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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/streets-london-and-westminster-act-1662/section-XXVII",
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  "legislation": "aep/Cha2/14/2",
  "legislation_title": "Streets, London and Westminster Act 1662",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/streets-london-and-westminster-act-1662",
  "path": "section/XXVII",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "XXVII",
  "heading": "Action brought against Persons executing Act to be laid in the proper County.",
  "text": "General Issue.; Double Costs.\nProvided alwayes and be it enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Action or Suit shall be brought or prosecuted by any person or persons against any Judge Commissioner Justice of the Peace Constable or other Officer or Minister aforesaid or against any person or persons imployed by them or any of them or authorized by this Act to do or perform as by this Act is directed for any matter cause or thing by them or any of them done committed or executed by vertue or reason of this Act or any Clause or Article therein contained that then in every such case the Action shall be laid in the proper County where the fact was done and not else where and the Defendant or Defendants may plead the General Issue and give the speciall Matter in Evidence att the Tryall That the same was done in pursuance and by Authoritie of this Act And if upon Examination it shall soe appeare to be done the Jury shall find for the Defendant and in such case or if the Plaintiffe shall be Non suit or discontinue his Action after the Defendant hath appeared the Defendant shall have and recover his or theire double costs which he or they shall sustaine or be put unto by reason of his or theire wrongfull vexation in defence of the said Action or Suit.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "interlined on the Roll."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Cha2/14/2/section/XXVII",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:32:09.581540+00:00"
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  "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."
}