of the Owner, or of one or more credible Witness or Witneffes, or the voluntary Confeflion of the Offender. §1.&c. p. 96. ARTICLE XX. PENALTIES and FORFEITURES, PENA 21 & to be applied. How ENALTIES and Forfeitures for tranfgreffing Acts 13 Geo. I.—17. 18. (prohibiting Cambricks), 24 Geo. II. to belong to the Informer or Profecutor. 13 Geo. I. § 31. p. 42.17 Geo. II. §2. P. 53.18 Geo. II. § 1. p. 84.21 Geo. II. § 3. & 5. p. 93. & 94-And 24 Geo. II. § 26. p. 139. PENALTIES for tranfgreffing Act 18 Geo. II. for preventing the Exportation of Foreign Linens in place of British, to belong, one Moiety to the King and the other to the Profecutor. § 3. & 4. p. 74. & 76. PENALTIES for tranfgreffing Act 22 Geo. II. for regulating Servants, to belong partly to the Informer or Profecutor, and partly to the Poor. § 2. & 12. p. 100. & 113. ACTIONS. A1 ARTICLE XXI. Commencement and Termination of them. LL Actions for Offences against Acts 13 Geo. I. and 24 Geo. II. to be commenced within 12 Months after committing the Offence; and the Action to cease, and be discharged at the Expiration of Eight full Months from the Commencement of the Suit; and if any Appeal fhall not be determined at the Expiration of Eight Months from the Commencement of the Action, the Sentence appealed from shall take Place and be executed as if no Appeal had been entered. 24 Geo. II. § 27. p. 139. COMMISSIONERS and TRUSTEES for encouraging, improving, directing, and overfeeing the LINEN and HEMPEN MANUFACTURES, -Their powers, &c. IS Majefty, his Heirs and Succeffors, may appoint 21 Perfons, refident in Scotland, as Trustees for overfeeing, directing, and improving the Linen and Hempen Manufactures in Scotland.Their Powers: - May make fuch Rules and Orders for improving the Linen and Hempen Manufactures, and for preventing Abuses therein, as they fhal! think expedient. May appoint fit Persons for - Lappers Lappers and Stamp-Masters, and direct such Stamps to be used as they fhall think proper.- May appoint Perfons to enter into and fearch Bleach-yards, &c. for Lime and other hurtful Materials; and to fearch for, feize, and get tried, all illegal Yarn, and unftamped Cloth. May give fuch Names as they think proper to different Sorts of Cloth, &c. 13 Geo. I § 7. 16. 18. 19. 24. 29. & 33. p. 18. 29. 31. 32. 37. 41. & 45. And 24 Geo. II. § 28. p. 140. COMPTROLLER of the Customs to deliver to the Trustees, in December yearly, Accounts of Flax-feed, Flax, Hemp, Linen Yarn, Linen Cloth, &c. imported into, and exported out of Scotland, diftinguifhing Ports, &c. 24 Geo. II. § 29. p. 141. ALL Contracts, Securities, Agreements, Bonds, Obligations, &c. by Authority of the Trustees, to be taken, and Diligence, Suits, &c. to be carried on in the Name of their Secretary for the Time being, for the Ufe of the Fund established for encouraging the Linen Manufacture in Scotland. Geo. II. § 30. p. 142. 24 BOUNTIES for encouraging the Manufacture of COARSE LINEN in the Highlands. A FTER the Expiration of the Term for which Bounties on the Exportation of British and Irish Coarfe Linens are granted, the Sum of L. 3000 Sterling, to be paid for nine Years, out of the Duties in Scotland, for encouraging, &c. the Manufactures Sf 2 factures of Linens in the Highlands. 26 Geo. II. §2. p. 150. THIS Sum to be applied for inftructing the Highlanders to raise, prepare, and fpin, Flax and Hemp for Coarse Linen, weave the fame, &c. and for fuch Uses as the Trustees fhall judge proper for promoting the Intention of the Act. 26 Geo. II. § 3. p. 151. No Part of this Sum to be applied for encouraging the Manufacture of Sail-Cloth. 26 Geo. II. § 4. p. 152. How the Sum is to be iffued. 26 Geo. II. § 5P. 152. COMMISSIONERS yearly, at Christmas, are to make up the Accounts of the Monies received and iffued, and to report the fame to the Convention of the Royal Boroughs of Scotland. - The Commiffioners to lay before his Majesty their Plans for the Diftribution and Application of faid Sums at any Fe. ftival of Christmas during the continuance of the A&. 26 Geo. II. § 6. 7. 8. p. 153. & 154. AL. |