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the oath or affirmation of any credible witness, forfeit and pay, at the discretion of the said Stipendiary Magistrate, a penalty not exceeding the sum of twenty dollars for each offence; and on non-payment thereof it shall and may be lawful for the said Stipendiary Magistrate to commit the offender or offenders to the common jail of the said City of Charlottetown, for any period not exceeding thirty days, unless the‘said penalty be sooner paid.