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102 ANCIENT AND<br />
a house, -warehouse, counting-house, or shop, within the<br />
city, during that <strong>and</strong> the two preceding years, <strong>and</strong> dwelt<br />
in or within seven miles of the city by the nearest public<br />
road or way by l<strong>and</strong> or water, shall be citizens of this city,<br />
<strong>and</strong> members of the body corporate of the mayor, alder<br />
men, <strong>and</strong> citizens of the city of <strong>York</strong>. Provided they<br />
have been rated to the relief of the poor in the parish in<br />
which such house, warehouse, counting-house, or shop<br />
is situated, during the whole time of such occupation, <strong>and</strong><br />
paid all such rates <strong>and</strong> all city rate3 under this act, except<br />
such as shall become due within six months next before<br />
the last day of August in each year.<br />
By this act also, all local restrictions upon trade <strong>and</strong><br />
commercial enterprise were removed. In 1835, <strong>York</strong> was<br />
divided into six wards, for the election of the city council.<br />
Each ward elects six councillors, two of whom, in rotation,<br />
go out of office annually. The councillors elect twelve<br />
aldermen who serve for six years. The following are the six<br />
wards, <strong>and</strong> the various parishes comprised within them:—<br />
BOOTHAM WABD.<br />
Pariah of St Giles.<br />
Michael-le-Bclfrey.<br />
„ „ Wilfrid.<br />
Mint Yard.<br />
Minster Yard with Beddern<br />
GUILDHALL WARD.<br />
Parish of 8t, Helen's, Stonegate.<br />
„ ,, Martin-le-Gr<strong>and</strong>, Coneystreet.<br />
Extra parochial district of Cumber<br />
l<strong>and</strong> tto iv- , or Davy Hall.<br />
Parish of St. Sampson.<br />
„ Holy Trinity, King's court,<br />
otherwise Christ Church.<br />
Parish of St. Peter-the-Little.<br />
MONK WARD,<br />
Parish of Holy Trinity, Goodramgate.<br />
St. Cuthbert.<br />
„ Helens-on-the-Walls.<br />
„ N All Saints, Peasholme.<br />
ft ,, John Delpike.<br />
n Maurice.<br />
„ M Saviour.<br />
. „ Andrews.<br />
CASTLEGATE WARD.<br />
Parish of St. Michael, Spurriergate.<br />
„ All Saints, Pavement.<br />
St. Mary, Castlegate.<br />
St. John, Mieklegate.<br />
„ All Saints, North-street.<br />
WALMGATE WARD.<br />
Parish of St. Dennis.<br />
,, George.<br />
,, Lawrence.<br />
Margaret.<br />
Nicholas.<br />
Peter-le-Willows.<br />
„ „ Crux.<br />
MICKLEGATE WARD.<br />
Parish of St. Mary, Bishophil) Senior.<br />
St. Mary, Bishophill Junior.<br />
„ Holy Trinity, Mieklegate.<br />
« St. Martin-cum-Gregory,<br />
Mieklegate.
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