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Destroying or taking shrub, plant, or root, out of nursery, &c.
assisting therein,
using or possessing gads, withs, &c. on plows, tackle &c.
or timber scollops for thatching,
putting up or suffering May both near his house, or remain 3 hours,
keeping bark or rind, (not a tanner or dyer, or possessed of woods, or lawfully obtaining) on 1 witness penalty not above 40s.
on nonpayment committed not above 3 months.
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IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that every person, who shall from and after the first day of May aforesaid wilfully cut down, or break down, pluck up, or spoil, burn, or destroy, or take, carry, or convey away any shrub, plant, or root, shrubs, plants, or roots, out of the nurseries, gardens, woods, or fields of any other person, without the consent of the owner or owners thereof first had and obtained, or who shall be aiding or assisting in so doing, or who shall make use of any gads, withs, bows, or backbands, made of wood, on his or their plows, harrows, cars, carts, harness, or tackle, or in whose custody or possession any gads or withs shall be had or found, or who shall make use of any scollops of oak or ash, or any other timber tree for thatching of houses, or who shall put up any may bush opposite or near to his or her, house, or suffer any may bush to be so put up, or to remain for the space of three hours opposite or near to his or her house, or who shall keep any bark or rind of trees in his or her house or possession, not being a known tanner or dyer, or person lawfully possessed of trees or woods, or not having lawfully obtained the same from some person so possessed of trees or woods, and shall be thereof convicted upon the oath of any one credible witness before any one justice of the peace within his jurisdiction, shall forfeit and pay such sum of money, as to such justice shall seem meet, not exceeding forty shillings, together with the charges previous to and attending such conviction, to be ascertained by such justice who shall convict said offender; and upon nonpayment thereof such justice shall commit such offender to the common gaol or house of correction of such county by warrant under his hand and seal, there to remain without bail or mainprize for any time not exceeding three months, or until the said penalty and charges shall be paid.
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