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 514 C. 32. Anno tricefimo tertio Georgii 11. A.D. 1759. tels which fliall at any Time thereafter be found thereon, fhall and may be diftrained, kept, ap- praifed and fold, in Manner aforefaid, until all Arrears of the faid Rates and Taxes, and the Charges of fuch Diftrefs fhall be fully paid and fatisfied : And alfo that it (hall and may be lawful to and for the Collector or Collectors, Receiver or Receivers of the faid refpecTlive Diftri<5ts for the and to be lett to fatisfy Time being, to enter upon and lett the fame Lands and Grounds, to be mown and fed from Year thereof for the Ufe of the faid Comniiflioners, to be applied for the Purpofes of this Adt, until all Arrears of the faid Taxes, Rates and Charges fliall be fully fatisfied and paid; rendering the Over- plus of fuch Rents and Profits (if any) after the difcharging fuch Arrears, to the Owner or Owners of fuch Lands and Grounds. ?rlD!"ion Bvk ?"^' d • ^^^'I- ^"^"^ b^ ^^ further ena^ed. That if the Owner or Owners, Occupier or Occupiers of a-.d in De"aul't Commif- ^"^ "^ ^^^ ^^''^ ^^^ Lands or Low Grounds, to whicii any leading Outring or Divifion Dyke doth fioners to do the fame, "i" ^^-^^1 belong, hath or have filled up, or ihall fill up, or make any Way over the fame, without and recover the Charges. laying a fufncient Tunncl under it, or fhall neglcdl or rcfufe fufficiently to rode, fcour, cleanfe, open or repair fuch leading Outring or Divifion Dyke, after twenty-one Days Notice given to bim, her or them for that Purpofe by the refpective Collector or Collectors, Receiver or Receivers for the Time being, appointed by virtue of this Act; then it fhall be lawful for fuch Collector or Collectors, PN.eceivcr or Receivers, to caufv." fuch Dyke to be roded, fcoured and cleanfed in a fuf- ficient Manner ; and where there is not a fufficient Tunnel under fuch Ways, to caufe thofe Ways to he taken up, and made fo wide and deep as the Dyke ought to be ; and by Warrant or Precept under the Elands and Seals of feven or more of the faid CommifTioners (which Warrant or Precept fuch Commiflioncrs, or any feven or more of them, in their refpective Diftricts or Divifions, are hereby impowered and required, from time to time, to make as Occafion fhall require) to levy the Charge thereof upon the Goods and Chattels of fuch Owner or Owners, Occupier or Occupiers, by Diitrefs and Sale of his, her or their Goods and Chatties upon the Ground and Premifles to which fuch Dyke or Dykes, Way or Ways, doth or do, or fliall refpectively belong (over and above the other Rates and Taxes chargeable or to be charged upon the fame Ground and Premifi'es by virtue of this Act) rendering the Overplus (if any) to fuch Owner or Owners, Occupier or Occu- piers, when demanded, after all Charges paid. Penalties on dedroying XXVII. And be it further enacled. That if any Perfon fhall, at any Time or Times hereafter, ^o^^^f wilfully or malicioufly cut the Bank againfl Peaver's Loady above L'ltly Droveway^ and fhall be thereof convicted upon the Oath of one or more credible Witnefs or WitnefTes, before one Juflice of J:he Peace for the fiiid County of Sujffolk ; every Perfon fo convicted fhall forfeit, for every fuch Offence, the Sum of ten Pounds, to be levied by Diftrefs. and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of fuch Offender or Offenders, by Warrant under the Hand and Seal of the Juftice before whom fuch Conviction fhall be had ; five Pounds thereof to be imployed in carrying on the Works and Im- provements in and upon the Fen Lands and Low Grounds within the faid firft Diflridl ; and five Pounds thereof to be imployed in tarrying on the Works and Improvements in and upon the Fea Lands and Low Grounds within the faid fecond Diftridt ; and for want of fuch fufficient Diftrefs, fuch Ofl'ender or Offenders fliall, by the faid Juftice, be committed to the Houfe of Corredtion, or Common C-jaol for the faid County of Suffolky for any Time not exceeding two Months: And if any Perfon fhall wilfully or malicioufly cut, throw down or deftroy any of the Banks, Works or I^ngines fo to be made or eredted as aforefaid, or by any ways hinder, obftrudt, or lay open any of the Cuts, Drains, or other Works, to be made for draining or improving the faid Fen Lands or Low Grounds as aforefaid, and fhall be convidted of fuch Oft'ence, upon Oath, before two of the Juftices of the Peace for the faid Ifle of Ely, if the Offence fhall be committed within the faid Ifle, or before two Juftices of the Peace for the faid Counties of Suffolk or Norfolk, refpectively, if the Off'ence fhall be committed in either of the faid Counties ; every Perfon fo convidted thereof fhall forfeit for every fuch Offence the Sum of one hundred Pounds, to be levied by Diftrefs and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of every fuch Offender or Offenders, by Warrant under the Hands and Seals of any two of the faid Juflices before whom fuch Convidtion fhall be had, to be imployed in carrying on the Works and Improvements in and upon the faid Fen Lands and Low Grounds with- in the Diftridt or Divifion where fuch Offence is or fliall be committed; and for want of fuch fiiifi- cient Diftrefs, fuch Offender or Offenders fhall, by the faid Juftices, be committed to the common Gaol of the faid Ifle of Ely, or Counties of Suffolk or Norfolk rcfpedtively where the Offence ftiall be committed, there to remain without Bail or Mainprife, for any Time not exceeding twelve Ca- lendar Months, at the Difcretion of the faid Juftices : And if any Perfon fhall wilfully or mali- cioufly fet fire to, burn, or otherwife deitroy any of the faid Engines to be eredted as aforefaid, and be thereof lawfully convidted, fuch Perfon fhall be adjudged guilty of Felony; and fhall be fubjedt and liable to the like Pains and Penalties as in Cafes of Felony : And the Court, by or before whom fuch Perfon fhall be tried, fliall and have hereby Power and Authority to tranfport fuch Felon for feven Years, in like Manner as other P'elons are diredted to be tranfported by the Laws and Statures of this Realm ' •T tn»klnc Waterinj; XXVlll. And it is hereby further enadted. That if any Perfon or Perfons fhall at any Time Ha«s, ordnviuB u^on make, or caifc to be made any Watering Place, or Place of Accefs, for Cattle to drink, in any of the Baiiki. jhe /jji] j;)r^,j„5 within the faid Fen Lands or Low Cirounds, or fhall continue to ufe any fuch Watering Piaec already made, after Notice in Wuting to the cunliary thereof given to him, her or them,
 * "'™'' to Year only, for the beft Rent that can be gotten for the fame, and to take the Rents and Profits