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London, England, 1836-09-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONI.MN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1836.

no distress made by virtue of this Act shall be deemed unlawful, nor
shall the party making the same be deemed a trespasser, on account of
any defect or want of form in the summons, conviction, or warrant of
distress, or on account of any irregularity which shall afterwards be
committed by the party distraining, but the person or persons aggrieved
by such irregularity shalt recover full satisfaction for the special da-
mages sustained in an action on the case.
46. That in all cases where the sum adjudged to be paid on any such
summary conviction shall exceed 51. any person convicted may appeal
to the next Court of General or Quarter Sessions, which shall be holden
not sooner than twelve days after the day of such conviction, for the
county or other district wherein the cause of complaint shall have arisen;
provided that such person shall give to the complainant a notice in writ-
ing of such appeal, and of the cause and matter thereof, within three
days after such conviction, and seven clear days at the least before such
sessions, and shall also either remain in custody until the sessions, or en.
ter into a recognizance,-with two sufficient sureties, before a justice of
the peace, conditioned personally to appear at the said sessions, and to
try such appeal, and to abide the judgment of the Court thereupon, and
to pay such costs as shall be by the Court awarded; and upon such no.
tice being given, and such recognizances being entered into, the Court
at such sessions shall hear and determine the matter of the appeal, and
shall make such order therein with or without costs, to either party, as
to the Court shall seem meet, and in case of the dismissal of the appeal,
or the affirmance of the conviction, shall order and adjudge the offender
to be punished according to the conviction, and to pay such costs as shall
be awarded, and shall, if necessary, issue process for enforcing such
judgment.

47. That no such conviction or adjudication made on appeal there-
from shall be quashed for want of form, or be removed by certiorari, or
otherwise, into any of his Majesty's superior Courts of Record, and no
warrant of commitment shall be held void by any reason of any defect
therein, provided it be herein alleged that the party has been convicted,
and there be a valid cons iction to sustain the same.
48. That the registrar.general may receive and send by the General
Post from and to places in England all letters and packets relating ex.
clusively to the execution of this Act, free from the duty of postage,
provided that such letters and packages as shall be sent to the registrar-

general be directed to the "registrar-general of births, deaths, and
marriages," at his office, and that all such letters and packets as shall
be sent by the registrar-general shall be in covers, with the words `• re-
gistrar-general of births, deaths, and marriages," printed on the same,
and be sealed with the seal of the said register office, and be signed on
the outside thereof under such words with the name of such person at
the said registrar-general, with the consent of the Lords Commis_
sinners of the Treasury, or any three or more of them, shall ap-
point, in his own handwriting (such name to be from time to time
sent to the Secretary of the General Post Office in London,)
and under such regulations as the said Lords Commissioners, or
any three or more of them, shall think fit ; and if the person
so to be appointed shall subscribe or seal any letter or packet
whatever, except such only concerning which he shall receive the spe-
cial direction of his superior officer, or which he shall himself know to
relate exclusively to the execution of this Act, or if the person so to
be appointed, or any other person, shall send or cause to be sent under
such cover any letter, paper or writing, or any enclosure, other than
shall relate exclusively to the execution of this Act, every person so
offending shall forfeit and pay the sum of 1001., and be dismissed from
his office; one moiety of such penalty to be paid to the use of his Ma.
jesty, his heirs, and successors, and the other moiety to the use of the
person who shall inform or sue for the same; to be sued for and re-
covered in any of his Majesty's Courts of Record at Westminster.
49. Provided that nothing herein contained shall affect the registra-
tion of baptisms or burials as now by law established, or the right of
any officiating Minister to receive the fees now usually paid fur the per..
formance or registration of any baptism, burial, or marriage.
50. And be it further enacted, that the said registrar.general shall,
within three calendar months after his appointment to such office, fur-
nish to the respective guardians of every union, parish, or place, printed
notices, which the said guardians shall, as soon as conveniently may be
after the receipt thereof, cause to be fixed or, placed on the outside of
the several church or chapel doors, or other public and conspicuous
buildings or places withia their respective unions, parishes, or places,
and which said notices shall specify the several acts required to be done
by persons who may be desirous of solemnising marriage, or of regis-
tering the birth of any child, or the death of any person, under the
provisions of this Act.

SCHEDULES TO WHICH THIS ACT REFERS.

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