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of this act ; and every commissioner and overseer shall and 

 may, at all convenient times, have recourse to and peruse 

 and inspect the same gratis, and may demand and have 

 copies thereof, or any part thereof, paying 6c?. for every one 

 hundred words so to be copied ; and if any such clerk or 

 clerks shall refuse to permit any of the said commissioners 

 and overseers to inspect or peruse any such books at all con- 

 venient times and seasons, or refuse to make any such copy 

 or copies in a reasonable time at the rate aforesaid, he or they 

 shall for every such offence forfeit and pay any sum not ex- 

 ceeding 51. for the benefit of the said commissioners and over- 

 seers ; and whenever such treasurer or clerk shall die, or be 

 removed from or quit the service of the said commissioners 

 and overseers, it shall be lawful for any five of the said com- 

 missioners and overseers to appoint some other fit and proper 

 person or persons to be treasurer or clerk, in the place of 

 him or them so dying, being removed, or quitting the said 

 service, until the then next general meeting of the said com- 

 missioners and overseers, when such appointments shall be 

 confirmed, or another treasurer or clerk shall be nominated 

 and appointed in his or their stead. 



39. Provided always, and be it further enacted, that it same person 



i • i • • not to be 



shall not be lawful for the said commissioners and overseers clerk an <i 

 to appoint the person or persons who may be appointed their 

 clerk or clerks in the execution of this act, or the partner or 

 partners of any such clerk or clerks, or the clerk or clerks or 

 other person or persons in the service or employ of any such 

 clerk or clerks, or of his or their partner or partners, the 

 treasurer or treasurers for the purposes of this act, or to 

 appoint any person or persons who may be appointed trea- 

 surer or treasurers, or the partner or partners of any such 

 treasurer or treasurers, or the clerk or clerks or other person 

 or persons in the service or employ of any such treasurer or 

 treasurers, or of his or their partner or partners, the clerk or 

 clerks to the said commissioners and overseers ; and if any 

 person shall accept both the offices of clerk and treasurer for 

 the purposes of this act, or if any person or persons, being 



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