cause to suspect that any person has in his possession, or on his premises, goods, &c. belonging to the vessel, and which have been stolen, (see sect. 63, post,) the justice may grant the following Search Warrant. KENT, to wit: To the constable of Whereas it appears to me, J. P., esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, by the information on oath of J. S. of in the county aforesaid, labourer, in this behalf, that a certain ship was on the third day of November last stranded and cast on shore ["in distress, or wrecked, stranded, or cast on shore,"] on the sea coast in the county aforesaid; and that the following goods belonging to the said ship, to wit, have since that time been by some person or persons unknown feloniously plundered, stolen, taken, and carried away, in the county aforesaid; and that the said J. S. hath reasonable cause to suspect, and doth suspect, that A. B. of in the same county, farmer, hath in his possession, or on his premises and with his knowledge, the said goods, or part thereof: These are therefore, in the name of our said lord the king, to authorize and require you, with necessary and proper assistants, to enter in the day-time into the dwellinghouse and premises of the said A. B. at aforesaid in the county aforesaid, and there diligently to search for the said goods; and if the same, or any part thereof, shall be found upon such search, that you bring the goods so found, and also the body of the said A. B., before me, or some other of his majesty's justices of the peace for the county aforesaid, to be disposed of and dealt withal according to law. Given under my hand and seal, at in the county aforesaid, this day of in the fifth year of the reign of our sovereign lord William the Fourth. J. P. Upon the goods, and the person in whose possession they have been found, being brought before the justice, if, upon being required to account for his possession of them, he fail to satisfy the justice that he came lawfully by them; then the justice shall make the following order and conviction. Order that the goods be delivered up. KENT, to wit: To the constable of Whereas by virtue of a certain warrant under the hand and seal of [me] J. P., esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the county aforesaid, authorizing and Q requiring you to enter into the dwelling-house and premises of A. B., at —, in the county aforesaid, and there diligently to search for certain goods belonging to a certain ship, before then stranded and cast on shore [as in the warrant] on the sea coast in the county aforesaid, and which had been feloniously plundered, taken, and carried away: and whereas certain of the said goods, being found by you in the said dwelling-house and premises of the said A. B., to wit, [here enumerate the articles found] the same, together with the said A. B., were thereupon then and there brought before me the said J. P., as such justice as aforesaid; and it then appearing, upon evidence before me, that the said goods were so in the dwelling-house and premises of the said A. B., with the knowledge of the said A. B., the said A.B. was thereupon then and there required by me, as such justice as aforesaid, to account for his possession of the said goods, but he hath not satisfied me that he came lawfully by the same: I do therefore order and direct you the said constable forthwith to deliver the said goods so found as aforesaid unto [E. F. for the use and benefit of] C. D. the rightful owner thereof. Given under my hand and seal, at in the in the county aforesaid, this — fifth year of the reign of our sovereign lord William the Fourth. day of Conviction. KENT, to wit: Be it remembered, that on the of- in the year of our Lord 2 at J. P. day in the county of Kent, A. B. is convicted before me, J. P., one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, for that he the said A. B., on the day of in the in the county afore year aforesaid, at the parish of said, had [" in his possession" or " on his premises at aforesaid, and with his knowledge"] twenty pounds weight of indigo, of the value of fifty shillings, of the goods and merchandize belonging to a certain ship then lately before stranded and cast on shore on the sea coast in the county aforesaid, the property of some person or persons unknown, and which said goods had been, by some person or persons unknown, feloniously plundered, stolen, taken, and carried away, whilst the said ship was so stranded and cast ashore as aforesaid; and that, upon the said goods and merchandize being found in the possession and upon the premises of the said A. B. as aforesaid by virtue of a certain search warrant, and the said A. B. being carried before me the said J. P., now here as such justice as aforesaid, he the said A. B. doth not shew unto or satisfy me the said J. P., that he came law the fully by the said goods and merchandize, but altogether faileth in so doing; against the form of the statute in that case made and provided: I, the said J. P., do therefore adjudge the said A. B., for his said offence, to forfeit and pay the sum of [twenty] pounds, over and above the value of the said indigo so stolen as aforesaid, and the further sum of fifty shillings, being the value of the said indigo, and also to pay the sum of shillings for costs; and in default of immediate payment of the said sums, to be imprisoned in [and there kept to hard labour] for the space of [see s. 67, post,] calendar months, unless the said sums shall be sooner paid; and I direct, that the said sum of twenty pounds shall be paid to