The past and the present . —r<afe_EwJ Fori Ancient Days. Here are held the May sessions of the Leg-islature of the State and the election of Gov-ernor is cried to the multitude in the oldenstyle, and blue eggs and cakes are sold inthe shambles. We wonder if the caucusesand legislative sessions still observe the oldRule of Order passed by the Colonial As-sembly in 1648, — That they that whisperor disturb ye Court or useth nipping termsshall forfeit sixpence for every fault. The City Hall was erected in 1763, and wasoriginally styled The Granary, as it wasconstructed for a public
The past and the present . —r<afe_EwJ Fori Ancient Days. Here are held the May sessions of the Leg-islature of the State and the election of Gov-ernor is cried to the multitude in the oldenstyle, and blue eggs and cakes are sold inthe shambles. We wonder if the caucusesand legislative sessions still observe the oldRule of Order passed by the Colonial As-sembly in 1648, — That they that whisperor disturb ye Court or useth nipping termsshall forfeit sixpence for every fault. The City Hall was erected in 1763, and wasoriginally styled The Granary, as it wasconstructed for a public market and lower part was for the market and theupper for stores, the rents of which were tobe expended in purchasing grain for publicuses. The money for its erection, £24,000, ^ was raised by a lottery. Once it ^ %\ as used as a station house forthe police department. It is nowdevoted to the various depart-ments of the City stands at the foot of Wash-ington Square, facing the StateHouse, and will attract noticefiom its Ioni
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