And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the order
and form of the proclamation 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 made
in the first year of King George, 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 assemblies shall be, of persons to
the number of twelve or more, and there to make or cause to be made
proclamation in manner aforesaid.
III.
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 every justice of the peace,
sheriff, or under-sheriff of the county where such assembly shall be,
and also to and for every high or petty constable, and other
peace-officer within such county, and also to and for every mayor,
justice of the peace, sheriff, bailiff, and other head-officer, high or
petty constable, and other peace-officer of any city or town corporate
where such assembly shall be, and to and for such other person and
persons as shall be commanded to be assisting unto any such justice of
the peace, sheriff or under-sheriff, mayor, bailiff, or other
head-officer aforesaid (who are hereby authorized and impowered to
command all his Majesty's subjects of age and ability to be assisting
to them therein) to seize and apprehend, and they are hereby required
to seize and apprehend such persons so unlawfully, riotously and
tumultuously continuing together after proclamation made, as aforesaid,
and forthwith to carry the persons so apprehended before one or more of
his Majesty's justices of the peace of the county or place where such
persons shall be so apprehended, in order to their being proceeded
against for such their offences according to law; and that if the
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