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menconed end if it were duely practiced, But the Same
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by reason of the wealth of Some Inhabitants and the
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Sickness or other disability of others has (as is very well
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known) been long Since disused and is indeed impracticable
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and instead thereof the watches have been kept by
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persons hired as abovemenconed by the Constables
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or other peace Officers and under
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their direccon and mannagement only, And under
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colour thereof the Said Constables and
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and their Beadles have quarterly collected Such Sumes
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of many as they have thought fit, for which there is not
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by any Law now in force any way to bring them to
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account, And that yet nevertheless the Said Constables doe
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not (as is aforesaid) keep Such Sufficient watches as are
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necessary, The Committee were of opinion and did
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Resolve that there is the utmost necessity of
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and effectual remedy for the aforesaid inconveniences
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"and defects and that Some means be provided for the
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"keeping a Strong and regular watch in the Night time
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"for the future, The want of which for the reason the
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"Committee resolved to be (in their opinion) the principal
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"cause of the late most remarkable increase of Street Robbers
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"and other Felons and Malefactors in the Night time,
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And the Committee being of opinion that the well
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lighting the Streets would be a very effectual means of
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preventing Street robberys, and haveing taken the
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Statute made for that purpose into their consideracon, and
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likewise observeing that the late increase of Street
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robberys began in point of time Some time before
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Michmas last they are therefore of opinion that the Said
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Act might be more usefull in this respect if the
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Inhabitants therein menconed were required to light
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their houses or doors earlyer and later in the year and
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for a longer time than twelve a clock at Night which
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in the time now appointed by the Said Act of
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