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THAT the general expence of maintaining, conveying and shipping Vagrants
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in the
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in the years 1780, 1781, and 1782 has been
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£2372:18:4 in the whole.
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THAT by a particular account taken of the Number of Vagrants so main-
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tained, conveyed and shipped, and the expence of such maintenance, convey-
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ance and shipping in the County of
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for one year ending the 31st day
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of December 1783, the whole number of Vagrants passed has been 4665, of
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which 3456 have been Irish Vagrants.
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THAT the general expence of maintaining and conveying all such Vagrants
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in the County of Lancaster has been £2042:18:0, and that the expence of
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maintaining, conveying and shipping the said Irish Vagrants only in the County
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of Lancaster has been £1355:10:2.
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That Committee think it necessary to observe, That the Statute of the 17th
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Geo. II. C. 5, intitled "An Act to amend and make more effectual the Laws
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"relating to Rogues, Vagabonds, and other idle and disorderly persons, and
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"to Houses of Correction," is the Act of Parliament upon which the Allow-
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ances and Regulations relative to the apprehending, punishment, maintenance,
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conveyance and shipping of Vagrants do principally depend.
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That by the same Act Sect. VII. and VIII, it is enacted that the Magistrate
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shall inform himself, and state in the examination of each vagrant, the parish
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or place, where such Vagrant was last legally settled, and the substance of such
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examination is directed to be reduced into Writing, and one Copy thereof to
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be sent with the vagrant, and a Duplicate transmitted to the Quarter Sessions;
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and the Justices granting passes are required to order all Vagrants apprehended
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to be publicly whipped or to be sent to the
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House of Correction
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, there to re-
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main until the next Sessions, or for any less time as such Justices shall think
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proper. And the form of the Pass to be made use of is prescribed by Sect.
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VII. of the Act.
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THAT by Sect. XV. of the said Act it is directed with respect to Irish Va-
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grants, that no Master of a Vessel shall be compelled to take on board more than
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one Vagrant for every 20 Tons burden of the Vessel in which such Vagrant
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shall be shipped.
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THAT the Justices in Sessions are by Sect. XIV. of the same Act, empowered
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to six the rate to be paid to the Masters of Vessels for carrying over Irish Va-
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grants. And by Sect. XVI. they are also empowered to six the rates and al-
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lowances per mile, or otherwise, for the passing, conveying and maintaining
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Vagrants, and to make such other orders, rules and directions for the more re-
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gular proceeding or acting therein, within their respective limits and Jurisdic-
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tions as they in their discretion shall think proper, which rates, allowances, or-
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ders, rules and directions shall from time to time be observed and submitted to
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by all
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, Constables, Officers and other Persons, within the
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same limits and Jurisdictions respectively.
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THAT
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