Warrant of Distress for an Assessment.

To the Surveyor of the Highways of the of in the

to wit.

county of

Whereas in and by a rate and assessment duly made, assessed, allowed and published, according to the statute in that case made and provided, the sum of -was duly rated and assessed upon A. B. of aforesaid, for and towards the amending, repairing and supporting the highways and streets within the said parish, in pursuance of the statute of the 13th of Geo. III. c. 78, intituled, "An Act to explain, amend and reduce into one Act of Parliament the Statutes now in being for the Amendment and Preservation of the Public Highways within that Part of Great Britain called England, and for other Purposes." And whereas it duly appeareth unto me, one of His Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, as well upon the oath of the surveyor aforesaid as otherwise, that the said sum of hath been duly and lawfully demanded of him the said A. B. and that he hath refused or neglected to pay the same for the space of ten days after such demand; And whereas the said A. B. hath not appeared before me, in pursuance to my summons for that purpose, nor hath shewed to me any sufficient cause why the same should not be paid; These are therefore to require you the said surveyor forthwith to levy the said sum of by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the said A. B. and out of the money arising by such sale that you detain the said sum of and also your reasonable charges of taking, keeping and selling the said distress, rendering to, him the said A. B. the overplus on demand: And if no such distress can be made, that then you certify the same unto me, to the end that such further proceedings may be had therein as to law doth appertain.

Given under my hand and seal this the year of our Lord 1817.

day of

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S. P.

Summons for non-performance of Statute Duty with a Team. To A. B. of the of in the county of

to wit. Whereas complaint and information hath been made upon oath before me, one of His Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, by the surveyor of the highways of the said that you the said A. B. reside in the said- and keep a team, draught or plough, and are liable by the statute of 13th Geo. III. cap. 78, to send a team properly furnished, withable men, to perform your statute duty, and work in the highways of the said for six days in the year, and that you have had due notice from the said surveyor to send wain, cart or carriage properly furnished, and able men, on the day of and the following days, at o'clock in the morning of each day, to work in the repair of the highways under his direction; and that you have made default therein, whereby you have incurred a penalty of ten shillings a day for every team, and one shilling and sixpence a day for every labourer not sent according to such notice, amounting in the whole to: And the said surveyor hath thereupon prayed that such proceedings may be had against you for the recovery of the said penalties as the act directs. These are therefore to require you personally to appear before me, or such other of His Majesty's justices of the peace as shall be assembled at a special sessions to be holden at in the said county, on the day of at the hour of -noon of the same day, to answer to the said complaint and information, and to shew cause why the said penalty should not be levied on your goods and chattels, by distress and sale thereof, pursuant to the sta tute. Herein fail you not.

in the

Given under my hand and seal &c.

Summons for not paying Composition in lieu of Duty.

To A. B. of the of in the county of

to wit. Whereas complaint and information hath been made upon oath before me, one of His Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, by the surveyor of the highways

of the said, that you the said A. B. occupy lands, tenements, woods, tythes or hereditaments under the yearly value of £50. in the said of, viz. of the yearly value of and by the statutes 13 Geo. III. c. 78, are liable in respect thereof to contribute to the repair of the highways therein, and to pay to the said surveyor, in lieu of your statute duty, the sum of being at the rate mentioned in the statute; and that the said surveyor hath duly demanded the said money of you, but you have neglected and refused to pay him the same, contrary to the said statute: These are therefore to require you personally to appear before me, or such other of His Majesty's justices of the peace as shall be assembled at a special sessions to be holden at in the said

county, on the

day of, at the hour of in the -noon of the same day, to answer to the said complaint and information, and to shew cause why the said sum of money should not be levied on your goods and chattels by distress and sale thereof, pursuant to the statute. Herein fail not. Given under my hand and seal &c.

Summons for not performing personal Duty.

To A. B. of the

of

in the county of

to wit. Whereas complaint and information hath been made upon oath before me, one of His Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, by the surveyor of the highways of the said that you the said A. B. being a person inhabiting in the said and of the age of eighteen and under the age of sixty years, and not chargeable to the repairs of the said highways in any other respect, and not being bona fide an apprentice or menial servant, nor having performed any statute duty on the highways, or paid any composition for the same, in any other parish, township or place for the present year, but being liable by yourself or one sufficient labourer to work and labour in the amendment of the highways within the said, for six days in the year, under the direction of the surveyor; and having had due notice from the said surveyor to attend on the day of and the following days, at

o'clock in the morning of each day at to work on the repair of the said highways under his direction, have made default therein and have not performed

such labour at the time and place aforesaid, pursuant to the said notice, whereby you have incurred a penalty of one shilling and sixpence for each day's neglect in performing such labour as aforesaid; And the said surveyor hath thereupon prayed that such proceedings may be had against you for recovery of the said penalty, as the act directs.

These are therefore to require you personally to appear before me or such other of His Majesty's justices of the peace as shall be assembled at a special sessions to be holden at in the said county, on the

day of at the hour of

in the -noon of the same day, to answer to the said complaint and information, and to shew cause why the said. sum of money should not be levied on your goods and chattels by distress and sale thereof, pursuant to the statute. Hercin fail not.

Given under my hand and seal this year of our Lord 1817.

day of

in the

J. C.

Justices' Notice to Surveyor to shew cause why a poor Labourer

should not be discharged from Highway Rates or Composition, by 34 Geo. III. c. 74.

To C. D. Surveyor of the Highways within the parish of in the county of

to wit. Whereas A. B. of -in your parish, labourer, hath this day made complaint on oath before us, two of His Majesty's justices of the peace, &c. in petty sessions assembled, that he wholly gains his living by daily labour, and that by reason of his numerous family he is very poor and indigent, and wholly unable to pay any rates, assessments or composition for repair of the highways within the parish of

and therefore prays of us the said justices to be exempted from paying the same, we the said justices do therefore hereby give you notice to appear before us at in the said county, day of - at a petty sessions to be then and there held, to shew cause why the said A. B. should not by us be discharged from the payment of such rates, assessments or compositions accordingly.

on

the

Given under our hands and seals &c.

Complaint relative to the Repair of such part of the Highways as are to be Repaired by two Parishes.

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to

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to wit. At a petty session holden before J. C. and S. P. Esquires, two of His Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, this in the year of our Lord 1817, C. D. one of the surveyors of the highways of the parish of came before the justices aforesaid, and gave them to be informed, That there is in the said county a certain common highway leading from and that there is a certain part of the said highway, that is to say, so much thereof as lies between a certain place called — and a certain other place called, being in length [as the fact is], one side of which last-mentioned part of the highway adjoining to the parish of, lies within the said parish of and is to be and of right ought to be repaired by the said parish of and that the other side of the same part of the said highway adjoining to the parish of, lies within the said parish of, and is to be and of right ought to be repaired by the said parish of; and stated that the repair of such part of the said highway is very inconvenient to the parties aforesaid, and the want thereof detrimental to the public; and therefore praying that such part of the said highway may be allotted and apportioned for the repair thereof, by the justices aforesaid, to the said several parishes of in the manner directed by an act passed in the 34th year of the reign of King George the Third, intituled, " An Act for the more effectually Repairing of such parts of the Highways of this Kingdom, as are to be Repaired by two Parishes."

and

C. D. one of the surveyors of the highways for the parish of

The above application was made to us the day and year first above-written,

J. C.

S. P.