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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
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568 31 ELIZ. CAP. 5, COMMON INFORMERS.
1 Roll. 112. Golsb. 36, pi. 10. Savill, 78, 87. Cro. El. 232, 233, 588. Hob.
232. 10 Co. 88.
II. The Court may amend Defects of Form after Demurrers joined. 8 H-
6, c. 12. 1 Mod. 281.
III. Appeal, Indictment and Presentment of Felony, Murder, Treason.
See the note to 4 & 5 Ann. c. 16.
STATUTES
Made at WESTMINSTER, Anno tricesimo primo Reginae ELIZA-
BETHS and A. -D. 1589.
CAP. V.
An Act concerning Informers.
For that divers of the Queen's Majesty's Subjects be daily
unjustly vexed and disquieted by divers common Informers
upon Penal Statutes, notwithstanding any former Statute that
422* hath been heretofore made against their Disorders; (2)
For Remedy whereof, Be it enacted by the Authority of this
present Parliament, That all former Statutes made for Reforma-
tion of Disorders of such common Informers, sot repealed or
altered by this Act, shall be put in due Execution: (3) And that
no Person, other than the Party grieved, after twenty Days
after the End of this Session of Parliament, shall be received
to inform or sue upon any Penal Statute, that before that Time
hath been for any Misdemeanor, by any Order of any the Queen's
Majesty's Courts, ordered not to follow or pursue any Suit
upon any Penal Statute.
II. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid,
That is any Declaration or Information at any Time after
twenty Days after the End of this Session of Parliament to be
had, brought, sued or exhibited, the Offence against any Penal
Statute shall not be laid to be done in any other County, but
where the Contract, or other Matter alledged to be the Offence,
was in Truth done: (2) And that every Defendant, in such Ac-
tion or Information, shall and lawfully may traverse and al-
ledge, that the Offence supposed by the same Suit to be corn-

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