First of all, it is established that, each year, the persons who have to perform the tasks of the major shall be selected and appointed, and same with the jurys; and these persons shall be appointed as major and jurys the previous year [...confusing writing...], upon the pain of 4 ducados assigned to the hospital of the village; and, similarly, the persons who were appointed as jurys shall swear an oath expressing that they shall perform their duties and the government of the common good [´Republica´] accurately and with diligence, upon the pain of 10 florines assigned to the hospital, without any excuse; and the major is not allowed to perform his duties for more than 1 year so, once the year had passed, those persons who had been appointed by him [the outgoing major] shall take carge [of the responsibilities of the major?] within 3 days after they had been appointed, upon the indicated pain, and, among the 2 persons who remained, one shall be appointed by the major as major deputy, upon the indicated pain.