s. 15. levied. s. 16. the acts passed in the reign of king Charles II. hereinbefore repealed,) relating to the people called "Quakers," or to any assemblies, &c. for religious worship held by them. By s. 15. every person guilty of any offence for which any pecuniary penalty is imposed by this act, in Penalties how respect of which no special provision is made, shall and recovered and may be convicted thereof by information upon the oath of one credible witness, or more, before any 2 or more justices of peace acting in and for the county, &c. wherein such offence shall be committed; and all the penalties under this act shall be levied by distress under the hand and seal, or hands and seals, of 2 justices of peace for the county, &c. in which any such offence was committed, or where the forfeiture was incurred, and shall be paid one moiety to the informer, and the other to the poor of the parish in which the offence was committed; and in case of no sufficient distress, it shall be lawful for any such justice before whom any such offender shall be convicted, to commit such offender to prison for such time, not exceeding 3 months, as said justices shall think fit. By s. 16. any person who shall be convicted of any of the offences punishable by this act, may appeal to the general or quar- ferred, &c. ter sessions of the peace holden next after such conviction in and for the county, &c. giving unto the justices before whom such conviction shall be made, notice in writing, within 8 days after such conviction, of his intention to prefer such appeal; and the said justices, in their said sessions, shall and may proceed to the hearing and determination of the matter of such appeal, and make such order therein, and award such costs to be paid by and to either party, not exceeding 40s. as they shall think fit. By s. 17. no penalty shall be recoverable under this act, unless the same shall be sued for, or the Limitation for offence in respect of which the same is imposed is pro- penalties, &c. suits, &c. for secuted before the justices of peace [*at their general] or quarter sessions, within 6 months after the offence shall Proviso as to have been committed; and no person who shall suffer ing imprisonpersons sufferany imprisonment for non-payment of any penalty shall ment for nonthereafter nalties. * These words seem to have been omitted in the printed statute. Appeals to ses sions how pre s. 17. payment of pe s. 18, in action T thereafter be liable to the payment of such penalty. By. s. 18. every action or suit which shall be brought against Pleading, &c. any person for any thing done in pursuance of this act, brought for any shall be commenced within 3 months next after the fact thing done uncommitted, and shall be laid and brought in the county der this act. wherein the alleged cause of action shall have accrued ; and the defendant may plead the general issue, and give this act and the special matter in evidence on any trial to be had thereupon, and that the same was done in pursuance and by the authority of this act; and if it shall appear so to be done, or if any such action, &c. shall be brought after the time so limited for bringing the same, or shall be brought in any other county, city or place, then the jury shall find for such defendant; and upon such verdict, or if the plaintiff shall become nonsuited, or discontinue his action, or if a verdict shall pass against the plaintiff, or if, upon demurrer, judgment shall be given against him, the defendant shall recover treble costs. By s. 19. this act shall be deemed a public act. 5. 19. Public act.. The 6 Geo. 1. 57 Geo.3.c.70. I. P. 393. 7. 16. and P. 394. l. 30. The 57 Geo. 3. c. 70. c. 5. Ir. repeal I. recites the 19 Geo. 3. c. 44. Eng. and that its provisions ed, so far as it affects persons have not been enacted or made law in Ireland; and that denying the it has been and may be reasonably doubted, whether the Trinity. provisions of the 53 Geo.3.c.160. G.B. ante p. 328. do extend to or were intended to affect Ireland; and that it is meet and proper that equal freedom of religious worship should be secured by law to every part of the united kingdom; and therefore enacts, that such of the provisions of the 6 Geo. 1. c. 5. Ir. as purport to affect by penalties or disqualifications any person who, by his preaching or writing, shall deny the doctrine of the blessed Trinity, be The 19 Geo. 3. repealed; and that all the provisions of the 19 Geo. 3. c. 44. Eng. and c. 44. Eng. and 53 Geo. 3. c. 160. G. B. shall be of full 53 Geo.3.c.160. G. B. extended force in Ireland. to Ireland. P. 440. I. 1. The 53 Geo. 3. c. 160. G. B. ante p. 328. is to be here also referred to. P.471. Of High Treason. c. 7. s. 1. Eng. G. B. E. 2. Devising death, ment or rc straint of prince 3 P. 471. 1. 3. The 57 Gea. 3. c. 6. G. B. recites the The provisions. 36 Geo, 3. c. 7. s. 1. Eng and enacts, that the said reci- of the 36 Geo.3, ted provisions which relate to the heirs and successors of perpetuated. his majesty, the sovereigns of these realms, shall be per- 57 Geo. 3. c. 6. petual. And by s. 2. (which recites the late daring outrages offered to the person of his royal highness the prince regent of the united kingdom, at the opening of the &c. imprison session,) enacts,, that if any person, during the period in which his royal highness shall remain in the personal ex- regent, high treason, if exercise of the royal authority, shall, within the realm or pressed by without, compass, imagine, invent, devise or intend death printing, writ ing, or overt act. or destruction, or any bodily harm tending to death or destruction, maim or wounding, imprisonment or restraint of the person of his royal highness, and such compassings, &c. or any of them, shall express, utter or declare, by publishing any printing or writing, or by any overt act or deed, being legally convicted upon the oaths of two credible witnesses upon trial, or