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TOWN COUNCIL OF FOE, RES
Consists of seventeen burgesses, who must also be Parliamentary electors of the
burgh ; one-third go out annually by rotation, and their places are supplied by a poll
on the second Tuesday of November, in the same manner as that of Elgin. The magis-
tracy are elected by the Council within three days after that body itself is complete.
The Council holds its ordinary meetings on the evening of the first Monday of every
month.
Guild Court— Judge— Alex. Bain.
Assessors to Dean of Guild — The Provost and Magistrates of the burgh, with George
Smith, watchmaker ; Walter Anderson, sen., painter.
Provost — James Michie, druggist and bookseller. Bailies— F. Calvert Mackenzie,
writer and bank agent ; Wm. Fraser, farmer ; Robert Munro, flesher and farmer.
Bean of Guild — Alexander Bain, shoemaker. Treasurers-William Laing, late mer-
chant. Councillors — John Murdoch, farmer, Cassieford ; Alex. Fraser, merchant ;
Alex. Cant, merchant; Walter Anderson, jun., painter ; Wm. Grant, tailor and clothier,
North Street ; Simon Fraser, merchant ; Wm. Grant of Thornhill ; George Gillan,
cabinetmaker ; Alexander Urquhart, architect, Mills of Forres ; Alex. Mackenzie,
writer ; James Gill, postmaster and bookseller. Chamberlain — William Sclanders,
writer. Clerk — Robert Urquhart, town-clerk. Burgess dues, £2 ; and Clerk's dues,
10s 6d.
BURGH REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.
From October, 1881, to October, 1862.
REVENUE.
Land Rents
Feu-duties and Church Seats
Petty Customs
Sales of Wood
Miscellaneous
Total Revenue
EXPENDITURE.
Salaries to Teachers
For Police purposes
Public Burdens
Interests and Insurances
Printing, Advertisements, &c
Land Improvements
Salaries of Officials and Law and Business Accounts
Improvements and Repairs in Burgh
Miscellaneous
Total Expenditure
BURGH DEBTS.
Amount of Bonds and Bills, and balance due on Bank Account
£808 18

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£1041 17

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7
... 126
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11 16
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... 71
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... 140
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28 19
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£1105 5
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ount
£8080 2

MORTIFICATIONS AND REQUESTS.
L— DICK'S BEQUEST.
1. James Dick, some time merchant in London, a native of Forres, by deed of
mortification of date the 23d August, 1810, bequeathed the sum of £500 sterling, for
behoof of decayed burgesses, and poor inhabitants of the town. The donor set the
charity in operation in his own lifetime. The minister of the parish and the two
eldest bailies were appointed Trustees. The funds are in the town's hands, and the
interest is divided annually in December.
2. Mr Dick also bequeathed the sum of £1500, the interest of which to be applied
for the purpose of providing coals for the poor of Forres, to be divided by the minister
of the town, and eldest bailie.
*** The above-mentioned donor is the same benevolent and patriotic individual
who has contributed so liberally to increase the comfort and remuneration of the
parochial schoolmasters of the counties of Aberdeen, Banff, and Moray.
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