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and adjudication of the said justices was duly served upon the said G. H. and I. K., on the -; yet the said stewards have not re-admitted, and the said stewards have not paid to the said C. D. the said sum of as required by the said award, but have refused so to do.

12. Summons thereon.]—This will be the same as the General Form, No. 8 (A), ante, p. 26, stating the grounds of complaint shortly, thus:for that you, being the stewards of the Friendly Society at in the said county, have neglected and refused to re-admit one C. D., a member of the said Society [or to pay him the sum of in default of such reinstatement], as required by the award of two of her Majesty's justices of the peace, bearing date the day of last, a copy [or duplicate] of which was duly served upon each of you on the

instant.

day of

13. Distress Warrant on Goods of Society, or Stewards, for Amount adjudged in Default of Re-instatement.

To the constable of ·

[county] of

-.

and to all other peace officers in the said

Whereas on the day of

instant, a complaint was to wit. made before J. S., Esquire, one of her Majesty's justices of the peace acting in and for and residing in the said [county] of· by C. D., of &c. that [recite the complaint, No. 11, supra, to the end:] And afterwards, to wit, on this day of at in the said [county] of, the parties aforesaid, that is to say, the said C. D. and the said G. H. and I. K., as such stewards as aforesaid, appeared before us J. S. and J. L., Esquires, two of her Majesty's justices of the peace acting in and for and residing in the said [county] of, and thereupon having considered the matter of the said complaint, and the said G. H. and I. K. not showing to us any sufficient cause for not paying the said sum of so awarded, ordered and adjudged as aforesaid, we have ordered, and do hereby order the same, together with the sum of ten shillings for costs in this behalf, to be levied by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the said Friendly Society, and in default of there being any goods and chattels of the said society, then on the goods and chattels of the said G. H. and I. K., the said stewards and officers of the said society so neglecting and refusing to pay the said sum as aforesaid: These are therefore to command you, in her Majesty's name, forthwith to make distress of the monies, goods, chattels, securities and effects belonging to the said society; and if within the space of five days after the making of such distress the said last-mentioned sums, together with the reasonable charges of taking and keeping the said distress, shall not be paid, that then you do sell the said monies, goods, chattels, securities and effects, so by you distrained, and do pay the money arising from such sale unto the clerk of the justices of the peace for the division of

in the said [county], that he may pay and apply the same as by law directed, and may render the overplus, if any, on demand, to the said society, or to one of the treasurers or trustees thereof, and in default of such distress being found, that then you do forthwith make distress of the goods and chattels of the said G. H. and I. K., or one of them; and if within the space of five days after the making of such last-mentioned distress the aforesaid sums, together with the reasonable charges of taking and keeping the same distress, shall not be paid, that then you do sell the said last-mentioned goods and chattels so by you distrained, and do pay the money arising from such sale unto the said clerk to the justices, that he may pay or apply the same as by law directed, and may

Oke's Synop. 2nd ed. p. 391.

render the overplus, if any, on demand, to the said G. H. and I. K., or
such one of them as may have been so distrained upon; and if no such
last-mentioned distress can be found, then that you certify the same unto
us, to the end that such proceedings may be had therein as to the law
doth appertain. Given under our hands and seals, this
day of
at , in the [county] aforesaid.
[Justices' signatures and seals.]

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in the

of our Lord year

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14. Complaint of Member where the Society neglected to appoint Arbitrators within forty Days after Application, or the Arbitrators have not made any Award. (4 & 5 Will. 4, c. 40, s. 7).]—Proceed as directed in Form No. 8, ante, p. 429, to the §, and then :-that by the rules of the said society, it is directed that any matter in dispute shall be referred [here set out the substance of the arbitration rule]; that application was made by the said C. D. on the day of last, to G. H. and I. K., being then and there the stewards of the said society, for the purpose of having the said dispute so settled by arbitration, according to the said rule, and that such application was not within forty days thereafter, and hath not at any time since, been complied with,

[or that the arbitrators, viz. -, to whom the said dispute was referred, have neglected or refused to make any award], And the said C. D. prayeth redress in the premises, and that G. H. and I. K., the stewards of the said society, may be summoned to answer the said complaint, pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided.

15. Summons to the Stewards.]-In the General Form No. 8 (A), ante, p. 26.

16. Justices' Determination of Dispute.]—This will be in a similar Form as No. 10, ante, p. 430.

held at

17. Complaint to a Justice on Nonpayment of Fees and Sums under Award of Registrar of Friendly Societies. (9 & 10 Vict. c. 27, ss. 15, 18, 19.)]-that in and by the award in writing of J. T. P.. Esquire, the Registrar of Friendly Societies in England, duly appointed in that behalf, bearing date the day of, the said Registrar of Friendly Societies in England did, in pursuance of the provisions contained in the Act to amend the Laws relating to Friendly Societies, thereby award, order and determine that G. H., steward [or member] of a certain Friendly Society called the in the said county of, do, on the last, at -, pay to this complainant, the said C. D., a member [or steward] of the said society, the sum of the said Registrar did further award, order and determine that the fees of his said award, amounting to the sum of, should be borne and paid by the said G. H.: that the said G. H., having had due notice of the said award, hath neglected and refused, and still neglects and refuses, to pay the said sum of, and the said sum of for the said fees which the said C. D. hath expended, and the same are now unpaid.

day of

; and

18. Summons thereon.]-In the General Form No. 8 (A), ante, p. 26.

19. Order for Payment. (Id. s. 19.)]-This will be in the General Form No. 44 (K. 1), ante, p. 42, enforced by the General Forms of Distress Warrant, &c., No. 66 (N. 2)-71, ante, pp. 57-59.

