13 VIC. c. 24. Island Act. 1850. offence): These are therefore to command you, in her majesty's name, to be and appear before me on at o'clock in the forenoon, at or before such other justice or justices of the peace for the same (parish) as may then be there, to answer to the said charge, and to be further dealt with according to law: Herein fail not. Given under my hand, this day of in the year of our Lord in the parish aforesaid. at J. S. last past, A. B. of (labourer) was charged before the undersigned (one) of her majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said (parish) of for that (&c. as in summons:) And whereas (I) then issued (my) summons to the said A. B. commanding him, in her majesty's name to be and appear before (me) on at o'clock in the forenoon, at Given under my hand, this in the year of our Lord day of at J. S. in the parish aforesaid. E. Schedule F. CERTIFICATE OF INDICTMENT BEING FOUND. I hereby certify, that at (a court of oyer and terminer, and general gaol delivery, or a court of general quarter-sessions of at Island Act. 1850. the peace), holden in and for the (county or parish, as the case 13 Vic. c. 24. may be), of in the said (county or parish as the case may be), on a bill of indictment was found by the grand jury against A. B. therein described, as A. B. late of (labourer, &c.) for that he (&c. stating shortly the offence), and that the said A. B. hath not appeared or pleaded to the said indictment. Whereas it hath been duly certified by J. D. clerk of the crown (or clerk of the peace of, and for the parish of ) that (&c. stating the certificate): These are therefore to command you, in her majesty's name, forthwith to apprehend the said A. B. and to bring him before (me) or some other justice or justices of the peace in and for the said (parish) to be dealt with according to law. Given under my hand, this day of at J. S. G. WARRANT OF COMMITMENT OF A PERSON INDICTED. To the constable of (common gaol or other prison) at said parish of Whereas by (my) warrant under my hand dated the after reciting that and all other peace officers of the said parish, in her majesty's name forthwith to apprehend the said A. B. and to bring him before (me) the undersigned (one) of her majesty's justices of 13 VIC. c. 24. Island Act. 1850. ! the peace in and for the said (parish), or before some other justice or justices of the peace in and for the said (parish), to be dealt with according to law: And whereas the said A. B. hath been apprehended under and by virtue of the said warrant and being now brought before (me), it is hereupon duly proved to me, upon oath, that the said A. B. is the same person who is named and charged in and by the said indictment: These are therefore to command you, the said constable, in her majesty's name, forthwith to take, and safely convey the said A. B. to the said (common gaol, or other prison) at in the said (parish), and there to deliver him to the keeper thereof, together with this precept: And I do hereby command you, the said keeper, to receive the said A. B. into your custody in the said (common gaol, or other prison), and him there safely to keep, until he shall be thence delivered by due course of law. Given under my hand, this in the parish aforesaid. day of at J.S. H. WARRANT TO DETAIN A PERSON INDICTED, WHO IS ALREADY Schedule H. To the keeper of the (common gaol or other prison), at in the said parish of Whereas it hath been duly certified by J. D. clerk of the crown (or clerk of the peace of and for the parish of ), that, &c. stating the certificate): And whereas (I am) informed that the said A. B. is in your custody in the said (common gaol, or other prison) at aforesaid, charged with some offence or other matter, and it being now duly proved upon oath before (me) that the said A. B. so indicted as aforesaid, and the said A. B. in your custody as aforesaid, are one and the same person : These are therefore to command you, in her majesty's name, to detain the said A. B. in your custody, in the (common gaol or other prison) aforesaid, until, by her majesty's writ of habeas corpus, he shall be removed therefrom for the purpose of being tried upon the said indictment, or until he shall otherwise be removed or discharged out of your custody by due course of law. Given under my hand, this in the year of our Lord in the parish aforesaid. day of at J. S. 14 and 15 VIC. c. 79.] As to steam navigation and to the 14 & 15 Vic. boats and lights to be carried by sea-going vessels BRIT. [7th August, 1851]. c. 79. British stat. 1851. meanors or be prose indictment. 