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SCHEDULE to which this Act refers.
FORM of Conviction and Commitment.

BE it remembered, That on the

in the

Reign, and in the Year of our Lord

Day of

Year of His Majesty's Form of Con

A. B. is convicted before us [naming the Justices] Two of His
Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County [or Riding,
Division, City, Liberty, Town or Place] of

of having [stating the Offence] contrary to the Act made in the Sixth Year of the Reign of King George the Fourth, intituled An Act [here set forth the Title of this Act]; and we the said Justices do hereby order and adjudge the said A. B. for the said Offence to be committed to and confined in the Common Gaol for the said County [or Riding, Division, City, Liberty, Town or Place] for the Space of

or to be committed to the House of Correction at

within the said County [or Riding, Division, City, Liberty, Town or Place], there to be kept to Hard Labour

for the Space of

Hands, the Day and Year above written.

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Given under our

FORM of Commitment of a Person summoned as a Witness.

viction.

WHEREAS C. D. hath been duly summoned to appear and Commitment. give Evidence before us [naming the Justices who issued the Sum

mons] Two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County

[or Riding, Division, City, Liberty, Town or Place] of

on this
at

Day of being the Time and Place appointed for hearing and determining the Complaint made by [the Informer or Prosecutor] before us, against A. B. of having [stating the Offence as laid in the Information] contrary to the Act made in the Sixth Year of the Reign of King George the Fourth, intituled An Act [here insert the Title of this Act]: And Whereas the said C. D. hath not appeared before us, at the Time and Place aforesaid, specified for that Purpose, or offered any reasonable Excuse for his [or her] Default, [or And Whereas the said C. D. having appeared before us, at the Time and Place aforesaid, specified for that Purpose, hath not submitted to be examined as a Witness and give his [or her] Evidence before us touching the Matter of the said Complaint, but hath refused so to do]; therefore we, the said Justices, do hereby in pursuance of the said Statute commit the said C.D. to the [describing the Prison], there to remain without Bail or Mainprize, for his [or her] Contempt aforesaid, for Three Calendar Months, or until he or she] shall submit himself [or herself] to be examined, and give his [or her] Evidence before us, touching the Matter of the said Complaint, or shall otherwise be discharged by due course of Law: And you the [Constable or other Peace Officer or Officers to whom the Warrant is directed] are hereby authorized and required to take into your Custody the Body of the said C.D. and him [or her] safely to convey to the said Prison, and him [or her] there to deliver to the Gaoler or Keeper thereof,

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Limiting the Business, in certain Cases, to be done at Vestries.

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who is hereby authorized and required to receive into his Custody
the Body of the said C. D. and him [or her] safely to detain
and keep, pursuant to this Commitment. Given under our Hands,
this
Day of

Year of our Lord

in the

[This Commitment to be directed to the proper Peace Officer, and the Gaoler or Keeper of the Prison.]

С А Р. СХXX.

An Act to alter and amend the Law as to Church Rates in
Ireland, and to regulate the same.
[6th July 1825.]
HEREAS it is expedient that the Law respecting the

W raising and expending Church Rates in Ireland be altered

and amended: And Whereas His Majesty's Subjects professing ⚫ the Roman Catholic Religion are by Law prevented from voting at every Vestry held for the building, rebuilding, enlarging or repair of Churches, or for the Election of Churchwardens, or ⚫ for determining upon the Salary to be paid to the Parish Clerk, although they are by Law compellable to fill the Office of Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Churchwarden;' Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That whenever any Vestry shall be held in any Parish in Ireland respecting or relating to all or any of the following Purposes, namely, the building, rebuilding, enlarging or repairing of the Church, the Election of the Churchwardens, the settling the Expences, or any of them, or respecting or relating to the letting Salary of the Parish Clerk, or the making a Rate to defray such or demising of any Estate, or the Disposal of the Income of

any Estate, or any Part thereof, belonging

to or held in Trust

for the Church or Parish, no other Matter shall be proceeded upon at such Vestry save and except the Matters aforesaid, or some of them, for the Purpose of which such Vestry shall be Every Parish- held: Provided always, that in all Cases whatever where any

ioner may vote

tries, except in certain Cases.

Vestry shall be held in any Parish for

and

may

any

Purposes

other than

at Parish Ves- and save and except the Purposes or Matters aforesaid, it shall belawful for every Parishioner, of whatever Religious Persuasion he may be, who shall be chargeable to the Church

No Vestry to be held without public Notice.

