{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/recovery-of-small-tithes-act-1695/section-II",
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  "legislation": "aep/Will3/7-8/6",
  "legislation_title": "Recovery of Small Tithes Act 1695",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/recovery-of-small-tithes-act-1695",
  "path": "section/II",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": "Such Justices may summon in Writing Persons against whom Complaint made; and upon Appearance or Defanlt, and Proof of Summons may determine; and give Compensation for Tithes, and Costs.",
  "text": "And bee it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if hereafter any Suit or Complaint shall bee brought to Two or more Justices of the Peace as aforesaid concerning Small Tythes Offerings Oblac[i]ons Obvenc[i]ons or Compositions as aforesaid The said Justices are hereby authorized and required to su[m]mon in Writing under their Hands and Seales by reasonable warning every such Person or Persons against whom any Complaint shall bee made as aforesaid And after his or their Appearance or upon Default of their Appearance the said warning or Su[m]mons being proved before them upon Oath the said Justices of Peace or any Two or more of them shall proceed to hear and determine the said Complaint and upon the Proofs Evidences and Testimonies produced before them shall in Writing under their Hands and Seales adjudge the Case and give such reasonable Allowance and Compensation for such Tythes Oblations and Compositions soe substracted or withheld as they shall judge to bee just and reasonable and alsoe such Costs and Charges not exceeding Ten Shillings as upon the Merits of the Cause shall appeare just",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/7-8/6/section/II",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T20:23:45.065926+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}