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from Blackstone's Reports, and which may also be found in Borrow's
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Reports, "Mansfield fob: 2594" rather more fully reported) the following Point
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of Law is clearly established,
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"That when a private Person or Persons erect a Bridge, that is of public
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"Utility, the public, that is the County (or Riding) an bound to keep it in
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"repair";
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And your Memorialist being thoroughly satisfied, that they can,
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by proper and sufficient Evidence, prove, that
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lately fallen down
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was of real public utility, and that since its being fallen down great
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inconvenience has been occasioned by the want of it, and many Accidents
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happened and some Lives nearly lost,
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They humbly desire, that they may be permitted, at such time as
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your Worships shall please to appoint, to attend your worships, and
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produce Evidence of the said Facts, not doubting, but if it shall prove
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satisfactory to your worships, that you will after due Presentment,
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thereof, as the Law requires, declare the said Bridge to be a County Bridge
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Bench and amount the same
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to be effectually rebuilt accordingly, out of the County rate.
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But as your Memorialists apprehend, that as this is a new Case in
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this County, your Worships may be rather doubtful whether it will be
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proper to comply with this their Request, without a Determination in
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a Court of Law on the Particular Case which must be attend with a
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a very considerable Expense, both to the County and Them, and consume a
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Sum of Money, that might (in their humble Apprehension) be much better
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employed in rebuilding
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, They bag leave to Offer to your
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Worships, that they will, on your worships declaring it a County Bridge,
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and undertaking to rebuild it effectually, according to the Plan appears
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or any other, as strong & substantial, contribute the whole of the subscription
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(incidental expenses of this Application & a deducted) & which they will
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find themselves shall not be less than two Hundred Pounds, towards
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the Expense of it, or if your worships will order the Sum of one hundred
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Pounds to be paid out of the County rate towards the rebuilding it and
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