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 A. D. 1757' Anno tricefimo Georgii II. C. 20. 59 Orders, it fhall and may he lawful for fuch Juftice or Juftices to fummon fuch Perfon to appear before him or them, at a real'onable Time to be prefixed in fuch Summons ; and the Proof of complying with an^ the Party is the Direaions of this Ad and Orders, fhall lie on the Party fo fummoned ; and if fuch Perfon fhall ne- to purge himfclf. elector refufe to appear before fuch Juftice or Jufticcs (Proof being made upon Oath of his or her being ■ duly fummoned) or fhall not make it out to the Satisfaction of him or them, that he or flie has fully con- formed himfelf or herfelf to this A6f, Rules and Orders, fuch Perfon (hall be deemed and taken to be duly convidled of the Offence or Offences for which he (hall be fo fummoned, and incur the feveral Pe- _ .,. iialties and Forfeitures inflicted by this A6t, to be levied, recovered and adjudged, in Manner as is herein ^,e°Pef,a'if^to o after mentioned -, one Moiety of the faid Forfeiture to be paid to the Overfcer of the Poor, and be applied to the'poor,°and to the Ufe of the Poor of tiie Parifh where fuch Perfon dwells ; and the other Moiety to the Treafurer of the other to'ths the County, Riding or Divifion, to be made Part of the County Stock; or in that Part of Gffat Britain County Stock; called Scotland, to i'uch Perfon and for fuch Purpofcs, as the Tuftices in their General Qyarter-SefTions j" Scotland, to n 11 1- fi J • ^ be applied as the {liall dH-e6t and appoint. . . . .^ Juftices direa. ' Places, and foon after difpofe of the fame ;' Be it enadted by the Authority aforefaid. That from and ^° Perran may after the faid firft Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-feven, no Perfon whatfoever "r^a"'''^"'^- (Butchers and others excepted, buying Fat Cattle for immediate Slaughter) fhall purchafe any living "fjj^j j^"j^^"^]^^jj Ox, Bull, Cow, Calf, Steer or Heifer, without having firft obtained a Certificate under the Hand and Abode, and Seal of fome Juftice of the Peace, or Commiflioner of the Land Tax, a61:ing for the County, Riding, Number of Divifion, City, Liberty, Town or Place where fuch Perfon reildes, fpecifying his or her Name, and ^'=^^' '^'^ '"- Place of Abode, and the Number of Beafts he or fhe intends to purchafe, and whether fuch Beafts are ^^'^'^^^°^^y i ■'intended to be purchafed by him or herfelf, or by an Agent or Seivant, and if by an Agent or Servant, ^om- then the Name and Place of Abode of fuch Agent or Servant, and that it appears to fuch Juftice or C miflioner upon Examination on the Oath of one or more credible Witnefs or Witneffes, that fuch Perfon ^'^^ that he has really occupies Land fufficient to graze and keep the Number of Beafts contained in fuch Certificate, ^'""^ fufficienc over and above the Stock fuch Perfon is at prefent poffefled of, for the Space of three Months ; and that fam"for three it may appear no more Beafts were bought than were contained in fuch Certificate, every fuch Perfon Months, over -fhall, upon bringing any Cattle into any Parifli or Place, bought in purfuance of fuch Certificate, pro- and above his duce and {hew the faid Certificate to an Infpeclor, Churchwarden or Overfeer of the Poor, if any there parent Stock. be, of fuch Parifh or PlSce, and fhall at the fame Time acquaint fuch Infpeftor, Churchwarden or Over- ^" bringing ■feer, wjth the Place where, and the Name of the Perfon of whom fuch Beafts were purchafed ; and the thrcenfficat^e^^' laid Infpe6tor, Churchwarden or Overfeer, is hereby required to mark on the Back of the faid Certificate, to be produced to the Number of Beafts fo brought into any Parifti or Place, and the Place where, and the Name of the the lnfpec>or, Perfon of whom fuch Beafts were purchafed, and the Day when fuch Certificate was fo produced ; and ^^' ^'^ "^^e if any Perfon or Perfons (Butchers or others buying Fat Cattle for immediate Slaughter excepted as afore- ^^'■'^• faid) fhall, from and after the faid firft Day of Jmie one thoufand kvQVi hundred and fifty-feven, buy any formin"°hiret(j Ox, Bull, Cow, Calf, Steer, or Heifer, without previoufly obtaining fuch Certificate, or fhall buy more forfeits''5l. * than the Number contaiwed in the fame, or fliall not produce the faid Certificate to an Infpeitor, Church- warden or Overfeer of the Poor ; every fuch Perfon fhall, for every Beaft bought contrary to the true In- tent and Meaning hereof, forfeit and pay the Sum of five Pounds ; the faid Penalty to be levied, ad- judged, recovered, applied and difpofed of as is herein after directed, XXV. Provided always. That no Cattle fhall be deemed to be bought by virtue of fuch Certificate, Cerflficate not unlefs the fame are purchafed within one Month from the Date thereof. ef"^' ""le's the Cattle be pur- XXVI. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That when and as often as any Cattle a Month'aft"r ftiall be ftopped for want of a proper Certificate, the Conftable or other proper Officer of the Townfhip the Date. or Pari fti where the faid Cattle fhall be fo ftopped, fhall caufe fuch Cattle, with all convenient Expedi- Where Cattle are tion, to be driven back to the next Conftablewick from whence they laft came, and fhall give Notice ftopt for want of thereof to the Conftable or other proper Officer of fuch next Conftablewick, who ftiall, and he is hereby ^ Certificate, required to receive the faid Cattle, and to caufe the fame to be driven through his Conftablewick, to the ''^.^^ ^'^5 '° ^^ next Conftablewick from whence fuch Cattle were driven, the Conftable or other Parifli Officer whereof thJ^Pi^^g*^!^.,^^ Ihall receive the fame as aforefaid, and fo from Conftablewick to Conftablewick, until fuch Cattle fhall whence they arrive at the firft Townfliip or Place in the faid County, Riding, Divifion or Liberty, through which they fet out ; and are were fuffered to pafs, without a proper Certificate ; and they fliall be treated in fuch and the like Manner '■" ^^ treated as as Cattle which have been within one Mile of an infeded Place are by this At^, or by any of his Ma- F^"'? ^'^"^^ . jefty's Orders of Council deemed to be treated. ^^iS Int" fefled Place. ' XXVII. And whereas there are no fuch Officers as Overfeers of the Poor and Churchwardens, in that In Scotland United Kingdom into Execution, Be it enacted by the Authorhy aforefaid. That all Matters and L° "='^"'« t^^ Adjournment thereof. I z * XXVIII. And
 * XXIV. And for the more effe(flual preventing the fpreading of the faid infecflious Difremper by Per-
 * fons commonly called Jobbers, who occupying little or no Grazing Land, buy up Cattle in infc6ttd
 * Part of Great Britain called Scotland;'' Therefore in order to carry this A61 in that Part of the Conftables are