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<p n="282">Her Maties Justices of the peace for this County now assembled at this<lb></lb>
Generall Quarter Sessions of the peace holden for this County doe in<lb></lb>
pursuance of the late Statutes relateing to the punishing & passing of<lb></lb>
vagrants hereby Order ascertain & Sett down that he severall Rates-<lb></lb>
which hereby are & shall be allowed by any Justice or Justices of the<lb></lb>
peace for this County to any Constable or other such Officer of this<lb></lb>
County for maintaining and conveying & carrying of such<lb></lb>
Vagrants as shall be passed or carryed through their respective<lb></lb>
Divisions in this County for this yeare 1703 and untill the End of the<lb></lb>
then next Quarter Sessions of the peace to be held for this County<lb></lb>
after Easter next shall be as followeth.</p>
<p n="283">(That is to say) For maintaining of all & every such Vagrants the Rate of<lb></lb>
Six pence for each Vagrant pton for four & twenty hours & Soe after<lb></lb>
that Rate ford longer or shorter time And for conveying & carrying<lb></lb>
of any Vagrant or Vagrants whose Names are contained One Pass <lb></lb>
conveyed or carryed alone or together at One time or turn by Clerk<lb></lb>
or Horse Carriage the Rate of Six pence p Mile and noe more And<lb></lb>
for conveying of such Vagrants on Foot under & less then Six pence p<lb></lb>
Mile according to the discretion of the respective Justice of the peace<lb></lb>
for this County who shall Sign any such Passes or Certificates<lb></lb>
of Allowance But if any of the Justices of the peace of this County<lb></lb>
shall think fit & see good cause to allow & Order more or greater<lb></lb>
Rates for the maintaining conveying & carrying of any such<lb></lb>
Vagrant or Vagrants to be conveyed & carryed as aforesaid by<lb></lb>
reason of such Vagrants Sickness or Impotency or by Occasion of<lb></lb>
any other exterordnary Accident that then See much of the Said<lb></lb>
greater Rates as shall exceed the Rates hereby before ascertained<lb></lb>
shall not be paid unless the same be first comunicated & certified<lb></lb>
to the Justices of the peace of this County at the next Generall<lb></lb>
or Quarter Sessions of the peace held for this County after<lb></lb>
the maintaining conveying & carrying of such Vagrants and shall<lb></lb>
be approved & allowed of by the said Court of Sessions And this-<lb></lb>
Court is of the Opinion & doth declare that noe pson or psons<lb></lb>
whatsoever except such as are Vagrants by Law ought to be<lb></lb>
received maintained conveyed & carryed through this County<lb></lb>
by vertue of the said Acts of Parliament for passing of Vagrants<lb></lb>
as aforesaid.</p>
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