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Framework-knitters, reference to statute as to, N. 119, p. 172.

Frauds by bankrupts, 342, 344.

by insolvent debtors, 352.

Fraudulently removing goods to avoid a distress for rent, O. 1, p. 112; persons
assisting therein, O. 2.

Fraudulently claiming exemption from turnpike toll, O. 38, p. 226, and O. 40, p.
228; by county constables, O. 23, 24, p. 104.

Fraudulently destroying or concealing wills, O. 116, p. 352.

Fresh pursuit in execution of warrants of apprehension, 21, 306.

Friendly societies, the statutes relating to, 387; how rules inrolled, &c. with refer-
ence to the time of formation of society, 387, 388; general observations
on justice's jurisdiction, 388, 389.

1. Complaints in relation to societies formed previous to 10 Geo. 4, c. 56 (19th
June, 1829): against society, 389; against members, 389.

2. Complaints in relation to societies formed since 19th June, 1829: members
obtaining money by fraud, 390; form of complaint, 390; where disputes
directed by rules to be referred to arbitrators, and either party does not
conform thereto, 390; where disputes referred by rules to justices, 391;
form of complaint, 391; where society neglected to appoint arbitrators
within forty days after application, or the arbitrators have not made any
award, 391; form of complaint, 391; where member expelled, 391.
Fruit, stealing or damaging, &c. see Larceny ;" "Malicious Injuries."
Funds, public, forgeries as to, 0.95, p. 350.

Furious driving on a highway, O. 39, p. 140.

Furlough, of a soldier, how extended, 402.

Furze, setting fire to stacks or growing, O. 17, 18, p. 340.

G.

Game, who entitled to, N. 72, p. 124; killing hares, authority to, N. 67, p. 120;
form of authority, 392; form of register of authorities, 392; definition of
game," N. 65, p. 119; licence to deal in, 373.

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OFFENCES within the 11 & 12 Vict. c. 43:-

I. Trespass in Search of Game, 118; in day-time, O. 1, 2; day-time defined,
N. 64, p. 119; to the number of five or more, O. 3, p. 118; refusing to
tell name, &c. O. 4; giving illusory description, 0.5; continuing or
returning upon the land, O. 6; five or more trespassing, and by violence
preventing approach to them, &c. O. 7-9; trespass in her Majesty's
forests, &c. O. 10.

II. Killing without Certificate, 120; killing or taking game, O. 11; using dog,
net, &c. for, 0.12; officers in the army taking, &c. O. 13; laying poison to
destroy, O. 14, 15; taking or destroying eggs of bird of game, &c. O. 16,
17; knowingly having eggs, &c. O. 18; taking or killing hares or conies
in warrens, O. 19; setting snare for taking, O. 20.

III. Killing on Sunday, 122; killing or taking on a Sunday or Christmas Day,
O. 21; using dog, net, &c. for taking, &c. O. 22.

IV. Killing out of Season, 122; killing or taking partridges, O. 23; pheasants,
O. 24; black game, O. 25, 26; grouse, 0.27; bustards, O. 28.

V. Selling without Certificate, 122; selling, &c. to any person not having
licence or certificate, O. 29; person having certificate selling, &c. to other
than licensed dealer, O. 30.

VI. Buying, &c. unlawfully, 132; person not licensed buying of other than
licensed dealer, O. 31; buying or selling, or having after season, O. 32

-34.

VII. Offences by licensed Dealers, &c. 124; buying, &c. from unauthorized per-
son, O. 35; selling, &c. without having board up, 0.36; affixing, &c.
board to more than one house, &c. O. 37; selling at other than where
board affixed, O. 38; buying or selling, or having out of season, 0.39
—41; any person assuming to be licensed, O. 42.

Game-continued.

VIII. Offences by Occupiers, 124; pursuing, killing, or taking game, O. 43; giving
permission to another to do so, O. 44; landlord and tenant's rights, N.72;
Killing Hares Act, N. 67, p. 120, 392.

IX. Night-poaching, 124; night time defined, N. 74, p. 125; taking or destroy-
ing game or rabbits on land by night, O. 45, p. 124; or on any public
road, &c. O. 46; entering or being on land with net, &c. for taking, &c.
O. 47, p. 126.
(Indictable.) Third offence a misdemeanor, O. 103, p. 350; taking or killing
hares or conies in warrens, O. 102; assaulting keeper, O. 104; three or
more armed by night and assaulting gamekeeper, O. 105, p. 350.
OFFENCES not within the 11 & 12 Vict. c. 43, p. 260;-

Not showing certificate when demanded, O.1; producing false or fictitious
certificate, O. 2; giving false name, O. 3; sporting without certificate,
0.4.

