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Statutes of the Realm: Volume 6, 1685-94. Originally published by Great Britain Record Commission, s.l, 1819.

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'Index: H', in Statutes of the Realm: Volume 6, 1685-94, ed. John Raithby( s.l, 1819), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/statutes-realm/vol6/pp16-17 [accessed 23 November 2024].

Dackney Coaches



	Statute	Page
For the licensing and regulating Hackney Coaches and Stage Coaches.	5 & 6 W. & M. c. 22.	502
The King may appoint Commissioners to execute Act.	§ 1.	Ib.
Commissioners may appoint 700 Hackney Coaches in London, &c.	§ 2.	Ib.
800, 9 Ann. c..23. § 2–1,000, 11G. III. c.24. § 1.–1,100, 42G. III. c78.–200 Hackney Chariots, but not with the Coaches to exceed 1,100,54 G. III. c. 147.§ 15.–200 additional Hackney Chariots, 55G.III. c.159. § 2.–Coach or Chariot may be driven under the same License, 57 G. III. c.125.
§pound;50 to be paid for each License.	Ib.	Ib.
Continuance of each License.	Ib.	Ib.
Commissioners to license all Stage Coaches for a Year—£8 Rent for each License.	§ 3.	503
Licenses may be granted or devised, or go to Executors, &c.	Ib.	Ib.
Assignment entered in Commissioners Book — Access without Fee.	Ib.	Ib.
Executors, &c. how to claim.	Ib.	Ib.
As to Section 3. see 6 & 7 W. III. c.18.§ 31. but which is expired.
Driving Coach without License, Penalty £5.	§ 4.	Ib.
Coach Horses to be 14 Hands high.	Ib.	Ib.
Coaches to be figured—Altering Figure, &c. Penalty £5.	Ib.	Ib.
Ancient Coachmen, &c. to be first licensed.	Ib.	Ib.
Commissioners licensing above 700, &c. Penalty £100.	§ 5.	Ib.
See Note to Section2.
Rates of Hackney Coaches.	§ 6.	Ib.
For the Rates or Fares of Hackney Coaches, see 48 G.III.c.87. Schedules A. and B.
Coachmen refusing to go, or exacting more than Fare, Penalty 40s.	Ib.	504
Commissioners may appoint Under Officers.	sect; 7.	Ib.
Unduly taking Fee, Forfeiture of Office and Incapacity.	Ib.	Ib.
Fee for License.	Ib.	Ib.
What Oaths, &c. the Commissioners are to take.	§ 8.	Ib.
Commissioners to pay the Money into the Exchequer, and give Account of Licenses annually to the Treasury upon Oath.	5& 6W. &M. c.22. §9.	504
Penalties how levied—Distress—If no Distress, Imprisonment.	§ 10.	Ib.
Offences (Exception) determined by Commissioners.	§ 11.	Ib.
In Actions for executing Act, General Issue may be pleaded—Double Costs.	§ 12.	Ib.
No Certiorari.	§ 13.	Ib.
Commissioners may make By-laws, &c. to bind the Coachmen, and annex Penalties.	§ 14.	505
Acquittances for Rents, &c. by Commissioners, gratis.	§ 15.	Ib.
By-laws to be approved by Lord Chancellor, &c. and executed by Justice of Peace, &c.	§ 16.	Ib.
No Double Punishment.	Ib.	Ib.
175 Coaches may drive upon the Lord's Day.	§17.	Ib.
Unduly plying on the Lord's Day, Penalty £5.	§ 18.	Ib.
Printed Lists of the Sunday Coaches.	§ 19.	Ib.
Annual Accounts before the Auditors of the Imprest.	§ 20.	Ib.
Grant of the King of Monies by this Act, void—Penalty £500 upon Grantee.	Ib.	Ib.

Dail Shot



	Statute	Page
Statute 2 & 3 E. VI. c. 14. repealed.	6& 7 W. & M. c. 13.§ 3. 594

Dair Buttons See Buttons.

Day and Straw See Weekly Bills of Bortality.

Dearth Money



	Statute	Page
For taking away the Revenue arising by Hearth Money	1 1W. & M. c. 10.	61

Deaths See Game.

Deir See Fraudulent Debises.

Demp and flar



	Statute	Page
For the better ascertaining the Tithes of Hemp and Flax.	3W. & M. c.3.	257
4s. per Acre to be paid for Tithe of Flax or Hemp, to be recovered as other Tithes.	Ib.	Ib.
Enlarged to 5s. 11 & 12 W. III. c.16. which is made perpetual, 1 G. I. Stat. 2. c. 26. § 2.
Proviso for Modus, &c.	§ 2.	258
Continuance of Act 7 Years, &c.	sect; 3.	Ib.
See Note to Section 1.

Dereditary Ercise See The King.

