Timber Act 1783

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Tenants so planting must in 12 months make affidavit of number &c kind, which lodged with clerk of peace.

II. Provided always, That any tenant so planting or causing to be planted, shall, within twelve calendar months after such planting, lodge with the clerk of the peace of the county, or county of a city where such plantation shall be made, an affidavit sworn before same justice of the peace of the said county, reciting the number and kinds of the trees planted, and the name of the lands, in form following:

The oath.

I A. B. do swear, that I have planted, or caused to be planted, within twelve calendar months last past, on the lands of in the parish of held by me from the following trees, (here reciting the number and kinds of trees) and that I have given notice to the person or persons under whom I immediately derive, or his, her, or their agent, of my intention to register said trees, twenty days at the least previous to this day, and that I have given notice of my intention to register said trees, by publick advertisement in the Dublin Gazette, thirty days at the least previous to the date hereof, or else, “and that I have also given notice of the same in writing to the head landlord, Owner or owners of said ground, or his or their agent, twenty days previous to the date hereof,” (as the case may be.)

filed separate, amongst records,

for which, & a copy is.

copy after ½

inspecting affidavits 3d.

affidavits read in open court by clerk of peace every session under penalty 20s. by civil bill in 12 months.

Which affidavit the clerk of the peace is directed to keep on a separate file, amongst the records of the county, and to enter in an alphabetical book, by the denomination of the land; for filing which affidavit, alphabeting the same, and making and attesting a copy thereof, the clerk of the peace shall receive one shilling, and for a copy of the affidavit given at any after time six pence; and to which book and affidavit any person may resort, at and during any quarter sessions of the peace for said county, paying three pence; and such clerk of the peace is hereby directed to read in open court, at every general quarter sessions, all affidavits as aforesaid, which shall have been lodged with him at any time since the general quarter sessions next preceding the same, under the penalty of twenty shillings for every omission, to be recovered by civil bill, by any person who shall sue for the same within twelve months after the quarter sessions at which he ought to have publickly read such affidavit.