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April 1786
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this County in their General or Quarter Session And in Case the said
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Churchwardens Chapel wardens and Overseers of the Poor of any Town Parish
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or Place above mentioned or any of them shall neglect or refuse to pay
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the Sum of Money assessed thereupon in the said Rate within thirty days
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after demand made as aforesaid to the High Constable of the Hundred
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Division or District in which such Town Parish and Place so assessed
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doth lie he is by the said Act of Parliament empowered and is hereby
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required to levy the same by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels
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of such Churchwardens Chapel wardens or Overseers of the Poor or any
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of them so refusing or neglecting to pay the same as aforesaid by Warrant
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under the Hands and Seals of two or more Justices of the peace of the said
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County residing in or near such Town Parish or Place rendering the
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Overplus if any there be after deducting the Money assessed and the
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Charges of the Distress and Sale to the Owner or Owners thereof and the
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High Constable Churchwardens Chapelwardens and Overseers of the
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Poor in the said County are not to fail of performing the matters and
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things abovementioned enjoined them by this Order in pursuance
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of the said Act of Parliament under the Penalties mentioned in the
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said Act
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By the Court
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Selby
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The Clerk of the Peace Stated to the Court That he had in Pursuance of
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the Order of the Court made at the last Session caused Advertisements to be
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incerted in the Publick News papers and also the following Circular Letter
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to be written to His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for this County Vizt.
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"Office of Clerk of the Peace
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for the
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Session House
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Clerkenwell Green
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10th. April 1786
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In pursuance of an Order of Court made at the last Session
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"I beg leave to acquainted you that the Plan for a house of Correction for this
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"County (as prepared by the Committee appointed for that purpose) was laid
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