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The Cities of London
& Westminster and
Borough of Southwark
& parts adjacent
united into a District.—

The King to appoint
Commissioners of
Peace within the
said District.—

Commrs to appoint
officers 25 to each Division
viz 20 foot 4
Horse and one head
officer.—

To appoint also
one chief Officer of
the Peace for the
District.—

Ten foot and two
Horse at least to do
duty every night.—

Commanders to
take an Oath.—

The Oath.—

Commrs not disqualified
to sit in
Houses of Commons.

No Parliamentary
rewards for apprehending
& prosecuting
to conviction for
any Robbery etcrend="superscript">a</hi>
within the District

Commrs to be ipso
facto Justices of the
Peace within the
District.

Persons appointed
by Commissioners
to be Officers etc. and
entered as such with
Commissioner to be
ipsofacto Constables.

High Constables &
Marshals of the City
to send lists of Constables
to Commrs
under penalty of
ten Pounds.—

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Governors etc of the
Watch to send Lists
of watchmen Patroles
and Beadles to Commissioner
under
Penalty of £10.—

Officers of Commrs
may make use
of the watchhouse

Officers of Commrs
may command
the service of the
Constable
of the Night, the Watch
Patrole and Beadles
and of every high
Constable & petty
Constable.—

Any High or petty
Constable or Beadle
or other Officer of the
Peace refusing to
assist the Commr
or his Officers, to
forfit not more
than £50 nor less
than 20 Shillings—
or be committed to
Prison for not more
than a Month.—

Officers of Commrs
may take persons
conveying goods
suspected to be stolen

And with a warrant
signed by Commr
may enter houses
to search for vagabonds
and break house for
Felons & Stolen goods

Persons harbouring
Rogues etc to forfit
£10— every subsequent
Offence

If the goods were
not stolen, or no
felon or stolen goods
twice found in the
House, when inter
yet the Office not
to be liable to any
action.

Officer of Commr not
to break open a House
between sun set & sun
Rising unless the
warrant endorsed
by a Justice and a
Parochial Consble

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Any Person resistg
or hindering an Officer
in searching for
Felons, or stolen
goods, to be deemed
Felons & transported
for 7 years.—

Officer may enter
into Public Houses
& take Persons tipling
gaming etc at
unreasonable hours
who shall be dealt
with as idle & disorderly.—

Victuallers suffering
tipling⧼toolbar-peri-spelling⧽ etc to forfit first
Offence 40 shils 2d offence
recognisance is trialed
3d offence Licence void

If Victuallers prevent
entry and search for
sale & disorder by persons
shall forfit £50
and Cerfificate.—

Pawnbrokers Buyers
Of Old Iron or other
second hand things
Refiners silversmiths
etc. etc. to give notice
of their names &
places of abode to
the Secretary of x x
Commrs.

Secretary to make
Entry and give Certificate
thereof.—

Any Person of above
description not having
Certificate to forfit
£10. second offence
£100.—

Certificate Persons
not discovering stolen
goods in their possessions
to forfit £5.—
refusing to produce
£50.—

Printed notice
of Felons etc.

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What persons to be
treated as Rogues & Vagabonds.—

NB

Red ink marking illegible

What Persons to
obey the Summons
of Commissioners
give them Information.—

Three or two Persons
to be appointed at
each office to do
Business —

One of them to
reside there and
appoint Clerks & Officers etc

Commrs to appoint
a Clerk to do busin[e]ss
at each Public office

Justices to give
notice to Commr
of complaint &
of Robberies etc and
to send copies of
Informations etc

Other Justices may
give notice of their
intention to act in
any Office and one
month after such
notice may Act
there, lists of Acting
Justices to be made
and sent to the Sessions

No appointed
Justice or Barrister
six years standing
and acting at
Sessions shall incur
any Penalty
for not having a
proper
of Estate.—

No Justice to act
but at a Public
office under Penalty
of £100.—

stice or his
writing dissolved throughout para. Clerk to fees
under Penalty
of £100 in
Sessions ad in

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