the said A. B. for his said offence, to forfeit and pay the sum of (there to be kept to hard unless the said several sums, and all costs and charges of the said distress, (and of the commitment, and conveying of the said A. B. to the said be sooner paid. ) shall Given under my hand and seal, the day and year first above mentioned, at aforesaid. in the J. S. (L. S.) Or, where the issuing of a distress warrant would be ruinous to the defendant or his family, or it appears that he has no goods whereon to levy a distress, then instead of the words between the asterisks * *. , say, "then inasmuch as it hath now been made to appear to me (that the issuing of a warrant of distress in this behalf would be ruinous to the said A. B. and his family," or, "that the said A. B. hath no goods or chattels whereon to levy the said sums by distress,) I adjudge," &c. as above to the end. No. 14. CONVICTION FOR A PENALTY, AND, IN DEFAULT OF PAYMENT, in the said day of No. 7. Ord. No. 6, 1855. A. B. is convicted before the undersigned, (one) of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said for that (he the said A. B., &c., stating the offence and the time and place when and where it was committed); and I adjudge the said A. B. for his said offence to forfeit and pay the sum of (stating the penalty and the compensation, if any), to be paid and applied according to law, and also to pay to the said C. D. the sum of for his costs in this behalf; and if the said several sums be not paid forthwith (or on or before next) I adjudge the said A. B. to be imprisoned in the at in the said labour) for the space of (and there to be kept to hard (and the costs and charges of conveying the said A. B. to the said ) shall be sooner paid. Given under my hand and seal, the day and year first above mentioned at in the aforesaid. A. B. is convicted before the undersigned Ord. No. 6, (one) of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said No. 7. 1855. in the said for that (he the said A. B. &c., stating the offence and the time and place when and where committed) and I adjudge the said A. B. for his said offence to be imprisoned in the in the said of at (and there kept to hard labour) for the space and I also adjudge the said A. B. to pay the said for his costs in this behalf, and if the C. D. the sum of for the space of to commence at and from the termination of his imprisonment aforesaid, unless J. S. (L. S.) * Or where the issuing of a distress warrant would be ruinous to the defendant or his family, or it appears that he has no goods whereon to levy a distress, then instead of the words between the asterisks ** *, say, "inasmuch as it hath now been made to appear to me that the issuing of a warrant of distress in this behalf would be ruinous to the said A. B. and his family," or "that the said A. B. hath no goods or chattels whereon to levy the said sum for costs by distress, I adjudge," &c. No. 16. CERTIFICATE OF DISMISSAL. I hereby certify that an information (or complaint) preferred by C. D. against A. B. for that (dc., as in the summons), was this day considered by me, one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the and was by me dismissed (with costs). day of Dated this No. 17. J. S. 18 WARRANT OF DISTRESS. To Whereas A. B., late of (labourer), was on this day (or on last past) duly convicted before the for that for his undersigned (one) of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace, in and at in the said space of (and there kept to hard labour) for the unless the said several sums, and all costs and charges of the said distress, and of the commitment and conveying of the said A. B. to the said should be sooner paid. And whereas the said A. B. being so convicted as aforesaid, and being (now) required to pay the said sums of and hath not paid the same or any part thereof, but therein hath made default: These are therefore to command you, in Her Majesty's name, forthwith to make distress of the goods and chattels of the said A. B., and if within the space of days next after the making of such distress the said sums, together with the reasonable charges of taking and keeping the distress, shall not be paid, that then you do sell the said goods so by you distrained, and do pay the money arising by such sale unto me, the undersigned Justice, that I may pay and apply the same as by law is directed, and may render the overplus, if any, on demand, to the said A. B., and if no such distress can be found, then that you certify the same unto me, to the end that such further proceedings may be had thereon as to the law doth appertain. Given under my hand and seal, this in the year of our Lord day of No. 7. Ord. No. 6, 1855. aforesaid. at J. S. (L. S.) No. 18. INDORSEMENT IN BACKING A WARRANT OF DISTRESS. Whereas proof upon oath hath this day been made to wit. I before me, one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace, in } and for the said 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 authorize W. T., who bringeth to me this warrant, and all other persons to whom this warrant was originally directed, or by whom the same may be lawfully executed, and also all constables and other peace-officers of the said the same within the said to execute I, W. T., constable of in the do hereby certify to J. S., Esquire, one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said that by virtue of this warrant I have made diligent search for the goods and chattels of the within mentioned A. B., and that I can find no sufficient goods or chattels of the said A. B. whereon to levy the sums within mentioned. day of WARRANT OF COMMITMENT FOR WANT OF DISTRESS. To the constable of day of and by Whereas (dc., as in either of the foregoing distress warrants, Nos. 1, 2, to the asterisk (*), and then thus); And whereas, afterwards on the in the year aforesaid, I, the said Justice, issued a warrant to the constable of commanding him to levy the said sums of distress and sale of the goods and chattels of the said A. B. And whereas it appears to me, as well by the return of the said constable to the said warrant of distress as otherwise, that the said constable hath made diligent search for the goods and chattels of the said A. B., but that no sufficient distress whereon to levy the sums above mentioned could be found: These are therefore to command you, the said constable of to take the said A. B. and aforesaid, and there him safely to convey to the at to there deliver him to the said keeper, together with this precept; and I in the aforesaid. day of at Whereas A. B., late of the offence as in the conviction), and it was thereby adjudged that the at in the said (and there kept unless the said several to hard labour) for the space of No. 7. Ord. No. 6, 1855. several sums hath elapsed, but the said A. B. hath not paid the to at aforesaid, and there to deliver him to the keeper thereof, him to hard labour) for the space of ) shall be sooner paid; and for your so doing, this shall be your sufficient warrant. Given under my hand and seal, this day of at J. S. (L. S.) No. 22. WARRANT OF COMMITMENT ON A CONVICTION WHERE THE PUNISHMENT IS BY IMPRISONMENT. To the constable of at Whereas A. B., late of and to the keeper of the in the said (labourer), was this day duly convicted before the undersigned (one) of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said for that (stating the offence as in the conviction), and it was thereby adjudged that the said A. B. for his said offence should be imprisoned in the at in the said (and there kept to hard labour) for the space of at to the keeper thereof, together with this precept; and I do hereby command you, the said keeper of the said there to imprison him (and keep him to hard labour) for the space of and for your so doing this shall be your sufficient WARRANT OF DISTRESS FOR COSTS UPON AN ORDER FOR To the constable of peace-officers in the said Whereas on and to all other last past information was laid (or complaint was made) before the undersigned (one) of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said Z |