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Proceedings to be taken upon bonds.
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7. So often as any breach or default shall be made in the performance of all or any part of the condition of any bond or obligation which shall be entered into to the said secretary under the provisions of this Act, it shall be lawful for the said commissioners from time to time at their discretion to direct their solicitor for the time being to proceed against all or any of the obligors or obligor, his, her, or their heirs, executors, or administrators; and upon proof of any such breach or default the jury shall award such sum for damages and costs as they shall think fit, not exceeding the penalty of the said bond or obligation; and such sum so awarded, when levied, shall be paid into the Bank of Ireland to the credit of the said commissioners, to be applied by them for the purposes of the said recited Act and of this Act: Provided always, that the said commissioners shall and they are hereby authorized at any time at their discretion to direct against which of the obligors in any such bond, if there are more than one, proceedings shall be from time to time taken on any such bond or obligation, and by writing under their hands and seals, to be exhibited to the barons of his Majesty’s Court of Exchequer in Dublin, to direct any such proceedings to be discontinued, quashed, or abated, and the same shall thereupon be discontinued, quashed, or abated.
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