Preamble.

goods in any other place in Great Britain. Goods diftrained may be fold for payment of taxes. Lands untenanted to remain a security for payment. In case certain lands be not fufficiently drained within two years, owners, &c. may erect a mill or engine, &c. At what time fuch engine fo erected may not be worked. Commiffioners may flop fuch engine when the water rifes above a certain guage. Limitation of actions. General iffue. Double cofts. Saving claufe for the confervators of Bedford Level. Publick act.

CA P. XIII.

An act for the better relief and employment of the poor within the hundreds of east and weft Flegg, in the county of Norfolk.

CA P. XIV.

An act to explain and amend an a&t, made in the fourteenth year of bis prefent Majefty, intituled, An act to amend an act, made in the twenty-fecond year of the reign of his late majesty King George the Second, intituled, An act for the more effectual preventing of frauds and abuses committed by persons employed in the manufacture of hats, and in the woollen, linen, fuftian, cotton, iron, leather, fur, hemp, flax, mohair, and filk manufactures; and for preventing unlawful combinations of journeymen dyers and journeymen hot preffers, and of all perfons employed in the said several manufactures; and for the better payment of their wages.

WH

HEREAS by an act, made in the fourteenth year of the reign of his prefent Majefty, (intituled, An act to amend an A& 14 Geo. 3. act, made in the twenty-fecond year of the reign of his late majesty King George the Second, intituled, An act for the more ef fectual preventing of frauds and abufes committed by persons employed in the manufacture of hats, and in the woollen, linen, fuftian, cotton, iron, leather, fur, hemp, flax, mohair, and filk manufactures; and for preventing unlawful combinations of journeymen dyers and journeymen hot prefers, and of all perfons employed in the faid feveral manufactures; and for the better payment of their wages ;) certain penalties therein mentioned are inflicted on perfons convicted of reeling falfe or fhort yarn, but no provifion is made for recovery of the faid penalties, or of the costs and charges attending fuch profecutions, by means whereof the good purposes intended by the faid att are rendered ineffectual; may it therefore please your Majefty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and commons, in this prefent parliament assembled, and by the authority of the fame, That from and after the paffing of this act, the feveral pecuniary penalties inflicted by the faid act upon perfons who fhall be convicted of reeling false or fhort yarn, together with the cofts and charges attending fuch profecutions, fhall (in cafe the fame are not paid according to the order of the juftice or juftices before whom fuch person or perfons shall be so convicted) be levied by distress and fale of the goods and chattels of the offender or offenders, by warrant or warrants under the hand and feal, or hands and feals, of the justice or justices before whom fuch offender or offenders shall be fo con

After paffing

this act, the

feveral penalties inflicted by act 14 Geo. 3. on perfons reeling fhort yarn, &c. to be levied by

diftrefs of the

offenders goods;

victed,

ent can be

victed, together with the cofts and charges of making fuch diftrefs and fale; and if no goods and chattels belonging to fuch and if no offender or offenders can be found fufficient to anfwer the faid goods fuffici penalties, together with the cofts and charges of fuch diftrefs found, they and fale, then fuch juftice or justices thall and may cause fuch are to be com offender or offenders to be committed to the common gaol, or mitted for one house of correction, of the county, riding, divifion, city, liberty, month. town, or place, where fuch offence fhall be committed, there to remain without bail or mainprize for the space of one calendar month, unless fach penalties and forfeitures, and the reafonable charges of fuch diftrefs and fale, thall be fooner paid and satisfied.

think them

II. Provided nevertheless, and be it further enacted, That if If perfons any perfon or perfons fhall think him, her, or themselves ag felves aggrieve grieved by any thing done in pursuance of this act, it shall and ed, they may may be lawful for fuch perfon or perfons to appeal to the juftices appeal to the of the peace, at the next general or quarter feffions of the peace fefions; to be holden for the county, riding, city, or place, where the cause of complaint fhall arife; and the juftices, in their faid genéral or quarter feffions, are hereby required to hear and determine the matter of every fuch appeal, and to make such order therein, as to them fhall feem reasonable, and according to the true intent and meaning of this act; which determination of the and the deterfaid juftices in feffions, on every and any fuch appeal, fhall be mination of and are hereby declared to be final and conclufive.

CA P. XV.

An act to amend and render more effectual in his Majesty's dominions in America an act, passed in the prefent feffion of parliament, intituled, An act for punishing mutiny and desertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quarters, and for extending the provisions of the said act to his Majesty's marine for ces in America.

W

the justices to be final.

