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APPENDIX.
No. 1. Form of Warranty*
exa-
of Arrest. These are, in Her Majesty's name, to require you [name of officer, or officers] to arrest and take into your custody, and bring before ][name
of mining authority or guthorities] A B, charged, on oath, with (brief description of offence, when and where committed) and for so doing, this is, and shall be, your lawful Warrant.
Signed
Date, and place
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No. 6 Form of Oath to Foreman of shall
the Grand Jury.
MrFE, You, as Foreman of the Grand In- quest, for this Jurisdiction, shall diligently inquire e presentment make, of all such matters and true and things as shall be given you in charge. The Queen's Counsel, your fellows, and your own, you shall keep secret; you shall present no one from envy, hatred, or malice; neither shall you leave any one unrepresented for fear, favour, affection, gain or reward, or hope thereof. But you shall present matters and things truly and faithfully, as they come to your knowledge, according to the best of your skill and understanding SO HELP YOU GOD.
Grand Jurors.
No. 2. Form of Warrant of Committal. These are, in her Majesty's name, to require you [name of person to whose custody committed] 10 detain in safe custody A B, herewith sent to No. 7. Form of Oath to the other you by me [or us, as the case may be] charged upon oath, with [brief sketch of offence, when and where committed] and for detaining the said A B in safe custody till he be delivered in due course of Law, and released by competent authority; this
and shall be your lawful Warrant.
Signed Date and place
No. 3. Oath to be taken by Examining Authority, or Authorities.
1, [name, &c.] do swear that I will, well, truly and impartially, according to the best of my
skill and understanding, examine into, and investigate the charge now made against A B; that he [brief sketch of offence, when and where committed] and Will state my opinion, in writing, as to the truth or otherwise of said charge, without fear, favour,
or affection-SO HELP ME GOD.
Sworn before me
Date and place
Signed
No. 4. Form of Summons. In the Queen's name take notice, that you are hereby summoned to appear withont delay, before me [or us, as the case may be] to depose and speak to what you know of a certain charge made in Her Majesty's name, against A B.
To CD
Date and place
Signed,
No. 5. Form of Indorsement. The Jurors for our Sovereign Lady, the Queen, upon their Oath present A B [name and designation to be particularly defined not having the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and insti- gated by the Devil, did on the day of in the year of our Lord, 184, feloniously, wil fully [here enter detailed description of crime &c.] against the peace of our Lady the Queen, her Crown and Dignity.
If found
Indorsement.
If otherwise-
A true Bill Not found
N. B.-Indictments will always be prepared by the Recording Officer of the Court, according to the circumstances of the case.
The same Oath your Foreman has taken on his part, you and every of you shall truly and faith fully observe and keep on your part, SO HELP YOU GOD.
No. 8. Form of Oath to Witnesses before
the Grand Jury.
The evidence you shall give to the Grand Jury upon this Bill of Indictment shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth-SO HELP
YOU GOD.
No. 9. Proclamation.
e in charge, and true verdict give, accord- to the evidence which you shall hear touching the charge against the prisoner SO HELP YOU GOD.
No. 12. Form of Oath to Challenged Petty Jurymen.
ques
writing, and transmit under your respective Signa- tures and Seals to me,
Date and Place.
CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT.
If the accused wishes to call witnesses, they may be examined on oath, like the against him.
When there are more than one person accus they ought to be examined apart, and to be allowed no communication with each other fill the whole of the Examinations are finished.
HENRY POTTINGER
SHIPPING INTELLIGI
VED
CE
JUNE. and this 14th Charles Jones
15th Equestrian
Cromarty
"Semiramis
No. 17. Form of Supœna to Witnesses
In the Queen's name, take notice, that you are You shall true answer make, to all such tions as shall be asked of you by the Court for by hereby required to lay aside all pretences and excuses whatever, and to appear before the Court ching the the persons appointed by the Court] Challenge which the prisoner at the bar has of Criminal and Admiralty Jurisdiction, in your made in your name. SO HELP YOU GOD. proper person, at the Sessions, to be held at Hong-
Kong, on the day of
to testify to the truth, and give evidence, upon the trial of
for you are not to omit, under the penalty of not ex- ceeding $200, at the discretion of the Court,
Signed, Date and Place.
