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 A. D. 1 761. Anno fecundo Georgii III. C. 15. 601 before the fame {hall be firft brought to an open Market, or fame ufual Place for the Sale of Fifh, J,Y,Vbe fiSV^o'Irto and before the fame fhall be there expofed in the ordinary Manner, and for the ufual Time Fifh i^^^l Mitket, and ddy ex/ be there expofed for publick Sale, every fuch Contrad and Contradls is and are hereby declared tOpoied to' Sale there, be abfolutely void, and every Party thereto Ihall forfeit and pay, for every fuch Contrad which he or fhe fhall be a Party to, or concerned in, on being convicled thereof in manner herein after-men- forfeit 50 1, and the Con- tioned, the Sum of fifty Pounds, to be recovered, levied, and applied, in manner herein after- '"ft is deckrcd void : mentioned. XIV. Provided always, and be it alfo enacted by the Authority aforefaid. That after the faid firfl: And after i May 1762, Day of 7^^/ one thoufand feven hundred and fixty-tvvo, no Contraa or Agreement which Ihall be s°j,^°;i"'„" L^bfers made or entered into for the buying of any Salmon or Lobflers which fliall be taken in any River, fliaii ^e in force longer - or in any of the Seas, or on any of the Sea Coalts of Great Britain^ fhall be or continue in force for than i Year; any longer Time than for one Year, to be computed from the Date of every fuch refpedlive Con-, , ... tracSt or Agreement which fhall be entered into in "Writing ; and if not entered into in Writing, then ',*,"" .^, '* ^ , r ^ 17- 1 I ,- 1 --i^- r t ° t ■ • • ^ J' 1 n, take place With refpeit only for one Year, to be computed from the 1 ime of the makmg or enteruig into every lucn ^arol to any Parol Contraas, Contrail or Agreement refpedlively. XV. And be it likewife enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That no Perfon or Perfons fhall, atpj;"„™y^762, no any Time after the faid firll Day of TWijy one thoufand (even hundred and fixty-two, employ or be be"^ employed in buying at employed by any other Perfon or Perfons in buying, or to buy, in or at any Market in the City oftiie Markets of London London, or in the Chy oi' llKe/hnin/fer, or elfewhere within the Weekly Bills of Mortality, any Fifh ofWeftminfterj&c. Fifh which fhall be brought there to be Ibid, to be divided by Lots or in Shares amongft any Fifhmongers^^°"shuhereforSale,to or other Perfons, in order to be afterwards pvit to Sale again, or fold by Retail ; nor fhall any Filh- j;„oi,_^p-^j^Qj,ggj!^j ^^ monger, or other Perfon, at any Time after the faid firlc Dayof yl/iT); one thoufand feven hundred others, to be fold; '' and fixty-tvvo, buy in aliy Market in London, or in the faid City oi Wtjhninfter, or elfewhere within pof may any Perfon buy the Weekly Bills of Mortality, any Filh, but whu fliall be for his own Sale or Ufe only ; upon Pi'"Fi^^b/^.^^^?f ^">' that every Perfon who fhall be convicled of any fuch Offence, in manner hereby diredled, fhall forfeit j^-^ ow"i Saie'or Ufe ^ ^ and pay the Sum of twenty Pounds for every fuch Offence, to be levied, recovered, and applied in the on Penalty of 20 1.* manner herein after directed. XVI. And be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That if any Proprietor of Fifh, or^"^^^'^'"^" '"'of'^e any Salefman or Perfon intrufted or employed to fell any Filh in any publick Market, fhall refufe tor'l°l'"'r'^"'l'°^'^'* /• 11 n 11 • A ^ / -. /- 1 •' r II ■^ /- I TT,- > -1 or enter into an Asree- lell, or fhall enter nito any Agreement or Confederacy not to lell, to or for the Ufe of any particular ment not to fell to or for Perfon or Perfons, any Filh which fhall be brought or expofed to or for Sale at or in any fuch pub- any particular Pcrfon's lick Market ; then, and in every fuch Cafe, every Perfon who fhall fo offend in the faid Pre- U!e, any Fi/h expofed ro> miffes, and fhall be thereof convifted in the Manner by this Afl diredled, fhall, for every fuch ^^^^^'^P"'^'^^' Market, Offence, forfeit and pay the Sum of twenty Pounds, to be levied, recovered, and applied in manner °"'^^"^y °^ *°^' hereby diredled. XVII. And be it further enaded by the Authority aforefaid, That all Fifh of any of the refpeaive;^"^f"s;*,°y;^^^^^^^ Sorts herein after fpecified, which, after the faid firfl Day oi May one thoufand ii:en hundred andtheAcT:, brought after'r fixty-two, fhall be brought for Sale to the Cities of London or IVeJhninJIer, or within the Weekly May 1762, for Sale to /ingjgate Dock, or in any other Market within the Weekly Bills of Mortality, than herein after isa Let thanis^'refcnbedj diredled and prefcribed touching the fame refpedllvely ; and that every Lot or Parcel of fuch Fifh as aforefaid, fhall confift only of one Sort of Fifh, and fhall not be compofed of two or more different^" '''J^^^-.J.^^^f^^ C .. r T?-n. *i * :„ * r oi one Sort or Fiih only. corts of riih ; that is to lay, ' All frefh Salmon, Sturgeon, large frefh Cod, Skait, Pike, Turbot, Bret, Bril, Pearl, KIngfl:on,TheSpecies of FiA, and Ling, and Dorys, by the fingle Fifh; all Half frefh Cod, not exceeding two in any one Lot; all JJ"^;^^^^f^,^;;J^,^J^^"j;y Quarter frefh Cod, not exceeding four in any one Lot ; all Mullets, Cole Fifh, Salmon Trout, and foi"^i° a^ot'at Billingf- other Trout, not exceeding two in any one Lot; all fmall Cod, not exceeding twenty-four in anygate, or other Markets. one Lot ; in Billingjgate Market, or within one hundred and fifty Yards of BiUingfgate Dock ; and, in any other Marjcct within the Weekly Bills of Mortality, not exceeding e'iglit in any one Lot : All fmall Pike, not exceeding fix in any one Lot, in BiUingfgate M-ztket, or within one hundred and fifty Yards of Billing/gate Dock ; and, in any other Market within the Weekly Bills of Morta- lity, not exceeding four in any one Lot : All large Haddock, not exceeding four in any one Lot, in Billing/gate Market, or within one hun- dred and fifty Yards of BiUingfgate Dock ; and, in any other Market within the Weekly Bills of Mor- tality, not exceeding two in any one Lot : AH fmall Haddock, not exceeding tvirenty-four in any one Lot, in BiUingfgate Market, or within one hundred and fifty Yards of BiUingfgate Dock ; and, in any other Market within the Weekly Bills of Mortality, not exceedijig eight in any one Lot : All Perch, above fix Inches" long from the Eye to the Fork of the Tail thereof, not exceeding twelve in any one Lot, in BiUingfgate Market, or within one hundred and fifty Yards of BiUingfgate Dock ; and, in any other Market within the V/eekly Bills of Mortality, not exceeding eight in any- one Lot : All Carp, Gurnet, Tench, and Sea Bafs, not exceeding fix in any one I/Ot, in BiUimfgate Market, or within one hundred and fifty Yards of ^/7//«^/o^ar^ Dock ; and, in- any other Market within the Weekly Bills of Mortality, not exceeding four in any one Lot : Vol. VIII. 4 H All