April 1779

By Adjournment Thursday 15th, April 1779

The following Order of the last Session which stood for Confirmation being
now read Vizt. This Court being informed that Mr. Richard Akerman< no role > This name instance is in set 4413.
"Keeper of His Majestys Goal of Newgate attended in order to make some proposals
"in respect to his Claims on this County for fees on the discharge of such persons
"from his Custody as fall within the description of an act of Parliament of the
"fourteenth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty entitled An Act for the
"relief of Prisoners charged with felony or other Crimes who shall be acquitted or
"discharge by Proclamation respecting the payment of fees to Goalers and giving
"a Recompence for such fees out of the County Rates" Mr Akerman was
"called in accordingly and upon being asked what he had to propose confessed
"that he was in doubt whether under the order of the Court of Aldermen of
"the 3d. day of October 1732 touching the discharge of such Middlesex Prisoners
"as may be acquitted at the Old Bailey without the payment of any fees he
"had a right to the fee of Thirteen Shillings and four Pence given by the Act and
"was therefore willing to drop his intention of applying to the Court of Kings
"Bench to compel the Treasurer to comply with his present demands if
"the Justices would order the Treasurer to pay him half the amount of his
"demand under the said Act to the present time and would allow hin Six
"Shillings and Eight Pence for each person acquitted and discharged by
"Proclamation or otherwise under the said Act which proposal the Justices
"now here present thinking fair and reasonable it is Resolved that
"this Court do approve of the proposal of Mr Akerman and agree with
"him upon the said Terms"

The Orders of the Court concerning the said Claim of the
Seventeenth day of September the Twenty Second day of October and the
Fourteenth day of January last were now Called for and read

A Motion was made that so much of the order of
the fourteenth day of January last as follows Vizt. "Ordered that the
"Treasurer of this County do refuse to pay the said demand and that if Mr.
"Akerman shall proceed by legal proofs to compel him thereto the Treasurer do
"defend such refusal and that a Copy of this Resolution be given to Mr
"Akerman" be rescinded which passed in the Negative

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