= ~, 1 SW' 1 0 THE YEW ACTS. a• 50? TA THS FRatalliln Of TaWOWS TO Tnit 055 Or Albin, S•to 7 , 1 Ton PR tCtICS OF MILS VILSTaki ISVOLUTIONS •liltZalteltla. • Whereas, to some parts of the United Kingdom, men • landenitirly and unlawfully assembled have practised • al ilitury training and exercise. to the great terror stud alarm so* los Majesty'. peat tint and loyal suirjects, and the imnii • vent danger of the public. peace 4' be it therefore enacted is the Ktue's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, fit this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the seine, that all meetings and areintilies of persons for the purpose of training or drilling themselves, or of being trained or drilled to toe use alums, or for the purpose of practising military etircise, movements or evolutions, esithout any lawful authority float his Majesty, or the Lieuteusut, or us o lathe Pence of any County or W 'ine. neurally Stewartry , by c o f or otherwise, for so doing, shall be, and the *ante err Iseieby as daii n crons to the peace and security of his Majesty's liege subjects and of his goys rmnent ; KW every per on w Mishit!' be preseutat or attend any Socb lerelieg or 14,44.01b1), for the purpose of finials% slid &sling any other person or pennons to the use ie . arias, or the practice of military exer cise, movements, or evOlutionS, Or who shall train Or drill any other pers on s or persona to lite use of arms, or tile prat- I lice of military exercise, movements, or evoltul ))))) , or a Ito shall aid or assist thereto, being legally convicted thereof, shall be liable to ne transported fur any term not exceeding seven years,or lii be punished by imprhooment nut exceeding two years. at the discretion of tire cowl in a loch swot con viction insult tw had; and every pervou who shall atteud or be prevent at an, such usertiag or assembly as af"resuiel, for the purpose of being, or who shall of any such meeting or assembly he trained or drilled to the use of wins. or the practice of minim!' exercise, movements or evolutious, brims legally convicted thereof, shalt be liable to be pas ..ed by One end imprirounient not exceeding two years, lit the Eslirieti tttt of the court lit ahishsanciohvictisuOshall be had. 11. And hr it further emitted. that it shall be !leafed tor May justice ist the peace, of fur ally constable ur peace Nicer, or fur rosy other person arils% in their aid sir assist awe. to disperse say such unlawful nieetiug or assembly as aforesaid, and to arrest and detain nay person present no. or aiding, i.ssisting, or abetting any sorb asseinbly or meeting as aforesaid; and it shall be lassie' for the justice of tie peaee who shall arrest any such person, of hetswe whom any Ware 1145 arrested shall be brought, to commit such pcxsun Visit trial fur sorb offence, ni der the provisions of this act, rams such period chi and shall give sufficient bail for bus appearance at the wit assizes or general quarter mssions of the peace, to &Meer to any iodic talent *laicism*, be pre. fcgred against him for any such offence against this Act, iu Kuglanis and Ireland; and it. Scotland every such permit shall be arrested stud dealt with according le the law and practice et that part of sae United Kingdom in list case of • bailable ofieuee. Ilk. Ind tie it further enacted, that the sheet& depute and their substitutes, stewards depute atlid their substitutes, justices of the race, istagistra es of royal burghs, and all other isifersurjudgeseed magistrates, anti else all high and petty countable*, or otbei peace ella‘cri el any county, stew artry, city, or lowa within that part in the Visited Kingdom nailed Scotland, then have such and the same powers and Wittbarlties fur putting this present art in execution within deolland, as the justices of the peace and other magistrates sad peace officers and constables aforesaid respectively have, by obtuse of th.s act, within and fur o:ber parts of the Mailed Kingdom dbr. Provided also, and be It further enacted. that making i".l dna act contained aliallestend to prevent any prosecutiou, by indictment or otherwise fur any thing which shall he an sidence within the intent an d !swatting of this act, and whit might have been *prosecuted if this act bad not been suede. unless the offender shall. have been prosecuted for such offence under this act, nud convicted ur acquitted of such tall' ncc. V. And be it further enacted, dial any action or salt whtch shall be (nougat or commenced against any justice or Justices o: the peuce,constathe, peace wheat . , or other person or persons to