ORDINANCE No. 14 OF 1845.
Good Order and Cleanliness.
his or her refusal so to do, it shall be lawful for such constable, if he shall deem it prudent, to discharge from custody the person so charged upon his or her own recognizance, with or without sureties, conditioned as hereinafter mentioned.
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recognizance.
24. And be it further enacted and ordained, that every recognizance so taken shall be without fee or reward, and shall be conditioned for the appearance of a person thereby bound before a Magistrate of the district in which such station-house shall be situated, at his next sitting, and the time and place of appearing shall be specified in the recognizance; and the constable shall enter in a book to be kept for that purpose at every such station-house, the name, residence, and occupation of the party and his surety or sureties (if any) entering into such recognizance, together with the condition thereof, and the same thereby acknowledged, and shall return every such recognizance to the Magistrate present at the time and place when and where the party is bound to appear.
25. And be it further enacted and ordained, that every person who shall be brought before any Magistrate charged with having in his possession or conveying in any manner anything which may be reasonably suspected of being stolen or unlawfully obtained, and who shall not give an account to the satisfaction of such Magistrate how he came by the same, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour, and shall be liable to a penalty of not more than ten pounds, or in the discretion of such Magistrate may be imprisoned in any gaol within the Colony aforesaid, with or without hard labour, for any time not exceeding fourteen days.
Punishment of persons suspected of conveying stolen goods.
26. And be it further enacted and ordained, that if information shall be given on oath to any Magistrate that there is reasonable cause for suspecting that anything stolen or unlawfully obtained is concealed or lodged in any dwelling-house or other place, it shall be lawful for such Magistrate, by special warrant under his hand directed to any constable, to cause every such dwelling-house or other place to be entered and searched at any time of the day or by night, if power for that purpose be given by such warrant; and such Magistrate, if it shall appear to him necessary, may empower such constable, with such assistance as may be found necessary (such constable having previously made known such his authority), to use force for the effecting such entry, whether by breaking open doors or otherwise; and if upon search thereupon made any such thing shall be found, then to convey the same before a Magistrate.