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 A. D. 1762. Anno tertio Georgii III. C ir. 1.7 cafioned by or through fome Contrivance or Confederacy ; and every Maker and Seller of Bread refpeftively as aforefaid, whofe Bread fhall at any Time be found before any Juftice or Juftices wantino- in theGoodnefs of the StufF, whereof or wherewith the fame fhould have been made, or to be made with any Mixture of Meal or Flour of any other Sort of Grain than of the Grain the fame {hall import to be made with, or to be made with any larger or other Proportion of any other or different Sort or Sorts of Grain, or 'the Meal or Flour thereof, than what ought to be put therein, or to be made with any Mixture or Ingredient not allowed by the faid in part recited Aft to be put therein, or to be made with any Thing as for or in lieu of Flour, which fhall not really be the ge- nuine Flour the fame fhall import to be and ought to be, or to be made with any Leaven not allowed by the faid in part recited Aft to be ufed in making fuch Bread, fhall for every fuch Offence, on and the Maker and Seller bein° convifted thereof in Manner herein after mentioned, alfo forfeit and pay a Sum not exceeding ftall alfo forfeit not ex- five Pounds, nor lefs than twenty Shillings, as the Juftice or Juftices before whom any fuch Of- cced;n E 5 '• norlel = '^» fender or Offenders ft all be convifted fhall, from time to time, adjudge, unlefs the Default found "„*;, my fucn0f - or complained of, fhall be made out to the Satisfaction of any fuch Juftice or Juftices by oron the on i e fs, he Default (hall Behalf of the Party or Parties againft whom fuch Complaint or Information as aforefaid fhall be be fat.sfactorily account- made, to have wholly arofe from fome unavoidable Accident, or to have been occafioned by oredfor. through fome Contrivance or Confederacy. XI. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the faid firft Day of May one thoufand feven hundred and fixty-three, although the AfTize of, Bread fhall not be fet according to the faid in part recited Aft, if any Perfon or Perfons fhall wilfully obftruft, hinder, Penalty of oppofing any refift. or in any wife oppofe any Search, View, Weighing, Trying, or Seizing of any Loaf or '"-p. 1 ?* arch ' View » Loaves of Bread, authorized by this Act to be made or tried, he, fte or they, who fhall fo offend "*'£ 'lf^'^% ° r ot in the Premiffes, fhall for every fuch Offence, on being convifted thereof in Manner herein after ~ exceed 4<3 s n ' or be mentioned, forfeit and pay fuch Sum of Money not exceeding forty Shillings, nor lefs than twenty lefs than 20 s. Shillings, as the Juftice or Juftices before whom any fuch Offender or Offenders fhall be convicted fhall from time to time adjudge. XII. Provided always, and be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That no Perfon who No Miller, Mealman, {ball follow, or be concerned in the Bufinefs of a Miller, Mealman, or Baker, fhall be capable of fol^^ y fe^ c *f-<* afting, or fhall be allowed to aft as a Juftice of the Peace under this Aft, or in putting in Execu- J"^'^ oap'enahy tion any of the Powers in or by this Aft granted ; and if any Miller, Mealman, or Baker, ftall pre- f 50 |, fume fo to do, he or they fo offending in the Premiffes, fhall for every fuch Offence forfeit and pay the Sum of fifty Pounds, to any Perfon or Perfons who will inform or fue for the fame ; to be reco- vered in any of his Majefty's Courts of Record at IVefimhifter, by Action of Debt, Bill, Plaint, or Information, wherein no Effoin, Wager of Law, or more than one Imparlance fhall be al- lowed, or by way of fummary Complaint before the Court of Seffion in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland. XIII. Provided always, and be it alfo enafted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Perfon Baker making It appear, who ftall carry on or follow the Trade of a Baker, ftall, at any Time after the faid firft Day of May that any Offence for one thoufand feven hundred and fixty-three, make Complaint to any Juftice or Juftices of the Peace " h, ch he ftall have paid within his ortheir Jurifdiftion, and make appear to him or them by the Oath of any credible Witnefs, f 10 e nccl e "^ ^ Neel-'cVor that any Offence which any fuch Perfon, who ftall fo carry on or follow the faid Trade of a Baker, Default of his Servant: ftall have been charged with, and ftall have incurred and paid any Penalty under this Aft, fhall have been occafioned by or through the wilful Negleft or Default of any' Journeyman or other Ser- vant employed by or under any fuch Perfon, who ftall fo follow or carry on the faid Trade of a Baker ; then, and in any fuch Cafe, every fuch Juftice and Juftices may, and is and are hereby required to Juftice to ifiue his War- iffue out his or their Warrant under his or their refpeftive Hand and Seal, or Hands and Seals, for rant out for bringing the bringing any fuch Journeyman or Servant before any fuch Juftice or Juftices, or any Juftice of the offcnder Dcfote n,m > County, City, Riding, Divifion, or Place, where the Offender can be found, and on any fuch Journeyman or Servant being thereupon apprehended, and brought before any fuch Juftice or Ju- ftices, he or they, within their refpeftive Jurifdiftions, is and are hereby authorized and required to examine into the Matter of fuch Complaint ; and on Proof thereof being made upon Oath to and on Conviction, the Satisfaftion of any fuch Juftice or Juftices who fhall hear fuch faid Complaint, fuch Juftice and Juftices is and are hereby direfted and authorized by any Order under his or their refpeftive Hand " y "* of Satisfaction - or Hands, to adjudge and order what reafonable Sum of Money ftall be paid by every fuch Jour- y ° a,sac lon » neyman or Servant to his Mafter or Miftrefs, as or by way of Recompence to him or her for the Money he or fte ftall have paid, by reafon of the wilful Negleft or Default of any fuch Journey- man or Servant ; and if any fuch Journeyman or Servant ftall negleft or refufe, on his Conviftion, a " d °" Nonpayment to make immediate Payment of the Sum of Money which any fuch Juftice or Juftices fhall order to ' ereo ' be paid, by reafon of fuch faid wilful Negleft or Default, then any fuch Juftice and Juftices within their refpeftive Jurifdiftions, is and are hereby authorized and required by Warrant under his Hand and Seal, or their Hands and Seals, to caufe every fuch Journeyman or Servant to be apprehended is '° commit fuch Ser-- and committed to the Houfe of Correftion, or fome other Prifon of the County, Riding, Divifion, vantt .° hard Labour « for City, Town, Liberty or Place, in which any fuch Journeyman or Servant ftall be apprehended, ^ MoTth^ exceedinfi and there to be kept to hard Labour, for any Time not exceeding one Calendar Month from the Time of fuch Commitment, as fuch Juftice or Juftices fhall order, unlefs Payment fhall be made of unless Payment be fooner the Money ordered to be paid after fuch Commitment, and before the Expiration of the faid Calen- made. dar Month. 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