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Constables not to resign without Leave.
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XXI. And be it enacted, That no Head Constable, Constable, or Sub-Constable to be appointed under this Act shall be at liberty to resign his Office, or to withdraw himself from the Duties thereof, unless expressly authorized so to do in Writing by the County Inspector or Sub-Inspector under whom he may be placed, or unless he shall give to such Inspector One Month’s Notice of his Intention so to resign or withdraw; and if any Head Constable, Constable, or Sub-Constable shall so resign or withdraw himself without such previous Permission or Notice, he shall for such Offence forfeit and pay a Penalty not exceeding Ten Pounds upon Conviction before Two Justices of the Peace; and it shall and may be lawful for such Justices, in case such Penalty shall not be paid, to commit such Person to the Common Gaol or House of Correction for any Period not exceeding Three Calendar Months, and kept to hard Labour; and all Penalties so to be levied shall be paid to the Paymaster or One of the Paymasters of the County, to be applied and accounted for as herein-after directed.
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