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January 1795
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Your Committee Report
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That in pursuance of the Order made on the County day
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of the last Session referring it back to Your Committee to examine
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the Treasurers Accounts relative to the Sums of Money paid by him
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for the apprehending of Vagrants Etc and also to inquire whether the
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restrictions named in the Statute of the 32d. year of his present
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Majestys Reign had been attended to before Orders for Rewards had
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been made by the Justices and also to consider what other means it
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may be expedient to take in order to lessen the Charges on the County
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Rate for the apprehending of Vagrants consistent with the suppression
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of Vagrancy and whether the Resolution of the Court recommending
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that the full Sum of Ten Shillings should not be paid has been
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attended to and that the said Commitee should consider all other
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matters respecting Vagrants in this County and the several Laws
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relating thereto and report their Opinion thereon to the Court.
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Your Committee having been attended by the County
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The Clerk of the Peace for the City and Liberty of
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and The Governor of the House of Correction at
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Clerkenwell
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and at
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Tothill fields
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with the Commitments and Papers in their
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respective Custodies and the Papers in the Custody of the Clerk of the
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Peace for this County having been also laid before them and your
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Committee having inspected and examined the same do find that
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from the 1st. day of January to the 28th. day of June 1794. there hath
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been paid by Mr Burchell the County Treasurer pursuant to Orders
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made by the Magistrates of this County the Sum of £123..9..0 for the
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apprehension of 414 Vagrants being upon an Average at the Rate of
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nearly Six Shillings for each Vagrant so apprehended and that the
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number of Vagrants committed and for the Apprehension of
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whom Rewards have been Ordered are as follows.
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