500 



APPENDIX. 



persons may 

 be summoned 

 to give evi- 

 dence. 



No person 

 incapable of 

 being a wit- 

 ness, &c. 



Proviso for 

 royal palaces, 

 &c. 



No privilege 

 of parliament, 

 &c. 



gaming, upon any information exhibited before them, for any 

 offence committed against this act, or against the statute made 

 in the twelfth year of his present majesty, intituled " An Act 

 for the more effectual preventing of excessive and deceitful 

 Gaming ;" or against one other act made in the thirteenth 

 year of the reign of his present majesty, intituled "An Act to 

 restrain and prevent the excessive Increase of Horse I-iaces, 

 and for amending an Act made in the last Session of Parlia- 

 ment, intituled ' An Act for the more effectual preventing 

 excessive and deceitful Graming ;' " to summon any person or 

 persons, other than the party accused, to appear before them 

 at a certain day, time and place, to be inserted in such sum- 

 mons, and to give evidence for the discovery of the truth of 

 the matter in the said information contained ; and in case of 

 neglect or refusal to appear, or if upon appearance such p»erson 

 or persons shall refuse to give evidence, or shall give any false 

 evidence, every such person or persons so offending shall 

 forfeit and lose the sum of Fifty pounds, to be levied by dis- 

 tress and sale of the offender's goods and chattels, by warrant 

 under the hands and seals of such persons issuing such sum- 

 mons as aforesaid ; and in case such person or persons not 

 appearing, or neglecting, or refusing to give such evidence, or 

 giving any false evidence, shall not have sufficient goods and 

 chattels whereon to levy the said sum of Fifty pounds, every 

 such person or persons shall be by such person or persons 

 having jurisdiction as aforesaid committed to the common, 

 gaol for the county, city or jDlace where such offence shall be 

 committed, there to remain for the space of six months with- 

 out bail or mainprize. 



5. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, 

 That from and after the twenty-fourth day of June, one 

 thousand seven hundred and forty-five, no person or persons 

 other than the parties plaintiff and defendant in the cause 

 shall be incapacitated from being a "witness, touching any 

 offence committed against the laws for preventing excessive 

 and deceitful gaming, by reason of having played, betted or 

 staked at any game prohibited by this or any of the said 

 statutes. 



6. Provided also, and it is hereby enacted and declared, 

 That nothing in this act contained shall extend to prevent or 

 hinder any person or persons from playing at any game what- 

 soever within any of his majesty's royal palaces wherein his 

 majesty, his heirs and successors, shall then actually reside. 



7. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. 

 That no privilege of parliament shall be allowed to any person 

 or persons whatsoever against whom any prosecution or pro- 

 ceedings shall be commenced or had for keeping of any 

 public or common gaming-house, or any house, room or 

 place for playing at any game or games prohibited by this 



