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Order for raising Money
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for the Purposes mentioned
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in an Act of Parliament
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for the more easy assessing
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Collecting and Levying of
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County Rates.}
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Whereas by virtue of an Act of Parliament made in the
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twelfth year of the Reign of his present Majesty King George
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the Second Intituled An Act for the more easy Assessing
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Collecting and levying of County Rates, the Justices of the
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Peace in that part of Great Britain called England within
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the Respective Limits of their Commissions at their General
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or Quarter Sessions or the greater part of them then and there
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assembled have full power and Authority from time to time
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to make one General Rate or Assessment for Such Sum or
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Sums of Money as the Said Justices in their Discretions
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Should think Sufficient to answer all and every the Ends and
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purposes mentioned in the Said Act, Now for as much as it
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appeareth unto this Court that three fourths of the money of
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the last Rate made in May Sessions 1746, being the last
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proceeding Rate hath been paid and Expended to answer
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the Ends and Purposes mentioned in the Said Act of Parliamt.
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And that it is necessary that a Considerable Sum of Money
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Should be raised and a Rate made upon the Towns Parishes
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and Places in the Said County for raising of Money to answer
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the Several Ends and Purposes mentioned in the Said Act of
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Parliament This Court upon Consideration of the Premisses
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is of Opinion and doth accordingly order that a General
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Rate be made and Assessed upon every Town Parish
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or Place in the Said County for raising the Sum of twelve
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hundred Pounds which this Court doth think necessary to be
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raised for the Purposes aforesaid, and to the intent the Same
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Sum may be raised for the Purposes aforesaid This Court
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by virtue of the Said Act doth Assess upon every Town
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Parish and Place herein after mentioned in the respective
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in the Said County of Middx and
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within the Jurisdiction & Authority of this Court (according to
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the Proportion they have been usually Assessed towards
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raising of Moneys for the passing and relieving of Vagrants
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the respective Sums of Money following (that is to Say)
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