The condition of the within written recognizance is such that whereas the within named A.B. was this day brought before me under "The Absconding Offenders' Act, 1876," for that he is charged with having committed the crime of

in the Colony of

and that a warrant for the apprehension of the said

has been issued in the said Colony of

and it appears to me to be unnecessary to remand the said to prison. If therefore the said A.B. shall appear before me on

day of

at o'clock in the

forenoon, or before such other

at

as may then

be there, to answer [further] to the said charge and to be further dealt with according to law, then the said recognizance to be void, or else to stand in full force and virtue.

Form of warrant of Committal.

1 To

to wit.

of Police Force of

and to the keeper of

Be it remembered, that on this

late of

in the year of our Lord

is brought before me

one of the constables of the

day of

1

to show cause why he should not be conveyed to [the Colony of

in pursuance of "The Absconding Offenders' Act, 1870," on the ground of his being charged with having committed the crime of

said [Colony of

in the

and forasmuch as no sufficient cause has

been shown to me why he should not be conveyed to [the said Colony] in pursuance of the said Act.

This is therefore to command you, the said constable, in Her Majesty's name forthwith to convey and deliver the body of the said

into the custody of the said keeper of the

and you the said keeper to receive the said

at

into your custody, and him there safely to keep until he is thence delivered pursuant to the provisions of the said "Absconding Offenders' Act," for which this shall be your warrant.

Given under my hand and seal at

this

day of

18

Form of warrant of [Secretary of State] for removal of accused,

To the keeper of

Whereas

and

late of

charged with having committed the crime of

in the Colony of

dated

10

was delivered into the custody of you the keeper of

by warrant pursuant to "The Absconding Offenders' Act, 1876.”

Now I do hereby, in pursuance of the said Act, order you the said keeper to deliver the body of the said

the custody of the said

to receive the said

into

and I command you the said

into your

custody, and to convey him within the jurisdiction of the said

and there place him in the custody of any person or persons appointed by the said to receive him, for which this shall be your

warrant.

Given under the hand and seal Principal Secretaries of State, this

of the undersigned, one of Her Majesty's

day of

18

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