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Country, and alo for the Sale of all and every Sort of Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, whether foreign or manufactured in this State; and that on the aid Fair Days, and on three Days next before, and three Days next after each of the aid Fairs, all Perons coining to, being at, or going from the ame, together with their Hores, Cattle, or other Effects, intended for Sale, or purchaed at the aid Fairs, hall be free and exempt from all Arrets, Attachments, and Executions whatoever, except for capital Offences, Breaches of the Peace, or for Quarrels or Controveries that may arie during the aid Time; in which Caes Proces may be immediately iued, and Proceedings thereupon had, in the ame Manner as if this Act had never been made.

II. in order to prevent Frauds and Impoitions in the Sale of blooded Hores, Be it Enacted, by the Authority aforeaid, That the County Court of Halifax hall and may appoint a Regiter for the aid Fairs, (and in the Cae of the Death, Abence, Refual to act, or Miconduct of uch Regiter, may appoint de novo) who hall take an Oath for the faithful Dicharge of his Duty; and every Peron who hall bring a blooded Hore, Mare or Gelding, to the aid Fairs, or any of them, for Sale, hall deliver in Writing to the aid Regiter a Certificate under his or her Hand of the Owner or Vender's Name, and the Colour, Age and Blood, of uch Hore, Mare or Gelding, all which hall be entered by the aid Regiter in a Book to be by him kept for that Purpoe; and he hall afely keep all uch Certificates, that Recoure may be had to the Originals if neceary. And if any Peron or Perons hall ell, or offer for Sale, any blooded Hores, Mares of Geldings, at the aid Town of Halifax, during the Time of the aid Fairs, without firt delivering in to the Regiter a Certificate as aforeaid, every Peron o offending hall forfeit and pay the Sum of Ten Pounds, one Half to the Ue of the Informer, and other Half to the Ue of the Purchaer, where an actual Sale has been made; but where there has been no Sale, the whole of the Ue of the Informer, to be recorded on Complaint or Information, as is herein after directed. And if any Owner or Vendor of any blooded Hore, Mare or Gelding, at the aid Fairs, hall wilfully deliver into the Regiter a fale Certificate of the Age or Blood of uch Hore, Mare or Gelding, and hall fell the ame, uch Owner or Vender, on Proof made, hall forfet and pay the Sum of Ten Pounds, to the Ue of the Purchaer, to be recovered on Complaint or Information, as is herein after directed; and the aid Owner or Vender o convicted, hall never after be permitted to ell any blooded Hore, Mare or Gelding, at any of the aid Fairs.

III. for the Trial of Complaints and Informations in the Caes above mentioned, and alo for the Trial of Controveries and diputed Bargains ariing at the aid Fairs; Be it Enacted, by the Authority aforeaid; That the County Count afore mentioned hall and may appoint three Judges (and in Cae of Death, or Refual to act, of the aid Judges, or either of them, may appoint de novo) either of whom may, on Application, iue Citations and Subpnas; and the aid Judges, or any two of them, hall and may hear and determine, intanter, in all uch Caes, provided the Demand, or diputed Difference in a Bargain, does not exceed the Value of Ten Pounds, and hall and may iue Executions, and appoint an Officer or Officers to execute the ame. Rh