect 

 to officiate in the said respective offices before their or either of their appointed 

 time of service therein be expired, then and in every such case it shall and may 

 be lawful to and for the said minister and members in communion with said 

 church at New Rochelle aforesaid, for the time being, or the major part of such 

 of them as shall assemble together for that purpose at the said church, at some 

 day within a month next after such death, removal, refusal or neglect, to be 

 appointed by the minister and churchwardens for the time being, or any two of 

 them, to proceed in manner aforesaid, and make a new election and appointment 

 of one or more of their members for the time being, to supply the room or place 

 of such person or persons so dying, removing, refusing or neglecting to act in his 

 and their respective office and offices as aforesaid, and so as often as shall be 

 needful and requisite. And for the due and orderly conducting and carrying on 

 the respective election of churchwardens and vestrymen by these presents estab- 

 lished and ordained, our will and pleasure is, and We do declare and direct that 

 the minister of the said church for the time being, shall give public notice there- 

 of from time to time, as they may become necessary, and are hereby appointed, 

 by publishing the same at the said church immediately after divine service on the 

 Sunday next preceding the day appointed for such elections. And, furthermore, 

 We do will, and by these presents for us, our heirs and successors, ordain, appoint 

 and direct that the minister and churchwardens of the said church for the time 

 being, or any two of them, shall and may from time to time, upon all occasions 

 assemble and call together the said minister, churchwardens and vestrymen for 

 the time being, or the greater number of them, the said vestryman ; which said 

 minister and churchwardens, or any two of them, together with the said vestry- 

 men, or the major part of them, shall be and by these presents are authorized 

 and empowered to consult, advise and consider, and by a majority of voices to 

 direct, manage, transact and carry on the interests, business and affairs of the 

 said church, and to hold vestries for that purpose. And we do further give 

 and grant unto the said minister and members of Trinity church at New Ro- 

 chelle in the county of Westchester aforesaid, and to their successors forever, 

 that the minister and churchwardens of the said church for the time being, or any 



