^823.] British LegisUition. 



payment of any penalty Iiereby imposed, 

 such person shall not be liable afterwards 

 to any such penalty. 



Cap. LXXII. To amend and render 

 more effeclnal two Acts, passed in the 

 58th and 50(h years of his (ate Majesty, 

 for bnildiuf/ aiu/ promoting the building 

 of additional Churches in populous 

 Farishes. 



Cap. LXXIFI. For raising a Loan 

 of 7,500,000/. from the Commissioners 

 for the Reduction of the National Debt. 



Cap. LXXIV. To amend the Laius 

 relating to Bankrupts under Joint Com- 

 missions. 



Cap. LXXV. To amend certain 

 Provisions of the Twenty-sixth of George 

 the Second, for the better preventing of 

 Clandestine Marriages, 



Cap. LXXVI. To amend an Act of 

 the last Session of Parliament, for allow- 

 ing to Distillers for Home Consumption 

 in Scotland a Draivback of a Portion of 

 the Duty on Malt used by them. 



Cap. LXXVII. For amending the 

 Laws for regulating the Manner of 

 Hcensing Alehouses in that Part of the 

 United Kingdom called England, and for 

 the more effectually preventing Disorders 

 therein. 



Sec. 1. requires persons to whom any 

 licence shall be granted to enter into re- 

 cognizances. — In case persons applying for 

 licenres shall be prevented i)y sickness, 

 &c. from attending the justices, then jus- 

 tices may grSnt same on taking security. 

 — Certificate of good conduct, &c. to be 

 produced by persons applying for licences, 

 and persons forging or receiving money 

 for certificates to be guilty of a misde- 

 meanor. — Recognizances to be presented 

 to justices at special nieetintjs to be held 

 for that purpose. — Names of sureties to be 

 entered in a book, and registers of sureti<s 

 open to public inspection. — Fees to be 

 jiaid for licences, and penalty on taking 

 more than regular fees, 6l.— Executors, 

 &c. of licensed person may be continued 

 in possession of such licence, upon enter- 

 ing into the like recognizances. — Allow- 

 ance to be made for the time unexpired of 

 licenced on their renewal. — Offending 

 auainst condition of recognizances. — 

 Penalties imposed for first offence not 

 exceeding 51. — Second offence not cx- 



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cecding lOl.— Third offence not exceeding 

 1001. — Recognizances not forfeited unless 

 dcclsitcd so by Quarter .Sessions. — l^ro- 

 duction of recognizance by clerk of peace 

 8ufiicient evidence of the jjcrson com- 

 plained of, being a licensed victualler. 

 — Clerks to justices to be deemed prose- 

 cutors.' — Expences to be paid out of 

 county rates.— Justices may proceed in a 

 fiumniary way.— Persons convicted to be 

 committed for non-payment of penalties, 

 MoN riiLv Mac. No. 383. 



insecurities may be given and taken for 

 the payment of penalties. — Licences not 

 to be granted to any person whose house 

 shall not have been previously licensed at 

 a preceding General Annual Meeting of 

 the Justices; unless notices of application 

 be given to the clej k of the peace, and 

 afKxed in the manner herein-directed. 



Sec. 18.— And whereas it is expedient 

 that persons empowered to grant licences 

 by virtue of this Act should not be swayed 

 by interest in the execution of such 

 powers; be it therefore enacted by the 

 authority aforesaid, that no justice of the 

 peace or magistrate in any county, riding, 

 city, liberty, town corporate, or place, in 

 that part of the United Kingdom called 

 England, who is a brewer, maltster, dis- 

 tiller, or dealer in or retailer of ale, beer, 

 or other exciseable liquors, or is concerned 

 in partnership with any person as a 

 brewer, maltster, distiller, or dealer in or 

 retailer of ale, beer, or other exciseable 

 liquors, or shall be the manager or agent 

 of or for any house licenced or about to 

 be licenced for any of the purposes afore- 

 said, at any of the time or times when any 

 of the powers of this Act are to be exe- 

 cuted, shall act in any of the meetings 

 for granting of any licence or licences, au- 

 thority or authorities, or shall convict or 

 join in any conviction, or in the doteruii- 

 nation of any application for a licence or 

 authority to a person to keep any house 

 not before licenced, or in the determina- 

 fion of any appeal directed by this Act; 

 and every justice of the peace or magis- 

 trate who shall knowingly or wilfully 

 offend in any of the premises, shall for 

 every such offence forfeit and pay the sum 

 of one hundred pounds, to be recovered 

 by any person wl;o will sue for the same, 

 within six calendar months after such 

 orteiiee committed, by ar, jii of debt or 

 on the case, or by bill, suit, or information 

 ill any of his majesty's Courts of Record, 

 wliercin no cssoign, protection, or wager at 

 law, nor more than one imparlance, shall be 

 allowed ; which said penalty of one hun- 

 dred pounds shall be paid, one moiety 

 thereof to the person who sues for the 

 same, and the other moiety to the king's 

 majesty, his heirs and successors. 



Constables, &c. disqualified from hold* 

 ing licenced houses, and no licenced per- 

 son liable to serve as constable. — Penalty 

 for serving as constable or deputy consta- 

 ble, 101.— Alehouse keeper to use stand- 

 ard nipasiircs. — Penalty not exceeding 

 403. — IJrewer to use casks of full size. — 

 Penalty not exceeding 51. for ea6h cask 

 deficient in size. — Act not to extend to the 

 city of London, and Universities not 

 affected. — Duration of Act limited to 

 three years. 



C:ap. LXXVIII. To enable his 



Majesty to make Leases, Copies, and 



(Jranls, of Offices, Lands, and IlereditU' 



3 'It merits, 



