Middlesex Sessions:
General Orders of the Court
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19th May 1743 - 22nd February 1753

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after Demand so made thereof in Writing to be given to the said Church wardens
Chappel wardens or Overseers of the Poor or any of them and every High Constable
in the said County is hereby required at or before the next General or Quarter
Session of the Peace for this County after he shall have received such Sum or Sums
of Money to Pay the Same into the Hands of John Higgs< no role > Gent . residing in
Southampton Buildings in the said County of Middx who is Treasurer of this
County he having formerly given Security by Bond to be Accountable for the
several Sums of Money which shall be paid to him in Pursuance of the said
Act of Parliament and for his Payment of such Money as shall be Ordered
to be paid by the Justices of the Peace for this County in their General or Quarter
Session And in Case the Churchwardens Chappelwardens and Overseers of any
Town Parish of Place abovementioned or any of them shall Neglect or refuse to
Pay the Sum of Money Assessed thereupon in the said Rate within Thirty Days
after Demand made as aforesaid to the High Constable of the Hundred
Division or District in which such Town Parish or Place so Assessed doth lye is by
the said Act of Parliament impowered and he is hereby required to Levy the same
by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of such Churchwardens Chappel
wardens or Overseers of the Poor or any of them so refusing or neglecting to Pay
the same as aforesaid by Warrant under the Hands and Seals of two or more
Justices of the Peace of the said County residing in or near such Parish or place
rendring the Overplus if any there be after Deducting the Money Assessed and
the Charges of the Distress and Sale to the Owner or Owners thereof And the
High Constables Churchwardens Chappelwardens and Overseers of the Poor
in the said County are not to fail or Performing the Matters and things above
mentioned enjoyned them by this Order in pursuance of the sd. Act of
Parliament under the Penalties mentioned in the said Act
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