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peace of the county, where the same shall be tried, 

 the penalty or penalties, in which he, she, or they 

 shall have been so convicted, it shall be lawful for 

 the said court of quarter sessions by warrant, to order 

 any peace-officer to take charge oi\ and keep in 

 custody, any such person so convicted, and there- 

 by commit every such offender to the common gaol 

 or house of correction for the county or place for 

 the time hereinafter mentioned, unless such penalty 

 or penalties shall be sooner paid, or otherwise such 

 court of sessions may grant their warrant and war- 

 rants in due form of law, to levy and recover the 

 said penalty and penalties by distress and sale of 

 the offender's goods and chattels, after five days' 

 notice in writing that the same may be sold to the 

 greatest advantage. And all such penalties and 

 forfeitures to be paid or levied as aforesaid, shall 

 be paid, applied, and disposed of as follows : one 

 clear moiety thereof to the informer or informers, 

 and the other moiety, after defraying all costs, 

 charges, and expenses, to the poor of the parish 

 where such offence or offences shall have been 

 committed, or to the poor of any other parish near 

 thereunto, according to the discretion of the said 

 magistrates, and the overplus, if any, to be re- 

 turned to the owner of the goods distrained. And 

 in case sufficient distress or distresses shall not be 

 found, or such penalty or penalties shall not be 

 immediately paid, according to the judgment of 

 such court, the court aforesaid shall commit such 

 offender or offenders to such gaol or house of cor- 



