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any Sum not exceeding five pounds nor less then ten Shillings or
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be Committed to the
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for any time not exceeding Two Months
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That if any persons shall be found Offending against the said Act
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it shall be lawfull for any person to Apprehend such Offenders and to
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Convey them to Some Justices of the Peace and such Justice of the Peace
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is impowered by the sd Act to Order a reward of ten Shilling to the Apprehender.
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And this Court taking Notice that notwithstanding the
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Reward directed to be paid as an incitement to Constable and others to
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do their duty in this Respect and the
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punishment directed
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to be inflected upon Offenders against the said Act Yet by the
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Negligence and
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onissness of such Officers in the discharge of their
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duty the Streets of this Metropolis and Towns and places in this County
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are
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Pestered
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with numbers of Beggars resorting here from
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all parts of the Kingdom
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which are a Public Nusance and
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brings a
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great
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then & expence upon
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this County Contrary to the intent of the said Act
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This Court doth therefore Recommend
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it to the
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Magistrates of this County to Cause the said Act to be Strictly &
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Speedily put in Execution Against all persons who shall be
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found Wandering and Begging in their Several Parishes Divisions and
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Districts and inflect the punishment prescribed by the Sd: Act
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upon such Offenders And this Court being resolved as much as in them
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th Strictly to inforce the Execution of the said Act
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do hereby
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Charged and Command all thigh and Petty Constables and other Peace
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Officers within this County to be very Carefull and diligent in
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Apprehending all persons found Wandering and Begging in the
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Streets and places in this County and to Convey them before some of
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his Majestys
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Justices of the Peace
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And all persons are hereby
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injoyned to aid and assist the Peace Officers in the Execution of
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the Said Act as they will Answer the Contrary at their Peril
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And this Court doth recommend it to the several Magistrates to reward
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such persons as shall be Active and diligent in their duty as by the
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sd Act they are impowered
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And all Constables and others injoyned to put the
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said Act in Execution are to take Notice that they will be
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prosecuted for their negliosence or refusal so to do
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be put the said Act in
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Execution
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with the almost Severity of the Law And to
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any
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Parish
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Peace Officer or other person required to put the said Act in
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Execution
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pleading ignorance in the premises It is Ordered
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