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An Act for Preventing Tumults and Riotous Assemblies - 2

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withstanding such Proclamation made) unlawfully, riotously and tumultuously remain or continue together by the Space of one Hour after such Command or Request made by Proclamation, That then such continuing together, to the Number of Twelve, or more, after such Command or Request made by Proclamation, shall be adjudged Felony, without Benefit of Clergy, and the Offenders therein shall be adjudged Felons, and shall suffer Death, as in Case of Felony, without Benefit of Clergy.

AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED by the Authority aforesaid, That the Order and Form of the Proclamations that shall be made by the Authority of this Act, shall be as hereafter followeth; that is to say, the Justice of the Peace, or other Person authorized by this Act to make the said Proclamation, shall, among the said Rioters, or as near to them as he can safely come, with a loud Voice command, or cause to be commanded, Silence to be while Proclamation is making; and after that shall openly, and with loud Voice, make, or cause to be made, Proclamation in these Words, or like in Effect;

OUR Sovereign Lord the King chargeth and commandeth all Persons being assembled, immediately to disperse themselves, and peaceably to depart to their Habitations, or to their lawful Business, upon the Pains contained in the Act of the General Assembly of this Province, made in the Fourth Year of GEORGE the Third for preventing Tumults and riotous Assemblies.
GOD Save the KING.

AND every such Justice and Justices of the Peace, Sheriff, Under Sheriff, Mayor, Bailiff, and other head Officer aforesaid, within the Limits of their respective Jurisdictions, are hereby authorized, impowered and required, on Notice or Knowledge of any such unlawful, riotous and tumultuous Assembly, to resort to the Place where such unlawful, riotous and tumultuous Assembly shall be, of Persons to the Number of Twelve, or more, and there to make, or cause to be made, Proclamation in Manner aforesaid.

AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED by the Authority aforesaid, That if such Persons, so unlawfully, riotously and tumultuously assembled, or Twelve, or more of them, after Proclamation made in Manner aforesaid, shall continue together, and not disperse themselves within one Hour, that then it shall and may be lawful to and for

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  1. An Act for Preventing Tumults and Riotous Assemblies - 2