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Cap. 74. GEORGII III. REGIS. 1427

Regulation relative to the Lodgings of the Judges at County Affizes
70. And whereas the Courts of Affize, Nisi Prius, Oyer
and Terminer, and Gaol Delivery for several Counties
at large in this Kingdom, are often held in or near
Cities or Town that are Counties of themselves, and
at the fame Time with the like Courts for the said
Cities or Towns; and Inconveniences frequently arise,
in translating the Business of the several Courts, for
that the Lodgings of the Judges are situate either only
in the County at large, or only in the County of such
City or Town; be it therefore further enacted, That
whenever the Courts of Allize, Nisi Prius, Oyer and
Terminer, or Gaol Delivery, for any County at large,
in that Part of Great Britain called England, shall
be held in or near any City or town that is also a
County of itself, and at the same Time with the like
or any of the like Courts for the said City or Town,
the Lodgings of the Judge or Judges shall be construed
and taken to be situate both within the County at
large, and also within the County of such City or Town,
for the Purpose of carrying this Art into Execution, and
of transacting the Business of the Allizes for such County
at large, and fort the County of such City or Town, during
the Time that such Judge or Judges shall continue
therein for the Execution of their federal Commissions.

71. Persons prosecuted under this Act may plead the General Issue,
And be it further enacted, That if any Suit or Action
shall be prosecuted against any Person or Persons for
any Thing done in pursuance of this Act, such Person
or Persons may plead the General Issue, and give this
Act or the special matter in Evidence at any Trial to
be had thereupon, and that the fame was done by the
Authority of this Act; and if a Verdict shall pass for the
Defendant or Defendants, or the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs
shall become Nonsuit, or discontinue his, her, or their
Action or Actions, after Issue joined; or if on Demurrer,
or otherwise, Judgment shall be given against the Plaintiff
or Plaintiffs, the Defendant or Defendants shall recover and recover Treble Costs.
Treble Costs, and have the like Remedy for the
same as any Defendants have by Law in other Cases;
and though a Verdict shall be given for any Plaintiff, in
any such Action or Suit as aforesaid, such Plaintiff shall
not have Costs against the Defendant, unless the Judge, before

Identifier: | JB/116/650/045 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 116.
Date_1	1779	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	116	Main Headings	panopticon versus new south wales
Folio number	650	Info in main headings field
Image	045	Titles
Category	printed material	Number of Pages
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	(1387-1428)
Penner		Watermarks
Marginals		Paper Producer
Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year
Notes public	enclosed within a wrapper and annotated by bentham	ID Number	38183
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