Page:Ruffhead - The Statutes at Large - vol 6.djvu/529

 A. D. 1742. Anno decimo quinto Georgii II. C. 28. 463 Houfes of all and every Pcrfon and Perfons whom the Owner of fuch Cloth, Woollen Goods, Woollen Se <" h ma * be Yarn or Wool, (hall, upon his Oath, declare to fuch Juftice or Juftices of the Peace, he fufpe&s to have ?^ e lur cl itolen, taken away or received the fame ; and in cafe fuch Conftable, or other Officer, fhall find or dif- ""'/"^ £"„'] cover any Cloth, Woollen Goods or Wool, which he fhall from the Information of the Perfon making &c!'jc"t to dry.' fuch Oath, have reafon to fufpect to be fo ftolen, taken away or received, he fhall forthwith apprehend all and every Perfon or Perfons in whofe Cuftody or Pofleffion fuch Cloth, Woollen Goods or Wool /hall be found, and carry him, her or them, before fome Juftice or Juftices of the Peace of the fame County, Riding, Divifion, Liberty, City or Town Corporate'; and if the (aid Perfon or Perfons fo'fuf- Wo °ll«> Cnoi * pe&ed, apprehended and carried before the faid Juftice or Juftices, (hall not then and there give a fatif- found ' d t ? ,,e b ?f faclory Account, how he, (he or they acquired the Property or PofTeffion of fuch Cloth, Woollen fore"aJuftfce. Goods, Woollen Yarn or Wool, or (hall not, within fome convenient Time to be fct by th; faid Juftice or Juftices, produce the Party or Parties of whom he, (he or they received the fame, or jbme other credible Witnefs to depofe upon Oath fuch Property or Right to the Pofleffion of the faid Cloth, Woollen Goods, Woollen Yam or Wool (which Oath the faid Juftice or Juftices is and are hereby impowered to adminifter) that the faid Perfon or Perfons fo fufpefted, and not giving fuch fatisfac- tory Account, nor producing any fuch Witnefs upon Oath to teftify as aforefaid, fhall be deemed and adjudged as convicled of the faid Offence of ftealing or taking away the faid Cloth, Woollen Goods, Woollen Yarn or Wool, and fhall for the firft Offence forfeit and pay to the Owner of fuch Cloth, OfF-nder to for- Woollen Goods, Woollen Yarn or W ool, treble the Value thereof; and in Default of Payment thereof, £' c '^le Value, in the time appointed by fuch Juftice or Juftices for the Payment thereof, fuch Juftice or Juftices of the lev^VVoi- Peace (hall iffue forth his or their Warrant to levy the fame by Diftrefs and Sale of the Offender's Goods, ft r efs and Siie • returning the Overplus if any be ; and in Default of fuch Diftrefs, (hall commit the Offender or Offen- ders to the common Gaol of the County, City or Place where the faid Offender or Offenders (hall be apprehended, there to remain for the Space of three Months without Bail or Mainprize, or until he, fhe or they pay the fame ; and if fuch Perfon or Perfons (hall again commit the faid Offence, and be thereof Second Offence convicted as before, then they and every of them fo offending the fecond Time, and being thereof fo con- » x Months Im - vidted, fhall, over and above the Forfeiture of treble the Value of the Cloth, Woollen Goods, Woollen P' llonmc,n - Yarn, or Wool fo found to be recovered and levied as aforefaid, be committed to the common Gaol as aforefaid, there to remain for the Space of fix Months without Bail or Mainprize ; and if fuch Perfon or Perfons (hall again commit the faid Offence, and be thereof convicted as before, the Juftice or Juftices of the Peace before whom fuch Perfon or Perfons fhall be fo convicted as aforefaid, fhall forthwith