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 .688 C. 2i, 22. Anno fecundo Georgii II. A. D. 1729. CAP. XXI. cme{°»hg m7°-' A®. A$ for the Trial of Murders, in Cafes where either the Stroke or Death only happens with- dtf > "ft 1 '" ' in that Fart of Great Britain called England. y. I!. 3. c. -£. * 6 £J, 1. e. 9. 3 H. "• c., 1. t £</; 6, c. 12. 1 JW" '• fi 8. 21 ^afi J. '• 27. 'OR preventing any Failure cf Juftice and taking away all Doubts touching the Trial of Murders in the Cafes herein after mentioned, Be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual, and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament PevfoKS feloni- aflerrvbi.ed, and by the Authority of the fame, That where any Perfon, at any Time after the twenty-fourth, °"!J/ ih ] ,cken | or Day of June in the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and twenty-nine, fhall be felonioufly Se3°l-c °nd dy- ftricken or poifoned. upon the Sea, or at, any Place out of that Part of the Kingdom of Great Britain called in? 'in England, E.ngluud-, and lhall die of the fame Stroke or Poifoning within that Part of the Kingdom of Great Britain or ftricken or .called England; or where any Perfon, at any Time after the twenty-fourth Day of June in the "V ear of poifonsJUEng- our L or( i one thoufand feven hundred and twenty-nine, fhall be felonioufly ftricken or poifoned at any '""the'sea 3 ' 11 ' 8 P^ ace within that Part of Great Britain called England, and lhall die of the fame Stroke or Poifoning upon an Inliftn-.ent the Sea, or at any Place out of that Part of the Kingdom of Great Britain called England; in either of the found by jurors faid Cafes an Indictment thereof found by the Jurors of the County in that Part of the Kingdom of Great lhall be good .Britain called England, in which fuch Death, Stroke or Poifoning fhall happen reflectively as aforefaid, againft Principal. w hether it fhall be found before the Coroner upon the View of fuch dead Body, or before the Juftices of and Accefianes. the p eace? or other Juftices or Commiffioners, who fhall have Authority to inquire of Murders, fhall be as good and effectual in the Law, as well againft the Principals in any fuch Murder, as the Acceffaries there- unto, as if fuch felonious Stroke and Death thereby enfuing, or Poifoning and Death thereby enfuing, and the Offence of fuch Acceffaries, had happened in the fame County where ''fuch Indictment fhall be fun-ices of Gaol -found; and that the Juftices of Gaol Delivery and Oyer and Terminer in the fame County where fuch In- Deiivcry fliall diefment fhall be found, and alio any fuperior Court, in cafe fuch Indictment fhall be removed into fuch proceed thereon, f Ll perior Court, fliall and may proceed upon the fame in all Points, as well againft the Principals in any fuch Murder, as the Acceffaries thereto, as they might or ought to do, in cafe fuch Felonious Stroke and Death thereby enfuing, or Poifoning and Death thereby enfuing, and the Offence of fuch Acceffaries, had and Offender happened in the fame County where fuch Indictment fliall be found; and that every fuch Offender, as well fta) 1 anfwer and p r i nc ipal as Acceffary, fhall anfwer upon their Arraignments, and have the like Defences, Advantages and receive the like Exceptions (except Challenges for the hundred) and fhall receive the like Trial, Judgment, Order and 1 M derhad Execution, and fuffer fuch Forfeitures, Pains and Penalties, as they ought to do, if fuch felonious Stroke hannsned m the and Death thereby enfuing, or Poifoning and Death thereby enfuing, and the Offence of fuch Acceffaries, County. had happened in the fame County where fuch Indictment fhall be found. See 25 Geo. 2. '•37- CAP. XXII. . An' Act for the Relief of Debtors with refpect to the Imprifonment of their Perfons. « Amended by ' O/H E R E A S many Perfons fuffer by the Oppreffion of inferior Officers in the Execution of Procefs 3Geo.2c.a7. ' W for Debt, and the Exactions of Gaolers to whom fuch Debtors are committed; for Remedy where- Geo. 2. c. 24. ( Q f j t ma y De rea fonable, not only to enforce the Execution of the Laws now in Being againft fuch Op- s* r°rrk'er ' preflions and Exactions, more efpecially feveral Claufes in a Statute made at a Parliament held in the 32 Geo. i.e. 28. ' twenty-fecond and twenty-third Years of the Reign of King Charles the Second, intituled, An Act for zi & 23 Car. 2. ' tie Relief and Releafe of poor diflreffed Prifoners for Debt, but likewil'e to make fome further Provifions for > i °. ' t| ie E a f e anc J Relief of Debtors, who fhall be willing to fatisfy their Creditors to the utmoft of their .' Power:' Be it therefore enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Con- fent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Pari ament affembled, and by the No Sheriff or Authority of the fame, That no Sheriff", Under- Sheriff", Bailiff, Serjeant at Mace or other Officer or Mi- Bailiir' ihall carry n ifter whatfoever, fhall at any Time or Times hereafter convey or carry, or caufe to be conveyed or carried, an J.j" 0n ,-T- any Perfon or Perfons by him or them arrefted, or being in his or their Cuftody by Virtue or Colour of ve'n J°c' with 3 -" an Y Writ, Procefs or Warrant, to any Tavern, Alehoule or other publick Victualling or Drinking Houfe, out his Confent, .or to the private Ploufe of any fuch Officer or Minifter, or of any Tenant or Relation of his, without the nor charge him ,f r ee and voluntary Confent of the Perfon or Perfons fo arrefted or in Cuftody; nor charge any fuch Per- forWincj&c. fon or Perfons with an y Sum, of Money for any Wine, Beer, Ale, Victuals, Tobacco, or any other Li- quor or Things whatfoever, fave what he, fhe or they fhall call for of his, her or their own free Accord; nor fhall caufe or procure him, her or them to call or pay for any fuch Liquor or Things, except what he, nortakeagreater.fhe or they fhall particularly and freely afk for; nor fhall demand, take or receive, or caufe to be demand-, n than tb ec j^ taken or received, directly o.r indirectly, any other or greater Sum or Sums of Money than is or fhall Law aliow*, tje 1^ ]_, zw allovved.to be taken. or demanded for fuch Arreft, Taking, Detaining or Waiting, till the Per- fon orPerfons fo arrefted or in Cuftody fhall have given an Appearance or Bail, as the Cafe fliall require, or agreed with the Perfon or Perfons at whofe Suit or Profecution he, fhe or they fhall be taken or arreft- ed, or until he, fhe or they fhall be font to the proper Gaol belonging to the County, City, Town or nor e=a a Gra-. Place where fuch Arreft or Taking fliall be; 'nor fhall exact or take any Reward, Gratuity or Money for . for keeping keeping the Perfon or Peifons fo arrefted or, in Cuftody, out of Gaol or Pi i foil; nor fliall carry any fuch him out of Gaol, .perfon to any Gaol or Prifon within four, and twenty Hours from the Time of fuch Arreft; nor fliall take 01 -tor Lodging Qr receive any other or greater Sum or Sums for one or more Nights Lodging, or for a Day's Diet, orother Expences, than what fhall be allowed as reafonable in fuch Cafes by fome Order or Orders to be made by the