that part of Great Britain aided Euglaud, or tit Ireland, for any thing done or acted in porsaatice of this act, shall tic CulaMellred Mithiu six calendar months next after the fact committed, and not afterwards; and the venue in every such action ur suit shall be laid Dottie proper vomit) , alone Ihr islet nth tenutiotted, unto not tritest:sale I and the di teialani 111 dal - cod:nits iu eteo tau It Ise thou on suit may plead the georral sane, end give this art nod the special matter in esidetiee at any trial to be had thereupon; and if such action or suit shall be brought or craiimenced after the time limited far bringing the same, or the 'cone shall be laid in any oilier peter (Slats, as sinner-aid, then the jury shall bud a verdict Sits Ills: defendant or deft midmost upon the merits, or if the piaint ill or pluattlifs *hail become non auk, or discontinue tits, bier, sir Melt •Cinilit hire appear •nCe, or if upon deinurri r jiithitsitott shall he given nort er. the plaimitf o. p tile de elodaut or &Semliki:is shall base double ruble. Milk II lie sir they ,aull an t Ina) r in Olt h dial the WNW 4141111er as any di land:tut call by law in other cases. VI. And be it further eancteil. that every action Of still which shall be thuicAnt or ',neap heed against any pi tool or persons so Uotlaittl, tor tiny tonna Moue or octets lio put , SONOCC of this act, hood' 111 use mums , r be commenced t ithin six s alendai WWI Ins: Carl rOlUillltlrd, anti not afterwards, a n d shall he hi tougitt its the • lion of ses••on iu fkmtland ; auto the defender tor defenders mos plead sisal the matter complained ui nab dour w pin malice sit this act, and may par (meow l and toe special matter in evidence; and if frnth aCtioo or sill /Mall be mouton or Cti•illelnisted after the time limited for hringiag the same, then tar t Is h e shall he ; nod iii such case, i fso on e odesder m defeats fs 41.201141 ed, sir toe pl, renrs Shull seder the ration Of sal( to fitti asleep, or it sore.stii eatill be pro .4111 - d 44:111 , 41 the palmier or lowboys% u i tau toe 'elevator .. tae &fealties or d troth-is 5h..11 have ; s ettle expeare., n wets lie to t..e, , nall and 1114) ft tree Manta find the same iisaimer :is :illy sle , rsider cast by lON reCtille. LIMO or Cubans. cases. VII. o :tab. a i l be i further snarled, that on , perstio Al be r roseeuied 11 tsie 11115 act floe on or 1114.111111/fd 11.1.1f.,1*) be the l etostot.no• bell so. tiefore eoc.l tlt 'lt, mews. 505 l prosecuitoN• elieil li e 145111. rpm ba calf thr mouths Mt , r the odente drronhor e• VIII to' hr it further enacted, that this art may be tette:6 lo sit th.• it hole ur sa nay past ttioreof. oremir ise oNy of 01:11t1Wf Oki fed Of IS4seeded, dosing she pevut i 0000 raitaiscut. • _ . ... b -4. TPiL NATAINAL ANGISTER. AN ACT TO At/TROBILIE JUSTICES Or THE PEACE. 1/1 . CERTAIN DI/TWINE, COUIITIEN, TO SEIZE AND DE TAIN ARMS COLLECTED OK EETT roK PURPOSES DASSEROUP TO TIAN. PUSLLC PEACE; TO CoNTINCE IN IVRCE trscrik TUE SISTH DAY OP MARCH 13 . 21. " WII AAAAA Ord.*. and %%mamma of tror.uus SOOTS have la ' many parts of this kingdom bresscollected, aniSare kept for purposes datigerour to the public peace and it is • exeedieut that justices attic peace should be authorized ' and einpuseeted to seise and detain such arms and wee ' polls :' Be it therefore enacted by the Klite's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and moment of the lords spiritual and temporal, and mimeos's,• in this Parliiment itesenthiedrand by the similarity of the - same, that it shall be Motel tur any jastire of the peace, upon the hiftwibitlion, tiptoe oath el one or more reedit*: wit ness or witnesses, that he or they believe Mist any pike, pike-head. Of spree is in the possession of any person or pereone or in any house or p..l•Ce, Ur that any dirk, stag ger, pistol, gun, or other weapon is, for any purpose dangerous to Ike pftedie 'peace, in the possession of any Peron or penmen-or in soy 'ionic or place, to ismer his warrant to any coestahle or other peace elficee to search for and wire meek pike, pike-heed, *pens, disk,. dagger. pistol, gun, or tinier weapon in ilw poeaessien of any such person or in any sootelionse or place a o that it shall be lawful far such eononible or other peace ofticer„ acting under such warrant, or any other person or persons to his or their aid or assiatance, to search fur and seize any sue pike, pike.bead. spear, dirk, dagger, pistol, gtin r or other weitputi, keiog iu the pussessiou of any merit pea sun, or in any such boast or place as afore. aid and hi case admis sion into reels bowie or place shall be refused of out obtained within. a reasonable time alter it shall have been first demanded, re - enter by fusee, by day ur ly eight, into every sate home or piece whatsoever, cod to detain or cense to be detained in safe motody, in suck place Ith the said justice of the . peace shalt *pivoted and direct, the antes and weapons an found and seised as 41 . 