The Magisterial Synopsis: Comprising Summary Convictions, and Indictable Offences, with Their Penalties, Punishments, &c., and the Stages of Procedure, Tabularly Arranged ; Together with All Other Proceedings Before Justices Out of Quarter Sessions : Adapted Practically Throughout to the Provisions of Sir John Jervis's Acts, with Forms, Cases, Copious Notes, and Observation, Etc. ...

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Butterworths, 1853 - Justices of the peace - 596 pages

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Page 107 - AB; and if within the space of days after the making of such distress the said last mentioned sums, together with the reasonable charges of taking and keeping the said distress, shall not be paid, that then you do sell the said goods...
Page 510 - An Act to repeal an Act of the present session of Parliament, intituled ' An Act for the more effectual Abolition of Oaths and Affirmations taken and made in various Departments of the State, and to substitute Declarations in lieu thereof, and for the more entire Suppression of voluntary and extra-judicial Oaths and Affidavits;' and to make other Provisions for the abolition of unnecessary Oaths.
Page 361 - Felony, and may be indicted and convicted either as an Accessory before the Fact to the principal Felony, together with the principal Felon, or after the Conviction of the principal Felon, or may be indicted and convicted of a substantive Felony whether the principal Felon shall or shall not have been previously convicted, or shall or shall not be amenable to Justice, and may thereupon be punished in the same Manner as any Accessory before the Fact to the same Felony, if convicted as an Accessory,...
Page 101 - Majesty's superior courts of record ; and no warrant of commitment under this Act shall be held void by reason of any defect therein, provided it is therein alleged that the party has been convicted, and there is a good and valid conviction to sustain the same.
Page 356 - Repeal. All acts or parts of acts which are inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
Page 105 - These are therefore to command you the said constable of to take the said А. В., and him safely to convey to the [haute of correction] at aforesaid, and there to deliver him to the keeper thereof, together with this precept ; and I do hereby command you the said keeper of the said [house...
Page 378 - ... if upon the trial of the person so accused as first aforesaid it shall be proved by the oath or affirmation of any credible witness that any person whose deposition shall have been taken as aforesaid is dead or so ill as not to be able to travel...
Page 67 - Sum of of good and lawful Money of Great Britain, to be made and levied of their several Goods and Chattels, Lands and Tenements respectively, to the Use of our said Lady the Queen, Her Heirs and Successors, if he the said .7.
Page 380 - You are not obliged to say anything unless you desire to do " so, but whatever you say will be taken down in writing and may be " given in evidence against you upon your trial," and whatever the prisoner shall then say in answer thereto shall be taken down in writing and...
Page 97 - ... and also to pay to the said CD the sum of for his costs in this behalf; and if the said...

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