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Oke's Synop. 2nd ed. p. 158.

Id. Offence 2.

Id. Offence 3.

Id. p. 160.
Offence 9.

Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled "An Act to Repeal an Act of the eleventh year of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, for the Lighting and Watching of Parishes in England and Wales, and to make other provisions in lieu thereof," contrary to the form of the same statute.

2. Extinguishing Light of Lump. (Id.)]—did wilfully extinguish the light of a certain lamp then and there being and then put up and fixed by, &c. [conclude as Form No. 1.]

3. General Forms to be used in enforcing the Convictions, No. 39 (I. 1), ante, p. 38, or No. 40 (I. 2), ante, p. 39, for the above described offences, as the case may be.]-Commitment No. 52 (0.1), ante, p. 49, where penalty not recovered by distress, and where so recovered by the Distress Warrant, &c. No. 53 (N. 1)—58, ante, p. 50—52.

4. Complaint of Clerk of Inspectors for Recovery of Damage from Person carelessly breaking Lamps, &c. (Id. s. 56.)]—Proceed in the General Form of Information No. 1, ante, p. 23, and then :-that on the day of last, at the parish of in the [county] aforesaid, A. B., of the parish of aforesaid, did carelessly [or accidentally] break a certain lamp [or lamp iron, or post, or as the case may be], then and there being put up and fixed by [&c., follow to end of Form No. 1, supra, then :] that the amount of the damage [or injury] so done, is the sum of -, and the said A. B. hath not made satisfaction to the said inspectors for the same, although demand thereof was on the made by the said C. D., the complainant, on the said A. B.

day of

5. Summons thereon.]-This will be in the General Form No. 8 (A.), ante, p. 26, reciting the complaint No. 4, supra.

6. Award or Order for Payment of Amount of Damage. (Id. s. 56.)]— This will be in the General Form No. 44 (K. 1), ante, p. 42, enforced by the Distress Warrant, &c. No. 66 (N. 2)—71, ante, p. 57–59.

7. Watchmen, &c. refusing to deliver up Clothing on Resignation or Removal. (Id. s. 40.)]-theretofore being a watchman [or as the case may be] for the said parish of and duly appointed under an act passed [&c., here insert title, &c. of act as in Form No. 1, supra], did then and there resign [or was then and there removed from] his said office of watchman [or as the case may be], and did neglect [or refuse], and doth still neglect [or refuse] to return to the said inspectors certain clothing [or arms, ammunition, or weapons], provided for his use as such watchman, the property of the said inspectors, to wit, [here describe the articles], contrary to the form of the same statute.

8. General Forms to be used in enforcing the Conviction No. 39 (I. 1), unte, p. 38, for the lust described offence]; Distress Warrant, &c., No. 53 (N. 1)—58, ante, p. 50-52.

Vide further tit. "Constables," ante, p. 99, and in Part III. tit. "Constables (under Lighting and Watching Act)," post.

MALICIOUS INJURIES.

I. To Trees, Plants, Fences, &c.
II. To any other Property.
III. Accessories.

I. TO TREES, PLANTS, FENCES, &c.

Oke's Synop.

2nd ed. p. 160.

1. Damaging Trees, Shrubs, &c. to amount of 1s. (7 & 8 Geo. 4, Id. Offences c. 30, s. 20.)]—did unlawfully and maliciously cut [or break, bark, or 1,2. root up,]

[or destroy, or damage]

certain trees [or part of a certain ash tree], to wit, three ash trees, the property of one [or the said] C. D., the complainant, then and there growing on certain land there situate [in the occupation of the said C. D.] and thereby doing injury to the said C. D. to the amount of one shilling, at the least, to wit, two shillings, contrary, &c.

2. Damaging Plants, Fruits, &c. in Gardens, &c. (Id. s. 21.)]-did Id. Offences 3, unlawfully and maliciously destroy

[or damage with intent then and there to destroy the same] certain plants [or roots, fruit, or vegetable production], to wit, ten cauliflowers, the property of one [or the said] C. D., the complainant, then and there growing in a certain garden [or orchard, nursery ground, hothouse, greenhouse, or conservatory] [in the occupation] of the said C. D. there situate, and thereby doing injury to the said C. D. to the amount of, contrary, &c.

3. Damaging Roots, Plants, &c. growing elsewhere. (Id. s. 22.)]— did unlawfully and maliciously destroy

[or damage with intent then and there to destroy the same] certain cultivated roots [or plants] used for the food of man [or beast, or for medicine, or for distilling, or dyeing, or for or in the course of a certain manufacture, to wit, -], to wit, ten, the property of one [or the said] C. D., then and there growing in certain open [or inclosed] land [in the occupation] of the said C. D. there situate, not being a garden, orchard, or nursery ground, and thereby doing injury to the said C. D. to the amount of

contrary, &c.

4.

Id. p. 162.
Offences 5, 6.

