VPRS 5319 Court of Petty Sessions Collector's Cash Book

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Clerks of Petty Sessions were obligated by the Justices Act to keep considerable records relating to the business of the court, all of which implied the keeping of associated financial records. They were also subject to the provision of the Audit Act with respect to financial accountability. The Collectors Cash Book was listed in the Clerks of Courts Manual as the primary record to be kept relating to the Court's function as Collectors of Imposts and Receivers of Revenue with the direction that there shall be entered details of all fines.and every sum of money which is payable either wholly or in part to the revenue and also every payment out of such money

Payments made to the court are usually listed in Collectors cash books recording the date, name, particulars (for example, fines, license fees, poor box) and the amount. At the end of each month there is a summary report of the ingoings for the month and the outgoings.