GASR_Colonial_Bills_176005_18

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of the Parishioners, and every Church Warden who shall fail or
neglect so to do shall forfeit and Pay the sum of five Pounds Pro
=clamation Money to be recovered by Action of Debt or Infor
=mation in any [crossed out word] County [end crossed out word] Inferior Court ^(of Pleas and Quarter Sessions) one half to the use
of the Informer and the other half to the use of the Parish
wherein such failure or neglect shall happen.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid
that the Church Wardens or in Case they refuse or Neglect
any three of the Vestry in any Parish shall have Power and
authority to call a Vestry upon any Occasion which they shall
judge Necessary by a Summons or Summonses under their ^(hand)
directed to the Constables of the Several districts of each
Parish who are hereby directed to execute the same under
penalty of Ten Shillings Proclamation money for each
Vestryman in such Summons named that they shall fail
to summon; and every Vestryman who shall refuse or neglect to
attend the Vestry agreeable to such Summons shall forfeit and Pay
the sum of Ten Shillings Proclamation Money for every such
Neglect unless he shall show Sufficient Cause for so doing to be
admited by the Vestry at their next meeting, which Penalties
shall be recovered and applied as herein after directed.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesd
that the Vestries of the several Parishes shall have full power &
authority upon the Death or removal out of their respect
=ive Parishes of any Church Warden or Church Wardens before
the Time limitted for executing the said Office is expired to
elect and choose out of the Vestry another or other Church
Warden or Church Wardens in the Place of the Person or
Persons so dead or removed; and every Church
Warden so elected shall Serve until the Time appointed by
this Act for election of Church Wardens under the Penalty
of Forty Shillings Proclamation money.

And be it further enacted by the Authority afore
said; That the Vestry of each respective Parish shall have full
Power

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