The Story of New Amsterdam
The Story of New Amsterdam
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Such a right, he said, had been granted only because the places in question lay at some distance from the seat of government. He promised, however, that he would vest New Amsterdam with the privilege desired, on condition that the election of magistrates should always be subject to the ratifica- tion of the provincial government, that only persons well qualified and agreeable to the director general and the council should be chosen, and that some members of the council should be present when th...e magistrates actually in office nominated their successors. Yet after the conditions had been accepted, Stuyvesant objected to the choice of the incumbents on the ground of per- sonal distrust, and hence continued the practice of appointing the burgomasters and schepens directly.
Not disheartened by their defeat, the town fathers made further efforts in behalf of municipal rights.
Stuyvesant's favorite. Van Tienhoven, having been superseded as schout by Nicasius de Sille, they re- quested the governor to appoint a local schout from among the "intelligent and expert" citizens — that is, of Digitized by Google 68 THE HOLLAND SOCIETY of course, if the town itself were not permitted to choose the officer.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Such a right, he said, had been granted only because the places in question lay at some distance from the seat of government. He promised, however, that he would vest New Amsterdam with the privilege desired, on condition that the election of magistrates should always be subject to the ratifica- tion of the provincial government, that only persons well qualified and agreeable to the director general and the council should be chosen, and that some members of the council should be present when th...e magistrates actually in office nominated their successors. Yet after the conditions had been accepted, Stuyvesant objected to the choice of the incumbents on the ground of per- sonal distrust, and hence continued the practice of appointing the burgomasters and schepens directly.
Not disheartened by their defeat, the town fathers made further efforts in behalf of municipal rights.
Stuyvesant's favorite. Van Tienhoven, having been superseded as schout by Nicasius de Sille, they re- quested the governor to appoint a local schout from among the "intelligent and expert" citizens — that is, of Digitized by Google 68 THE HOLLAND SOCIETY of course, if the town itself were not permitted to choose the officer.
What to read after The Story of New Amsterdam?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by William R William Robert Shepherd to read onlineMoreLess
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