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Riding on car, &c. without a guide.
seized on view, and brought before mayor or justice,
and on conviction forfeit 45s.
applied as aforesaid,
imprisoned 3 weeks if not paid in 24 hours.
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XXIV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person driving any car, dray, or cart through any of the streets, highways, passages, or lanes in the said city of Waterford, or the liberties thereof, shall ride upon such car, dray, or cart not having some person on foot to guide the same, or shall drive or lead the same in such manner as to endanger the lives or limbs of the passengers, it shall and may be lawful to and for any person or persons on view of any driver or drivers, leader or leaders of any car or cars, drays or carts offending herein, to seize upon such driver, car, dray and cart before the mayor, or any other justice of the peace of the said city, and that every such offender being thereof convicted before the said mayor or other justice of the peace of the said city, on the view before the said mayor or other justices of the peace, or by the confession of the party, or the oath of one or more credible witness or witnesses, shall for every such offence forfeit any sum, not exceeding the sum of twenty shillings, to be levied by distress and sale of the said car, dray, or cart, if belonging to the offender, or of any other goods belonging to him, by warrant under the hand and seal of the said mayor or other justice, which they are hereby requited respectively to grant; and the said sum when so levied, to pay over to the chamberlain of the said city, and to be disposed of by the said mayor and council of the said city, for the sole purpose and purposes aforesaid, and the said mayor and common council are hereby authorized and required to apply said fines for the purposes aforesaid, and for no other use, intent or purpose whatsoever, or the person so offending shall be sent to the gaol of the said city, there to be confined for any time not exceeding three Weeks, if the person so offending shall not have paid the said fine within twenty four hours after he is arrested for said offence.
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