ANNO REGNI DECIMO TERTIO, Etc. Cap. 68.

1380
Conviction
affirmed at
Quarter Ses-
sions, Appel-
lant may be
committed.

to award reasonable Costs to either Party as to them
shall seem just; and if such Conviction shall be affirmed at
such General Quarter Sessions or General Sessions, such
Appellant shall be committed to Prison for the Time spe-
rissed in the said Conviction, and untill Payment of the
Costs so to be awared.

Limitation of
Actions.

Provided also, and be it further enacted by the Autho-
rity aforesaid, That no Action shall be brought against
any Justice of the Peace, Constable, Headborough, or
other Officer, or against any other Person or Persons
whomsoever, for any Matter or Thing whatsoever done
or committed, under, by virtue, or in the Crecution of
this Act, unless such Action shall be brought within Sir
Calender Months next after the doing or Committing of
such Matter or Thing.

General Issue.

Full Costs.

Provided also, That if any Action or Suit shall here-
after be commenced or prosecuted against any Person or
Persons, for any Thing done under, by virtue, or in the
Crecution of this Act, such Person or Persons may plead
the General Issue, and give this Act, and the Special
Matter, in Chidence; and if the Plaintiff shall become
nonsuited, or suffer Discontinuance, or forbear further
Prosecution, or if Judgement shall be given for the De-
fendant or Defendants, such Defendant or Defendants
shall recorder his, her, or their full Costs, for which he,
she, or they, shall have like Remedy as in Cases where
Costs by Law are given to Defendants.

Publick Act.

And be it further enacted, That this Act shall be taken
and allowed to be a Publick Act in all Courts within
this Kingdom; and all Judges and Justices of the Peace
are hereby required to take Notice thereof as such, with-
out Specially pleading the same.

FINIS