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90 which shall have been printed after the expiration of forty days from the passing of this Act, and on which the name and place of abode of the person printing the same shall not be printed as aforesaid, shall, for every copy of such paper so published or dispersed by him, forfeit and pay the sum of twenty pounds."

Sect. 28 exempts papers printed by authority of either House of Parliament.

Sect. 29 enacts, "That every person who, from and after the expiration of forty days after the passing of this Act, shall print any paper for hire, reward, gain, or profit, shall carefully preserve and keep one copy (at least) of every paper so printed by him or her, on which he or she shall write, or cause to be written or printed, in fair and legible characters, the name and place of abode of the person or persons by whom he or she shall be employed to print the same: and every person printing any paper for hire, reward, gain, or profit, who shall omit or neglect to write, or cause to be written or printed as aforesaid, the name and place of his or her employer, on one of such printed papers, or to keep or preserve the same for the space of six calendar months next after the printing thereof, or to produce and shew the same to any Justice of the Peace, who, within the said space of six calendar months shall require to see the same, shall, for every such omission, neglect, or refusal, forfeit and lose the sum of £20.

Form of Notice to be given to the Clerk of the Peace, that any Person keeps any Printing Press or Types for Printing.

To the Clerk of the Peace for [here insert the county, stewartry, riding, division, city, borough, town, or place,] or his deputy.

I, A. B. of do hereby declare that I have a printing press and types for printing, which I propose to use for printing within, and which I require to