Measures Act 1670

II. Mayors and other Officers permitting the Use of any other Measure, or not punishing;

Penalty £5.

And bee it likewise further enacted by authoritie aforesaid That if any Maior or other Head Officer of any City, Burrough or Corporation or Liberty within this Kingdome of England Dominion of Wales or Towne of Berwicke upon Tweede shall knowingly and wilfully permitt or suffer any person or persons within their respective Limitts or Jurisdictions to sell or buy any sort of Corne or Grain ground or unground, or Salt by any other Bushell or Measure or strucken in any other manner then is hereby prescribed, or shall suffer within their respective Limitts or Jurisdictions any other Measure to be used then is of the Contents aforesaid and sealed as this Act directs, or if upon complaint of the breach of this. Statute, he or they shall not duely punish and reforme the same according to the purporte thereof then he or they soe offending for every such Offence upon due proofe and conviction thereof by Presentment or Indictment before the Justices of the Peace of the County where such Offence shall be committed at the Generall Sessions of the. Peace held for the same shall forfeite the summe of Five pounds, the one moyty thereof to the Informer or Prosecutor the other moyty to the use of the Poore of the Parish where such Offence shall be committed to be leavyed by Distresse and Sale of the Offenders Goods and Chattells, And for defaulte of such Distresse by Imprisonment of the person or persons soe offending till payment thereof made by Warrant of the said Justices