Description
Original 1895 By-Laws and Ordinances of the Village of Newfield, New York, printed by order of the Village Board during the community’s year of incorporation. This exceptionally scarce municipal booklet documents the organization, authority, and daily responsibilities of Newfield’s earliest village government.
Printed by the Press of the Ithaca Democrat, the booklet retains its original printed front wrapper, blank rear wrapper, interior title page, printer’s imprint, and 18 numbered pages. The cover identifies the village president, clerk, trustees, collector, street commissioner, police justice, police constable, and pound master, providing valuable information for local historians and genealogical researchers.
Highlights include:
* Issued in 1895, the Village of Newfield’s incorporation year
* Original nineteenth-century municipal publication
* Printed by order of the Village Board
* Press of the Ithaca Democrat imprint
* Appears complete with 18 numbered pages
* Names Newfield’s original village officers
* Contains ordinances, municipal procedures, legal authorities, and court citations
* Historical connection to a village government dissolved in 1926
* Highly specialized Newfield, Tompkins County, and New York local history
* Excellent institutional, archival, genealogical, or municipal-law interest
The original wrappers display age toning, foxing, staining, and expected edge and corner wear. The interior pages are comparatively clean, with clear, readable printing and occasional age-related spotting. The booklet presents well for a surviving 1895 local-government publication.
A rare opportunity to acquire an early record of Newfield’s brief history as an incorporated village. Please view all the photos for the complete contents and precise condition.