Dertford, County of



	Statute	Page
Statutes 15 C. II. c. 1. and 16 & 17 C. II. C. 10. for repairing Highways within the County of Hertford, revived for 15 Years as to Toll at Wades Mill.	4.W. & M. c.9.	391
This Act continued, 5 & 6 Ann. c. 11.–6 G. I. c. 20.—repealed, 6 G. II. c. 24.

Dighwaymen



	Statute	Page
For encouraging the apprehending of Highwaymen.	4 W. & M. c.8.	390
Reward for taking a Highwayman, on tendering a Certificate to Sheriff.	§ 1.	Ib.
Dispute about the Reward between the Takers of Highwaymen—Proceedings.	Ib.	Ib.
Sheriff not paying Reward, Penalty.	Ib.	Ib.
Executor, &c. of Person killed by Robber to have the Reward.	§2.	Ib.
Sheriff allowed Payments in his Accounts; not having sufficient Money in hand, repaid by Treasury.	§ 3.	Ib.
In what Case Sheriff may immediately apply to Treasury, 3 G. I. c. 15. § 4.
Highwayman's Horse, &c. given to the Apprchender—Proviso for Right of Persons robbed to Horse, &c.	§4.	391
Persons concerned discovering Two others, in what Case pardoned—Pardon a Bar to Appeal for Robbery.	§ 5.	Ib.
The Streets of London and other Cities and Towns, & c. deemed Highways within the Meaning of this Act, 6 G. I. c. 23. §8. and this Act extended to Durbam, 14 G. III. c. 46.§ 1.

Highways



	Statute	Page
For the better repairing Highways and settling the Rates of Carriage of Goods.	3W. & M. c. 12.	315
All Laws in force touching repairing Highways, &c. to be executed.	§ 1.	316
Surveyor how appointed.	§ 2.	Ib.
Refusing to serve, Penalty £5.	Ib.	Ib.
Constable to return Lists of Persons to be nominated, Penalty 20s.	Ib.	Ib.
Laying Timber, &c. in the Highway, Penalty 5s.	§ 3.	Ib.
Owner of Land adjoining to take away such Timber, &c. and scour Ditches, &c. Penalty 5s.	§4.	Ib.
Owner to grub up Trees, &c. in Highways not 20 Feet broad, Penalty 5s.	3 W. & M. c. 12. §5.	317
And to prune Hedges, &c.	§ 6.	Ib.
Surveyor to present State of Highways to a Justice every Four Months, Penalty.	§ 7.	Ib.
Defaults to be published in the Church, and if not amended within 30 Days, Surveyor to repair, and to be repaid by Person who ought to repair.	Ib.	Ib.
How Surveyor to recover his Disbursements.	Ib.	Ib.
Petty Sessions held every Four Months to receive Presentments and Accounts of Surveyors.	§ 8.	Ib.
Surveyor to pay Balance in hand to Successor, Penalty.	Ib.	Ib.
Surveyor neglecting Duty, Penalty 40s.	§ 9.	Ib.
Justice of Peace neglecting Duty, Penalty £5.	§ 10.	Ib.
Surveyors may make new Ditches, &c. on Lands adjoining Highway.	§11.	318
Surveyors laying out Money for Highways to be repaid by an equal Rate, to be levied by Distress.	§ 12.	Ib.
Fines to be paid Surveyor, and not returned into the Exchequer.	§ 13.	Ib.
If Fine unduly levied, Complaint to Special Sessiors, and Proceedings thereon.	Ib.	Ib.
Cartways to Market Towns to be Eight Feet wide.	§ 14.	Ib.
Proviso for Weekly Bills of Mortality.	§ 15.	Ib.
Repealed, 18 G. II. c. 33. § 1.
General or Quarter Sessions may order an Assessment for Repairs.	§ 16.	Ib.
Such Assessment not to exceed 6d. for every £20 Personal Estate.	§ 17.	319
Appeal to General Quarter Sessions.	§ 18.	Ib.
Limitation of Prosecutions.	§ 19.	Ib.
No Double Punishment.	Ib.	Ib.
Cawseys, Breadth of.	§ 20.	Ib.
Middlesex Justices may make Rates to pave Kensington.	§21.	Ib.
No Certiorari.	§ 22.	Ib.
General Quarter Sessions, next after Easter Day yearly, to assess Price of Land Carriage of Goods, and to certify to Mayors, &c.	§ 23.	Ib.
Carrier taking above the Rate, Penalty £5.	Ib.	Ib.
In Actions for executing Act, General Issue pleaded, and Double Costs.	§ 24.	Ib.
By 7 G. III. c. 42. § 57. so much of this Act is repealed as relates to public Highways; but Section 15. thereof appears to have been previously repealed, 18 G. II. c.33. § 1. See Note to § 15. above; and the Repeal of Part of this Act not to extend to the City of Bristol, 8 G. III. c.5. § 4.
See Weekly Bills of Bortality.

Dogsflesh See Erportation.

Dudson's Bay Company



	Statute	Page
Five Pounds laid upon each Share.	4 W. & M. c. 15.	§ 9. exp.403