This is to be inserted when

at

us

in the County aforesaid, A. B. came before

of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the

said County, and informed us, that E.F. of

the

Day of

now last past, at

on

in the

said County, did [set forth the Fact in the Manner described by the
Act], whereupon the said E. F., after being duly summoned to
answer the said Charge, appeared before us
on the
Day of
in the said County, and, having heard the
Charge alleged against him, declared that he was not guilty of the
said Offence; but the same being fully proved upon the Oath of
G. H. a credible Witness, it manifestly appears to us the said
Justices that he the said E.F. is guilty of the Offence charged upon
him in the said Information: It is therefore considered and adjudged
by us the said Justices, that the said E. F. be convicted, and we do
hereby convict him of the Offence aforesaid; and we do hereby
declare and adjudge that he the said E.F. hath forfeited the Sum
of
of lawful Money of Great Britain, for
the Offence aforesaid, to be distributed as the Law directs, ac-
cording to the Form of the Statute in that Case made and provided.
Given, &c.

[After the Words "being duly summoned to answer the said Charge" insert" did not appear before us pursuant to the said Summons," or "did neglect and refuse to make any Defence upon the Sum- against the said Charge ;" but the same being fully proved, &c., as before.]

the Party refuses to appear

mons.

This is to be

inserted when

[After the Words "Charge alleged against him" insert "acknowledged and voluntarily confessed the same to be true;" and it cused confesses manifestly appears to us the said Justices, &c., as above.]

the Party ac

the Charge.

This to be varied according to the Act in each par. ticular Case.

}

No. 23.

Warrant to distrain for the Forfeiture.

To the Constable [Headborough or Tithingman]

(to wit.)
of
WHEREAS A.B. of
in the said County [Yeoman,
&c.] is this Day convicted before us, Two of His Majesty's Justices
of the Peace in and for the said County, upon the Oath of G.H.
a credible Witness, for that the said A.B. hath [here set forth
the Offence, describing it particularly in the Words of the Act, as near
as may be,] contrary to the Statute in that Case made and pro-
vided; by reason whereof the said A.B. hath forfeited the Sum
of
to be distributed as herein is mentioned, which
he hath refused to pay: These are therefore in His Majesty's Name
to command you to levy the said Sum of
by Distress
of the Goods and Chattels of him the said A.B.; and if within the
Space of Four Days next after such Distress by you taken the said
Sum of
together with the reasonable Charges of
taking and keeping the same, shall not be paid, that then you do
sell the said Goods and Chattels so by you distrained, and out of
the Money arising by such Sale that you do pay one Half of the
said Sum of
to E. F. of
who
informed me of the Offence, and the other Half of the said Sum
of
to I.K. the Surveyor of the Parish [Township
or Place] where the said Offence [Neglect or Default] happened,
to be employed towards the Repair of the said Highways, returning

the Overplus, upon Demand, to him the said A.B., the reasonable Charges of taking, keeping, and selling the said Distress being first deducted; and if sufficient Distress cannot be found of the Goods and Chattels of the said A.B. whereon to levy the said Sum of that then you certify the same to us, together with

this Warrant.

Given under our Hands the

No. 24.

Day of

C. D.

E. F.

Return of the Constable to be made upon the Warrant of Distress when there are no Effects.

I A.B., Constable of the [Parish, &c.] of

in the

County of do hereby certify and make Oath, That by virtue of this Warrant I have made diligent Search for the Goods of the within-named and that I can find no

sufficient Goods whereon to levy the within Sum of

(to wit.)

Commitment for Want of Distress.

}

To the [Constable] of

Day of

Day

in the said County,

and to the Keeper of the Common Gaol [or House of Correction] at in the said County. WHEREAS A.B. of in the said County, Yeoman, was on the convicted before us, Two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said County, upon the Oath of E.F. a credible Witness, for that he the said A.B. [here set forth the Offence], contrary to the Statute made in the Fifth and Sixth Year of the Reign of King William the Fourth, intituled "An Act," &c. [here set out Title of Act,] by reason whereof the said A.B. hath forfeited the Sum of And whereas on the in the Year aforesaid we did issue our Warrant to the [Constable] of to levy the said Sum of by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels of him the said A.B., and to distribute the same according to the Directions of the said Statute: And whereas it duly appears to us upon the Oath of the said [Constable] that the said [Constable] hath used his best Endeavours to levy the said Sum on the Goods and Chattels of the said A.B. as aforesaid, but that no sufficient Distress can be had whereon to levy the same: These are therefore to command you the said [Constable] of aforesaid to apprehend the said A.B., and him safely convey to the Common Gaol [or House of Correction] in the said County, and there deliver him to the Keeper thereof, together with this Precept: And we do hereby also command you the said Keeper to receive and keep in your Custody, and to keep to hard Labour, the said A.B. for the Space unless the said Sum shall be sooner paid, pursuant

at

of

to the said Conviction and Warrant; and for so doing this shall be your sufficient Warrant.

