A. D. 1759. Anno tricefimo tertio Georgii II. C. 8. .427 Perfon or Perfons who fliall apprehend, or caufe to be apprehended, any fuch Deferter from his Ma- jefty's Service, the Sum of twenty Shilhngs for every fuch Deferter that fliall be fo apprehended and committed ; which Sum of twenty Shillings fhall be fatisfied by fuch Collector or Colleitors, to whom fuch Warrant fliall be direiS^ed, and allowed upon his or their Account. XXXV. And be it further enaded, That if any Perfon fliall harbour, conceal, or aflift any De- Penalty on Perfons con- ferter from his Majefty's Marine Service, knowing him to be fuch ; the Perfon fo offending fliall ^"B^'^^^^^^^ forfeit, for every fuch Offence, the Sum of five Pounds j or if any Perfon fliall knov/ingly detain, q^^jj^^^ s^c^ buy, or exchange, or otherwife receive, any Arms, Clothes, Caps, or other Furniture belonging to the King, from any Marine or Marine Deferter, upon any Account or Pretence whatfoever, or caufe the Colour of fuch Clothes to be changed ; every fuch Perfon Co offending, in each, any or either of the Cafes aforefaid, fliall forfeic for every fuch Offence the Sum of five Pounds ; and upon Con- vidtion by the Oath of one or more credible Witnefs or Witneffes, before any one or more of his Majefty's Jufi:ices of the Peace, the faid refpedive Penalties of five Pounds, and five Pounds fliall be levied by Warrant under the Hands of the faid Jufl:ice or Juftices of the Peace, by Diftrefs and Sale of the Goods and Chatties of the Offender ; one Moiety of the faid firft mentioned Penalty of five Pounds to be paid to the Informer, by whofe Means fuch Deferter fliall be apprehended ; and one Moiety of the faid laft mentioned Penalty of five Pounds to be paid to the Informer ; and the Refidue of the faid refpeitive Penalties to be p .id to the Officer to whom any fuch Deferter or Ma- rine did or doth belong : And in cafe any fuch Offender, who fliall be convidled as aforefaid, of harbouring or aflifting any fuch Deferter or Deferters ; or having knowingly received any Arms, Clothes, Caps, or other Furniture belonging to the King ; or of having caufed tae Colour of luch Clothes to be changed, contrary to the Intent of this A6i, fliall not have fufficient Goods and Chat- ties, whereon Diftrefs may be made, to the value of the Penalties recovered againft him for fuch Of- fence, or fliall not Pay fuch Penalties within four Days after fuch Conviction ; then, and in fuch Cafe, fuch Juftice or Juftices of the Peace fliall and may, by Warrant under nis or their Hand and Seal, or Hands and Seals, either commit fuch Offender to the Common Gaol, there to remain with- out Bail or Mainprize for the Space of three Alonths, or caufe fuch Offender to be publickly whipt, at the Difcretion of fuch Juftice or Juftices. XXXVJ. Provided always. That fo much of this A61 as relates to the Puniflimcnt of fuch who This Aft to extend to {hall harbour, conceal or alTift Deferters, or fliall knowingly detain, buy, exchange, or otherwife ^Defertersj&c, in Ireland; receive any Arms, Clothes, Caps, or other Furniture belonging to the King, from any Marine or Marine Deferter, or caufe the Colour of fuch Clothes to be changed, fliall extend, to all Ends and Purpofes whatfoever, to Ire/and, -znd fhall be put in Execution in that Kingdom, by all Juftices of the Peace, and other Officers refpectively, according to the Tenor and during the Continuance of this A6t- XXXVII. And be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid. That this A£l, and every Thing Continuance of this Aft. berein contained, fhall be and continue in Force from the faid twenty-fifth Day of March in the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and fixiy until the twenty-fifth Day of March in the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and fixty-one. XXXVIII. And to prevent, as far as maybe, anv unjuft or fraudulent Arrefts that may be No Volunteer liable to made upon Marines, whereby his Majefty and the Publick may be deprived of their Service; It i^ ,^,7^-naiMluer hereby further enaiied by the Authority aforefaid, That no Perfon whatfoever, who is entered or * fliall enter himfelf as a Volunteer in his Majefty's Service, as a Marine, during the Continuance of this A6t, fhall be liable to be taken out of his Majeily's Service by any Pxocefs or Execution what- foever, other than for fome criminal Matter, unlefs for a real Debt or other juft Caufe of Action ; or unlefs for ^ I i i 2 XXXIX. And
