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

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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 So made thereof in Writing to be given to the Said Churchwardens
Chapple 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 Session of the Peace for this County after he Shall have
reced Such Sum or Sums of Money to pay the Same into the Hands of
Mr. John Higgs< no role > Gent . residing in Southton Buildings in the sd. 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 Session
And in Case the Churchwardens Chapple Wardens & Overseers 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 to 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
impowered and he is hereby required to levy the Same by Distress &
Sale of the Goods & Chattels of Such Churchwardens Chapple 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 & 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 & the Charges of the Distress &
Sale to the Owner or Owners thereof, And the High Constables
Churchwardens Chapple Wardens & Overseers of the Poor in the Said
County are not to fail of performing the Matters & Things abovementioned
enjoyned them by this Order in pursuance of the Said Act of Parliament
under the Penalties mentioned in the Said Act.

By the Court




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