No. XIX.
An Ordinance for t h e more effectual Recovery of F i n e s and Penalties imposed by divers Acts of Council and for other purposes.
[1st November, 1825.]
H E R E A S b y a n A c t of Council m a d e a n d passed t h e e i g h t h day of F e b r u a r y i n t h e y e a r of o u r L o r d one t h o u s a n d e i g h t h u n d r e d a n d twenty-five i n t i t u l e d " An Act to regulate the granting of " Licenses for the Sale of Spirits Ale Beer and other Liquors in New " South Wales and Van Diemen's Land respectively " c e r t a i n F i n e s a n d P e n a l t i e s t h e r e i n m e n t i o n e d are imposed o n p e r s o n s convicted of selling S p i r i t s Ale a n d Beer a n d o t h e r L i q u o r s c o n t r a r y t o t h e provi sions of t h e said A c t b u t n o provisions t h e r e i n m a d e for t h e recovery \ of t h e said F i n e s a n d P e n a l t i e s or of t h e costs a n d c h a r g e s a t t e n d i n g such conviction w h e r e b y t h e good p u r p o s e s i n t e n d e d b y t h e said A c t a r e r e n d e r e d ineffectual B e it therefore e n a c t e d T h a t from a n d after t h e p a s s i n g of t h i s A c t all F i n e s P e n a l t i e s a n d F o r f e i t u r e s already i n c u r r e d a n d imposed or w h i c h hereafter shall b e i n c u r r e d a n d imposed u n d e r a n d b y v i r t u e of t h e said A c t or b y a n y o t h e r A c t Of Council a l r e a d y passed or w h i c h shall hereafter b e passed shall i n case t h e s a m e shall n o t be p a i d according t o t h e order of t h e J u s t i c e or J u s t i c e s before w h o m s u c h p e r s o n or p e r s o n s shall h a v e been convicted be ' levied b y distress a n d sale of t h e goods a n d c h a t t e l s of t h e offender or offenders b y w a r r a n t or w a r r a n t s u n d e r t h e h a n d a n d seal or , h a n d s a n d seals of t h e J u s t i c e or J u s t i c e s before w h o m s u c h offender or offenders shall h a v e been or shall b e convicted as aforesaid t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e costs a n d c h a r g e s of m a k i n g s u c h distress a n d sale a n d if n o goods a n d c h a t t e l s b e l o n g i n g t o s u c h offender or offenders shall be found sufficient t o answer such p e n a l t i e s t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e costs a n d c h a r g e s of s u c h distress a n d sale t h e said J u s t i c e or J u s t i c e s m a y cause t h e b o d y or bodies of t h e said p a r t y or p a r t i e s t o be a r r e s t e d a n d c o m m i t t e d t o p r i s o n a n d t h e r e confined u n t i l such F i n e s P e n a l t i e s a n d F o r f e i t u r e s t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e expenses of s u c h conviction s h a l l be . p a i d A n d w h e r e a s appeals are f r e q u e n t l y m a d e a g a i n s t t h e decisions of J u s t i c e s a c t i n g u n d e r a s u m m a r y j u r i s d i c t i o n t o t h e G e n e r a l or Q u a r t e r Sessions for t h e p u r p o s e of delay B e i t therefore f u r t h e r e n a c t e d T h a t i n all cases w h e r e a r i g h t of appeal as aforesaid is given b y t h e said A c t or b y a n y o t h e r A c t of Council already m a d e or w h e r e such right

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