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<p n="18">To his Majesties Justices of the Peace<lb></lb>
for the City and Liberty of Westmr: &<lb></lb>
in their Generall Quarter Sessions<lb></lb>
Assembled.</p>
<p n="19">Whereas In was recommended and referred by this Court to Us<lb></lb>
whose hands are hereunto subscribed being amongst others<lb></lb>
appointed a Committee by Order made on the 25th: day of June<lb></lb>
last to take into Consideration the Provisions made (by the Act<lb></lb>
of Parliament lately passed Entitled On Act for better peving and<lb></lb>
cleansing the Streets in the City and Liberty of Westmr: And to<lb></lb>
Enquire Examine and consider of the Difficulties and Obstruccons<lb></lb>
the Justices have mett end do meet with in putting the said Act<lb></lb>
in Execution in regard in has been observed by severall of the<lb></lb>
Justices of the Peace for this City and Liberty That notwithstanding<lb></lb>
they have constantly held their Speciall Sessions within their<lb></lb>
respective Parished for putting the said Act in Execucon and have<lb></lb>
done what in them lies that the Good intended by the said Act<lb></lb>
might have its full force and Effect and which might reasonably<lb></lb>
have been expected It has not been in their Power to oblidged<lb></lb>
All the Pavements to be Effectually amended.</p>
<p n="20">Wee do therefore Certify this Court in Obedience to the<lb></lb>
said Order which desires Us to report a State of our Enquiry and<lb></lb>
Examination in the premisses and Our Opinions thereupon That<lb></lb>
Wee have mett together And upon Enquiry made in the premisses<lb></lb>
and Proceedings had in the severall Parishes within this City<lb></lb>
and Liberty by the Justices Do find That the Justices have<lb></lb>
Appointed Surveyors of the Streets in all the said Parished at the<lb></lb>
times directed by the said Statute and have regularly held their<lb></lb>
Sessions to receive the Presentments of the Surveyors which they<lb></lb>
have certifyed under their hands and Seales and presented the<lb></lb>
Defaulter for bad Pavements and Neglects in cleansing the Streets<lb></lb>
to the next Quarter Sessions in the forme and Wards prescribed<lb></lb>
by the said Act, And that this Court, hath sett fines on such<lb></lb>
Presentments upon the Parsons presented As in the Case of a<lb></lb>
Presentment on View of a Highway out of repair grounded on<lb></lb>
the Statute 2 & 3 Phil & Maria C. 8. and 5 Eliza C.B.<lb></lb>
which Presentments under the hands and Seales of Two<lb></lb>
Justices are declared by the Late Statute 2 do: Geo: 2 di: C. 11 to be</p>
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