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and Dignity, against all Enemies; and will observe and obey all Orders of Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, and of the Generals and Officers set over me.

Witness my Hand,

So help me GOD.

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one of Her Majesty's Justices of the do hereby certify, That the ; and

above is the Description of the Recruit

in my Presence all the foregoing Questions were put to the said that the Answers written opposite to them are those which he gave to me; and that the Thirtieth and Thirty-sixth Articles of the Rules and Articles for the better Government of Her Majesty's Royal Marine Forces while on shore, against Mutiny and Desertion, were read over to him; that he took the Oath of Allegiance and Fidelity; that he received the Sum of on being attested this Day; that he was not attested until Twenty-four Hours had elapsed after he received Enlisting Money; that [this Blank is to be supplied by the Words "the Place where he swears that he is enlisted is in the Vicinity of my Residence," or by the Words "the Place where he swears that he enlisted is within the Division, District, or Place for which I act," or by the Words "I am acting within the Division, District, or Place where the Head Quarters of the Recruiting Party is stationed," as the Case may be]; that I am not an Officer in the Marines, and that I have given him a Duplicate of this Certificate signed with my Name.

Signature of the Justice.

FORM

FORM of OATH to be taken by a MASTER whose Apprentice

has absconded.

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do make Oath, That I am

by Trade a

and that

was bound to serve as an Apprentice to me in the said Trade, by Indenture dated the

Term of

on or about the

Day of
Years: and that the said

Day of

, for the did

last abscond and quit my Service without my Consent; and that to the best of my Knowledge and Belief the said

is aged about

Years. Witness my Hand at

the

Day of

One thousand eight

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FORM OF JUSTICE'S CERTIFICATE to be given to the MASTER

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his Consent; and that to the best of his Knowledge and Belief

the said Apprentice is aged about

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It is important for the Public Service, and for the Interest of the Deserter, that this Part of the Return should be accurately filled up, and the Details should be inserted by the Magistrate, in his own Handwriting, or, under his Direction, by his Clerk.

I do hereby certify that the Prisoner has been duly examined before me as to the Circumstance herein stated, and has declared in my Presence that he f a Deserter from the above-mentioned Corps.

Signature and Address

of Magistrate. Signature of Prisoner. Signature of Informant.

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I certify that I have inspected the Prisoner, and consider him for Military Service.

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CA P. XIV.

An Act for consolidating in One Act certain Provisions usually contained in Acts for constructing or regulating Markets and Fairs. [23d April 1847.]

WH WHEREAS it is expedient to comprise in One Act sundry Provisions usually contained in Acts of Parlia⚫ment authorizing the Construction or Regulation of Markets and Fairs, and that as well for avoiding the Necessity of repeating such Provisions in each of the several Acts relating to such Undertakings as for ensuring greater Uniformity in the Provisions themselves:' Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the Extent of Act. same, That this Act shall extend only to such Markets or Fairs as shall be authorized by any Act of Parliament hereafter to be passed which shall declare that this Act shall be incorporated therewith; and all the Clauses of this Act, save so far as they shall be expressly varied or excepted by any such Act, shall apply to the Undertaking authorized thereby, so far as the same shall be applicable to such Undertaking, and shall, with the Clauses of every other Act which shall be incorporated therewith, form Part of such Act, and be construed therewith as forming One Act.

Interpretations in this Act:

66 'special Act:'

66 'prescribed :"

And with respect to the Construction of this Act, and any Act incorporated therewith, be it enacted as follows:

II. The Expression "the special Act" used in this Act shall be construed to mean any Act which shall be hereafter passed authorizing the Construction or Regulation of a Market or Fair, and with which this Act shall be incorporated; and the Word

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prescribed" used in this Act in reference to any Matter herein stated shall be construed to refer to such Matter as the same shall be prescribed or provided for in the special Act, and the Sentence in which such Word occurs shall be construed as if instead of the Word "prescribed" the Expression "prescribed for that Purpose in the special Act" had been used; "the Lands:" and the Expression and the Expression "the Lands" shall mean the Lands which shall by the special Act be authorized to be taken or used for the Purposes thereof; and the Expression "the Undertaking" shall mean the Market or Fair, and the Works connected therewith, by the special Act authorized to be constructed or regulated; and the Expression "the Undertakers" shall mean the Persons authorized by the special Act to construct or regulate the Market or Fair.

"the Undertaking:"

"Undertakers."

Interpretations in this and the special Act:

III. The following Words and Expressions in both this and the special Act, and any Act incorporated therewith, shall have the Meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there be something in the Subject or Context repugnant to such Construction; (that is to say,)

Words

Words importing the Singular Number shall include the Number: Plural Number, and Words importing the Plural Number shall include also the Singular Number:

Words importing the Masculine Gender shall include Gender: Females:

The Word "Person" shall include a Corporation, whether "Person:" aggregate or sole:

The Word "Lands" shall include Messuages, Lands, Tene- "Lands:" ments, and Hereditaments or Heritages of any Tenure:

The Word "Lease shall include a Missive of and an "Lease:" Agreement for a Lease:

The Expression "the Market or Fair" shall mean the "the Market Market or Fair, and the Works connected therewith, by or Fair:" the special Act authorized to be constructed or regulated:

The Word "Cart" shall include Waggon, and also any "Cart:" Carriage used wholly or chiefly for the Conveyance of

Goods:

The Word "Driver" shall include the Carter or other "Driver:" Person having the Care of any Cart:

The Word "Cattle" shall include Horse, Ass, Mule, Ram, "Cattle:" Ewe, Wether, Lamb, Goat, Kid, or Swine:

The Expression "the Collector" shall mean the Person ap- "Collector:" pointed by the Undertakers to collect the Stallages, Rents,

or Tolls authorized by the special Act, shall include the Assistants of the Collector:

"Month:"

The Word "Month" shall mean Calendar Month:
The Expression "Superior Courts," when the Matter sub- "Superior
mitted to the Cognizance of the Court arises in England Courts:"
or Ireland, shall mean Her Majesty's Superior Courts of
Record at Westminster or Dublin, as the Case may require,
and shall include the Court of Common Pleas of the County
Palatine of Lancaster, and the Court of Pleas of the County
of Durham; and when such Matter arises in Scotland it
shall mean the Court of Session :

The Word "Oath" shall include Affirmation in the Case of "Oath:"
Quakers, and any Declaration lawfully substituted for an
Oath in the Case of any other Persons allowed by Law to
make a Declaration instead of taking an Oath:

The WordCounty" shall include Riding or other Division “County:"
of a County having a separate Commission of the Peace;
and in Scotland, Stewartry, and any Ward or other Divi-
sion of a County or Stewartry, having a separate Sheriff,
and it shall also include County of a City or County of a
Town:

The Word "Justice" shall mean Justice of the Peace acting "Justice:" for the Place where the Matter requiring the Cognizance of any such Justice arises; and if such Matter arise in respect of Lands situated not wholly in any one Jurisdiction shall mean a Justice acting for the Place where any Part of such Lands shall be situated; and where any Matter is authorized or required to be done by Two Justices, [No. 11. Price 2d.] the

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