A. D.I 757' Anno tricefimo Georgii II. ' C. 22. 69 of forty Shillings on being thereof convitflcdy either by his own ConfciTion, or by the Oath of one or . more credible Witnefs or Witnefics, before any Juftice of the Peace of the County, City, Divifion or Place where any fuch OiTcnce fliail be committed ; and the faid Moiety (o forfeited, fliall go and be ap- plied in like Manner as the forty Shillings forfeited for any Offence committed againfl: the faid herein before recited Act is hereby diredcd to go and be applied; and every fuch Cart, Car and Dray, and any 3" ^'^^^'f ^"J Horfe drawing the fame, is and are hereby fubjeded and made liable to be fcizcd by any Perlon or Per-^^'"^ "^^ ^^ fons, and alfo to be fold, to raife and anfwer the Money which fiiall be forfeited in purfuance of this A6t ^'^'"'^ ^"'^ '^"^'^* together with the reafonable Charges of" every fuch Sale, and of Houfing the Cart, Car or Dray which {hall be feized under this Act, and keeping the Horfe which ihall be aho feized under this Act, until Sale fhall be made thereof, or the Money forfeited fhall be paid. ' lil. And whereas fome Doubt hath been made whether the Juftices of the Peace of the Citv of Lon-
- ciou are autliorized to afcertain at their General or Quarter Seflions of the Peace in London, t!ie Rates or
- Prices of Goods taken up in London^ and carried for Hire out of London into the City of Wrjiminftery
- .and other Places contiguous to London^ by the Carts, Cars or Carrooms licenfed to work in Lond-ni and
' to compel Perfons who fliall work any fuch Carts, Cars or Carrooins licejifed to work in Londln to
- carry Goods from any Parts of the faid City of London into the faid City of lF,iffniin/rer, and other Parrs
' adjacent to London ; and to enforce Payment to the Carmen for their Labour and' Can ia'^e of Cjoods
- according to the Rates ox Prices which Ihall be fet or afcertalned at the faid General or Qiurter Seilions
' of the Peace in London, and by reafon thereof many Inconveniencies have happened to Merchants and ' others;' Be it therefore further cnadcd by the Authority aforefaid, That the Juflices of the Peace cf Jnfti^csof ih? the faid City of London for the Time being, Ihall have Power and Authority, and they are hereby en- ^'fy toaiR-Cs an- joined and required at the next General Seilions of the Peace which fiiall be holden for the fai(l City of"*','^ the Rctej London after the twenty-fourth Day of Juns one thoufand Tveir hundred and fifty-feven, and fo after- g ^"^"^°* °^ wards at the General Sefiions of the Peace which fiiall be holden for the faid City of London next after °^ '* the twenty-fourth Day of June in every Year, as Occafion Ihall require, to a/fefs and rate reafonable Miles from the faid City of London ; and to make, frame and fet down in Writin^'- fuch reafonable Rules" ^"^ '"^^^ Orders and Ordinances for governing and regulating fuch Carts, Cars and Carrooms, and the'^Drivers ^"'" o"' "^"' thereof, and to compel Payment for Carriage of Goods by fuch licenfed Carts, Cars or Carrooms ac- n'-v'^f^'^Yf^ cording to the Rates or Prices which fliall be rated, afl'cilbd or fet at any fuch Seffions of the Peace in Payment of their London as aforefaid ; and to annex reafonable Penalties for Breach of any fuch Rules Orders or Ordi- Fare» ^^^ to ="- nances, not exceeding five Pounds for any one Offence, as to the major Part of the Tuftices at any fuch "^'^ fenaUiesfor Seffions of the Peace in London affembled fhall feem meet ; and fuch Rules, Orders and Ordina'tices cr^'*^"^."^ ^' a;iyoftheni, from time to time, at any other fuch Seffions of the Peace as aforefaid m London, to aPer ard aKo '-ke-'anT^ amend ; and fuch new or other Rules, Orders and Ordinances, touching the Matters aforefaid, with amend the 'fame, fuch reafonable Penalties and l<orfeiturcs (not exceeding five Pounds for any one Offence) to make as o"" ""'^'-^^ ^iew to the major Part of the Juftices at any fuch Seffions of the Peace affembled fhall from tim:; to^ t'i-rie ^■'"^^"" feem meet, for the better putting this Ah. in Execution. IV. Provided neverthelefs, and be it enadcd by the Authority aforefaid, 7'hat all fuch Rules, Orders The faid Ruks and Ordinances, fo to be from time to time made at any fuch Seffions of the Peace in London fhall wilh- ^° '°^ piinted in thirty Days after the making the fame, be printed and affixed up in fome publick Places of the f^j^ »'i P""^^' City of London, and be otherwife made publick, in fuch Manner as the faid Ju'ffices at their General or Quarter Seffions of the Peace fhall think proper, and from time to time order. ' V. And whereas his Majefty's Subjeds are frequently interrupted and hindered paffing on their law-
- ful Occafions in the publick Streets, Lanes and open Paffages in the Cities of London and IVeRm'inlhr
- and within the Weekly Bills of Mortality, by empty Pipes, Butts, Barrels, Cafks and other Veffels*
' and alfo by empty Carts, Cars, Drays or other Carriages, ftanding or being placed there and by ' other Ohftruaionsj' For Remedy whereof. Be it further enacted by the Authority aforefud. That no Perfons wilfully Perfons ^afcer the faid twenty-fourth Day of June ihall wilfully obftrua the paffing and repaffm^ of his obftruaing th^ Majefty's Subjects in any fuch publick Streets, Lanes or open Paffages within the Limits herein before ^""^se of the merrtioned, or put or fet any empty Pipes, Butts, Barrels, Cafks or other Veflels in any fuch public!- ^^' *v ""'* Streets, Lanes, or open Paffages within the Limits aforefaid, (except for fuch reafonable Time only as cTS&c fhall be neceffary for the carrying or removing thereot to or from any Houfe, Warehoufe, Cellar Vault Places appointed or to be appointed for the ftanding thereof fo to ply for Hire, by the Perfons autho'rifed ^'^"^°'"'* to appoint fuch theStandinp thereof, and except- during fuch reafonable Time as any fuch Cart, Car, do^va' S Dray or other Carriage fhall be waitmg in any fuch publick Street, Lane or open Pafili-e to lead ox un- bum not exceeding twenty Shillings, and not lefs than the Sum of five Shillings ; or fliall be con to the Houlc of Corredion, or fome other Prifon of the County, Cicy, Lib'.icy, Divihon or P y committed "^« txceediiK ace in^°'- ""'"•'*= , . I tliaa 5 s, or l»
