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 504 C. 2 2. Anno vlceiimo fexto Georgii II. A. D. 1753. confideration of the Repayment of any Sum or Sums of Money, in cafe any Ticket or Tickets in the faid orof lajinEWa-LQjj(,j.y {^^i prove Fortunate, or fliall lay any Wager relating to the Drawing of any Ticket or Ticket* flu'Drlwi'ne of '^ ^^'^ f"^"^ Lottery, either as to the Timeof fuch 1 icket or Tickets being drawn, or whether fuch Ticket Tickets. or Tickets be drawn Fortunate or Unfortunate: And all and every Perfon and Perfons v/ho Ihall offend in any of the afore-mentioned Matters, fhall forfeit and pay treble the Sum and Sums of Money which fliall have been re.eived by fuch Perfon and Perfons, contrary to the true Intent and Meaning of this Acl, to be recovered by A£lion of Debt, Bill, Plaint or Information in any of his Majefty's Courts of Record at W'eflminjler, in which no Eflbin, ProtetSlion, Privilege or Wager of Law, or more than one Imparlance Arplicil-ion of fhall be allowed; one Moiety whereof to be for th; Ufe of his Majcfty, his Heirs or SuccefTors, and the the Forfeame. ^jj^g^ Moicty to be paid to the Perfon or Perfons who ftall fue for the fame j and every fuch Sale, Wager or Contradf, and every Agreement relating thereto, fhall be and is hereby decl-ired to be null and void. Penilty of keep- XfJ. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Perfon or Perfons fliall keep ing an Office, org^y Office, or print or publifti any Scheme or Propofal for receiving any Sum or Sums of Money, in con- pubhftmgany f,(^eration of an Intetcft to be granted for the fame in any Ticket or Number of Tickets in the faid Lot- ciemc, c. teiy, or in conlideration of any Sum or Sums to be repaid in cafe any Ticket or Number of Tickets in the faid Lottery fhall prove Fortunate, all and every fuch Perfon and Perfons fhall forfeit and pay the Sum of five hundred Pounds, to be recovered by Action of Debt, Bill, Plaint or Information in any of his Ma- jefty's Courts of Record at IVeJinunfler^ in which no Efibin, Proteftion or Wager of Law, or more than one Imparlance fhall be allowed ; one Moiety whereof to be for the Ufe of his Majefty, his Heirs or Suc- cefTors, and the other Moiety to he paid to the Perfon or Perfons who fhall fue for the fame, and alfo fliall fuffer three Months Imprifonment without Bail or Mainprize, ' XLII. And whereas many and great Inconveniencies have arifen upon the Occafion of former Lot- ' teries by the exceflive Advance of the Price of Tickets, efpecially during the Time of drawing fuch Penalty on I'er- ' Lotteries ;' For Remedy thereof be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That from and after lois who iliali f[^g twenty-fourth Day oi November one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-three, it {hall not be lawful for ket" &c.^after' ^"^V Petfo" or Perfons whatfoever to fell, buy, alienate, deliver or receive, by way of Bargain or Sale, any i4 Nov. Ticket in the faid Lottery, or any Receipt for Tickets to be made out in purfuance of this Aft; and every Perfon who fhall fo fell, alienate or deliver any Ticket or Receipt for Tickets, fhall forfeit and lofe the Sum of ten Pounds for every Ticket which fhall be fo fold, alienated or delivered, and for every Ticket which fhall be contained in any Receipt for Tickets fo fold, alienated or delivered; and fhall upon Con- vi£tion be committed to the County Gaol, there to remain without Bail or Mainprize for the Space of one Calendar Month, and until the Sums fo forfeited as aforefaid fhall be fully paid and fatisfied ; and every Per- fon fo buying or receiving fuch Ticket or Receipt for Tickets fhall forfeit and lofe the fame, and fhall not be infilled to receive any Benefit from the drawing fuch Tickets ; all which Penalties fhall and may be recovered by Acffion or Information in any of his Majefty's Courts of Record at JVejhnhiJhr, or