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<p n="1049">..Discretion shall think proper, which Rates and Allowances<lb></lb>
..Orders Rules, and Directions, shall from time to time be observed<lb></lb>
..and submitted to by Justices of the Peace Constables Officers and<lb></lb>
..other Persons within the said Limits and Jurisdictions respively</p>
<p n="1050">And whereas in Pursuance of the Persons given by the said Statute<lb></lb>
The Court of Quarter Sessions held on Monday the 15th: day of January<lb></lb>
1749 did Order and direct, among other Things, "For maintaining all<lb></lb>
..and every Vagabond for Twenty Four hours, and so after that Rate<lb></lb>
..for a longer or shorter time's and for the passing or conveying of any<lb></lb>
..such Person or Persons whose Names are contained in One Pass,<lb></lb>
..conveyed or carried along together at One Time or Trun by Cart or<lb></lb>
..Horse Carriage, the Rate of Six Pence a Mile and no more; and<lb></lb>
.. for Passing or conveying of such Person or Persons on Feet.<lb></lb>
.. under and less than Six Pence, Etc.</p>
<p n="1051">And Whereas great Trands and Abuses have been practised by the<lb></lb>
Constables and other Officers conveying Vagabonds under the said<lb></lb>
Order of Sessions, accumulating large Sums of the Public Money<lb></lb>
to their own use, to the great Injury of this County:</p>
<p n="1052">For the Prevention of Which.</p>
<p n="1053">The Justices of the Peace now Assembled in their general Sessions<lb></lb>
do pursuant to the Power given them by the said Statute repeal and<lb></lb>
declare Void the said Order of Sessions of January 15th. 1749 and the<lb></lb>
said Order is hereby declared to be null and void.</p>
<p n="1054">And this Court doth in Pursuance of the Powers given by the<lb></lb>
said Statute, Order and direct that for the future, Vagabonds shall<lb></lb>
be passed or conveyed, according to the Tenor of the Contract entered into by<lb></lb>
the Court with James Sturges Adams for that Purpose, and in no other<lb></lb>
Manner. And the Justices of the Peace Acting in and for this County<lb></lb>
and all Peace Officers, and others, are hereby required to conform<lb></lb>
themselves thereto; and the several High Constables of this County,<lb></lb>
are hereby for bid to receive or pay any Orders of Conveying to their<lb></lb>
respive Petty Constables, or any other Persons contrary to this Order.</p>
<p n="1055">And the Treasurer of this County is also hereby ordered and directed<lb></lb>
not to receive into his Account any Orders of Conveying contrary to the<lb></lb>
said Order of this Court.</p>
<p n="1056">And it is<del>hereby</del>
Ordered by this Court that it be, and it is hereby<lb></lb>
recommended unto his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55604_occ1152">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for this County<lb></lb>
respectively, that when any Person is brought before them, and upon<lb></lb>
Oath, or upon their own Confession, charged with being Rogue and<lb></lb>
Vagabond that such Justice do take the Examination of such Vagabond<lb></lb>
in</p>
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