The Administration of Justice Acts: (11 & 12 Vict., C. 42 & C. 43,) and the Protection of Justices Act, (11 & 12 Vict., C. 44.) Together with the Local Statute, the Duties of Justices Act, (14 Vict., No. 43,) which Adopts and Applies These Acts of Parliament in the Colony of New South Wales; with the Forms Prescribed by Them; Explanatory and Practical Notes; and Copious Index. To which is Prefixed an Introduction, Comprising the Proceedings, as Well Ministerial as Judicial Before Justices of the Peace Out of Sessions

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1851 - Criminal procedure - 194 pages

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Page 51 - heard the evidence do you wish to say anything in answer to the " charge ? You are not obliged to say anything unless you desire to do " so, but whatever you say will be taken down in writing and may be
Page 78 - And be it enacted, that in all cases where no time is already or shall hereafter be specially limited for making any such complaint or laying any such information in the act or acts of parliament relating to each particular case, such complaint shall be made and such information shall be laid within six calendar months from the time when the matter of such complaint or information respectively arose.
Page 72 - means the Act of the session of the eleventh and twelfth years of the reign of Her present Majesty, chapter forty-three, intituled " An Act to facilitate the performance of the duties of justices of the peace out of sessions within England and Wales, with respect to summary convictions and orders...
Page 71 - ... property to belong to the person so named, and another or others, as the case may be...
Page 111 - CD the hum of for his Costs in this Behalf; and if the said several Sums be not paid forthwith [or on or before next] * [/] order that the same be levied by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of the said AB, and in default of sufficient Distress...
Page 111 - AB is convicted before the undersigned, [one] of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said county, for that [he the said AB...
Page 75 - Party so summoned and appearing has been thereby deceived or misled, it shall be lawful for such Justice or Justices, upon such Terms as he or they shall think fit, to adjourn the Hearing of the Case to some future Day...
Page clx - You are .clearly to understand that you have nothing to hope from any promise of favour and nothing to fear from any threat which may have been held out to...
Page 22 - ... those who shall know the facts and circumstances of the case, and shall put the same into writing, and such depositions shall be read over to and signed respectively by the witnesses who shall have been so examined, and shall be signed also by the justice Justice to ad- or justices taking the same ; and the justice or minister oath or justices before whom any such witness shall appear affirmation.
Page 121 - These are therefore to command you the said constable of to take the said AB, and him safely to convey to the [House of Correction] at aforesaid, and there deliver him to the keeper thereof, together with this precept : And I do hereby command you, the said keeper of the said [House...

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