Apprehension of Highwaymen Act 1692

III. Sheriff allowed Payment in his Accounts.

Sheriff not having sufficient Money in hand repaid by Treasury.

And it is hereby further enacted That all Sheriffs their Executors or Administrators upon produceing such respective Certificates and the Receipts for the money by them paid in pursuance of this Act shall be allowed and are hereby impowered to deduct upon their accounting with Their Majesties Their Heires and Successors all moneys (other then the double sum and sums of money and costs of Suit) which they shall disburse as aforesaid without any fee or reward whatsoever. Provided always That if upon the accompt of any Sheriff or Sheriffs there shall not be moneys sufficient in the hands of such Sheriff or Sheriffs to reimburse him or them such moneys paid by him or them by virtue of this Act that then the Sheriff or Sheriffs having so paid the said moneys shall have the same repaid by the Lord Treasurer or Commissioners of Their Majesties. Treasury for the time being out of the Revenue of the Crowne upon Certificate from the Clerk of the Pipe to that effect