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IN CHINA AND JAPAN.

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And in default of sufficient distress, this Court adjudges the said A.B. to be imprisoned in [Her Britannic Majesty's Consular] prison at [

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

] unless the said sums and all costs and charges of the said distress (and † of the commitment and conveyance of the said A.B. to the said prison] be sooner paid.

(Seal.

[Where the issuing of a distress warrant would be ruthous to the per- son 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 aste- risks * * 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 4.B. and his family (or that the said A.B. has no goods whereon the said sums 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 † t.

50.

Warrant of Commitment on a Conviction where the Punishment is imprisonment and no penalty.

In Her 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

1.

[labourer] stands convicted before this

Court by a conviction dated the

for that [fc., 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 [

], and there be kept to hard

] prison at [

labour for the space of [

1.

Therefore you are hereby commanded in Her Majesty's name, you the above-named X. Y., 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 4.B. into your custody in the said prison, and there to imprison him [and keep him to hard labour] for the space

of [

51.

(Scal.)

Warrant (on 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. Y., Police Officer of this Court, and to the keeper of [

[] prison at [

A.B. of

]

Court by a conviction dated the

that, [c., as in conviction],

[labourer] stands convicted before this

day of

for,

And it is in and by the said conviction adjudged that the said A.B. should for his said offence forfeit and pay [Sc., as in conviction], and should also pay to the said C.D. the sum of

for his costs in that behalf.

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