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Board of Health.-The Recorder, Messrs. Cole, Hart, Egbert, and Gibbons.

Accounts.-Messrs. Hart, Egbert, and Van Schoon

hoven.

Flagging and Paving.-Messrs. Gates, Steele, Fowler, Van Ness, and Wasson.

Markets. Messrs. Seymour, Staats, Steele, Stillwell, and Ryckman.

Trespass.-Messrs. Cole, Gibbons, and Whipple. Land.-Messrs. Hart, Corning, Gibbons, Seymour, and Osborn.

Engines.-Messrs. Steele, Van Schoonhoven, and

Egbert.

Night Watch.-Messrs. M'Glashan, Hart, Wasson, and Maher.

Lamps.-Messrs. Staats, Hart, Fowler, Wasson, and Van Ness.

Water and Pumps.-Messrs. Stillwell, Ryckman, and Osborn.

Almshouse.-Messrs. Wasson, Gates, and Corning. Navigation.-Messrs. Whipple, Hart, Maher, Seymour, and Osborn.

Ferry.-Messrs. Staats, Cole, Steele, and Wasson. Finance.-Messrs. Corning, Hart, Fowler, Wasson, and Seymour.

Applications to the Legislature.-Messrs. Gibbons, Ryckman, and Whipple.

Building Committee.-The Recorder, Messrs. Staats, Wasson, Hart, Maher, and Stillwell.

Paul Hochstrasser, Clerk.

John E. Lovett, Attorney to the Board.

Henry W. Snyder, Chamberlain.

Philip Hooker, City Surveyor.

Daniel M'Glashan, Overseer of the Poor.

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Police Justices.

John O. Cole, Daniel M'Glashan,

John Meigs and Abraham Sickles, High Constables.

ALBANY INSTITUTE.

The Albany Institute was incorporated February 27, 1829, and is composed of two societies, which formerly existed in this city, viz. the "Society for the promotion of Useful Arts in the state of New-York," and "the Albany Lyceum of Natural History."

The object of the Institute is the pursuit of science and literature in their most extensive sense. It has a well selected and valuable library.

The transactions of the Institute are occasionally published, in numbers of various sizes, corresponding with the materials on hand.

Officers chosen March 11, 1829.

Simeon De Witt, President.

Jonathan Eights,

Oliver Kane,

Alfred Conkling,

Vice Presidents.

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Appointed.

ALBANY ACADEMY.

1817 Theodore Romeyn Beck, M. D. Principal. 1824 Rev. Peter Bullions, Prof. of Languages.

1826 Joseph Henry, Prof. of Math. and Nat. Phil. 1829 William Soul,

1829 Daniel D. T. Leech,

Tutors.

ALBANY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The first annual meeting was holden September 1, 1829.
Jesse Buel, President.

Alfred Conkling, First Vice President.
Edward C. Delavan, Second Vice President.
Isaac Denniston, Third Vice President.
Douw B. Slingerland, Treasurer.

Lewis C. Beck, Corresponding Secretary.
R. M. Meigs, Recording Secretary..

HUDSON CITY.

This city was incorporated by the Legislature, April 22d, 1785, and is divided into two wards.

Its officers are a Mayor, Recorder, two Aldermen, and two Assistant Aldermen, in each ward; a Clerk, a Marshal, a Chamberlain, one Supervisor, three Assessors, one Collector, two Constables, and as many Overseers of highways in each ward as the Common Council may direct.

The annual election is holden in each ward on the first Tuesday of April.

The Common Council are required by the charter to appoint, annually, three persons in each ward as Inspectors of elections, who are bound to give three days public notice of the time and places of holding city elections in each ward, to be set up in writing in three public places therein.

The COMMON COUNCIL consists of the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, and Assistants.

The MAYOR is appointed by the Common Council in the month of January, annually.

The RECORDER is appointed by the senate, on the nomination of the Governor, and holds his office for five

years.

The MARSHAL is appointed in the same manner, and holds his office for three years.

The CHAMBERLAIN is annually appointed by the Com. mon Council.

The MAYOR'S COURT is composed of the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, and Assistants. Its jurisdiction extends to all causes of action, wherever arising. No ap. peals are tried before this court, except appeals from Justices of the Peace. In criminal cases they, and each of them, have the same powers as the Justices of the Peace, in the several towns,

The CLERK of this court is appointed by the court, and holds his office during the pleasure of the power appointing him. He is ex officio Clerk of the city.

A list of the MAYORS and RECORDERS of the city of Hudson from its incorporation to the present time.

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Appointed. 1822

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1823

JUSTICES' COURT.

Established April 16, 1822.

James Barton,

Fletcher M. Beekman, Justices.
Reuben Moores,

1824 Edward C. Thurston, Clerk.

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The CHARTER of the Colony of New-York, called "the. Charter of Liberties and Privileges, granted by his Royal Highness JAMES, Duke of York, Albany, &c., to the inhabitants of New-York and its dependencies," and assented to by the Governor and Council, October 30th, 1683, recognises the "CITTYE OF NEW-YORKE," the actual incorporation of which must have taken place prior to this period.

The City of NEW-YORK is divided into fourteen Wards, each of which is entitled to one Alderman and one Assistant, 'who are chosen annually, on the first Monday of November. The Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, and Assistant Aldermen, compose the COMMON COUNCIL of the city.

The Mayor is elected annually, by the vote of the Common Council, and holds his office for the term of one year from the first day of January, or until another is appointed and sworn in his place.

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The Recorder is appointed by the Senate, on the nomination of the Governor, and holds his office for five years.

The other officers of the city, elected by the people, are two Assessors, two Constables, and one Collector, in each ward, who are chosen at the annual meeting in November. No person is entitled to vote in any city election, except in the ward in which he shall actually reside.

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