Section XV Differences to be determined at Burton, &c.;

Appeal; In Action for executing Act,; General Issue may be pleaded; Treble Costs; This Act a Public Act.

And for avoyding all Suits that may happen about all or any the severall Matters aforesaid Be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid that X1all Differences that shall arise for or by reason of any Matter or Thing that shall be done by virtue of this Act the same shall be settled and determined at Burton upon Trent or some other convenient Place upon the said River within Seaven Miles of the said Towne by the said Commissioners or their Successors or any Five or more of them whereof any Commissioner concerned in such Difference shall be none from which Determination the Parties agrieved shall only have an Appeale before the Justice or Justices of the Assize of that County where such Difference shall arise whose Order or Determination therein shall be finall and from whose Judgement no Appeale shall lye And if any Action Suite Plaint or Information shall be commenced or prosecuted against any Person or Persons for whatsoever he or they shall do in pursuance or in execution of this Act such Person or Persons soe sued in any Court whatsoever shall and may plead the Generall Issue Not Guilty and upon any Issue joyned may give this Act and the speciall Matter in Evidence and if the Plaintiff or Prosecutor shall become Nonsuite or forbeare further Prosecution or suffer Discontinuance or if a Verdict shall passe against him the Defendants shall recover their Treble Costs for which they shall have the like Remedy as in case where Costs by Law are given to the Defendants And this Act shall in all Courts be esteemed and taken as publick Act and all Judges of Courts of Record Justices of Assize and other Judges and all Stewards of Courts and all others shall take Notice thereof without Pleading