am of opinion that they ought severally to be
immediately well and securely fenced. And I
hereby further give you notice, that by the Act
made in the
year of Her Majesty's
reign, intituled [here set forth the title of this
Act], it is provided, that if, after receiving this
notice, you shall neglect or fail to fence the
above-enumerated machinery, and if any person
shall suffer any bodily injury in consequence of
such neglect or failure, you will be liable to a
penalty of one hundred pounds (h), over and
above all damages, costs, and charges to which
you may be found liable in any action brought
against you by or on behalf of the person so
injured.

Given under my hand, this

day of in the year one thousand

eight hundred and

FORM of SUMMONS to be issued by an inspector or sub-inspector against a person who has committed an offence (i).

WHEREAS it appeareth to me, I. F., one of Her Majesty's inspectors [or sub-inspector] of

(h) See s. 60, supra.

(i) The procedure under 11 & 12 Vict. c. 43 ("Jervis's Act") having been substituted for that provided by this Act as far as England and Wales are concerned, this and the two following forms are, to that extent at least, superseded by those of the statute reerred to. See 7 & 8 Vict. c. 15, s. 45, n. (a), ante p. 103.

[or borough, &c.] of

Sched. (D.) against the Act made in the

Her Majesty's reign, intituled [here

in the county

hath offended

year of

set forth the

title of this Act], forasmuch as he the said A.D.,

on the

day of

at

year of our Lord
in the county [or borough, &c.] of

in the

did [here set forth the substance of the charge];
these therefore are to require you forthwith to
summon the said A. D. to appear before such two
or more of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace
acting in and for the county [or borough, &c.]
of
who shall be present at
in the county [or borough, &c.] of

on the

hour of

day of

in the

at the

noon of

the same day, to answer to the said charge, and to be further dealt with according to law. And you then there to certify what you have done in the premises. Herein fail not.

be

FORM of SUMMONS of a Witness to be issued by an Inspector or Sub-Inspector.

To the Constable of

WHEREAS it appeareth to me, I. F.,

Her Majesty's inspectors [or sub-inspector] of

factories, that A.D. of

one of

in the county

[or borough, &c.] of

against the Act made in the

hath offended 7 & 8 VICT

year

c. 15.

of Her Majesty's reign, intituled [here set forth Sched. (D.) the title of the Act], forasmuch as he the said

A. D. on the

the year of our Lord

day of

at

in the county [or borough, &c.] of

in

did [here set forth the substance of the charge],
and that B. P. of
in the county
[or borough, &c.] is a material witness to be
examined concerning the said charge; these
therefore are to require you forthwith to sum-
mon the said B. P. to appear before such two
or more of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace
acting in and for the county [or borough, &c.]
as shall be present at
in the county [or borough, &c.] of

of

on the

at the hour of

day of
in the

noon

of the same day, to testify his knowledge concerning the premises. And be you then there to certify what you have done in the premises. Herein fail not.

Given under my hand, this

day

in the year of our

I. F., Inspector [or Sub-Inspector].

FORM OF CONVICTION.

[Liberty or Borough as the case may be].

in the year one

BE it remembered, that

on the

day of

thousand eight hundred and
A. B. [describe the offender] is

convicted before us J. P. and K. Q., two of Her

7 & 8 Vier. Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the county [liberty or borough, as the case may be] of

c. 15.

Sched. (D.)

the

in pursuance of an Act passed in
year of the reign of Queen

Victoria, intituled [here insert the title of this
Act], for that he [describe the offence].

Given under our hands and seals, the day and

year above written.

3 & 4 W. 4, . 103.

7 & 8 Vict. c. 15

9 & 10 VICT. c. 40.

An Act to declare certain Ropeworks not within the operation of the Factory Acts. [3rd August, 1846.]

WHEREAS in the fourth year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth an Act was passed, intituled An Act to Regulate the Labour of Children and young Persons in the Mills and Factories in the United Kingdom, and the said Act was amended by another Act passed in the seventh year of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled An Act to Amend the Laws relating to Labour in Factories; and the said Acts have been construed to apply to ropeworks; and it is expedient to relieve ropemakers from the effect of such construction, and of the said Acts: Be it declared and enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal

works not to be deemed

factories within the

recited Acts.

and Commons, in this present Parliament assem- 9 & 10 VICT. bled, and by the authority of the same, that no c. 40. ropery, ropewalk, or ropework in which ma- certain ropechinery, moved by steam, water, or other mechanical power, is not used for drawing or spin- mills or ning the fibres of flax, hemp, jute, or tow, but only for laying or twisting or other process of provisions of preparing or finishing the lines, twines, cords, or ropes, and which has no internal communication with any buildings or premises forming or forming part of a mill or factory within the meaning of the said Acts, except such as is necessary for the transmission of power, shall be deemed to be a mill or factory within the provisions of the said Acts, or of either of them, and that nothing in the said Acts, or in either of them, shall be deemed to apply to the employment of children, young persons, or women in any such ropery, ropewalk, or ropework (k).

Act may be

II. And be it enacted, that this Act may be amended or repealed by any Act to be passed in amended, &c. this session of Parliament.

THE FACTORY ACT, 1850.

13 & 14 VICT.

C. 54.

An Act to amend the Acts relating to labour
in factories (a). [5th August, 1850.]
WHEREAS by an Act past in the fourth year of c. 103.
the reign of His late Majesty, intituled An Act

3 & 4 W. 4,

(k) This Act exempted the ropeworks here mentioned from the operation of the Factory Acts of 1833 and 1844; but they do not seem to be excluded from the general provision of 30 & 31 Vict. c. 103 (the Factory Acts Extension Act, 1867), s. 3 (sub-s. 7). See s. 5 of that Act; post. And see the 5th report of the Children's Employment Commission (1862), p. xii.

(a) The short title now given to this Act is, "The Factory Act, 1850," 30 & 31 Vict. c. 103, s. 4.