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B05329 Act of council anent high-ways and bridges. Edinburgh, the twenty second day of June, 1686. Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James VII) 1686 (1686) Wing S1442; ESTC R183013 796 1

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J R ACT of COUNCIL Anent High-ways and Bridges Edinburgh the Twenty second day of June 1686. FORASMUCH as by the sixteenth Act of the first Session of the second Parliament of King CHARLES the second in anno 1669. The Iustices of Peace in each Shire are Ordained to Conveen at the head Burgh of the Shire the first Tuesday of May yearly for Ordering of High-ways Bridges and Ferries And the whole Heretors are Required to Conveen at the respective Head-Burghs the first Tuesday of Iune yearly And to call for an Account from the Iustices of Peace of what is needful for Reparation of the High-ways and Bridges what Expenses is requisit for promoving thereof and accordingly to Stent the Heretors not exceeding ten shilling Scots upon the hundred Pound of valued Rent in one year And seing by a late Act of this Current Parliament Entituled Additional Act anent High-ways and Bridges the last Tuesday of Iune instant is appointed to be the first Diet of Meeting of the Iustices of Peace and Commissioners of Supply in the several Shires for this year but there being no day appointed for Conveening of the Heretors To the end the Reparation of the High-ways and Bridges being so good and necessary a Work may meet with no Obstruction Therefore the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council Do hereby Authorize and Require the whole Free-holders and Heretors of the several Shires on this side of Tay to Meet at the respective Head-Burghs within the same upon the second Tuesday of Iuly next for this year to the Effect mentioned in the foresaid Act of Parliament 1669. And these beyond Tay upon the third Tuesday of Iuly next and yearly thereafter conform to the Act of Parliament And Appoints the Sheriffs of the respective Shires or their Deputs to cause make Intimation of the foresaid Diets of Meeting at the several Paroch Kirks upon the Sunday immediatly preceeding the same And to the end these Presents may be more publictly and notourly known to all the Leidges Ordains the same to be published at the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh by a Macer of Council Extracted forth of the Records of His Majesties Privy Council by me Sir William Paterson Clerk of Council WILL. PATERSON EDINBVRGH Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to His most Sacred Majesty Anno DOM. 1686.