Rate in such Parish, to vote at such Vestry
Matter or Business therein brought forward.

respecting every

II. And be it further enacted, That no Vestry or

the Inhabitants in Vestry, of or for

Meeting of

any
Parish or Union of Pa-

rishes, shall be holden for any Purpose whatever, until Public

Notice shall have been given of such Vestry?
and Hour of holding the same, and of the

and of the Place

special Purpose thereof,

Chapel

Vestry, by the Publication thereof in the Parish Church or ( Seven Days before the Day to be appointed for holding such by affixing the same on the principal Door of such Church or on some Sunday during or immediately after Divine Service, and Chapel, and also by affixing the same on the Door of the Roman

Catholic Chapel, if any, and on the Door of the

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or Religious Worship of the Presbyterian Congregation, if any, ithin such Parish or Union.

III. Provided always, and be it enacted, That if it shall hapen that there shall not be any Parish Church or Chapel within ny such Parish or Union, or any Church or Chapel fit for the Celebration of Divine Worship, the posting up of a Notice of uch Vestry on some conspicuous public Place in the Market Town wherein or nearest to the Place where such Vestry shall e intended to be held, and the delivering Three true Copies of uch Notice to Three Householders of such Parish or Union repectively, shall be deemed sufficient Notice of every such Vestry.

Where no Parish Church, Notice to be posted in next

Market Town.

IV. And be it further enacted, That no Churchwarden or Churchwarden Churchwardens shall be allowed in his or their Account, or get to give Account Credit for any Sum or Sums of Money expended by him or them, of Expenditure inless he or they shall, within the Space of Fourteen Days after to officiating Minister. nother Churchwarden or other Churchwardens shall have been 10minated and appointed to succeed him or them, furnish a just and fair Account of such Expenditure to the officiating Minister and Parish Clerk of such Parish or Union, and post Notice of having furnished the same in like Manner and in the same Places 18 are hereinbefore provided respecting the holding of such Vestry

is aforesaid; and that such Account shall be at all reasonable To be open to Hours open to the Inspection of, and to be copied in part or the Inspection. whole by each and every Parishioner assessed or liable to be assessed as aforesaid.

V. And be it further enacted, That from and after the passing of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any Vestry in Ireland to elect any Person to fill the Office of Church or Chapelwarden who professes the Roman Catholic Religion.

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CA P. CXXXI.

An Act to regulate the Mode in which certain Societies or
Copartnerships in Scotland may sue and be sued.
[6th July 1825.]
WHEREAS the Practice has prevailed in Scotland of insti-
tuting Societies possessing Joint Stocks, the Shares of
'which are either conditionally or unconditionally transferrable,
for the Purpose of carrying on Banking and other Commer-
'cial Concerns, many of which have transacted Business for a
Number of Years to the great Advantage of that Country: And
'Whereas it would be attended with great Detriment to the
Country, if the Proceedings of such Societies that have taken
'place were not sanctioned by the Legislature;' Be it therefore
enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the
Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and
Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Au-
thority of the same, That it shall and may be lawful for all such
Joint Stock Societies or Copartnerships, the Shares of which are
conditionally or unconditionally transferrable, to sue and be sued
in the Name of the Firms severally used by such Societies or Co-
partnerships, or in the Name of the Manager, Cashier or Princi-
pal Officer of such Society or Copartnership.
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II. And

Roman Catho

lics not to be Church or

elected to be

Chapelwarden.

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Such Societies

held legal.

II. And be it enacted, That every such Society or Partneror Partnerships ship existing in Scotland at the Time of passing this Act shall be held to be legal from and after the passing thereof, and shall be recognized as such in all Courts of Law or Equity (throughout His Majesty's Dominions), and in all Transactions in which they have been engaged antecedent to the passing of this Act, or subsequent thereto.

Continuance

of Act.

Proviso for,

tions.

III. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall endure for Twelve Months from the passing thereof.

IV. Providing always, and be it enacted, That nothing herein pending Ques- contained shall in any way affect any Question which may be in dependence before any Court of Law at the passing of this Act, but such Question shall be dealt with in all Respects in the same Manner as if this Act had not been passed.

CA P. CXXXII.

An Act for dividing, allotting and inclosing the Forest of
Salcey, in the Counties of Northampton and Buckingham;
and of certain Lands in the Parish of Hartwell in the said
County of Northampton.

to be ascertained, § 15.

[6th July 1825.]

