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Letter - Response from GR Nichols to furnish a statement of his duties, 1850

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Unique IDA-00503214SeriesCity Solicitor's Letters, circa 1843-1853DateBetween 1st January 1850 and 2nd December 1850Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionMemo from City Solicitor: Memo from GR Nichols to the Town Clerk responding to a direction of the Finance Committee to furnish a statement of his duties. 1. to prepare bonds of surety for Corporation officers and contractors 2. advise, prepare and give opinions when requested 3. Receive instructions etc prepare legal proceedings etc for the Surveyor of Buildings, the Inspector of Nuisances and Hackney Carriages, the Clerk of the Markets and for breaches of various local acts 4. attend at the Police Office and conduct all cases for the Council 5. Prepare warrants of distress, letters of demand etc, take proceedings 6. prepare conditions of sale and bonds for City property 7. advise generally; prepare By Laws; attend meetings when summoned; give opinions. He further states that he has prepared this year 45 clauses of the Corporation Act relating to sanitary reform. He includes a summary of work performed in the current year: about 50 bonds; advising Mr Stubbs then drawing about 100 informations, attending Police Office, drawing distress warrants or commitments; similar actions performed for Mr Golden and the Clerk of the George St Markets; writing more than one hundred letters of demand for building fees etc; preparing and engrossing opinions; writing letters to accompany bonds and other documents.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordNoBorn digital itemNo

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Page number295Volume number1

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)Public access notePlease acknowledge the City of Sydney Archives.

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Source system ID876/1/295

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Authenticity & integrityThese are the original records of the Municipal Council of Sydney. The records have been held in the Council’s custody and have a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that these are historical records and the language used within the records was the language of the time it was captured, and may not reflect current community values or expectations.

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Letter - Response from GR Nichols to furnish a statement of his duties, 1850