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clerk of the peace, as to the person or the dwelling-house 

 of the informer, notice of his attention to bring such appeal ; 

 and also shall enter into recognizance in 20/. conditioned to 

 try the appeal, and pay the costs within ten days. Justices 

 may, upon due proof of such notice given as aforesaid, hear 

 and determine every such appeal in a summary way, and 

 award costs, according to their discretion, to either party. 

 After ten days, costs may be levied by distress. 



13. No action shall be brought for any thing done in 

 execution of this act, until one calendar month after notice 

 thereof in writing shall have been given to the person or 

 persons against whom such action shall be intended to be 

 brought, or left at his last usual place of abode, setting 

 forth the cause of action, and containing the name and 

 place of abode of the plaintiff or plaintiffs, and also of his 

 or their attorney or attorneys ; and that every action shall 

 be brought within the space of three calendar months next 

 after the cause of action shall arise, and shall be laid in the 

 countv where the fact shall have been committed : and the 

 defendants may plead the general issue, and give this act, 

 and the special matter in evidence at the trial, and that the 

 same was done by virtue thereof; and such person, at any 

 time before action brought, may tender amends to the party 

 complaining, or his attorney ; and in case the same be not ac- 

 cepted, may plead such tender in bar to the action, toge- 

 ther with the plea, if not guilty, and any other plea with 

 leave of the court : and if, on trial of such action, it ap- 

 pears that the same was brought before the expiration of one 

 calendar month next after such notice shall have been given 

 or left as aforesaid, or after the end of three months next 

 after the cause thereof shall have arisen, or if such action 

 shall have been brought or laid in any other county, or 

 after sufficient tender of amends, then the jury shall find a 

 verdict for the defendant ; or if the plaintiff shall discon- 



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