The Petition and Argument of Mr Hotham, Act of Parliament – Errata
Viceſimo Octavo Februarii. 1648. An Act of the Commons of England in Parliament aſſembled, for removing Obſtructions in the proceedings of the Common-Councel of the City of London.
THe Commons of England in Parliament aſſembled, do enact and ordain, and be it enacted and ordained by the Authority aforeſaid, that in all times to come, the Lord Maior of the ſaid City of London, ſo often, and at ſuch time as any ten or more of the Common-Councel men do by writing under their hands, requeſt or deſire him thereunto, ſhall ſummon, aſſemble, and hold a Common-Councel. And if at any time, being ſo required or deſired, he ſhall ſail therein, then the ten perſons, or more, making ſuch requeſt or deſire, ſhall have power, and are hereby authorized by writing under their hand to ſummon, or cauſe to be ſummoned to the ſaid Councel, the members belonging thereunto, in as ample manner as the Lord Maior himſelf uſually hath done. And that the members appearing upon the ſame ſummons, being of the number of forty, or more, ſhall become a Common-Councel. And that each Officer, whoſe duty it ſhall be to warn in, and ſummon the members of the ſaid Councel, ſhall perform the ſame from time to time, upon the Warrant or Command of ten perſons or more ſo, ſo authorized as aforeſaid. And it is further enacted and ordained by Authority aforeſaid, that in every Common-Councel hereafter to be aſſembled, the Lord Maior of the ſaid City for the time being, or in his abſence ſuch Locum tenens as he ſhall appoint, and in default thereof, the eldeſt Alderman preſent, if any be, and for want of ſuch Alderman, or in caſe of his neglect, or refuſal therein, then any other perſon, member of the ſaid Councel, whom the Commons preſent in the ſaid Councel ſhall chuſe, ſhall be from time to time Preſident or Chair-man of the ſaid Councel, and ſhall cauſe and ſuffer all things offered to, or propoſed in the ſaid Councel, to be fairly and orderly debated, put to the Queſtion, Voted and determined in and by the ſame Councel, as the maior part of the members preſent in the ſaid Councel ſhall deſire, or think fit: and in every Vote which ſhall paſs, and in the other proceedings of the ſaid Councel, neither the Lord Maior nor Aldermen, ioynt or ſeperate, ſhall have any negative or diſtinct Voyce or Vote, otherwiſe then with and among, and as part of the reſt of the members of the ſaid Councel; and in the ſame manner as the other members have: And that the abſence and withdrawing of the Lord Maior or Aldermen from the ſaid Councel, ſhal not ſtop or preiudice the procéedings of the ſaid Councel. And that every Common-Councel which ſhall be held in the City of London ſhall ſit and continue ſo long as the maior part of the Councel ſhall think fit, and ſhall not be diſſolved or adiourned, but by, and according to the order or conſent of the maior part of the ſame Councel. And that all the Votes and Acts of the ſaid Common-Councel, which was held 13. Januarii laſt, after the departure of the Lord Maior from the ſame Counſel. And alſo all Votes and Act… of every Common-Councel hereafter to be held, ſhall be from time to time duly Regiſtred as the Votes and Acts of the ſaid Councel have uſed to be done in time paſt. And be it further enacted and ordained by the authority aforeſaid, that every Officer which ſhall ſit in the ſaid Councel, ſhall be from time to time choſen by the ſaid Councel, and ſhall have ſuch reaſonable allowance or ſalary for his pains and ſervice therein, as the Councel ſhall think fit. And that every ſuch Officer ſhall attend the ſaid Common-Councel: And that all Acts and Records, & Regiſter-Books belonging to the ſaid City, ſhall be extant to be peruſed and ſearched into by every Citizen of the ſaid City, in the preſence of the Officer who ſhall have the charge of kéeping thereof, who is hereby required to attend for the ſame purpoſe.
Hen. Scobel Cler. Parliament.
Errata.
Preface to the Committee, page 1. line ult. read reſolv'd. p. 2. l. 16. r. And I further, &c. p. 3. l. 23. r alloy. Book. p. 3. l. 26. r. ſome time. l 33. r. inconveniences. l. 34. r. Maſter. p. 5. l. 16. r. pauſing. p. 8. l. 3. r. particulars. p. 11. l. 3. r. the only ſound. &c. p. 12. l. 2. r. liking. and l. 15. r. be ſo underſtood. p. 13. l. 23. r. or Proctors. p. 14. l. 25. r. in aliquo. p. 19. l. 26. r. an equivocal brood out of corrupt manners. p. 21. l. 2. r. arduis. and l. 6. dele now. p. 22. l. 4. dele. when. l. 11 r. ſyſtem'd up, &c. p. 23. l. 5. r. Societies. p. 24. l. 10. r. conjunctim. p. 25. l. 2. r. ſo much. p. 27. l. 3. r. obſtinacy.