148 C. 37. Anno fexto Georgii II. A. D. 1733. CAP. XXXVII. An Aft for making perpetual the feveral Acts therein mentioned, for the better Regulation of Juries, and for impowering the Juftices of Seffion or Aflizes for the Counties Palatine of Cbejler, Lancafter and Durham, to appoint a Special Jury in Manner therein mentioned, and for continuing the Act for regulating the Manufacture of Cloth in the Weft Riding of the County of York (except a Claufe therein contained) and for continuing an Act for the more effectual punifhing wicked and evil difpofed Perfons going armed in Difguife, and for other Purpoles therein mentioned ; and to prevent the cutting or breaking down the Bank of any River or any Sea Bank, and to prevent the malicious cutting of Hop- binds j and for continuing an Act made in the thirteenth and fourteenth Years of the Reign of King Charles the Second, for preventing Theft and Rapine upon the Northern Borders of England ■, and for reviving and continuing certain Claules in two odier Acts made for the fame Purpofe. HE RE AS the Laws herein after mentioned, which have by Experience been found ufeful and beneficial, are expired or near expiring ;' May it therefore pleale your molt Excellent Ma- jefty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the King's mod Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Content of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament TheAfls aflembled, and by the Authority of the fame, That an Act: made in third Year of the Reign of his pre- l- C Geo 2 'z% 15 ' f ent Majelty, intituled. An Ail for the letter Regulation of Juries, and alfo one other Act made in the fcffreguiating 7 ' fourth Year of the Reign of his faid prefent Majefty, intituled, An Ac! to explain and amend an Ait made juries', made in the third Tear of his Majejlfs Reign, intituled, An Act for the better Regulation of Juries, Jo far as tire perpetual. J ame re a tes to the County of Middlefex, which faid Acts are temporary and are near expiring, mall be and are. hereby made perpetual. Jn whatManner H» And be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the Juftices of the Seffion or Aflizes for the Juftices of Sef- Counties Palatine of Chefter, La?icajler and Durham, upon Motion made on Behalf of his Majefty, his- f° n cheft A r r ' Ze ^ e ' rs or Succtffors, or on Motion of any Profecutor or Defendant in any Indictment or Information Lancafter "and f° r any Mifdemeanor, or on the Motion of any Plaintiff or Plaintiffs, Defendant or Defendants, in any Durham may Action, Caufe or Suit whatfoever, depending or to be brought and carried on in the Courts of Seilion Tu P 'e' m s P ecial or Affize of the faid Counties Palatine of Chejier, -Lancafter and Durham, or in any of them, (hall and juries. may, in cafe fuch Juftices in their Difcretion ihall think fit, order and appoint a Jury to be (truck be- ^'i^u-h't%Hi ^ ore ^ ie P ro P er Cfficer of each Court refpectively, for the Trial of any Iffue joined in any of the faid 'jbaii'bcpaUfir Cafes, in fuch Manner as Special Juries have been ufually ftruck in the Courts of Law at IVejlminfter, Special jury. upon Trials at Bar had in the faid Courts, which Jury fo ftruck as aforefaid, (hall be the Jury returned An if" rther for the Trial of fuch Iffue as aforefaid. 9 " III. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That an Act made in the eleventh Year of The A<ft the Reign of his late Majefty King George the Firft, intituled, An Ail for the better regulating the relating to ciofh Manufacture of Cloth in the Weft Riding of the County of York, and every Claufe, Article and Thing madeinYork- therein contained (other than and except fuch Part of the faid Act as reftrains any P.rfon, not having fE ire ' t' ferved feven Years as an Apprentice to the Trade of a Broad Clothier, or not having exercifed and ufed ( xcep ion) j j- uc j 1 Trade f or t he Space of two Years before the Commencement of the faid Act, except as therein is excepted, from making or caufing to be made any Broad Cloth in the faid Weft Riding, under the Pe- cominued till nalties therein mentioned) which faid Act was to continue in Force for the Term of feven Years, and I Sept. 1740. from thence to the End of the then next Seffion of Parliament, and is near expiring, (hall by Virtue of See 7 Geo. J. t his j^q j,e continued, and (hall be in Force from the Expiration thereof until the firft Day of S.p- II Geo. 2. c.28. tember which ihall be in the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and forty, and. from thence j4Geo. 2. c. 35. to the End of the then next Seffion of Parliament and no longer. The Aft IV. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That an Act made in the ninth Year of ' An Ait for the more effeiiual puniftnng ries and Violences to the Perfons a : .d P ra- the Offenders to Jufiice, which was to continue in Force for three Years from the firft Day of June" one thoufand feven hundred and twenty- three, and from thence to the End of the then next Seffion of Parliament, and which, by an Act made 12 Geo. i.e. 30. in the twelfth Year of the Reign of his faid late Majefty, was continued from the Expiration thereof for five Years, and from thence to the End of the then next Seffion of Parliament, and is near expiring, nuedwVsept. mal1 be and is hereby further continued until the firft Day of September which (hall b? in the Year of 1736. ' our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and thirty-fix, and from thence to the End of the then next Madt perpetual Seffion of Parliament, and no longer. iyiiGec-.*. r.42. y_ ^ n( j ^e it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Perfon or Perfons, from and MaJicioufly de- after the twenty-fourth Day of June which Ihall be in the Year of our Lord one thoufand een hun- of R y i've S rs B 'l"c kS ^ rec * anc * thirty-three, and during the Continuance of the laft before mentioned Act, Ihall unlawfully Felony without and malicioufly break down or cut down the Bank or Banks of any River, or any Sea Bank, whereby Ckrgy, any Lands Ihall be overflowed or damaged, every Perfon fo offending, being thereof lawfully convicted, 4 (hall
