London Streets, etc. Act 1690

XXI.

22, 23 Car. II. c. 17.; Vexatious Prosecutions prevented.; General Issue.; Treble Costs.

And whereas there are many good Provisions made and ordained for the cleansing the Sewers and well paveing the Streets in London by one Act made in the two and twentyeth and three and twentyeth years of King Charles the Second Entituled An Act for the better Paveing and Cleansing the Streets and Sewers in and about the City of London which have beene much obstructed by occasion of many frivolous and vexatious Actions commenced and prosecuted by evill disposed persons against Officers and others imployed in the Execution of the said Act Wherefore to prevent the like vexatious Prosecutions for the future Bee it further enacted That if any Action Suite Plaint or Information shall at any time after the said fifteenth day of December be commenced or prosecuted against any person or persons for what he or they shall doe in pursuance of or in Execution of the said last recited Act or this Act such person or persons soe sued in any Court whatsoever shall or may plead the Generall Issue and upon any Issue joyned may give the said respective Acts or either of them as the Case may require and the speciall matter in Evidence And if the Plaintiffe or Prosecutor shall become Nonsuite or suffer Discontinuance or if a Verdict passe against him or her the Defendant and Defendants shall recover their treble Costs for which they shall have the like Remedy as in any Case where Costs by the Law are given to Defendants