The National Register.
London, England, 1820-01-09 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

AR ACT TO AUTIVOILIZE JUSTICES or TUE PEACE, IS
CERTAIN DISTURBED coesurtes. TO SEIZE AND DE-
I'AIN AWNS COLLECTED OR KEPT FOR PURPOIES
DANCEROI7s TO TtII PURLIC PEACE ; is CONTINUE
IN FORCE UNTIL 'TIE 23711 DAT OF MACCIt
4' Whet Colt al Ills mid weal sof t,ll Oils Burt. have in
' imply pails of this kinalloin_lieen ridiculed, and ate kept
'tier purposes dangerints to the public prase, and it is
exredir at that justices of 1110 peace should ire authorized
'and empoa es ed to seize and &Olio such arms and west.
polls Ite it therefore en:Retest by the Kissg•s most
Excellent Majesty, by and o Oh the advice and consent Of
Ilse lord* spiritual and temporal, aisd continuos, in this
Pal li4inent assembled„ tool by the authority of the same,
I sat it shall be lawful for any jii•tii.e of the peace upon
the inlitrinalion, upon oath of one tor mare credible wit-
ness or witnesses, that lie or they it Its 11141 ally pike,
piked-nail, or spear is ill the posses•ion sit' any person or
persoiss or in any lonise or place, or that any-disk, dag-
ger, pistol. gun, or other weapon is, for ally !impose
dangerous to the public peace, in the possession of any
person or persons, Of in sassy Mince or place, to !A.m. his
warrant to any constable or other peace Mime, to scorch
for and seize such pike, nikedieutl, spear, dirk, dagger,
pistol, gnu, or other u cospoit ill the passesci ~,, of any such
tots son or in any such I -e or place ; and ilistt it ids,sli lie
14%0111 for such constable or ether peace officer, meting
tinder such %%arrant, or any sillier person or persons in his
or tin it aid or assistance, to seatell for and seize arty sue
pike, pike bead, spear, rink, dagger, pistol, gnu, or other
weapoti, being in the possession of any such person, or in
ally such house or place as atilie.aid-; mid in case admis-
sion into such house or place shall be reinsert or not
obtained within a reasonable time after it shall have been
first dentaloh .1, to enter by fusee, by slay. or by night, auto
every ant is house or p!riva whatsoever, and• to detail. or
Cause so be detained in sale custody, in such 'dace as the
said justice of the peace such appoint and direct, the
atoms and weapons so 10111141 and seized as aforesaid,
utiles.: the Holies fluvrof • hall louse to the satisfaction of
sits It jusliee, that such arms or weapons were 114)1 kept
tor 41. y pet pose &soave os to the public.
11. Provided alis ay s, :sod he it tut titer ealacied, that it
shad be lays fist for any person from whom any such arose
ur or:soon, shall be se laicals as last ats.resaid, ill case the
justice collie peace atom %%hose oat rant flat' same shad
have been Liken shad 1111011 appliraliun made our that
pm pose refuse to restore the Maine, to apply to the nest
general or to:liter sessions, of the peace of the comity,
of "Minx, or tiOisiOsi, Rpm) Et sills let days presions no-
ticu of such application to stleis justice, for the • est Onions
of silt II arms or weapons, or ally past thereof; and the
justice. assembled at such genus at or quarter bassions of
the ponce sash make such order fur the restitution or safe
custody of such altos or weapons, or ally part thereof, AS,
upon such application shall appear to them to be
proper.
111 And be it further enacted, that it shall Ito lawful
hit arty jlistiii of the peace, tor tor any constable, 'scare
istlicer, or oilier person acting under the oasartailt of any
justice of tae peace, el ter ally Ilitl*oll acting a ills Or 111
aid of any justice of the peace, or of ally constable or
other peace officer boasts's suell terrains as aforesaid, to
tailest and detam ally per soli found Cal yium arms In such
111411litI soot at such lours .is, ill Ilse
.11'4;4,11(1st of such
justice of tile peace, to afiasti Just tout ttttt ot suspicion
that Ilse same ale earned for purposes slangesun• so tilt
public peace ; and it small be lawful fur the Jis,liee
of the peace who shall arced any such person. or b-lure
' whoa any peso sun a irli4l.ll 1111101 ally Snell nal rant shall
be Isionglit, to • put I. person for 111.11 for a misde-
meanour, auit,is such person call mid shall rove Ambrosia
had lor his appeasassee at the next or next Lune
141 ill 14.41,1fi1.1 se/4610W In the peace, to stases. 14/ ...4y
illtliC1084•1•1 a,lueh may ba pt cirri ed iiu,diust Imo ill that
pas 10l Co eat lln 1.1111 Called ; Ul.d in Stadia lid
is toy 1i114.1114V151111 shall 101411C514 d mid sicalt u till di••••.i -
dilly; 10 use law awl practice of that pass ut U.a 41111/4:41
K111;010111 111110. Casa 1/1 a bailable 4411C11C0.