FF

No.

Date of Registration.

Name.

FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER.

Proceedings by Justices upon View. (The Forms will be found in 1 Arch. J. P., 4th edit. p. 467 to 474; not being within Jervis's Act, 11 & 12 Vict. c. 43; Arch. 2nd edit., note, p. 138).

GAME.

1. Authority to kill Hares. (Given in 11 & 12 Vict. c. 29; see ss. 1, 2.) I, A. B., do authorize C. D. to kill hares on my lands [or "the lands occupied by me," as the case may be], within the

of

[here insert the name of the parish or other place, as the case may be.] Dated this day of There insert the day, month and year.]

A. B.

(Witness)
N. B. The manner of registering which has been adopted by the
clerks to the justices, is to make a copy of the authority, when
presented to the clerks to the justices, writing on each the fol-
lowing:-

"Registered in pursuance of the statute 11 & 12 Vict.
day of 185-, by me,

c. 29, this

I. G. and B., clerks to the magistrates acting for the
petty sessions division of N., within which
the lands above mentioned are situate,"

and returning the original to the party.

2. Register Book of Authorities required to be kept by sect. 2.

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Oke's Synop. 2nd ed. p. 392.

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Parish or Place where
Lands situate.

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Oke's Synop. 2nd ed. p. 374.

3. Notice of Revocation of Authority to kill Hares. (Id. s. 2.)
To Mr. C. D. and Messrs. I. G. and B., the clerks to the magistrates
for the petty sessions division of N., within which the lands
hereinafter mentioned are situate.

I, A. B., do hereby revoke the authority given by me to you the said
C. D., authorizing you the said C. D. to kill hares, [&c. to end of autho-
rity], bearing date the day of
last, from the date hereof; and

I do hereby give you the said clerks to the magistrates this notice of the said revocation pursuant to the statute in that case made and provided. Dated this day of

Witness

185-.

A. B.

N. B. The manner of registering will be similar to that stated under the Form No. 1, supra.

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GAMING HOUSES.

Warrant to enter, given in 8 & 9 Vict. c. 109. (Vide ss. 3, 6, 8.)
To the constable, &c.

County of

Whereas it appears to me, J. P., one of the justices of our lady the Queen, assigned to keep the peace in the said county, by the information on oath of A. B. of, in the county of [yeoman], that the house [room or place] known as [here insert a description of the house, room or place by which it may be readily known and found], is kept and used as a common gaming house within the meaning of an act passed in the eighth year of the reign of her Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled, "An Act to amend the Law concerning Games and Wagers:" This is, therefore, in the name of our lady the Queen, to require you, with such assistance as you may find necessary, to enter into the said house [room or place], and, if necessary, to use force for making such entry, whether by breaking open doors or otherwise, and there diligently to search for all instruments of unlawful gaming which may be therein, and to arrest, search, and bring before me, or some other of the justices of our lady the Queen assigned to keep the peace within the county of, as well the keepers of the same as also the persons there haunting, resorting, and playing, to be dealt with according to law; and for so doing this shall be your warrant.

Given under my hand and seal at, in the county of
day of

in the

year of the reign of

J. P.

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HEALTH (PUBLIC) ACT, 1848.

1. Complaint for Rates. (11 & 12 Vict. c. 63, s. 3.)

Be it remembered, that on the

day of

in the year to wit.of our Lord —, A. B., one of the collectors for the district of under and by virtue of the Public Health Act, 1848, complains to the undersigned, one of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county [or borough, &c.], that C. D., of &c. hath not paid and hath refused to pay the sum of duly assessed upon him in and by a certain rate bearing date on or about the day of in the year of our Lord -, although the same hath been duly demanded of him; wherefore the said A. B. prays that the said C. D. may be summoned to

Oke's Synop.

2nd ed. p. 394.

A. B.

appear before one of her Majesty's justices of the peace to show cause why the said sum should not be paid by him.

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before me or some other justice of the peace for the said [county] as may then be there, to show cause why the said sum should not be paid by you, otherwise you shall be proceeded against by default as if you had appeared, and be dealt with according to law. Given under my hand and seal, this day of in the year of our Lord

in the [county] aforesaid.

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E. F.

3. Distress Warrant for Rates. (Given in 11 & 12 Vict. c. 63,

or [borough] &c.

to wit.

Sched. (D.))

To A. B., collector of rates, and to all constables and peace officers. County of Whereas complaint hath been duly made by A. B., one of the collectors for the district of- under and by virtue of the Public Health Act, 1848, that C. D., of &c., hath not paid and hath refused to pay the sum of, -, duly assessed upon him in and by a certain rate bearing date on or about the day of , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and -, although the same hath been duly demanded of him: and whereas it appears to me E. F. Esquire, one of her Majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county [or borough, &c.] as well upon the oath of the said A. B. as otherwise, that the said sum of - hath been duly demanded in writing of him the said C. D., and that the said C. D. hath refused to pay the same for the space of fourteen days after such demand made and doth refuse to pay the same; and whereas the said C. D. hath been duly summoned to appear before me to show cause why the same should not be paid by him, and not having shown to me any sufficient cause why the same should not be paid: These are therefore, in her Majesty's name, to command you to levy the said sum of ―, and also the sum of the costs of proceeding to obtain this warrant, by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the said C. D., and your reasonable charges of taking, keeping and selling the said distress, rendering to him the overplus (if any) on demand; and if sufficient distress cannot be found of the goods and chattels of the said C. D., that then you certify the same to me, together with this warrant, to the end that such further proceedings may be had therein as to the law doth appertain. Given under my hand and seal, the day of in the year of our Lord

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