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 the College of Physicians in a strong chest or box, which said chest or box shall be under the care of the beadle or house-keeper belonging to the said College, and shall be carefully locked up, from time to time, by the secretary to the said commissioners, and the key thereof kept by such secretary; which said register shall be deemed to belong to the said commissioners, and the key of the said chest or box shall be delivered over to every succeeding secretary, whenever the former secretary shall go out of office, and be kept by such succeeding secretary in manner aforesaid, for the use of the said commissioners.

Provided always, That the president of the said College shall have liberty to inspect the said register, from time to time, as often as he shall think proper, provided such inspection be made at the College, and in the presence of the secretary to the said commissioners.

And be it further enacted, That if any person shall apply to one of the commissioners, in order to be informed whether any particular person or persons have been confined in any of the said licensed houses, and the said commissioners shall think it reasonable to permit such inquiry to be made, and shall sign an order, directed to the secretary for that purpose; he, the said secretary, is hereby required, upon the receipt of such order, to make search upon his papers: and if it shall appear upon such search, that the person or persons so enquired after have been confined in any of the said houses, the said secretary shall immediarely acquaint the persons so applying with the name of the keeper in whose house, and also the names of those by whose direction and advice, such person or persons have been so confined.

And be it further enacted, That the said treasurer shall, and is hereby required to pay to each of the commissioners for every time they shall, in obedience to this act, or any requisition therein contained, visit and inspect any such licensed house or place, as aforesaid, within the limits aforesaid, the sum of one guinea; and shall also pay and discharge all such reasonable expenses of the said commissioners as