Star.
London, England, 1814-05-02 00:00:00

APPRENTICES, &c.

The following is a Copy of the DMA° repeal part
of an Act, passed-in the Fifth. WM' of Omen E.iz4-
beth, intituled, "An Act coptaining.iiivers Orders
for Artiiicer, 11.4bnuret* Ss,rvaints tf HusliAndry,
Apprentices."

Wise sby an Act, passed in the Firth year of the Reign of
her late Majesty Quern Elisabeth, intiruled, An Aet cortainitie
diyets Oakes tor Artiii en, I Albino s, Servants of H. -.bank yi
and Apprentices,' it was (matt. eel, • fliat Iron: and atter the Cat
day of May then next coming, it should nut be lissyfol to any
Ptvson or Persons, other than such as a:d then lawlully use or
esercise All Art, Mysterb or :Manual occupation, to set tip, oc-
cupy, site or exercise, any Craft, Mystery, or Occti;.ation, then
used or occupied within the Realm of EnOand dr Wales, except
he shall have been brought up therein Sew, n years at least as an
-'4llfehtice ; nor to set otty Person on work in such Mistery,
1, An, or Occupation, being not a Workman at that day, t :rept
he shall have been Apyirentite as afore-aid, eke baying serve d
as an Apprentice as aformaid, shall become a iuurveyniati, or
hired by the year, !spots pain that every person willingly offend-
iii ,of t:..e contrary, shall :.orfeit and lose fur every default
Forty Shillings for every Nlonth
4‘ And whereas is eipediext that so much of the said Act
311nuki he repealed, be it enacted by the King'e Must Exesnent
Majesty, by andwith tbeadviceanti colorist of the lords Spilt nal
and l'empural,aad CO7III/10:1S, iO tins present Parliament vim-
bled, and by the authority of the same, That so much of the said
recited Act :,ball h.: and the same is hereby Repealed. add de-
clewed to be null and vni.l to aR intents arid purposes whateneser.
"And wh.reas by the said Striate, divert rules and rennattosis
were enacted respceting the qualifications of persons entitled to
take ar.pres ticet, and the :Lem of years for wiejch such appren-
tice, should be bound, aid as to the made of binding such ap-
prentices ; rid it eras 360 enacted, by the said Statute, " 'll at
all indentures, covenants, premiere, bargains, of ..tiJ for the hay-
ing, taking, or keeping of any apprentice, otherwise thereafter
to he nittle or taken, than is by the said Statute limited, ordained
and appointed, should be clearly void in tt:e law to all intents
and pt.rposts, and that every person that should from thence.
forth take or newly retain any apprentite contrary to the ;Senor
and !rse meaning of the sa el Act, ahuuld forfri; and lose for
every apprentice sa by him taken, the surer of 'ls te Poundal
And whereas* is exisedtent that $a much of. the said recited
Act should be repealed; Re it di:rehire enacted, that an
much of the said *reeked Act shall , and rite same it hereby
r.-pealed; and that it ideal! and May he lawful for 411 person to
rake or retain an Appeentkei though net ses ceding so the prone
lons of the skid Act; ate.l that all indent uere, )pees, and ilignser.
' nr.nts in wilting, 'betted Imo or that phrpir.e, %LA be•valid
and good in law to 111 intent,' and purposes :• pronded that teas
thing in Ibis Art contained shall extend or be eduwnied
tend to alter or affirt any lye Law or aeration of arty Corpo.
ra WS or Company lannu.ly connoted.
" And tee it iillther etst ed, that this Act shall be armee:land
taken to he a Ptiblie Act, and sisal ire judicially taken notice of
as web, by an Jud Les, Justices and others, without bvjois specially
pleaded."