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Ale Measures Act 1698
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VI.How Penalties divided.
How recovered; Limitation of Prosecution; Justice of Peace to determine Offence.
And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That all Penalties and Forfeitures by this Act imposed or inflicted shall be divided One Halfe Part thereof to the Use of the Poor of the Parish where such Forfeiture shall be made or committed and the other Part to him or them that shall prosecute or sue for the same to be recovered by the Oath of One or more credible Witnesse made before One or more Justice or Justices of the Peace of the County City or Place where such Offence shall be committed who are hereby required and impowered to administer an Oath to that Purpose such Person being prosecuted for such Offence within Thirty Daies next after such Offence committed And the said Justice or Justices are hereby respectively authorized to hear and determine the same and to cause the Penalty to be levied (by Warrant under his or their Hands and Seales) upon the Goods and Chattells of the Offender rendring to the Party the Overplus if any shall be deducting thereout the reasonable Charges
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