before any two of his Majefty's Juftices of the Peace of the County, City, Divifion or Liberty where fuch Offence fhall be com- mitted, or the Ofi'ender fhall be found, upon the Oath or Oaths of one or more credible Witm-fs or AVit- AppLcat.on of nefles (which Oaths fuch Juftices are hereby impowered and required to adminiftcr) ; all fuch Penalties to be applied, one third Part to the Ufe of hisMajelfy, his Heirs and SuccefTors, one other third Part thereof to the Informer, and the remaining third Part thereof to the Poor of the Parifh where fuch OfTence fhall be Perfons aggrieved committed; and in cafe any Perfon fliall find himfelf aggrieved by any Determination of the Juftices, it nny appeal 10 the fhall be lawful for fuch Perfon to appeal to the Quarter-Seftions for the faid County, City, Divifion or Li- Quarter-Seihons. beitv, whofe Determination fliall be final. Penalty «f offi- X'LIII. And be it further enafted. That all Receipts and IfTues, and all other Things direfted bv this Aft Fees't'lun w°!at" '■° ^^ performed by any Officers or Perfons, for or in refpedf of the Lottery hereby eftablifhed, fhall be per- a e jilovv'ed I'y formed by thern without any other Fee, Gratuity or Reward, than what fhall be allowed by virtue or under this Aft, or of Authority of this A£t ; and in cafe any fuch Officer or Perfon fhall take or demand any Fee or Reward, other- °f ■Tm""^ ^''"^ '■'^^" ^^ aforefaid, or fhall divert or apply any of the Sums to be paid purfuant to this A£f, otherwife than o",;'},'^,."^. ^" according to the Intent of this AcSf, or fhall not keep Books, and caufe Entries to be made, and do and their Duty. perform all other Things which by this Adf they are refpedtively required to do and perform, every fuch Officer fliall forfeit his place, and fhall anfwer an;i pay treble Damages and Cofts of Suit to any Adventu- rer, or the Executors, Adminiftrators or Affigns of any Adventurer, or to any other Perfon or Perfons that will fue for the fame, to be recovered by Aftion of Debt, Bill, Plaint or Information in any of his Ala- jefty's Courts of Record at fVejhninJier, wherein no Eflbin, Protedion, Wager of Law, Injunftion or Order of Reftraint, or more than one Imparlance fhall be allowed or granted; and in the faid Adion the fhe'i-"f'r "' Pla'»i;'*^^ upon Recovery, fhall have full Cofts ; one third Part of which Sum fo to be reco'ered fliall be tne 0, eituie. p^j^j j^q ^j^g Bank of England, to be applied towards carrying into Execution the Purpoles of this Ad; and the other two Thirds tlierecif fliall be to the Ufe of him,' her or them, who fliall fue for the fame. Numbt^r of Tic -^LIV. Provided always, and it is hereby enadled by the Authority aforefaid. That in cafe th .' whole kets fnll not be Number of one hundred thoufand 7'ickets in fuch intended Lottery fhall not be fubfcribed or contributed fjofa.beti lor, for, or the P^.eftdue (if any unfubfcribed) fhall not be declared by the faid Truftees, or the major Part of '"^^^ them, at any General Meeting afTemblcd, to be drawn and rifqued for the Purpofes of this Aft (which Declaration the faid Truffces, or the major Part of them, are hereby authorized to make) then and iii !fi.".orl^'ntr '" '"''"^'^ Cafe the faid Managers and Directors, or the major Part of them, fliall apportion two third Parts of ThTrdTu"- the *'^^ Money that fliall have been aftually contributed for the Purchafe of fuch other Tickets, in Prizes, ac- Moneycoitri- Cording to their Dilcretlons, having regard, as near as may be, to the Diftribution of Prizes or Fortunat* k:nai,' in Prizes, f-ots by this Aft appointed for the faid whole Number of one hundred thoufand Tickets, fo as no fuch andio give pub- Prize be for lefs than ten Pounds, and no other greater Prize be computed for any fraftional Part sbsKot-"'* °^^ Pound, and fliail caufe publick Notice to be given thereof; and then, and in fuch Cafe only, fuch a ' Number