01C1.4111. unless the owner therof 'hall prove to the Safiliilctiun of sech justice, that such arms or weapons a ere not kept Ile any purpose daligerousio the public - . 11. Provided always, and he it thriller eneetril, that it shell lie lawful for ell person fs om whom any bitch arms or *empires shall be so Micro as last aftareread, it; Ca3C the justice of the peace ovum whose i . .artant the seine shall have hems token eliait *puts beetles tomie for that purpose echoic to testate the seine, to apply to the next general or clearer sesmons, of ti's peace of the comity, or rilltour,or Mendota, upon giving tau days previons our nee ul such opplieatioo to such justice, for the veatil tawm of such mom or weopone, or *by pact thereof: and the justices assembled it ouch general or quarter a. *sines of the peace-shall make such order for the restitutiou or sate custody of sash arms or weapons, or any part thereof, as upon sock application shalt appear to them to be prupet . And he it further easieterirthist 14 shell be lawful foe any justice of thr 'meter, or foe may ectuentble, peace officer, other r orlon action. node, the warrant of city justice of to peace, or fur any person acting v. ith or in aid of any jaidtze of the peace, or of any constable or other p-ace cliieer baring such *"'rants as aforesaid, to attest and dettua any parsing None rallying anus in such manner and at such mines as, in the jinsigimmt tot sock ' justice of the peace, to aloud jest grounds of suspicion that the mina are cashed tot purpuiles dangerous to the public peace ; and it sitaU be lantht fur the justice of the peace who shall arreet any such person. or before whom any prison e. rexted assort any suck Vt IN rani stint' his brought, to commit such ',metro foe 1144 Car a 'sante oilless such person can and aitial give millicieat bad tot Ms appeal awe at the ttext assizes, 01 n.".t gene. fail or miarter sessions of the peace. Ic stmerer tosztiy indictment which may be preferred again 4 him in that part of theist Britain called Lawsuit t and its Scuilaud every such person shall be attested and dealt *Lb ateer ' ding to the law and preztice of that pail 01 the united Kingdom iii the case of a bailable offence. IV. And be it farther enacted. that all the Insticea of tie peace acting ite anti for the retinal comities specified in this act, at in *sty proclamakun to the sewers *under the e.et, or may counties Stull adjoined ilicseto, shalt have concurrent jurisdiclitrit as justices of the peace, :11 all caves RS 10 the into execsitimi tile ps ovisious of this act, and an to aft wallets and Ititugs esteem' to the pieties vetiette the public peace, as Way and recteally as it each of such justices was 111 thy l utniaossioti ei the • peace of emir of such bounties, arid te.d duly quatified by law to act thereirt. N'. And be it further emitted, that the sherd); depute and their ttttt e'er, stewariss depute and their sioatit.res, justices of the pew r, ura‘istratra of royal burghs, sod a!1 other seem' judes unit no.gistruteS, and elm ell high and petty critistallieb or other peace (Miters of any rowdy, blestattr), tiny, or fonts %Mint haul pall of the Coifed Kim:duel called SCUII4OII, shall have such and the sante flu era and autherittes fur 'ermine thit presetit net to execus tam ie•riesti NI:1•1411 41 , as tnejteaseits of the pence nod other sis.ig sit :tee and peace officers tied timetables aforesaid iespectively Moe, by virtue of this act, amnia owl far tool part of Citeul 134 - 11;611i called boglaird. k I And be it further eteactici, that any ai tiou or suit which shall be brought or Cl ttttttt reitiett ithatust any justice .ir justices of the peace, Ciiii•lattivs, peace officer, or vs her person Of persons so that past of Great Britain called Emitted, for any thine dime Or a ten in poison-re of itn, actoriali tic commutates d w tibiu six culeudar ha Orbit aster we tact cut ttttt irresl, and lain utter% in ; nod the reline sat ever, ouch ;Wino' or mot shall be lain in the proper coon y a here rise flirt ass continued, t o ff nor elsr worn.; the detruilatit or defendants tu a van action or bust may plehil use general issue, awl give this act aid toe special matter in clin:tact ht any trial tube fs.id ijelseryOU; nod if such minim mail be briso_tit or co ttttt wtorroi ate. th.