8. The Conviction (No. 1, ante) may be enforced by the Distress Warrant, No. 53 (N. 1), ante, p. 50.

9. Commitment of Offender to Prison till Penalty levied on his Goods. (Id. ss. 25, 26.)

To the constable of

and to the keeper of the [house of correc

tion] at, in the said [county] of· Whereas [&c., recite conviction as in Distress Warrant, No. 53 (N. 1), ante, p. 50, then]: and whereas I, the said justice, have this day issued a warrant to the constable of commanding him to lay the said penalty of by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the said A. B. with which he was found so trading as aforesaid: These are therefore to command you, the said constable of to take the said A. B., and him safely convey to the [house of correction] at aforesaid, and there to deliver him to the said keeper, together with this precept: And I do hereby command you, the said keeper of the said [house of correction], to receive the said A. B. into your custody in the said [house of correction], there to remain until the said penalty and the reasonable charges of taking the said distress shall be levied by such distress and sale as aforesaid, or until the same shall be paid by the said A. B., provided that you do not detain the said A. B. in the said [house of correction] for any longer space of time than three months; and for your so doing, &c.

*

N. B. If the offender has no goods and no distress warrant issues,
omit the recital of the issue of distress warrant, and insert a
recital of nonpayment, and omit the portion also between the
asterisks -.

MASTER AND SERVANT.

The Forms under this title are placed in Chap. II. ante, p. 157–160.

POST HORSES.

FORMS IN THE STATUTE 2 & 3 WILL. 4, c. 120.

1. Information.

County of

Be it remembered, that on the

year of our Lord

at —, in the

day of
of

in the Oke's Synop. A. B. 2nd ed.

to wit. of &c. [or A. B., an officer of stamp duties, or a collector or p. 266–269. farmer of the duty on horses let for hire, as the case may be] cometh before me, C. D., Esquire, one of her Majesty's justices of the peace for the said and informed me, the said justice, that E. O., of

fore, to wit, on the day of, in the year of our Lord

hereto-
at

in the said, did [here state the offence], contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, whereby the said E. O. hath forfeited for his said offence the sum of

me the day and year first above written.

To E. O., of &c. County of

to wit. O., on the

2. Summons.

Taken and received by

Whereas an information hath been exhibited before me, C. D., Esquire, one of her Majesty's justices of the peace for charging that you, the above named E. did [here state the substance of the

the

of

day of

Oke's Synop.

2nd edit.

p. 266-269.

charge], whereby you have forfeited the sum of -: These are there-
fore to require you personally to be and appear before me the said
justice, or before such other of her Majesty's justices of the peace for the
said as shall be then present at
-, on the — day of, at
the hour of, in the -noon of the same day, then and there to
answer the same information, and to make your defence thereto; and if
you fail to appear accordingly, such proceedings will be taken as if you
had personally appeared, and had not made any defence to the said
charge.

day of

day of —, at

one of

C. D., of &c., was duly convicted before me — to wit. her Majesty's justices of the peace for in pursuance of an act passed in the third year of the reign of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled “An Act," &c. [title of the act (a)], for that the said C. D., on the day of did [here state the offence as the case may happen to be], contrary to the form of the statute in that case made and provided; for which offence I do adjudge that the said C. D. hath forfeited the sum of and [if the justice mitigate the penalty] which sum of — I do hereby mitigate to the sum of over and above the sum of for the costs and charges of E. F., the informer, in prosecuting this conviction. Given under my hand and seal, the day of

To the constable of

County of

Whereas E. O., of &c., has been duly convicted of a >certain offence, for that [here state the offence as in the conviction], whereby he hath forfeited the sum of

[and, in

to wit. case of mitigation, which hath been mitigated to the sum of -], over and above the reasonable costs and charges of the informer, allowed and assessed at the sum of : Therefore I command you to levy the said sum of and also the said sum of for the costs and charges aforesaid, making together the sum of, by distraining the goods and chattels of the said E. O, and by seizing and taking all or any of the carriages, horses, harness and other things made subject and liable by the statute in that behalf to be seized and taken, to satisfy the penalty, costs and charges aforesaid; and if within the space of five days next after such distress taken the said sum of, together with the reasonable costs and charges of taking and keeping such distress, shall not be paid, then I order and direct that you shall sell and dispose of the said goods and chattels which shall be so distrained, seized and taken as aforesaid, and shall levy and raise thereout the said sum of ——, and all reasonable costs and charges of taking and keeping and selling the said distress, rendering the overplus, if any, to the owner of the said goods and chattels; and you are to certify to me what you shall have done by virtue of this my warrant. Given under my hand and seal, the day

