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Taking of recognizance of person charged with summary offence.
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Binding over of person making charge.
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Condition of recognizance.
Persons suspected of having or conveying stolen property.
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No. 1 of 1845.
SUMMARY OFFENCES.
before a Magistrate to be dealt with according to law, or may give bail for his appearance before a Magistrate, if the constable in charge deems it prudent to take bail in the manner hereinafter mentioned.
33. When any person charged with any offence of which he is liable to be summarily convicted before a Magistrate, or with having carelessly done any hurt or damage, is, without warrant, in the custody of any constable in charge of any police station, during the time when the Police Court or Magistrates' office is shut, it shall be lawful for such constable, if he deems it prudent, to take the recognizance of such person, with or without sureties, conditioned as hereinafter mentioned.
34. When any person charged with any felony, or any misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment with hard labour, or any other grave misdemeanor, is without warrant, in the custody of a constable at any police station during the time when the Police Court or Magistrates' office is shut, it shall be lawful for the constable in charge of the police station to require the person making such charge to enter into a recognizance conditioned as hereinafter mentioned; and, on his refusal to do so, it shall be lawful for such constable, if he deems it prudent, to discharge from custody the person so charged upon his own recognizance, with or without sureties, conditioned as hereinafter mentioned.
35. 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 the police station is 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 police station, the name, residence, and occupation of the party and his surety, if any, entering into such recognizance, together with the condition thereof and the sum 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.
Possession of stolen goods.
36. Every person who is 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...
*As amended by No. 50 of 1911.
†As amended by No. 30 of 1911 and No. 50 of 1911.
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