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Penalty on labourers, porters, or journeymen, in whose possession goods, as herein described shall be found, unless they prove such were fairly come by.
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LXI. And whereas it frequently happens, that several quantities of goods, wares, and merchandizes are stolen from lighters, boats, and other vessels, and from the stores, shops, and cellars of the merchants and traders of the city of Cork; and whereas it is frequently impossible to indentify such goods; be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any labourer, porter, or journeyman tradesman, employed in any warehouse, shop, or cellar, or any journeyman manufacturer, or any other person not usually trading in such goods, wares, or merchandizes, shall have in his or her possession any such goods, wares, or merchandizes, such labourer, porter, journeyman, or other person being thereof convicted on a summary hearing before the said mayor, on the oath or oaths of one or more credible witness or witnesses, (which oath or oaths the said mayor is hereby authorized to administer) unless such labourer, porter, journeyman, or other person as aforesaid shall prove that such goods, wares, or merchandizes so found on him or her, were honestly and fairly come by, such labourer, porter, journeyman, or other person, shall forfeit the sum of twenty pounds, to be levied by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of such labourer, porter, journeyman, or other person as aforesaid, by warrant under the hand and seal of the said mayor; and in case such labourer, porter, journeyman, or other person as aforesaid, shall not have sufficient goods and chattels to answer such distress, then the said mayor shall, by warrant under his hand and seal, commit such labourer, porter, journeyman, or other person as aforesaid, to the gaol of said city, there to remain without bail or mainprize for any time not exceeding the space of six months.
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