SYNOPSIS OF OFFENCES. Statute. MILITARY LAW-continued. 3. Person falsely confessing himself to be a deserter from her 4. False Musters, &c.] Any person who shall falsely be mustered, or 5. Unlawfully recruiting by advertising, posting or dispersing bills, for the purpose of procuring recruits, or interfering therein, &c. 42 & 43 Vict. c. 33, s. 146. Id. Id. s. 94. 6. Procuring any soldier to desert,-or concealing a deserter,-or aiding him in deserting or concealing himself,-or aiding or assisting in rescue of deserter. 7. Purchasing Soldiers' Necessaries, Stores, &c.] Any person who shall knowingly detain, buy, exchange or receive from any soldier or deserter or any other person acting for or on his behalf, on any pretence whatsoever, or 8. Who shall solicit or entice any soldier,- -or shall be employed by any arms, ammunition, medals for good conduct or for distin- or 9. Who shall have in his possession or keeping any such arms, &c. and shall not give a satisfactory account how he came by the same, or 10. Shall change the colour of any clothes, as aforesaid. 11. Civil Subjects offending against Laws as to Billets.] Any constable or other person employed in billeting presuming to billet on any house not liable without occupier's consent,- —or neglecting| or refusing to billet, when required,- -or receiving any money for excusing any person from receiving any soldier, or 12. Quartering wives, children, men or maid-servants of officers or 13. Neglecting or refusing to execute a justice's warrant for providing same. -if goods insufficient, impr. not exc. 6 cal. m. unless sooner paid (s. 94). Not exc. £20 (s. 94);-recov. by No. distress (s. 94) or not if not exc. £5 incl. costs, and impr. in default as scale in 42 & 43 Vict. c. 49, s. 5, p. 185. Impr. with or without h. 1. for No. not exc. 6 cal. m. (s. 146). 1st Offence.] Not exc. £20, and treble the value of articles of which offender shall so become or be possessed (s. 149)-recov. as Offences 11, 12, infra. 2nd or subsequent Offence.] Not exc. £20, but not less than £5, and treble value; -recov. as Offences 11, 12, infra; and in addition, impr. with or without h. 1. for not exc. 6 cal. m. (s. 149). [MEM. A search warrant may be granted for articles received by and in the possession of others (s. 149).] Not exc. £10 nor less than 40s. (s. 106);-recov. by distress s. 94), or not if not exc. £5 incl. costs, and impr. in default as scale in 42 & 43 Vict. c. 49, s. 5, p. 185. No. 3, p. 288. No. 5, p. 289. No. 6, p. 289. No. 7, p. 289. No. Nos. 8-11, p. 290. SYNOPSIS OF OFFENCES. Statute. MILITIA. 1. Militiamen not attending Training, &c.] A militiaman, without leave, not appearing at the time and place appointed for preliminary training, or deserting, or absenting himself before the expiration of the period for which he is required to attend, ог not appearing at the time and place appointed for the training or does not when ordered to be embodied appear at the time and 2. Inducing Militiaman to absent himself or harbouring him.] Persuading any militiaman improperly to absent himself from his duty, or assisting or procuring him improperly to absent himself as aforesaid, or concealing, employing, &c. any militiaman knowing him to be so improperly absent. 38 & 39 Vict. c. 69, s. 59. Id. s. 79. 3. Fraudulently Re-enlisting.] Militiaman before the expiration of [MEM. The justice in the above case is to send to the Secretary Id. s. 71. 4. Militia Ballots.] Householder not making return to overseers of 23 & 24 Vict. persons for militia ballot. c. 120, s. 8. 5. Overseer, constable, &c. refusing or neglecting to perform duty under the act, or in making return, &c. Id. s. 13. No. p. 293. One moiety to No. 4, informer, the other moiety (or if the offence is proved by the person who informs) as the Secretary of State may direct (s. 89). Where all or any part of a penalty is applicable as the Secretary of State may direct, the justice must within four days report the same to the Secretary| for War (s. 90). No. See No. 1, No. 1, supra. p. 292. One (11 & 12 Vict. c. Not exc. £5 (s. 8);-recov. as Offence 1, supra. 43, s. 12). county, &c. p. 293. (ante, p. 242). Two or more Impr. not exc. 1 cal. m.,—or not exc. £20 (s. 13);-recov. SYNOPSIS OF OFFENCES. Statute. MILITIA-continued. 6. Person chosen by ballot refusing or neglecting to appear at subdivision meeting, or refusing to take the oath to serve in the militia, or to provide substitute, or 7. Refusing, when required by two or more deputy lieutenants, to be examined as to his fitness to serve. 23 & 24 Vict. c. 120, s. 21. Id. s. 22. MILLER. [Not keeping weights in mill, or not weighing before grinding, or not delivering whole produce, or taking toll in kind. See 36 Geo. 3, c. 15.] MILLS OR FORGES. See tit. "Factories and Workshops." MINES (COAL, STRATIFIED IRONSTONE, SHALE, AND FIRE- 1. Women, Young Persons and Children.] Employing or allowing for [MEM. If it appear that a child, boy or young person, or a person 35 & 36 Vict. c. 76, ss. 4, 15 (Note 318). 312 "MINES-COAL, &c.:" Interpretation of Terms.] By sect. 72 (unless the context otherwise requires) the term "Mine" includes every shaft in the course of being sunk, and every level and inclined plane in the course of being driven for commencing or opening any mine, or for searching for or proving minerals, and all the shafts, levels, planes, works, machinery, tramways and sidings, both below ground and above ground, in and adjacent to a mine, and any such shaft, level and inclined plane, and belonging to the mine. By sect. 70 it is enacted, that "If any question arises whether a mine is a mine to which this act or The Metalliferous Mines Regulation Act, 1872,' applies, such question shall be referred to a secretary of state, whose decision thereon shall be final. "Shaft" includes pit. "Plan" includes a map and section, and a correct copy or tracing of any original plan as so defined. "Owner," when used in relation to any mine, means any person or body corporate who is the immediate proprietor or lessee, or occupier of any mine, or of any part thereof, and does not include a person or body corporate who merely re |