The Law and Practice of Orders of Affiliation, and Proceedings in Bastardy

two of Her Majesty's justices

of the peace for the said county (a) of by virtue of the said warrant, and having neglected (b) to make payment of the sums due from him under such order, together with the costs attending such warrant, apprehension, and bringing up of him before such justices, they have by warrant under their hands and seals, addressed to directed the sum

and

so due, together with such costs, to be recovered by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the said have made the said warrant returnable on the

day of

two justices of the peace

Now the condition of this recognizance is such, that if the above-bounden do appear before the justice unto whom the said warrant is made returnable on the day so appointed for the return thereof, to abide the further proceedings thereon, then the same shall be of n effect, otherwise to remain in full force.

Taken and acknowledged the

day of

before

the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundre
and
in the county (a) of
me the undersigned, one of Her Majesty's justices
of the peace in and for the said county (a) of

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in the county (a)

WHEREAS information and complaint were, on the in the year of our Lord one thousand eight

day of

or city, borough, or other place.

(b) or refused.

This should be addressed to the constables of the metropolitan police force, or of the county, borough, or parish, according to circum

stances.

(d) or house of correction.

hundred and

made upon oath (a) before

one

of Her Majesty's justices of the peace for the county (b) of of , in the county (b) of

, by

an officer of the union (c), that by an order made under "The Bastardy Laws Amendment Act, 1873," at the petty session holden in and for the division (b) of

, on the

in the

county (b) of day of year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and by two of Her Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county (b), acting in and for the said division (b), and having jurisdiction in the said union (c), then and there assembled, one in the parish of

the county (b) of was adjudged to be the putative father of a bastard child born of the body of single woman, which child had become chargeable to the said union (c); and that in and by the said order it was ordered that the said should pay to the guardians of the said union (c), or to one of their officers, the sum of (d) towards the relief of the said child during such time as the said child should continue or afterwards be chargeable to the said union (c), until such child should attain the age of (e), together with the sum of

for the costs incurred in obtaining the said order:

And that the said

had had due notice of the said order, and that the payments directed to be made by the said order had not been made according thereto by the said and that there was then in arrear for the

And whereas the said justice, by warrant under his hand

order.

or affirmation.

or city, borough, or other place.

or the parish of.

Insert "weekly" or otherwise, according to the terms of the

(e) Insert "thirteen or "sixteen," according as the justices may have ordered.

convey him before two of Her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county (a) to answer the premises, and be dealt with according to law.

Whereupon the said

being now brought before us, two of Her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county (a) to show cause why the same should not be paid, hath not shown any cause why the same should not be paid; and the same duly appearing upon oath (b) to be due from the said under the said order, together with

the further sum of for the costs attending such warrant, apprehension, and bringing up of him, the said nevertheless neglects (c) to make payment of the said sums due under the said order, and the said sums so due for such costs:

And whereas it appears to us, upon the admission of the said that no sufficient distress can be had upon his goods and chattels for the recovery of the said several sums: These are therefore to command you the said convey the said to the said common gaol (d) at and these are also to command you the said keeper of the said common gaol (d) to receive the said into the said common gaol (d), there to remain without bail or mainprise for the term of (e) unless such sum and costs, together

with the costs and charges attending the commitment and conveying of the said to the said common gaol (d), and of the persons employed to convey him thither, amounting to the further sum of

satisfied.