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January 1775
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And it Appearing to the Committee that the
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Expence to the County on the discharge of the
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Prisoners alone under the said Act of Parliament would ann
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in the time of Peace Amount to the Sum of £150 and that Mr
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has not annually belive
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for the discharge of such prisoners as under this Act would
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burther the County with so heavy a charge more than about
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That Mr. Hall hath as Keeper of the said
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a Yearly
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Allowance or Sallary from the County of £50 and that 5/6
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the Fee usually taken and allowed for the discharge of each prison
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The Committee therefore asked Mr. Hall whether he would take
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a certain allowance for his contingent benefit under the said
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Statute and Mr. Hall having there upon made the following
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proposal Vizt. That during the time of Peace he is willing to
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relinguish his Sallary or allowance from the County of Fifty
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Pounds a Year and foregs all benefit that might Accrue to him
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under this late Act of Parliament upon Condition that the fee
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due upon the discharge of every prisoner out of his Custody Exec
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Such as shall come within the meaning of the said Act of
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Parliament and be discharged under the same be raised to 10.
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but that in the time of War his said allowance or Sallary be
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restored or continued to him It is the Opinion of the
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Committee that the said proposal is a reasonable proposal
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and that the agreeing to the same will be of Great advantage
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to the County by making a Saving to the County of 200l P Annum That
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the raising a Fee for the discharge of a Prisoner will not be
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oppresive to the
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as Advantageous to the public by
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increasing the Punishment of Real Offenders against the La
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and Peace of the Community and thence by creating a greate
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difficulty of getting out of Confinement deter persons from
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committing those Offences which may incur such a Punish
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and the Committee do therefore healthly recommend it to the
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Court to close with the said proposal
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It was Moved and Seconded that so much of the
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said Report as last abovesaid be referred back to the said Commen
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and the same being Resolved It is Ordered that so much of the
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said Report as last above said be referred back to the said Comm
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for their further Consideration thereof
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