HEREAS in and by an act, made in this prefent feffion of Preamble. parliament, intituled, An act for punishing mutiny and desertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quarters, feveral regulations are made and enacted for the better government of the army and their observing strict discipline, and for providing quarters for the army and carriages on marches and other neceffary occafions, and inflicting penalties on offenders against the fame act, and for many other good purposes therein mentioned; but the fame may not be fufficient for the forces that may be employed in his Majefty's dominions in America: and whereas, during the continuance of the faid act, there may be occafion for marching and quartering of regiments and companies of his Majefly's forces in feveral parts of his Majefty's dominions in America, and whereas the publick houses and barracks in his Majesty's dominions in America may not be fufficient to Jupply quarters for fuch forces: and whereas it is expedient and neceffary that carriages and other conveniences upon the march of troops in his majefty's dominions in America fhould be supplied for that purpofe, be it enacted by the king's most excellent majefty, by and VOL. XXXI. C

with

Conftables, &c. to quarter off cers and men

in barracks provided for them;

and if not fuf

ficient room

therein to billet the refidue

in inns, alehoules, &c;

with the advice and confent of the lords fpiritual and temporal, and commons, in this prefent parliament affembled, and by the authority of the fame, That for and during the continuance of this act, and no longer, it fhall and may be lawful to and for the conftables, tithingmen, magiftrates, and other civil officers of villages, towns, townships, citics, diftricts, and other places, within his Majesty's dominions in America, and in default or abfence, for any one juftice of the peace inhabiting in or near any fuch village, township, city, diftrict, or place, and for no others, and fuch conftables, tithingmen, magiftrates, and other civil officers aforesaid, are hereby required to quarter and billet the officers and foldiers in his Majesty's fervice in the barracks provided by the colonies; and if there fhall not be fufficient room in the faid barracks for the officers and foldiers, then, and in fuch cafe only, to quarter and billet the refidue of fuch officers and foldiers (for whom there shall not be room in fuch barracks) in inns, livery ftables, alehoufes, victualling-houfes, and the houfes of fellers of wine by retail to be drank in their own houses or places thereunto belonging, and all houses of perfons felling of rum, brandy, ftrong waters, cyder, or metheglin, by retail, to and if there be be drank in houses; and in cafe there fhall not be fufficient room alfo infuffici- for the officers and foldiers in fuch barracks, inns, victualling ent, then in and other publick alehouses, that in fuch and no other cafe, and hired uninhabited houses, upon no other account, it shall and may be lawful for the go&c. vernor and council of each refpective province in his Majesty's dominions in America, to authorife and appoint, and they are hereby directed and impowered to authorife and appoint, fuch proper perfon or perfons as they fhali think fit, to take, hire, and make fit, and in default of the faid governor and council appointing and authorifing fuch perfon or perfons, or in default of fuch person or perfons fo appointed neglecting or refusing to do their duty, in that cafe it thall and may be lawful for any two or more of his Majesty's juftices of the peace, in or near the faid villages, towns, townships, cities, diftricts, and other places, and they are hereby required to take, hire, and make fit for the reception of his Majefty's forces, fuch and so many uninhabited houfes, outhouses, barns, or other buildings, as fhall be neceffary to quarter therein the refidue of fuch officers and foldiers for whom there should not be room in fuch barracks and publick houses, as aforesaid, and to put and quarter the refidue of fuch officers and foldiers therein.

to be provided by the gover

nor, &c. for the purpose.

there are effective men.

No more bil. II. And it is hereby declared and enacted, That there shall lets to be orbe no more billets at any time ordered than there are effective dered than foldiers prefent to be quartered therein and in order that this fervice may be effectually provided for, the commander in chief Commander in America, or other officer, under whofe orders any regiment in chief to give or company fhall march, fhall, from time to time, give, or caufe early notice to the refpective to be given, as early notice as conveniently may be, in writing, governors of figned by fuch commander or officer, of their march, specifying the marching their numbers and time of marching as near as may be, to the of troops, and refpective governors of each province through which they are to

their numbers,

march,

march, in order that proper perfons may be appointed and au- that the perthorised, in pursuance of this act, to take up and hire, if it fhall fons appointed be neceffary, uninhabited houses, outhoufes, barns, or other may provide buildings, for the reception of fuch foldiers as the barracks and quarters accordingly. publick houses fhall not be fufficient to contain or receive.

other quarters

III. And whereas doubts have been entertained, whether where the fitroops can be quartered otherwise than in barracks, in cafe bar- tuation of bar. racks have been provided fufficient for the quartering of all the racks are in, officers and foldiers within any town, township, city, district, or convenient, place, within his Majefty's dominions in North America: and hall be prowhereas it may frequently happen, from the fituation of fuch vided. barracks, that if troops fhould be quartered therein, they would not be stationed where their prefence may be neceffary and required; be it therefore enacted by the authority aforefaid, That, in such cases, it fhall and may be lawful for the perfons hereby authorised to quarter troops as aforefaid in any of the provinces within his Majefty's dominions in North America, and they are hereby respectively authorised, impowered, and directed, on the requifition of the officer who for the time being has the command of his Majefty's forces in North America, to caufe any officers or foldiers in his Majesty's fervice to be quartered and billetted in such manner as is by this act directed where no barracks are provided by the colonies.

