And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the sheriffs
and their deputies, stewards and their deputies, bailies of regalities
and their deputies, magistrates of royal boroughs, and all other
inferior judges and magistrates, and also all high and petty
constables, or other peace-officers of any county, stewartry, city or
town, within that part of _Great Britain_ called _Scotland_, shall have
the same powers and authority for putting this present act in execution
within _Scotland_, as the justices of the peace and other magistrates
aforesaid, respectively have by virtue of this act, within and for the
other parts of this kingdom; and that all and every person and persons
who shall at any time be convicted of any the offences aforementioned,
within that part of _Great Britain_ called _Scotland_, shall for every
such offence incur and suffer the pain of death, and confiscation of
moveables: and also that all prosecutions for repairing the damages of
any church or chapel, or any building for religious worship, or any
dwelling-house, barn, stable or out-house, which shall be demolished or
pulled down in whole or in part, within _Scotland_, by any persons
unlawfully, riotously or tumultuously assembled, shall and may be
recovered by summar action, at the instance of the party aggrieved, his
or her heirs or executors, against the county, stewartry, city or
borough respectively, where such disorders shall happen, the
magistrates being summoned in the ordinary form, and the several
counties and stewartries called by edictal citation at the market-cross
of the head borough of such county or stewartry respectively, and that
in general, without mentioning their names and designations.
X.
Provided, and it is hereby declared, That this act shall extend to all
places for religious worship, in that part of _Great Britain_ called
_Scotland_, which are tolerated by law, and where his majesty King
_George_, the prince and princess of _Wales_, and their issue, are
prayed for in express words.
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