C. 54. forge as aforesaid and if any blacksmith shall use any forge 17 G. 3, st. 2, without such registry thereof, and license as aforesaid; he shall, for such offence and offences, incur and be liable to the penalties thereinbefore mentioned, that persons using or having in their cusstody unregistered arms are by this act subject to ז. making Justices may enter houses pikes &c.(a) to search for ese That any smith or other person, who shail make, or assist Unlicensed in making any pike, pike-head, dirk, dagger, spear, or instruments persons serving for pikes cors spears; without a license from the mastergeneral, lieutenant-general, or surveyor-general of the ordnance; bshall, being thereof lawfully convicted, be adjudged a felon, and be transported for seven years. Provided always, that nothing therein contained shall extend, or be construed to extend, to any ·(persons having or making such weapons as aforesaid, in the serSavice, or for the use of his majesty, his heirs and successors. 326912. That it shall and may be lawful for any justice(b) of the peace of any county, city, or town in Ireland, within his jurisdicsation, where he shall have reasonable ground of suspicion, or for any person duly authorized by warrant under the hands and seals of two justices, (which warrant shall not be granted except upon the information upon oath of one or more credible witness or Bwitnesses, qthat such weapons, to the best of his or their knowledge or belief, are in any house or place,) to search for pikes, pike-heads, daggers, or dirks, in any such house or place : and if any such shall be found, it shall and may be lawful for such magistrate, or the person so authorized, to seize and carry away the same, to the use of his majesty and the person or persons, Penalty on in whose possession, custody, or keeping, such weapons shall be persons having pikes. found, being thereof convicted by due course of law, shall, for the first offence, be imprisoned for the space of twelve calendar months; and for the second and every other offence, Second shall be adjudged a felon, and be transported for seven years, offence ; unless such person or persons shall prove to the satisfaction of the court before which he, she, or they shall be tried for the deaid offence, 'that such weapon as aforesaid was in his, her, or their custody or keeping, without his, her, or their knowledge, privity, of consent, sto -97 " felony. shall be sent 9613. That whenever any magistrate or other person shall Arms seized seize or carry away any arms or weapons as aforesaid, such to the king's magistrate or other person shall, with all convenient des- store. patch, transmit the same to one of his majesty's storehouses, or tothes officer commanding the nearest detachment of his majesty's troops, by him to be transmitted as aforesaid: and sthat in every case, such magistrate or other person as aforesaid shall, immediately after he or they shall have seized or carried away any arms or weapons as aforesaid, transmit to the lord lieutenant, or other chief governor or governors of Ireland, or to (a) But see 50 Geo. 3, c. 109, s. 2, post, 182. (b) Two justices, by 50 Geo. 3, c. 109, s. 3. p. 183. C. 54. 47 G. 3, st. 2, his or their chief secretary, a written account of the number and nature of such arms or weapons, and of the place where, and the person from whom, such arms or weapons were respectively seized Penalties to be levied by distress, and county trea paid to the surer. Justices shall return to sessions, the names of all persons employed on search. that arms are any person, 14. That all the pecuniary penalties in this act specified, shall be raised and levied by sale of the goods of the person ofs fending, by warrant under the band and seal of any justice of the peace in and for the county in which such offence shall be com mitted; and the penalties so to be levied shall be, by such i justices or justice, handed over to the treasurer of the county t in which such sums are levied, to be applied to such purposes as the grand jury, at any ensuing assizes, shall think proper to present. "sadiw eldsboro stom to 9.0 to diso 902913 15. That whenever any search shall be made under this acti by any person authorized by any warrant of any justice of peace under the authority of this act; the justices of peace authorizing and directing any person or persons to make such search, shall make a true and faithful return of the name and names of all and every person or persons so authorized to make such search q and their quality and descriptions, to the general session of the peace which shall be held next after such search nsw sdT A 50 Geo. 3, c. 109, s. 1 [Recites 47 Geo. 3, sess. 2, on 54,m and enacts that it shall be continued.] 