(24) Sect. 11 authorizes a justice to grant a search warrant for adulterated bread or flour. (25) To next general quarter sessions (unless conviction made within six days before sessions, s. 26), the party convicted entering into a recognizance within twenty-four hours of the time of conviction, with two sufficient sureties, in double the sum adjudged (s. 25).

OFFENCES within the 11 & 12 VICT. c. 43.

Statute.

BREAD AND FLOUR-continued.

OFFENCES BEYOND THE BILLS OF MORTALITY, &c.—continued. 3. Adulterating Flour.] Any person putting into any corn, meal, or flour, which shall be ground, dressed, bolted, or manufactured for sale, either at the time of grinding, dressing, bolting, or manufacturing, or at any other time, any ingredient or mixture whatsoever, not being the real and genuine produce of the corn or grain so ground,

or

4. Knowingly selling,

or

5. Offering or exposing for sale,

either separately or mixed, any meal or flour of one sort for
another, or any ingredient mixed therewith (Note 23, ante, p. 92).

6. Having Ingredient for Adulterating.] Any miller, mealman or baker
in whose house, mill, shop, stall, bakehouse, bolting house, pastry,
warehouse, outhouse, ground or possession, any ingredient or
mixture be found which shall, after examination, be adjudged by
any justice to have been deposited there for the purpose of being|
used in adulterating meal, flour or bread.

6 & 7 Will. 4,

c. 37, s. 9.

Id. s. 12.

7. Obstructing Search.] Any person wilfully obstructing or hindering any search or the seizure of any meal, &c.

Id. s. 13.

or

8. Wilfully opposing or resisting search being made or the carrying away any ingredient, meal, &c. seized.

9. As to Weights.] Bakers or sellers of bread selling bread in any other manner than by weight (excepting French and fancy rolls).

Id. s. 4.

10. Using any other than the avoirdupois weight of 16oz. to the pound, and the several gradations of the same.

Id. s. 5.

11. Neglecting to fix in some conspicuous part of the shop, on or near the counter, a beam and scales with proper weights, or other sufficient balance,

or

12. To provide and keep for use proper beam and scales and proper weights or balances, in order that all bread there sold may be weighed in the presence of the purchaser,

or

13. Having or using any incorrect or false beam or scales, or balance, or any false weight.

14. Any baker or seller of bread, or his journeyman, servant or other person, carrying out or delivering bread in or from any cart or other carriage without being provided with a correct beam and scales, with proper weights or other sufficient balance,

or

15. Whose weights shall be deficient according to the standard,

or

16. Refusing to weigh any bread purchased of him or delivered by his journeyman, &c. in the presence of the person purchasing or receiving the same.

Id. s. 6.

Id. s. 7.

Yes

(s. 25, Note 25,

ante,

p. 93).

OFFENCES within the 11 & 12 VICT.

c. 43.

Statute.

BREAD AND FLOUR-continued.

OFFENCES BEYOND THE BILLS OF MORTALITY, &c.-continued. 17. Baking, &c. on Sundays.] (Note 26.) Master or mistress, journeyman, or other person exercising or employed in the trade or calling of a baker on the Lord's day, or any part thereof, making or baking any bread, rolls, or cakes of any sort or kind,

or

18. On any other part of the said day, after half-past one in the afternoon (Note 27), selling,

or

19. Exposing for sale,

or

20. Permiting or suffering to be sold or exposed for sale,

any bread, rolls, or cakes of any sort or kind,

or

21. Baking or delivering,

or

22. Permitting or suffering to be baked or delivered,

any meat, pudding, pie, tart, or victuals,

or

23. In any other manner exercising the trade or calling of a baker, or being engaged or employed in the business or occupation thereof.

24. Opposing Execution of Act.] Any person or persons resisting,

or

25. Making forcible opposition against,

any person employed in the due execution of this act.

26. Offences by Journeymen.] If offence, for which master convicted and paid, occasioned by or through the wilful act, neglect, or default of his journeyman or other servant, proceeding against such person by

6 & 7 Will. 4, c. 37, s. 14.

Id. s. 16.

Id. s. 13.

2. Knowingly allowing,

any person under the age of twenty-one years to ascend or
descend a chimney, or enter a flue for the purpose of sweeping,
cleaning, or coring the same, or for extinguishing fire.

3 & 4 Vict.

c. 85, s. 2.

(26) Save and except so far as may be necessary in setting and superintending the sponge to prepare the bread or dough for the following day's baking.

(27) The Lord's day bakings can however be delivered to the customers until half-past one p.m. of that day, without incurring any penalty.

(28) The information must be by the master on the oath of a witness (s. 13).

(29) To the next general or quarter sessions holden not less than twelve days after conviction, provided that appellant give to complainant a notice in writing of such appeal, and of the cause and matter thereof, within three days after conviction, and seven clear days at the least before such sessions; and also either remain in custody until the sessions, or enter into a recognizance, with two sufficient sureties, before a justice, personally to appear at sessions,&c.

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