England Additional Examples of Quarter Sessions Cases (National Institute)

Parish Officers
Appointments of parish officials, as well as scrutiny of their reports and their accounts fell to the county clerk and magistrates.

All adult males took their turn as unpaid parish officers, and were reimbursed for expenses. An important advantage to holding such an office for a year was that it conferred the right of settlement in the parish, and the holder could not be evicted later if he fell on hard times.

Joseph Chapman - shopkeeper Richard Dale - carpenter *Edward Hammond - yeoman 

Roads and Bridges
Sessions records contain matters relating to the creation and maintenance of the main roads and bridges.

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