ROAD CLUB, 
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-compositions, and sums of money by them received and expended, 
for the amendment and preservation of the highways within their 
respective parishes; and that no such accounts be passed at such 
special sessions, unless it shall appear to have been previously pro¬ 
duced at a public meeting of the inhabitants (testified by the signa¬ 
tures of at least two of them), and afterwards examined and allowed 
by a proper magistrate, according to the directions of the before- 
mentioned act of parliament: and, in order that all the surveyors 
may have due notice of such resolutions, it is proposed, that the 
same be inserted in the instructions subjoined to their warrants of 
appointment. It may be reasonably presumed, that the legislature 
intended the surveyors' accounts should be examined by the nearest 
magistrate, who, from his own observation, or from local evidence, 
might be able to judge in what manner the duty had been, per? 
formed. 
The gentlemen of the association wish to have it thoroughly un¬ 
derstood, that as they are absolutely determined to exert their ut¬ 
most power and influence, in putting the laws respectir^g the high¬ 
ways into execution, and enforcing the same; so they will be wil¬ 
ling, ready, and happy, to give every friendly assistance and en¬ 
couragement, to such as shall conform to their duty in this matter, 
which is so essential to the comfort and advantage of the neigh¬ 
bourhood. 
It is much to be desired that no person will become members of 
this society, who are not really and earnestly disposed to act up to 
the spirit of its institution, and to embrace every opportunity of 
promoting its object, which is the improvement of the roads in their 
respective parishes particularly, and in the neighbourhood in gene¬ 
ral: to impress this object more forcibly, the following very perti¬ 
nent observations are extracted from a charge delivered to the 
grand jury, at a quarter sessions for the county of Worcester. 
“ Bad roads are the only blemish and disgrace of this our coun¬ 
ty; happy beyond every other in the kingdom, in its situation, soil, 
variety, and plenty of produce, which extends to every necessary of 
life: why are we, in respect to our highways, behind-hand with 
almost all our borderers? let us vindicate ourselves from the re¬ 
proaches of every traveller; not for his sake alone, but our own; 
for, not to mention the loss that all our trade, commerce, and hus¬ 
bandry, sustain from the badness of our roads, it deprives the 
county of its social pleasures and connexions; you too well know, 
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