text_original: 4. The Council of the People, consisting of 300 members all belonging to the Guilds, headed by the Captain of the People. 5. The Commune or Council of the Podestd, a body of 250 members, some of whom could be nobles. Every two years a Scrutiny was held, an election of all considered worthy of office. The names of those who gained a sufficient number of votes were put into bags, and then drawn out by lot when officials were needed.
text_transcription: NUMBER FOUR THE COUNCIL OF THE PEOPLE CONSISTING OF THREE HUNDRED MEMBERS ALL BELONGING TO THE GUILDS HEADED BY THE CAPTAIN OF THE PEOPLE NUMBER FIVE THE COMMUNE OR COUNCIL OF THE PODESTA A BODY OF TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY MEMBERS SOME OF WHOM COULD BE NOBLES EVERY TWO YEARS OF SCRUTINY WAS HELD AN ELECTION OF ALL CONSIDERED WORTHY OF OFFICE THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO GAINED A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF VOTES WERE PUT INTO BAGS AND THEN DRAWN OUT BY LOT WHEN OFFICIALS WERE NEEDED
phonemes: fˈɔːɹ. ðə kˈaʊnsəl ʌvðə pˈiːpəl, kənsˈɪstɪŋ ʌv θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd mˈɛmbɚz ˈɔːl bᵻlˈɔŋɪŋ tə ðə ɡˈɪldz, hˈɛdᵻd baɪ ðə kˈæptɪn ʌvðə pˈiːpəl. fˈaɪv. ðə kˈɑːmjuːn ɔːɹ kˈaʊnsəl ʌvðə pˈoʊdstd, ɐ bˈɑːdi ʌv tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti mˈɛmbɚz, sˌʌm ʌv hˈuːm kʊd biː nˈoʊbəlz. ˈɛvɹi tˈuː jˈɪɹz ɐ skɹˈuːtɪni wʌz hˈɛld, ɐn ᵻlˈɛkʃən ʌv ˈɔːl kənsˈɪdɚd wˈɜːði ʌv ˈɑːfɪs. ðə nˈeɪmz ʌv ðoʊz hˌuː ɡˈeɪnd ɐ səfˈɪʃənt nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv vˈoʊts wɜː pˌʊt ˌɪntʊ bˈæɡz, ænd ðˈɛn dɹˈɔːn ˈaʊt baɪ lˈɑːt wɛn əfˈɪʃəlz wɜː nˈiːdᵻd.