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(A d.) Solemn Declaration.

-Complainant.

Defendant.Petty Sessions District of
County of

I, A.B., do solemnly and sincerely declare, that (1)

and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of an Act passed in the sixth year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, chapter sixty-two, for the abolition of unnecessary oaths.

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Complainant. Petty Sessions District of
-Defendant. County of

Whereas a complaint has been made to me that (2)

This is to command you to appear as a ()

the hearing of said complaint at

day of

shall be there.

on the

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o'clock, before such Justices as

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(B b.) Warrant to arrest.

Complainant. Petty Sessions District of-
-Defendant. S County of

Whereas a complaint has been made on oath an I in writing that (1).

and (2)

This is to command you to whom this warrant is addressed to arrest the said

(3)

of

and to bring him before me or some other Justice of the county to answer to the said complaint.

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(1) Cause of complaint, with time and place.

(*) If the case be so, add-→

For defendant,

Whereas the said C.D. has neglected to appear in obedience to a summons.

For witness,

Whereas oath has been made that X.Y can give material evidence, but will not attend voluntarily; or, is purposely keeping out of the way of personal service of a summons.

If after indictment-

It has been certified to me that (state as in certificate of clerk of crown or peace).

Person against whom warrant is issued.

(*) Address.

"The sub-inspector of constabulary," or name of person who is to execute the warrant.

FORM (C.)- RECOGNIZANCE (to appear, &c.)
-Complainant, Petty Sessions District of.
Sessions
-Defendant. County of

Whereas (1)

The undersigned principal party to this recognizance hereby binds himself to perform the following obligation, viz., to (2)

And the said principal party, together with the undersigned sureties hereby severally acknowledge themselves bound to forfeit to the Crown the sums following, viz.:-The said principal party the sum of and the said sureties the sum of each, in case the said principal party fails to perform the above obligation.

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(1) In binding a party, &c., state cause of complaint, with time and place:

In binding petty sessions clerk or pound keeper, state fact of his appointment.

(2) Obligation.

To attend (the court of assizes, or quarter sessions,

or petty sessions), at

o'clock, and there :-

on the

day of

at

To prefer (or prosecute, or give evidence upon) a bill of indictment against the said C.D. for the said offence; or To surrender himself to the keeper of the gaol at F., and plead to any indictment found against him for said offence, and take his trial for the same; or

To prosecute (or answer) to said complaint; or

To prosecute his appeal against the order made on the day of upon the said complaint, and not depart the

court without leave; or

To keep the peace (and be of good behaviour) towards all Her Majesty's subjects, and particularly towards A.B. for the space of

; or

To perform faithfully and diligently the several duties required of him as petty sessions clerk under the provisions of The Petty Sessions Act, Ireland, 1851;" or

To perform faithfully and diligently the several duties required of him as pound keeper under the provisions of "The Summary Jurisdiction Act, Ireland, 1851."

FORFEITURE.

I certify that the said M.N. has not performed the above obligation.

-Justice (or Clerk of Peace, &c.)

Signed

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of each of the said sureties O.P. and Q.R.

Justice of said County.

Signed

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"NOTE.-No erasure to be on any account made; and every interlineation or other change to be initialled by the Justice who affixes his signature to the order. The greatest care to be taken that the cases be kept distinct from each other."

The form (D.) Order Book given in the schedule to the statute is not used. The above is the form approved by the Lord Lieutenant and Privy Council,
pursuant to sec. 36 of the Act. It is much better adapted to the making a complete and legal order than that given in the statute. The Lord
Lieutenant and Council have power to alter the form of "Order Book," 41 & 42 Vic., c. 69, sec. 11.

The imprisonment may be named and directed in the same warrant that directs a distress to be made, in the event of there being no goods to
distrain.-Sub-sec. 3, sec. 22.
Where at the time of making the order no imprisonment is named in default of payment and of distress, the Justices can name the proper period of
imprisonment on the return of the distress warrant; and so, in like manner, where an imprisonment, in default of payment, only is named, and the
warrant to commit cannot be executed, the Justices can issue a distress warrant. A note of this proceeding is to be made in the Order Book.-Sub-sec. 4,
sec. 22. From column 7 to 10 inclusive should be carefully filled in, so as to contain all the ingredients of a complete order and the mode of enforcing it.
It frequently happens that the Justice pronounces the decision thus:-"To pay a penalty of £, or to be imprisoned for ;" and if so entered on
the Order Book it will be bad, for it is indefinite. What is plainly intended, although inaccurately expressed, should be correctly entered by the Chairmar
or the Clerk in the Order Book showing that a penalty has been named, and that in default of payment the imprisonment is to follow.

In case of second or subsequent offences, and the penalty imposed exceeds that for a first offence, enter on the Order Book that it is for a second 1 offence. State so likewise in the warrant, appeals, &c. (Humphrey's Justice of the Peace, Appendix).

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