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Penalty for assaulting or resisting persons acting under this or any other highway Act, or rescuing goods distrained, &c.
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81. In case any person or persons shall resist or make forcible opposition to any person or persons employed in the execution of this Act, or shall assault any surveyor or deputy surveyor, collector, supervisor, overseer, contractor, or peace officer in the execution of this or any other Act for the making or repairing of high roads, or shall make or attempt to make any rescue of goods distrained or seized by virtue of this or any other such Act, or if any constable or sub-constable shall refuse or neglect to execute any warrant granted by any justice of the peace pursuant to any power by this Act created, every such person offending therein, and being convicted thereof before any two justices of the peace at petty sessions by the oath of one credible witness, shall for every such offence forfeit any sum not exceeding ten pounds nor less than forty shillings, at the discretion of such justices; and in case the same shall not be paid, such justices are hereby empowered and required to commit such offender to any gaol, bridewell, or house of correction, for any time not exceeding three months, or until the said forfeiture shall be paid.
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