; and private letters 2d. each. The hire of the whole
boat 1l. 1s.
_Passes_.--No person, unless a settler, to leave his
place of abode without a pass, which he is to produce to the
chief constable at the settlement expressed in it, and return it
to the officer who granted it, under the penalty of three months
hard labour, if free; and, if a prisoner, corporal punishment, at
discretion of one magistrate, not exceeding one hundred
lashes.
_Permits_--for removing half a gallon of spirits, etc.
to be granted by commissioned officers, superintendants, and
licensed retailers; and if any spirits be obtained by fraud and
collusion, by any licensed person, if free, he will suffer the
penalty of one year's hard labour for the crown, and forfeit his
license; and, if a prisoner, he will undergo such punishment as a
bench of magistrates may direct.
_Petitions_--signed by more than one person, to be
sanctioned by three magistrates, under the penalty of
prosecution.
_Prisoners_--not to be conveyed on board any vessel about
to depart: penalty for breach of this order, forfeiture of the
boat, and the person rowing it to be subject to two months
imprisonment. Nor is any prisoner to be seduced or diverted from
the public harvest, under the penalty of ten pounds, half of
which to be paid to the informer.
_Provisions_--including flour, bread, meat, wheat,
etc. not to be sent on board vessels, but by permit for that
purpose.
_Public Registers_--applications respecting them to be
made to the secretary only.
_Public Roads_--not to be encroached upon: persons
aggrieved thereby, to obtain redress by complaint to the nearest
magistrate.
_Rations_--allowed to prisoners, prohibited to be
purchased or exchanged, under the penalty of being indicted; and,
if bartered for spirits, all such found in the house will be
staved; if a licensed person, forfeiture of license also: And if
the ration is not applied for at the time of issue, it will not
afterwards be given.
_Sabbath_.--A strict observance of the sabbath, and
general attendance at divine service required; during the
performance of which all strollers are to be apprehended and
confined.
_School-house and Chapel at Hawkesbury, erected by
Gorvernment for the Benefit of Settlers in that
District_.--Those for whom the benefit is designed, invited to
become subscribers, for supporting the institution, and
maintaining the chaplain and preceptor, by the payment of
two-pence
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