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COUNCIL COMMITTEES: WATCH COMMITTEE

Catalogue reference: ZCCB/15-28

What’s it about?

This record is about the COUNCIL COMMITTEES: WATCH COMMITTEE dating from 1836-1961.

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Full description and record details

Reference

ZCCB/15-28

Title

COUNCIL COMMITTEES: WATCH COMMITTEE

Date

1836-1961

Description
Description available at other catalogue level
Related material

<p>For minutes after 1961 see COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES MINUTE BOOKS, CB</p>

Held by
Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
Language

English

Administrative / biographical background

This committee was appointed by the Council on 9 Feb. 1836 under the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835, which required borough councils to appoint Watch Committees with responsibility for providing adequate police forces. In Chester, under private Acts of 1760 and 1803, responsibility for providing a watch etc. rested with the Police Improvement Commissioners, but their powers relating to the police were transferred to the Council in Feb. 1836. The first meeting of the Watch Committee was held on 12 Feb. 1836

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/beb4b126-4aa1-4137-bb0f-3d923c7957be/

Series information

ZCCB/1-213

COUNCIL COMMITTEES: MINUTE BOOKS

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Catalogue hierarchy

188,702 records

This record is held at Cheshire Archives and Local Studies

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Within the fonds: ZC

Chester City Council Records

260 records

Within the series: ZCCB/1-213

COUNCIL COMMITTEES: MINUTE BOOKS

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COUNCIL COMMITTEES: WATCH COMMITTEE