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31 ELIZ. CAP. 5, COMMON INFORMERS. 5 (59 mitted, was not committed in the County where such Offence is alledged; which being tried for the Defendant, or if the Plaintiff be thereupon Nonsuit in his Information or Suit, that then the Plaintiff shall be barred in that Action or Information; any Law or Use to the contrary notwithstanding. III. Provided always, That this Act, nor any Thing herein contained, shall in any wise extend to any such Officers of Re- cord, as have in respect of their Offices heretofore lawfully used to exhibit Informations, or sue upon Penal Laws; (2) but that they and every of them may inform and pursue in that Behalf, as they might have done before the making of this Act; any Thing in this Act to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding. IV. And provided also, That this Act, nor- any Thing herein contained, shall extend to the laying or alledging of any Offence in any Declaration or Information, for or concerning any Champerty, buying of Titles, or Extortion; (2) or any Offence committed, or to be committed against the Statute made in the first Year of the Queen's Majesty's Eeign, intituled, An Act limiting the Times for laying on. Land Merchandise from beyond the Seas, and touching Customs of suect Wines (3) And one other Act made in the said first Year of her Majesty's Reign, intituled, An Act of a Subsidy; / of Tonnage* and Pound- 423 age, or any Tiling in any of them contained; (4) or for the con- cealing, or defrauding the Queen's Majesty, her Heirs and Suc- cessors, of any Custom, Tonnage, Poundage, Subsidy, Impost, or Prizage; (5) or for any Matter of corrupt Usury; (6) or for any Offence comprised in any Statute made or to be made against engrossing, regrating or forestalling, where the Penalty or Forfeiture shall appear to be to the Value of twenty Pounds or above; (7) but that every such Offence shall or may be laid in any County, at the Pleasure of any such Informer; any Thing in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding. V. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That all Actions, Suits, Bills, Indictments or Informations, which, after twenty Days next after the End of this Session of Parliament shall be had, brought, sued, or exhibited for any Forfeiture upon any Statute Penal, made or to be made, where- by the Forfeitures is or shall be limited to the Queen, her Heirs or Successors only, shall be had, brought, sued or exhibited within two Years after the Offence committed or to be corn mitted against such Act Penal, and not after two Years; (2) |
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Alexander's British statutes in force in Maryland. 2d ed., 1912
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