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Persons injured to give in examinations within three days, and declare whether they know the party committing the damage.
Examinant shall be bound over to prosecute offenders.
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124. Provided always, that every person or persons who shall under the provisions of this Act apply for compensation for any loss or damage occasioned by malicious injury as aforesaid shall, within three days after the commission of the said injury, unless prevented by illness or other sufficient cause, give in his, her, or their examination, or that examination upon oath shall be given by his, her, or their servant or servants who had the care of his, her, or their property so injured, before some justice of the peace of the county, thereby specifying whether he, she, or they do know the person or persons who committed the said injury, or any of them; and in such case such examinant or examinants shall be bound by recognizance to prosecute such offender or offenders, by indictment or otherwise, according to the laws of this kingdom.
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