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FORMS

REFERRED TO IN THE FOREGOING ACT.

(A) Vide ss. 1 and 8.

INFORMATION AND COMPLAINT FOR AN INDICTABLE OFFENCE. Province of Canada, District (or county, united counties, or as the case may

be) of

The information and complaint of C. D., of in the year of our Lord

(yeoman) taken

day of before the undersigned (one) of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said district (or county, as the case may be) of who saith that (&c., stating the offence).

Sworn before (me) the day and year first above mentioned, at

(B) See 88. 1, 18.

J. S.

WARRANT TO APPREHEND A PERSON CHARGED WITH AN
INDICTABLE OFFENCE.

Province of Canada, District (or county, united counties, or as the case may

be) of

To all or any of the constables or other peace officers in the district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) of

(laborer) hath this day

for that he, on

at

Whereas, A. B., of been charged upon oath before the undersigned, (one) of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) of did (&c., stating shortly the offence): These are therefore to command you, in Her Majesty's name, forthwith to apprehend the said A. B., and to bring him before (me) or some other of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) of unto the said charge, and to be further dealt with according to law. Given under (my) hand and seal this district (county, &c.) aforesaid.

(C) See 88. 2, 12.

to answer

day of

at

in the

J. S. [L. S.]

SUMMONS TO A PERSON CHARGED WITH AN INDICTABLE OFFENCE Province of Canada, District (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) of

To A. B., of — (laborer).

Whereas, you have this day been charged before the undersigned (one) of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said district (or county,

united counties, or as the case may be) of ·

for that you on

at

at

or before such other Justice

(&c., stating shortly the offence): These are therefore to command you, in Her Majesty's name, to be and appear before (me) on o'clock in the (fore) noon, at or Justices of the Peace of the same district (or county, united counties, or as the case mag be) of - as may then be there, to answer to the said charge, and to be further dealt with according to law. Herein fail not. Given under my hand and seal, this day of in the year of our Lord

at — in the district (or county, &c.) aforesaid.

(D) See 88. 2, 15.

J. S. [L. S.]

WARRANT WHEN THE SUMMONS IS DISOBEYED.

Province of Canada, District (or county, united counties, or as the case may

be) of

To all or any of the constables or other peace officers in the said district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) of·

Whereas on the

at

day of

or

(instant or last past) A. B. of the was charged before (me or us) the undersigned (or name the magistrate or magistrates, as the case may be), (one) of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said district, (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) of for that (dc., as in the summons); and whereas (I, he, the said Justice of the Peace, we or they, the said Justices of the Peace) then issued (my, our, his or their) summons to the said A. B., commanding him, in Her Majesty's name, to be and appear before (me) on o'clock in the (fore) noon at before such other Justice or Justices of the Peace as should then be there, to answer to the said charge, and to be further dealt with according to law; and whereas the said A. B. hath neglected to be or appear at the time and place appointed in and by the said summons, although it hath now been proved to (me) upon oath, that the said summons was duly served upon the said A. B.: These are therefore to command you, in Her Majesty's name, forthwith to apprehend the said A. B., and to bring him before (me) or some other of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) of to answer the said charge, and to be further dealt with according to law. Given under (my) hand and seal this day of in the year of our Lord

at - in the district (county) of·

aforesaid.

J. S. [L. S.]

(E 1) See 8. 11.

INFORMATION TO OBTAIN A SEARCH WARRANT.

Province of Canada, District (or county, united counties, or as the case may

be) of

of

day of

The information of A. B., of the — in the said district (or county, &c.) (yeoman) taken this in the year of our Lord before me, W. S., Esquire, one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) of (insert description of articles stolen) of the goods and chattels of deponent, were feloniously stolen, taken and carried away, from and out of the (dwelling

who saith that on the

day of

house, &c.) of this deponent, at the (township, &c,) aforesaid (by some person or persons unknown, or name the person) and that he hath just and reasonable cause to suspect and doth suspect that the said goods and chattels, or some part of them, are concealed in the (dwelling house, &c., of C. D.) of in the said district, (or county) (here add the causes of sus picion whatever they may be): Wherefore (he) prays that a search warrant may be granted to him to search (the dwelling house, &c.) of the said C. D. as aforesaid, for the said goods and chattels so feloniously stolen, taken and carried away as aforesaid.

Sworn before me the day and year first above mentioned, at in the said district (or county) of·

(E 2) See 8. 11.

W. S., J. P.

SEARCH WARRANT.

Province of Canada, District (or county, united counties, or as the case may

be) of

To all or any of the constables, or other peace officers in the district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) of

of

Whereas, A. B., of the in the said district (county, &c.) hath this day made oath before me the undersigned, one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said district (or county, united counties or as the case may be) of· that on the day of (copy information as far as place of supposed concealment): These are therefore in the name of our Sovereign Lady the Queen, to authorize and require you and each and every of you with necessary and proper assistance, to enter in the day time into the said (dwelling house, &c., of the said, &c.) and there diligently search for the said goods and chattels, and if the same or any part thereof shall be found upon such search, that you bring the goods so found, and also the body of the said C. D. before me, or some other Justice of the Peace in and for the said district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) of — to be disposed of and dealt with according to law.

