The hall is predominantly a clerical office, and minor courthouse that ensures the settlement here is run with some sense of order, something even the peasants would begrudgingly admit they need.

• 公所主要由镇长办公室和小型地方法庭组成，保证城邑秩序运转正常，即便最为挑剔的居民有时亦会对公所所起作用微微颔首。