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in the year aforesaid, at ——, in the said county, did [fraudulently pass through a certain toll-gate, on a turnpike-road there situate, called with a certain horse, which he the said C. D. was then riding, without paying the toll then and there payable for the same, by reason whereof the payment of the said toll was then and there avoided;" or stating some other offence within stat. 3 Geo. 4, c. 126, s. 41]; "contrary to the statute made in the third year of the reign of King George the Fourth," &c. &c. Penalty, not exceeding £5. 3 Geo. 4, c. 126, s. 41.

11. Collectors taking more Toll than they are entitled to.

Information, Conviction, &c.

Same as the forms in the first case, ante, p. 216, except as to the description of the offence, which may be thus:] That C. D., in the county aforesaid, on the

of

- ,

day of

did take

in the year aforesaid, at in the said county, being then and there the collector of tolls at a certain gate, called upon a certain turnpike-road there situate, called from one E. F. the sum of ——, as and for toll for [one horse, on which the said E. F. was then and there riding], for passing through the said gate, the same being a greater toll than what was then authorized and directed in that behalf, by the statute in that case made and provided; contrary to the statute made in the third year of the reign of King George the Fourth," &c. &c. Penalty, £5. 3 Geo. 4, c. 126, s. 55. and see 4 Geo. 4, c. 95, s. 30, 50, 52.

12. Collectors not putting up their Names on their Toll-houses.

Information, Conviction, &c.

Same as the forms in the first case, ante, p. 216, except as to the description of the offence, which may be thus:] That C. D., in the county aforesaid, on the —

of

day of

in the year aforesaid, at in the said county, being then and there a toll-collector, on a certain turnpike-road there situate, called —, did not place or cause to be placed on the front of the toll-house there situate, at which he the said C. D. was then

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stationed, his christian name and surname, painted in black on a board with a white ground; contrary to the statute made in the third year of King George the Fourth, &c. &c. Penalty, £5. 4 Geo. 4, c. 95, s. 30.

13. Not having the Name, &c. painted on Waggons, &c.

Information, Conviction, &c.

Same as the forms in the first case, ante, p. 216, except as to the description of the offence, which may be thus:] That C. D., of in the county aforesaid, farmer, on the

in the year aforesaid, at

day of

in the said county, did use a certain waggon ["waggon, wain, cart, or other such carriage"] of him the said C. D., upon a certain turnpike-road there situate, called ➖➖➖; and that the said C. D. did not, before he used the same upon the said turnpike-road, paint, or cause to be painted on the right or off-side of the said waggon, or upon the off-side shaft thereof, his christian name and surname, and place of abode, in large legible letters; but, on the contrary thereof, he the said C. D. caused the said waggon to be used upon the said turnpike-road, without the names and place of abode of him the said C. D. being painted upon the right or off-side of the said waggon, or on the off-side shaft thereof, as aforesaid; contrary to the statute made in the fourth year of the reign of King George the Fourth, intituled 'An act to explain and amend an act passed in the third year of the reign of his present Majesty, to amend the general laws now in being for regulating turnpikeroads in that part of Great Britain called England.'

Penalty, not exceeding £5. 4 Geo. 4, c. 95, s. 15.

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14. Drivers of Waggons, &c. riding thereon.

Information, Conviction, &c.

Same as the forms in the first case, ante, p. 216, except as to the description of the offence, which may be thus:] That C. D., , in the county aforesaid, labourer, on the in the year aforesaid, at in the said county, being then and there the driver [and owner] of a certain waggon

day of

["waggon or cart"], did then and there [ride upon the said waggon, in and upon a certain turnpike-road there situate, called ,not having then and there any other person on foot or on horseback to guide the said waggon, and such waggon not being then and there such a light cart as is usually driven with reins, and is then conducted by some person holding the reins of the horse or horses drawing the same;" or stating some other offence within stat. 3 Geo. 4, c. 126, s. 132]; contrary to the statute made in the third year of the reign of King George the Fourth," &c. &c.