J. S. [see s. 66, post,] of · aforesaid, in which the said offence was committed, to be by him applied according to the directions of the statute in that case made and provided, and that the said sum of fifty shillings shall be paid also to the said J. S., to be by him applied in like manner, the owner of the said indigo being unknown; and I order that the said sum of shillings for costs shall be paid to (the complainant). Given under my hand and seal, the day and year first above men tioned. J. P. *If time be given for the payment of the penalty, the conviction may be the same as the above to the*]" for costs; and I order that the said sums shall be paid by the said A. B., on or before the next; and I direct that the said sum of twenty pounds shall be paid to J. S.," &c. as in the above form, to the end. day of XX. And be it enacted, That if an person Offering shipwrecked the goods may be seized, &c. shall offer or expose for sale any goods, mer- goods for sale chandize, or articles whatsoever, which shall have been unlawfully taken, or reasonably suspected so to have been, from any ship or vessel in distress, or wrecked, stranded, or cast on shore as aforesaid: in every such case, any person to whom the same shall be offered for sale, or any officer of the customs or excise, or peace officer, may lawfully seize the same, and shall with all convenient speed carry the same, or give notice of such seizure to some justice of the peace; and if the person who shall have offered or exposed the same for sale, being duly summoned by such justice, shall not appear and satisfy the justice that he came lawfully by such goods, merchandize, or articles, then the same shall, by order of the justice, be forthwith delivered over to or for the use of the rightful owner thereof, upon payment of a reasonable reward (to be ascertained by the justice) to the person who seized the same; and the punishment. offender, on conviction of such offence by the justice, shall forfeit and pay, over and above the value of the goods, merchandize, or articles, such sum of money, not exceeding twenty pounds, as to the justice shall seem meet. Summons. KENT, to wit: To the constable of day of in the now Whereas information and complaint have been made before me J. P., esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, that A. B., of county aforesaid, labourer, on the last past, at- in the county aforesaid, did offer and expose for sale twenty pounds weight of indigo, which are reasonably suspected to have been before then unlawfully taken from a certain ship [stranded and cast on shore] on the sea coast in the said county: These are therefore to require you forthwith to summon the said A. B. to appear before me at in the said county, on Monday the day of instant, at the hour of eleven o'clock in the forenoon of the same day, to answer to the said information and complaint, and to satisfy me that he hath come lawfully by the said indigo, and to be further dealt with according to law; and be you then there, to certify what you shall have done in the premises. Herein fail you not. Given under my hand and seal, this in the year of our Lord day of J. P. Conviction. of KENT, to wit: Be it remembered, that on the in the year of our Lord at day in the county of Kent, A. B. is convicted before me J. P., one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, for that he the said A. B., on the day of in the year aforesaid, at the parish of in the county aforesaid, did offer and expose for sale twenty pounds weight of indigo, of the value of fifty shillings, which are reasonably suspected to have been lately before then unlawfully taken from a certain ship, the property of a person or persons unknown, whilst the said ship was [stranded and cast on shore] on the sea coast in the county aforesaid; and that the said A. B., although duly summoned by me, as such justice as aforesaid, hath not appeared before me, or satisfied me that he came lawfully by the said indigo, [or" that the said A. B. now appeareth before me, having been duly summoned for that purpose, but doth not shew or satisfy me the said J. P. that he came lawfully by the said indigo,"] but altogether fails in so doing; against the form of the statute in such case made and provided: I, the said J. P. do therefore adjudge the said A. B., for his said offence, to forfeit and pay the sum of [twenty] pounds, over and above the value of the said indigo, and also to pay the sum of shillings for costs, and in default of immediate payment of the said sums, to be imprisoned in the [and there kept to hard labour] for the space of (see s. 67, post,) calendar months, unless the said sums shall be sooner paid; and I direct that the said sum of twenty pounds shall be paid to J. S. (see s. 66, post,) of aforesaid, in which the said offence was committed, to be by him applied according to the directions of the statute in that case made and provided; and that the said sum of fifty shillings shall be paid also to the said J. S., to be by him applied in like manner, the owner of the said indigo being unknown; and I order that the said sum of shillings for costs, shall be paid (the complainant). Given under my hand and seal, the day and year first above mentioned. to * J. P. * If time be given for the payment of the penalty, the conviction may be the same as the above, to the*] "for costs; and I order that the said sums shall be paid by the said A.B., on or before the next; and I direct that the said sum of twenty pounds shall be paid to J. S.," Bc. as in the above form, to the end. day of |