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London, England, 1807-04-11 00:00:00

TRADES' HALL, Glargote, Match ij, 1807.
AT a MEETING of the GENERAL COM.
AT
appointed he the INCORPORATED TRADES.
and other PUBLIC BODDIS and CITIZENS rcfpcdtteely, co the

POLICE BILL BUSINESS,
Mr HENRY WARDROP, Chairman.
A Sub Committee having been named for the purport of ma-
turely confidering the Bill, reported, that it appeared to them the
Alterations and Amendrr.enta atter inferted ought to he made in
the Chivies of it. And the General s'emmittee basing eonfidered

and deliberated on the Report of the Sub Committee, did approve 1
(dew lam; and appointed the Chairman to tranfmit a copy of
the propofed Amendments to the Lord Prnvoft to morrow, with
a regneft that the fame may be laid before the Magiftratre and I
Conned, and an anfwer returned robins fometirne on Friday near,
before four o'clock, P. M. when the Committee are again to meet.
TRAMS' HALL, March 28, 18°7.
At a Meeting of the General Committee of the Incorporated
Trades. other Public Bailer, and Citizens of Glafgow, on the
POLICE sod STATUTEI.ABOUR BILLS, fo far as the latter

interefts die Citizens of Glaftow.
The Chairman reported, That, agreeable to the appointment of
the Committee at their Meeting on the 23d current, the Amend-
ments on the Police Bill.propofed by the Committee at that Meet;
ing (and hereinafter inferted) bzd been tranfmitted to the Lord
Provort ; and that the anfwers, as hereinafter added to each Seed-1
tion, had been returned by the Magiftrates and CounciL And the
Committee having confidered the anfwers, did, with only two
cliffenting voices, adhere to the Alterations and Amendments re-
folved on by the Committee at their Meeting, on March 231,1
in fo far as not agreed to, by the Magiftrates and Council. And
the Committee, therefore, in terms of their former le,rolutions,'
ordered Petitions againft the Bill to be prepared, and every Con•
Ritutional meafure to be adopted, for the purpofe of obtaining the
Amendments refolved on by the Committee, and alfo for obtain-
ing fuch further Amendments and Alterations, as may appear to
the Committee proper and neceffary; the Committee having rt-
ferved power to do fo, In the event the Council fhnuld not agree
to the Amendment tranfmitted to the Lord Provolt.
STATUTE LABOUR BILL. .

