2. All such Tythingmen shall take the following oath : You being chosen a Tythingman for the town of, for the year ensuing, and until another shall be chosen in your room, do solemnly swear, that you will diligently attend to, and faithfully execute the duties of the said office, without partiality, and according to your best discretion and judg. ment. So help you God. ch. 9, s. 10.

3. Every such Tythingman is authorized and empowered, to enter into any of the rooms and other parts of an inn or public house of entertainment, on the Lord's day, and the evening preceding and succeeding; and if such entrance shall be refused to any Tythingman, the landlord or licensed person, shall forfeit the sum of seven dollars for each and every offence. ib.

4. The said Tythingmen are hereby further authorized and empowered, within their respective towns, to examine all persons whom they shall have good cause, from the circumstances thereof, to suspect of unnecessarily travelling as aforesaid, on the Lord's day, and to demand of all such per

The foregoing regulations respecting the Lord's day, extend to the time included between midnight preceding and the sun setting of the same day. s. 4.

No person shall be present at any concert of music, dancing or other public diversion, nor shall any person or persons use any game, sport, play or recreation, on the land or water, on the evening next preceding or succeeding the Lord's day, on pain of three dollars and thirty-three cents for each offence; and no retailer, innholder or person licensed to keep a public house, shall entertain, or suffer to remain, or be in their houses or yards, or other places appurtenant, any person or persons, (travellers, strangers or lodgers excepted) drinking or spending their time on the said evenings, on penalty of three dollars. s. 5.

The fines and penalties aforesaid, shall be one moiety to the town, and the other to any person who shall inform and sue for the same; to be recovered by a complaint to a Justice of the Peace, or by presentment of the Grand Jury, and when thus recovered, shall enure to the town wherein the offence shall be committed. s. 6.

If any person shall on the Lord's day, within the walls of any house of public worship, behave rudely or indecently, he or she shall pay a fine of not more than seven dollars, nor less than one dollar. s. 7.

If any person or persons, either on the Lord's day, or at any other time, shall wilfully interrupt or disturb any assembly of people met for the public worship of God within the place of their assembly, or out of it, he or they shall severally pay a fine not exceeding thirty-three dollars, nor less than three dollars. s. 8.

Fines mentioned in the seventh and eighth sections of this Act shall be for the use of the State. Offences, the penalties against which exceed seven dollars, shall be prosecuted by presentment to the Grand Jury. But otherwise, except the offender lives out of the county in which the offence may be committed, they shall be prosecuted by a complaint before a Justice of the Peace. s. 13.

sons the cause thereof, together with their names and places of abode; and if any person shall refuse to give answer, or shall give a false answer to such demand, he shall pay a fine not exceeding thirteen dollars, nor less than three dollars, and if the reason given for such travelling shall not be satisfactory to such Tythingman, he shall enter a complaint against the person travelling, before a Justice of the Peace in the county where the offence is committed, if such person lives in such county, otherwise shall give information thereof to some Grand Juryman, to be by him laid before the Grand Jury, for their consideration and presentment. ch. 9, s. 10.

5. The oath of any Tythingman shall be deemed full and sufficient evidence, in any trial for any offence against this act, unless in the judgment of the Court of Justice, the same shall be invalidated by other evidence that may be produced. s. 11.

6. The special authority given by this Act to Tythingmen, for preventing the breaches thereof, shall not be construed or understood to exempt any Sheriff, Grand Jurors, Constables, or other officers or persons whatsoever, from any obligation or duty, to cause this Act to be put in execution, but they shall be held to take due notice and prosecute all breaches thereof, such special authority notwithstanding. s. 12.

Duty of Tythingmen, &c. to apprehend disturbers of CampMeetings.

Whenever any society or assembly of people shall or may assemble or meet together for religious worship, any Justice of the Peace within and for the county where such meeting may be held, be, and he hereby is, authorized and empowed to cause to be arrested any person or persons who may be found offending in the manner pointed out in the Act to which this is additional, and to cause such person or persons to be detained in custody until the close of said meeting, or until a trial for such offences can be had according to law. ch. 270, s. 1.`

