The Police (Scotland) Act 1857: An Act to render more effectual the Police in Counties and Burghs in Scotland
WHEREAS an Act was passed in the Eleventh Year of King George the First (Chapter Twenty-six), "for more effectual disarming the Highlands in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, and for the better securing the Peace and Quiet of that Part of the Kingdom," whereby the Freeholders of every Shire, County, or District in Scotland were authorized to assess the several Shires or Stewartries for raising a sufficient Fund to defray the Charges of apprehending, subsisting, and prosecuting Crimi...