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in Evidence until shall not be lawful on the Trial of any Person for any subsequent Offence, where a after a Verdict of Plea of Not Guilty shall have been entered on his Behalf, to charge the Jury to in- Guilty of the sub. sequent Offence.
quire concerning any previous Conviction until they shall have inquired concerning unless the Defend. such subsequent Offence, and shall have found such Person guilty of the same; and ant gives Evidence whenever in any Indictment any previous Conviction shall be stated the reading of of good Character. such Statement shall be deferred until after such Finding as aforesaid: Provided, that if upon the Trial of any Person for any such subsequent Offence as aforesaid such Person shall give Evidence of his good Character, it shall be lawful for the Pro- secutor, in answer thereto, to give Evidence of the Conviction of such Person for the previous Offence or Offences, before such Verdict of Guilty shall have been returned, and the Jury shall inquire concerning such previous Conviction or Convictions at the same Time that they inquire concerning such subsequent Offence.
tice.
Any Person may X. It shall be lawful for any Person whatsoever to apprehend any Person who apprehend Persons shall be found committing any Offence against the Provisions of this Act, and to convey committing Of- fences against this him or deliver him to some Constable or other Peace Officer, in order to his being Act, and convey conveyed, as soon as conveniently may be, before a Justice of the Peace, to be dealt them before a Jus with according to Law.
XI. And whereas Doubts have been entertained as to the Authority to apprehend Any Person may Persons found committing indictable Offences in the Night: For Remedy thereof be apprehend Persons committing indiet- it enacted. That it shall be lawful for any Person whosoever to apprehend any Person able Offences in who shall be found committing any indictable Offence in the Night, and to convey the Night, and him or deliver him to some Constable or other Peace Officer, in order to his being convey them before
conveyed. as soon as conveniently may be, before a Justice of the Peace, to be dealt a Justice.
with according to Law.
hend him to be
demeanor.
Any Person ag- XII. If any Person liable to be apprehended under the Provisions of this Act shall saulting a Person assault or offer any Violence to any Person by Law authorized to apprehend or de- entitled to appre- tain him, or to any Person acting in his Aid and Assistance, every such Offender guilty of a Mis- shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable to be imprisoned, with or without Hard Labour, for any Term not exceeding Three Years. The Night, in Of
XIII. The Time at which the Night shall commence and conclude in any Offence fences against this against the Provisions of this Act shall be the same as in Cases of Burglary.
XIV. In all Prosecutions for any Offence against the Provisions of this Act it shall be lawful for the Court before which any such Offence shall be prosecuted or tried to allow the Expenses of the Prosceution in all respects as in Cases of Felony.
Act, to be as in Burglary. Costs of Prosecu- tions.
Nothing in this Act to repeal
5 G. 4. e. 83.
XV. Nothing in this Act contained shall be deemed to repeal wholly or in part the Fifth of George the Fourth, Chapter Eighty-three, intituled An Act for the Punish- ment of idle and disorderly Persons and Rogues and Vagabonds in that Part of Great Britain called England, but no Person shall be liable to be punished for the same Not to extend to Offence both under the said last-mentioned Act and under this Act. Scotland.
XVI. Nothing in this Act shall extend to Scotland.
NOTICE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
WE the undersigned hereby give mat CANTON HS CIEN W Canton, between NESSERWANJEE ARDASEER
this day commenced at as GEN- ERAL and COMMISSION MERCHANTS under the Style or Firm of BATESON, BUTT & Co.
CHARLES E. BATESON, of Liverpool.
JOHN BUTT,
of Canton.
Canton, 1st January, 1855.
ITH respect to the Partnership lately existing in
BHANJAH and JAMSETJEE EDULGEE ATHA- JEE, and dissolved on the 31st December, 1853, that,-- All Responsebilities of the Business up to the time of the Dissolution are solely vested in the said NESSERWAN- JEE ARDASEER BHANJAH, according to the Terms and Conditions of a Release executed mutually by the un- dersigned, on February 14th, 1855.
NESSERWANJEE ARDASEER BHANJAH. JAMSETJEE EDULJEE ATHAJEE.
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