It shall be the duty of all Sheriffs, Deputy Sheriffs, Constables, Grand Jurors, and Tythingmen, who shall or may be present at the public worship of any religious society which may be interrupted or disturbed, as mentioned in the Act aforesaid, to apprehend any and every such person, so offending, and take him or them, as soon as conveniently may be before some Justice of the Peace, of the county wherein such offence shall have been committed, in order that the person or persons so offending, may be dealt with according to law. s. 2. If any person or persons shall sell or expose to sale, within one mile from any assembly of people met for religious worship, during the time of such meeting, any ardent spirits, wine, beer, cider or any other

liquors or refreshments, or open any booth or tent for such purpose or shall exhibit any shows or plays, or aid in any horse racing, gaming or other sports, he or they, so offending, shall be dealt with as provided in the first section of this Act: And all such liquors and refreshments, and the carriages and vessels containing the same, may be taken into custody by order of any Justice of the Peace, in and for the county where such meeting may be held, and detained until the close thereof, then to be delivered on demand to the owners thereof. s. 3.

The said Justices, Sheriffs, Deputy Sheriffs, Constables, Grand Jurors, and Tythingmen, who may be present at such meeting, be, and they hereby are authorized, whenever persons are found offending in the manner herein named, to call to their aid any person or persons who may be present at such meeting; and it shall be the duty of such persons when thus called upon to assist the officers aforesaid in the exercise of their duty herein prescribed, under the pains and penalties provided in the Act defining the general powers and duties of Sheriffs and Constables. s. 4.

1. In each town in this State, where the inhabitants shall, in town meeting legally assembled, judge and vote the same to be necessary; and wherein firewood or bark is usually sold, the Selectmen shall annually, or as occasion may require, appoint one or more suitable persons, and conveniently situated in the town to be measurers of wood and bark there exposed or brought in for sale, and shall give public notice thereof. ch. 160, s. 2.

2. Said measurer or measurers shall be sworn to the faithful and diligent discharge of their office; and shall receive such fees or allowance for their service as the selectmen shall appoint, to be paid by the driver of the wood or bark, and repaid by the buyer, where brought in by land, and by the wharfinger where brought in by water, and the measurer shall be entitled to his action therefor accordingly. s. 2.

3. All cord wood exposed to sale, shall be four feet long, including half of the scarf; and the cord being well and close laid together, shall measure eight feet in length, four feet in width, and four feet in height. s. 1.

4. If any firewood or bark brought by land into any town for sale, wherein such measurers shall be so appointed, shall be offered for sale before the same shall be measured, by such measurer, and a ticket signed by him and delivered to the

driver, certifying the quantity of wood the load contains, the name of the driver and the town in which he resides, such wood or bark shall be forfeited; two thirds to the use of the poor of the town where offered for sale, and the other third part thereof to the measurer or any other person who shall prosecute for the same. ch. 160, s. 3.

5. All cord wood brought in by water into any town for sale, shall be measured by a measurer duly appointed and sworn as aforesaid; and in order thereto, the wood so brought in, shall be corded and piled by itself upon the wharf or land whereon the same shall be landed, in ranges, making up in height what shall be wanting in length; at which time it shall be so measured, and a ticket given to the purchaser, who shall be obliged to pay the stated fees or allowance for such service as appointed by the Selectmen.

s. 4.

6. Every wharfinger, carter or driver, that shall cart, or carry any firewood from any wharf or landing place in any town, shall be furnished by the owner or seller of such wood, with a ticket, certifying the quantity the load contains and the name of the driver. And if any firewood shall be carted or carried as aforesaid, without such ticket accompanying the same, or if any driver shall refuse to produce and shew such ticket, on demand, to any measurer, duly sworn as aforesaid, or his consent to have the same measured; or if such ticket shall certify a greater quantity of wood than the load contains, in the opinion of the measurer aforesaid, after measuring the same, such wood shall be forfeited and seized; two thirds to the use of the poor of the town, where offered for sale, and the other one third to the measurer or whoever shall prosecute for the same; to be recovered as the other forfeitures of this Act are directed to be recovered: Provided nevertheless, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to extend to any person or persons, who shall transport or cart or cause to be transported or carted from any wharf or landing place, to his or their own dwellinghouses or stores, any cord wood which he or they shall have purchased on such wharf or landing place, or shall have landed thereon upon his or their own account.

s. 6.

7. If any wharfinger or carter shall cart or carry away any firewood from any wharf or landing place in any town, (except for the use and consumption of such wharfinger or carter,) before the same shall have been measured by some measurer appointed as aforesaid, he shall forfeit and pay one dollar for every load of wood so carried off: one moiety