which said sum was to be paid to the clerk of the peace of the 13 Vic. c. 35. said parish on or before the

185

day of

to be by him handed over to the said (C.
D.): And whereas the (deputy) clerk of the peace of the said
parish hath, on the
day of
instant, duly certified that the said sum for costs had not then
been paid (*): These are therefore to command you, in her
majesty's name, forthwith to make distress of the goods and
chattels of the said A. B. and if, within the space of

days next after the making of such distress, the said last-men-
tioned sum, together with the reasonable charges of taking and
keping the said distress shall not be paid, that then you do
sell the said goods and chattels so by you distrained, and do
pay the money arising from such sale to

the clerk of the justices of the peace for the parish of
in the said parish, that he may pay and apply the
same as by law directed; and if no such distress can be found,
then that you certify the same unto me, to the end that such
proceedings may be had therein as to the law doth appertain.
Given under my hand this
year of our Lord

at

day of
in the
in the parish aforesaid.

1sland Act.

1850.

S. 2.

J. N.

WARRANT OF COMMITMENT FOR WANT OF DISTRESS IN THE

To the constable of

LAST CASE.

[common goal, or other prison], at

parish of

and to the keeper of the Sched. S. 2. in the said

Whereas, &c. as in the last form to the asterisk (*), and then thus]: And whercas afterwards, on the

day of

in the year aforesaid, I, the under-
signed issued a warrant to the constable of
commanding him to levy the said sum of
for costs, by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the
said A. B.: And whereas it appears to me, as well by the
return of the said constable to the said warrant of distress, as
otherwise, that the said constable hath made diligent search
for the goods and chattels of the said A. B., but that no suf-
ficient distress whereon to levy the sum above-mentioned could
be found: These are therefore to command you, the said con-
stable of

to take the said A. B. and him

safely to convey to the (common gaol, or other prison), at
aforesaid, and there deliver him to the said
keeper thereof, together with this precept; and I do hereby
command you, the said keeper of the said (common gaol or
other prison), to receive the said A. B. into your custody in

M M

13 Vic. c. 35. Island Act.

1850.

the said (common gaol, or other prison), there to imprison him (and keep him to hard labour) for the space of

unless the said sum, and all costs and charges of the said distress (and of the commitment), amounting to the further sum of shall be sooner paid unto you the said keeper, and for your so doing this shall be your sufficient

warrant.

Given under my hand, this

in the year of our Lord, 18
in the parish aforesaid.

day of

at

J. N.

T.

Island Act.

ACCOUNT OF CLERK OF THE PEACE, AND OF THE KEEPER 13 Vic. c. 35. OF THE (COMMON GAOL, OR OTHER PRISON.)

1850.

Monthly Return to the Justices and Vestry of the Parish Schedule T. of (or to the Common Council of the City and Parish of Kingston), of Fines, Penalties, and Sums of Money received by the Clerk of the Peace, (or by the Keeper of the Common Gaol, or other Prison, at and how applied, from the

18

day of

to the 31st day of the same Month.

13 & 14 VIC.

c. 93.

13 and 14 VIC. c. 93.] For improving the condition of seamen British stat. and maintaining discipline in the merchant service.

1850

14 & 15, VIC. c. 79.

British stat.

1851.

Distress not

unlawful for want of

form.

BRIT. [August 14, 1850.]

14 and 15 Vic. c. 79.] To consolidate and amend the laws relating to steam navigation.

ISLD. [August 7, 1851.]

13 and 14 Vic. c. 93, sec. 113; 14 and Vic. c. 79, sec. 4.] No distress levied in any proceedings under either of these acts shall be deemed unlawful, nor shall any person making the same be deemed a trespasser on account of any defect of form in the summons, conviction, warrant of distress, or other proceeding relating thereto, nor shall such party be deemed a trespasser ab initio, on account of any irregularity afterward, committed by him, but all parties aggrieved by such defect or irregularity may may recover satisfaction for the special damage in an action.

XII. COMMITMENT-DISCHARGE.

c. 36. 7 WM.IV.

Relative to malicious injuries to property. 7 WILL. IV.
Relative to larceny and other offences.
ISLD. [March 4, 1837.]

c. 40. Island Acts.

1837.

shall trans

of quarter

sessions a

all convic

by them.

7 Will. IV. c. 36, sec. 36; 7 Will. IV. c. 40, sec. 69.] Every justice of the peace before whom any person shall be convicted Justices of any offence against this act, shall transmit the conviction to mit to court the next court of [c. 40, general or] quarter sessions, which shall be holden for the parish or precinct wherein the offence shall statement of have been committed, there to be kept by the proper officer tions made among the records of the court; and upon any indictment or information against any person for a subsequent offence a copy of such conviction, certified by the proper officer of the court, or proved to be a true copy, shall be sufficient evidence to prove a conviction for the former offence, and the conviction shall be presumed to have been unappealed against until the contrary be shown.

Island Act.

6 VIC. c. 52.] To reduce the number of prisons, and to extend VIC. c. 52. the power of the magistrates in this island.

ISLD. [1842.]

1842.

sessions,

mit to

es'

6 Vic. c. 52, sec. 10.] Whereas, under various laws of this Quarter island, authority is given to the courts of quarter sessions, petty &c., to comsessions, and justices of the peace, upon conviction of offenders, to commit such offender or offenders to the house of correction or to the common gaol of the parish or precinct; Be it enacted, That in every such case it shall be lawful for the courts of quarter sessions, petty sessions, and justices of the peace, and they are hereby authorized to sentence and to commit such offender or offenders to the nearest gaol, whether in the parish or not, anything in any act of this island to the contrary notwithstanding.

6 VIC. c. 59.] For regulating the police of Port Royal.

ISLD. [1842.]

6 Vic. c. 59, sec. 53.] The justices of the peace of the said parish of Port Royal shall and may, and they are hereby authorised and empowered, in all cases of summary conviction under this act, where the party or parties being a male or males shall be liable to imprisonment, to commit the offender r

6 Vic. c. 59 Island Act.

1842.