his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, by constable, on complaint of and copartners in trade, that the said hired and employed by the said certain silk manufactures, to wit, day of silk, so intrusted with the said the said And trary to the statute in such case made and provided. having been duly examined touching the said charge, and lawfully convicted thereof before us the said justices, upon the oath of a credible witness in this be the said half, and been adjudged by us the said justices to be guilty of the said offence, therefore safely keep in your said custody in the said house of correction, there to remain and be kept to hard labour for the space of In all cases where it is left discretionary in the justices, it is prudent to put the party to no more inconvenience than is necessary, and therefore where the case is not of an aggravated nature, a summons should be issued rather than a warrant. But in cases of sureties of the peace, larcenies, and other felonies, and in all cases where the king is a party, a warrant is the usual process. County of to wit. No. 1. The usual Form of Summons. of Whereas information and complaint upon oath have this day been made before me W. R. esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county and liberty, by in the said county, that you charge as in the information, ante, and warrant, post.] contrary to the statute, &c. of [state the These are therefore in his majesty's name to will and require you personally to be and appear before me the said justice at or such other justice or justices of the peace as shall be then and there sitting, to answer the day of No. 2. The like, in another Form. premises County of Το of [the party accused] to wit. of Whereas complaint and information have been this day made before me W. R. esquire, one, &c. by for that [state the crime or offence charged]. These are therefore in his majesty's name to will and require you personally to appear before me or such other justice or justices of the peace as shall be present at o'clock in the on at noon, in day of eight hundred and then and there to answer the premises as the law directs. No. 3. The like, directed to the Constable. County of Forasmuch as county of yeoman, hath this day made to wit. information and complaint upon oath before me W. R. esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county of that [state the nature and circumstances of the supposed offence, as in the forms of information and complaint, ante.] These are therefore to command you in his said majesty's name forthwith to summon the said in the in the said county on at the hour of noon of the same day, to answer unto the said complaint, and further to do and receive what to the law doth appertain: And be you then and there to certify what you shall have done in execution hereof. Herein fail you not. Given under my hand and seal the day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty No. 4. The like, in another Form. County of To the constable of the parish of in the to wit. been made upon of of Whereas complaint and information hath oath before me W. R. esquire, one, &c. by that [set forth the complaint]. These are therefore to command you forthwith to summon the said to appear before me or such other of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county as shall be present at the in the said county, on at the day of o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to answer the said complaint and information made by the said who is likewise directed to be present to make good the same. Herein fail not. Given under my hand and seal this day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun dred and twenty warn at at on You are hereby required on sight hereof, to summon and of your said parish, personally to be and appear before me W. R., esq., or such other of his majesty's justices of the peace, for the said county of as shall be present in the said county of the day of o'clock in the noon, then and there to answer to the complaint and information of [set forth the complaint]; and you the said constable are then and there to appear make your return of your due execution hereof. Herein fail not at your peril. Given, &c. No. 6. Constable's Return to the preceding Summons. The within-named and was duly summoned to appear and day of Constable. No.7. Summons for a Witness to be examined. Whereas information hath been made before me W. R., esq., one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, that [set forth the substance of the complaint]; and that of in the said county, yeoman, is a material witness to be examined concerning the same; these are are therefore to require you to summon the said in the said county, on in the me, at to appear before the day of noon of the same day, to at the hour of Herein fail day of No. 1. Information against a Coach Proprietor for using a Stage Coach without having marked or painted on the outside pannel of each door the name of the place from whence the Stage set out, and to which it was going, under the 25 Geo. 3. c.51. s. 52. (See 7 Geo. 4. c. 33. s. 22.) County of Be it remembered, that on the of in the year of our Lord, in the to wit. within the space of six calendar months from the time of the offence hereinafter mentioned having been committed, in the parish of county of inspector of hawkers' and pedlars' licences, [or, as the fact is,] cometh before me W. R., esq., one of his majesty's justices of the peace, for the said county of and also a justice of the peace residing near the place where the offence hereinafter mentioned was committed, and on behalf of his majesty, his heirs and successors, as well as on behalf of himself, in this behalf giveth me the said justice to understand and be informed, that late of in the parish of in the said county of the rish of day of in the year aforesaid, at the paaforesaid, in the county aforesaid, [then and there use a certain public stage-coach, with four wheels, and drawn by two horses, of which he was then and there the licensed proprietor, and which said public stage-coach was then and there numbered seven thousand one hundred and seventythree, and which said public stage-coach was then and there employed for the purpose of conveying passengers for hire, to and from different places within the kingdom of Great Britain, to wit, to and from in the said county of and London, and which said public stage-coach was travelling at the time of the offence herein complained of towards aforesaid, on a public highway, at the rate of more than three miles within the hour, and that when the said public stagecoach was then and there so travelling and being used as aforesaid, for the purpose aforesaid, the said not regarding the law in such case made and provided, did then and there unlawfully neglect and omit to mark and paint and cause to be marked and painted on the outside pannel of each door thereof, in large legible characters, in letters of a colour distinct from the colour of the said public stage-coach, each letter being at least one inch in length, the name of the place from whence the said public stage-coach sets out, and to which the said public stage-coach was then and there going,] contrary to the statute made in the twenty-fifth year of the reign of his late majesty king George the third, intituled “An Act for repealing the Duties on Licences taken out by persons letting horses for the purpose of travelling post, and on horses let to hire for travelling post, and by time, and on stage-coaches, and for granting other duties in lieu thereof, and also additional duties on horses let to hire for travelling post, and by time;" which said statute hath imposed a penalty of ten pounds of lawful money of Great Britain for the offence aforesaid, to be divided and distributed in the manner following; (that is to say,) one moiety thereof to his majesty, his heirs and successors, and the other moiety thereof to the said , he being the person who does now hereby sue for the same, according to the form of the statute in that case made and provided, and therefore the said informer prayeth judgment of me the said justice, in the premises, and that I will summon the said to appear before me, the said justice, to answer this information, and that I will proceed thereupon according to law. I receive the Information, the day and year first above written, at the parish of in the county of } |