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94 Paisley Statute Labour Trustees, &c.
Statute Labour Trustees for the Burgh of Paisley,
Appointed by Town Council.
Committee — The Treasurer, (Convener) Messsrs. David M'Nair,
William Keid, and James Millar, — Hugh Sim, Surveyor and Col-
lector, 59 Love Street.
Commissioners of Police for the Burgh.
OFFICE, COUNTY BUILDINGS.
The Sheriff- Substitute, Provost, and Magistrates, ex-officiis.
1st Ward, Alexander King,
2d — William Wilson, John Paton
3d — Peter Jack, William Hunter
4th — Alexander Martin, Robert Mure
5th — William Boyd, John Pinkerton
6 th — Alexander Smith, Alexander Walker
7 th — Alexander Lang,
8th — John Muir, William Peacock
9 th — Robert Kirkland, John Sheddon.
1st Ward, Robert Houston
2d — Matthew Scott
3d — John Snodgrass
Suburbs.
4th Ward, John Morton
5th — James Lang
6th — Paul Campbell.
William Montgomery, surveyor and cashier.
William Russell, collector.
John Shedden, treasurer. — Andrew Millar, writer, clerk.
James Stewart, superintendent — house, 105 Causeyside.
Two Sergeants — Nine Officers — and Twenty Watchmen.
1 James Paxton, day serjeant, house L Hospital lane
2 John Stevenson, night serjeant, house 8 Shuttle street
3 John Harkness, day officer, house 31 Orchard street
4 James M'Naly, day officer, house 29 St. James' street
5 John Anderson, day officer, house 21 High street
6 Daniel Robertson, night officer, house 14 Oakshaw street
7 John Mven, night officer, house 1 Love street
8 William M'Lea, ' day officer, house 1 Garthland street
9 David Love, night officer, house 61 Back Sneddon
10 John Crawford, day officer, house 49 High street
1 1 James Russell, day officer, house 1 Stow street.
REGULATIONS OP POLICE.
The Serjeant, and other Night Officers, attend regularly at the
Police Office, County Buildings, to call the roll of Watchmen, half
an hour before they take their stations, and mark such as are absent.
The night officers are thereafter to patrole the streets to observe if
the Watchmen are doing their duty, to apprehend vagrants and dis-
orderly persons ; and the Serjeant to give, in the morning, a written
report of the whole transactions during the night to the Superin-
tendent of Police.
The Watchmen are to be on their respective stations at 9 o'clock
at night, and remain till 6 o'clock in the morning.
Each individual of £5, or upwards, of annual rent, has a vote in
the election of Commissioner.