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 A. D. 1755- Anno vicefimo odavo Georgii II. C, 12, 13. '589 CAP. XII. An Aft to explain and amend a Claufe in an Aft made in the fifth Year of the Reign of Queen Jnne, intituled, Jn ASt for the better Preft^rvation of the Game, in relation to the felling or offering to Sale any Game. WHEREAS by an Aft of Parliament made in the fifth Year of her late Majefty Queen Awic^ in- 5 Anna?, c. 74, tituled, An Act for the better Prefi-vation of the Game ; it was enacted, That if any Higlar, Chap- 13 R- ^-fi- i. c, man, Carrier, Inn-keeper, Vidlualler or Alehoufe-keeper, fliould have in his Cuftody or FolTeflion, or '3- ii^-7-<^. fhould buy, fell or offer to fell, any Hare, i-heafant, Partridge, Moor, Heath-Game or Groufe, every J^* '^^ g' ^' fuch Higlar, Chapman, Inn-keeper, Viftualler, Alehoufe-keeper or Carrier, (unlefs fuch Game in theg. 'sE/. c.-ixl Hands of fuch Carrier be fent up by Perfon or Perfons qualified to kill the Game) {hall, upon Conviftion ■2.^El. c. 10. i of fuch Offence, forfeit for every Hare, Pheafant, Partridge, Moor, Heath-Game or Groufe, the Sum oil"':- '-f-z?- " five Pounds, one Flalf to be paid to the Informer, and the other to the Poor of the Parilh where the ^'^'^^'Q *;i{ Offence was committed: And whereas Doubts have arifen with refpeft to the Meaning of the Word ef';[f^j_^j_ j5 Chapman, whereby the Intent of the faid A(9: hath been in fome Degree defeated ;' Be it therefore en- Geo. z.'c.-i.. afted by the King's moft Excellent Majeity, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Coiiimons, in this prefent Parliament ailembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That if any Perfon or Perfons whatfoever, whether qualified or not qualified to kill Game, fhall fell, expofe, Perfons felling. keepers, for buying, felling or offering of Game to Sale. cited Aft, on Higlars, &c. offering Game to Sale. II. And be it further enadled by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Hare, Pheafant, Partridge, Moor, Heath-Game or G_roufe, fhall be found inthe Shop, Houfe or Poffeilion of any Poulter_er, Salefman, Fifli- Game found in_ mon£ Sale faid from and within fuch Time, and fhall be applied to fuchUfes, as are prefcribed by the faid recited Aft, or Cook, orPaftry. by any other Aft or Afts fince made for the i-'refervation of the Game ; any Thing in the faid recited Aft, <^°°-'^j deemed or any other Law or Statute to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithftanding. to s'a'le^ thereof Forfeitures and Penalties how to be recovered and applied. Sen farther 1 Gso. 3. c, 19. CAP. XIIL An Aft for Relief of Infolvent Debtors. HEREAS many Perfons, by LofTes and other Misfortunes, are rendered incapableof paying their EiyJ/flmft/oj- 29 whole Debts ; and though they are willing to make the utmoff Satisfaftion they can, are never- <?«<'• ^' '• i^- thelefs detained in Prifon by their Creditors : And whereas fuch unhappy Debtors have always bden deemed the proper Objefts of publick Compaffion, and by feveral Afts of Parliament have been dif- charged :' For the Relief therefore of Infolvent Prifoners who fhall faithfully difcover upon Oath, and deliver up and affign all their EfFefts and Eflates whatfoever for the Benefit of their Creditors; and to pre- vent, as far as poffible, the many Frauds and Abufes which in a great meafure have obftrufted the good Ends of fuch Afts ; Be it ena£ted by the King's moft Excellent Majefly, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame. That all and every Sheriff or Sheriffs, Gaoler or Keeper of any Prifon or Alphabetical Liil: Prifons, in any County, Riding, Divifion, City, Town and Liberty, within this Kingdom refpeftively, '".'>'= '"^''^™'^°' (hall, and is or are hereby impowered and required to take and make a true, cxaft and perfeft Lift, alpha- fo" fo7D'bt-i betically, of the Name or Names of all and every Perfon or Perfons, who, upon the firft Day of January, fan, 1755,' one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-five, was or were really a Prifoner or Prifoners, in the aftual Cuftody of any fuch Sheriff or Sheriffs, Gaoler or Gaolers, or Keeper of any Prifon refpeftively, upon any Procefs whatfoever, for or by reafon of any Debt, Damages, Coils, Sum or Sums of Money, and of the Time with the Tima when fuch Prifoner or Prifoners were charged in Cuftody, and received in Prifon, together with the Name ™^" charged, or Names of the Perfon or Perfons at whofe Suit fuch Prifoner or Prifoners is or are detained; and fhall g"*?'""^ ""° deliver the fame to the Jufti'ces at their firft General or Qiiarter-Seflions of the Peace, to be held after the -^ i j i-. j thirty-firit Day of March one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-five, for fuch County, Riding, Divifion, j^" ^ Quarter- City, Town and Liberty refpedtiyely ; and fhall, in open Court, take an Oath to the Effeft following j Sefnons, en that is to fay, Oath. I Al b.