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Persons swearing falsely, &c. to be guilty of perjury, &c.
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157. If any person taking an oath in any action, examination, or other proceeding under the provisions of this Act, shall wilfully and corruptly swear falsely, he shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and shall be liable to be prosecuted and punished accordingly; and if in any such action, examination, or other proceeding the assistant barrister shall deem any witness or party to have so far wilfully and corruptly sworn falsely, as that in his opinion such witness or party ought to be prosecuted at the expence of the county within which, the witness or party shall have so sworn, and shall certify such opinion in writing, then and in every such case, if any prosecution be instituted, the court in which such prosecution shall take place shall make an order for payment of the expences of such prosecution by the treasurer of the county.
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