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Gaols Act 1698
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Justices of Peace, upon Presentment, as herein mentioned to agree upon Sum of Money necessary for building Goal; and to charge the same.
Quarter Sessions to direct Precepts for levying the same.
Whereas for want of due Repaire severall Goals and Prisons within this Realme are become prejudiciall to the Health of the Prisoners and insufficient for the safe Custody of them Be it therefore enacted by the Kings most Excellent Majesty by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spirituall and Temporall and Commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the Authority of the same That it shall and may be lawfull for the Justices of the Peace or the greater Number of them within the Limitts of their Commissions upon Presentment of the Grand Jury or Grand Juries at the Assize Great Sessions and Generall Goale Delivery held for the said County of the Insufficiency or Inconveniency of their Goal or Prison to conclude and agree upon such Summ or Summs of Money as upon Examination of able and sufficient Workmen shall be thought necessary for the building finishing or repairing a publick Goal or Goals belonging to the Shire or County whereof they are Justices of the Peace & by Warrant under their Hands and Seales or under the Hands and Seales of the greater Number of them by equall Proportion to distribute and charge the Summ or Summs of Money to be levied for the Uses aforesaid upon the severall Hundreds Laths Wapentakes Rape Ward or other Divisions of the said County And the Justices of the Peace are hereby authorized and impowered at the Generall Quarter Sessions held for the respective Division of the said County to direct their Warrants or Precepts to High Constables Petty Constables Bayliffs or other Officer or Officers as they in their Discretion shall thinke most convenient for levying and collecting the same
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