Magistrates.
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warrant in case of
or in first
Form 2.
Or (1) If the person so served with a summons does
Issue of
not appear before a magistrate at the time and place
disobedience
mentioned in the summons, and it is made to appear to
to summons
the magistrate by oath that the summons was so served
instance.
within what is deemed by the magistrate to be a reason-
able time before the time therein appointed for appearing
to the same, then it shall be lawful for the magistrate to
Rules.
issue his warrant to apprehend the person so summoned,
and to bring such person before him or another magistrate
to answer to the said complaint or information and to be
further dealt with according to law; or, on such informa-
tion being laid as aforesaid, the magistrate before whom
the information has been laid may, on oath being made
before him substantiating the matter of the information to
his satisfaction, instead of issuing such summons as
aforesaid, issue in the first instance his warrant for
apprehending the
Rules.
person against whom the information has been laid,
and for bringing him before a magistrate to answer to the
said information and to be further dealt with according to
law.
(2) In any case where a summons is so issued as afore-
said, if, on the day and at the place appointed in and by
the summons for the appearance of the party so summoned;
such party fails to appear accordingly in obedience to the
summons, then and in every such case, if it is proved upon
oath to a magistrate that the summons was duly served on
such party a reasonable time before the time so appointed
for his appearance as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the
magistrate to proceed ex parte to the hearing of the com-
plaint or information, and to adjudicate thereon as fully
and effectually to all intents and purposes as if such party
had personally appeared before him in obedience to the
summons.
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Form 3.
making
or laying
10. (1) Every complaint and every information under
Manner of
this Part, unless some Ordinance or statute otherwise
complaint
requires, may respectively be made or laid without any
information.
oath being made of the truth thereof; except in case of an
information where the magistrate receiving the same
thereupon
11 & 12 Vict.
issues his warrant in the first instance to apprehend the
defendant as aforesaid; and in every such case where the
magistrate issues his warrant in the first instance the matter
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c 43, s. 10.