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made; and the said entries shall be made at
the time the said acts were respectively
done, or as soon after as possible, but not
after any dispute concerning such entry
shall have arisen.

27. A copy of this Ordinance and of the
    said Pound-book shall at all reasonable
    times be produced by the said Pound-
    keeper to, and be open, for, the inspection
    of any person desiring to see the same, up-
    on payment to the said Poundkeeper of the
    sum of sixpence for every such inspection;
    and the said Poundkeeper shall grant extracts
    (signed by himself) from the said Pound-
    book upon payment of one shilling for every
    such extract not exceeding one hundred
    words, and for every subsequent number of
    words, not exceeding 100, sixpence. And
    shall preserve and keep for not less than
    twelve calendar months all orders made by
    Justices concerning any cattle impounded.

28. If any Poundkeeper shall neglect or
    refuse to produce a copy of this Ordinance,
    or of the said Pound-book, for the inspec-
    tion of any person desirous to see the same
    upon his lawful fee for the same being first
    paid, or offered to be paid, or shall
    neglect to make any lawful entry therein,
    he shall forfeit and pay for every such
    default a sum not exceeding twenty
    shillings. And if any Poundkeeper
    shall wilfully delay making any entry, or
    shall knowingly make any false entry in
    the said Pound-book, or shall wrongfully
    erase or destroy any entry previously made
    therein, he shall forfeit and pay for every
    such offence the sum of £10.

29. The keeper of every such Pound shall
    erect and maintain, in some conspicuous
    part of the said Pound, a board having
    painted thereon, in legible black characters,
    on a white ground, a Table of all such law-
    ful fees and charges as he may be hereby
    authorised to demand, have, and receive, to-
    gether with all fixed rates of damage.

30. Every such keeper, as aforesaid, who
    shall fail to erect the said board, and to
    keep and maintain the same in proper re-
    pair after it has been erected, or to make
    any lawful alteration therein which may
    afterwards become necessary within a
    reasonable time after the said alterations
    ought to be made, or shall knowingly paint
    or cause to be painted any false statement
    thereon, shall forfeit and pay for every day
    that such board shall not be erected, (ex-
    cept during such reasonable time as the
    same shall be taken down for alteration or
    repair,) and for every day that such board
    shall not be maintained in proper repair, or
    lawful alterations be not made after a rea-
    sonable time for making the same respect-
    ively shall have elapsed as aforesaid, the
    the sum of two shillings and sixpence, and
    for every day he shall knowingly suffer any
    false statement to remain on the board, the
    sum of five shillings.

31. The keeper of every such Pound shall
    receive and retain in his custody any cattle
    lodged in such Pound; and shall be re-
    sponsible to the owner thereof for every loss
    and damage sustained by the wilful act or
    neglect of such Poundkeeper or his servants,
    but not otherwise. And the said Pound-
    keeper shall and may detain all cattle so
    impounded until the same shall be replevied
    in due course of law, or until the amount
    of damages (if any) for which ,the same
    were impounded with his lawful fees and
    charges and the lawful charges (if any) of
    the person impounding the said cattle shall
    be paid, or tendered, or secured to be paid
    in the manner herein provided, or until he
    shall receive the written order of the per-
    son impounding such cattle to deliver the
    same, together with his lawful fees and
    charges. And upon such payment as afore-
    said being tendered, or paid or secured as
    hereinafter provided, or such order being re-
    ceived from the person impounding together
    with his fees and charges as aforesaid, the
    said Poundkeeper shall immediately deliver
    such cattle to the owner or person having
    charge thereof, or other person duly au-
    thorised by such owner or person having
    charge thereof to receive the same.

32. Every Poundkeeper who shall fail
    to deliver such cattle as hereinbefore re-
    quired and directed shall forfeit and pay
    for every such offence a sum of not less than
    forty shillings nor more than £5.

33. The security herein mentioned shall
    be an undertaking in writing, and shall be
    in the form, and to the effect, mentioned in
    Schedule D hereunto annexed, and shall be
    signed by the owner or person having charge
    of such impounded cattle, or by the agent
    or bailiff of such owner or person. And
    every agent or bailiff who shall sign such
    note whereby such cattle shall be released