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Reward not above 50l. approved by the judge, to persons maimed or wounded in prosecuting,
not above 100l. to executors or administrators of those killed,
by presentment as publick money.
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XVIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that in case any person or persons, who shall apprehend, take, prosecute, or convict, or who shall use his, her, or their endeavours to apprehend, take, prosecute, or convict, any person or persons guilty of any of the offences aforesaid, shall happen to be maimed or wounded for or on account thereof, such person or persons, so maimed or wounded as aforesaid, shall be entitled to such reward, not exceeding the sum of fifty pounds, as the grand jury of the county aforesaid shall with the approbation of the judge or judges of assize direct and appoint; and in case any person or persons shall happen to be killed in the apprehending and taking, or endeavouring to apprehend and take, any offender or offenders against this act, or in making pursuit after him, her, or them, that then the executors or administrators of the person or persons, to whom the right of administration of the personal estate of such person or persons so killed shall belong, shall be entitled to and receive such reward, not exceeding the sum of one hundred pounds, as the grand jury of the county aforesaid shall with the approbation of the judge or judges of assize direct and appoint; the said last mentioned rewards to be also raised by the presentment of the grand jury of such county, where such fact shall be committed, and to be applotted, levied, and raised in such manner as other publick money presented at the assizes shall be raised, applotted, and levied.
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