Statement of offences punishable under Whiteboy Acts, and appointment of resident magistrates

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CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT (IRELAND) BILI.
(WHITEBOY ACTS).


RETURN to an Order of the Honourable The House of Commons,
dated 12 April for,


COPY " of Statement of the Offences Punishable under the Whiteboy
Acts, and the Acts Amending the Whiteboy Acts and the Appointment
of Resident Magistrates."


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THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER THE WHITEBOY ACTS.


The Acts commonly called the Whiteboy Acts are—


15 & 16 Geo. III. c. 21 (Ir.).


17 & 18 Geo. III. c. 36 (Ir.).


27 Geo. III. c. 15 (Ir.).


1 & 2 Will. IV. c. 44.


15 & 16 Geo. III. c. 21 (Ir.).


An Act to prevent and punish tumultuous risings of Persons within this
Kingdom, and for other purposes therein mentioned.


Whereas it has frequently happened of late years in different parts of this Riotous
Kingdom, that several persons calling themselves White Boys and others as assembling; of
well by night as in the day time have in a riotous, disorderly, and tumultuous
manner assembled together, and have abused and injured the persons, habita- prfperty,""^
tions, and properties of many of His Majesty's loyal and faithful subjects, and taking horses and
have taken and carried away their horses and arms, and have compelled them arms, compelling
to surrender up, quit, and leave their habitations, farms, and places of abode, I"'!


and have with threats and violence imposed sundry oaths and solemn declara- anS*decfaratioL
tions contrary to law, and solicited several of His Majesty's subjects by threats threats, and
and promises to join with them in such their mischievous and iniquitous incendiary letters,
proceedings, and have also sent threatening and incendiary letters to several
persons to the great terror of His Majesty's peaceful subjects, and have also


destroyed mills, granaries, and storehouses provided for the keeping of corn. [«1


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II. If any person or persons from and after the First day of March One Persons
thousand Seven hundred and Seventy-six, being a' ned with any fire-arms, armed with
firelock, pistol, or any offensive weapon or weapons v atsoever, or having his, any offensive
her, or their face or faces, body or bodies, disguised in manner whatsoever, in


or wearing any particular badge, dress, or uniform n suaUy worn by him; unusual badge or
her, or them upon his, her, or their lawful occasions, or aosuming any particular dress, or denomi-
name or denomination not usually assumed by His Maiesty's subiects upon their assembling


^ lawful


_     lawiui a misdemeanor.


[a] The concluding part of the preamble and the enactincr part of section I relate to 6 Geo. III. c. 8 (Ir.)


which is rep. by Stat. Law Rev. (I.) Act 1879. These parts are here omitted.


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