• time tinned tw ine same, tin the venue email be laid Ili any uttit r place toast as otroortioniti, mho n Inc jury Sea 1 find rut liar delesidaiii oh tit Irootidost%4 and tot ma it case., ur if the ju,) , snail hod a %Vidal foot the tirfutodolitt us tie 1011. (laws Noun Ilse 111. rite. Ur II Ine pi wind or plaintiffs .11011 nee . his, her, or their amino soles vits oldster, us It 110.114 drunnri Jirtgottesst ir tail lA* 0%4 . 0 so•i1.11b1 IlisS class/. oli 5.1 1114111. sits, I de IC 1111•111( is, 1.,*•11.111 Iso•Ve Jo/OLIN. N 111 VII be 411 they slat I Anil nosy 1 I'll, a et' In shall WSW low 1.4111.: Osssl!ssci tab WI) tickli.l4lll eats Is) ion if, .sense rilat n. V Ito A... 1 be it lariat - I coat tello eat env!, aclloll r suit nitwit .n• 111 11: lii ou4 s.t sof 11,14•11ilellt • J 51,0..01 pul,llli Oil as -5 bomb sot :5 Cella d, fur tilt? ow, so f act. A Ji‘C.• of 1.-111 .so* , , b t ilise 11.40.C5 It. 14111.11,C ,, cc. sun Calealar this lifter Inc met committee, and 00, /spur *arils, And 'oak krucght iu the court et scsaium cod Vag • • 111 - . 1 1," • IN .1 the defauder or defenders may plead that the matter com plained of was done in pursuance of this act.• nod tilly give this act and the special mailer in evideure ; and if Melt action ormit shall be brought or menced after the tiine• limited for bringing the isone, then the same shall be d s missed.; and no such else, or it the defender fir defenders sheik tie assoilaied, or the purger for pursuers shall suffer the action or suit to fall asleep, or a decision shall be pronounced foamiest the pursuer or pursuers upon the relevance, the the defender or defenders shall base double costs or es peaces,• which he or tney shall and nosy receive in such and lice same iiiiiiiker as any Defender mot by law recover Lot's or expels. CO in other cases. VIII. And 1w it further enacted. that this act and all the provis thereof. shall estend to the *retrol comities of Lancaster and Chester, and' to the West Riding of t• a county of York. and to the counties •of Warwick, Stafford, ' Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, Cumberland. Westmorland, Nos i humberlaiu!. I!.irhara Renfrew,- .... Luriark, the counties of the Wang of Ne id wtartle-opon-Tyne, and Not tinv,ham, and of the city of Ciwerut ry, and such other comities or ridmgr of Great 11. itain as his Majesty shall from time to • ti.neosposi the rep: esentattuts made by taiejusticesamembled titans (pante: - cssion of thspeace,or by any meeting of the - Lieu ;minty of nay c omity orridnig in consetpumee of any di*. - turban 7e t berme,. by any prof Imitation made by nod with the advice of his :wiry council, declare se be to disturbed as to notate it c••ces.wry that the provisions-of this act should be ~ 11.•ireed ti,ri in ; and then in such ease this fort shall be in full force as to any such county or emetics, or ridings, from 1 the duty specified a any such proelaronstion, as if web county or r , dial hail hems contalued hi this act. IX. Pioyuled always, and be it futither enacted, that it shall he lawful f r his Majesty. by mid with the advice of privy council, by pi Oflliniation, to declare that this art shall • be co longer in fie cc in.aii) counties or riding specified iu this i.ct, or hi any comity or ruling to which the provisions • of this net shall hone been extend• d by pioclionattoa as 'fifores-iid t and franc awl after the period specified in aey such proclamation, the ;miser. of this Act 'Nall no longer be in force in suich county or riding ; provided alsweiys, that .t.iiiiiig h. rein contrimed shall prevent or be construed to !Wild to prevent his t laiesty. spun Muth representation and lv suck advice a; aforesaid. deeta ring by prnekinniti , io any • !such comity or riding-to be Qgniu within the powers elf this act. Provided always,and be it fit thee enacted, that this • act Shall be and continue in forte until tits seventy-fifth slay of March one 'boomed. eight hundred and to esity.two. Xi. And he it further enni.tid,. that this act may be repealed in the whole or in any part thereof, or in any moonier filtered or amended, Goring the present session of plan anent. AD ACT POll TIIZ MORE ErI'ECTLIAL PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT or outsrussions 101111 LI •C Whereas it is expedient to make more efhetual provision for the punishment of blasphemous anti seditious libels ; be it acted by the King's most Excellent Mkicsty.by and with the sa tire and