..Discretion shall think proper, which Rates and Allowances
..Orders Rules, and Directions, shall from time to time be observed
..and submitted to by Justices of the Peace Constables Officers and
..other Persons within the said Limits and Jurisdictions respively
And whereas in Pursuance of the Persons given by the said Statute
The Court of Quarter Sessions held on Monday the 15th: day of January
1749 did Order and direct, among other Things, "For maintaining all
..and every Vagabond for Twenty Four hours, and so after that Rate
..for a longer or shorter time's and for the passing or conveying of any
..such Person or Persons whose Names are contained in One Pass,
..conveyed or carried along together at One Time or Trun by Cart or
..Horse Carriage, the Rate of Six Pence a Mile and no more; and
.. for Passing or conveying of such Person or Persons on Feet.
.. under and less than Six Pence, Etc.
And Whereas great Trands and Abuses have been practised by the
Constables and other Officers conveying Vagabonds under the said
Order of Sessions, accumulating large Sums of the Public Money
to their own use, to the great Injury of this County:
For the Prevention of Which.
The Justices of the Peace now Assembled in their general Sessions
do pursuant to the Power given them by the said Statute repeal and
declare Void the said Order of Sessions of January 15th. 1749 and the
said Order is hereby declared to be null and void.
And this Court doth in Pursuance of the Powers given by the
said Statute, Order and direct that for the future, Vagabonds shall
be passed or conveyed, according to the Tenor of the Contract entered into by
the Court with James Sturges Adams for that Purpose, and in no other
Manner. And the Justices of the Peace Acting in and for this County
and all Peace Officers, and others, are hereby required to conform
themselves thereto; and the several High Constables of this County,
are hereby for bid to receive or pay any Orders of Conveying to their
respive Petty Constables, or any other Persons contrary to this Order.
And the Treasurer of this County is also hereby ordered and directed
not to receive into his Account any Orders of Conveying contrary to the
said Order of this Court.
And it isherebyOrdered by this Court that it be, and it is hereby
recommended unto his Majestys Justices of the Peace
for this County
respectively, that when any Person is brought before them, and upon
Oath, or upon their own Confession, charged with being Rogue and
Vagabond that such Justice do take the Examination of such Vagabond
in