Da conviction,

Do dismissal,

Imprisonment

besying of penalty or other moneys.

Commitment for want of distress.

Commitment in leu of distress.

Zayment or tender before distress,

Tayment after ataamitment,

Zame in summary cases.

Form of application.

Time for statement,

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RULES OF SUPREME COURT.

Costs.

324. In case of conviction the Court may, in and by the con- viction, award and order that the person convicted do pay to the prosecutor such costs as seem ju t aud reasonable, to be specified in the conviction.

325. In case of dismissal the Court may, in and by the order of dismissal, award and order that the prosecutor do pay to the accused such costs as seem just and reasonable, to be specified in the order of dismissal.

Execution of Conviction or Order of Dismissal.

326. Where a conviction does not adjulge the payment of money, but adjudges that the offender be imprisoned, the Court sball issue a warrant of commitment (Form 50) accordingly.

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$27. Where a conviction or order of dismissal adjudges any money to be paid by any person convicted or any prosecutor for penalty, compensation, costs, charges, or otherwise, the money to be paid may be levied on the goods of the person adjaged to pay the same by distress and sale under warrant (Forms 52, 57).

32. If the oilicer having the execution of the warrant returns (Form 53) tat he could find uo gods or no sufficient goods wḥercou to levy th mungy mentioned in the warrant, together with costs, the Court way by warrant (Forms 54, 58) commit the person adjudged to make the payment to prison for not more than two months, unless the money adjudged to be paid, and all costs and charges of the distress, commitment, and conveyance to prison, to be specified in the warrant of commitment, are sooner paid.

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329. Where it appears to the Court that such distress and sale of goods as aforesaid would be ruinous to the person ordered to pay the money and his family, or (by confession of that person or otherwise), at he has no goods whereon a distress may be levied, then the Cart, if it thinks fit, may, instead of issuing a warrant of distress, commit him to prison, with or without hard labour, for not mor than two mouths, unless the money adjudged to be paid, and all cos - and charges of the commitment and conveyance to prison, to be specifi d in te warmaut of commitment, are sooner paid (For n 51).

330. Any pron gun-t whom a warrant of distress issues may pay or tender to the officer having the execution of the warrant the sum therein mention d, together with the amount of the expenses of the distress up to the time of such payment or tender, and thereupon the officer shall cease to execute the same.

341. Any person committed for non-payment may pay the sum mentioned in the war unt of commitment, together with th amount of costs and charges therein mentioned (if any) to the person in wh se custody he is, who shal thereupon discharge h m, if he is in custode for no oti er n aiter.

XIV. APPEAL TO SPREME COURT IN CRIMINAL CASES. 332. The application for a sp cial cas, on a summary convie- tion, shall be made within 48 hours after the sentence.

333. Tà› application for a sp cial case shall state shortly the grounds on which the appellant considers the conviction errɔneous in point of law, and may em'ain any arguiment in, support of the apper, r may include an application that time be allowed for the filin of such an argument, which may be allowed accordingly.

334. The special case, when granted, shall be stated within ten days for application for the same, or alter expiration of the time allowed for filing sch argument.

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