PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
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LAWS IN FORCE IN THE COLONIES AS TO TRESPASS,
by any suit at law in respect of such offence, instead of proceeding before such two Justices of the Peace, if he should claim a higher recompense in respect of such offence. 19. And be it enacted, That any person who shall take up any stock, and shall detain Certain acts the same upwards of twenty-four hours previous to impounding the same, or shall send persons taking any stock so taken up to any other than the pound of the parish in which the same shall up or couray have been taken up, or any person who shall, while taking any such stock to any pound ride upon any of the same, or shall wantonly beat or ill use any of the same, shall, on conviction thereof before any two Justices of the Peace, forfeit and pay a fine not exceeding the sum of twenty shillings, or be imprisoned for any space of time not exceeding one calendar month.
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20. And be it enacted, That for the purposes hereinbefore mentioned, the word "stock" word "Book" shall be construed and is hereby declared to mean all feathered stock, such as fowls, meaning of the
turkeys, peafowls, guinea-birds, and geese, and all and singular horses, mares, geldings, colts and fillies, mules and asses, bulls, cows, oxen, heifers and calves, rams and wethers, ewe sheep and lambs, goats and kids, hogs and pigs, and shall be meant and understood to mean one or more, masculine or feminine, as the case may be, of any of the said sorts of stock.
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21. And be it further enacted, That on Saturday in each and every week, at the hour of twelve o'clock at noon, each of the said pound-keepers shall put up and expose to pound-keeper public sale in front of his pound, and in the presence of six credible witnesses, all stock ale all such which may have been impounded and detained in his pound for more than seven days, stock a hall exclusive of the day of sale of the same, and shall sell and deliver the same to the tained in the highest bidder, on receiving the amount of his or her bid, and such pound-keeper shall, pound, &c. from and out of such amount so received by him, in the first place deduct and retain all such sum and sums of money as shall be payable to him for his fees for receiving, impounding, feeding, and giving notice, and after deduction thereof, shall forthwith pay Distribution to the person or persons by whom such stock shall have been impounded the amount tained by the Which shall in manner hereinafter provided be awarded to him, her, or them, for damages, not exceeding five pounds, and shall pay over any balance which may then remain, or in case no damages shall be assessed, then the amount, less the lees of poundage and keep, to the owner or owners or possessor or possessors of the said stock; and in case such owner or other person entitled thereto cannot be ascertained, then such pound-keeper shall pay such balance or amount, less the fees as aforesaid, into the public Treasury: Provided nevertheless, that if within three months after the same hath been pail as aforesaid, the owner of such stock, or other person entitled thereto, shall make claim for the saine, and shall prove such claim before any two Justices of the Peace, and shall procure their certificate of such claim being just and true, the Treasurer, on receiving such certificate, shall return the same to the person named in such certificate.
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22. And be it further enacted, That if any stock as hereinbefore mentioned, or any owning stock, feathered stock, shall trespass upon land, or within any house or premises, and do damage or injury to anything thereof or therein, or root or break up the ground, or commit any injury thereon upon complaint thereof to be made by the party aggrieved, upon any land, and upon proof thereof before any two Justices of the Peace, such Justices are hereby authorized and directed to assess the damages sustained, provided the same do not exceed the sum of five pounds, and to order the owner or possessor of such stock to pay such damages to the party injured, together with the costs of the same.
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23. And be it further enacted, That if any horse or other animal which shall be keeper de brought to the pound shall appear to be suffering from glanders or other contagious dered animals disease, the pound-keeper shall, and he is hereby required to destroy the same, after having obtained the opinion of any three disinterested persons whom he may think most competent, that such animal is so glandered or otherwise diseased.
person who
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Prualty on 24. And be it further enacted, That any person who sha! rescue any stock from any other person who shall be proceeding with the same to the pound of the parish wherein any stock, de, the same shall have been taken up, or unlawfully removing any stock from any pound in which the same may have been lodged, or in any way molest, impede, or obstruct the pound-keeper in the execution of his duties, shall, on conviction thereof before any two Justices of the Peace, forfeit and pay a fine not exceeding the sum of ten pounds, or be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three calendar months.
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25. And be it enacted, That any person who shall break any pound wherein any stock
is impounded under the authority of this Act, with intent to set at large any stock which may be therein confined, whether the same be accompanied by a breach of the peace or
sut at large lot, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and shall be liable to such punishment, on
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AND ALSO AS TO PRESERVATION OF GAME.
conviction thereof before any Court of competent jurisdiction, as by the criminal laws of this Island may be awarded against any person convicted of any other misdemeanour.
26. And be it enacted, That if any person shall release or attempt to release stock lawfully seized and impounded, from the pound or place where they shall be impounded, say stock im Penalty on or shall destroy such pound or place, or any part thereof, or any lock or bolt or other pounded. fastening thereof, he shall, on conviction before two Justices of the Peace, forfeit and pay persons releas ing stock from any sum not exceeding five pounds, together with the reasonable charges and expenses, any pound, or or in default thereof be committed to the common gaol, there to be kept at hard labour, breaking any for any time not exceeding three calendar months, unless such sum of money and costs thereof." as aforesaid be sooner paid.
SCHEDULE OF FEES PAYABLE TO THE POUND-KEEPER.
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For receiving any horse, mare, gelding, colt, filly, mule, ass,
bull, cow, ox, heifer, or calf
s. d.
Schedule of fees payable to the pound. keeper.
3 0
For receiving every ram, wether, ewe, lamb, goat, kid, hog, or
pig
1 0
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For the daily keep of each horse, mare, gelding, colt, or filly 2 For the daily keep of every mule, ass, bull, cow, ox, heifer, or
calf
0
1 6
For the daily keep of every ram, wether, ewe, lamb, goat, kid,
hog, or pig
1 0
0 6
1 0
For messenger hire where notice is actually delivered to the
party interested, not more than one mile distant Do. do. upwards of one mile
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FORM (A) OF REGISTERED BOOK TO BE KEPT BY EACH POUND-KEEPER,
Name of the Person impounding the Steek.
Name of Person delivering the same at the l'ound.
Date of
Description
receiving.
of Stock.
Alleged cause of Impounding.
Name of Person redeeming
the Stock.
Date of Keloase.
Amount paid for Date of Sale
such release.
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of Stock.
Amount of proceeds.
How proceeds are
disposed of.
d.
£ 8. d.
SAINT CHRISTOPHER.
No. 111.
AN Acr to provide Summary Redress in cases of Minor Trespasses.
[Dated 4th September, 1855.]
by
Form A) of Register Book
to be kept onch pound- keeper.
WHEREAB the present unrestricted trespasses by persons passing through plantations, and Preamble. loitering about the private paths thereof, tend much to augment the exposure to depre- dation, unavoidably suffered by agriculturists; and it has been found impossible to check
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