To

No. 77. Summons thereon.

of the parish of

in the county of

County of

to wit.

Whereas complaint and information* have been made upon oath before me

&c. for the said county, by

day of

esq. one of

in the

year of our

at the

That you on the Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty parish aforesaid, then and there being a person appointed by the then lessees of the tolls, to collect the tolls authorized by law to be demanded and taken at a certain turnpike gate there situated, called the

and

then and there unlawfully did demand and take from for permitting him to pass with a

drawn by

gate,

through the said turnpike-gate, a greater toll than was then authorized and directed to be taken by the statutes in that case made and provided; that is to say, the sum of

being

the

said sum of more than the toll then authorized and directed to be taken by the statutes aforesaid, for permitting a drawn by to pass through the aforesaid turnpike-gate contrary to the form of the statute made in the fourth year of the reign of king George the fourth, intituled "An Act, &c. [the title as in the information] which hath imposed a forfeiture of 51. for the said offence.

These are therefore to require you personally 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

county on the

day of

the noon, then and there to answer the said complaint and information made by the said

who is likewise di

rected to be present to make good the same. Herein fail not. Given, &c.

No. 78. Conviction for taking Excess of Toll, under

the said county, esquire, came before me W. R. esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, and upon oath informed me that

in the said county, yeoman, on the

of the parish of day of

aforesaid, then and and

or

instant, (or last) at the parish of there being a person appointed by one of them, the then lessees of the tolls to collect the tolls authorized by law to be demanded and taken at a certain turnpike-gate there situated, called the there unlawfully did demand and take from him the said for permitting him to pass with a drawn by

gate, then and

through the said turnpike-gate a greater toll than was then and there authorized and directed to be taken by the statutes in that case made and provided; that is to say, the sum of the said sum of being more than the toll then authorized and directed to be taken by the statutes aforesaid, for permitting a drawn by

to pass through the aforesaid turnpike-gate contrary to the form of the statute made in the 51st year of the reign of his late majesty king George the third, intituled “ An Act for enlarging the term and powers of several acts for repairing the road from in the parish of

in the county of the parish of

and the road from

to

through

in

the parish of

and from thence through the parishes to the parish of

county." Whereupon the said

in the said

after being summoned

and

to appear to answer the said charge, did not appear before me pursuant to the said summons; but the same charge being fully proved upon the oaths of credible witnesses, it manifestly appears to me the said justice, that he the said is guilty of the offence charged upon him in the said information; it is therefore considered and adjudged by me the said justice, that he the said be convicted,

and I do hereby convict him of the offence aforesaid, and I do hereby declare and adjudge that he the said hath forfeited the sum of of lawful money of Great Britain for the offence aforesaid, to be distributed as the law directs, according to the form of the statute in that case made and provided.

day of

Given under my hand and seal the the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and

in

No. 79. Summons for any Person or Persons to attend a Justice or Justices. 3 Geo. 4. c. 126. s. 141.

County of

me

to wit.

of

Whereas complaint and information have been made before one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said [county, &c.] by that, &c. [state the nature and circumstances of the case, as far as it shall be necessary to shew the offence, and to bring it within the authority of the justice, and in doing that, follow the words of the act, as near as may be], These are therefore to require you personally to appear before me, [or, the justices to be assembled at their special sessions to be holden] at said [county, &c.] on the next, at the hour of noon, to answer to the said complaint and information made by the said

in the

day of

in the

who is likewise directed to be then and there present, to make

good the same.

Herein fail not.

day of

Given under my hand, this

No. 80. Information thereon.

County of Be it remembered, that on the

of

day of

in the said county, informeth me W. R. esq. one of his majesty's

to wit. justices of the peace for the said county, that

of

in the said county [describe the offence, with the time and place, and follow the words of the act, as near as may be contrary to the statute made in the third year of the reign of king George the fourth, "for regulating turnpike roads," which hath imposed a forfeiture of said offence. Taken the

day of

for the before me.

No. 81. Form of Conviction. 3 Geo. 4. c. 126. s. 141.

County of Be it remembered, that on the

to wit.

in the
and in the year

is convicted before me justices of the peace for the said county,

fence, and when and where committed,*] contrary to the form of the statute made in the year of the reign of intituled "An Act to amend the general laws now in being for regulating the turnpike roads in that part of Great Britain called England." And I do hereby declare and adjudge that the said hath forfeited, for the said offence, [or, shall be committed to

the sum of space of

for the

as it may be]. Given under my hand

and seal the day and year first above written.

No. 82. Warrant to Distrain for Forfeiture.† 3 Geo. 4. c. 126. s. 141.

County of To the [constable, headborough, or tithingman]

to wit.

Whereas

of

of

in the said county, is this day convicted before me W. R. esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, upon the oath of a credible witness, for that the said hath [set forth the offence, describing it particularly in the words of the statute, as near as may be], (contrary to the statute in that case made and provided), by reason whereof the said hath forfeited the sum of to be distributed as herein is mentioned, which he hath refused to pay: These are therefore in his majesty's name to command you to levy the said sum of by distress of the goods and chattels of him the said and if within the space of four days next after such distress by you taken, the said sum, together with the reasonable charges of taking and keeping the same, shall not be paid, that then you do sell the said goods and chattels so by you distrained, and out of the money arising by such sale, that you do one-half of the said sum of pay

to

to

of

who informed me of the said offence, and the other half of the said sum of the surveyor of the turnpike road [describing it] where the said offence [neglect or default]

In stating the offence, the place and county where it was committed, must be set forth, in order to give the magistrate jurisdiction by shewing it to have been committed within the county for which he acts.

+ This must be directed to the proper officer by name, and executed within his district. (See title CONSTABLE, p. 70. pl. 5. M. P. B.) 5 Geo. 4. c 18.

happened, to be employed towards the repair of the said road, returning the overplus on demand to him the said

the reasonable charges of taking, keeping, and selling the said distress being first deducted; and if sufficient distress cannot be found of the goods and chattels of the said

to levy the said sum of

whereon

that then you certify the same to me, together with this warrant. Given under my hand and

seal the

day of

No. 88. Return of the Constable, to be made upon the Warrant of Distress, where there are no Effects.

I

county of

constable of the parish, &c. of

in the

do hereby certify and make oath, that by virtue of this warrant I have made diligent search for the goods

of the within-named

and that I can find no suffi

cient goods whereon to levy the within sum of

witness my hand the

day of

Sworn before me, the day and year, &c.

No. 84. Commitment for Want of Distress.

c. 126. s. 141.

To the constable of

in the said county,

and to the keeper of the common gaol, [or the House of Correction] at

said county.

of day of

in the

in the said county, was on convicted before me W. R.

esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, upon the oath of for that he the said to the statute made in the king George the fourth, reason whereof the said And whereas on the

a credible witness, [set forth the offence], contrary third year of the reign of his majesty "for regulating turnpike roads," by hath forfeited the sum of day of in the year aforesaid, to levy the

I did issue my warrant to the [constable] of said sum of

by distress

chattels of him the said

and sale of the goods and

and to distribute the same

according to the directions of the said statute: And whereas it duly appears to me, upon the oath of the said [constable],