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<p n="387">Case.</p>
<p n="388">The <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50806_geo393">House of Correction for the County of Middlesex</rs>
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having been Presented by<lb></lb>
the Grand Jury to be in a ruinous & decayed state & unfit for the Purposes of a House of<lb></lb>
Correction the Justices of the peace in Session Assembled have determined to remove the same<lb></lb>
to a more airy & convenient situation</p>
<p n="389"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">By the Statute of the 17th. year<lb></lb>
2d Cap 5. Sat}</note>
</p>
<p n="390"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">By this Clause there does not seem any<lb></lb>
provision for removing Houses of C.<lb></lb>
but only for enlarging or building<lb></lb>
others in addition to the Old ones}</note>
</p>
<p n="391">It is Enacted that upon the presentment of the Grand Jury That the<lb></lb>
House of Correction already provided for any County Etc is not sufficient that it will be<lb></lb>
necessary to provide one or more House or Houses of Correctn. or that such House of Correction<lb></lb>
is not sufficient or convenient or wants to be enlarged the Justices of the County Etc in their<lb></lb>
General or Quarter Session of the peace assembled shall have full power & Authority to<lb></lb>
could erect or enlarge one or more fit or convenient House or Houses of Correction or to<lb></lb>
buy or here one or more fit or convenient House or Housesfor that<lb></lb>
purpose with a convenient Backside or outlet thereto adjoining or to purchase Land<lb></lb>
& Erect such House or Houses of Correction upon part thereof to lay out the rest<lb></lb>
of such Land sir such Backside or Backsides Outlet or Outlets according to the true<lb></lb>
intent & effect of such presentment And the said Justices being so assembled in<lb></lb>
Sessions may & shall conclude & agree upon raising such sums of money as upon<lb></lb>
Examination of able and sufficient workmen or any other persons shall appear<lb></lb>
to be necessary for building erecting or enlarging such House of Correction<lb></lb>
or for purchasing or hiring a House Houses or Land) if thought necessary<lb></lb>
for that purpose.</p>
<p n="392"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">By this Made the whole of the Prchase<lb></lb>
money wod. at once or beleived on the county}</note>
</p>
<p n="393"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">The Act of the 22d. Geo: 3d. C. 64 recits<lb></lb>
this Act in the Preamble }</note>
</p>
<p n="394">And it is by the said Act further Enacted that the Justices in Session may<lb></lb>
& shall cause such Sums of Money as shall benecessary for all or any of<lb></lb>
the purposes aforesaid to be raised in the same manner as rates are directed to<lb></lb>
be caised by an Act made in the 12th. year of the Reign of his present Majesty<lb></lb>
intilled An Act for the more easy assessing collecting & buying of County Rates</p>
<p n="395"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">This Act is Made to explain<lb></lb>
& amend Act of the 22d. of<lb></lb>
Geo: 30d. C.64}</note>
</p>
<p n="396"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">There does not appear to be any<lb></lb>
manner of raising the Expence<lb></lb>
therein before mentioned}</note>
</p>
<p n="397">By the Act of 24th. George 3d. Cap:55. Sect 2 It is recited "Whereas<lb></lb>
the Expences of building rebuilding enlarging or removing and fitting up Houses see<lb></lb>
of correction may in some Cases become very burthensome on the Occupiers of in<lb></lb>
Land and other the Contributors to the County Rates in case the said Expences<lb></lb>
Should be raised in the manner herein before mentioned.</p>
<p n="398">It is therefore Enacted that where it shall appear that</p>
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