
That so much of any Clause, Enactment, or Provision in any Act or Acts commonly called Public Local and Personal, or Local and Personal, or in any Act or Acts of a Local or Personal Nature, whereby it is enacted or provided that either Double or Treble Costs, or any other than the usual Costs between Party and Party, shall or may be recovered, shall be and the same are hereby repealed: Provided always, that in lieu thereof the usual Costs between Party and Party shall and may be recovered, and no more.
II 
And be it enacted, That so much of any Clause, Enactment, or Provision in any Public Act or Acts, not Local or Personal, whereby it is enacted or provided that either Double or Treble Costs, or any other than the usual Costs between Party and Party, shall or may be recovered, shall be and the same are hereby repealed: Provided always, that instead of such Costs the Party or Parties heretofore entitled under such last-mentioned Acts to such Double, Treble, or other Costs shall receive such full and reasonable Indemnity as to all Costs, Charges, and Expences incurred in and about any Action, Suit, or other legal Proceeding, as shall be taxed by the proper Officer in that Behalf, subject to be reviewed in like Manner and by the same Authority as any other Taxation of Costs by such Officer.
III 
And be it enacted, That so much of any Clause or Provision in any Act or Acts commonly called Public Local and Personal, or Local and Personal, or in any Act or Acts of a Local and Personal Nature, whereby any Party or Parties are entitled or permitted to plead the General Issue only and to give any special Matter in Evidence without specially pleading the same, shall be and the same is hereby repealed.
IV 
And whereas it is expedient that the Law should be uniform with respect to Notice of Action in all Cases where such Notice of Action is required; be it therefore enacted, That from and after the passing of this Act, in all Cases where Notice of Action is required, such Notice shall be given One Calendar Month at least before any Action shall be commenced; and such Notice of Action shall be sufficient, any Act or Acts to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.
V 
And whereas divers Acts commonly called Public Local and Personal, or Local and Personal Acts, and divers other Acts of a Local and Personal Nature, contain Clauses limiting the Time within which Actions may be brought for any thing done in pursuance of the said Acts respectively: And whereas the Periods of such Limitations vary very much, and it is expedient that there should be One Period of Limitation only; be it therefore enacted, That from and after the passing of this Act the Period within which any Action may be brought for any thing done under the Authority or in pursuance of any such Act or Acts shall be Two Years, or in case of continuing Damage, then within One Year after such Damage shall have ceased ; and that so much of any Clause, Provision, or Enactment by which any other Time or Period of Limitation is appointed or enacted shall be and the same is hereby repealed.
VI 
Provided always, and be it enacted, That nothing herein contained shall extend or be construed to extend to any Action, Bill, Plaint, or Information, or any legal Proceeding of any Kind whatsoever, commenced before the passing of this Act, but such Proceedings may be thereupon had and taken in all respects as if this Act had not passed.