4. Damaging Fences, Stiles, Gates, &c. (Id. s. 23.)]-did unlawfully Id. Offences 7, and maliciously cut [or break, or throw down]

[or destroy]

[a certain part of] a certain fence [or wall, stile, or gate] there, to wit, a
quickset hedge [or as the case may be], the property of one [or the said]
C. D., the complainant, then and there being, thereby doing injury to the
said C. D. to the amount of
-, contrary, &c.

PRACTICAL OBSERVATIONS.-The Convictions for the above described offences will be in the General Forms, No. 41 (I. 3), ante, p. 39, where imprisonment with or without whipping adjudged, and No. 40 (1.2), ante, p. 39, where a penalty and sum for damage imposed. The necessary variations in conviction No. 41 will be as under tit. "Larceny," ante, p. 145.

The necessary variations in Conviction No. 40 will be:

Where for a second offence.]-Insert the averment of the previous conviction as shown in the General Consolidated Form of Conviction, No. 42, ante, p. 40.

8.

Oke's Synop. 2nd ed. p. 162.

Id. Offence 9.

Where sum adjudged for damage in addition to penalty.]—Insert in the
adjudication, "to forfeit and pay the sum of over and
above the amount of the injury so done as aforesaid, and for
the said injury so done, the further sum of
to be respec-

tively paid," &c.

The General Forms for enforcing the Convictions will be as stated under tit. "Larceny," ante, p. 145.

II. TO ANY OTHER PROPERTY.

5. Damaging any other Real or Personal Property. (Id. s. 24.)]-did wilfully [or maliciously] commit damage, injury and spoil to and upon a certain window, the property of one [or the said] C. D., the complainant, then and there being, by then and there breaking three panes of glass therein, and the wood [or leadwork] thereof,

[or upon certain grass and herbage laid for mowing, then and there growing in a certain close of oue [or the said] C. D., there situate, by then and there walking and trampling upon and breaking down the same [or by then and there playing thereon at a certain game called cricket],

[or upon a certain fence or ditch, duly made and done for the purposes of the inclosure of the said parish of under the

provisions of the statute in that case made and provided, by then and there breaking down the same],

[or upon a certain allotment, set out by the valuer duly appointed in the matter of the inclosure of the said parish of - under the

provisions of the statute in that case made and provided, to one
C. D., and duly directed to be made and entered upon by the
said C. D.],

and thereby doing injury to the said C. D. to the amount of
trary, &c.

con

6. The Conviction for either of the offences described in the Form No. 5, supra, will be in the General Form No. 40 (I. 2), ante, p. 39, the only variation being to insert in the adjudication, to forfeit and pay the sum of [such sum appearing to me to be a reasonable compensation for the said damage, injury and spoil, so committed as aforesaid], to be paid, &c. The form to be used in enforcing such conviction will be the Commitment No. 52 (0.1), ante, p. 49.

III. ACCESSORIES.

7. Aiding, Abetting, &c. Offenders. (Id. s. 31.)]-These offences may be described as in the General Forms No. 6 or 7, ante, p. 26.

8. Discharge of Offender from a first Conviction, and from Custody (Id. s. 34.]-These Forms, where necessary, will be nearly the same as Forms No. 26 and 27, tit. “Larceny,” ante, p. 144.

MANUFACTURES, &c.

I. As to Artificers, Manufacturers, Miners, &c.

II. As to Workmen in the Cotton, Fustian, Hat, Linen, Woollen,
Flax, Hemp, Mohair, Silk, Fur, Leather, or Iron Manufactures,

and Dyers.

III. As to Workmen in the Cotton, Flax, Linen, Mohair, Silk, or
Woollen Hosiery Manufactures.

IV. Regulations as to Mines.

I. AS TO ARTIFICERS, MANUFACTURERS, MINERS, &c.

1. Making illegal Contract under Truck Act. (1 & 2 Will. 4, c. 37, Oke's Synop. ss. 1, 2, 9.)]-then being the employer of one [or the said] C. D. [the 2nd ed. p. 164. complainant], an artificer employed in the manufacture [or trade, or occu- Offence 12. pation] of [as the case may be], did then and there [if by an agent, say, by the agency of one E. F., his servant or foreman] enter into a certain illegal contract with the said C. D., to wit, that the wages [or part, to wit, two shillings a week of the wages, or as the case may be], to become payable in respect of such employment, from the said A. B. to the said C. D., should be paid by the said A. B. otherwise than in the current coin of this realm, to wit, in bread,

[or from the second asterisk*, laid out and expended at a certain
aforesaid, kept by the said
A. B. [or by one E. F.], for the sale of grocery and other

shop at

articles],

in the parish of

contrary to the provisions of the act to prohibit the payment of wages in goods.