Given under my hand and seal at

this

and

day of

in the said district (county, &c.) in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred W. S., J. P. [SEAL].

(F) See 8. 3.

CERTIFICATE OF INDICTMENT BEING FOUND.

I hereby certify that at a court of (oyer and terminer or general gaol delivery or general sessions of the peace) holden in and for the district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) of said district (county, &c.) on

at

in the a bill of indictment was found by the grand jury against A. B., therein described as A. B., late of (laborer) for that he (&c., stating shortly the offence) and that the said A. B. hath not appeared or pleaded to the said indictment.

Dated this

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day of

one thousand eight hundred and

Z. X.,

Clerk of the Crown or deputy clerk of the Crown for the district or (county

united counties or as the case may be) or

Clerk of the Peace of and for the said district (or county, united counties,

or as the case may be).

(G) See 8. 3.

WARRANT TO APPREHEND A PERSON INDICTED.

Province of Canada, District (or county, united counties, or as the case may

be) of

To all or any of the constables or other peace officers in the said district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) of

Whereas it hath been duly certified by J. D., clerk of the Crown of (name the court) (or E. G., deputy clerk of the Crown, or Clerk of the Peace, as the case may be) in and for the district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) of that (&c., stating the certificate): These are therefore to command you, in Her Majesty's name, forthwith to apprehend the said A. B., and to bring him before (me) or some other Justice or Jus. tices of the Peace in and for the said district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) to be dealt with according to law. Given under my hand and seal this

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day of

in the year of our

in the district (or county, &c.) aforesaid.

(H) See 8. 4.

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WARRANT OF COMMITMENT OF A PERSON INDICTED

Province of Canada, District (or county, united counties, or as the case may

be) of

To all or any of the constables or other peace officers in the said district (or county, &c.) of· and to the keeper of the common gaol at

in the said district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) ofWhereas, by a warrant under the hand and seal of - (one) of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) of·

the

day of

under hand and after reciting that it had

seal dated been certified by J. D. (&c., as in the certificate) (—) the said Justice of the Peace commanded all or any of the constables, in Her Majesty's name, forthwith to apprehend the said A. B., and to bring him before (him) the said Justice of the Peace in and for the said district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) of or before some other Justice or Justices in and for the said district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) to be dealt with according to law; and whereas the said A. B. hath been apprehended under and by virtue of the said warrant, and being now brought before (me) it is hereupon duly proved to (me) upon oath that the said A. B. is the same person who is named and charged by in the said indictment: These are therefore to command you, the said constables and peace officers, or any of you, in Her Majesty's name, forthwith to take and convey the said A. B. to the said common gaol at in the said district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) of and there deliver him to the keeper thereof, together with this precept; and (I) hereby command you the said keeper to receive the said A. B. into your custody in the said gaol, and him there safely to keep until he shall thence be delivered by due course of law. Given under (my) hand and seal this day of

Lord

in the year of our

at in the district (or county, &c.) aforesaid.

J. S. [L. S.]

(I) See 8. 5.

WARRANT TO DETAIN A PERSON INDICTED WHO IS ALREADY IN CUSTODY FOR ANOTHER OFFENCE.

Province of Canada, District (or county, united counties, or as the case may

be) of

To the keeper of the common gaol at united counties, or as the case may be) of

in the said district (or county

Whereas it hath been duly certified by J. D., clerk of the Crown of (name the court) or deputy clerk of the Crown or Clerk of the Peace of and for the district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) of · that (de, stating the certificate); and whereas (I am) informed that the said A. B. is in your custody in the said common gaol at aforesaid,

charged with some offence or other matter; and it being now duly proved upon oath before (me) that the said A. B. so indicted as aforesaid, and the said A. B. in your custody as aforesaid, are one and the same person: These are therefore to command you, in Her Majesty's name, to detain the said A. B. in your custody in the common gaol aforesaid, until by Her Majesty's writ of habeas corpus he shall be removed therefrom for the purpose of being tried upon the said indictment, or until he shall otherwise be removed or discharged out of your custody by due course of law. Given under (my) hand and seal this Lord

at

day of

- in the year of our in the district (or county, &c.) aforesaid.

J. S. [L. S.]

(K) See 8. 24.

ENDORSEMENT IN BACKING A WARRANT.

Province of Canada, District (or county, united counties, or as the case may

be) of

Whereas, proof upon oath hath this day been made before me, one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) of· that the name of J. S., to the within warrant subscribed, is of the handwriting of the Justice of the Peace within mentioned: I do therefore hereby authorise W. T., who bringeth to me this warrant, and all other persons to whom this warrant was originally directed, or by whom it may be lawfully executed, and also all constables and other peace officers of the said district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be) of to execute the same within the said last mentioned district (or county, united counties, or as the case may be). Given under my hand this day of in the year of our Lord

at

in the district (or county, &c.) aforesaid.

J. L.

(L 1) See 8. 26.

SUMMONS TO A WITNESS.

Province of Canada, District (or county, united counties, or as the case may

To E. F., of

be) of (laborer).

Whereas, information hath been laid before the undersigned, one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said district (or county,

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