The Criminal Statutes of England: Analysed, and Arranged Alphabetically, with Notes |
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... passing of this act , if the second marriage took place out of the jurisdiction of the law of England , it was not punish- able under that law . Moreover , as the law then stood , a person , whose consort had been abroad for seven years ...
... passing of this act , if the second marriage took place out of the jurisdiction of the law of England , it was not punish- able under that law . Moreover , as the law then stood , a person , whose consort had been abroad for seven years ...
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... passing of this act , either by persons en himself , herself , or themselves , or by any other person or per- tering into sons , for or on his , her , or their behalf , give , or cause to be ment for given , directly or indirectly , or ...
... passing of this act , either by persons en himself , herself , or themselves , or by any other person or per- tering into sons , for or on his , her , or their behalf , give , or cause to be ment for given , directly or indirectly , or ...
Page 34
... passing of this act , by him- agreements self , herself , or themselves , or by any other person or per- to give or sons , for , or on his , her , or their behalf , give , or procure to procure any to be given , or promise to give , or ...
... passing of this act , by him- agreements self , herself , or themselves , or by any other person or per- to give or sons , for , or on his , her , or their behalf , give , or procure to procure any to be given , or promise to give , or ...
Page 59
... passing of this act . tal . VII . And be it enacted , that no person convicted of felony What felo- shall suffer death , unless it be for some felony which was nies only excluded from the benefit of clergy before , or on the first shall ...
... passing of this act . tal . VII . And be it enacted , that no person convicted of felony What felo- shall suffer death , unless it be for some felony which was nies only excluded from the benefit of clergy before , or on the first shall ...
Page 69
... passing of this act , respecting acts relating the coin of this realm , or the clipping , diminishing , or coin ex- counterfeiting of the same , or respecting any other matters tended to relating thereto , and all provisions ...
... passing of this act , respecting acts relating the coin of this realm , or the clipping , diminishing , or coin ex- counterfeiting of the same , or respecting any other matters tended to relating thereto , and all provisions ...
Common terms and phrases
acts of parliament adjudged afore assize attorney authority aforesaid bail Bank of England benefit of clergy bill of exchange cause or procure certificate certiorari charged clerk coin commissioners committed common law convicted thereof custody declared deemed false forfeit forfeitures forged or counterfeited further enacted gaol delivery governor and company guilty of felony habeas corpus heirs hereby high treason highway imprisonment indictment indorsement judge jurors jury justice or justices justices of peace king knowingly lands larceny liable Lord majesty majesty's manner ment misde misdemeanor misprision of treason oath offence offender or offenders officer oyer and terminer parish parliament party payment peace penalties perjury person or persons person so offending persons whatsoever pounds prisoner prosecution punishment quarter sessions realm receive recognizance repealed respectively Russ seal sheriff stamp statute steal suffer death therein tion trial utter warrant Whereas wilfully writ
Popular passages
Page 238 - George is lawful and rightful king of this realm, and all other his majesty's dominions and countries thereunto belonging. And I do solemnly and sincerely declare, That I do believe in my conscience, that...
Page 2 - Felony, and may be indicted and convicted either as an Accessory before the Fact to the principal Felony, together with the principal Felon, or after the Conviction of the principal Felon, or may be indicted and convicted of a substantive Felony whether the principal Felon shall or shall not have been previously convicted, or shall or shall not be amenable to Justice...
Page 1 - ... every such offender, and every person counselling, aiding, or abetting such offender, shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof, shall be liable to be transported beyond the seas for life, or any term not less than seven years, or to be imprisoned with or without hard labour in the common gaol, or house of correction, for any term not exceeding four years.
Page 533 - Our Sovereign Lord the King chargeth and commandeth all Persons, being assembled, immediately to disperse themselves, and peaceably to depart to their Habitations, or to their lawful Business, upon the Pains contained in the Act made in the First Year of King George, for preventing Tumults and riotous Assemblies. God save the King.
Page 226 - Majesty, her heirs or successors, and such compassings, imaginations, inventions, devices, or intentions, or any of them, shall express, utter, or declare, by publishing any printing or writing, or by open and advised speaking, or by any overt act or deed...
Page 315 - ... notice in writing of such appeal, and of the cause and matter thereof, within three days after such conviction, and seven clear days at the least before such sessions, and shall also either remain in custody until the sessions, or shall enter into a recognizance, with two sufficient sureties...
Page 26 - Majesty, or to any Person marrying a Second Time, whose Husband or Wife shall have been continually absent from such Person for the Space of Seven Years then last past, and shall not have been known by such Person to be living within that Time, or shall extend to any Person who at the Time of such Second Marriage shall have been divorced from the Bond of the First Marriage, or to any Person whose former Marriage shall have been declared void by the Sentence of any Court of competent Jurisdiction.
Page 232 - An Act for the security of Her " Majesty's Person and Government, and of the " succession to the Crown of Great Britain in the
Page 554 - ... foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people, or belonging to the subjects or citizens of any such prince or state, colony, district, or people, the same being at war with any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people with whom the United States are at...
Page 248 - ... nor by reason that the jury process has been awarded to a wrong officer upon an insufficient suggestion ; nor for any misnomer or misdescription of the officer returning such process, or of any of the jurors ; nor because any person has served upon the jury, who has not been returned as a juror by the sheriff or other officer ; and...