For commencing prosecution,
For TREASON; TREASONABLE
OFFENCES; and FRAUDULENT
MARKING OF MERCHANDISE,
3 YEARS.............................................. 517, 518
For FRAUDS ON GOVT.; MUNI-

CIPAL CORRUPTION; UNLAW-
FULLY SOLEMNIZING MAR-
RIAGE,-2 YEARS
For OPPOSING READING OF
RIOT ACT,ETC; REFUSING TO
DELIVER WEAPON TO JUS-
TICE COMING ARMED NEAR
PUBLIC MEETING; LYING IN
WAIT NEAR PUBLIC MEET-
ING; SEDUCTION, (Arts. 181,
182, 183); DEFILING OR

518

PROCURING DEFILEMENT OF
FEMALES (Arts. 185, 186,
187), ONE YEAR ............
For UNLAWFUL DRILLING, or
BEING DRILLED HAVING
POSSESSION OF ARMS FOR
DANGEROUS PURPOSES; Pu-
BLICATION BY NEWSPAPER
PROPRIETOR OF ADVERTIZE-
MENT OF REWARD FOR
STOLEN PROPERTY, 6
MONTHS..........................................
......518, 519
For CRUELTY TO ANIMALS;
VIOLATION BY RAILWAYS
OF PROVISIONS AS TO CON-
VEYANCE OF CATTLE; REFUS-
ING TO ADMIT PEACE OFFI-
CER TO CAR,-3 MONTHS.... 519
For IMPROPER USE OF OFFEN-
SIVE WEAPONS (Arts. 103,
and 105 to 111), -ONE

MONTH............

.........

518

No prosecution for an overt act
of treason expressed by speak-
ing, unless sworn information
of the WORDS be made within
6 DAYS after being spoken, and
unless warrant for apprehen-
sion within 10 days after such
information
For commencing prosecution.
In summary matters 6 MONTHS,
elsewhere than in N. W. T.,
where it is 12 MONTHS...........

519

PAGE.

penalty for failing to make
returns of convictions,6 MONTHS 727
Of action against persons admi-
nistering the criminal law, 6

MONTHS...

776

Commencement of prosecution,
what is............

.519, 520

LINEN GOODS

In process of manufacture,
Stealing
Damaging.
LOADED ARMS
Defined......... .
LOCUS IN QUO—
View of, by jury...
LODGER OR TENANT
Theft by..
LOOSE,

Idle, and disorderly persons are
vagrants......
(See Vagrancy.)

LORD'S DAY-(See Sunday.)
LOTTERIES-
Making, printing, or publishing,

or in any way promoting...... 123
Foreign, included in prohibition 124
Distributions, by lot, of works of

art, not included in,-nor railles
for prizes at a bazaar, for chari-
table purposes
LUNACY-
(See Insanity)
MACHINERY—

.........

..............

951

312
443

653

54

Riotous demolition or destruc-
tion of, or injuries to..........
Wilfully destroying or dama-
ging.
443
MAGISTERIAL JURISDICTION. 531
MAGISTRATE

302

776

******..

684

Defined, (as to summary matters.) 683
Defined, (as to proceedings under
Fugitive Offenders' Act)........ 909
Actions against.
Has absolute summary jurisdic-
tion, in certain cases
May decide not to proceed sum-
marily ......
May try juvenile offenders........ 692
Reading Riot Act, and disper-
sing rioters
52, 53
Trial of juvenile offenders by..... 692
Suppression of riot by.

687

...................

27

126

...

124

............................ ............... ......

risdiction
Arresting the wrong person......
Irregular warrant or process.....
Arrest by peace officer, in case of
certain offences..
Persons assisting peace officer..
Arrest of persons found commit-

.......................

.....................

.........

ting certain offences..............
Arrest after commission of cer-
tain offences......
Arrest of person believed to be
committing certain offences,
by night......

Arrest by peace officer of person
whom he finds committing an
offence

..........

.......

.........................

Suppression of riot, by person
acting under lawful orders.....
Suppression of riot, by persons
without orders.......
Protection of persons subject to
military law..

........................

Prevention of certain offences....
Self-defence, against unprovoked
assault

Self-defence, against provoked
assault

6676

16

16

*******.

Arrest of person found commit-
ting an offence, at night.........
Arrest during flight........

Powers of arrest by Peace
Officer and by private indi-
vidual contrasted.....
Illustrations
Statutory power of arrest ....
Force used in executing sentence
or process, or in arrest........
Duty of persons arresting....
Peace officer preventing escape
from arrest for certain offences
Private person preventing escape

.........

from arrest in certain cases....
Preventing escape or rescue after

arrest in other cases.............
Preventing breach of the peace.. 25
Prevention by peace officer of
breach of the peace
Suppression of riot, by Magis-
trates...........

17

18

18
18

19

19

19

21

21

21

222

22

23

24

MATTERS OF JUSTIFICATION
OR EXCUSE

29

.........

Prevention of insult..
Defence of moveable property
against trespasser.

Defence of moveable property
with claim of right........

Defence of moveable property
without claim of right..
Defence of dwelling-house.
Defence of dwelling-house, at

Illustrations. ................. 30, 31

night
Defence of real property..
Illustrations

.................................................

Assertion of right to house or
land.........
Discipline of minors ....................................
Parent and child.

..........

Master and apprentice... 34

34

34

34

35

35

35

35

(See Threats.)

MILITARY LAW.

