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Constables not to resign without leave or notice.
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10. No constable appointed under this or the special Act shall resign his office, or withdraw himself from the duties thereof, unless expressly allowed so to do in writing by the commissioners or by the superintendent constable, or until after he has given to such superintendent constable one month’s notice; and every constable who so resigns or withdraws himself without such leave or notice shall be liable to forfeit all arrears of pay then due to him, or to a penalty of not more than five pounds, or, in the discretion of the justices before whom he shall be convicted, may be committed to prison, there to remain for a time not exceeding fourteen days.
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