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 A. D. 1758. Anno tricefimo fecundo Georgii IL. C. 28. 375 Rules or Orders ; and where any Rules or Orders for regulating or governing any fuch Gaols or l<->il's to te enlarged, aF- Prifons have already been made, or hereafter fhall be made, the fame may, at all Times hereafter, !f'ift°'^Q'^j^J)fo^."'^"* be enlarged, altered or amended, as there fhall be Occafion, by the refpe^^ive Courts in IVeftminJier * ^ ccaion, ^alU a"d other the Perfons for the Time being refpe£lively authorized by this Adl to make and al- ter the fame: And after every making, enlarging, altering or amending thereof, all fuch Rules or ""'^ ^° ^^ <^"^y ^'6n«'l« Orders fo enlarged, altered or amended, ftiall be figned by the Judges of each refpe6tive Court in Weftminjhr Hall^ where any fuch Rules or Orders fhall be made, enlarged, altered or amended, for and in refpeft of the Prifons and Prifoners belonging to the faid Courts refpeftively ; and in refpe£t to the other Gaols or Prifons, or the Prifoners therein, by the refpeitive Perfons for the Time being, hereby before authorized to make, and review or alter fuch Rules or Orders within their refped^ive JurifdiiStions as aforefaid: And Duplicates of every fuch Table of Fees which fliall be made, en- Duplicates of fuch Or- iarged, altered or varied, and of all Rules or Orders which fnall be hereafter made for regulating ^"5, and Tables of Fees, any Gaol" or Prifon in purfuance of this Ad, belonging to the faid refpedive Courts in IVe/tminJer ["a u onSrd'ltlhJ'' Hall^ fhall be entered and inrolled on Record in every fuch refpe61:ive Court, by the proper Officer ptop"r CoMtti- thereof, without any P'ee to be paid for the fiime ; and a like Duplicate of every fuch Table of Fees, Rules or Orders, which fhall be fo made, varied, altered or amended, and which fhall concern or relate to any other Gaol or Prifon, or the Prifoners therein, in that Part of Great BritatJi called Eng^ iandf fhall, from Time to Time, with all convenient Speed after the making or altering, enlarging or varying thereof, be tranfmitted to the refpe(5live Clerks of the Peace of the feveral Counties, Ri- dings, Divilions, Cities or Places, in or for which the fame fhall be made, altered, enlarged or varied, and fliall be by every fuch refpedive Clerk of the Peace, entered or regiftered on the Rolls of the refpec- tive Seflions without Fee ; and every fuch Clerk of the Peace fhall caufe another Copy thereof to and Copies thereof to be be hung up in the Court where every AlTize, Great SefTions or Quarter Sefliions of the Peace for '^""8 "P "i all Courts of .every fuch County, Riding, Divifion, City or Place refpedtively, within his Jurifdiftion, fhall be and'ouart'eTseffions"* I i»eld, there to remain and be infpeded as Occafion fhall require; and fhajl alfo caufe another Copy and tranfmitted to the thereof to be tranfmitted to every Gaoler or Keeper of any Prifon, within the Jurifdiition of any refpeaive Gaolers, fuch refpeiStive Clerk of the Peace; and every fuch Gaoler or Keeper fhall forthwith, after the Re- and kept hung up in feme ceipt of any fuch Table of Fees, Rules or Orders, caufe the fame to be hung up in fome open or P"!'i"^ ^"""^ of each publick Room or Place, and in a confpicuous Manner, in his Gaol or Prifon ; and it fhall be in- cumbent on every fuch Gaoler or Keeper, to take care that the fame fhall, from Time to Time, be Icept up there and preferved, fo as that the Prifoners in his Gaol or Prifon may have free and eafy Kefort thereto, at feafonable Times in the Day-time, as Occafion fhall require, without paying any thing for the fame. VII. And be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That the feveral Courts of Record in Courts in Weftminrter Wejiminfier Hall aforefaid fhall hereafter, in every Michaelmas Term, appoint fome Day in fuch Hall to enquire annually Term, to inquire whether fuch Table of Fees, and fuch Rules or Orders as aforefaid, are hung up, whether fuch Tables of and remain publick, and eafy to be referred to, in the feveral Prifons to the faid Courts refpedtively hung*up and'^com^Hed" belonging, and whether the fame be duly complied with and obfervcd; and fhall caufe eight Days with, and to g*i!!^''Notice J^otice to be given in every fuch Michaelmas Term, to the Prifoners in every of the refpe£tive Pri- to the Prifoners of the .fons belonging to the faid refpedive Courts in Wejhninjler Hall^ of the Time appointed for fuch Time appointed for fuch inquiry, and fhall inform themfelves touching the fame in the belt Manner they can, and fupply ^"*l""'y' .and redrefs whatever they fliall find negle£^ed or tranfgrelTed. VIIT. And be it alfo enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That the Judges and Juflices of AlTize, Judges and Juftices of Gaol Delivery, and Great SefTions as aforefaid refpectively, within their refpective Jurifdidions, '^'''"'^'^' to niakea jhall, at all Aflizes and Seffions of Gaol Delivery and Great SefTions as aforefaid, which fhall here- ^^^"'l""'yi .jjrfter be held by them, make Inquiry whether fuch Table of Fees, and Rules or Orders as aforefaid, are hung up, and remain publick, to be reforted to in the feveral Gaols or Prifons within their re- ipeftive Jurifdidions, and whether the fame be duly complied with and obferved; and fhall inform and fupply and redrefs themfdves touching the fame in the beit Manner they can, and fupply and redrefs whatever they what fliail be neceffaryj fhall find negleded or tranfgrefTed relating thereto, and fliall exprefsly give in Charge to every and charge the Grand Grand Jury impanelled and fworn before them refpeclively, to make Inquiries concerning the J"'.'° '"^^ ^""l"" fame. ^ i & there.n. IX. And be it further enacled by the Authority aforefaid. That the feveral Courts of Kin£s Bench^ Courts at Wedminfter, . . ,_, impoweied to enqu..^ Ajifts, Legacies and Bequefts, beftowed or given for the Benefit or Advantage of the poor Prifoners concerning Bequefts to jn the feveral Gaols or Prifons within their refpedive Jurifdidions ; and they are hereby feverally poor Prifoners, authorized, within their refpeilive Jurifdidions ; to fend for, and caufe to be brought before them '» 'end for any Papers refpcaively any Deeds, Wills, Writings, Books of Account and Papers, as they ihall receive In- ^""^ ^%*°"' '?'^^'"*y forr,.ation of to he in the Cuflody of any Perfon within their refpeitive Jurifdiaions, and to con- ^'^^ ^ ^^ '"' cern the Prernifles; and alfo may fummon, and caufe to come before them refpe£lively, any Perfon or Perfons who they fhall have any jufl Reafon to apprehend may be able to make any Difcovery concerning the fame; and they are hereby authorized, within their refpedtive Jurifdidions, to exa- mine any fuch Perfon or Perfons on Oath, in order to get at a true Difcovery thereof, and to order and fettle th. Payment, Recovery and Receipt of any fuch Gift's, Legacies or Bequefls, when fo and to fettle the Pay- difcovered and afcertained, in fuch eafy and expeditious Manner and Way as fhall be thought pro- '"snf' ^^^covery and Re- per by them refpcaively, that the Prifoners for the future may not be defrauded, but may, without "iptof fuch Bequefls. Delay