Games, unlawful, what are, N. 80, p. 126. See "Alehouses;" "Beerhouses."
Games of chance, playing at, in street, O. 19, p. 246.

Gaming, cheating at play, O. 106, p. 350.

Gaming-houses, 126; keeping common, O. 1; keeping billiard table or bagatelle
board without licence, O. 2; not putting up board when licensed, O. 3;
offences against the tenor of billiard or bagatelle licence, O. 4-12;
allowing play after 1 and before 8 A.M. O. 13, p. 128; or on Sundays, &c.
O. 14; or when alehouse closed, 0.15; refusing to admit or not admit-
ting constables, O. 16.

Grant of licence for, 371; warrant to enter gaming houses, 392; form, 393.
Gaol, expenses of conveying defendant or accused to, see " Constables."

Gaoler, to give receipt for accused in indictable offences, 335; form, 336; to pay
money received from defendants to clerk of petty sessions, 73; to render
monthly account, 73; form, 74.

Gaols and houses of correction, 128; taking spirits into, O. 1, 2; gaoler per-
mitting same, O. 3-5; conveying letters, tobacco, &c. into, O. 6, 7, p.
130; assaulting officers of, O. 8, 9.

Garden, trees, plants, &c. growing in, stealing, damaging, &c., see “Larceny ;"
"Malicious Injuries."

Gates, stealing or damaging, see "Larceny ;” “Malicious Injuries.”

Gates, to be a certain width on highways, O. 72, p. 146; the like on turnpike
roads, O. 118, p. 242.

Gelding, stealing, 0. 51, p. 344; wounding, O. 52, p 344.

Gipsies, encamping on highway, O. 58, p. 144; the like on turnpike roads, O. 77,
p. 234.

Girl, see "Abduction," "Carnally knowing female children."

Good behaviour, sureties for, see "Sureties."

Gorze, growing, setting fire to, O. 18, p. 340.

Grain, setting fire to stacks or crops, O. 17, 18, p. 340.

Granary, setting fire to, O. 13, p. 340; riotously demolishing, O. 215, p. 362;
remedy against the hundred for, 374.

Greenhouse, see "Conservatory."

Grouse, killing out of season, O. 27, p. 122.

Guardians of the poor, furnishing goods to union for profit, O. 22, p. 190; to
cause complaint to be made to justices under Nuisances Act, 1848, 404.
Guernsey, English warrants backed in, 7.

Gun, using to kill game, see "Game."

firing off, near a highway, O. 59 a, p. 144.
Gunpowder, reference to statutes relating to, 130.

H.

Habeas corpus, to remove prisoner detained for another offence, 310.

Harbours, Docks and Piers Consolidation Act, reference to proceedings for penalties
under, 130.

Hares, authority to kill without certificate, N. 67, p. 120; form of authority, 392;
register of authorities, 392; killing, &c. see title "Game."

Haulm, stack of, setting fire to, O. 17, p. 34.

Hawkers and pedlars, offences not within 11 & 12 Vict. c. 43, p. 262; not having
packages, &c. marked, O. 1; unlicensed persons having packages so
marked, O. 2-4; trading without or contrary to licence, O. 5, 6; refusing
to or not producing licence, O. 7, 8; constable refusing to assist in
execution of act, O. 3, 4, p. 260.

Hawkers, pitching their tents upon a highway, O. 58, p. 144; upon a turnpike
road, O. 77, p. 234.

Hay, stack of, setting fire to, O. 17, p. 340; in farm buildings, O. 22, p. 342.
Health (Public) Act, 1848..130; making an unauthorized sewer, &c. or causing

new building to be erected over same, O. 1, 2; or any vault, under
street, O. 3; erecting house without watercloset, &c., O. 4, p. 132; neg-
lecting to erect watercloset in factories, 0.5; building privy, &c. contrary
to act, 0.6; removing sewerage without consent, 0.7; keeping swine in
dwelling, or suffering stagnated water to be in cellar, or allowing water-
closet to soak, 0.8-10; not complying with order to whitewash, &c.,
O. 11; using slaughterhouse without being registered, O. 12, 13; having
butcher's meat unfit for food, O. 14; newly establishing an offensive trade,
0.15; receiving lodgers into a common lodginghouse without registering
same, or not admitting person from local board, O. 16, 17, p. 134; letting
vault as a dwelling, O. 18, 19; displacing pavement, O. 20; laying out
new street improperly, O. 21; injuring waterworks or diverting streams,
O. 22; bathing or causing water in reservoirs, &c. to be fouled, O. 23,
24; by gas, 0.25; burying in dangerous burial grounds, O. 26, 27;
obstructing inspector, O. 28; injuring board of bye laws, O. 29; occupier
preventing owner from obeying provisions and justices' order, O. 30;
occupier not disclosing owner's name, O. 31.

