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<p n="480"> "of Lancaster, and for preventing the fraudulent practices of Constables and<lb></lb>
"others, concerned in the apprehending, maintaining conveying and shipping<lb></lb>
"of Vagrants; IT IS ORDERED BY THIS COURT, That no sum of money, fee, per-<lb></lb>
"quisite, or any other gratuity whatsoever shall, directly or indirectly be taken<lb></lb>
"by, or allowed to any Clerk of any Justice of the Peace, or of any Magistrates<lb></lb>
"acting within any inferior Jurisdictions, within the County of Lancaster, for<lb></lb>
"taking any examination; or for making any Pass or duplicate thereof; or for<lb></lb>
"any Certificate relating to the allowance to be made for the conveyance of<lb></lb>
"any Vagrant; or for the order or warrant for the putting or taking any such<lb></lb>
"Vagrant on board any ship or vessel; or for any other order, commitment;<lb></lb>
"or proceeding relating to any such Vagrant. And that no allowance shall be<lb></lb>
"made to the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50801_occ171">Clerk of the Peace</rs>
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for recording any Pass for the conveyance<lb></lb>
"of any Vagrant, or any duplicate thereof. AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED BY THIS<lb></lb>
"COURT, That the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50801_occ172">Clerk of the Peace</rs>
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for the said County of Lancaster, shall, at<lb></lb>
"the public expence of the said County, cause Blank-Passes for conveying of<lb></lb>
"Vagrants, and Certificates for ascertaining in what manner they are to be con-<lb></lb>
"veyed, and warrants for Masters of Ships to take them on board, to be<lb></lb>
"printed and delivered to such of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50801_occ173">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
"said County of Lancaster as shall desire the same. AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED<lb></lb>
"BY THIS COURT, That the several rates or sums of money hereinafter mentioned<lb></lb>
"shall, and hereby are limited, appointed, and directed to be allowed by the<lb></lb>
"several Justices of the Peace in the said County of Lancaster to the respective<lb></lb>
"Officers, Constables, Serjeants at Mace, and Masters of the several Houses of<lb></lb>
"Correction, and other persons within the said County of Lancaster, for passing,<lb></lb>
"conveying, and maintaining Vagrants, pursuant to the Statute in such case<lb></lb>
"made and provided, that is to say</p>
<p n="481">"FOR the trouble and expence of the Constable, or<lb></lb>
"Master of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50801_geo459">House of Correction</rs>
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, or other person<lb></lb>
"employed in conveying any one Vagrant on foot<lb></lb>
"(where the Justice or Justices shall adjudge such Va-<lb></lb>
"grant able to travel on foot) from the place where such<lb></lb>
"Vagrant shall be apprehended or received, to the place<lb></lb>
"appointed for the delivery of such Vagrant.}<lb></lb>
Any sum not exceeding<lb></lb>
three-pence for every mea-<lb></lb>
sured mile.</p>
<p n="482">"FOR the trouble and expence of the Constable, or<lb></lb>
"Master of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50801_geo460">House of Correction</rs>
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, or other person<lb></lb>
"employed in conveying any two or more Vagrants on<lb></lb>
"foot (where the Justice or Justices shall adjudge them<lb></lb>
"able to travel on foot), and who shall be passed at<lb></lb>
"one and the same time, and are to be delivered at one<lb></lb>
"and the same place, and whether they shall be sent by<lb></lb>
"one or more Passes, Orders, or Certificates from the<lb></lb>
"place where they shall be apprehended or received to<lb></lb>
"the place where they are to be delivered.}<lb></lb>
Any sum of money not<lb></lb>
exceeding three-pence for<lb></lb>
every measured mile.<lb></lb>
"for</p>
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