All makers of bread for sale, and all persons who shall make and bake for sale, and shall sell, or expose to sale the said standard wheaten bread, shall make, sell, and expose to sale the said bread as directed by this act; and such persons shall be liable to the same pains, penalties, forfeitures, and punishments, in all respects whatsoever, for any misdemeanor or neg. lect in the making, marking, selling or exposing to sale, the said standard wheaten bread, as they are liable to now, in respect to wheaten or household bread. 13 Geo. 3. c. 62. s. 5. If any information shall be laid against any baker for making, marking, baking, or exposing to sale, any bread, purporting to be the standard wheaten bread aforesaid, made of flour; not being the whole produce of the wheat,, the bran or hull thereof ouly excepted, and weighing three-fourth parts of the weight of the wheat whereof it was made, and such baker shall prove that he bought the said flour, whereof his bread was made, for such flour, of the miller or mealman, naming his name and place of abode ; then the baker shall stand acquitted, and the miller or mealman offending, shall forfeit the penalties directed by 31 Geo. 2. to be paid in the case of adulterating corn or flour. s. 6. And when any magistrates shall have set an assize on, or fixed the price of the standard wheaten bread, as directed by this act, they may omit the setting au assize upon, or fixing the price of any other sort of bread. s. 7. The justices at any general or quarter session, may, if they think proper, prohibit, for three months (unless they shall see cause sooner to revoke the order for such prohibition, which they are hereby empowered to do at any adjourned quarter ses. sions, or any special sessions) the makers of bread for sale, from making for sale, baking, selling, or exposing to sale, any other sorts of bread than the standard wheaten bread aforesaid: pro. vided that no such order for such prohibition do take place, or be in force, until one month at least after the date of the mak. ing thereof; and every order, which shall be so made, shall be entered in a book, to be provided for that purpose by such justices; which book may be inspected by the makers of bread for sale, without fee; and after making such order the justices shall cause a copy thereof to be put up in some market, or other public town, within the place, in which such order is to be observed and take place, or else such justices shall cause a copy of such order to be inserted in some public news paper, published in the county, $. 8. But within the city of London, and the liberties thereof, the company of bakers of the said city, and in any other place, any baker or maker of bread for sale, may have an opportunity of offering to such justices, such objections as such company of bakers, or such bakers or makers of bread for sale may have to offer against such prohibition at the time when ach justicer shall have under consideration the ordering such prohibition. 8. 9. But nothing in this act shall prevent the magistrates from allowing at all times, and even during the time of prohibition, if they think fit, any white loaves or wheaten loaves of the price f one penny, or two pence, to be made and sold, so that the said loaves be made, marked, baked, or exposed to sale, and sold according to the regulations of the table of assize, and price of bread, contained in 31 Geo. 2.-s. 10. And it shall be lawful for any baker or maker of bread for sale, to make, bake, expose to sale, and sell, inferior and coarser bread than the standard wheaten, provided he sells such bread at a price under that of the household bread, as directed by 31 Geo. 2. although nothing in this act doth extend to the setting any assize thereon. s. 11. But where any baker shall sell, or expose to sale, any such inferior or coarser bread by weights and prices whereat the household bread aforesaid, is at that time assfzed, priced, or sold, he shall for such offence be liable to the same pains, penalties, forfeitures, and punishments, as bakers and makers of bread are liable to, for the like misdemeanor or neglect in making, selling, or exposing to sale, any other sort of bread allowed to be made or exposed to sale, and sold. s. 12. All magistrates shall have the same powers and authority as they have by any law now in being, relative to assising, pricing, making for sale, selling, or exposing any bread to sale, whatsoever. s. 1-3. And also all the privileges, protections, and indemnifications, for putting this act in execution, as they are entitled to by the laws relative to the making of bread. s. 14. But this act shall not extend to prejudice any right or custom of the city of London, or of any lords of any leet, or clerk of the market, the dean of the collegiate Church of West.ninster, or the high steward of the city of Westminster, or either of the two universities. s. 15, 16 and 17. In boroughs and corporations, one of the bailiffs in the absence of the other, shall set an assize on bread, under this act, and do all other matters and things directed for setting the same. 8. 