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 358 cular officer to call the parih together, and et them upon this work; for which reaon by the tatute 2 & 3 Ph. & M. c. 8. urveyors of the highways were ordered to be choen in every parih.

urveyors were originally, according to the tatute of Philip and Mary, to be appointed by the contable and churchwardens of the parih; but now they are contituted by two neighbouring jutices, out of uch ubtantial inhabitants as have either 10𝑙. per annum of their own, or rent 30𝑙. a year, or are worth in peronal etate 100𝑙.

office and duty conits in putting in execution a variety of tatutes for the repairs of the highways; that is, of ways leading from one town to another: by which it is enacted, 1. That they may remove all annoyances in the highways, or give notice to the owner to remove them; who is liable to penalties on non-compliance. 2. They are to call together all the inhabitants of the parih, ix days in every year, to labour in repairing the highways; all perons keeping draughts, or occupying lands, being obliged to end a team for every draught, and for every 50𝑙. a year, which they keep or occupy; and all other perons to work or find a labourer. The work mut be completed before harvet; as well for providing a good road for carrying in the corn, as alo becaue all hands are then uppoed to be employed in harvet work. And every cartway mut be made eight feet wide at the leat ; and may be increaed by the quarter eions to the breadth of four and twenty feet. 3. The urveyors may Rh