Teacher and scholar.
Discipline on ships.
Surgical operations
Excess....

Consent to death, illegal.
Illustrations
Obedience to de facto law
MEANS

...................

Of procuring abortion.............. 193
MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS-
Killing by
34, 35, 136
Surgical operations by. 34, 35
To be appointed, (instead of jury
de ventre inspiciendo, to exa-
mine convicted woman, when
alleged to be pregnant.......

(See Public Meetings.)

PAGE.

32

MEMBERS

.....................................

Of Municipal Council, corruption
of or by
82, 83
Of parliament, or legislature, cor-
ruption of, or by
MENACES

32

32

32

32

Concealing deserters from. ....

.................

(See Actus non facit reum
nisi mens sit rea) ......9, 205

34

34

34

Fixed in buildings, etc., theft of. 307
METAL ORES
Stealing...........

658

79

309

49

.........

........

Abduction of..
Seduction of
Procuring defilement of.........
MISADVENTURE-

Killing by (See Homicide)
MISCARRIAGE

*****.............

(See Abortion)
Advertising drugs, etc., for pro-
curing.
MISCHIEF

........

435
Meaning of "wilfully".
Arson, -Definition of 435, 436
Attempt to commit Arson........ 437
Setting fire to crops................................. 437

437

......... ................

......

Attempt....
Recklessly setting fire to a forest,
or lumber, etc., on Crown do-
main.
Threats to burn or destroy any
building or ship, or any grain,
etc., in a building or ship...... 438
Attempt to burn or destroy any

439

......

building or ship, by explosives 438
On railways
438, 439
Obstructing the construction or
use of a railway
Injuring packages in railway
stations, etc...............
Injuring electric telegraphs, elec-
tric lights, telephones, fire
alarms, etc.
Interfering with marine signals,

439

.........

334

443

290

219

107

110

143

192

106

410

etc

......

440
Casting away or wrecking a ship. 440
Preventing saving of wrecked

vessels, or wreck....... 440, 441
Injuring, removing, or destroying
any dam, pier, slide, boom,
raft, etc.....

437

441

To mines....
Causing danger to life, etc., if
the object damaged be-

A dwelling-house, ship or
boat.
...... 442
A bank, dyke, or wall of the

....

sea

442

PAGE
441

A railway...

A ship in distress, or its
goods............

442

........................

442

..................

443

443

443
443

.........................................

.......

...................................

.................................

* ................

A ship, damaged so as to
render it useless...... 442
Navigation signals....... 442
The flood gates or sluices of
a river, or canal.............. 442
Any private fishery, or sal-
mon river......
A flood gate of a mill pond,
or reservoir.. .................
Goods in process of manufac-
ture ......
Agricultural or manufactu-
ring machines..
Hop binds
Trees or shrubs, in gardens,
etc.
443
Post letter bags, or post let-
ters ...
443
Post office letter boxes, or
443
pillar boxes .....
Post parcels, or packets...... 443
Any other real or personal
property, damaged to the
amount of $20
...... 443
Attempt to injure or poison cattle 447
448
Injuries to other animals..........
448
Threats to injure cattle...
Injuries to election documents... 448
Injuries to buildings, elc., by
tenants.......
448, 449
Injuries to land marks; fences;
harbor bars
Consent of Minister of Mar, and
Fish. required to prosecute for
449
injuries to harbor bars........
Injuries to trees, vegetable pro-
ductions, etc..........
449, 450
Injuries to any real or personal
property not otherwise provi-
ded for........

449

............

450, 451

442

442

MISCONDUCT
Of officers, in executing writs... 85
MISDEMEANOR AND FELONY
Distinction between,-abolished 509
MISTAKE OF FACT.... ....................................
...... 15

--

.........

328

MURDER-

................

.............. ......

Definition of ................................ .... 148, 149
150
Two classes of murder.
Illustrations......
150, 151
Accessory after the fact to....... 166
Aiding and abetting suicide...... 166
Attempt to commit

...........................................

By administering poison.... 161
By endeavoring to drown,
suffocale or strangle...... 161
By explosions
161
By firing or wrecking a
ship, etc
By shooting...
By wounding
Attempt to commit suicide................
Conspiracy to murder
Circumstantial evidence......152-155
Concealing dead body of child... 167
Moderate correction
Provocation
Neglecting to obtain assistance
in child birth................................ 166. 167
On trial for-verdict may be
given

160
151

For concealing birth......... 652
650
For manslaughter....
Royal Commissioners' Remarks
151, 152

on......

..............

327

82

4

302
298

161
161

161
166
165

......

"

PAGE.
...... 144

(See Army and Navy.)
NECESSARIES

.................

.....

Duty of head of family, etc., to
137
provide..
Neglecting or omitting duty to
provide......
NECESSITY-

137

Compulsion by
Homicide by
NEGLIGENTLY

.....................

13
..144, 147

............................

173
Causing bodily injury..
Endangering railway passengers 172
NEGLIGENCE-

Contributory (See Manslaughter.) 159
NEGLECTING

To obtain assistance in child
birth............................
...........166, 167
NEW BRUNSWICK

"Court of Appeal " in ........
Superior Court of Criminal
"Jurisdiction" in...............
Adultery in
NEWLY DISCOVERED EVIDENCE
As ground for New Trial (See
Remarks of Royal Commrs on
the subject of" Appeal,")....... 666
NEWS

48

764

6
104