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P Adjorn Jovis
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Tertio die Decembris 1780
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Order of remendacon to
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Justices of peace
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to hold
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Petty Sessions in order to
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prevent Street Robberys
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& other felonys Etc.}
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For prevencon of robberys in the Streets and other felonys,
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Misdemeanors
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& offences, It is hereby recomended and referred
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unto his Maties
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Justices of the peace
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for this County residing in
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the Several Divisions within the weekly Bills of Mortality in
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the said County to meet and hold Petty Sessions once a week
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or oftener in their respective Parishes or Divisions Soe
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long as occasion Shall require for the discovery apprehending
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and bringing to Justice Offenders who have comitted or may
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comitt Such Street robberys felonys misdemeanors and
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offences as aforesaid, And by frequent Searches and all other
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legal methods to discover and Suppress all Such persons who
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keep Night houses Gaming houses on other disorderly houses
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wherein Robbers or other Felons are harboured or
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encouraged or where any other loose idle or disorderly
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persons are Suffered to resort, And to call before them the
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High Constables
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Petty Constables
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and other proper Officers under
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their direccon, and give them Strict Orders and Warrants from
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time to time as there Shall be occasion to Search for and
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apprehend Rogues Vagabonds idle and disorderly persons
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in order to their being dealt with and punished according to
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the Statutes and Laws in that behalf, And alsoe to proceed
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against those persons who Sell distilled Spirituous Liquors
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or other Strong liquors and Suffer tipling in their houses or
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Shops contrary to Law, And It is hereby further recomended
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to the said Justices in their Several Districts and Divisions
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to take care as far as in them lyes that due and Sufficient
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watch and ward be kept and in order thereunto to call
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before them the respective Petty Constables & Watchmen of
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every parish hamlet and place, and to See that there be a
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Sufficient Number of proper and able Watchmen for the
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guard and Security of their Several parishes, and that
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their Stands and walks be duely regulated, and that they
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doe their duty, and to give Strict charge to the Said Petty
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Constables
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and Watchmen to Seize and apprehend all
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dangerous or Suspicious persons they Shall find in the Streets
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at unseasonable hours who cannot give a good account of
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themselves and carry them before Some Justice of the peace
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in order to be examined & dealt with according to Law, And
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this Court being of opinion that the inlightning of the Streets
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in a due and proper manner will be of great Service
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towards preventing of Street Robberys and apprehending
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the Robbers doth further recomend it to his Maties
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