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A. D. ly^^i. Anno vicefimo quarto Georgii II. C. 55. 405 ' other Juftice or Jufliccs of the County, Riding, Diviilon, City, Liberty, Town or Place from whence ' fuch Pcrfon fhalf have gone or efcaped, to the end that he or ihe may he dealt with according to Lav/ :

  • And whereas fuch Offender or Offenders may refide or be in fomc other County, Kiding, Diiifion,

' City, Liberty, Town or Place out of the Jurifdiction of the Juftice or Juftices granting fuch Warrant ' as aforeiaid, before the granting iuch Warrant, and without efcaping or going out of the County, Ri- ' ding, Divifion, City, Liberty, Town or Place after fuch Warrant granted ;' Ce it therefore enatted by the King's moll Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confcnt of the Lords Spiritual and Tem- poral, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That from Pcrfon being and after the twenty-fourth Day oi "Jzct:; one thoufand feven hundred fifty-one, in cafe any Perfon, againl1:™5 °' *^ /"" whom a Warrant fhall be iflued by any Jullice^or Juftices of the Peace of any County, Riding, Divifion, t'^^(j;^"^°.1,oIi,^U City, Liberty, Town or Place within this Kingdom, Ihall efcape, go into, refide or be in any other grant a Wanant, County, Riding, Divifion, City, Liberty, Town or Place out of the Jurifdiftion of the Juftice or Juftices granting fuch Warrant as aforefaid, it fhall and may be lawful for any Juftice or Juftices of the Peace of the County, Riding, Divifion, City, i^iberty. Town or Place where fuch Perfon fliall efcape, go into,'|^^J"'^'"^'" refide or be, and fuch Juftice or Juftices is and are hereby required, upon Proof being made upon oath,^^!! b^ trin- of the Hand Writing of the Juftice or Juftices granting fuch Warrant, to indorfe his or their Name ordorfe the Wat Names on fuch Warrant, which fhall be a fufficient Authority to the Perfon or Perfons bringing fuch War-raaf, rant, and to all other Perfons to whom fuch Warrant was originally directed, to execute fuch Warrant in here for which fuch Offender fhall be fo apprehended in fuch other County, Riding, Divifion, City, Liberty, rant was ia- Town or Place as aforefaid, fhall be bailable in Law, and fuch Offender fhall be willing and ready to givc-°' Bail for his Appearance at the next Aflizes or General Gaol Delivery, or next General Quarter-Scflions of the Peace, to be held in and for the County, Riding, Divifion, City, Liberty, Town or Place where the Offence was committed, fuch Juftice or Juftices of fuch other County, Riding, Divifion, City, Li- berty, Town or Place before whom fuch Offender or Offenders fhall be brought, fhall and may take Bail, of fuch Offender or Offenders, for his or their Appearance at the next Affizes or General Gaol Delivery, — or at the next General Qiiarter-Seffions of the Peace to be held in and for the County, Riding, Di- vifion, City, Liberty, Town or Place where fuch Oitence was committed, in the fame Manner as the and to deliver- Juifices of the Peace of the proper County, Riding, Divifion, City, J^iberty, Town or Place fhould or^'^^'^™s^i- might have done in fuch proper County, Riding, Divifion, City, Liberty, Town or Place; and the^^""'g^j^^Jj° Juftice or Juftices of fuch other County, Riding, Divifion, City, Liberty, Town or Place fo taking Eail as afor.faid, fhall deliver the Recognizance, together with the Examination or Confeffion of fuch Of- to be delivered fender or Offenders, and all other Proceedings relating thereto, to the Conftable, Tythingman or othcr"^'^"' '° ^'^ Perfon or Perfons fo apprehending fuch Offender or Offenders as aforefaid, who are hereby required to^^Q^,°lj.jjj-'j^^' receive the fame, and to deliver over fuch Recognizance, Examination and other Proceedings to the Clerk peace. ofAfTizes, or Clerk of the Peace of the County, Riding, Divifion, City, Liberty, Town or Place where fuch Offender or Offenders is or are required to appear by virtue of fuch Recognizance ; and fuch Re- cognizance, Exam.ination or Confeffion Ihall be as good and effectual in Law, to all Intents and Purpofes,. and of the fame Force and Validity as if the fame had been entered into, taken or acknowledged before a Juftice or Juftices of the Peace in and for the proper County, Riding, Divifion, City, Liberty, Town or Place where the Offence was committed, and the fame Proceedings fliall be had thereon ; and in cafe fuch J^"^y ""/r"^' Conftable, Tythingman or other Perfon to whom fuch Recognizance, Examination, Confeffion or other .^.f^jj^gg^^^"^" Proceedings fhall be fo delivered as aforefaid, fhall refufe or ncgledl to deliver over the fame to the Clerk of Affizcs, or Clerk of the Peace of the County, Riding, Divifion, City, Liberty, Town or Place where fuch Offender is required to appear by virtue of fuch Recognizance, fuch Conilable, Tythingman or other Perfon fhall forfeit the Sum of ten Pounds, to be recovered againit hijn by Bill, Plaint or Information, - in any of his Majefty's Courts at IVeJhninJier^ by any Perfon or Perfons who will profecute or fue forif the Offencs the fame ; wherein no Effoin, Proteftion or Wager of Law fhall be allowed, or more than one Impar- '^e not bailable, lance; and in cafe the Offence for which fuch Offender or Offenders fhall be apprehended and taken iu'"'^' any other County, Riding, Divifion, Cit3'-, Liberty, Town or Place fh..l! not be bailable in Law, or Town or Place; then and in that Cai'e the Conftable, Tythingman or other Perfon or Perfons fo appre- committed... bending fuch. Offender or Offenders, fliall carry and convey fuch Offender or Offenders before one of his. Majefty's Juftices of Peace of the proper County, Priding, Divifion, City, Liberty, Town or Place where fuch Offence was committed, there to be dealt with according to I,aw. II. And it is hereby enafted by the Authority aforeiaid, That no Adlon of Trefpafs, falfe Imprifon- J^Siee indorfinj' ment. Information or Indicfment, or other Action fhall be brought, fued, commenced or profecuted byjl^^y^^"""^^.^' any Perfon or Perfons whatfoever, againit the Juftice or Juftices who fliall indorfe fuch Warrant,, for or by, reafon of his or their indorfing fuch Warrant. III. Provided neverthelefs. That fuch Perfon or Perfons fhall be at Liberty tobiing or profecute his oi'f '^'T?'"^ their Action or Suit againft the Juff ice or Juftices v/ho originally granted fuch Warrant, in the fame 'tanner ^^^^"^^'.^Jj'*' as fuch Perfon or Perfons might have done in cafe this Act had not been made. granting ths . IV. 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