Given under our Hands the

in the Year of our Lord

Day of

C. D.

E. F.

Treasury may issue 12,000. out of Con

CAP. LI.

An Act for granting Relief to the Island of Dominica; and to amend an Act of the Second and Third Years of His present Majesty, for enabling His Majesty to direct the Issue of Exchequer Bills to a limited Amount for the Purposes therein mentioned.

[31st August 1835.

WHEREAS in consideration of the heavy Losses which have

been sustained in the Island of Dominica, in consequence of Hurricanes, it is expedient that immediate Relief should be granted to the Inhabitants of that Island:' Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That it shall and may be lawful for the Lord High Treasurer, or any Three or more of the Commissioners of solidated Fund His Majesty's Treasury, for the Time being, by any Warrant or Warrants under his or their Hands, to direct any Sum or Sums not exceeding Twelve thousand Pounds in the whole to be issued and paid out of and charged upon the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the immediate Relief of the Inhabitants of the said Island of Dominica who have suffered Losses in consequence of the late Hurricanes there; and such Sum or Sums not exceeding Twelve thousand Pounds in the whole shall and may be paid to such Person or Persons at such Time or Times, and in such Proportions, and under such Conditions and Restrictions, as the said Lord High Treasurer or Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury shall think fit to direct.

for Relief of the Sufferers by the Hurricane at Do. minica.

Commissioners

c. 125. to advance out of the Sum of

1,000,000. to them issued, 80,000l. for the Assistance of Dominica.

،

II. And whereas by an Act passed in the Second and Third under 2 & 3W.4. Years of His present Majesty's Reign, intituled An Act for enabling His Majesty to direct the Issue of Exchequer Bills to a limited Amount, for the Purposes and in the Manner therein men، tioned; and for giving Relief to Trinidad, British Guiana, and Saint Lucie, it was lawful for His Majesty, in consideration of the ' heavy Losses which had been sustained in the Islands of Jamaica, Barbadoes, Saint Vincent's, and Saint Lucie, in consequence of the late Insurrections in the Island of Jamaica and of Hurricanes in the other Islands, to authorize and empower the Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury to direct any Number of Exchequer Bills to the Amount of One Million to be issued to certain Com'missioners constituted and appointed by that Act, to be by them advanced, under certain Regulations and Restrictions and in the Manner therein mentioned, for the Assistance and Accommodation of the said Islands, and of such Persons having Property therein and connected therewith or trading thereto as should be ، desirous

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desirous of receiving the same, on due Security being given for the Repayment of the Sums so advanced within a limited Time: And whereas the said Commissioners, in the Execution of the said in part recited Act, have lent and advanced divers Sums of Money in the Manner by the said Act authorized, but have not yet disposed of the whole Sum of One Million by the said Act authorized to be advanced: And whereas, for the Reasons before • mentioned, it is expedient that Provision should be made for granting further Relief to the said Island of Dominica;' be it therefore further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the Commissioners acting in the Execution of the said recited Act to advance any Sum or Sums not exceeding in the whole Eighty thousand Pounds of Exchequer Bills, for the Assistance and Accommodation of the said Island of Dominica, out of such Part of the said Sum of One Million Exchequer Bills by the said Act authorized to be issued which has not already been or shall not hereafter be paid, advanced, or lent by the said Commissioners; and it shall and may be lawful for the said Commissioners to appropriate any Sum or Sums, not exceeding in the whole Eighty thousand Pounds, to the said Island of Dominica, and any Part of the said 10,000 of Sum of Eighty thousand Pounds not exceeding Ten thousand appropriated for Pounds shall and may be advanced by the said Commissioners to the Public Sersuch Persons as may be duly authorized and appointed by any Act vice on certain passed or to be passed by the Legislature of the said Island of Dominica to borrow the same for the Public Service and on the Credit of the Revenues or Public Property of the said Island, upon the said Commissioners being satisfied that the said Sum so to be advanced, together with Interest thereon at the Rate of Four Pounds per Centum per Annum, is duly secured by some Act passed or to be passed by the Legislature of the said Island.

which may be

Conditions.