to what places the act applicable, 393; officers not accounting, 393; recovery
of rates made under, 394, 395; form of distress warrant, 395; appeal
against rates, 395; occupier preventing execution of works, 396; form of
order to permit same, 396.

Hearing, in summary convictions and orders.

adjournment, 24, 34; before whom and where, 31; open court, 32; either
party allowed to plead by attorney, 32; where offence committed or
matter arose, 32; ordering witnesses out, 33; death of informer before
hearing, 33; where joint offenders and where several offenders, 33.
on appearance of complainant and defendant not appearing, 34.
on appearance of defendant and complainant not appearing, 35.

non appearance of both or either party at adjourned hearing, 38.

on appearance of all parties, 39; appearance waives irregularity in service of
summons, 39; if variances mislead, adjournment, 39; not necessary to
prove a negative in information or complaint, 40; competency of wit-
nesses, 41, 42, 43; general rules as to evidence, 43; promising judgment,
see Adjudication.'

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Hearing, in indictable offences, see "Examination."

Heath, setting fire to a, O. 18, p. 340.

Hedges, see “Highways;” “Larceny ;” “Malicious Injuries.”

Heifer, see "Cattle;" "Cruelty to Animals."

Higgler, travelling on a Sunday, O. 3, p. 216; pitching tent on highway, O. 58,

p. 144; on turnpike road, O. 77, p. 234.

High constable, offences by as to jury lists, O. 1—5, p. 148; precept to, 368; how

appointed, 371.

High seas, see " Admiralty.”

High treason, see "Treason."

Highways.

I. Offences by Surveyor, District Surveyor, and Assistant Surveyor, 136; neg-
lecting to act when chosen, O. 1; neglecting duty, O. 2; not providing
and keeping account books, 0.3, 4; refusing inspection, &c. of same,
0.5; not accounting or delivering over books, 0.6, 7; sharing in con-
tracts, &c., 0.8, 9; neglecting to fence pits, &c., O. 10-16; leaving
heaps of stones, &c, O. 17, p. 138; damaging mills, &c. by getting
materials, O. 18.

II. Offences by Collector, 138; not rendering accounts, books, vouchers, &c.,
O. 19-23, p. 397.

III. Offences by Owners and Drivers of Carts, &c., 138; owner using, &c.
waggon without name, O. 24-26; driver acting for two carts, O. 27, p.
140; riding without guide, O. 28; negligently causing damage, O. 29;
quitting the road, O. 30; being at improper distance from waggon, 0.31;
leaving cart on road, O. 32; driving without owner's name and refusing to
discover it, O. 34; not keeping proper side, O. 35; preventing another
passing, O. 36; hindering another, Ó. 37; not keeping left side, O. 38;
riding or driving furiously, O. 39.

IV. Nuisances, 142; encroaching by making building, hedge, &c. on,

O. 40, 41;

sinking pits, erecting engines, mills. &c. O.42—45; riding on footpath,
&c., O. 46; leading or driving on footpath, O. 47; tethering horse, &c.
on footpath, O. 48; damaging fence, &c. O. 49; obstructing footway,
O. 50; destroying or injuring surface of highway, O.51; damaging posts,
&c. 0.52; cutting down banks, O. 53; damaging stones, &c. on bridges,
O. 54, 55, p. 144; defacing milestones, &c., O. 56; playing on highway,
0.57; gipsey, &c. encamping on, O. 58; making bonfires on or near,
0.59; firing off gun, O. 59 a; throwing fireworks on, O. 60; baiting
bull on, 0.61; laying timber, &c. on, O. 62; suffering filth to flow on,
0.63; obstructing highway, 0.64; poundbreach, rescue and damage to
pound, O. 65-67; rescuing distress, O. 68, 69, p. 146.

