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Officers not deemed Trespassers, or liable to Damages, except for Malice.
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LXV. And be it further enacted, That no Superintendant, or other Officer acting in the Execution of any of the Provisions of this Act, or in the enforcing any Rules and Regulations made and in force under the Authority thereof, shall be deemed a Trespasser, or be liable to any Action, Suit or Prosecution, for or by reason of any Act, Matter or Thing, done in the Execution of his Office, or for the carrying the Provisions of this Act into Execution, or enforcing any Rules or Regulations established under the same, and not done by him maliciously; and if any Person shall bring a Suit or Action for any such Matter or Thing, and it shall appear to the Court before which the same shall be tried, that the Act complained of in such Action or Suit was not done maliciously, and the Court shall certify the same on the Record, then and in that Case the Plaintiff shall not be entitled to more than Sixpence Damages, nor to any Costs of Suit.
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