A. D. 1733- Anno fexto Georgii If. C. 38. J49 .fhall be adjudged guilty of Felony, and (hall fuffer Death as in Cafes of Felony, without Benefit of MaJtfoftnai VI. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Perfon or Perfons, from and Maiidoufly cut- after the twenty-fourth Day of June one thoufand (even hundred and thirty-three, (hall (during the ting Hop-binds Continuance of the before mentioned Aft, intituled, An Ad for the more effectual punijhing wicked and clergy. *" ° Ut evil difpofed Perfons, going armed in D'fguife, and doing Injuries and Violencis to the Perfons and Properties a Ceo.'i.c. 22. of his' Majejly's Subjects, and for the more' fpeedy bringing the Offenders tojujlice) unlawfully and malici- . Farther con- oufly cut any Hop-binds growing on Poles in any Plantation of Hops, every Perfon or Perfons fo of- c""!z. c.^7.' fending, being thereof lawfully convicted, (hall be adjudged guilty of Felony, and fhall fuifer Death as Mad- urfctual in Cales of Felony, without Benefit of Clergy. ty V G«,.z.c.w. VII. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That an Act made in the thirteenth and The Aft 13 & fourteenth Years of the Reign of King Charles the Second, intituled, An Acl for preventing of Theft Y ,C ^'J n ^ 7 " and Rapine upon the Northern Borders of England, and which by feveral Acts hath from Time to Time RapinTcm'the been continued, and is near expiring, fhall be and is hereby furiher continued, and (hall be and con- N. Borders, are. tinue in Force until the firft Day of September which (hall be in the Year of our Lord one thoufand co s nt '" uc I d . t 4 c> feven hundred and forty-four, and until the End of the then next Sefiion of Parliament. 'and^ further by 24 Geo. 2. c. 57.' Made f erf etuat by 31 G:o. z. c. 42. - VIII. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That the laft mentioned Act (hall be an( j deemed a deemed, adjudged and taken to be a publick Act, and be judicially taken Notice of as fuch by all Judges, publick Ati. Juftices and other Perfons whatfoevcr. ' IX. And whereas in and by an Act made in the eighteenth Year of the Reign of King Charles ^X er |c* e ' the Second, intituled, An Ac! to continue a former Act to prevent Theft and Rapine upon the Northern c Ib ar ' * ' Borders of England, the Benefit of Clergy is taken away from great, known and notorious Thieves
- and Spoil-takers in the Counties of Northumberland and Cumberland, or either of them, during the
' Continuance of the faid Act, who fliould be duly convicted for Theft done or committed within the ' faid Counties, or either of them, or otherwife that it (hould and might be lawful for the Juftices of
- the Allize and Commiffioners of Oyer and Terminer or Gaol Delivery, before whom fuch Offenders
' ihould be convicted within the faid Counties, or either of them, to tranfport or caufe to be tranfportsd
- the faid Offenders, and every of them, into any of his Majefty's Dominions in America, there to re-
- main and not return : And whereas in and by an Act made in the twenty-ninth and thirtieth Years
of the Reign of the faid King Charles the Second, intituled, An Acl for continuing oftwoforr.er A5ls and 29 & 30 by them employed in the laid Service for the Prefervation of the faid refpective Counties from Theft '744)
- and Rapine, to anfwer the Damages fuftained by any Perfon or Perfons by his or their Neglect or
' Default therein, and to pay and fatisfy the fame within four Months after that Proof thereof" (hould ' have been made by the Oath of one or more credible Witnefs or Witneffes, before the Juftices of ' the Peace of the faid refpective Counties, at the next Quarter- Seffions in the refpective County (which
- Oath or Oaths the faid Juftice of Juftices are thereby authorized to adminifter) fo as the Goods ftolen
'were entred in one of the Books to be kept for that Purpofe, within the Space of forty-eight Hours
- after the fame (hould have been ftolen or gone : And it is thereby enacted, that Books ihould be-
4 kept for that End in every Mai ket Town of the faid refpective Counties, and at fuch other conve- ' nient Places therein, and by fuch Perfon or Perfons as the faid Juftices of the. Peace in the faid re- 1 fpeitive Counties, at their General Seffions of the Peace, (hould order or appoint, and alio that the ' faid feveral Juftices of the Peace of the faid refpective Counties, at the General Quarter-Seffiensof ' ' the Peace for the faid Counties reflectively, (hould yearly, or every two Years at the fartheft, in ' open Court, make choice of and appoint fuch Perfon or Perfons, as they Ihould refpectively think. ' fit, for the laid Counties refpectively, . to be employed in the faid Service ; which faid feveral Claufes,. ' Powers and Authorities, have by Experience been found ufeful and beneficial, and are expired :' Be it therefore enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That all and every the feveral herein before mentioned Claufes, Powers and Authorities in the faid feveral Acts, for the preventing of Theft and Rapine upon the Northern Borders of England, contained, (hall be and are hereby revived, from the twenty-fourth Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and thirty-three, and dial 1 continue in Force until the firft Day of September which (hall be in the Year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and forty-four,, and from thence to the End of the then next Seffion of Parliament and no longer. X. And be it further enaited by the Authority aforefaid, That the faid feveral Acts,, as to the faid an i' 1 be k ^^ sd herein before mentioned Claufes, Powers and Authorities in the faid feveral Acts-, for the preventing of pu IC Theft and Rapine upon the Northern Borders of England, contained, fhall be deemed, adjudged and taken to be publick Acts, and be judicially taken Notice of as fuch. by. all Judges, Juftices and other Perfons w.hatfoever. CAP. XXXVIII. An -A& for enlarging the Time for Exportation of Tea. E X P: ' ^lA/^^^^ A ^ ky an Act pallid in the feventh Year of the Reign of his late Majefty King y-Geo. 1; Sat..
- V George, intituled, An- Acl- fop the further preventing his, Majejly's Subjecls from trading io the '• c - «•
Eaft- Indies under foreign Covmiijfvm., and for encouraging and further f during the laivfid Trade thereto, ' and
