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Definition of Roundsmen
1. roundsman [n] - See also: roundsman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roundsmen
Literary usage of Roundsmen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the English Poor Law: In Connection with the State of the by George Nicholls, Thomas Mackay (1898)
"... of families —Parish apprentices—Friendly societies—Restrictions on the removal
of the poor—The law of settlement—Out-door relief—" roundsmen "— Justices ..."
2. Police Administration: A Critical Study of Police Organisations in the by Leonhard Felix Fuld (1909)
"EFFICIENT PATROLLING Unsatisfactory Conditions in American Cities—Attempts at
Improvement—"Shoo-flies"—Central Office roundsmen—Police Signal ..."
3. United States Compiled Statutes, Annotated, 1916: Embracing the Statutes of by United States, John Allan Mallory (1917)
"... г at $1200 (d) $ 2400.00 Stenographer and typewriter 1200.00 Clerk and
stenographer 1200.00 roundsmen. 3 at 11.200 3600.00 Storekeeper, 1 at $1000 (d) ..."
4. Extracts from the Imformation Received by His Majesty's Commissioners, as to by Great Britain Poor Law Commissioners (1833)
"Mr. Walter determined in 1823 to put an end to the illegal system of roundsmen
or stem-men, and he appealed to the Dorsetshire July Quarter Sessions against ..."
5. Annual Report by Manila (Philippines) Municipal Board (1903)
"The police force consisted of 40 sergeants, 40 roundsmen, 500 patrolmen, and 20
volunteer officers on duty with the police department; an army surgeon ..."
6. Annual Report of the Directory of Lands by Philippines Bureau of Lands (1903)
"The native police force: 1 inspector, 1 surgeon, 6 captains, 37 sergeants, 37
roundsmen, and 569 patrolmen. This force was reduced on August 31 to the ..."
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