9500 0990 9ved ils Two justices, 2. Provided always, and be it enacted, that whenever any f on suspicion two justices of the peace in any county county of ascity,dunlawfully in or towns in Ireland, shall have any reasonable grounds of, possession of suspicion that any person or persons within such county, or it shall report to county of a city, or town, is or are unlawfully in possession of de arms, or that any pikes, pike-heads, daggers, or dirks, are in any of house or place within such county, county of a city, or town out such justices of peace shall forthwith transmit to the lord lieute nant, or other chief governor or governors of Ireland for theds time being, or his or their chief secretary, a report signed by such two justices, of such suspicion, with the grounds and s reasons of such suspicion; and, upon the receipt of such reportont of such two justices, it shall and may be lawful for such lordon lieutenant, or other chief governor or governors of Ireland for sq the time being, or his or their chief secretary for the time being, by warrant under his or their hand or hands, to authorize and require such justices, or any other justice, to search, or cause search to be made, within and throughout such county,as county of a city, or town, or within any parish, barony, on chalf to barony within such county, county of a city, or town, as shall be specified in such warrant, for any arms, pikes, pike-headse daggers, or dirks, in manner directed by the said recited act rem and it shall not be lawful for any justice of the peace in any To county, county of a city, or town in Ireland, to authorize, or to join in authorizing any person, to make any search under the said recited act for any arms, pikes, pike-heads, daggers, or dirks, before or until such warrant shall have been granted by the lord lieutenant or other chief governor or governors (of lord lieute- may authorize such arms. 3 飛 Ireland for the time being, or his or their chief secretary, for that purpose, anything in the said recited act() to the con→ trary notwithstanding. 3. That so much and such parts of the said recited act as enacts or enact that it shall he lawful for any justice of the peace, when be shall have reasonable ground of suspicion, to #search for arms, pikes, pike-heads, daggers, or dirks, in any house or place in Ireland, shall be and the same is and are hereby repealed, and that from and after the passing of this act, it shall and may be lawful for any two justices of the peace, within their jurisdiction, (upon information given to such justices, on the oath of one or more credible witness or witnesses, that, to the best of his or their knowledge and belief, any person pis unlawfully in possession of arms, or that any pikes, pikeheads, daggers, or dirks, are in any house or place, but not otherwise) to search for arms, pikes, pike-heads, daggers, or dirks, in the house or premises of any person, or in any house or place mentioned in such information, in manner, and under the regulations in the said recited act contained. 4. That whenever any person making notification of his having arms, and obtaining a license, as in the said act is provided, shall have been once required, under the said recited act, by any justice of the peace, within whose jurisdiction such person shall reside, to deliver to such justice an inventory of all arms in his or her possession; it shall not be lawful for the said justice, or any other justice within whose jurisdiction such person shall dwell, to make any further or other requisition from time to time; nor shall such person be compelled to deliver such lists from time to time, as often as he shall be required by any justice under the said recited act, anything in the said recited act to the contrary notwithstanding. Provided always, that it shall be lawful for the justices of the peace, or the majority of them, at any session of the peace, from time to time to require such list from any person within their jurisdiction, having made such notification and obtained such license as aforesaid; and such person shall deliver such list from time to time accordingly, when and as often as such person ahall be so required by such justices at any such session. 10 Geo. 4, c. 47, s. 2.-That it shall and may be lawful to and for the lord lieutenant or other chief governor or governors of Ireland, by any order to be signified by his or their chief secretary, or, in the absence of such secretary, then by the undersecretary, to remit or mitigate any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment, which may have been, or may be incurred by any person or persons, for any offence against the said recited acts, (b) or either of them, upon such terms, and subject to such conditions, (a) Viz. 47: Geo. 3, sess. 2, c. 54, s. 11, ante 181. J 10 G. 4, c. 47. as to such lord lieutenant or other chief governor of governors shall seem fitting and expedient. (a)] 1 bus : 16291016 26 gaissan 60 Geo. 3, and 1 Geo. 4, c. 1, s. 1.