CO129-109 - Public Offices - 1865 — Page 152

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And this Court adjudges the said A.B. for his said offence to be imprisoned in [Her Majesty's Consular] prison at [

there to be kept to hard labour for the space of [

1

Aud this Court also adjudges the said A.. to pay to the said C.D. the sum of

for his costs in this behalf.

And if the same be not paid forthwith [or on or before next] then* this Court orders that the same be levied by distress and sale of the goods of the said A.B.

And in default of sufficient distress* this Court adjudges the said A.B. to be imprisoned in the said prison [to be there kept to hard labour] for the space of

to commence

at and from the termination of his imprisonment aforesaid, unless the said sum for costs be sooner paid.

(Seal.)

[Where the issuing of a distress warrant would be ruinous to the person convicted and his family, or it appears that he has no goods whereon a distress could be levied, then substitute for the words between the asterisks * * the following :---]

Inasmuch as it has now been made to appear to this Court that the issuing of a warrant of distress in this behalf would be ruinous to the said A.B. and his family [or that the said A.B. has no goods whereon the said sum could be levied by distress].

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Summary Conviction for a Penalty to be levied by Distress, and in default of sufficient Distress Imprisonment, or for a Penalty, and in default of Payment Imprisonment.

In Her Britannic Majesty's Court at [Canton]

[Thursday] the

A.B. of

day of

18

[labourer] is this day convicted before this Court for that [&c. state the offence and time and place when and where committed."

And this Court adjudges the said A.B. for his said offence to forfeit and pay the sum of

[state the penalty

and also the compensation if any] to be paid and applied according

and also to pay to the said C.D. the sum of

to

for his costs in this behalf.

And if the said sums be not paid forthwith [or on or before next] then this Court orders that the same be levied by distress and sale of the goods of the said A.B.

at

And in default of sufficient distress,* this Court adjudges the said

4. B. to be imprisoned in [Her Britannic Majesty's Consular] prison [there to be kept to hard labour for the space of [

unless the said sumus and all costs and charges of the said distress [andt of the commitment and con- veyance of the said A. B. to the said prison] be sooner paid.

(Seal.)

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[Where the issuing of a distress warrant would be ruinous to the person convicted and his family, or it appears that he has no goods whereon a distress could be levied, than substitute for the words between the asterisks * * the following :-]

Inasmuch as it has now been made to appear to this Court that the issuing of a warrant of distress would be ruinous to the said A. B. and his family or that the said A. B. has no goods whereon the said suns can be levied by distress.]

[Where the conviction is for a penalty and in default of payment, imprisonment, omit the words between the asterisks * * and also the words between the marks † †.]

50.

Warrant of Commitment on a Conviction where the Punishment is Imprisonment and no Penalty.

In Iler Britannic Majesty's Court at [Canton]

[Thursday] the

day of

18

To X. Y. Police Officer of this Court, and to the keeper of

prison at [

A.B. of

[labourer] stands convicted before this Court by a conviction dated the

for that &c. as in conviction].

day of

And it is in and by the said conviction adjudged that the said A.B. for his said offence should be imprisoned in the [

1, and there be kept to hard

prison at [

labour for the space of [

Therefore you are hereby commanded in Her Majesty's name, you the above-named XP, to take the said A.B., and convey him to the said prison, and there deliver him to the keeper thereof, together with this warrant; and you, the said keeper of the said prison, to receive the said A. B. into your custody in the said prison, and there to imprison him [and keep him to hard labour] for the space of [

J.

(Seal.)

51.

Warrant (on a Conviction for a Penalty) for Commitment of the Person convicted in the first Instance without previous Warrant of Distress.

In Her Britannic Majesty's Court at [Canton]

[Thursday] the

day of

18

To X. F., Police Officer of this Court, and to the keeper of [ prison at [

]

1.

A.B. of Court by a conviction dated the

[labourer] stands convicted before this

day of

for

that, [&c. as in conviction],

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