Pound-keeper rance. "recognizance with two sufficient sureties in double the amount "which appears to us to be justly due, conditioned to abide the "trial or suit to be instituted in such case at the next general "Quarter Sessions, to be held at "and pay whatever sum and costs shall be and fully to satisfy awarded and decreed We do hereby order "to J. K., [the person claiming the rent.] day of "N. O. Justices. SEC. 6. That the pound-keeper, on being served to make delive- with a copy of such order, signed by one justice, or by the clerk of the Petty Sessions, shall deliver up the cattle or goods. Penalty on pound-keeper. Justices to lodge orders of replevin and recognizances with clerk of the peace. Ejectment bars SEC. 7.-That any pound-keeper disobeying such order, shall forfeit and pay to the party, owner of the goods or chattels, ten shillings for every twenty-four hours during which he detains them after service of the order upon him, to be levied by warrant of the justices as aforesaid. SEC. 8.-That the justices shall lodge the original orders of replevin and recognizances with the clerk of the peace of the district three days (if practicable) previous to the first day of such Quarter Sessions, or adjournment thereof, next after the making of any such order as above, but so that there be at least two clear days between the delivery of such recognizances and orders, and the first day of such Quarter Sessions or adjournment. SEC. 13.-That where an ejectment for non-payment proceedings un- of the rent shall have been brought previous to complaint der this act. lodged under this act, it shall not be lawful for any person to proceed under the authority of this act. SEC. 14.--That this act shall not extend to any distress made for any crown-rent, quit-rent, compositionrent, chief-rent, or fee farm-rent, nor to any distress for rent payable under any lease, demise, or contract for ever, or for lives renewable for ever, or for nine hundred and ninety nine years. 2 WILL. IV. CH. 34. Act for consolidating and amending the Laws against IT IS ENACTED, [23rd May, 1832. SEC. 13. That where any gold or silver coin shall be tendered to any person, who shall suspect it to be diminished otherwise than by reasonable wearing, or to be counterfeit, it shall be lawful for such person to cut, break, or deface it; and if it shall appear to be diminished otherwise than by reasonable wearing, or be counterfeit, the person tendering it shall bear the loss; but if it shall be of due weight, and appear to be lawful coin, the person cutting, breaking, or defacing it, is required hereby to receive the same at the rate it was coined for, and any disputes thereupon shall be summarily determined by any justice of the peace, who is hereby empowered to examine upon oath, as well the parties as any other person, in order to the decision of such dispute; and the tellers of the exchequer and their deputies, and clerks, and the receivers-general of every branch of his Majesty's revenue, are hereby required to cut, break, and deface, (or to cause so to be done), every Suspicious coin to be cut by person to whom tendered, con thereof. sequences piece of counterfeit, or unlawfully diminished gold or silver coin, which shall be tendered to them in payment of any part of his Majesty's revenue. This act repeals several statutes relating to the coin, of which the following are those which were of force in Ireland, viz. :-3 Edw. IV. ch. 3.; 28 Eliz. ch. 6.; 8 Ann, ch. 6; 4 Geo. I. ch. 9. sec. 5; 23 & 24 Geo. III. ch. 50; 26 Geo. III. ch. 39; 56 Geo. III. ch. 68, sec. 13 to 16; 3 Geo. IV. ch. 114; and 7 Geo. IV. ch. 9. 3 GEO. III. CH. 29. Act for the more effectual preventing the pernicious Practice of burning Land. IT IS ENACTED, [A. D. 1763. Complaints of SEC. 1.-(Reciting on this subject, 17 Geo. II. ch. 10, and burning land to be heard by and 1 Geo. III. ch. 17,) That in all cases, whether the land before two justices. shall be burned or permitted to be burned, by the original lessee or lessees, or by the occupiers; and where the original lessor shall not have consented, it shall be lawful for two or more of his Majesty's justices of the peace, within their jurisdictions, to hear and determine, in a summary way, all offences committed against the true intent and meaning of such statutes; and for that purpose, upon information given to summon the party accused, and upon non-appearance, or not making sufficient excuse, to issue a warrant under hands and seals, for their apprehension; and upon appearance, or if the parties cannot be arrested, upon service of a notice in writing, on the usual place of abode, (such service to be proved by oath,) they may hear and determine, and acquit or convict in the penalty and costs of surveying; and if the penalty be not paid within twenty-four hours, may issue warrant under hands and seals to distrain for the penalty and costs; and if the goods be removed, the warrant shall be backed by some magistrate of the jurisdiction into which they are so removed; and the goods being so distrained shall, unless the penalty and costs be sooner paid, be appraised and sold, and the penalty and costs be deducted thereout, rendering the overplus, (if any ;) and for want of such distress, the party, upon conviction, to be committed to gaol for three months, unless the penalty and costs be sooner paid. SEC. 2.-Form of Conviction. "Be it remembered, that on this day of in the before of his Majesty's justices of the peace for the county for the pernicious burning of land, to wit, the quantity of and we do therefore adjudge him [her, or them] to pay and forfeit for the same, the sum of together with the cost under our hands and seals, the day and year above. for surveying the same. Given (Signed,) J. P. & J. J. P." SEC. 3. That parties convicted may appeal to the Appeal. Quarter Sessions, unless the conviction shall be within ten days of the said Sessions, and then, at the next Sessions, or the next following that, at the option of the party convicted; the execution of the judgment to be in the mean time suspended; the persons entering into a recognizance at the time of conviction, with two sureties in double the sum adjudged to be forfeited, conditioned to prosecute the appeal with effect, and to be forthcoming to abide the judgment of the Sessions, which court is empowered to hear and determine, and award reasonable costs to be paid by either party, as the court shall order; and if, upon the hearing, the judgment against the appellant be affirmed, he shall immediately I pay the penalty with costs, or in default thereof be (a) committed until he make payment of the penalty and costs to the prosecutor; but if the appellant succeed in the appeal, reasonable costs shall be awarded to him against the prosecutor, who would have been entitled to the penalty; and in case the original lessor, or his, or her heirs, shall omit to proceed for the penalty within six calendar months after such pernicious burning, it shall be lawful for the original lessee, his, or her heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, within six months next after the expiration of the time hereby given to the original lessor, to proceed in the same manner; and in case the original lessee shall omit to proceed, it shall be lawful for the next immediate lessor or lessors, and so successively, to proceed for the recovery of the penalty and costs from the occupier of the lands so burned, within three months next after the time hereby granted to the original lessee. 5 GEO. III. CH. 10. Act for the more effectually carrying into Execution the Laws heretofore made, to prevent the pernicious Practice of burning Land. IT IS ENACTED, [A. D. 1765. SEC. 1.-(Reciting 17 Geo. II. ch. 10., 1 Geo. III. ch. 17, sec. 2, and 3 Geo. III. ch. 29,) That whereas the said recited laws have been evaded; in all cases whatsoever, whether the soil shall be burned by the original lessee or lessees, or by the occupier or occupiers of the land, (a) See this provision of confinement until payment of penalty, altered by sec. 2 of next act. |