The Sun.
London, England, 1817-03-08 00:00:00

AN 1' l'A It Li ANI TARN," l'AltitS.

SEDIT(OUS NIEETINGS ANT) ASSENIIII,IES.

A MA, (as amended by the CoNamittee of the Ilouse of
Commons) fur the more effectually Preventing Si:4)1'11011S
MyETtNGS and Ati.SEMULMS. •,

\‘'hereas asseinblies of <livers persons, collected
for the purpose or under the pretext of deliberating
out public grievances, and of agreeing on
tions, Complaints, Remottstrinces, Declarations,
or (*Oil.. Addresses to his Royal Ilighness the
Prince Regent, or to both Houses or either tlonse
of radiament, have of late been made use of to
serve the ends of factioui und seditious persons,
to the great danger and disturbance of the public
ptotce, hare prminced acti of riot, tumult- and
disorder, anti way beccinte the ineans'of producing
vont usiott. and calamit lea in the n wino

Be it therefore enacted by the King's Most
Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice avid
consent of aloe Lords. Spiritual and Tetuporitl,,and
c:atutiottos, in this present,Parliament assembled,
and by the a uthotity of the same, that Ito meet-
ing of :thy description of persons cxeceditig the
vomiter of fifty persons, (other than and except
any meeting of any county riding- Or dki,ion,
called by the Lord foietiteuant,custos Rots:lotion,
or.S:.eriff of sual county, or a meeting; called by
the Convettee of any county or steteastsy in that
part 41 Grt.3( fll,culled SCOI 01' arty meet-
iott, called by two or more Jusiii•ci of the 'Pace
of the county or plitee where such met ting shall
t)!
.aimy meeting of. any county having
different ruliiirs or divisions, called by any two
Jostiees of tiny one or more Of such ridings or
divisions, or soy meeting called by the major
pars ofthe Grand Jury ot the county, or of the di-
yisitm of the county where suds meeting shall be
Laden, at their, (tettetal i‘sizcs or General Quar-
ter sessions of the Peace, or any meeting of any
city or borough En token corporate, called by the
flavor or,other !lead °dicer qt. such city car ho-
tots4li ot town corporate, or any meeting of any
se:od or division of tiny city, called by the Alder..
nous or other 'lead. Officer of such ward or slivi-
sins', or any meeting of any corporate loody,)
shall lie holden for the purpose, or on the pretext
of coositlering of or pteparing any petition, cons-.
„plaint, Temonstrallee, or t)celitration, or other ad:
stress to the, King, or to both Houses. or either
House of Porlkulent, for alteratiOn of mattes s
CNtablißlied in Choral, or State, or for time purpose:
or on the pretext ot deliberatiog tenon, any griev-
,anee in'Clitirch or State, unless notice of the in-'
teution to hold such tuyetiug, suit of the time and'
place ivben and ‘vliere the same shall he proposed
',to be holden, and of the purpose for which the'
shtill be proposed to be holden, shall .be:
the tonnes of seven persons at the least,
'hying botiseloolders resident within the county,
city, or place, where such mectiog shall be pro-
Tose(' to be hoiden, whose places. of abode and de-.
ifttiptionsshull he inserted in such notice, and which
ion ice shall be given by imblic advertisement in some
public newspapfe usually circulated itt the emits-
tv and division where such meeting shall be
boldest, lii•c days so" the least hr tore such' meet-
ing shall be holden, or• Arall be.clelivercd in manner
hereitsalser mentioned ; and that such notice shall
not he insetted in any such newspaper tailless the
4ottlootity to insert soch notice shall be sigued by,
seven nessoli!-; at the least, being householders re-
sidciit within the comity, city or place where such
toccint; shall be propotuor to, be holden, and'
named in such notice, and urtitt‘s such authority
so sigtied shall he written at the foot of a Rue
opy of such 'twice, and shall be delivered to the
, person required to 'sett the sante in any such
newspaper as aforesaid, which person shall camas
old) notice anal afillturity to be easefully pre-,
served, Ilia slo;11 also at any time after such notice
shall have been inserted itt such paper, rani within
taMuttern slay,: after the da'y on which' suds met:l-
ink; liad, irroduee such notice and
antliority, and cause a trite ropy thereof (if
re-
tluire•d) to hie delivered to any Justice of the Peace
for the comity, city, town or place where such
person shall keside, or where•such newspaper shall
be printed, and who shall respire the same; and
in ea.!s any person shall insert any such notice in
any newittpaper without such authority as afore-
said,• or in citse any person -to whom any such
notice and atithority.shall have been delivered for
the purpose .rot inserting such notice in any such
Ise vepaper as aforesaid, shall refuie to produce
such notice and authority, or to deriver a Ulm
copy thrrea, being !hereunto requised ad afore,
sit:ol, within three slays after such production and
copy or either of them shall have been so requir-
ed, eVt ry• such person, for e,'ery ttelt Offence,
sh futleit the sum of fifty 'moods to army person
ti.ho shall sue for the saute. • •

That it shall lie inn fill to deliver any stult.no,
flee Its ttiores4itl, signet! by the seven persons in
si,lioierratitessiteh notice t-itall be gken, with their
piaei3cof ,itip,de and description, tire days at the
least before the• day on which such meeting shall
he holden, to the CI:. rk of the Peace of the coon-
ly, or divi,ion, within which such meet•
shalllae propo.,ed to be holden and stick
Clerk of the P,yare shall: forthwith and ‘ritliont
fklay, send a tole copy of such notice, with
.such
o.i*iattire,, and kolditions as aforesaid, to three
!..lusticet of the Peace at lertst,of such county,
riding, or division, ur in case the Justices of the
Prio..o of the city, borough, or town, where such
shall be proposed to.be holden, shall have
cselthive jurisdiction, then to three of such Jus-
tices, if so many shall then be resident:.w.ithin
•secit jnri.dietion, and if not, then to sonistry of
ch Jo4tices'as shall be resident within such ot-i
'suet; J.istices as i,f all be resident within such ex-
eloSive jurisdiction;. anti in 'such Case,--soch
tire to givetl 'by such means as aforesaid, shalllit
fts effectinti to rill intents- antl•purposes, as it _the
sanic Iteen given by public • advert i.etneuOrt,..
sorted in any such nev'spapt'r lii aimebaid.
`rim' Lill meetine,s sit` ticsetiptiou elf hci'-t
thweintutier of 5O persuns:(ottO
tlt.,u and except as' i.tforesaid, which .shall he
withonit .stolt.previous notice US aforesaid,
Irtt the plopni99,r,,ou. the irrett:xt of ,constdcring
of or prepitjug any- petition,, complaint,
thelaot,ion, or otl,craddress-to the King,
or ho4li,l3oto;estor either lionse of ParliJsucnt,
for uheratioo cif tattt!ers e,tablistied in Chnrch ht
or for the purpose or on the presext of