Generally, these roles were inherited by the selected influential town chiefs, and their salaries called 'Yakugin' and the maintenance costs of the Machidai room were charged to the towns.
これらの役職は有力な町名主から選ばれて代々世襲されるのが原則であり、町代の給料にあたる役銀及び町代部屋の維持費用は町々の負担とされた。