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APPENDIX. 



Limitations 

 of actions in 

 Scotland. 



Persons 

 punished 

 under this act 

 not to be 

 again prose- 

 cuted. 



I*ublic act. 



after such notice shall have been so given or left as aforesaid, 

 or after the end of three months next after the cause thereof 

 shall have arisen, or if such action shall have been brought 

 or laid in any other county or place than as aforesaid, or 

 after sufficient tender or amends shall have been made to the 

 party or parties aggrieved, that then and in any of the cases 

 aforesaid, the jury shall find a verdict for and acquit the de- 

 fendant or defendants in such action, or if the plaintiff or 

 plaintiffs shall discontinue the same, after the defendant or 

 defendants shall have appeared, or shall be non-suited ; and 

 if upon demurrer judgment shall be given against the plain- 

 tiff or plaintiffs, the defendant or defendants in such action 

 shall have double costs, and have the like remedies for re- 

 covering the same as defendants have for recovering their 

 costs in other cases at law ; and that no action, suit, inform- 

 ation, or other proceeding whatsoever shall be brought or 

 commenced against any person or persons for any offence 

 or offences against this act, unless the same shall be laid or 

 commenced within six calendar months next after any such 

 offence or offences shall have been committed. 



56. And be it further enacted, that no action shall be 

 brought against any person or persons for any thing done or 

 to be done by virtue of or in the execution of this act within 

 that part of Great Britain called Scotland, unless such action 

 shall be commenced within the space of six calendar months 

 next after the cause of complaint shall have arisen ; and in 

 all such actions, the defender or defenders, if absolved or as- 

 soilzied from the action, shall have and be entitled to their 

 full costs of suit. 



57. And be it further enacted, that where any offender 

 shall be punished for any offence by virtue of this act, such 

 offender shall not again be prosecuted, nor incur any penalty 

 by virtue of any other law or statute now in force, or be 

 liable to any other punishment for the same offence. 



58. And be it further enacted, that this act shall be deemed 

 and taken to be a public act, and shall be judicially taken 

 notice of as such by all judges, justices, and others, without 

 being specially pleaded. 