iffue his or their Warrant to commit the faid Offender or Offenders to the common Gaol as aforefaid, there to re- main till the next Affizes or Great Seffion, where the faid Offender or Offenders fhall be tried for the faid Offence; and in cafe fuch Offender or Offenders fhall not by producing the Party or Parties of whom he, fhe or they acquired the Property or PofTeffion of fuch Cloth, Woollen Goods, Woollen Yarn or Wool, or otherwife prove to the Satisfaction of the Jury, that he, fhe or they lawfully obtained the Pro- perty or PofTeffion of the fame, he, (he or they (hall be adjudged to be guilty of Felony, and fuffer Tra^CportDtion Tranfportation for the Space of feven Years, and (hall be liable to the fiime Punifnment, and to the f ™ ^third" 5 like Methods of Profecution, Trial and Conviction for returning from fuch Transportation as other Fe- offence. Ions tranfported are liable unto by virtue of the Laws now in Force. II. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Perfon or Per- fons fo fufpected and apprehended as aforefaid, fhall find him, her or themfelves aggrieved by any Judg- ment or Determination which fhall be given or made by any Juftice or Juftices of the Peace by virtue of this Act, it (hall and may be lawful to and for fuch Perfon or Perfons fo aggrieved (unlefs he, fhe or they have twice before been conviited of the fame Offence) to appeal unto the Juftices of the Peace in their Appeal to the General Quarter-Seffions, which fhall happen to be held next after fuch Judgment or Determination Qil-"'t«-Sefiions. given or made, who are hereby authorized and impowered to give fuch Relief, and make fuch Order therein as to them fhall feeni .meet ; and fuch Judgment, Order or Determination as (hall be, by them made upon the f. id Appeal, fhall be final to all Intents and Purpofes whatfoever. III. Provided alfo, That this Act fhall not extend to alter or repeal any Law now in Force, for the Provifo. Punifhment of any Perfon or Perfons ftealing or receiving fuch Cloth, Woollen Goods, Woollen Yarn gm"w»rWW, or Wool, except in fuch Cafes where the Proof is laid upon the Offender or Offenders as aforefaid ; any ' c -S ee J anhcr riri ' i • • 1 1 - 1 n T ' ; 25 Ireo. 2. C. 14, 1 hing herein contained to the contrary notwithftanding. 2 6 Geo. 2. c . 8 &n. z<)Gto. 2. C A P. XXVIII. £»' 3oG "- s - Aa Act for the more effectual preventing the counterfeiting of the current Coin of this King- dom, and the uttering or paying of falfe or counterfeit Coin. iE it enabled by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confent of te The fmn;r Laws > Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and C Authority of the fame, That if any Perfon the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hui Silver Coin called a Shilling or a Sixpence, or any counterfeit or falfe Shilling or Sixpence, or add to or yEd. 3. St. 2? c. 1, a & 3. 17 Ed. 3. fee. 1. 25 Ed. 3. St. 5. c. 12, 13 tS? 20. 27 Ed. 3. St. 2; c. 14. 5 R. 2. c. 2. 14 R. 2. e. 2. 17 R. 2. c. 1. 2 H. 4. c. 5. 11 H. 4. c. 8. 3 H. 5. c. 6 £f 7. 9 H. e,. St. 1. c. 11. 1 11. 6. c. 1. 2 H. 6. c. 6 & 12. 8 H. 6. c. 2A. 3 H. 7. c. 6. 4 H. 7. c. 2. 19 H. 7. c. 5. 5& 6 Ed. 6. c. 19. 1 Mar. Sejf. 2. c. (1. 14 El. c. 3. 13 & 14 Car. 2. c. 31. 18 Car. 2. c. 5. 25 Car. 2. c. 8. 6 is 7 W. 3. c. 17. 7 £f S W. 3. c.io ©■ 19, %W, 3. c, 1 & 2. 8 & 9 rV, 3. c 16, 5 y, 3, f, 8, 9 & IQW, 3. (, 21, i Jr.n. St. 1, c.c). ^ Ann. c. 22. 7 jdr.r.. c, 24. alter