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STATUTES-continued.

Obstructing execution of, 227

Effect of passing act during the accrual of a settlement by hiring and service,

788

Or during renting a tenement, 824

Incorporating provisions of, by reference; see REFERENCE
Indicting on prohibitory clause in, 159, 310

STEALING IN A DWELLING HOUSE, 267; see LARCENY

STOCK IN TRADE,

Rating, 690

STOCKS,

A prison, 364

STOLEN GOODS,

Describing ownership of, when re-stolen, 216, 257

STRAW AND STUBBLE, 253

STYLE OF SESSIONS; see CAPTION

SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM AND AD TESTIFICANDUM; see WITNESS
How obtained from clerk of peace or crown office, 146

Form of subpoena to give evidence before grand jury at sessions, 147

Form of subpoena duces tecum, 148

Subpoena to produce official documents, id.

Time for serving, 147.

May subpoena a witness not bound over by recognizance to attend before grand
jury, 175

What it binds a witness in a criminal case to do, 545

Copy called subpæna ticket to be served personally, 148

SUBSTANCE, 219

SUCCESSION OF ACTS,

Proving, in indictments for keeping gaming house, &c. 217

SUICIDE, 295

SUITORS OF THE COURT; see PROSECUTOR, Defendant, WITNESS
Relief to be obtained by, on arrest, 100

Right of, to plead in his own defence; see PLEADER

SUMMER HOUSE, 271

SUMMONING SESSIONS, 68

SUNDAY,

Service of notice of appeal on, 740

Indictment for open profanation of, by keeping shop, 389

SUPERSEDEAS,

Of order of removal, 730

Of justices' precept for holding general session, 63

SUPPLICAVIT,

To compel justice to take surety of peace, 602

SUPREMACY, OATH OF; see QUALIFICATION OF JUSTICE

Form of Oath, 87

SURETY OF PEACE; see ARTICLES OF THE PEACE

SURNAME; see NAME, INDICTMENT

SURPLUSAGE,

In indictment may be rejected, if it is merely superfluous averment, 195, 198,

218

In conviction, 902

SURREY,

Time of holding general annual licensing meeting in, 28

SWANS, 239

SWINDLING, 240, et seq.

TABLE OF FEES; see FEES

TAKING; see LARCENY

TALES,

Not to be prayed even if panel exhausted, 491

But semble attorney-general's warrant for, would still have effect, 491
TAUTOLOGY, 198

TAXES, PAROCHIAL,

Settlement by paying; see SETTLEMENT OF POOR

Taxing attornies bills by clerk of Peace; see CLERK OF PEACE
TECHNICAL TERMS; see TERMS OF ART

TENANCY,

Evidence of, where agreement in writing, &c., 815
TENANCY AT WILL,

When justices may give the landlord possession, 379
TENANTS,

Larceny by, in furnished houses; see LODGERS
TENANTS IN COMMON,

Describing in indictment, 246

TENDER OF AMENDS; see JUSTICES

TENEMENT; see SETTLEMEnt by RentING

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Licensing by quarter sessions, 1046

THEN THERE, 195, 196

THERE SITUATE,

In indictment for burning, 502

Or for housebreaking, 262; see LOCAL DESCRIPTION, VENUE

THOROUGHFARE, 396

THROUGH, 401

TICKET OF LEAVE; see TRANSPORTATION

TIME.

As hour, &c. laid in indictment, how proved, 501

General points, 842; see LIMITATION

When offence was committed, how stated in indictment, 207

TIME-continued.

Error in indictment in averment of, may occasion demurrer, 207
Proving, if of essence of the offence, 501

Materiality of, as developed in examination before order of removal, is for
sessions to decide on, 649; see 10 Ad. & E. 693.

TITHES,

Rating, 687

Rating rent-charge or composition substituted for, id.
Sub-lessee of, not rateable, id.

TITLE-DEED,

Stealing, concealing or destroying not triable at sessions, 158

TO, TOWARDS AND UNTO, 401

TOLL,

Right to exemption from, not triable on indictment, 434
Rating; see POOR'S RATE

TOMB &c.,

Stealing metal rails, &c. from, 273

TOWN OR TOWNSHIP; see PARISH, OVERSEERS

Churchwardens of township within a parish, are not overseers of parish, R. v.
North Riding, Yorkshire, Justices re Egton, township or chapelry, 6 Ad. &
E. 863

Appointing overseers for, 668

Repairing bridge, 412

TRANSPORTATION,

Original power of, was vested in the quarter sessions only, 580

Voluntary, by convict, 994

Entry of judgment of, 580

Tickets of leave restricted, 587

TRAVELLER,

Commercial, 285; see EMBEZZLEMENT

TRAVERSE; see POSTPONEMENT OF TRIAL

Not allowed in felony, 473

Law of, before 60 G. III. c. 4, 155, 461

Provisions of 60 G. III. c. 4, relating to, id.

Removing from county of city or town, 462, 163

Court may grant time to plead, 462

Who are now deprived of right to, 463

Who may still traverse, id.

Party entitled to traverse if bill for felony ignored, and bill for misdemeanour
found, 463

So if indicted for different misdemeanour from that for which he was held to
bail, id.

Traverse of cross indictments for assault, id.

Proceedings on traverse, 464

Form of recognizance to try a traverse, id.

Notice to prosecutor by defendant of trying traverse, and its requisites, 464

Form of notice by defendant to prosecutor of trial of traverse, id.

Form of affidavit of service of notice of trial of traverse, 465

Proceedings after notice when prosecutor does not appear, 466

Proceedings when prosecutor of traverse is not found or served with notice of
trial, id.