--Whereas in some parts of the United Kingdom, men, clandestinely and C and unlawfully assembled, have practised military training and exercise, to the great terror and alarm of his majesty's peaceable and loyal subjects, and the imminent danger of the public peace: be it therefore &c., that all meetings and assemblies of persons for the purpose of training or drilling themselves, or of 1. trained or drilled to the use of arms, or for the purpose of being tising military exercise, movements, or evolutions, Attending at meetings for drilling in the use of arms. Persons as sembled may be dispersed or held to bail. without prac lawful authority from his majesty, or the 2095 21 e, for so ng, shall or two stew be, and peace and his government: ator attend any such justices of the peace of any county or movements, or evolutions, being legally convicted the exercis be liable to be punished by fine and imprisonment not exceeding two years, at the discretion of the court in which such conviction 'shall be had. the beach i wac peace, or for person acting in 2 That it shall be lawful for any justice of t or pre (a) These last three acts of the 47 Geo. 3, 50 Geo. 3, and 10 Geo. 4, having expired with the session of parliament of the c Will. 4, were not revived until the subsequent session, by the act 1 & 2 Will. 4, c. 47. Several provisions were made by this latter act, for the full indemnity of any person who might, in the interval, have acted under a wrong impression of those acts having been in force. They have been since continued by the 2 Will. 4, c. 70; 4 & 5 Will. 4, c. 53, 6 & 7 Will. 4, c. 39, and lastly, by the 1 & 2 Vict. c. 70, for one year from the passing of that act, (4th August, 1838,) and thenceforth until the end of the then next session of parliament. 90102 G. 4, C. L. sent at, or aiding, assisting, or abetting any such assembly or 60 G. 3, & 1 meeting as aforesaid: and it shall be lawful for the justice of the peace who shall 11 arrest any such person, or before whom any person so arrested shall be brought, to commit such person for trial for such offence, under the provisions of this act, unless such person can and shall give sufficient bail for his appearance at the next assizes, or general or quarter sessions of the peace, to answer to any indictment which may be preferred against him, for any such offence against this act in England and Ireland; and in Scotland d every such person shall be arrested, and dealt with according to the law and practice of that part of the United Kingdom, in the he case of a bailable offence. OW 1 4. Provided also, and be it further enacted, that nothing in this act contained shall extend to prevent any prosecution, by indictment or otherwise, for anything which shall be an offence within the intent and meaning of this act, and which might have been so prosecuted, if this act had not been made, unless the offender shall have been prosecuted for such offence under this act, and convicted or acquitted of such offence. 7. Provided always, and be it further enacted, that no person shall be prosecuted by virtue of this act, for anything done or committed contrary to the provisions herein-before contained, unless such prosecution shall be commenced within six calendar months after the offence committed. SECTION 4. to seeing it Lin:3.6 benisted,vidacaas Forcible Entry. 92 Offenders secuted, as if this act had may be pro not been Limitation of prosecutions. cible entry, 5 Rich. 2, c. 7, Eng. And also the king defendeth, that Making fornone from henceforth make any entry into any lands and tenes punishable by ments, but in case where entry is given by the law; and in such fine and imcase, not with strong hand, nor with multitude of people, but prisonment. only in peaceable and easie manner. (2) And if any man from henceforth do to the contrary, and thereof be duly convict, he shall be punished by imprisonment of his body, and thereof ransomed at the king's will. ottis Dag. 15 Rich. 2, c. 2, Eng.-Item, it is accorded and assented, that the ordinances and statutes made, and not repealed, of them that make entries with strong hand into lands and tenements or other possessions whatsoever, and them hold with force, and also of those that make insurrections, or great ridings, riots, routs, or assemblies, in disturbance of the peace, or of the common law, or in affray of the people, shall be holden and kept, and fully executed. (2) Joined to the same, that at all times that such forcible entry shall be made, and complaint thereof cometh to the justices of peace, or any of them, that the same justices or justice take sufficient power of the tries. ... E 115, an Duties of jus tices as to forcible en |