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Not guilty by Statute. Very many Acts from time to time allowed defendants sued for doing things in pursuance of them to plead 'not guilty by statute' (or the general issue, as it was described in the statute). They are mostly repealed by the Public Authorities Protection Act, 1893; but the defence is still provided for by R.S.C., Ord.XIX., r. 12, and Ord. XXI., r. 19. Consult Bullen & Leake, Prec. of Plead., 7th ed. pp. 749, 797. See also Aggson Agricultural Holdings, 4th ed. p. 387.