maintenance of the said A.B., his son: (*) The said complainant therefore prays that the said C.B. may be summoned to show cause why an order should not be made on him so to contribute.

Exhibited before us,

J.S.
L.M.

(D.)

C.D.

Summons to parent, &c.

(This will be in Form (A.) in Schedule to 11 & 12 Vict. c. 43.)

}

(E.)

Order on parent, &c., to contribute a weekly sum.

Be it remembered, that on this
the said [county] of

day of

to wit. a certain complaint of the inspector of industrial schools [or as the case may be], for that one A.B., of, &c. [stating the cause of complaint as in the Form (C.) between the asterisks (*) (*)], was duly heard by and before us, the undersigned, two of Her Majesty's justice of the peace in and for the said [county] of (in the presence and hearing of the said C.B., if so, or the said C.B. not appearing to the summons duly issued and served in this behalf); and we, having duly examined into the ability of the said C.B., and on consideration of all the circumstances of the case, do order the said C.B. to pay to the said inspector [or to an agent of the said inspector] the sum of shillings per week from the date of this order until the day of the same to be paid at the expiration of each [fourteen, or as the case may be, days].

Given under our hands and seals, the day and year first above mentioned, at in the [county] aforesaid.

to wit. }

To the constable of

said [county] of

and to all other peace officers in the

Whereas on the hearing of a complaint made by the inspector of industrial schools [or as the case may be], that A.B., of, &c. [stating the

day of

cause of complaint as in the Form (C.) between the asterisks (*) (*)], an order was made on the by us, the undersigned [or by L.M. and J.H.], two of Her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said [county] of against the said C.B., to pay to the said inspector

[or as the case may be], the sum of

day of

per week from the date of the

the same to be paid at the

said order until the expiration of each [twenty-eight] days [or as the case may be] (*): And whereas there is due upon the said order the sum of

being for

[three] periods of [fourteen] days each, and default has been made therein for the space of fourteen days:

These are therefore to command you, in Her Majesty's name, forthwith to make distress of the goods and chattels of the said C. B., and if within the space of [five] days next after the making of such distress the said last-mentioned sum, together with the reasonable charges of taking and keeping the said distress, is not paid, that then you do sell the said goods and chattels so by you distrained, and do pay the money arising from such sale to the clerk of the justices of the peace for the that he may pay and apply the same as by law directed, and may render the overplus (if any), on demand, to the said C.B.; and if no such distress can be found, then that you certify the same to us, to the end that such proceedings may be had therein as the law requires.

of

Given under our hands and seals, this the [county] aforesaid.

day of

*), and then

day of

Whereas [dc., as in the Form (F.) to the single asterisk thus] And whereas afterwards, on the last, I, the undersigned, together with L.M., Esquire, [or J.S. and L.M., Esquires,] two of Her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said [county] of issued a warrant to the constable of aforesaid, commanding him to levy the sum of due upon the said recited order, being for [three] periods of [fourteen] days, by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the said C.B.: And whereas a return has this day been made to me the said justice [or the undersigned; one of Her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said [county] of ,] that no sufficient goods of the said C.B. can be found:

These are therefore to command you, the said constable of take the said C.B., and him safely to convey to the [prison] at

to

aforesaid, and there deliver him to the keeper thereof, together with this precept: And I do hereby command you, the said keeper of the said [prison], to receive the said C.D. into your custody in the said [prison], there to imprison him for the term of unless the said sum, and all costs and charges of the said distress, and of the commitment and conveying of the said C.D. to the said [prison], amounting to the further sum of shall be sooner paid unto you the said keeper; and for

your so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant. Given under my hand and seal, this

our Lord

day of

,

at in the [county] aforesaid.

J.S. (L.S.)

(H.)

Order in Scotland on parent for payment towards maintenance of child.

