Sidebilder
PDF
ePub

Appeal.-Persons aggrieved shall be at liberty to appeal to the next General Sessions, or General Quarter Sessions of the Peace; and judgment suspended in case the person convicted enter into recognizance before such justices, himself in £10, with two sureties in £10, upon condition to prosecute such appeal with effect, and to be forthcoming and abide the judgment of the Sessions. S. 12.

No master to act as justice. S. 13.

CONSTABLES.

By the statute 5 Geo. IV. cap. 18, entitled, "An Act for the more effectual recovery of penalties before justices and magistrates on conviction of offenders, and for facilitating the execution of warrants by constables," it is (inter al.) provided, that constables may execute warrants out of their precincts, provided it be within the jurisdiction of the justices granting or backing the same. S. 6.

PUNISHMENT OF CRIMES.-REVENUE LAWS, OFFENCES AGAINST.

SINCE this work was sent to the press, all the laws relating to the Customs are repealed by 6 Geo. IV. c. 105, and by the said Act all the laws relating to smuggling will be repealed.

It being enacted by 6 Geo. IV. c. 108, that from and after the 5th of January, 1826, this Act and all the provisions therein contained shall have effect and come into and be and continue in full force and operation, for the prevention of smuggling, and shall extend to any law in force, or hereafter to be made, relating to the revenue or management of the customs. S. 1.

Making signal to smugglers at night-On conviction to forfeit £100, or at the discretion of the Court to be committed to the common gaol or house of correction, there to be kept to hard labour for not exceeding one year: s. 52. Resisting offi cers, or destroying goods, to prevent seizure-Forfeiture of £200: s. 55. Three or more persons armed with firearms, assembled to assist in the illegal exportation or landing of prohibited or unaccustomed goods-Felony, death, without

clergy: s. 56. Shooting at any boat belonging to the navy or customs-Felony, death without clergy: s. 57. Any person in company with four others passing with goods liable to forfeiture, armed or disguised-Felony, transportation for 7 years. And to return from such transportation-Death, without clergy: s. 58. Assaulting or resisting, &c. officers of the army, navy, or marines, or officers of the customs or excise, or persons aiding them or duly employed for the prevention of smuggling-Felony, transportation for 7 years, or imprisoned in any house of correction or common gaol, and kept to hard labour for not exceeding three years, at the discretion of the Court: s. 59.

Combination of workmen-On conviction, imprisoned only, or imprisoned and kept to hard labour for any time not exceeding 3 calendar months. 6 Geo. IV. c. 129.

INDEX.

....

ACCOMPLICE: mode of bringing him before the Grand Jury to
give evidence for the Crown
Motion paper for that purpose
No accessories in petit larceny
And see "Receiver of Stolen Goods."

....

....

ADDITION, Wrong, need not be pleaded

AFFIDAVIT of facts to postpone the trial .....

In support of defendant's motion for writ of certiorari
In support of application for habeas corpus

[blocks in formation]

PAGE

3

5

160

28

177

116

...

124

38

39

159

AMENDMENT: criminal prosecutions not within the statute of ..
APPEALS: entering and adjourning, when appellant is not ready
to proceed to trial

....

And may be so entered at any time during the session
Reasonable notice of appeal to be given...

Which notice must be proved ...

When necessary to serve copy order of sessions on the
respondents....

Form of notice of appeal against an order of removal

On what grounds poor rates appealed against

The basis for rating...

5867

Ib.

8

9

Ib.

[blocks in formation]

Notice of appeal must be in writing, and served on the
officers interested

Ib.

Appeal must be to the sessions next after the allowance by
the justices

Overseers must not introduce any other charges in their
accounts than those for the relief of the

Jurisdiction as to appeals

Form of notice of appeal against a poor's rate

Against overseers' accounts

APPLES, stealing ...

ARTICLES OF THE PEACE: exhibiting

[blocks in formation]

But this applies only to cases of writs of supplicavit
What persons may demand sureties of the peace

The power of magistrates to compel persons to find sureties 13
How recognizance of the peace conditioned
Offender appearing at the sessions

.....

Articles of the peace recommended to be in preparation

before the sessions

How exhibited

...

PAGE

[ocr errors]

A bench warrant will issue if the defendant doth not appear Ib.
Recognizance not forfeited in the first instance

Ib.

How to obtain supersedeas on an apprehension of being
arrested...

Ib.

peace

....

Demişe of the King discharges a recognizance of the

Caution to persons under sureties ...

The accused party cannot resist articles unless he can show
malice in the complainant ...

Executors of sureties liable, except principal die without

Ib.

15

...

[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors]

Affidavit in support of articles when the articulant's evi-
dence is incomplete

ASPORTATION: the necessity of it to constitute larceny

ASSAULT: indictment for a common

For an assault with intent to commit sodomy
For an assault and false imprisonment

For the like with intent to ravish

The like against two for assaulting a married woman with

the like intent

Ib.

[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small]
[blocks in formation]

For an assault and rescuing goods distrained for rent
The like when fraudulently removed

43

44

The like, cattle damage feasant, going to the pound
The like, damage feasant ...

Ib.

45

For an assault with intent to rob

185

For an assault on a constable or tithingman in the execu-
tion of his office

39

Evidence thereon

40

For an assault on a sheriff's officer in the execution of a
..replevin warrant .....

80

BAIL, notice to, when the prosecutor is apprehensive of delay by

[merged small][merged small][ocr errors]

BANKRUPT, if a commission of, is alleged in the indictment, all
the circumstances of it must be proved....

BANKS FOR SAVINGS

BASTARDY: original order very seldom made at the Quarter
Sessions

PAGE

40

88

Form of recognizance for appearance of the reputed father Ib.
Another form, after birth

The like, conformable to 49 Geo. III.

....

93-4

Motion paper for counsel to respite the recognizance
When clerks of the peace will respite the recognizance
without motion

BENEFIT CLUBS OR FRIENDLY SOCIETIES

Requisites of the memorial to enroll rules and articles
And when alterations to be made....

Societies not to be dissolved, nor division of the funds
made, without consent of the trustees ...
Form of memorial, and tables of contributions
The like

BRIDGES, COUNTY: how to proceed to throw the onus of repair-
ing upon the county.......

[ocr errors]

99 et seq.

...

107

110

Evidence in support thereof

111

A magistrate or grand jurors at the assizes or sessions may
present a bridge on their own view

112

And the road for 100 yards at each end thereof

111

Indictment against the inhabitants of a county for the non-
repair of a bridge .....

BROTHEL: See "NUISANCE."

[blocks in formation]

BURGLARY: if indictment for, is preferred at the sessions, the
clerk of the peace will certify it to the assizes
CERTIFICATE OF MAGISTRATES, that a road is in repair, previous
to an application for the discharge of a road indictment 136
CERTIORARI

....

When prosecutor entitled to costs, on conviction of the

[blocks in formation]

Caution to defendants with regard to costs on removing
indictments

[ocr errors][merged small][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][merged small][merged small][merged small]

Form of notice to justices of removing convictions, &c. by
certiorari

Ib.

Affidavit of defendants in support of motion for writ of

certiorari

116

2 H

The defendant may bring down the record by proviso
How to prevent judge's warrant issuing

« ForrigeFortsett »