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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.