February 1797. -

That the whole of these Demands amount to the Sum of
£2142..15s..8d. and the Charges in the said several Bills
and Demands appearing to Your Committee to be just and
true It is their Opinion that the same ought forthwith
to be paid.

All which the Committee Submit Etc.

Samuel Glasse< no role > .

Resolved That the said Report be Received and
Confirmed and that the Clerk of the peace do issue the usual
Orders upon the Treasurer of this County for Payment of the
several Sums therein mentioned amounting together to the
sum of £2142..15s..8d.

By adjournment same Day.

Whereas by virtue of an Act of Parliament made in
the Twelfth your of the Reign of His late Majesty King George the
Second entitled "An Act for the more easy assessing collecting and
"levying County Rates" the Justices of the peace in that part of Great
Britain called England within the respective limits of their
Commissions at their General or Quarter Sessions or the greater
part of them then and there Assembled having full power and Authority
from time to time to make one General Rate or Assessment for such
Sum or Sums of Money as the Justices in their Discretion shall
think sufficient to Answer all and every the ends and purposes
mentioned in the said Act Now Forasmuch as it appeareth
unto this Court that more than Three fourths of the Money of the last
Rate made in January Session last being the last preceeding Rate
hath been paid and expended to Answer the ends and purposes
mentioned in the said Act of Parliament and that it is necessary a
Considerable sum of Money should be raised and a Rate made upon
the Towns Parishes and Places in the said County for raising of
Money to Answer the several ends and purposes mentioned in the