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thereof upon the oath or oaths of
one or more credible witnefs or
witnelles, before any one or more
jutiice orjullices of the peace, for
any county, riding, divifion or
place ; every fuch perfon (hall, for
the firlt offence, be imprifoned not
lefs than three months; and, for
other offence, not lefs than fix
months; and for each to be pub-
licly whipped. Oifenders on Sun-
day, ufmg any gun or engine for
dellroying game, on conviction are
to forfeit zol. to be levied by dillrefs
with charges, and to be applied to
the informer and the poor. For
want of fuch diftrefs, the offender
is to be committed for any time not
exceeding fix calendar months, nor
lefs than three. Perfons aggrieved
may appeal to the quarter-feiiions,
giving fourteen days notice to per-
fons complained againfl. The juf-
tices are to hear, determine, and
award colts; and their determina-
tion is to be final, and not to be
removed by certiorari.

Jéflrafl of an m5} fir preventing
tbe Stealing qfDagr.

“HE practice of fiealing dogs
having oflate years greatly
increafed: For remedy thereof, it
is hereby enacled, that from and
after the firll of May, 1770, if any
perfon {hall {teal any dog or dogs,
of any kind or fort whatfoever,
from the owner or owners thereof,
or from any perfon or perfons in-
trulled by the owner or owners
thereof with fuch dog or dogs ; or
{hall fell, buy, receive, harbour,
detain, or keep, any dog or dogs,
of any kind or fort whatfoever,
knowing the fame to have been
Helen; every fuch perfon, upon

ANNUAL REGISTER,

1770.

being convicted thereof upon the
oath of one or more credible wit-
nefs or witneffes, or by his or her
own confellion, before any two or
more jufiices of the peace for any
county, riding, divifion, or place,
{hall for the firll offence forfeit not
lefs than 201. and charges of con-
viclion; or, till the penalty and
charges are paid, be committed to
gaol, for any time not exceeding
twelve calendar months, nor leis
than fix, 0r until the penalty and
charges lhall be paid. A perfon
guilty of a fubfequent offence, is
to forfeit not lefs than 301. and
charges, to be paid to the informer
and the poor; and .on non-pay-
ment, to be imprifoned t2 months,
and publicly whipped. jullices are
to grant warrants to fearch for dogs
fiolen or their fltins; and the per-
fons, in whofe cullody the dogs or
their {kins are found, are liable to
like penalties. Perfons aggrieved
may appeal to the quarter-feflions.
Fourteen days notice ofappeal are
to be given. jullices are to hear,
determine, and award colts; and
their determination is to be final,

and not to be removed by certio-
rari.

 

.472: Jé/fraé? qf the 14!? fbr regzflcring
t/re Price: at whit/J Corn i: fold in
tbejeiveral Counties of Great Bri-
tain, and tee Quzntigr exported
and imported.

T has by fome fatality ltappen.
ed, that the preambles to Acls

of parliament, which were formerly
of great ufe in explaining the rea-
fons for pafiing them, have of late
been very much fhortened, or whol-
ly omitted; the preamble to this
an only fuggeils, that a regiller pf
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