Black Act
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
In English Law. The act of parliament, 9 Geo. II. c. 22.
This act was passed for the punishment of certain marauders who committed great outrages disguised and with faces blackened. It was repealed by 7 & 8 Geo. IV. c.
11. See 4 Sharsw. Bla. Com. 245.
It is held not to be