without quar

IV. And be it enacted by the authority aforefaid, That if it If foldiers refhall happen at any time that any officers or foldiers in his Ma- main 24 hours jefty's fervice fhall remain within any of the faid colonies with- ters, governor out quarters for the space of twenty four hours after fuch quar- to order uninters thall have been demanded, it shall and may be lawful for the habited governor of the province to order and direct fuch and fo many holes, &c to uninhabited houses, outhoufes, barns, or other buildings, as he be fired up for fhall think neceffary to be taken, (making a reasonable allowance tion. for the fame,) and made fit for the reception of fuch officers and foldiers, and to put and quarter fuch officers and foldiers. therein, for fuch time as he hall think proper.

their recep

deter them

V. And be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, Military offi That if any military officer fhall take upon himself to quarter cers taking upon themselves foldiers in any of his Majesty's dominions in America, otherwise to quarter lolthan is limited and allowed by this act; or fhall ufe or offer any diers, or ufing menace or compulfion to or upon any justice of the peace, con- any menace to ftable, tithingman, magiftrate, or other civil officer before men- civil officers to tioned, in his Majefty's dominions in America, tending to deter from their and difcourage any of them from performing any part of the duty, duty hereby required, or appointed; fuch military officer, for to be cashierevery fuch offence, being thereof convicted before any two or more of his Majesty's justices of the peace living within or near fuch villages, towns, township, cities, diftricts, or other places, by the oaths of two or more credible witneffes, fhall be deemed and taken to be ipfo facto cashiered, and thall be utterly disabled to have or hold any military employment in his Majefty's fervice, upon a certificate thereof being tranfmitted to the commander in chief in America; unless the faid conviction fhall be unless the con.

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re

ed;

viction be re

verfed upon an appeal.

reversed upon an appeal brought within fix months in the proper court for hearing appeals against convicting by juftices of the Perfons ag peace and in cafe any person shall find himself aggrieved in that grieved by be- fuch conftable, tithingman, magiftrate, or other civil officer, ing quartered fhall have quartered or billetted in or upon his houfe a greater on may com- number of foldiers than he ought to bear in proportion to his plain to the Juftices, and be neighbours, and fhall complain thereof to one or more juftice

relieved.

No juftice hav

billetting fol

diers,

or juftices of the peace of the village, town, township, city, diftrict, or other place, where fuch foldiers are quartered; fuch justice or juftices has or have hereby power to relieve fuch perfon, by ordering fuch and fo many of the foldiers to be removed and quartered upon fuch other perfon or perfons as they fhall fee caufe; and fuch other perfon or perfons fhall be obliged to receive fuch foldiers accordingly.

VI. Provided alfo, and be it further enacted, That no juftice ing any milita- or juftices of the peace, having or executing any military office ry office to be or commiffion in his Majesty's regular forces in America, may, concerned in during the continuance of this act, directly or indirectly, act or be concerned in the quartering, billetting, or appointing any quarters for any foldier or foldiers, according to the difpofition made for quartering of any foldier or foldiers by virtue of this act, (except where there fhall be no other juftice or juftices of the peace,) but that all warrants, acts, matters, or things, executed or appointed by fuch juftice or juftices of the peace for or concerning the fame, fhall be void, any thing in this act contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

except where there fhall be no other ju. ftice.

officers and

foldiers quar

tered in inns or alehoufes

are to be fur

nished with

VII. Provided nevertheless, and it is hereby enacted, That the officers and foldiers fo quartered and billeted as aforefaid, (except fuch as fhall be quartered in the barracks and hired unininhabited houses, or other buildings as aforefaid,) fhall be received, and furnished with diet, fmall beer, cyder, or rum mixed provifions at with water, by the owners of the inns, livery ftables, alehouses, certain rates. victualling-houses, and other houfes in which they are allowed to be quartered and billeted by this act, paying and allowing for the fame the several rates herein-after mentioned, to be payable out of the fubfiftence-money, for diet and fmall beer, cyder, or rum mixed with water.

What innholders, &c. may allow

men quartered

on them in.

ftead of meat.

VIII. Provided always, That in cafe any innholder, or other perfon, on whom any non-commiffion officers or private men fhall be quartered, by virtue of this act, in any of his Majesty's dominions in America, (except on a march, or employed in recruiting, and likewife except the recruits by them raised for the fpace of feven days at moft, for fuch non-commiflion officers and foldiers who are recruiting, and recruits by them raised,) fhall be defirous to furnish fuch non-commiffion officers or foldiers with candles, vinegar, and falt, and with small beer, or cyder, not exceeding five pints, or half a pint of rum mixed with a quart of water, for each man per diem, gratis; and allow to fuch non-commiffion officers or foldiers the use of fire, and the neceffary utenfils for dreffing and eating their meat, and fhall give notice of fuch his defire to the commanding officer, and thall furnish.