Vagrancy Act 1698

III. In what Case such Monies may be raised by Quarter Sessions; to be paid on Production of Certificate.

And in case the said Goal and Marshalsea Money be not sufficient after having discharged the Purposes for which it is raised to reimburse the Expence and satisfie the Allowance as is hereby required It is hereby further enacted That the Justices of Peace in their Quarter Sessions shall have Power to raise Moneys upon their respective Counties Ridings and Divisions in which they are impowered to act by their respective Commissions in such Manner as they raise it for County Goals and Bridges to satisfie the said Expences and Allowances soe raised shall Quarterly be paid to the Chief Constable of each Division soe as the said Chief Constables shall have a Quarters Payment in their Hands before hand And as often as the said Petty Constables or Deputies shall produce the said Certificates of his or their Expences and Allowance of the Chief Constable of their Division under the Hand and Seale of the said Justice of Peace the said Constable is hereby required to pay the said Charges according to the said Certificate which he must take in and account for at the next Quarter Sessions as aforesaid