Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 262 Great Britain. Parliament Parliament, British The Riot Act Produced by Jonathan Walther "The Riot Act" by Great Britain. Parliament is a legal statute enacted during the early 18th century, specifically around the period from 1714 to 1715. This historical document outlines the legal framework for addressing riots and unlawful assemblies in Great Britain. It details the responsibilities and authorities granted to officials for dispersing gatherings deemed riotous and describes the penalties imposed on individuals who participate in such assemblies, reflecting the government's response to social unrest during this time. The content of the Riot Act emphasizes the importance of maintaining public order and the measures necessary for punishing those who threaten it. The Act specifies that if twelve or more individuals gather unlawfully and do not disperse after a formal proclamation urging them to do so, they could be charged with felony, leading to severe consequences, including the death penalty. Additionally, the Act empowers justices of the peace and other officials to execute these provisions without fear of legal repercussions if force is necessary during the dispersal of such groups. Overall, the Riot Act serves as a reflection of the governmental attempts to control civil disorder and protect the monarchy during a time of significant political turbulence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Law -- Great Britain KD Text British Law Browsing: Law & Criminology 43446 43447 2024-10-04T05:58:55.440283 2023-10-04T06:10:21.902618 text/html text/html 39679 2015-02-13T20:38:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 12360 2015-02-13T20:38:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 75467 2024-10-04T05:58:58.975246 application/epub+zip 74309 2024-10-04T05:58:56.963256 application/epub+zip 74310 2024-10-04T05:58:55.942262 application/epub+zip 140344 2024-10-04T05:59:00.537272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133653 2024-10-04T05:58:58.417271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104067 2022-09-04T09:06:03.978117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 34695 34684 2024-10-04T05:58:55.206283 2023-10-04T06:10:21.749610 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 34955 2015-02-13T20:38:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11580 2015-02-13T20:38:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19067 2024-10-04T05:59:00.725248 application/rdf+xml 10218 2024-10-04T05:58:56.475270 image/jpeg 2829 2024-10-04T05:58:56.208259 image/jpeg 72481 2024-10-04T05:58:55.445253 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia