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Magistrates.

19

•

C.D. (hereinafter called the defendant) is this day convicted before the said court for that he, on the

day of at

[state offence]; and it is adjudged that the defendant do for his said offence forfeit and pay to the magistrates' clerk for other the person to whom payment is to be made] at

the sum of [amount of fine], and do also pay to the said A.B. the sum of

for compensation [if awarded] and

for costs [or without costs.*]

And it is ordered that the said sums be paid forthwith [or on the

day of

19 or by instalments of days, the first instalment to be paid forthwith or day of

19 ]; and if default

for every on the

is made in payment according to this adjudication and order, it is adjudged that the defendant be imprisoned in a prison in the said Colony [and there kept to hard labour] for the space of unless the said sums shall be sooner paid.

[L.S.]

(Signed.)

Magistrate.

*Where the fine does not exceed two dollars, omit the direction to pay costs, and insert the words "without costs" unless costs are expressly ordered.

FORM 18.

[ss. 28 and 40.]

Conviction when the punishment is by imprisonment. Costs.

HONG KONG.

IN THE MAGISTRATE'S COURT AT

Before J.P., Esquire, a magistrate of the said Colony, sitting at the said court.

The

day of

19

C.D. (hereinafter called the defendant) is this day convicted before the said court for that he, on the

day of

19

at

9

[state offence]; and it is adjudged that the defendant for his said offence be imprisoned in a prison in the said Colony [and there kept to hard labour] for the space of

; and

it is also adjudged that the defendant do pay to the said A.B. the sum of

for his costs in this behalf, and if the said sum for costs be not paid forthwith [or on or before the

day of 19 1*, then it is ordered that the said sum be levied by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the defendant and, in default of sufficient distress in that behalf, it is adjudged that the defendant be imprisoned in a prison [and 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 and all costs and charges of the said distress shall be sooner paid.

[L.S.]

(Signed.)

Magistrate.

*Or, where the issuing of a distress warrant would be ruinous to the defendant or his family, or it appears that he has no goods whereon to levy a distress, then, instead of the words between the asterisks* *say, "inasmuch as it has now been made to appear to me that the issuing of a warrant of distress in this behalf would be ruinous to the defendant and his family, [or that the defendant has no goods or chattels whereon to levy the said sum for costs by distress]".

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