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NEW ACTS OF THE BRITISH LEGISLATURE. 
Being an Analyfis of all A&s of General Importance, pafed during 
the late 
Sefion of Parliament. 
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** An Act for further regulating the Admi- 
niftration of the Oath or Affirmation re- 
quired to be taken by Electors of Members 
to ferve in Parliament, by an Act, pafled 
in the Seccnd Year of King George 11. 
intituled, © An Act for the more effectual 
preventing Bribery and Corruption in the 
Election of Members to ferve in Parlia- 
ment.” 43 Geo. III. (Vaffed gth July, 
1803.) 
B* this Ac it is ena&ted, that all the 
oaths, and tlie declarations, and af- 
firmations, required by law to he made by 
voters, fhall be taken or made by every 
perfon at the poll, and immediately before 
he is admitted to poll, in manner prefcrib- 
ed by the faid a& of 2d Geo. II. c. 24. in 
cafe the fame fhall-be demanded by either 
of the candidates, or two of the elec- 
tors. 
** An Act to make perpetual fo much of an 
Act, made in the Nineteenth Year of the 
Reign of King George II as relates to the 
further Punifhment of Perfons going arm- 
ed or difguifed, and to the Relief of Of- 
cers of the Cuftoms in Informations upon 
Seizures.” 43 Geo. III. (Paffed 12th 
Augutt, 1803.) 
And it is enaéted, that every fuch of- 
fence may be tried in any county in Eng- 
land, as if the faét had been therein com- 
mitted. § 2, 
*¢ An Act te render Juftices of the Peace 
more fafe in the Execution of their Duty.” 
43 Geo. Ill. (Paffed rrth Auguft, 1803.) 
In all a&tions whatfcever again any 
juftice the peace, on account of 
any conviétion, where fuch conviétion 
fhall have been quafhed, the plaintiff, be- 
fides the value and amount of the penalty 
levied upon him, fhall not be entitled to 
recover any greater damages than 2d. 
nor any colts of {uit, unlefs it be exprefi- 
ly alleged in the declaration, and which 
fhall be in an aétion upon the cafe only, 
that fuch aéts were done malicioudly, 
and without any reafonable and probabie 
caufe, 1 
Such plaintiff fhall not be entitled to 
Fecover any penalty, nor any damages or 
coits whatfoever, in cafe fuch juttice fhall 
Prove at the trial, that fuch plaintiff was 
guilty of the offence, and had undergone 
No greater punifhment than was afligned 
by law to fuch offence. § 2. 
“¢ An Act to enable the Judges of his Ma- 
jefty’s Courts of Record at Weftminfter, 
to award Writs of Habeas Corpus for 
Montuiy Mac. No. 118. 
bringing Perfons detained in Gaol before 
Jourts-Martial, end the feveral Commif- 
fioners therein mentioned.” 43 Geo, III. 
(Pafied rith Auguft, 1803.) 
By this act it is enafted, that any judge 
of the king’s bench, or common pleas, or 
baron of the exchequer, may award a writ 
of habeas corpus fox bringing any prifoner, 
detained in any prifon in England, before 
any court-martial, or commiffioners of 
bankrupt, commiffioners for the public 
accounts, or other commiffioners acting un-~ 
der any commiffion or warrant from hig 
majelty, for trial, or to be examined touche 
ing any matter depending before {uch 
courts-martial or commiflioners re{pece 
tively. 
«© An Act for enabling Friendly Societies, 
intended to be eftablifhed under an Act, 
paffed in the Thirty-third Year of the 
Reign of his prefent Majetty, to rectify 
Miftakes made in the Regiftry of their 
Rules.” 43 Geo. Hi. (Pafled 27th July, 
1803.) 
By this act it is enacted, that any 
friendly fociety, who fhall have exhibited 
the rules thereof at any general or quarter 
feffions, having peculiar jurifdiétion, and 
not to the feffions for the county or divis 
fion at large, may exhibit the rules of fach 
fociety to the juftices at any general quar- 
ter feffions, or any adjournment therecf, 
fuch rules bearing the certificate of the 
town clerk, or proper officer, of the time 
when firft exhibited, or they may exhibit a 
true copy of fuch rules, with an affidavit 
before one juftice when {uch roles were Arf 
exhibited, fubdjeét to the like examination 
and confirmation, as directed by 33 Geo. 
Til. c. 543 and fach rules being confirms 
ed, may be filed, and fhall be valid from 
the time the fame were firft exhibited at 
the fefiions having peculiar jurifdi€tion., 
‘¢ An Act for procuring Returns relative to 
the Expence and Maintenance cf the Poor 
in England.” 43 Geo. Ill. (Paffed 1ith 
Auguft, 1803.) 
As this aét has been already carried in- 
to effect, it is not ncceflary now to detail 
the queitions in(erted in it, and to which 
written anfwers were to be returned by 
overfeers, and alfo by governors or ma- 
nagers of houfes of induftry or work. 
houles. 
** An Act to fufpend, until the iff Day of 
July, 1804, Proceedings in Actions, Pre« 
fecutions, and Proceedings, under certain 
Acts relating to the Wo.llen Manvfacture; 