2. Making illegal Payment. (Id.ss. 3,9.)]-Proceed to the first asterisk Id. Offence 3. in Form No. 1, and then :-unlawfully pay to the said C. D. certain wages then due and payable in respect of such employment by the said A. B. to the said C D., to wit, two shillings, otherwise than in the current coin of the realm, to wit, in four loaves of bread, the said loaves not being victuals dressed or prepared under the roof of the said A. B., and there consumed by the said C. D., contrary, &c. [as in No. 1.]

N. B. The Conviction for the above described offences will be in the
General Form No. 39 (I. 1), ante, p. 38; and in the case of a
second or subsequent offence inserting the averment of the pre-
vious conviction as in the General Consolidated Form of Con-
viction No. 42, ante, p. 40. The Forms for enforcing will be
Distress Warrant, &c. No. 53-58, ante, p. 50-52.

afore

3. Colliers or Miners working contrary to their Contracts. (39 & 40 Id. Offences 4, Geo. 3, c. 77, s. 3.)]—enter into a certain contract [or agreement] with 5. [the said] C. D., the complainant, in writing, for the raising of certain coal [or as the case may be] from a certain mine there situate, and did afterwards, to wit, on the day of, at the parish of said, wilfully, and to the prejudice of the said C. D., the owner of the said coal mine, raise [or get or work; or caused to be raised, got or worked] a certain, to wit, tons of the said coal in a different manner than in his stipulation aforesaid in respect thereto, and contrary to the directions and against the will of the said C. D. [or of one E. F., the agent of the said C. D., and then and there having the care of the said coal mine], contrary, &c.

Oke's Synop. 2nd ed. p.164. Offence 6.

Id. p. 166.
Offences 7, 8.

Id. Offence 9.

Id. p. 166.
Offences 10, 11,

12.

Id. Offence 13.

4. Desisting from Engagement. (Id.)]-Proceed to the asterisk* in Form No. 3, then :-desist from [or refuse to fulfil] the said engagement so entered into as aforesaid, contrary, &c.

N. B. The Conviction for the offences described in Forms No. 3 and 4, supra, will be in the General Form No. 40 (I. 2), ante, p. 39, enforced by the Commitment No. 52 (O. 1), ante, p. 49.

5. Fraudulently stacking Coal, &c. (Id. s. 4)]-then being employed by [the said] C. D. in a certain coal [or iron] mine there situate, called [or as the case may be],* did wall [or stack]

[or caused to be walled or stacked]

a certain quantity, to wit,

tons of coal [or as the case may be] in the said mine, in a certain false [or fraudulent manner], to wit, [here describe it], with an intent then and there to deceive the said C. D. his employer, contrary, &c.

6. Removing Ironstone, &c. fraudulently. (Id.)]—Proceed to the asterisk in Form No. 5, then :-did take [or remove] a certain quantity, to wit, fifty pounds weight of ironstone [or iron ore], then being in a certain level in the said mine, with intent then and there to defraud one E. F., who theretofore had raised the same, contrary, &c.

N. B. The Conviction for the offences described in the Forms No. 5 and 6, supra, will be the General Form No. 41 (I. 3), ante, p. 39, enforced by Commitment No. 48 (P.1), ante, p. 46, and the costs by Distress Warrant, &c. No. 49-51, ante, p. 46-48.

II. AS TO WORKMEN IN THE COTTON, FUSTIAN, HAT, LINEN, WOOllen,
FLAX, HEMP, MOHAIR, SILK, FUR, LEATHER, OR IRON MANUFACTURES,
AND DYERS.

7. Embezzling, &c., Materials or Tools. (22 Geo. 2, c. 27, s. 1, and 17 Geo. 3, c. 56, s. 16.)]-being then and there a person hired and employed by [the said] C. D., the complainant, to prepare and work up certain manufactures made of wool, to wit, work up fifty pounds weight of sheep's wool into worsted tops, did then and there unlawfully purloin [or embezzle, secrete, sell, pawn, exchange, or unlawfully dispose of,] part of the said wool, that is to say, ten pounds weight of the said wool, of the value of, with which he the said A B. had been entrusted by the said C. D., contrary, &c.

8. Not returning unused Materials. (Id. s. 7.)]-being then and there a person intrusted by [the said] C. D., the complainant, with certain woollen [or as the case may be] materials, to wit, twenty pounds weight of woollen yarn, in order then and there to manufacture, prepare, and work up the same into stockings, and having then used ten pounds weight of such materials in the manufacturing of the same, did then and there neglect [or delay] for the space of eight days, to wit, for fifteen days after the said ten pounds weight of materials were so manufactured, to return so much, to wit, ten pounds weight of the said materials, of the value of as was not used as aforesaid by the said A. B., although the said A. B. was, on the day of last, required so to do by the said C. D., then being the owner of such materials, contrary, &c. N.B. The Conviction for the offences described in the Forms No. 7 and 8, supra, will be in the General Form No. 41 (I. 3), ante, p. 39, with this addition to the adjudication (and if a second or subsequent offence, the averment of previous convictions in No. 42, ante, p. 40): "and also that the said A. B. shall during

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