(a)" An Act to repeal the Duties under the Management of the Commissioners of Stamps on Stage Carriages and on Horses let for Hire in Great Britain, and to grant other Duties in lieu thereof, and also to consolidate and amend the Laws relating thereto."

5. Commitment in Default of Distress.

Oke's Synop.

2nd edit.

To the constable of and to the keeper of the common gaol [or p. 266-269. house of correction] at

County of

in the said

[and in

over

Whereas E. O., of &c, has been duly convicted of a certain offence, for that [here state the offence as in the conto wit. viction], whereby he hath forfeited the sum of case of mitigation, which hath been mitigated to the sum of and above the reasonable costs and charges of the informer, allowed and assessed at the sum of ——, making together the sum of: And whereas it has been duly made to appear to me that no sufficient distress can be found whereon to levy the said sum of - Therefore I command you, the constable of · to apprehend and take the said E. O., and safely to convey him to the common gaol [or house of correction] at in the of and there to deliver him to the keeper thereof, together with this warrant: and I do hereby command you, the said keeper, to receive into your custody in the said gaol [or house of correction] him the said E. O., and him therein safely to keep for the space of unless the said sum of — shall be sooner paid. Given under my hand and seal, the

(Signed)

day of

one of her Majesty's justices of the peace
for the said

of

aforesaid, post- Offence 12. and within four day of - -, in the year to wit, at the

6. Letting for Hire without making Entry in the Weekly Account. (2 Id. p. 266. & 3 Will. 4, c. 120, s. 75.)]-that one R. P., of the master, duly licensed to let horses for hire, heretofore, calendar months last past, to wit, on the of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and aforesaid, being then and there such licensed postmaster as aforesaid, and being then and there by law required truly to insert and set forth certain particulars relating to the horse so by him let for hire as hereinafter mentioned, and applicable to such hiring, in a certain paper theretofore to him delivered according to the statute in such case made and provided, for the purpose of making entries therein of such particulars, and intituled, "Excise Office Weekly Account,” did then and there, to wit, on the day of the month and in the year last aforesaid, at the aforesaid, let to a certain person, to wit, a person to the said S. T. [the informer] unknown, a certain horse for hire, and the sanie was then and there used for a certain period of time less than twenty-eight successive days, to wit, for one day, for and in respect of which said horse, upon the letting of the same for hire as aforesaid, a certain amount of duty, to wit, the sum of two shillings and sixpence, was then and there, to wit, on the day of the month and in the year last aforesaid, at the aforesaid, by law payable, which said particulars relating to the letting for hire aforesaid, that is to say, the said day of the month and the said month and year on which the said horse was so let for hire as aforesaid, and such amount of duty as was payable as aforesaid, were then and there respectively particulars relating to the said horse so let for hire as aforesaid, and applicable to the said letting for hire, and then and there respectively required to be truly inserted and set forth in the said account by the statute in such case made and provided: Yet that the said R. P., then and there being such licensed postmaster as aforesaid, and well knowing the premises aforesaid, did not truly insert and set forth in his Excise Office Weekly Account the said particulars so relating to the said letting for hire, and so required to be therein inserted as aforesaid, but then and there neglected and omitted to insert the same therein, contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, whereby the said R. P. hath forfeited for his said offence the sum of twenty pounds.

Oke's Synop.

County of

2nd edit. pp. 270-277.

POST OFFICE.

FORMS IN THE STATUTE 1 VICT. c. 36.

1. Information.

Be it remembered, that on the

day of

at - in the

of

in the

A. B.

year of our Lord to wit. of &c. [or A. B., an officer of the post office, as the case may be], cometh before me, C. D., Esquire, one of her Majesty's justices of the peace for the said and informeth me the said justice that E. F.,

of- heretofore, to wit, on the

Lord

day of

in the year of our in the said did [here state the offence], contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, whereby the said E. F. hath forfeited for his said offence the sum of Taken and received by me, the day and year first above written.

