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clean and Sweet will in Some measure Prevent any
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contagion wee may fear in this County as well as
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Preserve his Majestys good Subjects in Passing the Streets
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This Court have therefore unanimously Resolved
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That they will in the most effectuall manner they are
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able put all the Laws in Execution that relate to the
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Paveing and cleansing the Streets, And in Order thereto
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and to prevent any Persons pretending ignorance of
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the Laws, they have Ordered Extracts of all the
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Statutes relateing thereto to be reprinted & delivered
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to the Clerks of the respective petty Sessions in every
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Parish and Division
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, and to be distributed and affixed
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in Such manner as the Justices there assembled shall
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direct,
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And this Court doth likewise give further notice to
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all Persons concerned that it is recomended to all
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Justices in their respective Parishes and Divisions
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that they hold a petty Sessions one day at least in
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every Week except in Such Week in which the
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Quarter or General Session Shall be held to receive
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any Informations that may be brought against
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Parish Officers or Inhabitants offending in all
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or any of the Premisses,
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And this Court doth hereby Strictly comand that all
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Scavengers, Rakers, Surveyors of the High ways,
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Constables, Headboroughs, and Beadles or such & so
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many of them as the Justices in their Petty Sessions.
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assembled may think proper for this Service do attend
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them from time to time, and may be sent by the said
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Justices into every Ward, Division, or district in each
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respective Parish or Division to take Views and
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report the true State and Condition of the Streets
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and Pavements and to obey all such further Orders
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as they may from time to time receive from the said
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Justices So assembled, as they will answer the
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contrary to this Court at their Peril,
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