A. D. 1 71 7. Anno quarto Georgii Regis. C. 7. 171 CAP. VII. An A<5t for making more effctflual an Aft made in the eighth Year of the Reign of the late Queen Anne, intituled, An ASi for employing the Manufafturers, by encouraging tbeCenfump- tion of Raw Silk and Mohair Yarn. ( I, TT7HEREAS by an Aft made in the eighth Year of the Reign of her late Majcfty Queen Anne,l Ann. t. 6. V V intituled, An Att for employing the Manufacturers, by encouraging the Confumptton oj Ra-uu Silk 1 and Mohair Tarn, the faid Act having proved ineffectual to prevent the Milchiefs intended to be remedied ' by the laid Aft :' For Remedy whereof, and making the laid recited Aft of Parliament more effectual, $& ; W. fir M Be it enacted by the King's molt Excellent Majcfty, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Lord-^- io - Spiritual and Temporal and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affc-mbhd, and by the Authority of the ' 3 ' e ' *' fame, That from and after the twenty-fifth Day of March one thoufand feven hundred and eighteen, no After March 15, Taylor, or other Perfon or Perfons whatfoever, within the Kingdom of Great Britain, fhall make, fell, l "' % < noTay- fet on, ufe or bind, or fhall caufe to be made, fold, fet on, ufed or bound, on any Cloaths or wearing ^V^ Veil fet Garments whatfoever, any Buttons or Button-holes made of, or ufed or bound with Cloth, Seige,. Drug- on> &J, an y g u - get, Frize, Camblet, or any Stuffs that Clothes or wearing Garments are ufually made of, upon the For- ton; <>-. Button- teiture of the Sum of forty Shillings for every Dozen of fuch Buttons and Button-holes fo made, fold, fet hclcs made of on, ufed or bound, or {hall caufe to be made, fold, fet on, ufed or bound, as aforefaid, or in proportion clo!n * ^J 80 ;*^* for any leffer Quantity, every Perfon or Perfons fo offending, and being thereof lawfully convicted upon w hatfoever ^n the Oath of one or more credible Witnefs or Witnefles, fhall forfeit, as aforefaid, to be recovered and dif- Penalty of 40s.' tl'ibuted as is afterwards provided for by this Aft. per Dozen. By 7 Geo. 1. Stat. I. c. 12. §. 1. 40 s. is laid on the Wearer. II. Provided, That nothing in this Aft contained, fhall extend or be conftrued to extend to any Clothes Not to extend to or wearing Garments made of Velvet. Clothes made of III. And be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That any Perfon or Perfons inhabiting or being i n p^ro^s d we nine any Gaol or Houfe of Correftion, or within the Rules or Liberties of any Gaol or Houfe of Correftion, ; n Gaols &c. or fhall inhabit or dwell in any privileged Place, or within the Liberties of the fame, committing any Of- offending aeainfc fence or Offences againft this Aft, he, fhe or they fo offending, as aforefaid, and being lawfully convicted this Aft, ftaii of the fame, as is before directed by this Aft, he, fhe or they fhall be fubjeft to the Forfeitures and Penal- j^ fu J : a ;o t!,e ties as in this Aft mentioned ; any Law, Statute, Cuftom or Thing to the contrary in any wife notwith- ftanding. IV. And be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That all Offences committed againft this Aft, fhall Prcfecuticn in be profecuted within three Months after the fame is committed or difcovered. ' lee ' 0:l V. And be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That all Offences againft this Aft fhall be heard and^^^ 6 determined by one or more of his Majefty's Juftice or juftices of the Peace of the County, City, Town or T„flj c ™ofpe a 7 cC> Place where the fame fhall be difcovered, or where fuch Offender doth inhabit, fuch juftice or Juftices being not concerned in the Matter of the faid Complaint, upon the Oath of one or more credible Witnefs or Witnefles, which Oath fuch Juftice or Juftices is and are hereby impowered and required to adminifter; On Oath of and all and every the faid Penalties and Forfeitures which fhall happen by virtue of this Aft fhall be diftri-°ne. Witneis. fuch Penalties and Forfeitures, being lawfully demanded, by the Space of fourteen Days next after Con- the Poor. viction for fuch Offence, as aforefaid, that then fuch Juftice or Juftices is and are hereby required to iffue out one or more Warrant <sr Warrants under his or their Hands and Seals to the Conftable or Conftables of the Parifh, Town or Place where fuch Offender doth inhabit, or can be found, to levy the fame byTobe levied by Diftrefs and Sale of the Offender's Goods, rendring the Overplus (if any be) to the Owner : and where 3- ^fn 14 dT's no fufficient Diftrefs can be found, to commit the Offender or Offenders to the Common Goal for the lfl et conviftion. County, City, Town or Place where fuch Offender fhall be found, there to be kept to hard Labour for For want of Di- and during the Space of three Calendar Months. ftrefs, Offenders to be committed for three Months. VI. Provided, That if any Perfon or Perfons find him or themfelves aggrieved by any Order or Warrant Psrfonsaggrieved made by any Juftice or Juftices of the Peace, upon -any fuch Conviftion before him or them, as afore- may appeal to faid, fuch Perfon or Perfons may appeal to the General Quarter-Seffions to be holden for the County, ^ artt Riding, City or Corporation where fuch Conviftion fhall be made, giving fufficient Notice of fuch Appeal ; and the Determination of fuch J uftices in fuch Seffions fhall be final; and the faid Juftices fhall allow whofe Dctermi- fuch Cofts and Charges to the Party aggrieved as they fhall think reafonable, to be levied and paid in nation fhall be fuch Manner as is ufual in other Cafes of Appeals from the Orders of any Juftices of the Peace to the^M^™ 3 * Quarter-Seffions. VII. And be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Action or Suit fhall hereafter be com- Perfons fued menced or profecuted againft any Perfon or Perfons fo fued or profecuted, fuch Perfon or Perfons may plead ™y pl"d the the General Iffue, and give this Aft and the fpecial Matter in Evidence; and if the Plaintiff fhall become -°^all reco'vet nonfuited, or forbear further Profecution, or fuffer Difcontinuance, or a Verdift pafs againft him, or Judg- tR , b i e Co fts. ment upon Demurrer, the Defendant or Defendants fhall recover his or their treble Cofts, for which he and they fhall have like Remedy, as in Cafes where Cofts by Lav/ are given to Defendants. VIII. And be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That all Clothes or wearing Garments, which Such Clothe fhall be made with Buttons and Button-holes of the fame Cloth, Serge, Drugget, Frize, Camblet or^ 1 ^^' 8 Z 2 other