Proceedings after prosecutor not found or served with notice of trial where only
one defendant, who does not traverse, 467

Postponement of trial where some defendants do and some do not traverse

472

Power of court to postpone trial of, though due notice of trial has been given,
472; see 468; see POSTPONING TRIAL

TRAVERSE-continued.

Like power to postpone preferring a bill, 467

Fees on, due to clerk of peace, 590; but see act 7 & 8 Vict., Addenda
TREASON, 100, 157

TREES, SHRUBS, UNDERWOOD,

STEALING, CUTTING, OR DAMAGING,

Not indictable at common law, 273

Stealing, or damaging with intent to steal trees, &c. to 1s. value,

Trees, &c. in certain situations to value of 17. or 57. when felony, 274
Punishable by summary conviction for two offences, id.

Having in possession and not accounting for, how punished, 275

Third offence is felony, 275

Form of indictment for stealing trees exceeding 11. in value from park, plea-
sure ground, &c., 277

For cutting trees and doing damage there, exceeding 11. with intent to steal, id.
For stealing trees not in park, pleasure ground, &c., to the value of above
51., 278

For damaging trees to value above 51. not in privileged places, id.
For stealing trees after two convictions for like offence, id.

Form of indictment for stealing plants, fruits &c. growing in a garden, after
summary conviction for like offence, 279

Form of convictions for offences relating to,

On 7 & 8 G. IV. c. 29, s. 38, for stealing trees of the value of 18., 930
On same section for cutting trees, &c, with intent to steal, id.

For second offence under same section, 931

TRESPASSES; see POISONED FOOD,

Every felony or misdemeanour includes a trespass merged therein, 236, 321
Meaning of word, 79

Distinguishing from larceny, 247, and see LETTER

Within jurisdiction of sessions, under commission of peace, 79, 156, 157
TRIAL,

Of offences in counties of cities or towns, 163; see COUNTIES

Practice of trying felonies before misdemeanours, 473

Of indictments,

Notice of, by defendant to prosecutor, of traverse, or where prosecutor of
traverse does not appear; see TRAVERSE

Postponing; see POSTPONING TRIAL, TRAVERSE

Arraignment, 473, (see that title)

Prisoner's holding up hand in felony, 474

Returning money, &c. taken from prisoner, id.

Reading indictment, id.

Insanity of prisoner at time of arraignment, 475

Quashing indictment before plea, 477

Asking the prisoner if guilty or not, and his plea, 478

Remarks on the practice of persuading prisoners not to persist in pleading
guilty, id.

Consequence of refusal to plead, standing mute, deaf, &c. 479

Effect of plea of not guilty in felonies, and proceedings, 481

Striking irons from prisoner, 482

In misdemeanour defendant (who has pleaded) need not be present, id.; see
465

Calling the jury, 482

Time of informing prisoner of right to challenge, id.

Challenges, swearing the jury, proclamation in case of felony, charging the
jury; see PETTY JURY

Place of trial for prisoner charged with felony is the dock, 494

Opening speech for prosecution, id.

Duty of counsel in making, 495

Particularly in opening declarations or confessions by prisoner, 496, 497
None but counsel may make, 497, 498

TRIAL-continued.

Swearing and examining witnesses, 498

Discharging jury in this stage, if indictment bad, 499; see 568

Parts of charge requiring proof, as intent, time, place, &c. 500, et seq.; see
DIVISIBLE

Where two things charged, proof of one will suffice, when, 502; see
EVIDENCE

Affirmative to be proved by prosecutor, 502

Degree (or quantity) of proof required to sustain charge, 503, e. g. evidence
of accomplice, 504

Kind of proof required, 505

Of confining evidence to a single felony, 511

Necessity of producing the best evidence which appears to exist, 515

Documentary evidence; see EVIDENCE

Competency of witnesses; see WITNESS

Calling and examining witnesses; see WITNESS

Direction to witnesses to withdraw, and consequence of their disobeying the

order; see WITNESS

Defence: address of prisoner or his counsel; see DEFENCE

Several counsel for several prisoners jointly indicted, each may address jury,
557

Evidence in answer to the charge; see EVIDENCE

As to discrediting witnesses; see WITNESS

Evidence of character; see EVIDENCE

Evidence of prosecutor in reply to evidence for accused, e. g. proof of his
previous conviction, 564

Right of defendant's counsel to address jury on evidence adduced in answer
to defendant's evidence, 565

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Discharging jury on illness of prisoner or juror, absence of prisoner's witness,

&c. 568; see PETTY JURY

Withdrawing a juror, 569

Deliberation, retirement, and separation of the jury, 570

Jury may take with them papers which have been in evidence, 571
Verdict of jury, id.

When part of a charge of felony or misdemeanour may be found, id.
Special verdict, 573

Proceedings at delivery of verdict, recording, reconsidering, &c., id., 575
Proving prisoner's identity with person named in previous conviction, 499
Protection of jurors in respect of verdict, except for gross misconduct, 575
Effect of verdict in criminal cases, id.

New trial never granted after acquittal, 576
Judgment: on improper prayer; see JUDGMENT
May follow on conviction, or may not, 578
Motion in arrest of judgment, id.

Address in extenuation, id.

Adjournment of judgment, id.

Passing sentence, 579

Discretion in awarding punishments, 580, 585, 586

Punishment of felonies by transportation, imprisonment, solitary confine-
ment, hard labour, whipping, 579

Of felonies for which no punishment specially enacted, 580

Of malicious injuries to property, 581

Of higher offences, or offences subjected to imprisonment by new acts,
1 Vict., id.

Of misdemeanours, and when by hard labour, 581

Imprisoning party already in prison on previous sentence, 585

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