Dickinson's Guide to the Quarter Sessions: And Other Sessions of the Peace

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S. Sweet, 1845 - Court rules - 1157 pages
 

Contents

OF PETTY SESSIONS
14
OF SPECIAL SESSIONS IN DIVISIONS OF COUNTIES c WHEN
14
ORDERS OF JUSTICES DISOBEYING Offence Indictment Forms
19
In parts of Counties detached from main body of the County
23
Provisions for granting Licences at subordinate Special Sessions
31
OF SPECIAL SESSIONS FOR BUSINESS OF HIGHWAYS
38
SPECIAL SESSIONS FOR HEARING APPEALS AGAINST POOR RATES
50
CHAPTER II
77
OF COSTS
84
How suspended or dismissed
86
Divisions of Counties for which Special Sessions shall be held
89
Duties
103
Oaths of Allegiance Supremacy and Abjuration
106
Duty of as to fines estreats
111
OF GAOLERS KEEPERS OF HOUSES OF CORRECTION
118
Oath of Roman Catholic Magistrates
139
CHAPTER III
156
How Land and Houses must be occupied to render them Rateable
167
OF THE TIME AND FORMALITY OF OPENING THE COURT TAKING
168
Mode of convening
170
OF DIVIDING THE SESSION
185
OF PROSECUTION BY PRESENTMENT
232
CONSPIRACY
242
How far the Goods taken must belong to another than the Taker
249
OF LARCENY OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SECURITIES
258
Breaking what
265
Parochial Assessments regulated by 6 7 W IV c 96
267
OF STEALING TREES c AND CUTTING OR DAMAGING WITH INTENT
273
OF LARCENY BY TENANTS AND LODGERS
282
OF PRINCIPALS AND ACCESSORIES
292
86 87
298
Offences under 7 8 G IV c 29 s 54
299
for subsequent Larceny after a previous Conviction
300
CHAPTER VI
306
ASSAULTS
323
Embezzlement Misdemeanour at Common Law with Forms
361
FORESTALLING REGRATING AND ENGROSSING with Forms
448
CHAPTER VII
455
OF GENERAL SESSIONS OF THE PEACE
456
OF TRAVERSES AND OTHER POSTPONEMENTS OF TRIAL
461
61
503
Described
510
OF THE NECESSITY OF PRODUCING THE BEST EVIDENCE WHICH
515
Declaration in lieu of Sacramental Test
528
OF THE COMPETENCY OF WITNESSES
531
Of Persons formerly incompetent from Infamy of Character
540
OF THE DEFENCE REPLY AND SUMMINGUP
555
CHAPTER IX
613
OF THE SESSIONS TO WHICH AN APPEAL MUST BE PREFERRED
619
OF APPEALS relating TO THE ACCOUNTS OF PARISH OFFICERS
700
May be holden Oftener than Once a Quarter
702
CHAPTER XI
710
Law relating
736
What Contract of Hiring necessary to a Settlement
789
What Service necessary to a Settlement and of Coupling Services
796
G IV c 57 after Repeal of 59 G III c 50
819
OF SETTLEMENT BY ESTATE
828
May be convened by Precept of Two Justices
833
OF SETTLEMENT BY SERVING AN OFFICE
842
OF THE Trial and DeteRMINATION OF APPEALS AGAINST Orders
848
PRECEDENTS OF ORDERS OF JUSTICES IN PETTY SESSIONS IN PAR
868
Whether more than One may be holden at same Time in same County
885
605
891
PRECEDENTS OF CONVICTIONS IN PARTICULAR CASES
912
CHAPTER XIII
933
Wages for Attendance
939
3 OF THE REMOVAL OF PROCEEDINGS BY CERTIORARI AND WRIT
947
277
953
Justices must annually pay over Fines and Penalties to Sheriff
959
281
965
OF GENERAL QUARTER SESSIONS OF THE Peace
967
282
973
OF OUTLAWRY
985
OF FORFeited RecognIZANCES AND ESTREATS
994
CHAPTER XIV
1000
CHAPTER XV
1014
3 COUNTY BRIDGES
1031
5 FRIENDLY AND LOAN SOCIETIES
1037
GAOLS
1038
HIGHWAYS
1040
INCLOSURES
1041
LUNATIC ASYLUMS
1044
POLLING PLACES AT COUNTY ELECTIONS
1045
SHIRE HALLS
1046
VAGRANTS 1047 605
1047
Common Assault Law of when justifiable how punished
1057
High
1059
INDECENCIES
1060
Assaults aggravated by the Nature and Degree of Violence used
1066
NUISANCES
1068
Presentments
1070
Assaults aggravated by the Intent
1079
OF GRAND AND PETTY JURORS AT QUARTER SESSIONS
1087
Postponing Trial in general Affidavits and their Form Notice
1090
Liabilities of Justices out of Session
1100
3 BARRATRY
1111
Defendants right to Copy of Indictment
1115

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Page 218 - ... conviction, without proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to have signed the same.
Page 527 - Court, on the trial of any issue joined, or of any matter or question, or on any inquiry arising in any suit, action, or...
Page 677 - Hereditaments rated thereunto; that is to say, of the Rent at which the same might reasonably be expected to let from year to year, free of all usual Tenant's Rates and Taxes, and Tithe Commutation Rent-charge, if any, and deducting therefrom the probable average annual cost of the repairs, insurance, and other expenses, if any, necessary to maintain them in a state to command such Rent...
Page 376 - ... seven years, or to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the common gaol or house of correction for any term not exceeding two years ; and in Scotland, whenever any person shall so offend, he shall be liable to be punished in like manner.
Page 357 - 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 322 - ... 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 the term of seven years ; or to suffer such other punishment, by fine or imprisonment, or by both, as the Court shall award...
Page 487 - ... a certificate containing the substance and effect only (omitting the formal part) of the indictment and conviction for such offence, purporting to be signed by the clerk of the Court, or other officer...
Page 275 - Act, every such Offender shall be guilty of Felony, and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable to be punished in the same Manner as in the Case of Simple Larceny.
Page 341 - ... 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 269 - ... be committed to the common gaol or house of correction, there to be kept...

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