tsetse's of the Lords Spiritual mad Temporal and Com • niuns, in this present Parliament assembled. and by the autho rity of the same, that from and after the pasting of this act, in even case in which any verdict or judgment by default shall be against any for cougar:mg, printing or publishing any blasphemous; t e be s l o . n or any seditious libel, teitding. to bring into hatred or contempt the person of his Majesty.. his heirs or st.:( esqUl S. it the Regent, or the government and coastitution of Cie unitz,`. It'...:hdosu as by law established. or either. House of Parreauect. or to excite his Majesty's subjects to attempt the ofithy matter in Church and Suite as by law established.- qtlterwise th..n lay lawful means, it shall be lawful fur the judge at the court below whom or in whirl: such verdict Wall have laCeil given. or the court in which such judgment by default shall tie le.d , usi.e an order fur the seizure and currying away and detaining in safe custody. in such manner as shall be direetod in• order, ^ll cores of the libel whirl' shall be in the possession es' the person & G auss whom such verdict or judgment shall have been had. oe in the possession of any other person named io the' older ter leis use; etitlenve upon oath hating been previously given to the satisfaction of such court or jud,te, that a copy or copies o; die cold libel is or are in the possession of such other: person for the use of the person against whom such verdict judgment shall have been. had as aforesaid ; and in every such case it shall be /awful for any lustier of the peace. or for any erdstable or other peace eiiicer, acting unoer any such order, or any person or persons acting with or in aid of any such jus tic: of peace, constable. or other peace aka. to search for any c spies of such libel in any home. Wieling, Of other place httsoever belonging to the person against whore any such ver dict or judgment shall have been had, or to any other person so named, in whose possersian any collies of any such libel. below— ing to the person against whom any swill verdict or judgment shall hare been had. shall be ; and in case admission shall be refased or not obtained within a reasonable dole after it shall More been first demanded, to enter by toter by day into any such house, building. or place whatsoever. and to carry away all conks of the libel there found. and to detain the same in safe custody until the same shall be restored louder the provisions of this act, or disposed of according to any further order made in relation theleto. Sect. 2, declares that copies of libels so seized are to be reetorcd if judgment for defendaut t otherwise to be disposed of as the court shall direct. Sect. 3, declares the court of justiciary in Scotland are to nuke order for seizing copies of libels. etc. Sect. 4. Aid roc it further enacted, that if any person shall. afte r the passing of this act, be legally convicted ut Miring atter the passing ot ibis act conTostil, printed, of pubhsiitil any blAspliemous libel, or any such seditious Libel as dint-said. and sli:4l. utter being so convicted, offend a second time, and be thereof 1,1, , a11y convicted before any Commission of ()yet and ter 11l i l its or gaol tiehvery, or in his majesty's court of King's Beech, such person may, on such second eoeviction,be adjudged at the discretion of the enurt, either to sulli:r soeli punishment as may now by law be inflicted in cases of hi,;:. 11:13liC1 1 10141011/ 6 . or to be banis hed from the United Kingdom, and all other putts of his iiiejesty's dominions. tor such terns of years as the Court in welch such Conviction shall take place titian order. Sect. 5, declares that persons not departing within thirty days after sentence of banishment, may be conveyed out of his ma jesty's Seel. 6, ti,clares that persons banished. found at large within t his niajesty'stiothinitnis shall buhur transportation tot a term not exceeding 14 yetai. 'The itinaiiiiiig sections declare that Certificate.; arc to be given of eolith nen oat tornitr libel by the clerk of the peace, itc. which vital. be suits i,nt ;man . ; the limitation of actions ; that the gi,iieral issue may be pleuded ; isan A ti doulde costs, tree. &es An tto tobjeet eertal3 4 , ,0ta to the Doli , s of Stamps upon Nentaporrs. mot :•• t kc o;h , fi , r re. Alwar, a, Jr, .m oj bitisrlsc• moo& mot I. p h iii.l p;*ii'll d c.. 4 All er• %all ,SO' p. e% ell', 014 d U rwlc re c., elvite. itua c..HI/u.l lof toe C16111.'01 lust Collti 1it1041.11 fif thca ic kabob by hi* artabliAcd, &tad also %Ail) sug our boly - 1 1 w I !t