Whereas an information hath been exhibited before me, C. D, Esquire, one of her Majesty's justices of the peace for the charging that you the above named E. F., day of did [here state the substance of the charge], whereby you have forfeited the sum of: These are therefore to require you personally to be and appear before me, the said justice, or before such other of her Majesty's justices of the peace for the said be then present, at, on the day of —, at the hour of in the noon of the same day, then and there to answer the same information, and to make your defence thereto; and if you fail to appear accordingly, such proceedings will be taken as if you had personally appeared, and had not made any defence to the said charge. Given under my hand and seal, this

Be it remembered, that on the E. F., of &c., was duly convicted before me, to wit. her Majesty's justices of the peace for in pursuance of an act passed in the first year of the reign of her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled "An Act," &c. [title of this act (a)], for that the said E. F. on the day of did [here state the offence as the case may happen to be], contrary to the form of the statute in that case made and provided; for which offence I do adjudge that the said E. F. hath forfeited the sum of and [if the justice mitigate the penalty], which sum of hereby mitigate to the sum of over and above the sum of

the costs and charges of G. H., the informer, in prosecuting this conviction. Given under my hand and seal, the

has been duly convicted of a certain offence, for [here state the offence as in conviction], whereby he hath forfeited the sum of [and in case of

(a) "An Act for consolidating the Laws relative to Offences against the Post Office of the United Kingdom, and for regulating the Judicial Administration of the Post Office Laws, and for explaining certain Terms and Expres sions employed in those Laws."

mitigation, which hath been mitigated to the sum of -] over and
above the reasonable costs and charges of the informer, allowed and
assessed at the sum of - Therefore I command you to levy the said
sum of -
-, and also the said sum of for the costs and charges
aforesaid, making together the sum of by distraining the goods and
chattels of the said E. F.; and if within the space of five days next after
such distress taken, the said sum of, together with the reasonable costs
and charges of taking and keeping such distress, shall not be paid, then I
order and direct that you shall sell and dispose of the said goods and
chattels which shall be so distrained, seized and taken as aforesaid, and
shall levy and raise thereout the said sum of and all reasonable

costs and charges of taking and keeping and selling such distress, render-
ing the overplus, if any, to the owner of the said goods and chattels; and
you are to certify to me what you shall have done by virtue of this my

warrant.

Given under my hand and seal, the

day of
(Signed) one of her Majesty's justices of the peace
for the said

of

5. Warrant of Commitment in Default of Distress.

To the constable of and to the keeper of the common gaol [or
house of correction] at in the said

County of Whereas E. F., of

has been duly convicted of a certain offence, for that [here state the offence as in the convic

to wit. Stion], whereby he hath forfeited the sum of

[und in

-], over

case of mitigation, which hath been mitigated to the sum of
and above the reasonable costs and charges of the informer, allowed and
assessed at the sum of making together the sum of : And
whereas it has been duly made to appear to me that no sufficient distress
can be found whereon to levy the said sum of
: Therefore I com-
mand you, the constable of to apprehend and take the said E. F.
and safely to carry him to the common gaol [or house of correction] at
in the of and there to deliver him to the keeper thereof,
together with this warrant; And I do hereby command you the said
keeper to receive into your custody in the said gaol [or house of correc-
tion] him the said E. F., and him therein safely to keep for the space of
unless the said sum of shall be sooner paid.
day of

Given under my hand and seal, the

Oke's Synop. 2nd edit. pp. 270-277.

for the said

of

SMUGGLING.

See title "Customs," ante, p. 215, for the Forms taken from the Schedule of 8 & 9 Vict. c. 87.

WRECK AND SALVAGE.

1. Conviction given by s. 36 of 9 & 10 Vict. c. 99.]-Be it remembered, that on the day of in the year of our Lord A. B.

is convicted before me [or us], one [or two, as the case may be], of her Majesty's justices of the peace for the [here specify the offence, and the time and place when and where committed, as the case may be], contrary to