HORSES.

Stealing horses in the night out of a stable, &c. is burglary; if in the day-time, it is larceny.-The owner of a stolen horse may re-claim him within six months before a justice, &c. on due proof; and at any time afterwards on paying the party what gave for it. 2 and 3 Phil. & Mary, c. 7. 31 Eliz. c. 12.-Maliciously maiming horses in the night, subjects the party to forfeit treble damages, to be recovered before three justices, or by action.

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By 26 Geo. III. c. 71, license for slaughtering horses, &c. not for meat, to be taken out at the sessions, and the name of the party and specification of the license, to be inscribed over the door. s. 1, 2.-Inspector to be appointed by vestry; if he has reason to suspect that any horse, &c. hath been stolen, he may prevent the slaughter for not exceeding eight days, and may advertise it twice, unless the owner sooner claims it. The expense of advertising to be paid by the occupier of the slaughter-house; if he refuses, and shall be convicted on the oath of the inspector before one justice, he shall forfeit double the amount thereof, to be levied by distress. s. 3, 5. Inspector may search slaughter-houses. s. 6.

Persons bringing for sale cattle to be slaughtered, and refusing to give a satisfactory account of themselves, may be carried before a justice, who

may commit such persons, for not exceeding six days, for further examination; or if he hath reason to believe the horse, &c. hath been stolen may commit such person to gaol or house of correction for six days, for further examination; and if upon such further examination such justice hath reason to suspect such horse hath been stolen or unlawfully obtained, he may commit such person to the common gaol or house of correction to be dealt with according to law. s. 7. Every licensed person to keep an account in writing of the name, &c. of owners of horses brought to be slaughtered; making false entries subjects the party to a penalty of not less than £10. nor more than £20. on conviction on oath of two witnesses, before one justice, to be recovered by distress; and in default, commitment to the house of correction for not exceeding three nor less than one month, half the penalty to the informer and half to the poor. s. 4, 10.

Unlicensed persons lending houses, barns, stables, &c. for the purpose of slaughtering, shall on conviction before one justice on oath of two witnesses, forfeit the like penalty. s. 13.

Persons destroying hides are punishable for a misdemeanor, curriers and dealers in hides excepted. s. 9. Witnesses summoned and refusing to give evidence, to forfeit £10. and in default of payment, to be committed for not more than three nor less than one month. s. 16.-Inhabitants are competent witnesses. s. 17.

Warrant to apprehend a Horse Stealer.

To the Constable of

in the county of

to wit. Forasmuch as A. B. of -, yeoman, hath this day made information and complaint upon oath, before me S. P. Esq. one of His Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, that yesterday, in the night, a bay mare, the property of him the said A. B. was feloniously stolen, taken and carried away from and out of the grounds of him the said A. B. at aforesaid, and that he hath just cause to suspect and doth suspect that C. D. late of labourer, did feloniously steal, take and carry away the said mare: These are, therefore, to command you forthwith to apprehend him the said C. D. and bring him before me to answer to the said information and complaint, and to be further dealt with according to law. Herein fail you not.

Given under my hand and seal, the day of year of our Lord 1817.

in the

S. P.

to wit. Forasmuch as A. B. of in the county of -, yeoman, hath this day made information and complaint upon oath, before me S. P. Esq. one of His Majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, that yesterday, in the night, the stable of him the said A. B. at aforesaid, was feloniously and burglariously broken open, and one brown mare, the property of him the said A. B. feloniously and burglariously stolen, taken and carried away from thence; and that he hath just cause to suspect and doth suspect that C. D. late of →→→ in the county aforesaid, [labourer] the said felony and burglary did commit. These are, therefore, to command you forthwith to apprehend him the said C. D. and bring him before me to answer to the said information and complaint, and to be fur ther dealt with according to law. Herein fail not..

Given under my hand and seal the year of our Lord 1817.

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S. P.

Conviction of Slaughterman, for not paying the Expenses of advertising Cattle supposed to be Stolen.

to wit. A. B. is convicted on the oath of E. F. inspector of houses and places for slaughtering horses for the parish of in the county of, of refusing to pay the sum of, being the expense of an advertisement inserted in the Daily Advertiser [or some other public newspaper], circulated in the county of [as the case may be], pursuant to the directions of the statute in that case made and provided. Given &c.

Conviction for making a false Entry.

to wit. Be it remembered, That on this day of in the year 1817, C. D. licensed for slaughtering horses, is convicted upon the oath of two credible witnesses, before me S. P. Esq. one of His Majesty's justices of the peace for the county of, of having wilfully made [or caused to be made] a false entry in the book required by the statute in that case made and provided, to be kept by the said C. D. whereby he hath forfeited the sum of·

Given &c.

The like for lending a Slaughtering-house.

to wit. Be it remembered, That on this- day of , 1817, C. D. was convicted upon the oaths of two credible witnesses, before me S. P. Esq. one of His Majesty's justices of the peace for the county of, for occasionally lending a house for place] for the purpose of slaughtering horses or cattle for other purposes than for butcher's meat, without a license for that purpose first obtained, according to the statute in that case made and provided.

Given &c.

HORSE RACES.

No person to enter and start more than one horse for one and the same prize, on pain of forfeiture of the horse or its value. 13 Geo. II. c. 19.

No plate, prize or sum to be run for or advertised to be run for, unless the same be of the value of £50. or upwards; and any person entering, starting or running any horse for any such plate, &c. under such value, or who shall make, print, advertise or publish an advertisement or notice of such prize, such person shall forfeit £200. and the maker, printer, publisher, advertiser or proclaimer of such advertisement to forfeit £100, No match to be for less than £50. under penalty of £200. unless at Newmarket or Black Hambleton; and a match for £25. a side is a match for £50. 4 Burr. 2432. Penalties to be recovered by action, half to the party suing and half to the poor of the parish where offence committed.

By 24 Geo. III. c. 31, for every horse entered to run for a plate, money, &c. shall be paid a duty of £2. 2s. to the clerk of the course, as the duty of one year, under penalty of £20. s. 1, 5. Clerk to pay said duty within fourteen days to stamp distributor, on pain of £100. and double the money due at the time of default, the distributor to allow him 1s. in the pound on all monies accounted for. s. 6, 7.