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 directed, (except such Lunaticks as are committed by the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Keeper, or Commissioners for the Custody of the Great Seal for the time being), every such person shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of Five hundred Pounds.

And, in order that proper persons may be appointed for visiting such houses as shall be licenced and kept for the reception of Lunaticks, within the cities of London and Westminster, and within seven miles of the same, and within the county of Middlesex, be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the President and Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians in London for the time being, at a general meeting of the said College, to be held upon the last day of September, or if that day falls upon Sunday, then upon the first day of October, in every year, shall elect Five Fellows of the said College for granting such Licences as aforesaid, within the said cities of London and Westminster, and within seven miles of the same, and within the said county of Middlesex, according to the directions of this act; and the said Five Fellows, so elected, shall be and are hereby declared to be, Commissioners for granting such Licences within the limits aforesaid, for the year then next ensuing; provided that two, at least, of the said Fellows, to be so elected, shall be persons who have not acted as Commissioners for the preceding year; and that no person whatsoever shall be capable of being elected, or of acting as a Commissioner, for more than three years successively.

And be it further enacted, That in case, at any time of election there shall not be found a sufficient number of Fellows qualified or willing to act as Commissioners, the said President and Fellows are hereby required, upon every such deficiency, to elect one or more from among the Licenciates to supply the same.

And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That as often as any of the Commissioners, to be elected as aforesaid, shall die, or refuse to act, the said President is