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An act for the more effectual suppressing of prophane cursing and swearing; Public General Acts. 1695. 7 Wil.III.c.9.
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Ireland.
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1695
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AN ACT For the more Effectual Suppressing of Prophane Cursing and Swearing DVBLIN Printed by Andrew Crook Printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty on Ormonde-Key 1695. An Act for the more Effectual Suppressing of Prophane Cursing and Swearing CHAP. IX WHereas it is found by Experience that An Act of Parliament made in the Tenth and Eleventh Years of the Reign of King CHARLES the First Intituled An Act to prevent and Reform prophane Swearing and Cursing hath proved Ineffectual to the Suppressing of those Detestable Sins by Reason of some Deficiency in the said Aâ—â— Be it therefore Enacted by the Kings Most Excellent Majesty by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament Assembled and by Authority of the same That if any Person or Persons shall after the Fifth Day of November in this present Year of our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety and Five Prophanely Swear and Curse in the presence or hearing of any Iustice of Peace of the County Division or of the Mayor or other Head Officer or Iustice of Peace for any City or Town Corporate where such Offence is or shall be Committed or that shall be thereof Convicted by the Oath of one Witness or by the Confession of the Party Offending before any Iustice of the Peace of the County or Mayor or Bayliff or other Chief Officer or Iustice of the Peace of such City or Town Corporate where the said Offence shall be Committed That then for every such Offence the Party so Offending shall Forfeit and pay to the use of the Poor of the Parish where such Offence or Offences shall be Committed the Respective Summs herein after mentioned that is to say Every Servant Day Labourer Common Soldier and Common Seaman One Shilling and every other Person Two Shillings And in Case any of the Persons aforesaid shall after Conviction Offend a second time such Persons shall Forfeit and pay Double and if a third time Treble the Summ Respectively by him or her to be paid for the first Offence And it is hereby further Enacted That upon Neglect or Refusal of Payment of the said Forfeiture any Iustice of Peace of the County or Mayor or other Head Officer or Iustice of Peace of any City or Town Corporate where the said Offence shall be Committed shall and are hereby Authorized and Required to Direct and send his Warrant to the Constable Tything-Man Church-Warden or Overseér of the Poor of the Parish where the Offence shall be Committed or where the Offender shall Inhabit thereby Commanding them or some one or more of them to Levy by Distress and Sale of the Goods of the Offender the Summ so Forfeited for the use of the Poor of the Parish as aforesaid And in Case no such Distress can be had then every such Offender being above the Age of Sixteén Years shall by Warrant under the Hand and Seal of the said Iustice of Peace or other Officer as aforesaid be Publickly set in the Stocks for the space of One Hour for every single Offence and for any Number of Offences whereof he shall be Convicted at one and the same time then Two Hours And if the Party Offending be under the Age of Sixteén Years and shall not forthwith pay the said Forfeitures then he or she shall by Warrant as aforesaid be Whipt by the Constable or by the Parent Guardian or Master of such Offender in the presence of the Constable And be it further Enacted That if any Iustice of the Peace or Chief Magistrate shall willfully and willingly omit the performance of his Duty in the Execution of this Act he shall Forfeit the Summ of Five Pounds the one Moyety to the use of the Informer to be Recovered by Action Suit Bill or Plaint in any of His Majesties Courts wherein no Essoyn Protection or Wager of Law shall be allowed nor any more then one Imparlance granted And it is hereby further Enacted That if any Action or Suit shall be Commenced or brought against any Iustice of Peace Constable or other Officer or Person whatsoever for Doing or Causing to be Done any thing in pursuance of this Act concerning the said Offences the Defendant in such Action may plead the General Issue and give the Special Matter in Evidence And if upon such Action Verdict be given for the Defendant or the Plantiff become Non-Suit or Discontinue his Action then the Defendant shall have treble Costs Provided always And it is hereby Enacted That no Person shall be Prosecuted or Troubled for any Offence against this Statute unless the same be proved or prosecuted within Ten Days next after the Offence Committed And it is further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That this Act shall be Publickly Read Four Times in the Year in all Parish Churches and all Publick Chappels by the Parson Vicar or Curate of the Respective Parishes or Chappels immediately after Morning Prayers on four several Sundays that is to say The Sunday next after the Fifth Day of November in this present Year of Our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety Five The Fifth Day of February following The Fifth Day of May which will be in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety Six And the Fifth Day of August following under the pain of Twenty Shillings for every such Omission or Neglect And be it further Enacted by Authority aforesaid That the Iustices of Peace Mayor or other Head Officer shall Register in a Book to be kept for that purpose all the Convictions made before him upon this Act and the Time of Making thereof and for what Offence And shall Certifie the same to the next general-quarter-General-Quarter-Sessions of the Peace for the said County or place where the Offences are Committed to be there kept upon Record by the Respective Clerks of the Peace to be seén without Feé or Rewards FINIS