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April 1785

Gentleman residing in Lambs Conduit Street who is Treasurer
of this County he having 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 Sums 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 said Churchwardens
Chapelwardens and Overseers of the poor of any Town Parish or Place
above mentioned 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 and Place so
assessed doth lie he is by the said Act of Parliament empowered and
is hereby required to levy the same by Distress and sale of the Goods
and Chattels of such Churchwardens Chapelwardens 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 Town Parish
or Place rendering the Over plus 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 Chapel
wardens and Overseers of the poor in the said County are not to fail
of performing the matters and things above mentioned enjoined
them by this Order in pursuance of the said Act of Parliament
under the Penalties mentioned in the said Act

By the Court

By adjournment same day

The following Report from the Committee appointed
to examine and adjust from time to time the account or accounts
of the Treasurer of this County as well with respect to his Receipts
as his Expenditures and also to examine and Audit all Demands
of what nature or kind soever made upon this County previous
to the payment thereof being laid before this Court Vizt.




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