Section VIII On Action commenced.

General Issue; Treble Costs.

And bee it further enacted by the authoritie aforesaid That if any Action Bill Plaint Suite or Information shall be commenced or prosecuted against any person for what he shall doe in pursuance of this Act such persons soe sued shall and may file a Common Baile or enter into a Common Appearance and plead the generall Issue Not Guilty And upon Issue joyned may give this Act in Evidence And if the Plaintiffe or Prosecutor shall become Nonsuite or suffer Discontinuance or if a Verdict passe against him or if upon a Demurrer Judgement passe against him the Defendant shall recover treble Costs and Damages for his Molestation