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May 1799.
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made of such Articles by the Governor as they are Received
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into the Prison (except the Bread and Butchers Meat under the
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New Regulation adopted by the Committee appointed for that
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purpose.) and that due care is not observed in the Ordering
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and receiving such Articles Your Committee therefore
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recommend that nothing in future should be Ordered for
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the use of the Prison or the Prisoners but by the Court or the
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Prison Committee before whom the Governor should produce
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a Schedule of such Articles as may be wanted but in Case
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of Emergency when the Governor should be at liberty to
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procure any temporary supply by an Order in Writing
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under his Hand that he should cause a Copy of any
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such Order to be entered in a Book to be provided for
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that purpose and produce the same to the Committee
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at their Meetings for their Inspection.
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Your Committee are also of Opinion that the
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should be directed to Inspect every Article brought
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into this Prison and that he should cause an Account
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thereof to be entered in a Book on the Day in which the
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same shall be received.
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And Your said Committee further Report.
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That it appearing that the Governor had employed a
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Stone Mason who had formerly been a Prisoner in this
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Prison to do some Masons Work in the
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House of Correction
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and had not only agreed to allow him a Weekly Salary
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for the same but had put him upon the Prison Allowance
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in the same manner as other Turnkeys and Servants
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of the Prison Your Committee directed the said Stone
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Mason to be Discharged and are of Opinion that the
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belonging to this County ought not
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to be Allowed the Liberty of employing any other Person
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to do works for this County but such Workmen as have
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been regularly appointed by the Court and that no
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Works should be done at the said Prisons but such as
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shall be directed by the Magistrates in Session Assembled
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and Inspected and Surveyed by the County Surveyor.
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