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during the unnatural rebellion; and for indemnifying the judges and other officers of the court of judiciary in Scotland, for not performing the northern circuit in May, one thousand seven hundred and forty six; and for obliging the masters and teachers of private schools in Scotland, and chaplains, tutors and governors of children or youth, to take the oaths to his Majesty, his heirs and successors, and to register the same.
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An act for the more effectual disarming the highlands in Scotland; and for the more effectual securing the peace of the said highlands; and for restraining the use of the highland dress; and for further indemnifying such persons as have acted in the defence of His Majesty's person and government,
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commented that "the last law by which the Highlanders are deprived of their arms, has operated with efficacy beyond expectations ... the arms were collected with such rigour, that every house was despoiled of its defence".
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The most severe penalties, at a minimum six months' incarceration and transportation to a penal colony for a second offence, made these the most severe portion of this act.
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which removed the authority the clan chieftains had enjoyed. Scottish heritable sheriffdoms reverted to the Crown, and other heritable jurisdictions, including
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were "imprisonment, without bail, during the space of six months, and no longer; and being convicted for a second offence before a
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to any of his Majesty's plantations beyond the seas, there to remain for the space of seven years", effectively
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or at the circuits, shall be liable to be transported ..." No lesser penalties were allowed for.
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The elements of the act relating to the proscription of arms applied to the
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An act for the more effectual disarming the highlands in Scotland; ...
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Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain concerning Scotland
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on 1 August 1746. It was part of a series of efforts to
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for late payment. Repeat offenders were "liable to be
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