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ACT of COUNCIL, Anent Highways and Bridges.  
Edinburgh, the Twenty second day of June, 1686.  
FORASMUCH as by the sixteenth Act of the first Session of the second Parliament of King CHARLES the second, in anno 1669. The justices of Peace in each Shire, are Ordained to Conveen at the head Burgh of the Shire, the first Tuesday of May yearly, for Ordering of Highways, Bridges, and Ferries: And the whole Heretors are Required to Conveen at the respective Head-Burghs, the first Tuesday of june yearly, And to call for an Account from the justices of Peace, of what is needful for Reparation of the Highways and Bridges, what Expenses is requisite for promoving thereof, and accordingly to Stint the Heretors, (not exceeding ten shilling Scots upon the hundred Pound of valued Rent, in one year.) And seeing by a late Act of this Current Parliament, Entitled, Additional Act anent Highways and Bridges, the last Tuesday of june instant, is appointed to be the first Diet of Meeting of the justices of Peace, and Commissioners of Supply, in the several Shires, for this year, but there being no day appointed for Conveening of the Heretors: To the end the Reparation of the Highways and Bridges (being so good and necessary a Work) may meet with no Obstruction: Therefore the Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council, Do hereby Authorise and Require the whole Freeholders', and Heretors of the several Shires, on this side of Tay, to Meet at the respective Head-Burghs within the same, upon the second Tuesday of july next, for this year, to the Effect mentioned in the foresaid Act of Parliament 1669. And these beyond Tay, upon the third Tuesday of july next, and yearly thereafter, conform to the Act of Parliament: And Appoints the Sheriffs of the respective Shires, or their Deputs, to cause make Intimation of the foresaid Diets of Meeting, at the several Paroch Kirks upon the Sunday, immediately preceding the same. And to the end, these Presents may be more publicly and notourly known to all the lieges, Ordains the same to be published at the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh, by a Macer of Council.  
Extracted forth of the Records of His Majesty's Privy Council, by me Sir William Paterson, Clerk of Council. WILL. PATERSON.   

EDINBURGH, Printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to His most Sacred Majesty, Anno DOM. 1686.