▁and ▁even ▁public ▁houses ! ▁ ▁Dec laration ▁on ▁taking ▁Office ▁ ▁Section ▁ 5 0 ▁of ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Corpor ations ▁Act ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁required ▁that ▁a ▁Coun c ill or , ▁on ▁taking ▁office , ▁make ▁the ▁following ▁declaration ▁" be ▁made ▁and ▁subscri bed ▁before ▁any ▁two ▁Ald erm en ▁or ▁Coun c ill ors ." ▁ ▁" I ▁( name ) ▁do ▁solem ly ▁and ▁sin cer ely , ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁God , ▁profess , ▁test ify , ▁and ▁declare ▁upon ▁the ▁true ▁faith ▁of ▁a ▁Christian , ▁that ▁I ▁will ▁never ▁exercise ▁any ▁power , ▁authority , ▁or ▁influence , ▁which ▁I ▁may ▁possess ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁, ▁to ▁inj ure ▁or ▁weak en ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Church , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁by ▁law ▁established ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁to ▁disturb ▁the ▁said ▁Church , ▁or ▁the ▁B ish ops ▁and ▁C ler gy ▁of ▁the ▁said ▁Church , ▁in ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁any ▁right ▁or ▁privileges ▁to ▁which ▁such ▁Church , ▁or ▁the ▁said ▁B ish ops ▁and ▁C ler gy , ▁are ▁or ▁may ▁be ▁by ▁law ▁en act ed ." ▁ ▁Ald erman ic ▁E lections ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁six teen ▁al der men ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁Town ▁Council . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁( the ▁year ▁of ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁elected ▁Town ▁Council ) ▁all ▁six teen ▁were ▁elected , ▁eight ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁three ▁years ▁and ▁eight ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁six