42 & 43 Vict. certify and transmit such statement as aforesaid, shall be deemed guilty of an offence against this act.

c. 19.

"28. Penalty for Offence against Act.] Any person, not being an habitual drunkard detained in a retreat, who is guilty of an offence against this act, to which no other penalty is affixed, shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds, or, at the discretion of the court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three months with or without hard labour. “29. Summary Jurisdiction Acts.] The Summary Jurisdiction Acts shall apply to all offences in respect of which jurisdiction is given to any court of summary jurisdiction by this act, or which are directed to be prosecuted, enforced, or made before a court of summary jurisdiction, or in a summary manner, or upon summary conviction.

"30. Appeals.] In England, if any person thinks himself aggrieved by any conviction or order of a court of summary jurisdiction, he may appeal therefrom, subject to the conditions and regulations following:

"(1.) The appeal shall be made to the next court of general or quarter sessions for the county, borough, or place in which the cause of appeal has arisen, held not less than fifteen days and (unless adjourned by the court) not more than four months after the conviction or order appealed from: "(2.) The appellant shall, within seven days after the cause of appeal has arisen, give notice to the other party and to the clerk of the court of summary jurisdiction appealed from of his intention to appeal, and of the ground thereof: "(3.) The appellant shall, within three days after such notice, enter into a recognizance before a justice with two sufficient sureties conditioned personally to try the appeal, and to abide the judgment of the appellate court thereon, and to pay such costs as may be awarded by the court, or give such other security, by deposit of money or otherwise, as the justice allows :

"(4.) Where the appellant is in custody any justice having

jurisdiction in such complaint may, if he thinks fit, on the appellant entering into such recognizance or giving such other security as to such justice shall seem sufficient, release him from custody:

"(5.) The appellate court may adjourn the appeal; and, on the hearing thereof, they may confirm, reverse, or modify the decision of the court of summary jurisdiction appealed from, or remit the matter, with the opinion of the appellate court thereon, to the court of summary jurisdiction, or make such other order in the matter as the court thinks

c. 19.

just, and if the matter be remitted to the court of summary 42 & 43 Vict.
jurisdiction, the said last-mentioned court shall thereupon
re-hear and decide the matter in accordance with the order
of the said court of appeal. The court of appeal may also
make such order as to costs to be paid by either party as
the court thinks just.

"31. Limitation of Actions.] Any action against any person for anything done in pursuance or execution or intended execution of this Act shall be commenced within two years after the thing done, and not otherwise.

"Notice in writing of every such action and of the cause thereof shall be given to the intended defendant one month at least before the commencement of the action.

Miscellaneous.

"32. Time under 9 & 10 Vict. c. 66, s. 1.] The time during which a person is detained in a retreat shall for all purposes be excluded in the computation of time mentioned in section one of the act of the ninth and tenth years of the reign of her present Majesty, chapter sixty-six, intituled An Act to amend the laws relating to the removal of the poor,' as amended by any other act.

"33. No Forfeiture for Non-fulfilment of Condition of Residence.] Persons who hold their estates, being other than ecclesiastical benefices, subject to any condition of residence shall not incur any forfeiture through being detained in any retreat.

"34. Fees to be prescribed.] The secretary of state may, subject as herein mentioned, prescribe the fees to be paid in carrying out the provisions of this act."

0.S.

VOL. II.

[The SCHEDULES.

4 Y

The SECOND SCHEDULE.

FORM NO. I.

APPLICATION FOR LICENSE OF RETREAT.

The Habitual Drunkards Act, 1879.

To the justices of the peace for the county [or borough] of [

as the case may be].

J [or

I, the undersigned, hereby apply for a license for the house described below, as a retreat for the reception of

male and

male [or female, or

female] persons being habitual drunkards within the meaning of the above-mentioned act, to be detained and treated as patients

therein.

And I, the undersigned, undertake to reside in the house and give my personal attention to the management, care, and treatment of the patients.

[House to be described with the following (among other) particulars; and a plan on a scale of not less than one eighth of an inch to a foot to accompany the description and be referred to therein.

a. Dimensions of every room.

b. Arrangements for separation of sexes.

c. Quantity of land available for exercise and recreation of patients.
d. Extent of applicant's interest in the house.]

RULES.

1. An application may include two or more houses belonging to the same person or persons, provided no one of the houses is separated from another or others of them otherwise than by land in the same occupation and by a road, or in either of those modes.

2. The application is to be made not less than ten days before the sessions or meeting at which it is to be considered.

3. The clerk of the local authority is to give notice of the application having been made, by advertisement published in a newspaper circulating in the district of the local authority six days at least before the same sessions or meeting.

42 & 43 Vict. c. 19.

Sects. 4, 6, 10.

FORM No. II.
LICENSE.

The Habitual Drunkards Act, 1879.

County [or borough] of

{

This is to certify that in pursuance of the above-mentioned act the justices of the peace acting in and for the county [or borough] of [or as the case may be], in general or quarter (or special) sessions assembled, upon the application of A.B., a copy of, which application is indorsed on this license, have licensed and do hereby license the said A.B. to use the house described in that application for the reception of persons

42 & 48 Vict. being habitual drunkards as follows; namely, male [or female, or

calendar months from this date.

10 & 11 Vict.

c. 27.

1. A fee of ten shillings is to be paid for the license.

2. The clerk of the local authority, within ten days after a license has been granted, is to give notice of the granting thereof by advertisement published in a newspaper circulating in the district of the local authority, and is to send a copy of the license to the secretary of state.

I, the undersigned, hereby request you to receive me as a patient in
your retreat at
in accordance with the above-mentioned act, and I
at least, unless sooner duly dis-

undertake to remain therein for
charged, and to conform to the regulations for the time being in force in

HARBOURS, DOCKS AND PIERS.

"The Harbours, Docks and Piers Clauses Act, 1847," 10 & 11 Vict. c. 27, the extent of which is shown in Vol. I., Note 208, p. 476 [and see 24 & 25 Vict. c. 45, as to powers of Board of Trade in this respect amended by 25 Vict. c. 19 and 25 & 26 Vict. c. 69], provides for various matters being heard and determined before justices, viz. :

The mode of determining questions of compensation with regard to lands purchased or taken is to be the same as under 8 & 9 Vict. c. 18 (title "Lands Clauses Act," post), s. 6.