The Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer, 3. köideS. Sweet & A. Maxwell, 1831 |
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Page 67
... Indictment . And herein , as to when an Indictment lies , the Form of it , the Plea thereto , the Evidence and Witnesses , View , Certiorari , Punishment and Judgment , New Trial , and Costs . ways . Every public nuisance is indictable ...
... Indictment . And herein , as to when an Indictment lies , the Form of it , the Plea thereto , the Evidence and Witnesses , View , Certiorari , Punishment and Judgment , New Trial , and Costs . ways . Every public nuisance is indictable ...
Page 68
... indictment described the highway as leading from D. to C. , and from C. to R. The proof was , a person going from D. to R. turned off before he got to C. This was held a variance , for the indict- ment imported that the road ...
... indictment described the highway as leading from D. to C. , and from C. to R. The proof was , a person going from D. to R. turned off before he got to C. This was held a variance , for the indict- ment imported that the road ...
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... INDICTMENT . Plea to Indictment ] -On an indictment against a parish , for the non - re- Plea to indictment pair of a highway , under the plea of the general issue , not guilty , the parish against a parish . may shew that it is in ...
... INDICTMENT . Plea to Indictment ] -On an indictment against a parish , for the non - re- Plea to indictment pair of a highway , under the plea of the general issue , not guilty , the parish against a parish . may shew that it is in ...
Page 70
... indictment against a parish , it must be shewn that the highway is a public one , as also its situation , and the want of repair , as stated in the indictment . If the parish , by special plea , throw the burthen of repair on some other ...
... indictment against a parish , it must be shewn that the highway is a public one , as also its situation , and the want of repair , as stated in the indictment . If the parish , by special plea , throw the burthen of repair on some other ...
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... INDICTMENT . View ] -It may sometimes be desirable on the part either of the prosecu- View . tor or defendant , that the jury should have a view of the place indicted . This cannot , it seems , be granted by the judges at the assizes ...
... INDICTMENT . View ] -It may sometimes be desirable on the part either of the prosecu- View . tor or defendant , that the jury should have a view of the place indicted . This cannot , it seems , be granted by the judges at the assizes ...
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Page 273 - Person, one Moiety to the Informer, and the other Moiety to the Poor of the Parish where such Offence shall be committed...
Page 352 - Statutes," or vice versa, nor for that any Person mentioned in the Indictment is designated by a Name of Office, or other descriptive Appellation, instead of his proper Name, nor for omitting to state the Time at which the Offence was committed in any Case where Time is not of the Essence of the Offence, nor for stating the Time imperfectly, nor for stating the Offence to have been committed on a Day subsequent to the finding of the Indictment, or...
Page 456 - ... receive the sacrament of the Lord's supper, according to the usage of the Church of England...
Page 248 - ... every such offender shall be guilty of felony ; and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be transported beyond the seas for life, *or for any term not less than seven years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding four years : and, if a male, to be once, twice, or thrice publicly or privately whipped (if the Court shall so think fit,) in addition to such imprisonment...
Page 205 - Offenders so convicted to be detained, and kept in safe Custody until Return can be conveniently made to such Warrant of Distress...
Page 372 - In all actions arising under the laws respecting copyrights the defendant may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence.
Page 562 - E respectively, every such offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be transported beyond the seas for any term not exceeding fourteen years, nor less than seven years, or to suffer such other punishment by fine or imprisonment, or by both, as the Court shall award...
Page 553 - July> tion under this act, where the sum which shall be forfeited for the cap. 74.' value of the property stolen or taken, or for the amount of the injury done, or which shall be imposed as a penalty by the justice, shall not be paid either immediately after the conviction or within such period as the justice shall at the time of the conviction appoint...
Page 543 - An Act for the further preventing Robbery, Burglary, and other Felonies, and for the more effectual Transportation of Felons and unlawful Exporters of Wool, and for declaring the Law upon some Points relating to Pirates...
Page 397 - ... nor for omitting to state the time at which the offence was committed in any case where time is not of the essence of the offence, nor for stating the time imperfectly, nor for stating the offence to have been committed on a day subsequent to the finding of the indictment, or on an impossible day, or on a day that never happened...