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Precedents of Warrants.
This Warrant must be under the hands and seals of
two Justices. Vide
antea tit. Poor.
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A Warrant to distrain such as refuse to pay their Rates for
the Poor.
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' But first the Justices shall do well to send their
Warrant for the Offenders
' to make answer to the Complaint, and after to grant their Warrant,
' if they find cause. See hic cap. 2. & 7. |
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' Or else the Justices may make their Warrant after
this manner.
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To the Church-Wardens, and other the Overseers for the Poor
within
the Parish of W. and every of them.
FOrasmuch as we are credibly informed, or that it
hath been duly
proved before us, that the persons hereunder named do refuse to contribute
to pay Sums of Mony hereunder mentioned, (set upon their heads)
being assessed and rated upon them severally, for and towards the necessary
relief of the Poor of your said Town, according to the form of the
Statute in that behalf lately provided: These are therefore in his
Majesties
Name to charge and command you, and every of you, forthwith to
require and cause the said persons (so refusing) to be before us, to shew
the cause of their said refusal: And if they or any of them shall
refuse
to come before us, that then immediately you do levy all and every the
said several Sums of Mony unpaid, and all the Arrerages thereof, of all
and every the said persons so refusing, by Distress and Sale of the Offenders
Goods, you rendring unto the parties the overplus that shall remain
upon the Sale of the said Goods. And this shall be your sufficient
Warrant therein, Dated, &c. Vide antea Poor.
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Another.
To the Church-wardens, &c.
THese are in his Majesties Name to charge and command
you, and every
of you, presently to demand of all and every the persons hereunder
named, all and every the several Sums of Mony hereunder severally written,
or set upon their heads, being assessed and rated upon them for and
towards the necessary relief of the Poor of your said Town, according to
the form of the Statute in that behalf lately provided: And if they
or any
of them shall refuse to pay the said several Sums of Mony so rated upon
them, that then presently you levy the same by Distress and Sale of the
Offenders Goods, rendring to the parties the overplus that shall remain
upon the Sale of their said Goods. And this shall be your sufficient
Warrant
therein. Dated, &c. |
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These two last Warrants must be also under the hands
and seals of two
Justices, &c. |
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' And in all cases of Distraining and Sale of an
Offenders Goods, and
' rendring the party the overplus, the Apprisement of such Goods would
' be made by four of the honest Inhabitants of the Parish where such
' Goods remain and be, according to the statute of 3 Jac. cap. 10.
in like
' case. |
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