...juftice fhall, znd is hereby authorized and required to caufe the offender or offenders to be committed to the houfe of correction, there to be kept to hard labour for fuch time as fuch juftice fhall think fit, not exceeding three months : and one moiety of all penalties...

...of the goods and chat" tels of the oflender, and for want of fuch diftrefs may " commit the offender to the houfe of correction, there to " be kept to hard labour for fix months, unlefs the money " fo ordered fhall be fooner paid. 9. " PROVIDED ALSO, That any perfon...

...party ac•' cuiedj ami fuch jufticc is hereby authorifcd, upon, conviftion, " to commit fuch offender to the houfe of correction, there to be " kept to hard labour for any time not exceeding fi- calendar " months, nor 1th than two calendar months, as the laid juftic* " lhall think fit and...

...on conviflion puniih fuch ortender or offenders, by com* " milting him, her, or them, to the houfc of correction, there to *' be kept to hard labour for any time not exceeding three calendar " months, nor lefs than one calendar month." By "• Geo. 3. c. 83. f. 33. " The guardian...

...manner of their punilhment is not exprefsly limited, the faid juflice or juftices {hall commit fuch offenders to the houfe of correction, there to be kept to hard labour until the next general or quarter feffiom, or until difcharged by due courfe of law : And two jufiices...

...whole either to the owner or overfeer. In default of payment, the juftice fliall commit the offender to the houfe of correction, there to be kept to hard labour not exceeding one month, unlefs the penalty (hall be fooner paid. And in all informations, and other...

...is not exprefsly " limited, directed, and appointed, the faid juftices fhall com," mit fuch offender to the houfe of correction, there to be kept " to hard labour, until the next general or quarter feffions, or '' until difchirgc-d by due courfe of law ; and it fhall...

...may caufe fuch Perfon or Perfons to be carried before fome Juflice of the Peace, in order to be fent to the Houfe of Correction, there to be kept to hard Labour. 20, ANB whereas there are fometimes Perfons, who by Lunacy, or otherwife are furioufly mad, or are...

...reafon for fuch refufal, to the fatisfaition of fuch juftice, then to commit fuch feaman or mariner to the houfe of correction, there to be kept to hard labour for any time not exceeding thirty days, nor lefs than fourteen days. Penalty on IV. And be it enacbd by the authority aforefaid,...

...county, city, liberty, or place, where fuch perfon or perfons ihall be fo convicted, there to remain, and to be kept to hard labour, for any time not exceeding the fpace of fix months, nor lefs than three andforfei- months, or until payment be made of the laid penalty; ar.d...