The Allotments to the King and Duke

[Allotment to His Majesty of Three full fourths in Value of the Coppice Lands, and Two thirds of the open Plains and Ridings by this Act to be divided and inclosed, and for ever freed, &c. from all Rights of the Duke of Grafton and other Persons, § 14. Rights of the Duke of Grafton to the Underwood, &c. to be ascertained; and a proportionate Allotment to be made to him out of the King's Allotments, and the Rights of Henry Earl of Euston of Grafton to be those Parts best adapted to the Growth of Timber, § 17. Compensation to the Poor out of such Allotments in lieu of their Claims to sere and broken Wood, 18. Timber and Woods reserved to His Majesty for a limited Time, § 19. Where Rights of Common, &c. over, Allotments to His Majesty and the Duke of Grafton to cease, § 20. Claims of Verderers to be settled by Duke of Grafton, as herein mentioned, 21. Land, &c. allotted Commissioners and Compensation made by His Majesty and the to His Majesty and the Duke of Grafton, to be sold for Payment prejudiced, nor the Manner of Payment affected by this Act, § 24. of Expences, § 22. Right of Rectors, &c. to Tithes not to be Duke of Grafton and the Commoners empowered to agree for the from and after a Day to be named by Commissioners. . SurDischarge from Tithes, § 25. Forest of Salcey to be disafforested plus produced by Sale of Grounds, &c. to be divided between His Majesty and the Duke of Grafton according to their Interests, §30. Allotments to the Reverend John Risley, Rector of Ashton, §55. Allotments to Impropriator for Glebe Lands, $58. by a Corn Rent, $59. Annual Payments may be regulated by the Compensation to Proprietor of Lands for great and small Tithes $61. Where Property is sold or divided, such Property to be Price of Wheat, § 60. Distress in default of such Payments, charged with a fair Proportion of the Yearly Tithe Rest, $68 For regulating Yearly Tithe Rents, Commissioners to make Sche

dules of Allotments, § 64.

Corn Rent in bar of Tiles, 165

Tithes

Tithes to be taken till Annual Rents accrue, § 66. Allotments to Impropriator and Rector of Ashton how to be fenced, § 67. Allotments to be fenced by the Proprietors, § 68. Allotments to enure to the same Uses, § 69. Act not to invalidate the Exemption from Tithes claimed by Levison Vernon, $ 88.]

CA P. CXXXIII.

An Act to amend and explain an Act of the Fifty fifth Year of His late Majesty, for better regulating the Practice of Apothecaries throughout England and Wales.

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[6th July 1825.]

WHEREAS an Act was passed in the Fifty fifth Year of 55G.3. c.194.

the Reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, intituled An Act for better regulating the Practice of Apothecaries throughout England and Wales: And Whereas Doubts have arisen as to some of the Provisions of the said Act: And Whereas by the said Act Power is given to the Master, Wardens and Society of the Art and Mystery of Apothecaries of the City of London for the Time being, and their Successors, or 'any of the Assistants, or any other Person or Persons properly qualified, as in the said recited Act is mentioned, to be by the 'Master and Wardens nominated and assigned, not being fewer in ' number than Two Persons at the least, to go and enter into any Shop or Shops of any Person or Persons whatever, using or exercising the Art and Mystery of an Apothecary in any Part of England and Wales, for the Purpose of searching, surveying, proving and determining if the Medicines, Wares, Drugs or any Thing or Things whatsoever therein contained, and belonging to the Art or Mystery of Apothecaries aforesaid, be wholesome, meet, and fit for the Cure, Health and Ease of His Majesty's Subjects: And Whereas there is not any Form set forth in or provided by the said recited Act, according to which such Appointment for the Purposes aforesaid should be made, and in consequence thereof in some Cases the Persons appointed by the said Master and Wardens to go and enter into the Shops of Persons using the Art and Mystery of Apothecaries have met with Difficulty in obtaining Admission thereto, for the Purpose of examining the Drugs, Wares and Medicines therein contained: And Whereas it is expedient that such Doubts should be removed, and Provision should be made in relation to such Appointment as aforesaid: And Whereas the said Act requires to be amended in other Respects, for the more effectually carrying into Execution the beneficial Purposes thereof:' May it therefore please Your Majesty that it be enacted; and be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this Act, Form of Apall Appointments which shall be made by the Master and Ward-pointment for ens of the said Society of the Art and Mystery of Apothecaries of searching the City of London, Persons, to go and enter into the Shops of any Person or Perin pursuance of the said recited Act, of any sons using the Art and Mystery of an Apothecary in any Part of England

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