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 534 C. 22. Anno midecimo Georgii Regis. A. D. 1724. viewed, fhall be adjudged guilty of Felony, and fhall be tranfported for feven Years to fome or one of his Majefty's Colonies or Plantations in America, by fuch Ways, Means and Methods, and in fuch Manner and under fuch Pains and Penalties, as Felons in other Cafes are by Law to be tranfported. On Complaint II. And be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That after the faid firft Day of June one thoufand _.ly affemble and affociate for the flickering themfslvcs from their Debts, of which Complaint fhall have been made by a Prefentment of the Grand Jury at a General or Quarter- Seffions of the proper County, by any Perfon or Perfons who hath or have or fhall have any Debt or Debts, Sum or Sums of Money due or owing to him, her or them from any Perfon or Perfons now be- ing, or which fhall hereafter be fheltered and refide within the faid Hamlet of IVapphig- Stepney, and Places adjacent, or elfewhere within the faid Bills of Mortality, wherein Perfons fhall unlawfully af- femble and affociate for the flickering themfelves from their Debts, of which Complaint fhall have been made by a Prefentment of the Grand Jury at a General or Quarter-Seffions of the proper County, fuch Creditor or Creditors having any legal Writ or Procefs taken out for profecuting, recovering or levying and on Oath that any fuch Debt or Debts, Sum or Sums of Money, and making Oath before fuch Judge, that a Debt or the Debt exceed- Debts, exceeding fifty Pounds, is or are juftly due to him, her or them from the Perfon or Perfons againft ed5ol. whom fuch Complaint fhall be made, and that fuch Creditor or Creditors verily believe, that fuch Per- fon or Perfons do then refide, and is or are flickered, within fuch Place or Places as fhall in fuch Oath be particularly mentioned, it fhall and may be lawful to and for fuch Judge, and he is hereby authorized and impowered, in all and every fuch Cafe and Cafes (if he in his Difcretion fhall find it to berequifite) the Judge may to iffue his Order from time to time to the Sheriff of the County of Middlefex, or to the Sheriff of any iffue his Order other County into which the faid Bills of Mortality do extend for the Time being, thereby ftrictly en- tp <he Shenft to joining and refpeclively requiring him or them, his or their refpe£five Deputy or Deputies, Officer or Comitatus. Officers, under fuch Penalty as by this Aft is prefcribed for Non-performance of his or their Duty therein, to raife and take the Pojje Comitatus, and enter the faid Hamlet of Wapping-Stepney, and Places adjacent, or any Place elfewhere within the faid Weekly Bills of Mortality, as fhall be mentioned in the faid Oath, and to arreft, and in cafe of Refiftance or Refufal, to open or break open any Door or Doors in the Day- time, to arreft fuch Perfon or Perfons upon any mefne Procefs or other Procefs, Extent or Execution, Sheriff not per- and to feize the Goods of any fuch Perfon or Perfons upon any Execution or Extent; and if any fuch forming his Duty Sheriff or Sheriffs, or any his or their Deputy or Deputies, Officer or Officers, or any of them, fhall to forfeit 200 1. wilfully neglect: or refufe, upon any fuch Order, to ufe his or their beft Endeavours for the executing of fuch Procefs, Execution or Extent, he or they fo neglecting or refufing to execute fuch Procefs, Execu- tion or Extent, fhall forfeit to the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs the Sum of two hundred Pounds, to be recovered by ArStion of Debt or of the Cafe, Bill, Plaint or Information, in which no Effoin, Protection, Wager of Law, or more than one Imparlance fhall be allowed : And if any Perfon or Perfons fhall knowingly and Oppofjng the wilfully refifr. or oppofe any Officer or Officers of Juftice. or any Perfon or Perfons who fhall be aiding Officers, or their or affifting to fuch Officer or Officers, in the Execution of any Writ, or of any legal Procefs, Execution Afiiftams, or Extent, within the faid Hamlet of Wapping-Stepney, and Places adjacent, or elfewhere within the faid Bills of Mortality, wherein Perfons fhall unlawfully affemble and affociate for the fhekering them- felves from their Debts, of which Complaint fhall have been made by a Prefentment of the Grand cr refcuing a J U T at a General or Quarter-Seffions of the proper County, or fhall make Refcous of any Prifoner Prifoner in fuch taken upon any fuch Procefs, Execution or Extent within the Places aforefaid, or fhall there knowingly Places, harbour or conceal any Prifoner fo taken, or any Perfon or Perfons who refcued any fuch Prifoner, or fhall be any wife contriving, or knowingly and willingly abetting, aiding or affifting in refifting any fuch Officer or Officers, or. in refcuing any fuch Prifoner or Prifoners taken as aforefaid, all and every Perfon and Perfons fo offending, being thereof lawfully convicted upon any Indictment or Information to be . brought or filed within fix Months after the.Offence committed, fhall be adjudged guilty of Felony, and for 7 Yean.* 110 " ^ al * he traril P ortec ' f° r feven Years to fome or one of his Majefty's Colonies or Plantations in America, by fuch Ways, Means and Methods, and in fuch Manner and under fuch Pains and Penalties, as Felons in other Cafes are by Law to be tranfported. •heherersin ' III. And whereas divers Perfons, who have taken Shelter within the faid Hamlet of JVapping-Stepney Wapping-Step- « fince the twenty-ninth Day of September one thoufand feven hundred and twenty-three, have rented "''/'"rio'lm ' ^oyfes an< * Land to the yearly Value of ten Pounds per Annum, or upwards. therein, but by Reafon of riever'rated to" 6 ' their Poverty were never rated, nor paid to the Relief of the Poor of the faid Parifh, nor ferved any Pa- the Poor, &c. ' rochial Offices there;' Be it therefore declared and enadted by the Authority aforefaid, That no fuch Per- ihall be deemed fon or Perfons fo taking Shelter, or their Families, fhall be judged to have gained any legal Settlement to havegamed j n trie fajj p ar ifh by virtue of having rented any Houfes or Lands of fuch Value, unlefs fuch Perfon or men?* 1 Perfons have been rated and have paid to the Relief of the Poor of the faid Parifh, or have ferved Parochial Offices there; any Law or Statute to the contrary in any wife notwithftanding. Concerning Tri- foners, §?c. fee farther u Ceo, z, r. zo. }6 Geo, 2, 31. 2j Ceo, z, c, 3 Sf 17. 32 Geo, 2. < 28, CAP. XXIII,