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Article PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. ← Page 2 of 2
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Parliamentary Intelligence.
of March in every succeeding year while this act shall continue in force . III . And be it enacted , That the clerk of the peace , or the " ^ ° f « " > person acting in his behalf , in any such county , riding , enrol the division , shire , or place , is hereby authorised and required to eertiticatc , receive such certificate , ancl make such registry as aforesaid , hiero-isof such try
and to enrol the same among the records county , . riding , division , shire , or place , and to lay the same once in every year before the general session of the justices for such county , riding , division , shire , or place ; ancl that it shall ancl may be lawful for the saicl justices , or for the major part of them , at any of their general quarter sessions , if they shall so think fit , upon complaint made to them upon oath of any one of the
or more credible persons , that the continuance meetings of any such Lodge or Society is likely to be injurious to the public peace and good order , to direct that the meetings of any such Society or Loclge within such county , riding , division , shire , or place , shall from thenceforth be discontinued ; and any such meeting held notwithstanding such order of discontinuance , ancl before the same shall by the like authority be revoked , shall be deemed an unlawful combination and confederacy under the provisions of this act .
IV . Ancl be it enacted . That in the construction of this act i ™ c i ;™ £ the word Society" shall be construed to mean and include association , brotherhood , lodge , knot , club , or confederacy ; and the word " Division " shall be construed to mean and include any branch committee , or other select body of any such society ; ancl the word " County" shall be construed to mean and include any county at large , or county of a city or of a word
town , or city or town and county ; and every importing the singular number only shall extend ancl be applied to several persons or things as well as to one person or thing ; and every word importing the masculine gender only shall extend and be applied to a female as well as a male ; unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction respectively . 1
V . Ancl be it enacted , That this act shall continue in force ^ j , ^; for five years from the first day of September one thousand eig ht hundred and thirty-nine , and no longer . VI . Ancl be it enacted , That this act may be amended or Actm ^ repealed by any act to be passed in this present session of this sessioll . parliament . 3 c VOL . vi .
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Parliamentary Intelligence.
of March in every succeeding year while this act shall continue in force . III . And be it enacted , That the clerk of the peace , or the " ^ ° f « " > person acting in his behalf , in any such county , riding , enrol the division , shire , or place , is hereby authorised and required to eertiticatc , receive such certificate , ancl make such registry as aforesaid , hiero-isof such try
and to enrol the same among the records county , . riding , division , shire , or place , and to lay the same once in every year before the general session of the justices for such county , riding , division , shire , or place ; ancl that it shall ancl may be lawful for the saicl justices , or for the major part of them , at any of their general quarter sessions , if they shall so think fit , upon complaint made to them upon oath of any one of the
or more credible persons , that the continuance meetings of any such Lodge or Society is likely to be injurious to the public peace and good order , to direct that the meetings of any such Society or Loclge within such county , riding , division , shire , or place , shall from thenceforth be discontinued ; and any such meeting held notwithstanding such order of discontinuance , ancl before the same shall by the like authority be revoked , shall be deemed an unlawful combination and confederacy under the provisions of this act .
IV . Ancl be it enacted . That in the construction of this act i ™ c i ;™ £ the word Society" shall be construed to mean and include association , brotherhood , lodge , knot , club , or confederacy ; and the word " Division " shall be construed to mean and include any branch committee , or other select body of any such society ; ancl the word " County" shall be construed to mean and include any county at large , or county of a city or of a word
town , or city or town and county ; and every importing the singular number only shall extend ancl be applied to several persons or things as well as to one person or thing ; and every word importing the masculine gender only shall extend and be applied to a female as well as a male ; unless there be something in the subject or context repugnant to such construction respectively . 1
V . Ancl be it enacted , That this act shall continue in force ^ j , ^; for five years from the first day of September one thousand eig ht hundred and thirty-nine , and no longer . VI . Ancl be it enacted , That this act may be amended or Actm ^ repealed by any act to be passed in this present session of this sessioll . parliament . 3 c VOL . vi .