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July 1784
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Parliament made and passed in the Twelfth Year of the Reign of
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his late Majesty King George the Second entitled "An Act
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for the more Easy Assessing Collecting and Levying County Rates"
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they were required to levy within their respective Divisions but
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that the said Sums of Money have not yet been paid unto them and
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great inconveniences arising therefrom It is Ordered that the
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High Constables of the respective Hundreds and Divisions within
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this County do forthwith on sight hereof demand in Writing of the
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Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor or other proper persons
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of the parishes and places within their respective Hundreds or
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Divisions such Sum and Sums of Money as has been respectively
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assessed upon such parish or place by virtue of the said Order of his
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Majestys Justices in their General Quarter Session of the peace
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holden in the Month of April last assembled and in case such
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Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor or any of them shall
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neglect or refuse to pay such Sum and Sums of Money so assessed
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as aforesaid such High Constable do levy the same according to the
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directions in the said Act contained
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By adjournment same day
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Proceedings relative to
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the Report of ye Committee
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appointed to take into
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Considn. the Building a
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The order of the day being called for vizt. "To take into further
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Consideration the Report from the Committee appointed in February
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Session last to take into Consideration the building a New House
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of Correction on a Scale adapted to the Ground purchased of the
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Quakers together with the Scite of the present House of Correction
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and to prepare a plan or plans for that purpose" and the
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Deputy Clerk of the peace having reported that in pursuance of
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the Orders of Court of last Session he had sent a Letter to each
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of His Majestys Justices of the peace acting in and for this
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County of which the following is a Copy.
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