19. Forms of the proceedings under the ae's. Information of an undue mixture used in making of bread; oa the stat. 31 Geo. 1. c. 29. sect. 217 proper person, exhibiteth to me esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, a complaint and information, and thereby informeth me, that Late of -day of- -in the county aforesaid, baker, on the [Here specify the time of the offence, that the prosecution may appear to be commenced within three days after the offence committed, according to the forty-second section of the aforesaid statute] did put into, and use in making of bread to be sold, d preparation or mixture, in which alum was an ingredient, contrary to the form of the statute in such cases made and provided, whereby the said hath forfeited a sum of money not ex ceeding ten pounds, nor less than forty shillings; and thereupon, the said-prayeth judgment of me the said justice in that behalf, and that he the said may have one moiety of the said forfeiture, according to the form of the statute in such case made and provided; and that the said may be summoned to answer the premises before me the said jus tice. did put in the county into, and use in the that aforesaid, baker, on the year of the reign of making of bread to be sold, a preparation alum was an ingredient, contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided: These are therefore to require you forthwith to summon the said to appear before me at - on the day of at the hour of · in the forenoon of the same day, then and there to answer to the same information; and be you there to certify what you shall have done in the premises. Herein fail you not. Given under my hand and seal, the in the year aforesaid. day of If the party shall not appear on summons, the justice may issue his warrant to apprehend him and on the party's appearauce, or if he do not appear, or cannot be apprehended, on * Or if it is for bread deficient in weight in this and the following prece dents, say, Dis expose to sale one loaf of household bread, iniporting it to be e twopenny loaf, deficient in weight one ounce, according to the assist then and there set for the suid bread. proof of his having been summoned, the justice may proceed to hear and determine the complaint. See 31 Geo. 2. c. 29, sect. 35. Form of conviction. The form of the conviction is appointed by 31 Geq. 2. ç. 29. see p. 381, supra. Warrant of distress. Warrant of distress, on nonpayment of the penalty within twenty-four hours after the conviction, on 31Geo. 2. c. 29. s.34. in the county aforeduly convicted - late of said, baker, was on the ~~~ day of on the before me - esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, by the oath of a credible witness; for that he the said day of did put into and use, in the making of bread to be sold, a preparation or mixture, in which allum was an ingredient, against the form of the statute in such case made and provided; by reason whereof I did adjudge, and have adjudged him to pay and forfeit, for the said offence, the sum of 51. to be distributed as is hereinafter mentioned; and whereas it appears to me that the said sum or any part thereof is not yet paid, I do therefore hereby authorize and require you forthwith to make distress of the goods and chattels of him the said and if within the space of-days next after such distress by you taken, the said sum of 51. shall not be paid, that then ̧ you do cause the said goods by you seized, to be appraised and sold, rendering the overplus to him the said after deducting the said sum of 1. and also the costs and charges of the prosecution for the said offence already incurred, and which I do hereby ascertain and tax at 30s. together with the necessary expences to be incurred, by the said distress aud sale not exceeding 10s. and out of the said sum of 51. so forfeited as aforesaid, you are to pay one moiety to who informed me of the said offence, and prosecuted to conviction him the said before me for the sume: and the other moiety you are to apply for the better carrying the act of parliament for the due making of bread, and for the other purposes therein mentioned into execution, according as I hereafter shall give you directions. And if sufficient distress cannot be had or found, whereupon to levy the said sum of 51. and the costs and charges as aforesaid, you are hereby Fequired to certify the same to me, together with the return of this precept. Herein fail you not. Given under my hand and year of the reign seal the of day of in the Return of the want of distress, indorsed upon the warrrant, Monmouthshire. constable of county, do hereby certify to in the said esq. one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said said year Sworn before me the said justice, day of Commitment for want of distress. in the late of day of on the WHEREAS in the county aforesaid, baker, was on the duly convicted Before me esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, by the oath of — a credible witness, for that he the said - day of did put into and use in the making of bread to be sold, a prepa ration or mixture, in which alum was an ingredient, against the form of the statute in that case made and provided, by rea son whereof I did adjudge him to pay and forfeit for the said offence the sum of five pounds. And whereas on the -day of in the year aforesaid, I did issue my warrant to, the constable of to levy the said sum of five pounds, by distress of the goods and chattels of him the said : And whereas it appears to me, as well upon the oath of the said constable of - as otherwise, that he the said constable of — hath used his best endeavours to levy the said sum on the goods und chattels of the said —— as aforesaid; but that no sufficient distress can be found whereon to levy the same: fore I do hereby command you the said constable of prehend the said and him safely to convey to the common gaol at aforesaid, and there to deliver him to the keeper of the said gaol, together with this precept; and I do hereby command you the said keeper of the gaol aforesaid, to receive into your custody in the said gaol, him the said There to ap and |