Mr. Martin's Bill.
The Times, 1824-02-19T00:00:00

Whereas bv an act made in the third year of the reign of his pre. sent Ita4esty ling George tbn Fourth, it is amongst other things en- acted, that if any perssn or persons should wantonlv and cruelly beat, abuse, or-iU treat any horse, mrre, gelding, orule, ass, ox, ow, heifer,sote, sheep,ced o ther cattle, and complaint on oath thereof shotud be made to any justice of the peace, or other m,agis- trate withirl whose jurisdiction such o#ence aheuldl be committed, it hould belawfulforsuch justice of the peacc or other maristrate to iscue his summons or wvarrant, at his discretion, to bring the party or parties so complained of before him, or any other justice of the peace or other magistrate oe the county, city, or p lace, within which ssuch juatice of the peace or other magqistr:tie had jurisdiction, who should examine npon oath any witne.s or witnesses who should ap- tear orbe produced to give information touching such offence; and if the party or parties accused should be convicted of any such of- fence, he, she, or they, so convicted,should forfeit and pay the sum tberein menitioned. And whereas the provisions of the said recited act have been found insuiEdent to prevent the offences therein mentioned, and it is expe- dient to make furthpr provision for that purpose; be it enacted ty the King's Most Excellent Majesty. by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in tlis Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that if any person or persons shall wantonly and cruelly beat, abuse, er iii treat arty of the si:hereinbefore raentioned animals, or any Other cattle, or shall overload any horse or other beast of burden, he, she, or they, shall be and be deemed guilty of a misdemnean- outr, and beng convicted theref, shall auffetr such punishment as in o-her cases of mtsdemeanour. And be it further enacted, that it shall be lawful for any person or persons who shall witness such offence as aforesaid., to apprchend everyperson so offending, and to convey such offender or offengers be- fore any justice of the peace or other magistrate, vithin whose juris- diction such offence shnll be committed; and it shall thereupon be lawful for such justice of the peace or other magistrate, either to comrnit, or bail, such person or persons, to be proceeded against for such misdrneznour bv indictment under tbis act, or it shall be lawful for such justice of the peace or other magistrate to proceed against and deal with such person or persons in such manner as is provided by the said hereinbefore recited act. And be it further enacted, that if any justice of the peace, or other magistrate, shall witness such offence as atoresaid, within his jurisdiction, it shall be lawful for bim, on his view thereof, to convict and punish the party or parties so offending, in such manner as he might do, under the said hereinbefore recited act, upoin information and proof made before him of such offence. And be it further enacted, that it shall be lawful for any justice of the peace, or other magistrate, before whem any pCrsoni shall be convicted under the said recited act, or under this act, to order any sum of moncy, not exceeding of sue' sum as shall be award- ed agains%t the person so convicted, to be paid to the person or persons wahal prosecute such offender to conviction, as compensation for hitr their tkouble and expense in and about such prosecution. AMf. ,A R7'A.q RAIt. TO AITM A-ID AXE1D AN ACT PASSED IN Tfll TU!W YEAR - OF THE RETG2z OF HIS PltESENT MAXEtTY, EN TITLED hN ACT TO-PFtEVENT THE CP.X3EL AND 1,&IPROPER TREAT, -tE2;T OF CATTLE."