Persons not dispersing after notice guilty of a misdemeanour
6 Persons not dispersing after notice guilty of a misdemeanour
Any magistrate shall and may proceed with or without assistance to the place where any meeting or assembly prohibited by this Part is held or takes place; and such magistrate shall then and there read or repeat aloud to the persons then and there present a notice in the words or to the effect following:
"Our Sovereign doth strictly charge and command all manner of persons here assembled immediately to disperse themselves and peaceably depart to their own homes."
And if any one or more of the persons so met or assembled together wilfully and knowingly oppose obstruct or in any manner wilfully and knowingly let hinder or hurt any magistrate who begins to read or repeat aloud the notice hereinbefore mentioned so that the same shall not be read or repeated as aforesaid, or after the expiration of fifteen minutes after such notice has been read or repeated or has been so hindered as aforesaid from being read or repeated remain in attendance at such assembly, he or they shall be deemed and taken to be guilty of an indictable offence.
No. 3796 s. 7.
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