CONSTABLE: his duty upon notice of persons keeping bawdy-houses, duty of high constable relative to jury-lists, 287, 288 costs of special constables, 94 assaults on, 8 CORN, setting fire to; see " Burning.” COSTS; see "Warrant." how awarded in an indictment for nuisance, 434 in taking a prisoner to gaol, 93, 94 of special constables, 94 of high-constables, 95 court may order payment of the expenses of prosecution allowances to persons attending on recognizance, where courts may order payment of expenses in certain cases of order for payment to be made out by clerk of assize, 97 how the expenses shall be paid in places not contributing to the county rates, ib. quarter sessions to make regulations as to costs in court of admiralty, ib. CUTTING; see "Malicious Injuries." DEED, stealing of, 308 DEER, stealing of, 312 DESTROYING GAME; see "Poaching." DEPOSITION; see "Examination." DETAINER, forcible; see " Forcible Entry." DISORDERLY HOUSES, indictment for keeping, 416, note DISTURBING PUBLIC WORSHIP; see "Irreligion." DUEL, killing in, murder, 392 DWELLING HOUSE: the only building in which burglary can be committed, EAST INDIA BONDS, forging, 205 EMBEZZLEMENT by clerks or servants, felony, 99 EMBEZZLEMENT (continued): distinct acts of embezzlement may be charged in the same indictment, ib. by agents, of money intrusted to them specially, a mis- trustees or mortgagees, proviso in favour of, general observations on embezzlement, 101, note a count for simple larceny may be joined with what will be comprehended under the words, by bankrupts; see at the bank; 66 see "Bank." at the post-office; see "Post-Office." of public money, a misdemeanor; transportation, 110 EMBRACERY, 120 ENTRY, what, in burglary, 39 ENTRY, FORCIBLE; see "Forcible Entry.” ESCAPE; see "Prison Breach." justices of peace have still jurisdiction in, 122, note to charge an officer with, there must have been an actual out of gaol, in cases of trial for; certificate of clerk of the AIDING ESCAPE: persons aiding escape, in some cases guilty of felony, in conveying disguise to help the escape of a felon, felony assisting to escape from a constable, felony under same operation of said act greatly weakened, ib., note conveying vizors into prisons to aid escape, ib. EVIDENCE: witnesses on behalf of prisoner to be sworn, 128 affirmation of Quakers and Moravians to be received in form of affirmation false affirmation punishable as perjury of the competency of persons interested in the subject of in misdemeanors (except perjury), punishment under- EXAMINATION: 7 Geo. 4, c. 64, justices, before bailing or committing for so for misdemeanors upon inquisition for manslaughter or murder, coroner to penalty on justice or coroner provisions of this act to apply to all justices and coroners of putting in evidence the prisoner's voluntary confes- EXCHEQUER BILLS, forgery of, 199 perjury relating to, 482 forging hand-writing of receiver-general of, 134 FALSE PERSONATING. punishment death, 135 not to cause corruption of blood nor loss of dower if the bail is not filed, the offence is a misdemeanor, of commissioners for taking bail in the country in civil justices of assize may take bail punishment for false personating others, so as to subject punishment for personating any person entitled to prize- act applies, though party personated be dead, or the FORCIBLE ENTRY. 5 Ric. 2, st. 1, c. 8, allows only lawful entry, and that punishment, imprisonment and ransom in cases of forcible entry and holding, right, &c., justices punishment, imprisonment and ransom, 137 15 Ric. 2, c. 2, s. 2, extends power of justices against empowers justices to inquire who made forcible entry FORCIBLE ENTRY (continued): for empanelling a jury of persons having lands, &c., of penalty on sheriff making default, 201. penalty recoverable by bill or indictment they who have had three years' possession of land may hold with force, 139 upon indictment for forcible entry, no restriction shall be of costs GENERAL NOTE: restitution to be made not only to freeholders but to te- none agaanst disseiee for forcible entry within otherwise, where defendant has no title, ib. and possession of premises indictment on the statutes- alleges force, to distinguish from trespass award of restitution must find the wrong-doer for what possessions indictments will lie, ib. also, actual violence or terror explanation of terror, 142, n. who are deemed forcible enterers, ib. restitution to such only as have been put out of actual prosecutor not a competent witness, ib. FORGERY: persons convicted of practising as attorneys, punishment of certificates relating to the slave laws, see title "Slave 1. Of instruments for the transfer of stock in the public funds, forging letters of attorney, 143 personating proprietors, or counterfeiting their names, ib. powers of attorney included among" deeds," ib. forging powers to transfer stock, or to receive dividends, making transfers of stock in any other names than the FORGERY (continued) : forging transfers, 146 making false entries in the books of the bank, ib. forging transfer an offence, though the person whose and though the forged document was not with nessed, ib. forging names of witnesses to instruments for the transfer forging or altering receipts or debentures relative to cer- forging letters of attorney to transfer the said stock, or, forging dividend-warrants of certain Irish stock, 150 making transfers thereof in any but proprietors' names 151 2. OF NOTES AND OTHER SECURITIES OF THE BANK OF forging the common seal, or any bank note, 151 forging bank bills or notes, 152 making frames for forging notes, or having in custody in- engraving notes to resemble inland bills, &c. 153 forging or uttering bank notes, dividend-warrants, &c., having any frame for making paper with bar-lines, or having forged or blank bank-notes, 155 engraving on any plate a bank-note, bill, &c., or having engraving plates to resemble Bank of England notes, or counterfeiting the South-Sea Company's common seal ditto of the London and Royal Exchange Assurance- ditto of the British Cast Plate-Glass Manufactory, ib. counterfeiting any stamp directed to be used by 37 Geo. 3, similar clauses in several other acts, 159, note similar clauses in 44 Geo. 3, c. 98, 160 in 48 Geo. 3, c. 141, 16 in 52 Geo. 3, c. 143, ib. |
