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Line 23: \|revised_text = }} The ~~'''Black~~ Act ~~1723''' (~~[[List of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain, 1720–1739\|9 Geo. 1 c. 22]]), sometimes called the '''Black Act 1723''', was an [[Act of Parliament\|Act]] of the [[Parliament of Great Britain]]. It was passed in 1723 in response to a series of raids by two groups of [[poaching\|poachers]], known as the Blacks. The Act was expanded over the years and greatly strengthened the criminal code by specifying over 200 capital crimes, many with intensified punishment. Arson, for example, was expanded to include the new crime of burning or the threat of burning haystacks. Also, the legal rights of defendants were strictly limited. For example, suspects who refused to surrender within 40 days could be summarily judged guilty and sentenced to execution if they were apprehended. Local villages were punished if they failed to find, prosecute and convict alleged criminals.<ref>{{cite book\|editor=A. J. Graham Cummings and Jack Fruchtman\|title=Britain in the Hanoverian Age, 1714-1837: An Encyclopedia\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZhaBz_5OZiUC&pg=PA58\|year=1997\|page=58\|isbn=9780815303961}}</ref>

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