III. And be t further enacted, That the said Sum of Eighty which the Purposes for thousand Pounds of the said Exchequer Bills, after deducting 80,000l. shall therefrom such Part (if any) as shall be lent for the Public Service be advanced. of the said Island of Dominica, shall be advanced and lent by the said Commissioners for the Purpose of enabling the Owners of and Persons interested in the Estates and Property which have sustained Injury in the said Island from Hurricanes to resume the Cultivation and Habitation of such Estates and Property, and the Manufacture of the Produce of such Estates, by restoring the Works and Machinery destroyed or injured, and providing the requisite Contingencies and Supplies for such Estates and the apprenticed Labourers belonging thereto, and restoring (as far as the same can be accomplished) such Estates and Property to the Condition in which the same were before the said Injuries were sustained: Provided always, that the Amount so to be advanced and lent to such Owners of Estates and Property, and Persons interested therein, in the said Island of Dominica, shall not in any Case be less than the Sum of Three hundred Pounds; any thing in the said in part recited Act to the contrary notwithstanding.

IV. And be it further enacted, That all such Advances shall be made in such and the same Manner, and under and subject to such and the same Conditions, Provisions, and Restrictions, and on such Securities, and in all respects whatsoever as is provided and directed by the said in part recited Act with regard to Advances to be made

Not less than 300l. to be

advanced in

any Case.

Advances under this Act to be

made in the same Manner as

Advances under recited Act.

Provisions of recited Act to extend to this

Act.

Act not to prevent Commissioners making Loans under recited Act.

Commissioners may appoint Commissioners in Aid.

Commissioners

may send and receive Letters free of Postage.

to Owners and Persons interested in the Estates in the said Islands of Jamaica, Barbadoes, Saint Vincent's, and Saint Lucie, and in all respects whatsoever, so far as the same can be made applicable and are not varied by this Act, as if the said Island of Dominica had been included in the said Act as one of the Islands to be relieved, and as if the said Commissioners had been by the said Act authorized to appropriate to the said Island of Dominica such a Portion of the said Million of Exchequer Bills as is hereby directed to be apportioned to the said Island of Dominica.

V. And be it further enacted, That all and every the several Clauses, Powers, Provisions, Enactments, Penalties, and Restrictions in the said Act contained, so far as the same can be made applicable and are not varied by this Act, shall be taken to extend to this Act, and to every thing to be done in pursuance of this Act, and as if all such Clauses, Powers, Provisions, and Enactments were herein repeated and made applicable to the said Island of Dominica, and to the Loans and Grants to be made in pursuance of this Act, and to every Matter and Thing to be done in pursuance of this Act; and all and every the Securities to be taken in pursuance of this Act shall be taken in such Manner as by the said Act is directed with respect to the Securities thereby authorized or directed to be taken; and all and every such Securities shall have such Force, Priority, and Effect in all respects as if they were taken in pursuance of and under the Authorities of the said in part recited Act; and all and every the Rules, Orders, and Directions made or to be made by the said Commissioners shall apply to the said Island of Dominica, and the Loans to be granted and the Securities to be taken in pursuance of this Act, in all respects whatsoever, as if the Loans hereby authorized to be made had been authorized by the said Act.

VI. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That nothing herein contained shall prevent the said Commissioners from making, at any Time after the passing of this Act, any Loan or Advance to any of the Owners of Estates or other Persons interested therein in the Islands of Jamaica, Barbadoes, Saint Vincent, and Saint Lucie in pursuance of the said in part recited Act.

VII. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners for the Time being to appoint Commissioners in the said Island of Dominica to act in their Aid and under their Directions, as in the said in part recited Act is provided with regard to Commissioners in Aid to be appointed in the Islands in that Act mentioned.

VIII. And whereas it was by the said in part recited Act enacted, that the said Commissioners should receive and send by the General Post from and to Places within the United Kingdom all Letters and Packets relating solely and exclusively to the Execution of the said Act, free from the Duty of Postage, under the Regulations and in manner in the said Act provided; and it is expedient to extend such Privilege;' be it therefore enacted, That the said Commissioners shall and may receive and send, by the General Post or otherwise, not only from and to Places within the United Kingdom, but also from and to Places within any of His Majesty's Colonies or Dominions, all Letters and Packets relating solely and exclusively to the Execution of the said recited

Act