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fcoint a proper perfon to Vie their cleric of the fud.fo v:i, to act as fuch during good behaviour, who Cr.iV. be allowed
r. re ifonable fdlary and enter itnto bond to the' comrr.iihoners of the faid town a id th-rir fuco-iTVs. with two faai- i
.
ent fecurities ill the fum o' one hundred pbuntfs lawful money of this fta-te, for the due and faiillfitl ex'ei ution of his
of.iee and the ir'uft rc.of:.J in hi nj for t e 1 ife k< -. oi.vi of the hooks and papers put into his care, and keeping a re-gu'ai
and fa rjbu'rhal of the pr icee'dih ;•; o; the cbmrrjiffi -men; duviighis continuance in the CM office. .*.:td the faid
clerk is hereby autriorifed arid reqdefled to demand and receive from the perfon or p- rfo is in whole hand;, the lame
rnaV&ej all the bocks,' 'journaTs'aiiJ papers Ge'on^thj to the fard town; to which docks, journals and. papers all
pei! ns ihal! have fr e accefs on paying two (hillings, under the penalty of one pound for every refiifali
IV. And be . i Red, by the authority a/crrfJJ, that the commitTioViers of the town fo chofen and qualified
agreeable to the directions' of th>S : ft, (hah be and'triey are hereby incorporated into a body polite and corporate by
ilie r.ame of the ctwiniiffioners of o.<!'d!;iry, and by that ::me to have annual futceffiiQri by trie elections of the free-ho'ders
and- freemen as by this a£l is directed, and a cc;r,mon feal ; and that they and their fuccefibrs by rhe name
aforefai f,. fhall be able and c ipab-e in law to have, purco.afe, receive, po.Tefs and retain to '.hem rmd their fjiccenorj
forever, in troft for the fak! 'own, an', lands, rents and tenements of what kind, nature or quality whatfomr, and
alio gran'tj fell, deroife, alien or di'no e o( the fame, nlfo to receive and lake any gift or donation wiiatfo;rex to the
fa:d town ; and .-.if> by the fame name to foe and iir.p'ead, be faed and impleaded, anfwer and be anfwe; ed, in all
courts cf record whatsoever, and from free to time and at all times hereafter to make fuch rules, ci der.s, regulations
and ordinances as to them fhall ftem meet, ± r»r repairing the ftretls, appointing a.tow;: conit:b!c or conftabks, town
watches or patroies, and making proper a!! wances by fees or otherwife for fuch fer vices, ancl for all facn o fher ne^
CtiTary ordinances, rulesa id o; ders wheh ciay ten. i ;o the advantage, improvement and good government of the
fai I town, and the laid rules, ordinances and regulations from time to time to alter, change, amend and difconthuu,
as to ;he faid com milhoiters or a majority of them fhall appear ncceffary •; and alfo (hall have full and ample powers
to enforce acomp iance and observance to fuch regulations, by laying fines arid penalties on t'nofe whj fhall refufe
or neglect to conform to fuch rules and regulations, not exceeding five pound?, and in the cafe of (laves the punifh.
ment of thirty nuie lalhes ; the faid penary to be reco-.ered, and the punifliment inflicted in manner hereafter men-tioned.
And whereas the proper office of the faid commiffioners is that of making bye-laws and regulations for the govern-ment
of the ftid town, and it has been found inconvenient and oiten impraclic»ble to call together the faid commif-fioners.
