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And it is recommended by the Court to
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the said
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James Sturges Adams
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, to be parti-
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cularly careful in detecting any Vagabond
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under his Care who shall have been punished
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and passed as a Vagabond for Offences com-
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mitted in the County. And upon such De-
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tection the said
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James Sturges Adams
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, instead
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of conveying such Vagabonds as directed by
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the Order he is to detain such Vagabond,
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and apply to the committing Magistrate for
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a Warrant of Detainer against such Vaga-
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bond as an incorrigible Rogue of which
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Proceeding the said
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James Sturges Adams
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do at the next Sessions acquaint the Court.
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And this Court do agree with the Senti-
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ments of the said Committee, that a proper
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Method of laying before this Court, an an-
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nual State of the Expence this County is put
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to upon the Article of Vagabond would pre-
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vent many Irregularities.
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Ordered. That the
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Treasurer
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of this County
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do provide a Book, and therein regularly en-
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ter the Account relating to Vagabonds, Etc. in
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the Method pointed out in the 20th Article
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of the Report of the said Committee, and
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present Yearly an Abstract of such Account to
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this Court at the Time; and in the Man-
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ner pointed out by the said Article; and this
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Court will assign a proper Recompence to
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the
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Treasurer
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for his extraordinary Trouble.
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Ordered.
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Ordered. That the
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Clerk of the Peace
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do di-
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rect the
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High Constables
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of this County to
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give Notice to the several
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Petty Constables
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,
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that they for the future, are to deliver to the
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Treasurer
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of this County, all such Orders for
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Conveying, and Orders for Rewards for ap-
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prehending Vagabonds, as shall be in their
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Hand twice every Year at least, viz. at April
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and October Quarter Sessions. And that the
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High Constables
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and
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Contractor
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do the same,
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and that the
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Treasurer
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do not receive into
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his Account any Orders not delivered at the
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Times above-mentioned, without Special
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Order of the Court.
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Ordered. That the
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Clerk of the Peace
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, do
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on the first Day of next December Sessions,
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present to this Court all such Duplicates of
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Passes and Examinations as shall be returned
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to Sessions from October. Sessions last, to
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October Sessions next. And that such Dup-
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licates be referred to, be checked with the
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Orders for Rewards to the Committee,
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which shall be appointed to audit, the Ac-
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count of Vagabonds; and the same Method
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be observed from Year to Year, untill this
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Court shall otherwise order and direct.
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And upon reading and considering the
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10th. Aticle of the said Report, this Court
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are of Opinion, that the apprehending Beg-
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gars being the immediate Duty and Business
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of
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