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and in the name of the attorney-general, or some 

 officer of the stamp duties. Burn's Inst. 



Dogs. 



Tt is provided, by 10 Geo. III. c. 18, that if any 

 person shall steal any dog or dogs of any kind or sort 

 whatsoever, not only from the owner, but from any 

 person to whom such dog or dogs may have been en- 

 trusted ; or shall sell, buy, receive, harbour, detain, or 

 keep, any such dog or dogs, knowing the same to be 

 stolen, every such offender, being thereof convicted, on 

 the oath of one witness, or on his own confession, be- 

 fore two justices, shall, for the first offence^ fonfeit-a 

 sum not exceeding thirty, nor less than twenty pounds, 

 at the discretion of such two justices ; together with 

 all charges previous to and attending such conviction, 

 to be ascertained by the said justices. And if such 

 penalty is not forthwith paid, the offender shall be 

 committed to the house of correction, or common gaol, 

 for a period of not less than six, nor exceeding twelve 

 calendar months, or until the said penalties and charges 

 are paid. 



If such person be convicted of a second offence, he 

 shall forfeit a sum not exceeding fifty, nor less than 

 thirty pounds, together with the expense attending 

 such conviction; and, in case of non-payment, be 

 committed to the house of correction, or common 

 gaol, for any time not exceeding eighteen, nor less 

 than twelve months, or until the fine shall be paid ; 

 one moiety of such penalty to the informer, and the 

 other to the poor of the parish where the offence has 

 been committed: and such justices shall order the 

 offender to be publicly whipped within three days after 



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