PRISONER, poor. See "Poor Prisoners." as to trial of, owing to disorderly behaviour in court, PRISON Act, 1877, commitment under, of prisoners, 368 divisions of prisoners, 498 effect of part payment of penalty to governor, 126, 229 calculation of term of sentence, 499 prison, meaning of, 499 as to taking recognizance at, 196, 225, 245, 250 PRISONS Act, 1833, as to commitment for trial, 366 PRISON warders, as prosecutors and witnesses, expenses as PRIVATE individual, arrest by, 318 PRIVATE rights, penalty for protection of, 52 PROBATION of First Offenders Act, 145, 389, 493 PROCEEDINGS, irregularity in, 12 abatement of, 20 what, before one justice, 113 on appeal to quarter sessions, 174 on execution of distress, 97, 197 in case of sureties to keep peace, 160, 162 to expel pauper, &c., aliens, 272 PROCEDURE before justices, 3 PROCESS, execution of (under Summary Jurisdiction (Pro- cess) Act), 283 definition of, 284 application for, 314 illegal arrest on, 73 PROCURING, meaning of, 27 indictable cases of, triable summarily, 210 PRODUCTION of documents, justice no power to order, 39 PROHIBITION of action by judge, costs as to, 405 PROOF of previous conviction, 144 PROPERTY, description of, 26 of prisoner returnable, 199 PROSECUTION, limitation by statute, 313 undertaken by Public Prosecutor (q. v.), regulations as to PROSECUTION, not proceeded with in reasonable time, or scale of, 482 railway fare where no second class, 485 PROSECUTION of Offences Act, 1884...468 under Children's Dangerous Performances Act, 51 PROSECUTOR unwilling as witness, 39 a competent witness, 89 on non-appearance of, dismissal of case, 73, 91 costs of, in indictable cases tried summarily, 170 may be bound over for trial, 351 costs of, on commital for trial, 482 et seq. right to call witnesses in reply, 89 PROSECUTOR, Public. See "Public Prosecutor." PROSTITUTES, child living with, 139 PROTECTION of persons acting in execution of statutory or PUBLIC Bodies Corrupt Practices Act, prosecution under, requires leave of Attorney-General, 314 PUBLIC present in court, right as to, 62 PUBLIC Health Act, 1875, informant under, 50, 157 limitation, 55, 56 interest in justices, 64 (London), 10 order of destruction of meat, 9 order to abate a nuisance under taxation of costs on, 427 search warrant may issue under, 301 PUBLIC Health (London) Act, 433 right to trial by jury, 148 PUBLIC policy, offence against, informer in, 50, 52 PUBLIC prosecutions, director of, 287, 465, 468 PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, restitution of property in cases under superintendence, 169 statutes relating to, 465, 468 his duties, 465 delivery of recognizance, &c., to, 466 when prosecution abandoned by, 466 saving as to private prosecutions, &c., 466 restitution of property in cases undertaken by, 169,467 regulations in respect of, 467 Treasury solicitor to be, 468 disclosing in evidence sources of information, 465 liability of, under Prosecution of Offences Act, 467 PURCHASER, innocent, of stolen goods, 165 QUALIFICATION of borough justices, 31, 291 acts without proper, 289 of borough justices' clerks, 446 QUARTER sessions, appeal (q.v.), jurisdiction of borough jurisdiction to try indictable offences, 353 offences not triable at, 353 trial of bill found at quarter sessions where no jurisdic- committal for trial to, 369 no appeal to, where case stated, 179 procedure under Baines' Act, time for notice of appeal, 431 power as to costs, 432 as to amendment of justices' orders, &c., 433 finality of decisions of, 434 amendment of indictments by, 435 statement of case from, 435 enforcement of orders of, 438 QUARTER Sessions Act, 1819 (Baines'), 431 QUASI-CRIMINAL proceedings, remission of penalties, 119 in Statement of Case Act, definition, 409 QUEEN'S title, offences against, not triable at quarter ses- QUESTION of law may be determined by special case, 186 RAILWAYS, penalties in respect of, not civil debts, 126 offences on, when triable summarily, 211 placing wood, &c., on, 212 throwing stones at train on, 212 sending dangerous goods by, 29 fare to prosecutor or witness, 485 RAILWAYS Regulation Act, question of right under, 69 RAPE, infant incapable of, 135 RATES, rule to enforce, 402 validity of, inquired into before rule granted, 402 questions as to appeal from Divisional Court to Court of statement of case, 53, 63 RATEPAYER, justice though a, may act, 35, 64 READING depositions, 329, 330 REASONABLE cause in actions against justices, meaning of, 391, 392, 395 in issue of search warrants, 305 REASONABLE time for service before hearing, 18 RECOGNIZANCE on adjournment for variance, 43 estreat of, for non-appearance, 23, 73, 90, 130 dispensing with, where statute requires, 123 form of indorsement mitigating, 246 may be enforced by court of summary jurisdiction, 44, to appeal, 174, 181, 182, 183, 196 before police, 192 enlargement and discharge, 193 when amount fixed, governor of gaol may take, 196, 225 rule as to, before gaol governor, 225 form of conviction for forfeited, 235, 246 form of security to perform condition of, 247 in indictable cases, prosecutor and witnesses may be bound in, for trial, 351 to be transmitted to court of trial, 351 may be taken out of court, 352 on remand, 356 to be transmitted to clerk of peace, 356 of married women, 132, 197, 358 in county where examination for appearance where transmission of, where not before committing justice, 361 treatment in prison, 498 form of, on bail instead of remand, 381 notice of, to accused, 384 of bail, form of, 383 of appellant in statement of case, 422, 423, 425 enforcement, &c., of, in respect to statement of case, 429 enforcement of, 438 under Vexatious Indictments Act, 452, 453 to be delivered to Public Prosecutor, 466 estreating on non-payment of costs of appeal, 182 deposit of money in lieu of, 174, 157, 182 under Probation of First Offenders Act, 493 by corporations, 131, 424 exemption of London County Council in appeal, 183, 424 RECOGNIZANCE, distinction between, and securities, 131 RECOMMENDATION for expulsion under Aliens Act, form, RECORDER of borough, 35 RECORDERS, Magistrates, and Clerks of the Peace Act, 1888...490 powers of deputy, 490 RECOVERY of poor rate, summons first, 20 of costs of justices' clerks' fees, 115 in respect of securities, 158 REFORMATORY schools, 137 power to remand for more than seven days, 138, 357 of justices to state case, 424 to admit to bail, 427 REGISTER to be kept by clerk, 156 to be open for inspection, 157 magistrate sitting in own court entitled to act on, 157 form of, 256 REGISTRAR, declaration before, 195 REGULATIONS in respect of public prosecutions, 468 of Secretary of State under Poor Prisoners' Defence Act, RELEASE of prisoner, on payment of portion of fine, 126 under Youthful Offenders Act, 91 to workhouse, 92 in indictable cases (summary jurisdiction), 159 verbal, 356 bail on, 356 form of warrant of, 381 reformatory schools, 837, 160, 356 for more than eight days when defendant admitted to under Probation of First Offenders Act, 494; and see REMAND, when prisoner too ill to attend, opinion of Home REMAND home, 133 REMISSION of costs, 129 |