otherwise convicted or attainted by due course of law, he shall be adjudged a traitor, and suffer death and forfeit as in cases of high treason. And this act (s. 3.) recites the 39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 93. Eng. (vide vol. ii. p. 1202.) and enacts, that all the clauses, pro- act shall be killing, or atvisions, and regulations in said act, shall extend to every tempting to kill case of high treason in compassing or imagining the death or do bodily of the prince regent, and misprision of such treason, where the overt act alleged in the indictment shall be assassination or killing of the prince regent, or any direct c. 93. Eng. attempt against his life or person, whereby his life may be endangered, or his person may suffer harm. Provided (s. 4.) that every person who shall be accused, or indicted or prosecuted for any offence made or declared high treason And in such -by this act, shall be entitled to the benefit of the 7. W. 3, Where s. 3. the over harm to prince regent, offender tried under the 39 & 40 Geo.3. S. 4. cases the offend er shall not have c. 3, Eng. and . Ann. c. 21. Eng. save in cases of high treason in compassing or imagining the death of any heir 7 vol. II. 2 R ог the benefit of the Ann. c. 21. 7 W. 3. c. 3. or or successor of his majesty, or the death of the prince regent, and of misprision of such treason, where the overt act alleged in the indictment shall be assassination or killing of any heir or successor of his majesty, or assassination or killing the prince regent, or any direct attempt against the life of any heir or successor of his majesty, or against the person of the prince regent whereby the life of such heir, &c. or of the prince regent may be endangered, or the person of such heir, &c. or of the prince regent, may suffer bodily harm. Provided(s. 5.) that nothing in this act shall prevent or affect any prosebar other prosecution by information or indictment, to which any person would have been liable if this act had not been enacted, unless the party shall have been first prosecuted under this act. And provided (s. 6.) that the 54 Geo. 3. c. 146. The 54 Geo. 3. (which will be stated under the head of "Judgment and its Consequences,") shall have the same effect as to sen&c. created by tences and judgments to be pronounced under this act, as if this act had been made before the 54 Geo. 3. c. 146. 5. This act not to cutions, &c. 3. 6. c. ¡46. to extend to the treasons, this act. Persons coun dollars or tokens Of Felonies injurious to the King's Prerogative. P. 499. 1. 5. The 52 Geo. 3. c. 138. G. B. recites, that terfe ting bank the governor and company of the bank of England had transported for caused to be coined, or stamped and circulated, a large 52 Geo.3.c.138, quantity of silver dollars, containing on the obverse side 14 years. G. B. thereof an impression of his majesty's head, and the following words and letters, viz.: "Georgius III. Dei Gratia Rer." and on the reverse side thereof the impression of Britannia, and the following words and figures, &c. viz: "Five Shillings Dollar Bank of England, 1804." and that the said governor and company had, with the approbation of the privy council, issued and circulated a quantity of silver pieces, denominated "Tokens," for the respective sums of three shillings, and one shilling and six-pence, such such tokens for the sum of three shillings, containing on the obverse side thereof, an impression of his majesty's. head, and the following words and letters, viz: "Georgius. III. Dei Gratia Rex." and on, the reverse side thereof, “Bank Token 3 Shill." with the addition of the year in which the same were respectively made and stamped;, and such tokens for the sum of one shilling and six pence containing the same impression, words and letters, on the obverse side thereof, as upon the said token for three shillings, and on the reverse side thereof, the following words and figures, viz: "Bank Token 1s, 6d." with the addition of the year in which the same were respectively coined or stamped; and that the said governor and company intended to issue, &c. other like tokens for the respective sums of 3s. and 1s. 6d. ; and enacts, that if any person shall, after the 1st. August, 1812, make, coin, or counterfeit, or cause to be made, &c. or willingly act or assist in the making, &c. any coin, medal, or device, resembling, or made with intent to resemble or look like the said dollars or tokens, or any of them, or to pass as such, every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and be transported for 14 years. And by s. 2. if any person shall utter, offer or tender in payment, or sell or give in exchange, or pay or put off to any person any such false or c. counterfeit counterfeit dollar or token, knowing the same to be false, &c. and shall, either on the same day, or within 10 days or having more afterwards, utter, offer or tender in payment, or sell or than one in their give in exchange, or pay or put off any other such false ed common dollar or token, knowing the same to be false, &c.. to the utterers, and imprisoned 2 same or any other person, or shall, at the time of such years, &c. first uttering, &c. have in his custody or possession one or more such counterfeit dollar or token, or any piece of counterfeit money besides what was so uttered, &c. such person so uttering, &c. shall be deemed to be a common utterer of such counterfeit dollars or tokens, and, being thereof convicted, shall suffer one year's imprisonment, and shall find sureties for his good behaviour for 2 years more; and if any person so convicted as a common utterer And if convictshall be convicted a second time of such offence of uttering, &c. any counterfeit dollar or token, he shall be 14 years. deemed guilty of felony, and be transported for 14 years. But s. 2, Persons uttering tokens, &c. a second time, within 10 days, possession.deem ed a 2nd time, transported for |