hath pro

-9 -, in the county of

To R. W., Esquire, treasurer of the said [county] of Whereas W. T., constable of duced unto me, J. P., one of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county of (wherein the offence hereinafter mentioned is alleged to have been committed), the above receipt of P. K., keeper of the [house of correction] at — and whereas, in pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided, I have ascertained that the sum which ought to be paid to the said W. T. for conveying the said A. B. from in the said county of, to the said [house of correction] is and that the reasonable expenses of the said W. T. in returning will amount to the further sum of -, making together the -: These are to order you, as such treasurer of the said county to pay unto the said W. T. the said sum of according to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, for which payment this order shall be your sufficient voucher and authority. day of ——, 18-. J. P.

sum of

of

Given under my hand this

Received the

of the sum of ·

£

day of

18-, of the treasurer of the [county] being the amount of the above order.

60. Gaoler's Certificate of the Amount of Money found on Accused on receiving him in Gaol. (Not in Jervis's Act.) (a)

I also certify that the within-named A. B. had at the time of his delivery into my said custody the sum of and that the same is now

held by me.

P. K. keeper, &c.

61. Order on Gaoler to pay Constable the Expenses of con- Vide s. 26; veying Accused to Gaol out of Money found on Accused. (Not in Jervis's Act.)

To the keeper of the [common gaol] at, in the said [county] of

Whereas I the undersigned [or J. L. Esquire], one of her Mato wit. jesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county of did by [my] warrant of commitment dated the day of instant, reciting that A. B. of &c. was that day charged [before me] on the oath of C. D. of &c. and others, for that he the said A. B. did on the

(a) This certificate should be indorsed on his receipt for the prisoner (No. 59), and on being produced to any justice, he can grant the order No. 61 on the gaoler to pay the constable his expenses of conveying the accused to gaol.

Arch. p. 80;
Saund. p. 49.

day of, at the parish of [stating shortly the offence], commit the said A. B. to your custody until he should be thence delived by due course of law: And whereas W. T., constable of the said parish of hath produced unto me your receipt for the body of the said A. B. in the form required by law, and by your certificate thereupon indorsed it appears to me that the said A. B. had at the time of his delivery into your said custody certain money, to wit, the sum of ——, and that the same is now held by you; and, in pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided, I have ascertained that the sum which ought to be paid to the said W. T. for conveying the said A. B. from —— to the said [common gaol] is --: These are therefore to order you the said keeper to pay unto the said W. T. the said last mentioned sum of -- for such his expenses aforesaid out of the sum so in your hands as aforesaid, according to the form of the statute in such case made and provided, for which payment this order shall be your sufficient voucher and authority. Given under my hand, this day of, one thousand eight hundred and fifty.

[Receipt indorsed as in Form No. 59.]

J. P.

62. Examining Magistrate's Certificate of Expenses incurred by the Prosecutor in Felonies previous to Committal of Accused, under 7 Geo. 4, c. 64, s. 22. (Not in Jervis's Act.) (b) The Queen v. A. B., for [felony].

These are to certify, that C D., of &c., with his [two] witto wit. nesses, namely E. F. and F. G., attended on the day of instant before the undersigned, one of her Majesty's justices of the peace for the said [county] of the examining magistrate, to give evidence against A. B., accused of felony, to wit, [simple larceny, or as the case may be:] And that I have ascertained that the sum of two pounds and sixpence is a reasonable and sufficient sum to reimburse the said C. D. for the expenses boná fide incurred by reason of attending before me as aforesaid; and that the sum of twelve shillings is a proper compensation to the said C. D. and his said witnesses for their trouble and loss of time therein, making together the sum of two pounds twelve shillings and sixpence, according to the specification and particulars hereunder mentioned.

Given under my hand, this day of

1850.

J. S.

£ s. d. 206

.

0 5 0

070

0 12 0

£2 12 6

(b) There are various misdemeanors in which the whole costs of prosecution are allowed as in felonies, rendering this certificate necessary; vide Oke's Synopsis, 2nd ed., pp. 341-365, 6th column.

Number of Days

CHAPTER II

STATEMENTS OF INDICTABLE OFFENCES, FOR USE IN
THE GENERAL FORMS IN CHAPTER I.

The name of the offender, as well as the date and place of committing the offence, have been omitted throughout these Forms for the sake of brevity and keeping the compilation within a proper limit, the necessary addition (i. e. "A. B. of in the said county of &c., on the day of, at the parish of did" &c. or "for that he the said A. B., on &c., at &c., did &c.,") must be read as if inserted at the commencement of each statement, for it generally appears in the contrary, &c." at the conclusion of General Forms in Chap. 1; the words " each, signify" contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and pro

vided.'

ABDUCTION.

1.Ofa Woman on account of her Fortune. (9 Geo. 4, c. 31, s. 19.)] did feloniously, from motives of lucre, take away and detain one E. F. against her will, she the said E. F. being then a woman having an interest in certain real or personal property,

[or the heiress presumptive to a person having an interest in certain
real property],

[or the next of kin to a person having an interest in certain personal
property],

with intent her the said E. F to marry [or defile],

[or to cause to be married, or defiled, by one F. G., or some other
person unknown],

contrary, &c.

Oke's Synop. 2nd ed. p. 340. Offence 1.

2 Of a Girl under Sixteen Years of Age. (Id. s. 20.)]-did unlawfully Id. Offence 2. take one E. F. out of the possession and against the will of one [or the said] C. D., her father [or mother, or who then had the lawful care or charge of her], she the said E. F. then and there being an unmarried girl under the age of sixteen years, to wit, of the age of fourteen years, contrary, &c.

ABORTION.

3. Administering anything to a Woman to procure. (7 Will. 4 & 1 Id. Offence 3. Vict. c. 85, s. 6.)]-did unlawfully and feloniously administer to [or cause to be taken by] one E. F., one ounce weight of a certain poison [or noxious thing], called, with intent in so doing then and there and thereby to procure the miscarriage of the said E. F., contrary, &c.

4. Using Instrument with same intent. (Id.)]-did unlawfully and Id. Offence 4. [stating how, or if other feloniously use a certain instrument, called a means have been used state them], with intent, &c., [as in No. 3, supra.]