1803.1 
(585° 
NEW ACTS OF THE BRITISH LEGISLAT@RE, 
‘An Analyfis of alt the A&s of General Inportance, paffed during the prefent 
Seffion of Parliament—with Lifis of other Public Acs. 
——a 
#¢ An A&t for the more effectual Preveniion 
of frivolous and vexatious Arrefts and 
Suits ; and to authorize the levying of 
Poundage upon Executions in certain 
Cafes. (Paffed May 27, 1803) Chap. 
46.” 
T is enaéted, that after June 1, 1803, 
no perfon fhall be arrefted upon any 
procels for a caufe of action zot originally 
amounting to fuch fum, for which he is 
now, by law, liable to be arrefte!, exclu- 
five of any cofts incurred in fuing for the 
fame. § 1. 
Perfons who fhall be arrefted fhall be 
allowed, in lieu of giving bail, to depo- 
fit in the hands of the fheriff, under-fhe- 
riff, or other officer, the fum indorfed up- 
on the writ, with 1ol. ; and, if by original 
writ, the amount of the King’s fine to 
anfwer the colts up to, and at, the time 
of the return of the writ. And the fhe- 
riff fhall at, or before, the return, pay 
into court the depofit, who fhall, on the 
defendant’s putting in and perfecting bail, 
order it to be repaid; but on bail not be- 
ing put in, the money fhall be paid over 
to the plaintiff, and he may enter a com- 
mon appearance, or file common bail for 
the defendant if he think fit. Such pay- 
ment to the plaintiff to be made fubject 
to f{ych deduétions from the rol. for cofts 
as, upon taxation, fhall appear reafona- 
ble. § 2. 
The defendant fhall be entitled to cofts 
where the plaintiff fhall not recover the 
amount of the fum for which he was ar- 
refted, provided that it fhal) be made ap- 
pear to the fatisfaction of the Court, upon 
motion, and upon hearing the parties by 
affidavit, that the plaintiff had not any 
reafonable or probabje caufe for caufing 
the defendant to be arreited. And pro- 
vided fuch Court fhali thereupon, by rule 
or order, direét that fuch cofts fhall be al- 
lowed to the defendant; and if, on infpec- 
tion of fuch cofts, a balance is due to the 
defendant, he may take out execution for 
fuch cofts. § 3. 
In actions on judgments recovered, 
plaintiffs fhall not be entitled to cofts, 
unlefs the Court, or fome judge of the 
fame, fhall otherwile order. § 4. 
' Plaintiffs may levy poundage fees, 
and expences of execution, beyond the 
fum recovered by judgment, under an exes 
cution againtt the goods of any defendant. 
5: 
Any defendant in cuflody upon mefne 
procefs, may, in vacation, juftify bail be- 
fore one of the judges, who may there- 
upon order a rule for the allowance of 
fuch bail, and difcharge him out of cufe 
tody by writ of fuperfedas. § 6. 
“© An A& for confolidating and amending 
the various Laws for providing Relief for 
the Families of Militia-men of England, 
when called out intoaftual Service. {Pafled 
May 27, 1803.) Chap. 47.” 
The families of non-commiffioned of- 
ficers, drummers, or private militia men, 
in England, called out into actual lervice, 
fhall receive a weekly allowance cut of the” 
poor rates, according to the ufual price 
of hufbandry-labour within the diftrict, 
not exceeding the price of one day, nor 
lefs than one fhilling for fuch child born 
in wedlock, and under ten years, and for 
the wife the fame, whether he fhall or 
fhall not have any child. § 2. 
The juftices at any Michaelmas quar- 
ter feflions may regulate the rate of allow- 
ance. § 3. 
But no allowance fhall be made to the 
wife or family of any perfon till he thal 
have joined his corps, nor longer than he 
fhall remain in a&tual fervice, nor to any 
wife who fhall follow the corps, or leave - 
her children, or depart from home, unlefs 
under a certificate from one jultice or the 
overfeer, authorizing fuch departure, for 
the purpofes of harvelt, or obtaining work, 
or going to refide in she parifh for which 
her hufband fhall ferve. § 4. 
Alfo no allowance fhall be made to the 
family of any fubititute, hired man, or 
volunteer, who fhall have falfely declared 
that he had no wife or family ; or that he 
had only one child, having more, unlefs 
he fhall make provifion for his other child- 
ren to the fatisfaétion of the juftice 5; nor 
to the family of any non-commiffioned of- 
ficcr or drummer reduced to a private 
man for mifconduét ; nor to the family 
of any fubftituie, hired man, or volun- 
teer, who fhall marry after being called 
out 