for ihe immediate uurpqfe of punifhing offenders, whereby the laid. regaLt.o^.s arc never properly carried
into effect : for. remedy, whereof,
V- Bs it auftidy.by ihea-,i -r;!y ef;rcf,ud: that a proper perfon, being a J u-ti.ee of the Peace in the faid town,
fhall be tle.ited at the fame time, and in the manner herein d recited for the election of commdiioners, who (hail be
called the Magistrate ci po'ice fcr the faid town, whofe d-aty it (hall h s to enforce c;..-i;-'i.ee rjj ths lawes and punifh
offandets; and fhall be, and is hereby aurhoiifed tq iff., s his war.aiil, dire (heriffj depw ,- fh;r (Tor town
conlta.le, to furomoi all.offenders ag^iiiJl the kw6, rules and- ordinances r> .: . _: \4ed frw the reguiation of
the faid town, to apneas be ore him ; a::d on their cccvielion, w: ;i:it (hah be in the matter of 'r;. is b • re Juftices
of the Peact;> the faid rnagi&rate is h,��i eby required ; wi pu liorifed to gv e j
.
•
.- m lat ,. aj award e:-; :;uti >-i agreeable
lo the laws, rules and crd::; incen crovided for the 12
1.•ernmentor the ih:.l to^n 3 v.'!'
; d> warrant cr execution the
l,i i flieriff, de,'Uty-!"ieriircr conftable i- hereby reqeired to e<"cut:, anion fuch trialsor enquiries is heca y aittho-jifed
and declared to pofiefi all the r.ecefiVy powers, to %dminifte* oaths <n>i fubffacaa. and csamt»e witnefTes, and
{hall ta e ibefo'djwir.g oath before he enters on the execution rfif.s c.iic-: :
'« 1 A^B.-da/bJemniy fv>ear\ that as a
lice r.f *>:c trjj" q/'i-jhlbiiry, I-.tuUl.do to the'-beft of- my julg.mut, end
i
" according to theU'.wtf, rifles c d udhtanccs 1 uti&faMhp ' d armrcemenUs tint
" may hapi>en to bt made, IvriU cau/e to hi duty returned to thi : Ihi.toH-ihhigi.-peMainmg-trmjt- office dxr-
" iug my. fOrttitKi0»i iiKretn-, I iJiiiLfaithfully, truh .', do equal atjd
;::»l jujiice to the public and to truth •dutiU^' P.i YiM,ed always, that Wjhere any perfon Ihal! think him or herfelf
aggrieved by the judgment of the faid Magiftrwe of poice, fucii perfc-n (hail have the right of appealing from the
laic judgme nt to tlie court of pleas and quarter-feffionS for ti^ county of Ravia .-.
Vl. rfnd be it fw tber en iBed, by ths author \ty aforefaid, that the commiffioners of the faid town fhall annually levy
a tax not exceeding fix (hillings en every hundred pounds value cf tax hie property within the- faid town, and a pro •
ror.ionable poll lax on all perfons who cio not pofiefs in the faid town the value of one hundred pounds in taxable'
property ; which tax fhall be collected by a warrant under the hands and fealsof the ccmmiffioners, directed to fuch
perfons as they appoint for that purpefe ; and the collector tobe appointed as aforefaid, is hereby empowered and
direfled to colleft and make diftrefs for the fame in like manner as collectors of public taxes, and ihe monies arifirig
therefrom, after deducting five per cent, for commiihor.s, fha'l by hini be paid into the hands of the town treafurer,
to be by the commiffioners applieJ and laid out in clearing, cle .ning and repairing the ftreets and public ppfTages, pay-jng
o:iicers for tranfaditing the bufinefi of the town, and in fuch public work and bufinefs as the commiffioners may
deem necefHry.
And the more effectually to afcertain the taxable property within the f.»d town :
YU. Be it enacled by the authority afore/aid, that every inhabitant thereof fhall yearly, at the time lie?,
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fcoint a proper perfon to Vie their cleric of the fud.fo v:i, to act as fuch during good behaviour, who Cr.iV. be allowed
r. re ifonable fdlary and enter itnto bond to the' comrr.iihoners of the faid town a id th-rir fuco-iTVs. with two faai- i
.