Recording Officer, N. B. With reference to Rule 3 of Section II the following Forms are to be used in examination of prisoners before trial.
No. 13. Form of Oath to Triers of Challenged Jury-men.
You shall and will truly try, inquire, and declare to the Court whether N. P. [the Challenged Jury- man's name &c. to
issue SO HELP between there be inserted.] stands indifferent YOU GOD.
No. 14. Form of Oath to Interpreters (when required.)
You shall true Interpretation make of the evidence between the Court, the Jury, and the Prisoner at the Bar, according to the best of your skill and understanding--SO HELP YOU GOD.
This
P. N.
Form of Oath to Witnesses. You shall true answer make to all such ques- tions as shall be demanded of you-SO HELP YOU GOD.
Form of Recording Deposition of
Witnesses. No. 15. Form of Surety Bond.
TO WIT. The examination of G H [residence 184 day of
and profession taken on oath, this
day of (Name of Person bound over) did come before me, (or us, as the case may be) and acknowledge that he
before me,
or us, in the presence and hearing was indebted to our Sovereign Lady, the Queen,, of A B, charged with loffence described as in the in the sum of
if he, the said P. N., Warrant of Commitmenty which said GH saith should fail in attending personally to give evidence as
The very words used by the witness at the next Session, to be holden at Hong-Kong, are as in a certain charge against
and give evidence, and shall not depart without the leave of the Court, then this Recognizance is to be void, or else to remain in full force.
10th George Armstrong
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follows as possible to be inserted, and also Zenobia, Batavia, 184 by 10 q'clock P. N, shall duly attend. And if the said the very words of all questions put to him. The
Notice is hereby given, that a Session of the Court of Justice, with Criminal and Admiralty Jurisdiction, for the trial of offences committed by her Majesty's subjects on the Island of Hong Kong, or within the dominions of the Emperor of China, and the ports and havens thereof, and on the high seas, within one hundred miles of the coast of China, will be holden at Hong-Kong, on the
day of in the forenoon of the said day, and all manner of persons that are specially summoned, or that have anything to do before the said Court, are re- quired to be then and there attending.
By order of the Court, Signed
184
Recording Officer.
Hong Kong,
No. 10.
Form of Summons to Jurors. In the Queen's name. Take notice that you are
summoned hereby
to serve as (Grand, or Petty Juror, as the case may be) at the Sessions of the Court of Criminal or Admiralty Jurisdiction, to be held at Hong-Kong, on
day of 1 Signed FG
To JKLM, &c.
No. 11.
Recording Officer
Form of Oath, to Petty Jurors. You shall, well and truly, try, and true deliver ance make, between our Sovereign Lady the Queen, and the prisoner at the bar, whom you
Date and Place.
Signed,
No. 16. Form of Authority to examine
Witnesses.
witness to be asked to subscribe his name to the deposition, though it is not absolutely requisite, to establish its validity.
of
Taken before me, or us, this
184
day
Form of Examination of the accused [not to be on Qath]. TO WIT. The Examination of A B, residence
of and profession taken this day before me, or us,
The said A B being charged with offence described in the Warrant of Commitment on his examination saith the very words to be put down that the accused uses.
If the accused remains silent, or refuses to say any thing in his own behalf, the Examination should close with,oPS
In the Queen's name, these are to authorize you (Names of Examining Authorities) to call before you (Names of Witnesses) and to examine them, after having duly sworn them to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, as to the information and knowledge they possess in a certain case, pending between our Sovereign Lady the Queen and A. B. [Name of Prsumer] who stands charged with Crime, when and where committed And this examination you are to make in presence
And the Witnesses against the said À B of the said A. B., and to allow him either himself, having been examined in his presence, the said
Person
on named A B is now asked by me or as if he wish to say or through his Attorney, o
A Names of anything in his own behalf, whereupon, the said by him, to cross exanne Witnesses) and the whole of your said examination A B answereth Nothing, or saith" Entering his and proceedings, you are to carefully record in very words.
PEDDER
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