The sheriff [or as the case may be] having considered the complaint of E.F., the inspector of industrial schools, made under the Industrial Schools Act, 1866, and having heard parties thereon [or, in absence of C.D., designing him, duly cited, but not appearing], pursuant to the said Act, decerns C.D. complained on, weekly and every week from the day of to pay to the said E.F., or to his agent from time to time authorized to receive the same, the sum of shillings for the maintenance and training of A.B., son [or as the case may be] of the said C.D., now detained in the certified industrial school of

of date

under an order by until the said child attains the age of sixteen years or is lawfully discharged from the said school, and grants warrant of arrestment to be executed by any constable or messenger at arms. Given under my hand this

aforesaid.

day of

at

in the county

[Magistrate's Signature.]

THE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE ACT, 1868,

31 & 32 VICT. CAP. 37.

An Act to amend the Law relating to Documentary Evidence in certain Cases. [25th June, 1868.]

WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the law relating to evidence: Be it enacted by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and Commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1. Short title.-This Act may be cited for all purposes as Documentary Evidence Act, 1868."

"The

2. Mode of proving certain documents,-Primâ facie evidence of any proclamation, order, or regulation issued before or after the passing of this Act by Her Majesty or by the privy council, also of any proclamation, order, or regulation issued before or after the passing of this Act by or under the authority of any such department of the government or officer as is mentioned in the first column of the schedule hereto, may be given in all courts of justice, and in all legal proceedings whatsoever, in all or any of the modes hereinafter mentioned; that is to say :(1). By the production of a copy of the gazette purporting to contain such proclamation, order, or regulation:

(2). By the production of a copy of such proclamation, order, or regulation purporting to be printed by the government printer, or where the question arises in a court in any British colony or possession, of a copy purporting to be printed under the authority of the legislature of such British colony or possession :

(3). By the production, in the case of any proclamation, order, or regulation issued by Her Majesty or by the privy council, of a copy or extract purporting to be certified to be true by the clerk of the privy council or by any one of the lords or others of the privy council, and, in the case of any proclamation, order, or regulation issued by or under the authority of any of the said departments or officers, by the production of a copy

or extract purporting to be certified to be true by the person or persons specified in the second column of the said schedule in connexion with such department or officer.

Any copy or extract made in pursuance of this Act may be in print or in writing, or partly in print and partly in writing.

No proof shall be required of the handwriting or official position of any person certifying, in pursuance of this Act, to the truth of any copy of or extract from any proclamation, order, or regulation.

3. Act to be in force in colonies.-Subject to any law that may be from time to time made by the legislature of any British colony or possession, this Act shall be in force in every such colony and possession.

4. Punishment of forgery.—If any person commits any of the offences following, that is to say :(1). Prints any copy of any proclamation, order, or regulation which falsely purports to have been printed by the government printer, or to be printed under the authority of the legislature of any British colony or possession, or tenders in evidence any copy of any proclamation, order, or regulation, which falsely purports to have been printed as aforesaid, knowing that the same was not so printed; or

(2). Forges or tenders in evidence, knowing the same to have been forged, any certificate by this Act authorized to be annexed to a copy of or extract from any proclamation, order, or regu

lation;

he shall be guilty of felony, and shall on conviction be liable to be sentenced to penal servitude for such term as is prescribed by the Penal Servitude Act, 1864, as the least term to which an offender can be sentenced to penal servitude, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour.

5. Definition of terms.-The following words shall in this Act have the meaning hereinafter assigned to them, unless there is something in the context repugnant to such construction (that is to say) :

"British colony and possession" shall for the purposes of this Act include the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and such territories as may for the time being be vested in Her Majesty by virtue of any Act of parliament for the government of India and all other Her Majesty's dominions :

"Legislature" shall signify any authority other than the imperial parliament or Her Majesty in council competent to make laws for any colony or possession :

"Privy council" shall include Her Majesty in council and the lords and other of Her Majesty's privy council, or any of them, and any committee of the privy council that is not specially named in the schedule hereto :