Nearly the whole of the Incorporated Trades, as well as the
Company of Grocers, having refolved to oppofe the Statute La-
bour Bill for the County, fo far as it relates to the City of Olaf-
pow,, the Committee refumed confideration of it, and Refolved
(with only one diffenting voice) That if it be at all neceffery to
augment the rate of Converfion for Statute Labour, in the I. icy
(which is not by any means evident) the Revenue thence offing
fhould be under the management of the Magiltrates and other
Commiffioners of Police for the City :—That this Relolutiun
ihould be tranfmitted to the County Meeting, which is to be held
on the tit of April next:—And, That the Gentlemen of the
County be accordingly requefted to infert in the Bill a Claufe to this
purpofc. But fhould this Claufe not be obtained, the Committee
Behaved, That Petitions fhould be prepared, and g relented to
Parliament againft the Bill, fo far as it relates to the City of
Glafgow.
ALTERATIONS and AMENDMENTS of the COMMITTEE
referred to in the preceding Minutes, with the anfwer to each
by the Town Council.
Sedion 3d —The Affillants of the Commiffioners in each Ward
ought alfo to be made Special Conftables. and recommended to the
Magiftrates for that office.—Aofwer. Unneceffary ; the Law of
the [.and being already fufficient for that purpofe.
Sedion ath.—The qualification for a Commillioner ought to
remain as by the prefent Aft, namely x3l..—Anfwer. Cannot be
granted; not left than 3cl of rent.
Sedion lath —The Baillies ought to be mentioned five in naut•
ba; and no Member of the Town Council fhould be eligible to
be elected a Commiffioner; and any Comnuffioner, becoming a
Member of the Town Council, fhould, re ipfo, vacate his feat
at the Board of Police. the Provoft, five Baillies. Dean of Guild
and Convener excepted.—Anfwer Number of Baillies is men-
tioned in the Amendments on the Bill; but Cc.uncillors cannot be
excluded.
Sedloa 14th.—It ought to be declared, that the lift of the
names of all patrons ill each of the AVards eligible to elect, or to
be elected Como:Wieners, fhould be made up by the Surveyor.
and Ghoul& at all times, be patent to the Board of Police, or to
soy one of them.--Anfwer. Agreed to.
Sectioft soth...-That the old rates of Affeffment &add he con-
tinued, and the Colledor named by the Board of Cordirniffieners ;
and, u it is not expedient that a plurality of offices be united in
one perfoo, the Colledor of the Police Funds (hookd always be
pt diftind and separate from the Colledor of Cefs.—Anfwer.
The rate of Affeffment mull be railed as propofed in the New
Bill; but agree to leave out the words " Collector of Cgs."
Sedion anth.—The flate of the payments and difburfements
mentioned in this Sedion, &veld, befitles being publifhed in the
mode laid down in this Sedtion, ago be publifhed °Lea in each of
the Glafgow Newfpapers.—Anfwer. Agreed to.
Sediou soth.—The Matter of Police, Clerk, Collector and other
Officers, ought to aft under the authority and orders o; elk Ma-
giftrates and Commiffioners, or any one of them in place of the
Magiftrates only.—Anfwer. Cannot be granted.
Seftion 3 tita—The Officers of Police ought not be armed, as
the Magiftrates at all times, when neceffary, have it in their power
to call for the affiftance of the Military.—Anfwer. Agreed to.
Section 33d —ln this Sedion, immediately after the' word,
" Nunes," the word n public" ought to be inferted, and the
words " and alfo the laid Foot Pavements'. ought to be kept out,
and the Soil, Dirt, &e. &c. ought to be declared to be " Police
Property" in place of " Public Property."—Anfwer. Agreed to.
Sedion 43d.—Perfons convided of wilfully breaking Lamps,
Mould, for the fecond, and every fubfequent offence, be fent to
Bridewell, fora limited period, if unable to pay the fine inipoled.
Anfwer. Agreed to.
Sedion 45th.—Refpeding Fire Engines ought to be kept out of
the Bill altogether;, and, in general, the management of the fire
department ought to remain as at prefent; and all claufes, or part
of claufes, in the Bill, relating to Fire Engines ought to be expung-
ed.—Anfwer. This is not agreed td; but Bucket Money to be
paid to Police Funds, if the Merchants' and Trades' Houfes allow
it, which is at prefent under their confideration for the pur-
pofe of relioquilhing ; and a claufe will be inferted in the Bill fur
recourfe on the proprietors of the premifes burned, although it is
not certain that Parliament saili grant it.
Scdion soth.—As the Committee conceive that the laws al-
ready exitting relative to frau.le, in the Sale of Coal, are fut.:lent
for checking the abufe, the Committee is of opinion, that the re-
gulation relative to Coals inferted in this Sedion ought to kept
eat .—Anfwer. Expunged
Section 53d.—Regulations refpeding the Fares of Pilots, Sze.
ought to be expunged —Anlwer. Expunged.
&diem 54111—Ought to run in thefe word.," And be it enact-
ed, that from and after the palling of this .aft, all perfons within
the laid City, who (hall ad as Brokers or Dealers in old furniture,
fniall parcels of yarn, old wearing apparel, or pieces of old metals,
Both, in manner aforclaid, enter their names and places of refi-
deter in a book to he kept for that purpofe within the Town
Clerks Chambers of the Paid City, and alfo -within the Office of
Police in laid City ; and, if any of -them Mall omit to do Co, they
than be liable to a penalty nut exceeding five pounds flailing.
to be impoLd by any of the laid Magiftrates, and levied and re-
covered in manner hereinafter direfted."--Anfwer. Agreed to as
to lies being feat to Police Office.
WIWI) soth --The fentences mentioned in this Saftion might
to be declared! to be futjed to rcvicw.—Anfwer Agreed to; and
confinement to be reftt:elcd to thirty days in Bridewell.
Seaton soth.--Tbe Magiarates and Comniiffioners, as a Board
of Police, Mould be entitled to make bye laws mat regulations for
the snore etketually carrying into execution the purpofes of the
Ad, and not contrary thereto, and to the laws of the land, and
filch bye laws ought to be acted on without any confirmation of
them by the Magill:met and Town Council, and publifited as
sty-atoned in this Sedion—Anfwer. Cannot be granted.
Section btft.--At or about the pet iod at which the prefent Aft
was oistained, the Public were given to underhand by the Magif-
trates and Town Council, that the r• ?tore of Lighting and Clean-
ing the Streets of the City within the *mint Royalty, taken upon
an Allow of fie years, three years of peace, and three of war, in
wisich laft the oil was dearer, was Sod Belling yearly, and, in
ennfequence of this data, it was agreed, that the Community of
the City should pay into the Police Funds, an annual payment of
Sock and be Ttlio,..d of the tapenfe of Lighting and Cleaning the
Streets. By the preisnt act, however, the Royalty was confider-
ably extended. and it has, horn an experience of fix years, been
foot d, that the annual averake impede oCleaning and Lighting
the Streets to the ancient and extende4 Royalty, amounts to
163 1. 13s. td. la this view of the matter, therefore, and which,
bps, iovelltiation, will be found cowed, the Committee are of
opinion, the Commqnity of the City ought to contribute mot
annually, towards the acyclic of Lighting and Cleaning the Streets,
..-Aiifwar. Cannot be granted, laccaufe they have not the Funds. •
Sedion bad.-1 he Magiftrates and ConimilTiouers of the Board
a police ought to have power to appoint a Fifeal, to profecute all
pub*, ofitadii.g under chi. Adk,and apprehend by the founts d