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tory account of themselves; all keepers of bawdy houses and houses of ill fame, or houses for the resort of prostitutes, and persons in the habit of frequenting such houses, not giving a satisfactory account of themselves; all persons who have no peaceable profession or calling to maintain themselves by, but who do for the most part support themselves by gaming or crime, or by the avails of prostitution, shall be deemed vagrants, loose, idle or disorderly persons within the meaning of this Act, and shall upon conviction before any Stipendiary or Police Magistrate, Mayor or Warden, or any two Justices of the Peace, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punished by imprisonment in any gaol or place of confinement other than the Penitentiary for a term not exceeding two months (now six months,) 37 Vict., ch. 43), and with or without hard labour, or by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or by both, such fine and imprisonment being in the discretion of the convicting Magistrate or Justices.

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Sect. 2.-Any Stipendiary or Police Magistrate, Mayor or Warden, or any two Justices of the Peace upon information before them made, that any person hereinbefore described as vagrants, loose, idle and disorderly persons, are or are reasonably suspected to be harbored or concealed in any bawdy-house, house of ill-fame, tavern or boarding-house, may, by warrant, authorize any constable or other person to enter at any time such house or tavern, and to apprehend and bring before them or any other Justice, all persons found therein so suspected as aforesaid.-5 Geo. 4, ch. 83, and 31-32 Vict., ch. 52, Imperial Statutes.

Procedures under this Act are regulated by the 32-33 Vict., ch. 31, An Act respecting the duties of Justices of the Peace, out of Sessions, in relation to summary convictions and orders.

INDEX

ABETTORS in misdemeanors and in offences punishable on sum-
mary conviction, under the Larceny Act.......

PAGE

618

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Indictment for woman administering poison to herself with
intent....

336

Indictment for administering poison to a woman with intent... 336
Indictment for using instruments with like intent..

336

Remarks....

337-338

Procuring drugs, &c., to cause abortion.

338

Indictment..

339

ABDUCTION of a woman of any age from motives of lucre, &c. .... 318

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ACCEPTANCE OF A BILL OF EXCHANGE, forging or uttering..

100

ACCUSING OF CRIME with intent to extort...

484

Indictment ....

ADULTERER, larceny by......

ADMINISTERING POISON to procure miscarriage..

485

372

335-338

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So as to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm, or with
intent to injure or annoy ....

255

ADMINISTERING CHLOROFORM with intent to commit offences......
AGENTS, fraud by..

254

.567-572

ALGOMA, 32-33 Vict., ch. 35, declared in force in the District of. 398

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ADMINISTERING VOLUNTARY OATHS...

ANIMALS, cruelty to.....

PAGE

747

765

ASSAULT on a clergyman in the discharge of his duty................ 281 Indictment for obstructing a clergyman in the discharge of his duty

281

Indictment for arresting a clergyman about to engage in the performance of divine service...

282

Disturbing congregations met for religious worship.

282

On officers, &c., saving wreck.....

283

Indictment for assaulting a magistrate on account of the exercise of his duty in preserving wrecks....

284

With intent to commit felony, or on peace officers..

285

Indictment..

285

Indictment for assaulting peace officer in execution of his duty....

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Indictment for an assault in pursuance of a conspiracy to raise

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With attempt to commit a felony, how justice shall proceed... 294 Remarks

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ARMY AND NAVY, offences relative to Her Majesty's, 32-33 Vict., ch. 25.....

.754-757

ARSON

641

ATTEMPTS to murder...

227

Indictment for administering poison with intent to murder.... 227 Indictment for wounding with intent to murder......

229

To murder by destroying or damaging building with gunpowder..

231

Indictment

231

To murder by setting fire to, or destroying ships.

232

Indictment

232

To murder by poisoning, shooting, drowning, &c

233

Indictment for attempting to poison with intent..

234

Indictment for attempting to drown with intent to murder... 235

Indictment for shooting with intent to murder..
Indictment for attempting to shoot with intent.

236

233

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351

ARMS. Carrying bowie knives about the person

Sheath knife, if carried about the person in any seaport towns or cities of Canada, person charged with same, how tried... 352 Duty of the Court or Justice before whom convicted... 352 Limit of time within which prosecutions shall be commenced. 352 ARMS, what constitutes loaded...

BAILEES. Larceny by.....

BANKERS. Frauds by.....

B

.233

404

.567-570

Indictment against banker for selling or converting goods, &c., intrusted to him for safe keeping or for a special purpose "not" in writing....

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BUILDINGS. Setting fire to goods in any, the setting fire of which

would be felony

Indictment

581

701

700

326

327

.327-335

693

422

339

340

340-343

298-304

701

702

656

656

653

654

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Burial Ground, injuries to statues, monuments in, &c., &c., &c.. 691

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Indictment for breaking and entering a church and stealing therein....

505

Indictment for stealing in and breaking out of a church..

506

By breaking out..

506

Punishment

508

Indictment for burglary and larceny to the value of £5
Indictment if no felony was committed..

508

509

Indictment for burglary by breaking out

510

Being found by night, armed with intent to break a dwellinghouse, &c., &c., or having in possession by night implements of house-breaking..

525

Indictment for being found by night armed with intent, &c .... 526 Indictment for having in possession by night implements of house-breaking

Meaning of the word "night

"in burglary.

On what buildings burglary can be committed..

What acts constitute burglary..

The intent necessary in...

The word

528

490

491

497

503

burglariously " necessary in indictment for..

... 510

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Carnally knowing and abusing a girl under ten years... Carnally knowing and abusing a girl between the ages of ten and twelve

CARRIAGE. Doing bodily harm to any person y furiously driving 279 CHEATS, Common, how now punishable....

585

693

308

314

315

. 317

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