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Each 'Gemeente' is separately governed by a Burgomaster and 'Leden van den Raad', which is nothing more nor less than a County Council, presided over by a prominent man nominated by the sovereign, and not elected by the members, of which some are called 'Wethouders, and are, like the other members, elected by the residents of the district.
At Ryswyk, a little village near The Hague, and in most villages in Westland, South Holland, the bride and bridegroom present to the Burgomaster and Wethouders, and also to the 'Ambtenaar van den Burgerlyken Stand' who marries them at the 'Stadhuis, a bag of these sweets, while one bearing the inscription, 'Compliments of bride and bridegroom, is given to the officiating clergyman immediately after the ceremony in church.
A rather square-toed kind of a little volume, neatly bound in grey boards, and very nicely printed, having altogether an effect of housewifely cleanliness, is the "Verslag van den Toestand der Gemeente Haarlem over het jaar 1894. Door Burgemeester en Wethouders Uitgebracht aan den Gemeenteraad; imprint Gedrukt bij Gebr Nobels, te Haarlem." Jas.
These Wethouders, with the Burgomaster, form the 'Dagelyksch Bestuur. All ordinary matters concerning the 'Gemeente, such as giving information to the Minister of War about the men who have signed for the militia, or about any person living in their 'Gemeenten, are regulated by the 'Dagelyksch Bestuur, though matters of import are brought before the 'Raad. Next in importance to the Burgomaster come the 'Gemeenteontvanger, who receives all the taxes, and the 'Notary, who is the busiest man in the village, although the doctor and clergyman or priest have a large share in the work of contributing to the welfare of the villagers.
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