Penalty, not exceeding £5, if the driver be also owner; not exceeding 40s., if he be not owner. 3 Geo. 4, c. 126, s. 132.

HORSE-SLAUGHTERING.

1. Refusing to pay for Advertising, &c.

Conviction.

MIDDLESEX: C. D. is convicted on the oath of A. B., inspector of houses and places for slaughtering horses for the parish of of refusing to pay the sum of

in the county of

-, being the expense of an advertisement [or, advertisements] inserted in the Daily Advertiser" [or some other public newspaper circulated in the county], "pursuant to the directions of the statute in that case made and provided. Given under my hand and seal, this

day of

J. P.

This form is given by stat. 26 Geo. 3, c. 71, sch. Penalty double the amount of the advertisements, to be levied by distress and sale. 26 Geo. 3, c. 71, s. 5. See the form of a warrant of distress, &c. post, Ch. 5.

2. Making false Entries in Books.

Information.

Same as the form, ante, p. 95, to the words] informeth me, that

C. D., late of

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in the county aforesaid, on the

in the year aforesaid, at the parish of

day in the

said county, being then and there a person keeping and using a certain house and place for the purpose of slaughtering horses, and other cattle not killed for butcher's meat, and duly licensed so to do, did enter in the book kept by him for that purpose, that" [&c. stating the entry]; "whereas in truth and in fact” [&c. negativing the entry], "and whereas in truth and in fact the said entry was false, and the said C. D., at the time he so made the same as aforesaid, knew that the same was false; contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided: Whereby and by force of the statute in such case made and provided, the said C. D. hath forfeited" [&c. as in the form, ante, p. 95, to the end.

Penalty, not exceeding £20, nor less than £10, half to the informer, and half to the poor of the parish. 26 Geo. 3, c. 71, s. 10.

Conviction.

MIDDLESEX: Be it remembered, that on this

day of in the year, C. D., licensed for slaughtering horses, is convicted upon the oaths of A. B. and E. F., two credible witnesses, before me, J. P., one of his Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county of Middlesex, of having wilfully [made, or, caused to be made] a false entry in the book required by the statute in that case made and provided, to be kept by the said C. D., whereby he has forfeited the sum of Given

under my hand and seal, the day and year above written. This form is given by stat. 26 Geo. 3, c. 71, sch. vide supra.

Warrant of Distress, &c.

Same as the forms, post, Ch. 5. In default of distress, imprisonment and hard labour for not more than three months, nor less than one. 26 Geo. 3, c. 71, s. 10.

3. Unlicensed Persons lending Slaughter-houses.

Information.

Same as the form, ante, p. 95, to the words] informeth me,

that C. D., late of

in the county aforesaid, on the

in the year aforesaid, at the parish

day of of in the said county, being an unlicensed person, not having taken out any license for the keeping or using of any house or place for the purpose of slaughtering horses, or other cattle not killed for butcher's meat, did knowingly lend unto one E. F., a certain barn ["house, barn, stable or other place"] of him the said C. D., for the purpose of slaughtering a certain horse; contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided: Whereby and by force of the statute in such case made and provided, the said C. D. hath forfeited" &c. as in the form, ante, p. 95, to the end.

Penalty, not exceeding £20, nor less than £10, half to the informer, and half to the poor of the parish. 26 Geo. 3, c. 71, s. 13.

Conviction.

MIDDLESEX: Be it remembered, that on this

day of

C. D. was convicted upon the oaths of two credible witnesses, before me, J. P., one of his Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county of Middlesex, for occasionally lending a house ["house, barn, stable, or other place"] for the purpose of slaughtering [horses," or, "cattle for other purposes than for butcher's meat], without a license for that purpose first obtained, according to the statute in that case made and provided. Given under my hand and seal, the day and year above written. J. P.

This form is given by stat. 26 Geo. 3, c. 71, sch. vide supra.

Warrant of Commitment.

Same as the form, post, Ch. 5, s. 1. If the penalty be not forthwith paid, offender to be committed for any time not exceeding three months, nor less than one, unless the penalty be sooner paid. 26 Geo. 3, c. 71, s. 13.

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