22 June 1842.—6
Vict.
(Ireland.)
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B To remove Doubts touching the Law relating to Charitable
Pawn or Deposit Offices in Ireland.
[Note.—The
Words printed in Italics are proposed to be inserted
in the Committee.]
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an Act was passed in the Parliament of Ireland Preamble: l£lly^t' in the twenty-sixth year of the reign of his late Majesty Recites Irish Act, rr-^ .i
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King George the lhird, intituled, " An Act to establish the Business of a Pawnbroker, and to authorize such Persons as shall be duly 5 qualified to carry on the same, to lend Money on Pawns or Pledges,
and to receive Interest at a higher Rate than heretofore was recoverable by Law," and accordingly, by virtue of such Act, the trade or business of a Pawnbroker was established in Ireland; and it is provided and enacted, that after the First day of May One thousand seven hundred lo and Eighty-six, every person purposing to become a Pawnbroker shall
enter into and execute a bond, as therein mentioned, in the penal sum of Three hundred Pounds sterling, conditioned for the due and faithful discharge of all trusts, matters and things committed to his or her care, or to him or her relating, in consequence of becoming or being a *5 Pawnbroker, and of the said duties thereby required of such Pawn¬ broker, and is also required to procure Three or more proper and suffi¬ cient persons also to enter into and execute a separate and distinct bond, as therein mentioned, in the penal sum of One hundred Pounds sterling, for the security of all persons who should have any dealing 2o with such person following the business of a Pawnbroker pursuant to
that Act, that such Pawnbroker shall duly and faithfully discharge the several duties thereby required of him or her; and by the said Act certain penalties and forfeitures are imposed upon all persons whom¬ soever who shall after the First day of May One thousand seven hundred and Eighty-six commence or follow the said business of a Pawnbroker who shall not have entered into and given such securities 36o-a as
