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‘he established in the Parish of St) Mary-le- 
bone, in the said County of Middlesex. 
‘Oe or more justices shall diligently at- 
tend at each, of, the said, Police-offices 
“every day, from. ten of the clock in the 
morning until eight of the clock in the even- 
ing, and at such other times and places as 
shall be found necessary, and directed by 
His Majesty’s principal secretary of state 
‘for the home department; and that two 
‘of the said justices shall in like manner at- 
“tend togetlier at each of the said offices, 
‘froin twelve of the Clock at noon until 
three’ inthe: afternoon : provided always, 
that no such attendance shall be given on 
Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday, or 
any day appointed for a public fast or 
‘thanksgiving. 
' The justices appointed as aforesaid, or 
any two of them, in their respective of- 
‘tices, shall appoint, retain, and employ a 
sufficient number of fit-and able men for 
the whole eight offices, subject to the 
approbation of His Majesty’s secretary of 
state for the home department ; whom 
they arehereby authorized and empowered 
to swearin, to act as constables, for preser- 
ving the peace and preventing robberies 
‘and other felonies, and apprehending offen- 
ders against the peace. 
The, justices appointed fo the said 
Thames Police-office, or any two of them, 
shall retain and employ any number of fit 
and discreet men, not exceeding thirty, 
“who, under the name of Thames Police 
Surveyors, shall have the powers, authori- 
ties, privileses, and advantages of a con- 
“stable, and shall direct and inspect the con- 
duct of the constables attached to the 
Thames Police-office, and of all persons 
to be employed inand about ships and ves- 
sels in the river Thames. 
_ Justices to be allowed a salary of 6001. 
per annum, and further sums to be issued 
for payment of clerks, constables, &c. 
No justice shall take fees but at the 
public offices, on penalty of 1001. but 
not to extend to fees for licensing ale- 
houses, or to fees taken at the office in 
Bow-strect. 
Tables of fees to be hung up, and the ac- 
count of fees taken at the police-offices 
shall be delivered quarterly to the recei- 
ver, and the amount of fees paid to him. 
All penalties *¢except to informers or 
parties aggrieved) recovered at the po- 
lice-offices, shall be paid to the receiver ; 
and, if fees and penalties are not accounted 
' for, the receiver may sue for the same in 
any court of record. 
“Receiver to render accounts: quarterly, 
or oftener if reqnired. 
Justices not to sit in ‘parliament, and 
no justice, receiver, surveyor, or Consta- 
ble, to vote at elections. 
And whereas it hath become a practice 
_ of Iate to open shops or rooms for the sale, 
or onder the pretence of selling, ready- 
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‘made! coffec, tea, and. other ‘liquors, and 
to, keep such, shops) or rooms open daring 
the, whole,or the. greatest part: of) the 
night, thereby affordmg shelter and accom. 
modation to thieves, prostitutes, and other 
disorderly persons, and tending greatly to 
the encottragement of robberies, and to the 
concealment of stolen property ; be it fur- 
ther enacted, that no shop, room, or place, 
for the purpose aforesaid, within the city 
of London or the liberties thereof, within 
the limits of the weekly bills of mortality, 
or within any of the parishes herein-before 
mentioned, shall be kept open after the 
hour of eleven o’vlock at night during any 
part of the year, nor opened. before the 
hour of four o’clock in the morning be- 
‘tween Lady-day and Michaelmas; or he- 
fore six o’clock in the morning between 
Michaelmas and Lady-day; and, if any 
such shop, room, or place, shall be open 
within the hours herein-before prohibited, 
or, being shut up, if any person shall, du- 
ring those hours, be found therein, except 
the persons actually dwelling there, or 
having lawful excuse for beiug there, then 
the master, mistress, waiter, or other per- 
son having the care, government, | or ma- 
nagement, of such shop, room, or place, 
whether he or she be the real. owner or 
keeper thereof or not, shall forfeitand pay 
any stim not exceeding ten pounds, upon 
conviction. 
If any person shall, within the City of 
London and liberties thereof, or within 
the limits and parishes aforesaid, blow any 
horn or use any other noisy instrument for 
the purpose of hawking, selling, or distri- 
buting, any article whatsoever, it shall be 
lawful fer any constable, headborough, pa- 
trole, watchman, or other person, to ap- 
prehend every person so offending, and 
convey him before any justice of the peace, 
who shall proceed to examine upon oath 
any witnesses appearing to give evidence 
touching such offence; and, if the party 
accused shall be convicted of such offence, 
then and in every such case he shall, for 
every such offence, forfeit and pay any 
sum not exceeding forty shillings, and not 
less than ten shillings. 
And whereas ill-disposed ‘and suspected 
persons and reputed thieves frequent the 
parks, fields, streets, highways, and 
places adjacent, and divers places of public 
resort, and the avenues leading thereto, 
with intent to commit felony on, the per- 
sons and property of His,,Majesty’s.sub- 
jects; be it farther enacted, that it. shall be 
lawful for any constable or other person to 
apprehend every such suspected person. or 
reputed thief, and convey him or her be- 
fore any justice of the peace; and, if it 
shall appear, upon the oath of one or more 
credible witness’ or witnesses, that such 
person is of évil fame anda reputed thief, 
and such person shall not be able to give a 
satisfactory account of himself or herself, 
ss and 