111. /1.4/11 be I fos thy.- snarled, 'loll ail lige too
the peare in midi Ito toe se, es 611 i•Wilitit•S sit. ennui
111 Illy. :MI, (A prueddissiiton to os• 0010 d rioarr the.
444, or ally comities hest •iljtoised 11. to elto, snail tansy
cull; 4)l rt-tol jisiistilclioto as iii•lices of the inC4l C, in ail
C•Iliel as 141 Illy carry log inio exeunt...Bi isle pi ovisitoto of
this act, aissl a• ail noilless and I.olg. relalisos 11l Ilse
pi est- I Sal ion sillily politic peace, as fir sy add a Ott liia:ly
us it each sit shell justsees was to t..e . tosatiossitos of use
peace of each of such bunitio s, and bad duly spsahtied I))
la* 10 act the•ttill.
V. And he it further charted, that the slietilfs deride and
them substitutes, stewar..s depute and their sulsslit.des,
justices of the 'w.f. e, ruaAisiraies of ro; .1 burrilis, sto.l
all
other inferior jIIII,CII 51550 111.,A,SlIales, and also all sugh and
petty constables or ether peace of
steam try city, Or limn wtiimn that pall of tile Utoit
Kowloon Called SCollaiiii, shall have such and Ike balmy
posters nod authorities but ',MON tills present act In cirri tr-
Dull w ilistil 1t 4.1141141, its 1114%4141V)", Of WC peace and totiorr
swig strates 111111 peace odicers 1111(1 osistaides aforesasd
Respectively (save, by virtue of this art, within and for lailt
part of Great lis twin culled Logiand.
lor L And be it further enact. u, mat filly a- lion or suit
which shall be brought or I motorist:est against any justice or
justices of the peace, cull-tables, pence °nicer, Or oilier
plosion or permits in that pout of Great Its Elton culled
EtrAlaiiil, for any thing done or a OA Oa purua. ce of tin,
cominesiced wllhia six calendar lts nett
• alter the fact c 11111 l unseal, and riot &fern n• ; and the seem*
in ever, action or suit shalt be laid in lOC inapt.) C 1111 l loy
lucre the fact was committed, ao.l hot eisea :.ere ; nod toe
deferolaist or dekridants ,sera
the general issue, and give this act and toe special mutter ill
evidence: at any trial to lie had l!ierciipoot and if salChaetiola
shall be brou4lit or lives! after the tunic limited for
the calm, or the venue shall he lull in any other place
limo as atinesaid, thi n the jury snit I find a verdict
fur the deli:edam or defendants a and in SUCII it'
the jilt y shall Toad a eel diet tier the defeiidant or 41rt'ili.
dams 141.01) the twits, or II lite plasnliti or plaintiffs shall
become mulled, or disersoliiiiie lies, her, tor their action
after appearacs.e, os it' upon demant r Judgment 51i.,11 be
given agitiu.st tilt) pi:timid or plaintitts, the defendant or
&tend:cuts shall have &ruble costs, st Inch he us- they shad
and may tecover in such and lOC balmy manner as filly
deftll4l4;ll Can by law ill mire' cast N.
VI I. A... 4 be it fie Myr coat itltd, bolt every action r suit
%loch shall be Wong IA or ir seises d allot ail) 111:1',011
ar
pessoils ill scottassd, for any Ihin. douse or acted ill kink-
Wife of this ads, shall in like maimer be commences* within
six calendar Input h, after the tact committed, and not after-
wards, ;AA shall be Drought lit the court tit session, and