October 1789

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 Joseph Burchell< no role > Gentleman residing in Lambs Conduct.
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 and Place abovementioned
or any of them shall neglect or refuse to pay the Sum of Money are
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
overplus (if any there be) after deducting the Money assessed and
the charges of the Distress and Sale to the Owner or Owners there of
and the High Constables Churchwardens Chapelwardens and
Overseers of the poor in the said County are not to fail of
performing the matters and things abovementioned enjoined
them by this Order in pursuance of the said Act of Parliament
under the penalties mentioned in the said Act.