A Summary of the Powers and Duties of a Justice of the Peace in Scotland: In Alphabetical Order, with Forms of Proceedings, Etc., Comprising a Short View of the Criminal Duty, and of the Greater Part of the Civil Duty, of Sheriffs and Magistrates of Burghs |
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... imprisonment , not exceeding a month ; and in civil mat- ters to 40s . sterling . ' They must enter their prison in the Sheriff's books , and it must have windows or grates open to inspection from without . When they commit for trial ...
... imprisonment , not exceeding a month ; and in civil mat- ters to 40s . sterling . ' They must enter their prison in the Sheriff's books , and it must have windows or grates open to inspection from without . When they commit for trial ...
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... Imprisonment . ARREST , DECLARATION , AND PRECOGNITION . THIS article relates to the powers and duties of Justices of the Peace in securing persons suspected to be guilty of any cognizable crime ( such as is not of so venial a nature as ...
... Imprisonment . ARREST , DECLARATION , AND PRECOGNITION . THIS article relates to the powers and duties of Justices of the Peace in securing persons suspected to be guilty of any cognizable crime ( such as is not of so venial a nature as ...
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... imprisonment till they comply . Where , from popular favour towards the prisoner or the of- fence , or other cause ... imprisoned . * But it appears that witnesses ought to be precognosced upon oath with great caution , and that it ought ...
... imprisonment till they comply . Where , from popular favour towards the prisoner or the of- fence , or other cause ... imprisoned . * But it appears that witnesses ought to be precognosced upon oath with great caution , and that it ought ...
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... imprisoned ; " that is , it may be applied for equally before as after imprisonment , so as to obtain a discharge of the warrant of commitment if not yet executed.s Some think that one who has forfeited his bail is not entitled to new ...
... imprisoned ; " that is , it may be applied for equally before as after imprisonment , so as to obtain a discharge of the warrant of commitment if not yet executed.s Some think that one who has forfeited his bail is not entitled to new ...
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... imprisonment ( mentioned under Commit ment ) . ÍV . CRIMINAL OF OTHER PARTS OF UNITED KINGDOM . If any person be apprehended in one part of the united kingdom for an offence committed , or charged to have been committed , in either of ...
... imprisonment ( mentioned under Commit ment ) . ÍV . CRIMINAL OF OTHER PARTS OF UNITED KINGDOM . If any person be apprehended in one part of the united kingdom for an offence committed , or charged to have been committed , in either of ...
Common terms and phrases
accused act of Parliament action appear applied appointed apprehended Arrest bail burgh carriage cause charge civil clerk commissioners commissioners of supply committed common law competent complaint constable contract conviction county of Scotland Court of Justiciary Court of Session creditor crime criminal damages debtor declaration decree defender Dict diligence distress duty Erskine excise execution expences father February forfeits forfeiture give grant warrant heritors horses Hume hypothec Ibid imprisonment injury instance judge judgment July jurisdiction justices of peace Kilk levied liable licence Lord Advocate magistrate marriage ment mentioned months moveable necessary oath obligation offence officer ordinary otherwise owner parish party pawn pawnbroker payment penalty person poinding precognition prisoner proof proper prosecution prosecutor provisions punishment quarter sessions regard Scotland Scots sect servant sheriff shire small debt act statutes sufficient surety tenant theft tion trial unless witnesses
Popular passages
Page 239 - That he alloweth the Book of Articles of Religion agreed upon by the archbishops and bishops of both provinces, and the whole clergy in the convocation holden at London in the year of our Lord God...
Page 364 - Any officer, non-commissioned officer, or soldier, who, being present at any mutiny or sedition, does not use his utmost endeavor to suppress the same, or, coming to the knowledge of any intended mutiny, does not, without delay, give information thereof to his commanding officer, shall be punished by the sentence of a court-martial with death, or otherwise, according to the nature of his offence.
Page 183 - ... manner soever ; And to inspect all indictments whatsoever so before you or any of you taken, or to be taken, or before others, late our justices of the peace in the aforesaid county, made or taken, and not yet determined ; And to make and continue processes thereupon against all and singular the persons so indicted...
Page 324 - Our sovereign Lord the King chargeth and commandeth all persons, being assembled, immediately to disperse themselves, and peaceably to depart to their habitations, or to their lawful business, upon the pains contained in the act made in the first year of King George, for preventing tumults and riotous assemblies. God save the King.
Page 186 - ... aforesaid so many and such good and lawful men of his bailiwick (as well within liberties as without) by whom the truth of the matter in the premises shall be the better known and inquired into.
Page 323 - It is enacted, that if any persons unlawfully, riotously, and tumultuously assembled together, to the disturbance of the public peace, shall unlawfully and with force demolish or pull down, or begin to demolish or pull down any church or chapel, or any building for religious worship certified and registered...
Page 239 - Lord 1562 : and we do acknowledge all and every the Articles therein contained, being in number Thirty-nine besides the ratification, to be agreeable to the Word of God.
Page 183 - ... to chastise and punish. Provided always, that if a case of difficulty upon the determination of any of the premises before you, or any two or more of you, shall happen to arise, then let judgment in...
Page 302 - AB do swear and as I shall answer to God at the great day of judgment...
Page 182 - And to cause to come before you, or any of you, all those who to any one or more of our people, concerning their bodies or the firing of their houses, have used threats, to find sufficient security for the peace, or their good behaviour towards us and our people ; and, if they shall refuse to find such security, keep them in our prisons until they shall find such security to cause them to be safely kept.