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tory account of themselves; all keepers of bawdy houses and houses of ill fame, or houses for the resort of prostitutes, and persons in the habit of frequenting such houses, not giving a satisfactory account of themselves ; all persons who have no peaceable profession or calling to maintain themselves by, but who do for the most part support themselves by gaming or crime, or by the avails of prostitution, shall be deemed vagrants, loose, idle or disorderly persons within the meaning of this Act, and shall upon conviction before any Stipendiary or Police Magistrate, Mayor or Warden, or any two Justices of the Peace, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punished by imprisonment in any gaol or place of confinement other than the Penitentiary for a term not exceeding two months (now six months,) 37 Vict., ch. 43), and with or without hard labour, or by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or by both, such fine and imprisonment being in the discretion of the convicting Magistrate or Justices.

Sect. 2.-Any Stipendiary or Police Magistrate, Mayor or Warden, or any two Justices of the Peace upon information before them made, that any person hereinbefore described as vagrants, loose, idle and disorderly persons, are or are reasonably suspected to be harbored or concealed in any bawdy-house, house of ill-fame, tavern or boarding-house, may, by warrant, authorize any constable or other person to enter at any time such house or tavern, and to apprehend and bring before them or any other Justice, all persons found therein so suspected as aforesaid.-5 Geo. 4, ch. 83, and 31-32 Vict., ch. 52, Imperial Statutes.

Procedures under this Act are regulated by the 32-33 Vict., ch. 31, An Act respecting the duties of Justices of the Peace, out of Sessions, in relation to summary convictions and orders.

INDEX

PAGE

ABETTORS in misdemeanors and in offences punishable on sum-
mary conviction, under the Larceny Act.....

618

Do. do. do. under the Forgery Act..

157

Do. do. do. under the Malicious Injuries to Property Act
sect. 70 ...

711

Abandoning child under the age of two years...

260

ABORTION. Attempt to procure...

335

Indictment for woman administering poison to herself with
intent....

336

Indictment for administering poison to a woman with intent... 336
Indictment for using instruments with like intent..

336

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ABDUCTION of a woman of any age from motives of lucre, &c..... 318

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ACCEPTANCE OF A BILL OF EXCHANGE, forging or uttering........ 100

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So as to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm, or with
intent to injure or annoy ...

255

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ADMINISTERING CHLOROFORM with intent to commit offences.....
AGENTS, fraud by...

254

.567-572

ALGOMA, 32-33 Vict., ch. 35, declared in force in the District of. 398

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ADMINISTERING VOLUNTARY OATHS.

747

ANIMALS, cruelty to........

ASSAULT on a clergyman in the discharge of his duty...

765

281

Disturbing congregations met for religious worship.

On officers, &c., saving wreck..

With intent to commit felony, or on peace officers...

Indictment.....

Indictment for obstructing a clergyman in the discharge of his
duty.....

Indictment for arresting a clergyman about to engage in the
performance of divine service..

Indictment for assaulting a magistrate on account of the exer-

cise of his duty in preserving wrecks.....

Indictment for assaulting peace officer in execution of his
duty......

281

282

282

283

284

285

285

286

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Indictment for an assault in pursuance of a conspiracy to raise

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With attempt to commit a felony, how justice shall proceed... 294

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ARMY AND NAVY, offences relative to Her Majesty's, 32-33 Vict.,

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Indictment for administering poison with intent to murder.... 227
Indictment for wounding with intent to murder...

229

To murder by destroying or damaging building with gun-
powder...

231

Indictment

231

To murder by setting fire to, or destroying ships.

232

Indictment.

232

To murder by poisoning, shooting, drowning, &c

233

Indictment for attempting to poison with intent....

234

Indictment for attempting to drown with intent to murder... 235

Indictment for shooting with intent to murder...
Indictment for attempting to shoot with intent..

236

238

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Sheath knife, if carried about the person in any seaport towns

351

or cities of Canada, person charged with same, how tried... 352
Duty of the Court or Justice before whom convicted..... ... 352
Limit of time within which prosecutions shall be commenced. 352
ARMS, what constitutes loaded

233

BAILEES. Larceny by..

BANKERS. Frauds by......

B

404

..567-570

Indictment against banker for selling or converting goods, &c.,
intrusted to him for safe keeping or for a special purpose
"not" in writing.

BEACONS. Penalty for making vessels fast to

Destroying, removing, &c., &c., &c. ... ..

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BUILDINGS. Setting fire to goods in any, the setting fire of which

would be felony

Indictment..

581

701

700

326

327

.327-335

693

422

339

340

.340-343

.298-304

701

702

656

656

653

654

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BURIAL GROUND, injuries to statues, monuments in, &c., &c., &c.. 691

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Indictment for breaking and entering a church and stealing
therein....

505

Indictment for stealing in and breaking out of a church.

506

By breaking out...

506

Punishment

508

Indictment for burglary and larceny to the value of £5
Indictment if no felony was committed....

508

509

Indictment for burglary by breaking out

510

Being found by night, armed with intent to break a dwelling-
house, &c., &c., or having in possession by night imple-
ments of house-breaking...

525

house-breaking

Meaning of the word "night" in burglary.

Indictment for being found by night armed with intent, &c .... 526
Indictment for having in possession by night implements of

On what buildings burglary can be committed..

528

490

491

What acts constitute burglary....

497

The intent necessary in....

503

The word " burglariously" necessary in indictment for

510

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Carnally knowing and abusing a girl under ten years.....
Carnally knowing and abusing a girl between the ages of ten
and twelve....

314

315

Attempts to commit the said offences....

317

CARRIAGE. Doing bodily harm to any person ly furiously driving 279
CHEATS, Common, how now punishable......

... 585

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