Documents Relative to the Colonial History of New York, Vol. I — Passage 369
[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] Council shall, also, have the absolute election of Burgomasters and Common Councilmen, together with the nomination of Schepens, in order that the selection as above may be made therefrom. 17. The Schepens shall give judgments for all gums under one hundred guilders, but in cases exceeding 100 01. the party aggrieved shall be allowed an appeal to the President and court of Justice of New Netherland. 18. Said Schepens shall also pronounce sentence in all criminal cases, but an appeal therefrom shall be provisionally allowed. 19. The City of Amsterdam shall, also, pro-visionally cause to be built 3 houses or resi-dences; namely, 1 for a smith, 1 for a wheel-wright and one house for a carpenter. 17. Fiat. To the Director-General and Council of New Netherland. Fiat. Fiat. 18. 19.