14 and 15 Vic. c. 79, sec. 34.] With respect to legal proceed- Misdeings for enforcing the provisions of this act, Be it enacted as offences to follows: All misdemeanours or offences created by this act may outed by inbe prosecuted by information at the suit of her majesty's formation or attorney general, or by indictment or other appropriate legal proceeding in any court having appropriate jurisdiction in any part of her majesty's dominions, and shall be punishable with fine or imprisonment or both as such court thinks fit; and all penalties or other sums of money hereby made payable or recoverable may be recovered with cost, and all offences hereby made punishable may, unless previously punished as misdemeanors, be prosecuted and punished, and the costs of such prosecution recovered, by some appropriate summary proceeding, before two or more justices, or before a judge exercising maritime jurisdiction, or other officer or officers having appropriate jurisdiction in any part of her majesty's dominions; and all such summary proceedings, if instituted in England or Wales, shall, so far as is consistent with the provisions of this act, be carried on in the manner directed by the act 11 and 12 Vic. c. 43, intituled, An act to facilitate the performance of the duties of 11 & 12 Vic. justices of the peace out of sessions within England and Wales with respect to summary convictions and orders. c. 43. authorized jurisdiction Geo. IV. & C. 35. Every sheriff in Scotland shall within his own country sheriff in and in all places in which sheriffs are authorized to exercise Scotland jurisdiction in virtue of the act 11 Geo. IV. and 1 Will. IV. c. to exercise 69, have such powers and be entitled to exercise such jurisdic- under 11 tion under this act as any justices have or are entitled to 1 will. IV. exercise under the provisions of this act; and any proceedings to instituted under this act before any such sheriff may be conducted powers, &c., in the same way as any summary proceedings, before any sheriff's under this court in Scotland may for the time being be lawfully conducted; act. and every deliverance, sentence, and conviction of any sheriff under this act shall be final, and not subject to any review what soever. have same as justices to be where com 36. For the purpose of giving jurisdiction under this act, Jurisdiction every offence shall be deemed to have been committed, and every the offence cause of complaint to have arisen either in the place in which mitted, and the same actually was committed or arose, or in any place in wherever which the offender or person complained against may be. the offender is. c. 69. III. APPREHENSION OF OFFENDERS. (a) 59 GEO. III. 59 GEO. III. c. 69.] An act to prevent the enlisting or engageBritish stat. ment of his majesty's subjects to serve in foreign service, and the fitting out or equipping, in his majesty's dominions, vessels for warlike purposes, without his majesty's licence. 1819. Justices to rant for the sion of offenders. Where offences committed out of United BRIT. [3rd July, 1819.] 59 Geo. III. c. 69, sec. 4.] It shall and may be lawful for any issue war- justice of the peace residing at or near to any port or place within apprehen- the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, where any offence made punishable by this act as a misdemeanor shall be committed, on information on oath of any such offence, to issue his warrant for the apprehension of the offender, and to cause him to be brought before such justice, or any justice of the peace; and it shall be lawful for the justice of the peace before whom such offender shall be brought, to examine into the nature of the offence upon oath, and to commit such person to gaol, there to remain until delivered by due course of law, unless such offender shall give bail, to the satisfaction of the said justice, to appear and answer to any information or indictment to be preferred against him according to law, for the said offence; and where any offence made punishable by this act as a misdemeanor, shall be committed out of the said United Kingdom, it shall be lawful for any justice of the peace residing near to the port or Kingdom, place where such offence shall be committed, on information on oath of any such offence, to issue his warrant for the apprehenrant for ap- sion of the offender, and to cause him to be brought before such of offender. justice, or any other justice of the peace, for such place; and it shall be lawful for the justice of the peace before whom such offender shall be brought, to examine into the nature of the offence upon oath, and to commit such person to gaol, there to remain till delivered by due course of law, or otherwise to hold such offender to bail, to answer for such offence in the supreme court, competent to try, and having jurisdiction to try criminal offences committed in such port or place; and all such offences committed in any place out of the said United Kingdon shall and may be prosecuted and tried in any superior court of his majesty's dominions, competent to try, and having jurisdiction to try criminal offences committed at the place where such offence shall be committed. justice to issue war prehension (a) See PROSECUTORS and WITNESSES. 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