ent fecurities ill the fum o' one hundred pbuntfs lawful money of this fta-te, for the due and faiillfitl ex'ei ution of his
of.iee and the ir'uft rc.of:.J in hi nj for t e 1 ife k< -. oi.vi of the hooks and papers put into his care, and keeping a re-gu'ai
and fa rjbu'rhal of the pr icee'dih ;•; o; the cbmrrjiffi -men; duviighis continuance in the CM office. .*.:td the faid
clerk is hereby autriorifed arid reqdefled to demand and receive from the perfon or p- rfo is in whole hand;, the lame
rnaV&ej all the bocks,' 'journaTs'aiiJ papers Ge'on^thj to the fard town; to which docks, journals and. papers all
pei! ns ihal! have fr e accefs on paying two (hillings, under the penalty of one pound for every refiifali
IV. And be . i Red, by the authority a/crrfJJ, that the commitTioViers of the town fo chofen and qualified
agreeable to the directions' of th>S : ft, (hah be and'triey are hereby incorporated into a body polite and corporate by
ilie r.ame of the ctwiniiffioners of o. by the fame name to foe and iir.p'ead, be faed and impleaded, anfwer and be anfwe; ed, in all
courts cf record whatsoever, and from free to time and at all times hereafter to make fuch rules, ci der.s, regulations
and ordinances as to them fhall ftem meet, ± r»r repairing the ftretls, appointing a.tow;: conit:b!c or conftabks, town
watches or patroies, and making proper a!! wances by fees or otherwife for fuch fer vices, ancl for all facn o fher ne^
CtiTary ordinances, rulesa id o; ders wheh ciay ten. i ;o the advantage, improvement and good government of the
fai I town, and the laid rules, ordinances and regulations from time to time to alter, change, amend and difconthuu,
as to ;he faid com milhoiters or a majority of them fhall appear ncceffary •; and alfo (hall have full and ample powers
to enforce acomp iance and observance to fuch regulations, by laying fines arid penalties on t'nofe whj fhall refufe
or neglect to conform to fuch rules and regulations, not exceeding five pound?, and in the cafe of (laves the punifh.
ment of thirty nuie lalhes ; the faid penary to be reco-.ered, and the punifliment inflicted in manner hereafter men-tioned.
And whereas the proper office of the faid commiffioners is that of making bye-laws and regulations for the govern-ment
of the ftid town, and it has been found inconvenient and oiten impraclic»ble to call together the faid commif-fioners.
for ihe immediate uurpqfe of punifhing offenders, whereby the laid. regaLt.o^.s arc never properly carried
into effect : for. remedy, whereof,
V- Bs it auftidy.by ihea-,i -r;!y ef;rcf,ud: that a proper perfon, being a J u-ti.ee of the Peace in the faid town,
fhall be tle.ited at the fame time, and in the manner herein d recited for the election of commdiioners, who (hail be
called the Magistrate ci po'ice fcr the faid town, whofe d-aty it (hall h s to enforce c;..-i;-'i.ee rjj ths lawes and punifh
offandets; and fhall be, and is hereby aurhoiifed tq iff., s his war.aiil, dire (heriffj depw ,- fh;r (Tor town
conlta.le, to furomoi all.offenders ag^iiiJl the kw6, rules and- ordinances r> .: . _: \4ed frw the reguiation of
the faid town, to apneas be ore him ; a::d on their cccvielion, w: ;i:it (hah be in the matter of 'r;. is b • re Juftices
of the Peact;> the faid rnagi&rate is h,��i eby required ; wi pu liorifed to gv e j
.
•
.- m lat ,. aj award e:-; :;uti >-i agreeable
lo the laws, rules and crd::; incen crovided for the 12
1.•ernmentor the ih:.l to^n 3 v.'!'
; d> warrant cr execution the
l,i i flieriff, de,'Uty-!"ieriircr conftable i- hereby reqeired to e<"cut:, anion fuch trialsor enquiries is heca y aittho-jifed
and declared to pofiefi all the r.ecefiVy powers, to %dminifte* oaths |
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