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7 G. 4. c. 64.

7 & 8 G. 4. c. 29.

3 G. 4. c. 46.

RECEIVING, &c.-continued.

tion to be paid in the above cases. 7 Geo. 4. c. 64. s. 23. See Expences, p. 50, ante. In cases punishable on summary conviction (a), where the stealing or taking of any property whatever is by this act pun. by summary conv. either for every offence, or for the first and second offence only, or for the first offence only; any person receiving such property shall, on conv. before a J. P. be liable, for every first and second or subsequent off. of receiving to the same, forf. and pun. to which a person guilty of a first, second or subsequent off. of stealing or taking such property is by this act made liable. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 39. s. 62.

RECOGNIZANCE.

Before a Justice of the Peace.

In every recognizance (a) entered into before a J.P. it shall be stated and specified, not only the profession, art, mystery or trade of the person entering into it, together with the christian and surname, but the parish, township or place of his residence; and if the place of residence is in a city, town or borough, then the name of the street and number of the house, (if any)

(a) See note, p. 142.

(b) That is to say, all recognizances which are to be returned to the G. or Q. Sess.

RECOGNIZANCE-continued.

c. 46.

in which the party resides, and whether owner 3 G. 4. thereof or lodger. 3 Geo. 4. c. 46. s. 4. And the J. P. shall give the party notice according to the form set out in the statute. Id.

All fines, forfeited recognizances, &c. set, imposed, lost or forfeited before a J. P. or at q. sess. to be entered on a roll, a copy of which is to be sent to the sheriff with writs to levy the amount. Id.

If a person gives security to the sheriff, or

offers to appear at the next gen.or q. sess. to
abide the decision of the Ct. and pay such sum
and expences as shall be ordered, the sheriff
shall dismiss him out of custody, and in case
he does not appear, similar writs may issue
against the sureties. Id. s. 5.

Sessions may remit forfeitures, &c. on recogni

zances..

The Ct. of gen. or q. sess. may enquire into the circumstances of the case, and at discretion order the discharge of the whole of the forfeited recognizance, or of money paid or to be paid in lieu or satisfaction thereof, which order shall be a discharge to the sheriff or officer. Id. s. 6.

In all cases where the party shall have been lodged in the com. g. by the sheriff, the Js. P.

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s. 5.

s. 6.

3 G. 4. €. 46.

4 G. 3. c. 37.

s. 3.

RECOGNIZANCE-continued.

at gen. or q. sess. may remove the party to the custody of the sheriff, &c. or upon release of the party from the whole of the forfeited recognizance, order the party to be discharged; which is a sufficient discharge to the sheriff, &c. in passing his accounts, and the Ct. of gen. or q. sess. may award reasonable costs to be paid by either party to the other. Id. s. 6.

The Justices are to insert in any following roll, all fines, forfeited recognizances, &c. which have not been levied, and the sheriff shall detain the writs, which are to continue in force. 4 G. 3. c. 37.

Where the sheriff goes out of office, he shall deliver such rolls and writs to his successor,

who is to execute them. Id.

In all cases where the party is in another co. or has goods there, the sheriff, &c. is to send a warrant and a copy of the writ to the sheriff of such other co. who is to levy and make return in 30 days after the receipt of such warrant. Id. s. 3.

Id.

And the sheriffs and clerk of the peace are to
make returns to the treasury.
Recognizances to appear or to prosecute and
give evidence in case of fel. and misd. com.
assault, articles of the peace, or to abide an

RECOGNIZANCE—continued.

c. 64.

order of bastardy, are not to be put in force 7 G. 4.
without the orders from the Ct. and a list is
to be made out, and an order thereupon to be
made before the issuing of process. 7 G. 4.
c. 64. s. 31.

RECORDS.

Stealing or destroying.

yrs.

Misd. pun. at the disc. of the Ct. Tr. for 7
or fine or Impr. or both, as the Ct. shall
award. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 21. See
Larceny, p. 105, ante.

REGISTERS.

Offences relating to marriages.

7&8 G. 4.

c. 29.

Forging, or destroying, or uttering false re- c. 76. gisters, fel. pun. Tr. for life. 4 G. 4. c. 76.

See Marriages, p. 124, ante.

The like of ship registers. See Customs, p. 35, 6 G. 4. ante. 6 Geo. 4. c. 110. s. 49.

REMANDING,

c. 110.

When a J. P. shall remand until 2 Js. P. are 7 G. 4.

present. 7 Geo. 4. c. 64. s. 1. See Bail,

p. 16, ante.

REPEAL OF STATUTES

Relating to capital punishments, larceny, inju

ries to the person, malicious injuries, remedies

against the hundred.

See List of Statutes

wholly or in part repealed.

c. 64.

RESTITUTION

7 & 8 G. 4. Of stolen goods, power in the Ct. to order. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. See Larceny, p. 112,

c. 29.

7 G. 4. c. 64.

7 G. 4. c. 64.

ante.

REWARD,

For apprehending, offs. when allowable. The Court
may order rewards to those who have been
active in apprehending in the following of-
fences, to be paid by the sheriff of the co.
in which the offence shall have been comm.
In murder-feloniously and maliciously shooting
at or attempting to discharge any kind of
fire-arms at any other person-stabbing—
cutting-poisoning-administering any thing
to procure the miscarriage of any woman
rape-burglary-felonious house-breaking-
robbing of the person--arson-horse-steal-

ing-bullock-stealing-sheep-stealing-be-
ing an accessary before the fact to any of the
offences aforesaid—receiving stolen property
knowing it to have been stolen. 7 Geo. 4.
c. 64. s. 28.

How such rewards and allowances are to be paid to the widows and families of persons killed in endeavouring to apprehend offenders.

If a man is killed in endeavouring to appre

hend any one charged with any of the last

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