SYNOPSIS OF OFFENCES.

Statute.

MILITARY LAW-continued.

3. Person falsely confessing himself to be a deserter from her
Majesty's forces, or from the embodied militia.
[MEM. If evidence of the truth or falsehood of the confession
is not at first forthcoming, the justices are to remand the
accused and transmit a statement of the case and descriptive
return to the Secretary of State for War, with a request to
be informed whether such person appears to belong or to have
belonged to the regiment or corps from which he *]

4. False Musters, &c.] Any person who shall falsely be mustered, or
offer himself to be mustered,- —or lend or furnish any horse to
be falsely mustered.

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 soldier, knowing him to be such,-to sell

any arms, ammunition, medals for good conduct or for distin-
guishment or other service, clothes or military furniture, or any
provisions, or any sheets or other articles used in barracks, or
regimental necessaries, or any article of forage for horses,

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
soldiers in any house against occupier's consent,

13. Neglecting or refusing to execute a justice's warrant for providing
carriages, &c.-
.—or demanding more than the legal rates for the

same.

No. 3,

p. 288.

No. 5,

p. 289.

No. 6,

p. 289.

No. 7,

p. 289.

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
and exercise of his regiment, or deserts or absents himself during
the time of training or exercise,

or

does not when ordered to be embodied appear at the time and
place appointed for assembling his regiment, and march in pur-
suance of any order or direction under the act.

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
his engagement, enlisting or offering to enlist in any other
regiment, or in the same regiment, &c.

[MEM. The justice in the above case is to send to the Secretary
of State for War a report of the conviction stating the name
of the militiaman, the regiment to which he belongs, the offence
of which he has been convicted, and the sentence or decision of
the justice; and where the militiaman is imprisoned, the
period when the imprisonment will expire (s. 73).]

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.

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-
CLAY). (Note 312.)

1. Women, Young Persons and Children.] Employing or allowing for
the purpose of employing below ground any boy under ten
years of age, or any woman or girl of any age. (See Note 312.)

[MEM. If it appear that a child, boy or young person, or a person
employed about an engine, windlass or gin, was employed on the
representation of his parent or guardian that he was of that age
at which his employment would not be in contravention of this
act, and under the belief in good faith that he was of that age,
the owner, agent or manager of the mine and employer shall be
exempt from any penalty, and the parent or guardian shall for
such misrepresentation be deemed guilty of an offence against
this act (s. 15).

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