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Offenders may be proceeded against before two justices or by indictment.
Persons convicted before justices may be imprisoned for three months or fined 20l.
Offenders convicted on indictment may be transported for seven years, or imprisoned for two years with hard labour.
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3. Every person who shall, in breach of any of the provisions thereof, be guilty of any such unlawful combination and confederacy as in this Act is described, shall and may be proceeded against for such offence in a summary way, either before any two justices of the peace for the county, county of a city, or county of a town, or place, where such person shall happen to be, or by indictment, to be preferred in the county, county of a city, or county of a town, or place in Ireland, wherein such offence shall be committed; and every person being convicted of any such offence, on the oath of one or more credible witness or witnesses, by such justices as aforesaid, shall be by them committed to the common gaol or house of correction for such county, county of a city, or county of a town, or place, there to remain without bail or mainprize for the term of three calendar months, or shall be by such justices adjudged to forfeit and pay the sum of twenty pounds British currency, as to such justices shall seem meet; and in case such sum of money shall not be forthwith paid into the hands of such justices, they shall, by warrant under their hands and seals, cause the same to be levied by distress and sale of the offender’s goods and chattels, together with all costs and charges attending such distress and sale, and for want of sufficient distress shall commit such offender to the common gaol or house of correction of such county, county of a city, or county of a town, or place as aforesaid, for any time not exceeding three calendar months; and every person convicted of any such offence upon indictment by due course of law shall and may be transported for the term of seven years, in the manner provided by law for transportation of offenders, or shall and may be sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour, and shall be imprisoned for any time not exceeding two years, as the court before whom such offender shall be tried shall think fit; and every such offender who shall be ordered to be transported or imprisoned shall be subject and liable to all laws concerning offenders ordered to be transported or imprisoned.
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