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Offences and Penalties, how heard, levied; &c.
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X. And be it further enacted, That any and all Offence and Offences against this Act shall and may be heard and determined in a summary way by or before any Two of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the County, Riding, Division, City, Town, Liberty or Place, where any such Offence or Offences shall be committed; and the Conviction for the same may be had and made upon the Oath or Oaths of One or more credible Witness or Witnesses; and the Amount of the Forfeiture or Penalty for any and every such Offence or Offences shall be fixed and determined by such Justices, not exceeding the Sums hereinbefore mentioned; and One Half thereof shall be paid and payable to the Informer, and the other Half thereof to the Overseers of the Poor of the Parish or Place where such Offence shall be committed; and such Justices may award and direct to be paid by any Party such Costs as they shall judge reasonable; and in case any such Forfeiture or Forfeitures, or Penalty or Penalties and Costs, shall not be forthwith paid pursuant to such Conviction and the person so convicted shall not signify his intention to appeal against such conviction, and forthwith enter into Recognizance before such Justices, himself in the Penalty of a Sum equal to Double the Amount of the Penalty fixed as aforesaid, with Two sufficient Sureties, in the Penalty of a Sum equal to the Amount of the Penalty fixed as aforesaid, each of lawful Money of Great Britain, with, condition to personally appear and prosecute such Appeal at the next General Quarter or General Sections of the Peace to be holden for the County, Riding, Division, City, Town, Liberty or Place, where such Offence or Offences shall have been charged to have been committed, such Justices shall, by Warrant under their Hands, cause the same Penalties and Cost to be levied by Distress and Sale of the Offender’s Goods and Chattels, together with the Costs and Charges attending such Distress and Sale; and in case no sufficient Distress can be had, such Justices shall, by Warrant under their Hands, commit the Offender to the Common Goal or House of Correction within their Jurisdiction, there to remain without Bail or Mainprize for any Time not exceeding Six Calendar Months.
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