J. P., one of his Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, and informed me, that C. D. of in the county of on the in the said day of in the year aforesaid, at did [here set forth the fact for which the information is laid], contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided: Whereupon the said C. D., after being duly summoned to answer the said charge, appeared before me on the day of - instant, at in the said and having heard the charge contained in the said information, [declared he was not guilty of the said offence, or, "did neglect and refuse to make any defence against the said charge"]: Whereupon I the said justice did proceed to examine into the truth of the charge contained in the said information; and on the said, at afore day of aforesaid, one credible witness, to wit, E. F. of in the county of upon his oath deposeth and saith, in the presence of the said C. D., that [here state the evidence, and as nearly as possible in the words used by the witness; and if more than one witness be examined, state the evidence given by each thus:] And one other credible witness, to wit, G. H. of, in the county of -, upon his oath deposeth and saith in the presence of the said C. D., that [&c. stating his evidence]; And also a witness, produced and examined on the part of the said C. D., to wit, I. K., of in the county of, upon his oath deposeth and saith that [&c. stating his evidence]: Therefore it manifestly appearing to me that he the said C. D. is guilty of the offence charged upon him in the said information, I do hereby convict him of the offence aforesaid, and do declare and adjudge(1) that he the said C. D. hath forfeited the sum of , of lawful money of Great Britain, for the offence aforesaid, to be distributed [or, paid, as the case may be] according to the form of the statute in that case made and provided; [and also that the said C. D. shall forthwith pay unto the said A. B. the further sum of for his costs and charges, by him the said A. B. about the prosecution in this behalf expended. Given under my hand and seal, the of - day J. P. (1) Or if imprisonment and hard labour be the punishment assigned by the statute, then the adjudication may be thus: "do declare and adjudge that the said A. B., for his said offence, be imprisoned in the [there to be kept to hard labour] for the space of calendar months. Given under my hand and seal, the in the year of our Lord day of Care must be taken that this part of the conviction correspond strictly with the statute upon which the conviction is framed. 2. Conviction, where the Defendant appears and confesses. County [or as the case may be] of Lord, at —— in the county of , in the year of our peace for the said in the county aforesaid, labourer, personally came before me, on the day of -- in the year aforesaid, at in the said county, did [here set forth the fact for which the information is laid]; contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and provided: Whereupon the said C. D., after being duly summoned to answer the said charge, appeared before me on the day of instant, at, in the said county; and having heard the charge contained in the said information, acknowledged and voluntarily confessed the same to be true: Therefore it manifestly appearing [&c. as in the last form, to the end.] 3. Conviction, where the Defendant does not appear. County [or as the case Be it remembered, that on the may be] of day of --) in the year of our Lord , at in the county of day of A. B. of in the county of —, labourer, personally came before me, day - II. And be it further enacted, That in all cases Where two or more juswhere two or more justices, deputy lieutenants or tices are empowered to others, are authorized and required to hear and hear and de justice, &c. may receive original inforination and enforce pay. nalty, &c. termine, one determine any complaint, one justice, deputy lieutenant, or such other person shall be competent to receive the original information or complaint, ment of pe- and to issue the summons or warrant requiring the parties to appear before two or more justices of the peace, deputy lieutenants or others, as the case may require; and after examination upon oath, into the merits of the said complaint, and the adjudication thereupon, by any such two justices, deputy lieutenants, or other persons, being made, all and every the subsequent proceedings to enforce obedience thereto or otherwise, whether respecting the penalty, fine, imprisonment, costs, or other matter or thing now enacted or to be hereafter enacted, may be enforced by either of the said justices, deputy lieutenants, or other persons, or any other justice of the peace or deputy lieutenant for the same county, riding, or place, in such and the like manner as if done by the same two justices, deputy lieutenants, or other persons, who so heard and adjudged the said complaint; and where the original complaint or information shall be made to any justice or justices of the peace, deputy lieutenant or deputy lieutenants, or other person or persons different from him or them before whom the same shall be heard and determined, the form of conviction shall be made conformable and according to the fact. Where the merits have been tried, convictions III. And be it further enacted, That in all cases where it appears by the conviction that the not to be set defendant has appeared and pleaded, and the fect of form. merits have been tried, and that the defendant aside for dehas not appealed against the said conviction where an appeal is allowed, or if appealed against, the conviction has been affirmed, such conviction shall not afterwards be set aside or vacated in consequence of any defect of form whatever, but the construction shall be such a fair and liberal construction as will be agreeable to the justice of the case. to extend to IV. And be it further enacted, That nothing This act not herein contained shall extend, or be construed to Scotland. extend to that part of the united kingdom called Scotland. 3 GEO. IV. c. 24. An Act for extending the Laws against Receivers of REPEALED by stat. 7 & 8 Geo. 4, c. 27. s. 1. and E 5 3 GEO. IV. c. 38. An Act for the further and more adequate Punishment of Persons convicted of Manslaughter, and of Servants convicted of Robbing their Masters, and of Accessaries before the fact to Grand Larceny, and certain other Felonies. REPEALED as to accessaries, by stat. 7 Geo. 4. c. 64. s. 32; repealed, except as to manslaughter, by stat. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 27. s. 1; and repealed altogether by stat. 9 Geo. 4. c. 31. s. 1. Wantonly and cruelly beating and ill treating cattle; 3 GEO. IV. c. 71. An Act to prevent the cruel and improper. Treat- WHEREAS it is expedient to prevent the cruel (1) It has been holden that a bull is not within the meaning of the act; and that therefore bull-baiting was not an offence within it. Exp. Hill, 3 Car. & P. 225. |