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he liatle to a penalty of ten pounds, or an imprisonment not 

 exceeding two months. 



6. Any person wlio sliall bo tlie owner or lessee or in pos- Penalty on 

 session or occupation of any open or enclosed land or place owners and 

 for which, a licence for horse-racino: is required under this act, occupiers ot 

 and upon which any horse-race shall he held after the said fmlicensed 

 twenty-fifth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and horse-races 

 eighty, without such licence having been obtained, shall be take place, 

 guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be 

 punishable for every such offence Avith fine or imprisonment 



at the discretion of the court, such fine not to be less than five 

 pounds nor more than twenty-five pounds, and such imprison- 

 ment not to be less than one month nor more than three 

 months. 



7. Every horse-race held or taking place in contravention Unlicensed 

 of the provisions of this act shall be deemed to be a nuisance, liorso-racrs to 

 and any person injured or inconvenienced thereby shall have ^,^^^^(^ ^ 

 all such rights and remedies against all persons taking part in li^Me accord- 

 the same, and against owners, lessees, and occupiers of the ingly. 



land or place, as he would have in case of a nuisance at 

 common law. 



8. This act may be cited as the Racecourses Licensing Act, Short title. 

 1879. 



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