PUNISHMENT-continued. For uttering a false Cert. of such Ind. or Conv. Uttering a false cert. of an indict. or conv. for a previous fel. or any other person signing such certificate other than the proper officer of the Ct. fel. pun. at the disc. of the Ct. Tr.not ex. 7 yrs. or Impr. not ex. 2 yrs. ; if a male, to be once, twice or thrice pub. or priv. W. (if the Ct. think fit,) in add. to Impr. Id. For Punishment with H. L., see Hard Labour, p. 71, ante. Of Whipping. 7 & 8 G.4. c.28. s.11. c. 57. Judgment or sentence shall in no case be given 1 G. 4. that any female conv. of any offence shall be whipped; but in cases where W. of female off. has formed either part of the sentence, the Ct. or J. P. may pass sentence of confinement to H. L. in the c. g. or h. c. not ex. 6, nor less than one, or sol. con. not ex. 7 days, at any one time, in lieu of whipping. 1 Geo. 4. c. 57. For Larceny. Every person conv. of simple larceny, or of any 7 & 8 G. 4. fel. punishable like simple larceny, (ex- c. 29. 140 7 & 8 G. 4. c. 29. s. 4. 9 G. 4. c. 32. PUNISHMENT-continued. think fit,) in add. to the Impr. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. Hard Labour and Solitary Confinement. Q. QUAKERS AND MORAVIANS Competent Witnesses. Every Quaker or Moravian required to give evi evidence in any case crim. or civil, instead of taking an oath in the usual form, may make his solemn affirmation or declaration, which shall have the same force and effect in all Cts. of J. and other places where by law an oath is required, 9 Geo. 4. c. 32. s. 1. Such persons making false affirmation or declaration are subject to the pains, penalties and forfeitures as for wilf. and corrupt perjury. Id. QUARANTINE. Officers deserting duty. Officers and others (employed in respect of ves sels, persons, goods, &c. performing quaran QUARANTINE-continued. c. 78. tine,) deserting their duty, or permitting any 6 G. 4. Forging, publishing or altering, &c. such cert. with s. 25. Persons making false oath, or procuring others s. 29. RABBITS. R. c. 69. Destroying in warrens at night, misd. pun. Tr. not 9 G. 4. ex. 14, nor less than 7 yrs. or Impr. with H.L. not ex. 3 yrs. 9 Geo. 4. c. 69. Game, p. 61, ante. See Taking or killing in the night time (a), any 78 & G. 4. here or coney in any warren or ground used c. 29. (a) What shall a deemed night. See Game, p. 61, ante. 7 & 8 G. 4. c. 29. 9 G. 4. c. 31. s. 25. RABBITS-continued. Summary Conviction. The like offence in the day time, in setting or using therein any snare, or engine, for taking hares or conies, pen. on conv. before a J. P. not ex. 51. Id. But not to extend to killing conies in the daytime on any sea bank, &c. in the co. of Lincoln. RAPE. Id. On children under 10 years of age, fel. D. 9 Geo. 4. c. 31. s. 17. See Carnal Knowledge, p. 22, ante. On children between 10 and 12 years of age, misd. pun. Impr. with or without H. L. in the com. g. or h. c. for such time as the Ct. shall award. Id. See Carnal Knowledge, p. 22, ante. Assault, with intent to commit rape, is fel. pun. RECEIVING OF STOLEN GOODS. (a) (a) The law against a receiver of stolen goods. Where the goods which he is charged with receiving have been feloniously stolen, and he has received them knowing them to have been stolen, he may be indicted for felony either for the offence itself, or as an accessary after the fact, and in convict RECEIVING-continued. Impr. with or without W. in add. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 45. Receiving anchors, &c. weighed up. 7 & 8G.4. c. 29. c. 75. Any person purchasing or receiving anchors, ca- 2 G. 4. bles, goods or merchandize taken up or weighed, swept for or taken possession of, which may have belonged to any ship or vessel in distress, or carried or removed from any wreck, is to be deemed guilty of receiving the same, knowing them to have been stolen, or if they had been cast on shore, pen. as for misd. at com. law, or Tr. for 7 yrs. at the disc. of the Ct. 2 Geo. 4. c. 75. s. 11. Persons conveying anchors and cables abroad, See Accessaries-(Receivers), p. 6, ante. ed, he is liable to transportation. Where he is the receiver of goods or property which have been stolen, but the stealing of which is not declared to be a felony, such as plants and fruit out of a garden, under the 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29, s. 42. see p. 67, ante, or property the taking of which is by this act declared to be a misd. and pun. by ind. such as factors embezzling goods entrusted to them, (under the stat. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. e. 29. s. 51.) he may be ind. for a misd. and pun. by Tr. Js. P. have juris. over receivers only, where the taking of the property, is by stat. a misd. pun. by Fine or otherwise, on summary conv. in such case they may conv. the receiver of a misd. and pun. him as a principal. |