V. Other Offences, 146; refusing inspection of poor's rate assessment, 0.70;
taking materials without surveyor's consent, 0.71; not enlarging gates,
0.72; railway company not erecting gates at crossings, O. 73.
Matters to be done in special sessions, 373, 374; special sessions to be ap-
pointed for purposes of highways, 373; allowance of surveyor's accounts,
373; form, 373; appointment of surveyor, 373; roads out of repair,
373; carriage of materials, 374; licence for sharing in contract, 374;
letting or taking lands, 374; repair and expenses of repair, 374; hedges,
374; excusing rates, 374; recovery of rates, 374.

Matters to be done in petty sessions or by one justice.

Removing nuisances, 396; impounding cattle, 397; widening, 397;
diverting, &c. 397; allowance of rate, 397; form, 411; officers not ac-
counting, &c. 138, 397; local board of health to be surveyor of high-
way, 397.

Homicide, see "Murder."

Hopoast, setting fire to, O. 13, p. 340.

Horse, ill-using, O. 1, p. 110; stealing, killing or wounding, O. 51, 52, p. 344.
Horse slaughtering, 146; slaughtering without inscription on premises, O. 1; kill-

ing within three days, O. 2; employing cattle brought for slaughter, 0.3;
not providing them with food, O. 4; illtreating cattle, O. 5, p. 148; ob-
structing inspector, 0.6; inspector neglecting duty, O. 7; licensed person
making false entry in book, O.8; killing, &c. sound horses, &c. O.9, 10;
lending a house for slaughtering, O. 11.

Hothouse, plants or fruits, &c. growing in, see "Conservatory."

House, dwelling, setting fire to, O. 12, p. 340.

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Housebreaking, p. 350, O. 107; a building within the curtilage, O. 108; a shop,

warehouse, &c., O. 109.

Hundred, recovery of damage done by rioters from, 374.

Hunting deer in uninclosed land, O. 1, p. 152; second conviction, 0.119,

the like in inclosed land, O. 118, p. 352.

Husband and wife, see "Feme Coverte."

Husbandry, servants in, see "Master and Servant."

I.

p. 352;

Identity of person previously convicted summarily, to be proved, 45; of party
apprehended after indictment, to be proved before warrant of detainer
issued, 310.

Idiots, see "Lunatics."

Idle and disorderly persons, who are, O. 1–8, p. 244.

Illegitimate child, see "Bastards."

Illness of witness, a ground for reading his deposition in indictable offences, 318.
Ill-treating cattle, see “ Cruelty to Animals."

paupers in workhouse, see "Poor."
apprentices, see " Apprentices."

Impeding a person saving himself from wreck, O. 27, p. 342.

Impounding cattle, charges for, to be settled by justices, 397.

Imprisonment for a subsequent offence, when to commence, 55, and note; for costs
where punishment is imprisonment only, 56, and N. (c), (d), p. 57.
Inciting a person to commit a felony, see “Accessories."

Inclosures, 148; breaking fence, &c. set up under act, O. 1, 2; or upon allot-
ment, O. 3.

valuer to make declaration before a justice, 397; certificate of formation of
roads, 397.

Incompetency of informer, in summary convictions, to give evidence, 41.
Incorrigible rogues, who are, O. 26-28, p. 248.

Indecency, exposing person to insult female, O. 14, p. 246; indecent books, prints,
&c., O. 12, 13, p. 246; O.111, p. 350; exposing person naked to public
view, O. 110, p. 350.

Indictable offences, outline of new practice as to, 297-299; epitome of the juris-
diction of justices as to, 299, 300; where to be tried, 341-365.

Indictment found, warrant to apprehend upon, 309; form (G), if at large, 311;
commitment (H), 311; form, if in custody (1), 311.

Indorsement in backing a warrant of apprehension or commitment, form of, 23; in
backing a distress warrant, form (N 3), 37.

Infants, query liable for not completing contract, N. 19, p. 263; competent to give
evidence, 42.

Information, in summary convictions, distinction between an information and a com-

plaint, N. (b), p. 11; time of laying, 12; whom to lay, 12; when to be
in writing, 12; when on oath, 13; form of oath on taking, 13; oaths of
Jews, &c. 13; forms: of information, 18; deposition on charge substan-
tiated, 18; information at the suit of an informer, 18; for a second and
third offence, 19; against an aider or abettor, 19; against a counsellor
or procurer, 19; requiuites of the information, 13, 14, 15, 16; describing
local statute in, 17; describing property in, 17. See "Complaint."
Information and complaint for an indictable offence, 302; form, 304; may be
made on a Sunday, 301; when to be made in writing, 302; requisites of
information, 302; time of prosecution, 301; form of information against
an accessory after the fact, 304; information as to stolen goods, and
form, 304.

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