Power to Police Constables and per-
offenders.
set and the hour of six in the morning lying or loitering in any highway, yard, or other place, and who cannot give a satisfac- tory account of themselves.
XVII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That any sons aggrieved to person found committing any offence punishable either upon apprehend certain Indictment or as a Misdemeanour, upon summary conviction by virtue of this Ordinance, may be taken into custody without a Warrant by any Constable, or may be apprehended by the owner of the property on or with respect to which the offence shall be committed, or by his servant or any person authorised by him, and may be detained until he can be delivered into the custody of a Constable, to be dealt with according to law; and every such Constable may also stop, search, and detain any vessel, boat, cart, or carriage, in or upon which there shall be reason to suspect that any thing stolen or unlawfully obtained may be found, and also any person who may be reasonably suspected of having or conveying in any manner any thing stolen or unlawfully obtained; and any person to whom any property shall be offered to be sold, pawned, or delivered, if he shall have reasonable cause to suspect that any such offence has been committed with respect to such property, or that the same or any part thereof has been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained, is hereby authorised, and if in his
power is required
Rent.
to apprehend and detain, and as soon as may be to deliver such offender into the custody of a Constable, together with such property, to be dealt with according to law.
Removing Fur- XVIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall niture to evade be lawful for any Constable to stop and detain until due enquiry can be made, all persons whom and all horses, carts, and car- riages, or any other animal or thing which he shall find em- ployed in removing the Furniture of any House or Lodging, between the hours of Eight in the evening and Six in the fol- lowing morning, or whenever the Constable shall have good grounds for believing that such removal is made for the of evading the payment of Rent.
Persons charged with recent as-
Warrant.
purpose
XIX. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall saults may be ap- be lawful for any Constable belonging to the Police Force to prehended without take into custody without a Warrant any person who shall be charged by any other person with committing any aggravated assault, in every case in which such Constable shall have good reason to believe that such assault has been committed, although not within view of such Constable, and that by reason of the recent commission of the offence a warrant could not have been obtained for the apprehension of the offender.
Horses, Carriages,
&c., of offenders
XX. And be it further enacted and ordained, That whenever may be detained. any person having charge of any horse, cart, carriage, or boat,
or
or any other animal or thing, shall be taken into custody of any Constable under the provisions of this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for any Constable to take charge of such horse, cart, carriage, or boat, or such other animal or thing, and to deposit the same in some place of safe custody as a security for payment of any Penalty to which the person having had charge thereof may become liable, and for payment of any expenses which may have been necessarily incurred for taking charge of and keeping the same; and it shall be lawful for any Magistrate before whom the case shall have been heard to order such horse, cart, carriage, or boat, or such other animal or thing, to be sold for the purpose of satisfying such penalty and reason- able expenses, in default of payment thereof, in like manner as if the same had been subject to be distrained, and had been distrained for the payment of such penalty and reasonable ex- penses.
Persons appre-
Warrant to be taken
XXI. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every person taken into custody by any Constable belonging to the hended without a Police Force without a Warrant, except persons detained for to the Station- the mere purpose of ascertaining their name and residence, house. shall be forthwith delivered into the custody of the Constable in charge of the nearest Station-house, in order that such person be secured until he can be brought 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 shall deem it prudent to take Bail in the manner hereinafter mentioned.
Station-houses
on
XXII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That when- Power to take ever any person charged with any offence of which he is liable recognizances at to be summarily convicted before a Magistrate, or with having petty charges. carelessly done any hurt or damage, shall be without the war- rant of a Magistrate in the custody of any Constable of the Police Force in charge of any Station-house, during the time when the Police Courts or Magistrates' Offices shall be shut, it shall be lawful for such Constable, if he shall deem it prudent, to take the Recognizance of such person, with or without sure- ties, conditioned as hereinafter mentioned.
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XXIII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That when- Power to bind ever any person charged with any Felony or any Misdemeanour over persons mak→→
ing charges. punishable by transportation, or any other grave misdemeanour, shall be, without the Warrant of a Magistrate, in the custody of any Constable of the Police Force at any Station-house during the time when the Police Courts or Magistrates' Offices shall be shut, it shall be lawful for the Constable in charge of the Stationh-ouse to require the person making such charge to enter into a Recognizance conditioned as hereinafter mentioned, and
upon
his or
her refusal so to do, it shall be lawful for such Constable,