A Digest of the Law of Scotland: With Special Reference to the Office and Duties of a Justice of the PeaceT. & T. Clark, 1855 - 984 pages |
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... warrant or certificate under their hands and seals , for which warrant or certificate no fees shall be paid ; and it is also enacted , that it shall and may be lawful to and for such justices , upon application or complaint made upon ...
... warrant or certificate under their hands and seals , for which warrant or certificate no fees shall be paid ; and it is also enacted , that it shall and may be lawful to and for such justices , upon application or complaint made upon ...
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... warrant the words " not bailable , " the magistrate before whom the offender is brought under the warrant , though not the indorser , may admit to bail in the same manner as the granter of the original warrant could have done . The term ...
... warrant the words " not bailable , " the magistrate before whom the offender is brought under the warrant , though not the indorser , may admit to bail in the same manner as the granter of the original warrant could have done . The term ...
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... warrant . An intermediate sist or protection , or retiring to the sanctuary , will not liberate the cautioner . Such bonds , unless where judicial , require to be on stamp ; but if the debtor be liberated on the faith thereof , any ...
... warrant . An intermediate sist or protection , or retiring to the sanctuary , will not liberate the cautioner . Such bonds , unless where judicial , require to be on stamp ; but if the debtor be liberated on the faith thereof , any ...
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... warrant ; private persons may interfere to quell an affray and restrain the offenders , so as to preserve the peace ; but after the affray is over , they cannot , without a warrant , arrest the offen- ders ; Hume , vol . ii . p . 76 ...
... warrant ; private persons may interfere to quell an affray and restrain the offenders , so as to preserve the peace ; but after the affray is over , they cannot , without a warrant , arrest the offen- ders ; Hume , vol . ii . p . 76 ...
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... warrant under the hand and seal of such magistrate or justice ( which warrant such magistrate or justice is hereby empowered and required to grant ) ; and the overplus ( if any ) , after such penalties , forfeitures , and fines , and ...
... warrant under the hand and seal of such magistrate or justice ( which warrant such magistrate or justice is hereby empowered and required to grant ) ; and the overplus ( if any ) , after such penalties , forfeitures , and fines , and ...
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Page 370 - ... the court at such sessions shall hear and determine the matter of the appeal, and shall make such order therein, with or without costs to either party as to the court shall seem meet ; and in case of the dismissal of the appeal, or the affirmance of the conviction, shall order and adjudge the offender to be punished according to the conviction, and to pay such costs as shall be awarded, and shall, if necessary, issue process for enforcing such judgment.
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