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"Offices, and other Persons within the same
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"Limits and Jurisdictions respectively.
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And whereas in pursuance of the Powers
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given by the said Statute.The Court of
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Quarter Sessions held on Monday the 15th.
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Day of January, 1749, did order and direct
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among other Things, "For maintaining all
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"and every Vagabond for twenty four Hours,
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"and so after that Rate, for a longer or
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"shorter Time, and for the Passing, or Con-
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"veying of any such Person or Persons whose
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"Names are contained in one Pass, convey-
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"ed or carried along together at one Time,
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"or turn by Cart, or Horse Carrriage, the
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"Rate of Six-pence a Mile and no more, and
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"for Passing or conveying of such Person
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Persons on Foot, under and less than
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"Six pence, Etc.
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And whereas great Frauds and Abuses
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have been practised by the Constables and
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other Officers conveying Vagabonds under
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the said Order of Sessions, by acumulating
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large Sums of the Publick Money to their
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own USe, to the great Injury of this County,
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for the Prevention of which.
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The Justices of the Peace now assem-
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bled in their General Sessions, do pur-
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suant to the Power given them by the said
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Statute repeal and declare, void the said
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Order of Sessions of January 15th. 1749.
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And
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And the said Order is hereby declared to be
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null and void.
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And this Court doth in pursuance of the
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Powers given by the said Statute, order and
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direct, that for the future Vagabonds shall be
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passed or conveyed, according to the Tenor
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of the Contract entered into by the Court,
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with
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James Sturges Adams
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for that Purpose,
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and in no other Manner. And the
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Justices
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of the Peace
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acting in and for this County,
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and all Peace Officers and others, are hereby
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required to conform themselves thereto, and
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the several High Constables of this County,
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are hereby forbid to receive or pay any Or-
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ders of conveying to their respective
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or any other Persons contrary to
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this Order. And the
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Treasurer
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of this
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County is also hereby ordered and directed
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not to receive into his Account any Orders
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of conveying contrary to the said Order of
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this Court.
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And it is ordered by this Court that it be,
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and it is hereby recommended unto his Ma-
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jesty's
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Justices of the Peace
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for this County
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respectively, that when any Person is brought
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before them, and upon Oath, or upon their
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own Confession charged with being a Rogue
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and Vagabond, that such Justice do take the
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Examination of such a Vagabond in writing
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upon Oath, and order such Vagabond to be
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either
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