An act to extend and make compulsory the practice of vaccination in Scotland-[28th July 1863].

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[1863]
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Credit: An act to extend and make compulsory the practice of vaccination in Scotland-[28th July 1863]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    upon the Default to appear of the Party offending it shall be law- ful for the Sheriff to proceed to the hearing of the Complaint, and upon Proof of the Offence, either by the Confession of the Party complained against or other legal Evidence, and without any written Pleadings or Record of Evidence, to convict the Offender, and upon such Conviction to decern and adjudge the Offender to pay the Penalty incurred, as well as such Expenses as the Sheriff shall think lit, and. to grant Warrant for imprison- ing the Offender until such Penalty and Expenses shall be paid: Provided always, that such Warrant shall specify the Amount of such Penalty and Expenses, and shall also specify a Period at the Expiration of which the Party shall be discharged, not- withstanding such Penalty or Expenses shall not have been paid, and shall in no Case exceed Two Months : Provided also, that it shall be lawful for the Sheriff, if he shall see good Cause so to do, to adjourn the Proceedings for such Time as he may consider proper for the Ends of Justice ; and in such Cases the Sheriff shall have Power to allow the Party complained of to go at Liberty, on finding proper Bail, to be fixed by him, to appear at any such adjourned Diet of the Proceedings. XXVI. It shall be competent to raise such Proceedings for when Pro- enforcing any Penalties incurred in contravention of this Act ceedings at any Time during which the Person against whom such Pro- ^^1°-* ceedings are taken is in default; and the Sheriff by whom any ties may Penalty shall be found due, by virtue of this Act, shall award be raised, such Penalty to the Eunds for the Support of the Poor of the Parish or Combination in which the Offence shall have been committed, and shall order the same to be paid over to the Inspector of Poor or other Officer of the Parochial Board for that Purpose. XXVII. Wherever the Parochial Board of any Parish or Board of Combination shall fail to do or perform any of the Acts or g^6^1 Duties hereby required of them, it shall be lawful to the Board compel of Supervision, without Prejudice to any Eight competent to Perform- such Board of Supervision to compel Performance thereof, to °* d do or perform the same, and the Acts or Duties so done and Duties by performed by the Board of Supervision shall be as valid and Parochial effectual as if done or performed by the Parochial Board failing Board- as aforesaid ; and the Board of Supervision shall have the same Powers for directing and enforcing the Execution of this Act by Parochial Boards as they now or may hereafter have in rela- tion to any Matter concerning the Administration of the Laws for the Relief of the Poor. XXVIII. Wherever under the Provisions of this Act the Where no Parochial Board of a Parish is required to do or perform any g^™^^1 Acts or Duties, and no Parochial Board exists within such jgt^HeH- Parish, the Heritors, as defined in the Seventeenth and Eigh- tors to net. teeuth