...exceeding Twenty Pounds and not less than Ten Pounds, as such Justice shall impose upon such Offender ; to be paid, One Moiety to the Informer, and the other Moiety to the Inspector of such Prison, in aid of the Maintenance of such Prison ; and if any Justice shall receive...

...credible Wit- Months, ness ; and in all such Cases One Moiety of the Penalty or Forfeiture shall be paid to the Informer, and the other Moiety to the Poor of the Parish in which the Offence shall have been committed, or the Conviction made, at the Discretion of the Justice...

...exceeding Twenty Pounds, and not less than Ten Pounds, as the Justice shall impose upon such Offender to be paid, One Moiety to the Informer, and the other Moiety in Aid of the Rate applicable to the Maintenance of such Prison ; and if any Justice shall receive...

...furniture, or other accoutrements so bought, exchanged, detained, or received; one moiety of the said fines to the poor of the parish where the offence shall be committed, the other to the informer, which penalties , . may be recovered by petition in any court of record....

...nally a native of Africa, but has beta for л 614. long time bred, kept, and sold, in this cour/moiety to the informer, and the other moiety to the poor...the parish, where the offence shall be committed) ; and that upon nonpayment such justices shall commit the offender for any time not exceeding eighteen,...

...more easy conviction of offenders if the said penalties and forfeitures were in future in all cases to be paid, one moiety to the informer and the other moiety to the use of the poor of the parish in which the offence is committed ; it is therefore enacted, that so...

...recover the same, and treble value, with costs, half to the person who will sue for the same, and half to the poor of the parish where the offence shall be committed. Upon the construction of these words " at any one time or sitting," in this statute, it has been held,...

...and pay a sum not exceeding pounds ; all which said penalties or forfeitures shall go and be applied, one moiety to the informer, and the other moiety to...of the parish where the offence shall be committed. Penalty on And be it further enacted, That if any boat, barge or other vessel structin^'ihe or ra &...

...*'"8 act' sna" be forthwith paid by "the person convicted as follows : one moiety of the forfeiture to the informer, and the other, moiety to the poor of the parish or place where the oflence shall be committed; and in case such person shall refuse or neglect to pay...

...were committed, or where the forfeiture or forfeitures was or were incurred, and shall when levied be paid one moiety to the informer, and the other moiety to the poor of the parish in which the offence was committed ; and in case of no sufficient distress whereby to levy the penalties,...