An Act for the payment of costs to parties, on complaints determined before justices of the peace out of sessions; for the payment of the charges of constables in certain cases; and for the more effectual payment of charges to witnesses and prosecutors of any larceny, or other felony.
Great Britain.
London : printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan,
1778.
At head of drop-head title: 'Anno decimo octavo Georgii III. Regis. Cap. XIX.'.
Imprint from general titlepage.
Issued separately with a general titlepage, and also as part of: 'Anno Regni Georgii III. Regis Magnæ Britanniæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, decimo octavo. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the twenty-ninth day of November, anno Domini 1774, .. And from thence continued, by several prorogations, to the twentieth day of November, 1777; being the fourth session of the fourteenth Parliament of Great Britain.'.
Last word of first line of text: 'being,'; first word of line below initial: 'or'; last word of last full line of text: 'Cases'.
Pp.372-375 consist of: "I. Form of awarding costs.", "II. Form of warrant of distress and sale.", "III. Constable's return thereon, for want of distress.", and "IV. Commitment thereupon to the house of correction.".
Text in black letter.
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