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9° VICTORIE.- No. 14 OF 1845. 63


hereby authorised , and if in his Power is required, to apprehend and
detain, and as soon as may be to deliver such Offender into the
Custody of a Constable, together with such Property, to be dealt with
according to Law.


XVIII. And be it further enacted and ordained , That it shall be Removing Furniture
lawful for any Constable to stop and detain until due Enquiry can to evade Rent.
be made, all Persons whom, and all Horses, Carts, and Carriages, or
any other Animal or Thing which he shall find employed in removing
the Furniture of any House or Lodging, between the Hours of Eight
in the Evening and Six in the following Morning, or whenever the
Constable shall have good Grounds for believing that such Removal
is made for the Purpose of evading the Payment of Rent.

XIX. And be it further enacted and ordained , That it shall be Persons charged with
lawful for any Constable belonging to the Police Force to take into recent Assaults may be
apprehended without
custody without a Warrant any Person who shall be charged by any Warrant.
other Person with committing any aggravated Assault, in every case
in which such Constable shall have good Reason to believe that such
Assault has been committed, although not within View of such
Constable, and that by reason of the recent Commission of the Offence
a Warrant could not have been obtained for the Apprehension of the
Offender.


XX . And be it further enacted and ordained, That whenever any Horses, Carriages,
&c., of Offenders may
Person having charge of any Horse, Cart, Carriage, or Boat, or any be detained.
other Animal or Thing, shall be taken into Custody of any Constable
under the Provisions of this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for any
Constable to take charge of such Horse, Cart, Carriage, or Boat, or
such other Animal or Thing, and to deposit the same in some Place
of safe Custody as a Security for Payment of any Penalty to which
the Person having had charge thereof may become liable, and for
Payment of any Expenses which may have been necessarily incurred
for taking charge of and keeping the same ; and it shall be lawful
for any Magistrate before whom the case shall have been heard to
order such Horse, Cart, Carriage, or Boat, or such other Animal or
Thing, to be sold for the purpose of satisfying such Penalty and
reasonable Expenses, in Default or Payment thereof, in like manner
as if the same had been subject to be distrained, and had been
distrained for the Payment of such Penalty and reasonable Expenses .


XXI. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every Person without
Persons apprehended
a Warrant to
taken into Custody by any Constable belonging to the Police Force be taken to the Station-
without a Warrant, except Persons detained for the mere purpose of house.
ascertaining their Name and Residence, shall be forthwith delivered
into the Custody of the Constable in charge of the nearest Station-
house, in order that such Person be secured until he can be brought
before a Magistrate to be dealt with according to Law, or may give
Bail for his Appearance before a Magistrate, if the Constable in
charge shall deem it prudent to take Bail in the manner hereinafter
mentioned.


XXII. And be it further enacted and ordained, That whenever Power to take Re-
any Person charged with any Offence of which he is liable to be cognizances at Station-
houses on petty Char-
summarily convicted before a Magistrate, or with having carelessly ges.
done