Stannaries Act 1855

XXVIII Punishment of Frauds by Miners in Devonshire.

And whereas by the Tenth Section of an Act passed in the Parliament holden in the Second and Third Years of the Reign of Her present Majesty, Chapter Fifty-eight, it was enacted, that certain Frauds committed by Workmen in Mines in the County of Cornwall should be deemed Felonies, and should be punished as in Cases of Simple Larceny: And whereas it is desirable that that Enactment should be extended to the County of Devon: Re it therefore enacted, That for the Prosecution and Punishment of Frauds in Mines by idle and dishonest Workmen removing or concealing Ore for the Purpose of obtaining more Wages than are of Right due to them, and thereby defrauding the Adventurers in or Proprietors of such Mines, or the honest and industrious Workmen therein, if any Person or Persons employed in or about any Mine within the County of Devon shall take, remove, or conceal the Ore of any Metal, or any Lapis Calaminaris, Manganese, Mundick, or other Mineral found or being in such Mine, with Intent to defraud the Proprietor or Proprietors of or Adventurer or Adventurers in such Mine, or any One or more of them respectively, or any Workman or Miner employed therein, then and in every such Case respectively such Person or Persons so offending shall be deemed and taken to be guilty of Felony, and being-convicted thereof shall be liable to be punished in the same Manner as in the Case of Simple Larceny.