Middlesex Sessions:
General Orders of the Court
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19th May 1743 - 22nd February 1753

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And this Court doth Order and require That every High
Constable in the Said County of Middx do on or before the first day
of June next demand in Writing the Sum of Money Rated and
Assessed in the aforesaid Rate upon each Town Parish or place in
his Division or District of the Churchwardens or Overseers of
the poor of the Same Town Parish or place or any of them who are hereby
required out of the Money collected or to be collected for the Relief
of the poor of Such Parish or place to pay Such Money So rated
and Assessed thereupon in the Said Rate unto Such High Constable
within the Space of Thirty Days after demand thereof So made in
Writing to be given to the Said Churchwardens Chappel Wardens
or Overseers of the Poor or any of them And every High Constable
in the Said County is hereby required at or before the next General
Quarter Sessions of the peace for this County after he Shall have
received Such Sum or Sums of Money to pay the Same into the hands
of John Higgs< no role > Gent . residing in Southampton Buildings in the Said
County of Middx who is Treasurer of this County he having formerly
given Security by Bond to be accountable for the Several Sums
of Money which Shall be paid to him in pursuance of the Said
Act of Parliament and for his payment of Such Money as Shall
be Ordered to be paid by the Justices of the peace for this County in
their General or Quarter Sessions, And in Case the Churchwardens
Chappelwardens and Overseers of the Poor of any Town Parish
or place above mentioned or any of them Shall neglect or refuse
to pay the Sum of Money assessed thereupon in the Said Rate
within thirty days after demand made as aforesaid the High Constable
of the Hundred Division or District in which Such Town Parish
or place So assessed doth lye is by the Said Act of Parliament
empowered and he is hereby required to levy the Same by Distress
and Sale of the Goods and Chattols of Such Churchwardens Chappel
wardens or Overseers of the poor or any of them So refusing or
neglecting to pay the Same as aforesaid by Warrant under the
hands and Seals of two or more Justices of the peace of the Said
County residing in or near Such Parish or place rendring the
Overplus if any there be after deducting the Money Assessed and
the Charges of the Distress and Sale to the Owner or Owners thereof
And the High Constables Churchwardens Chappelwardens and Overseers of
the poor in the Said County are not to fail of performing the Matters and
things above mentioned Enjoyned them by this Order in pursuance of the Said
Act of Parliament under the Penalties contained in the Said Act.

By the Court




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