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 594- C' 13* Anno viceiimo o6tavo Georgii II. A. D. 1755. < Real or Perfonal, in Poffeffion, Reverfion or Remainder, other than what are in the faid Schedule contained, ' for my Occupation and Calling, and thefe in the Whole not exce-ding the Value of ten Pounds 5 ■« and that I have not direftly or indireftly fold, leffencd or otherwife conveyed, difpofed of in Truft, or ' concealed, all or any Part of my Land, Money, Goods, Chatties, Stocks, Debts, Securities, Contracts < or Eflates Real or Perfonal, whereby to fecure the fame, or to receive or expect any Profit or Advan- ' tage thereof, or to defraud or deceive any Creditor or Creditors to whom 1 am indebted, in any wife ' howfouver. XIII. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Sheriff or Sheriffs, Gaoler or Gaolers 01 Keeper of any Prifoii, fliall without juftCaufe to be approved of by the faid Juftices, refufe or G.iolerandPrin- deh'y to bring any fuch i'rifoner or Prifoners as aforefaid, to the faid General or Quarter-SelTions, in order ter of Gazette, j-q ^[^ OP j,gP Difcharge, or flrall neglect or refufe to make out and deliver fuch Lifts as aforefaid, or to take rfti i^liTRc^u- ^'^y °' "^'"^ ^^■'^ Oaths before-mentioned, or fhall upon any Account or Pretence whatfoever take or receive " v^nns of tills more t^ian the faid Sum of one Shilling herein before allowed for his or her Attendance, in order to be, t, to t'orfiit to diicharged of fuch Prifoner or Prifoners as aforefaid, or fhall detain the Prifoner after he or fhe (hall be tiie I'lifonrr Qifcharged as aforefaid ; or if the Printer of the London Gazette fhall wilfully refufe or negleft to infert 3col. and treble (-j^gj-gj^j jjjg N^irne, Trade, Occupation and laft Place of Abode of fuch Prifoner, on reafonable Requefts to him made for that Purpofe, or fhall take or receive any Fee or Gratuity more than two Pence as aforefaid for fo doing; every fuch Sheriff, Gaoler and Keeper of fuch Prifon or Prifons, and fuch Printer of the London Gazette, fliall refpeftively forfeit and pay to each Prifoner the Sum of one hundred Pounds, which fhall and may be recovered with treble Cofts of Suit, by A£tion of Debt, Bill, Plaint or In- formation, in viny of the Courts of Record at JVeJlminJier ; wherein no Effoin, Protedtion or Wager of Law, or more than one Imparlance fhall be allowed. Gaolers convifl-. XIV. And be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That if any fuch Sheriff or Sheriffs, Gaoler rii of Perjury, to qj. Qaolers or Keeper of any I'rifon, fhall, in taking any of the afore-mentioned Oaths, forfwear or pcr- the Affignees. ° J'-"^^ himfelf, and fhall thereof be lawfully convicted, fuch Sheriff, Gaoler or Keeper of fuch Prifon or Prifon: (over and above fuch Penalties as maybe inflidted on Perfons convifted of Perjury) fhall, upon every fuch Convi6iion, forfeit and pay the Sum of five hundred Pounds, to be recovered with full Cofts, by Bill, Plaint or Information, or Adtion of Debt, in any of his Majefty's Courts of Record at TVeJlmin- Jler, wherein no ifioin, Protedtion, Wager of Law or other Delay to be allowed, by and in the Name of fuch Perfons, their Executors and Adminiftrators, as fhall in purfuance of this Adt be appointed Affignees of the r.ftate and Lffedts of the Prifoner or Prifoners, for difcharging of whom fuch Perjury fhall be committed ; and for want of fuch Affignees, in the Name or Names of any other Creditor or Creditors, who flicill fue for the faid Penalties ; to be applied one Moiety to the Informer or Informers, and the other Moiety towards Satisfaction of the Debts of fuch his Creditor or Creditors. Gaolers inferting XV. And be it further enadted by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Perfon who now is or was on wrong Names, the firft Day of j^fl.'iK^r)/ One thoufand feven hundred and fifty-five. Sheriff or Gaoler or Keeper of any &c. to forieit Pi-ijon, (hall infert in any Lift or Lifts delivered as aforefaid, the Name or Names of any Perfon or Perfons who was or were not Prifoner or Prifoners, adlually in Cuftody on the faid firft Di'.y of 'January one thou- - fand feven hundred and fifty-five, according to the Tenor of the faid Oath taken at the Time of delivering in fuch Lift^, every fuch Sheriff, Gaoler or Keeper, fliall, for every Name fo inferred as aforefaid, forfeit and pay the Sum of two hundred Pounds, to be recovered in the fame Manner, and applied to the fame Ufe or Ufes, as herein before diredted for the Recovery of the faid Penalty and Forfeiture in cafe of Con- vidtion of Perjury. Clerk of the XVI. And be it further enadted by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Clerk of the Peace fhall delay PcMce refufing to or refufe to give every i r any fuch Prifoner, fo difcharged as aforefaid, within tn Days after his or her gr^c Pnioner a^ Difcharge, a Copy of the Order of his or her Difcharge, on the Payment of two Shillings and fux Pence, chrr.e°or'takinL <^'' ^'^'^ ^'"^^^ more than the faid Sum of two Shillings and fix Pence for fuch Copy, every Clerk of the Peace extraordinary fo offending fliall forfeit and pay to every fuch Prifoner the Sum of twenty Pounds, to be ordered to be Tecs, toforixit paid by the Juftices of the Peace at their General or Quarter-Seffions of the Peace, who are hereby ira- '^°^- powered to levy the fame by Diftrefs and Sale of the Goods of the Perfon fo offending. Prifoner convia- XVII. And be it further enadlied by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Prifoner, as aforefaid, or cd of Peijmy, tog^y Perfon or Perfons enabled to take the B nefit of tliis Adt, ih.ill forfwear or perjue himfelf, herfelf or iuiierasaFdon. tj^j-mfelve,, in any of the A/Iattcn, aforefaid, and fhall be lawfully convidted of wilful Perjury, he or ftie Ihail be Ailjudged a Felon, and fuffer as fuch, without Benefit of Clergy. ^'■'''"""' '"'"- XVLd. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That no Perfon to be difch.-irged by this Aft ^not liable w-^*^^ fii:']l, 'It any Time hereafter, be imprifoned by reafon of any Judgment or Decree obtained for Pay- imiJiifonment inent of Money only, or for any Debt, Damages, Contempts, Cofts, S'jm or Sums of Money, contradted, for Debts, &c. iiKUiTed, occalloiieJ, owing or growing due, before the faid firft Day of January one thoufand feven liun- contrafted before dred and fi[fty-five; but that upon every Arreft upon every Judgment, or "fuch Decree,' or for fuch Debts, a Jan. 1755. Damages, Contradts, Cofts, Sum and' Sums of Money, it fliall and may be lawful for any Ju-.'ge of the Court where the Procefs is fued, upon ihewing the Copy of the Order of fuch Prifoner's Difcharge or Difcharges, to releafe and difcharge out of Cuftody fuch rrifoner or Prifoners, :is aforefaid; and the Judge is hereby impowered fo to do, fo as every fuch Prifoner or Prifoners arretted or detained upon Exc~ cutLoa
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