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47. 'And be it further enacted, that the expences of ad- fc^Pj"fdebts, 

 vertising for, preparing, procuring, and passing this act, and *" ^^ p^"^- 

 the debts and sums of money abeady due, and obligations 

 contracted by or under authority of the commissioners or 

 overseers appointed by the said recited act of the forty- 

 seventh year of the reign of his said late Majesty, shall be 

 defrayed and discharged out of such rates or assessments, 



and the same shall afterwards be applied in defraying the Further ap- 



'■ '^ . . plication of 



salaries to clerks, collectors, officers, and water bailiffs, and the money, 

 the other expences to be incurred under this act. 



48. And be it fui'ther enacted, that all offences whatsoever Mode of re- 



,.,, . T ,. n T • covery and 



which by virtue or under the authority ot this act are or application 



..,,., . . of penalties 



shall be subject to or punishable with any pecuniary or other m England. 

 penalties or forfeitures, shall and may in every case be heard, 

 adjudged, and determined, in England, by or before any of 

 the justice or justices of the peace, or magistrate or magis- 

 trates for the county, division, or place wherein such penalty 

 or forfeiture shall have been incurred, or where the offender 

 or offenders shall reside or shall be found, in a summary 

 way, upon information or complaint made and exhibited 

 before him or them ; and upon any such information or 

 complaint as aforesaid the said justice or justices, or ma- 

 gistrate or magistrates, shall summon the party accused, and 

 examine into the matter thereof, and if upon the confession 

 of the party or parties accused, or on the oath of any one or 

 more credible witness or witnesses, which oath the said 

 justice or justices, or magistrate or magistrates, is and are 

 hereby empowered and required to administer, the party or 

 parties accused shall have been convicted of having com- 

 mitted such offence or offences, then and in every such case 

 the penalty or penalties, forfeiture or forfeitures, hereby made 

 payable in respect of such offence or offences, together with 

 the costs of conviction, to be ascertained by such justice or 

 justices, or magistrate or magistrates, shall be forthwith paid 

 by the party or parties so convicted as aforesaid ; and in case 

 such party or parties so convicted shall refuse or neglect to 

 pay the same forthwith, then the same shall and may, by 



