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REWARD-continued..

c. 64.

mentioned offences, the Ct. before whom 7 G. 4.
the off. shall be tried may order the she-
riff of the Ct. to pay to the widow of the
man killed, or his child or children in case
the wife shall be dead, or to the father or
mother in case he shall have left neither wife
nor child, such sum of money as the Ct. in
its disc. shall think fit. 7 Geo. 4. c. 64.
s. 30.

For helping to stolen goods.

c. 29.

Taking money or reward directly or indirectly 7&8G.4. under pretence or on account of helping any person to any chattel, money or valuable security or other property whatever, which shall by any fel. or misd. have been stolen, taken, demanded, &c. unless he caused the off. to be apprehended and brought to trial, fel. pun. at the disc. of the Ct. Tr. for life or not ex. 7 yrs. or Impr. not ex. 4 yrs.; if a male, to be once, twice or thrice pub. or priv. W. in add. to Impr. if the Ct. think fit. 7 & 8

Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 58.

RIOT ACT. See Appendix, post.

RIOT.

c. 114.

Punishment for, Impr. with H. L. not ex. the 3 G. 4. term for which the Ct. might Impr. for that offence, either in add. to or in lieu of any other pun. which might be inflicted on off.

3 G. 4. s. 114.

7 G. 4. c. 64.

7 & 8 G. 4. c.30.

c. 29.

s. 21.

s. 6.

RIOT ACT-continued.

by any law in force before this act. 3 Geo. 4. c. 114. See Hard Labour, p. 71, ante. Expences of prosecution.

The Ct. may allow expences in riot. 7 Geo. 4. c. 64. s. 23. See Expences, p. 50, ante. RIOTERS. Injuries done by persons riotously and tumultuously assembling together, to the disturbance of the pub. peace, and destroying houses, &c. fel. pun. D. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 30. s. 1. RIVER.

Stealing goods, &c. from ship or barge in a navigable river, pun. Tr. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 17. See p. 104.

RIVER BANKS.

Destroying river banks, sea banks or canal banks, &c. fel. pun. at the disc. of the Ct. Tr. for life, or not less than 7 yrs. or Impr. not ex. 4 yrs.; and if a male, to be once, twice or thrice pub. or priv. W. if the Ct. think fit, in add. to Impr. Id. s. 12.

ROBBERY.

Robbing a person of any chattel, money or valuable security, fel. pun. D. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 6. See Larceny, p. 100, ante. Assault with intent to rob, fel. pun. at the disc. of the Ct. Tr. for 7 yrs. or Impr. and W. as

ROBBERY-continued.

last mentioned. Id. See Larceny, p. 100, 7&8 G.4.

ante.

c. 29.

SACRILEGE.

S.

Persons guilty of this offence, fel. pun. D. Id. s. 10. s. 10. See Larceny, p. 102, ante.

SEA.

Offences at sea and abroad.

Commissioners for trying off. at sea, or Js. P. (a) 7 G. 4.
may take examinations relative to the off. c. 38.
comm. within the jurisd. of the Admiralty,
and comm. off. 7 Geo. 4. c. 38. See Of-
fences, p. 130, ante.

All offs. prosecuted in the H. Ct. of Admiralty c. 28.
of England, upon any first and subsequent
conv. shall be subject to the same pun.
whether of D. or otherwise, as if the off. had
been comm. on land. Id. c. 28. s. 12.

All ind. offs. mentioned in this act, (b) comm. 9 G. 4.
within the juris. of the Admiralty, shall be c. 31.
deemed to be of the same nature, and liable
to the same pun. as if comm. on land in

(a) By this stat Js. P. have power of committing or bailing on charges of fel. or misd. comm. within the juris. of the Admiralty.

(b) Injuries to the person consolidation act.

9 G. 4. c. 31.

7 G. 4. c. 64.

s. 12.

9 G. 4. c. 31.

s. 30.

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England, and may be dealt with, tried and
determined as any other off. comm. within
that juris. 9 Geo. 4. c. 31. s. 32.

Expences of prosecution in Admiralty Cts.
In all prosecutions in Admiralty Cts. the Ct.
may order expences in all charges of fel. or
misd. where they may be allowed by other
Cts. to be paid by the assistant to the counsel
to the Admiralty. 7 Geo. 4. c. 64. s. 27.
SEA BANKS, &c.

Destroying sea, river and canal banks, &c. fel.
Id. s. 12. See Banks, p. 17, ante.
SEAMEN.

Assaulting magistrates, or their commanders and
others, endeavouring to save ship-wrecked
property, on conv. Tr. for 7 yrs. or Impr.
with or without H. L. in the com. g. or h. cor.
for such term as the Ct. shall award. 9 Geo.4.
c. 31. s. 24. See Assault, p. 13, ante.
Assaulting and striking, or wounding, a magis-
trate, seamen, &c. and others, endeavouring
to save ship-wrecked property, on conv. pun.
as above. Id. See Assault, p. 13, ante.
Leaving seamen abroad, or forcing them ashore,
misd. pun. Impr. as the Ct. shall award.
Id. s. 30. See p. 59, ante.

SEARCH WARRANT.

7 & 8 G.4. If any credible witness shall prove on oath before

c. 29.

SEARCH WARRANT- continued.

c. 29.

a J. P. a reasonable cause to suspect any 7&8 G. 4 person has in his possession, or on his premises, any property whatever, on or with respect to which any such offences (a) shall have been comm. the J. P. may grant a warrant to search for such property, (b) as in the case of stolen goods. (c) 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 63. See Stolen Goods, p. 163, post. SECURITIES FOR MONEY.

Stealing. See Larceny, p. 98, ante.

SEDITIOUS LIBEL.

60 G. 3.

Persons twice conv. of having published seditious
or blasphemous libels, may be banished from c.8.
his majesty's dominions, and if any person so
sentenced, does not depart in 30 days, his
majesty may convey him to such place as the

(a) That is, offences under (this act) The Larceny Consolidation Act, punishable either upon indictment or upon summary conviction under that act.

(b) If the constable executing a search warrant, give the warrant to the party at his request in order to read it, and he refuses to return it to the constable; it was held in the case of Rex v. Mitton, 3 C. & R. p. 31. that the constable had a right to take it from him, and even to coerce his person to obtain possession of it, but no more violence should be used than may be necessary.

(c) The constable is not justified in taking away any other goods supposed to be stolen, than those mentioned in the warrant, or likely to be of use in substantiating the charge of stealing the goods that were specified. Crozier v. Cunday, 6 B. & C. 232.

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