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Anne chapter 23 This Rate is to be collected by the Constables
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or Such other persons as the Session Shall appoint and paid
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over to the high Constable of the Several Divisions quarterly who
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are twice a yeare to account to the Treasurers, But there is no
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penaltys on Collectors or
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high Constables
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for any default in
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not collecting accounting or paying over the Said moneys in
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their hands, And that the Committee conceive they are Indictable
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and no other way punishable unless the Collectors shall be
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Judged to be within the penalty of fourty Shillings laid on
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Collectors of Bridge Rates by the Act of
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1st. Ann chapter
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18
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Sect 3 to which this Act relates in this clause where the
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Sessions are impowered to raise money for this use by Such ways as
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they may by law for repairing County Bridges, But there
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appeares to the Committee to be Several defects in this Act,
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there being no power given to levy the penaltys by distress or
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otherwise, So no remedy but by Information or Judgment, All
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which the Said Committee certify and Submit to the Judgment
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of this Court, This Court upon reading the Said Report Doth
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agree thereunto, And doth Order that an Indictment or
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Indictments be preferred against the petty Constables of the
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parishes of Acton &
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in this County for not assessing
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raiseing collecting & levying the moneys assessed by the Said
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Rate upon the Said parishes respectively as their Quota or
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proportion of the moneys directed and intended to be raised
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by vertue of the aforesaid Rate to defray the expences of
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passing & releiving of Vagrants and also against other
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parishes who are in arreare upon the Said Rate, And that
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Such Indictment or Indictments be effectually prosecuted in
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order to recover the Said arreares But the Committee of his
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Maties Justices of the peace
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of this County (appointed by
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Order of Court to take the accounts of the Treasurers of
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this County) are hereby authorized first to Summon
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before them if they Shall think proper the Officers of
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Such parishes before them who are Soe in arreare before
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any Such Indictment or Indictments be preferred And
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this Court doth further Order that the expences of the Said
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prosecutions Shall be born & paid out of the moneys
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raised by vertue of the aforesaid Rate.
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By Adjornmt. on Thursday the
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16th. day of January 1734
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Order of referrence to the
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Comittee of accounts to
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consider of a proper method
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to be taken for bringing
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Henry Barker
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Esqr
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Treasurer
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of
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money to
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Whereas
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Henry Barker
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. one of his Maties Justices of the
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peace of this County and Treasurer of
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the Bridge
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money was
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by an Order made at the last General Sessions of the peace
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holden for this County by adjornment on Thursday the fifth
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day of December last directed to produce before this Court on
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the first day of this present Quarter Sessions (to witt)
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