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Peace, as aforesaid, who shall keep an account thereof, in a book or books to be kept for that purpose, and shall account for the same to the said Justices, as often as he shall be required so to do; and all expenses attending the execution of this Act, (except within the cities of London and Westminster, and within seven miles thereof, and also except within the said County of Middlesex), shall be defrayed out of such money as aforesaid, in such manner as the said Justices shall, from time to time, within their respective Counties, order and direct.

And be it further enacted, That at such General Quarter Session, when such Justices and Physician shall be appointed as aforesaid, the Clerk of the Peace shall take the like Oath as is appointed by this Act to be taken by the Secretary of the Commissioners.

And be it further enacted, That in case the keeper of any house or place for the reception of lunaticks, not being within the said city of London or Westminster, or within seven miles of the same, or within the said County of Middlesex, shall, in the day-time, refuse the said Justices and Physician, on such visitation, admittance, at any time or times, into such house or place as aforesaid, the master or keeper of such house or place shall, for such offence, forfeit his License.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the keeper of any house or place for the reception of lunaticks, not being within the said city of London or Westminster, or within seven miles of the same, or within the said County of Middlesex, shall, and is hereby required, to give such notice, as aforesaid, of the receipt of every such lunatick (except such pauper lunaticks as shall happen to be sent there by parish officers) to the Secretary to the Commissioners, at the College of Physicians aforesaid, within the space of fourteen days from the time of such lunatick's being received into any such house or place; and every keeper of any such licensed house or place, who shall admit, harbour, entertain, or confine, any person as a lunatick, without