556 Sabbath Breakers , & c . — Riots , fc .

A . D . 1792

pay twenty dollars , and for every offence of fornication ten A . R . C . 17 .

dollars ; to be recovered by the suit or prosecution of the over seers of the poor of the county or corporation wherein such offence shall be committed , by bill , plaint or information , in any court of record within this Commonwealth , wherein no essoin , protection or wager of law shall be allowed ; which said fines and penalties shall accrue to the overseers of the poor for the use of the poor of the county or corporation wherein the said

offence shall be committed . ) Repealing clause . 7 . All and every act and acts , clause and clauses of acts ,

containing any thing within the purview of this act , ( except as

is herein - after provided , shall be , and the same are hereby re Proriso . pealed : Provided , always , That nothing in this act contained

shall be construed to repeal any act heretofore made , for so much thereof as may relate to any offence committed or done

before the commencement of this act . Commencement . 8 . This act shall commence and be in force , from and after

the passing thereof .

C . 142 .

A . D . 1786 . A . R . C . 11 .

An act for the suppression and punishment of Riots , Routs , and

unlawful Assemblies . * [ Passed December 4 , 1786 . ]

pani

ers ;

oto of justices in 1 . Be it enacted by the General Assembly , That , if any riot , suppressing riots , assembly , or rout of people , against the law , be made in any routs , & c . and in part of the Commonwealth , the justices of peace , three , or two

3 oftend - of them at the least , and the sheriff , or under sheriff of the 13 Hen . 4 , c . 7 , county , or serjeant of a corporation , as the case may be , where $ 1 .

such riot , assembly , or rout shall be made , shall come with the power of the county , ( if need be ) to arrest them , and shall arrest them ; and the same justices and sheriff , under - sheriff , or serjeant , shall have power to record that which they shall find so done in their presence against the law , by which record such trespassers and offenders shall be convict , and shall be taken and put in the jail of the same county or corporation , there to abide for so long time as shall be limited by a jury , to be sworn by the judges , for that purpose , and further until they shall have paid such amercement as the same jury shall assess .

2 . And , if it happen that such trespassers and offenders be departed before the coming of the said justices and sheriff , under sheriff , or serjeant , the same justices , three , or two of them , shall diligently enquire within a month after such riot , assembly , or rout of people so made , and thereof shall hear and determine according to law ; and for this purpose the sheriff ,

0 1705 , edi . 1733 , and 1752 , c . 30 , 58 ; and edi . 1769 , c . 6 , 9 8 , 1792 , edi . 1794 , 1803 , and 1814 , c . 138 , 8 6 .

* 1786 , e . 48 ; 1792 , edi . 1794 , 1805 , and 1814 , c . 28 .