Victorian Act Imperial Acts Application Act 1922

1923.
VICTORIA.
ANNO TERTIO DECIMO
GEORGII QUINTI REGIS.

No. 3270.
An Act to declare that certain Enactments of the
Parliament of England and of the Parliament
of Great Britain and of the Parliament of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
in force at the time of the passing of the Act
9 George IV. c. LXXXTII. shall not apply in
Victoria and to transcribe or consolidate other
Enactments of such Parliaments and for other
purposes.
[Reserved lith December, 1922. Royal Assent proclaimed 2Wi May, 1923.]
B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty by and with

the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the
Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled
and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say):
1. This Act may be cited as the Imperial Acts Application Act short title
1922 and shall come into operation on the first day of September, 3 S i o n . e n t
One thousand nine hundred and twenty-three and is divided into
Parts and Divisions as follows :
Part I.General, ss. 1-8.
Part II.Transcribed Enactments, s. 9.
Division 1.Administration of Justice, Offences
against.
Division 2.Affrays and Riots.
Division 3.Civil Procedure.
Division 4.Criminal Law and Procedure.
Division 5.Disorderly Houses.
Part
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Part II.Transcribed Enactments continued.

Division G.Distress.
Division 7.Elections.
Division 8.Escapes and Kescues.
Division 9.Fraudulent Gifts.
Division 10.Guardians.
Division 11.Habeas Corpus.
Division 12.Juries.
Division 13.Justice and Liberty.
Division 14.Justices of the Peace.
Division 15.Landlord and Tenant.
Division 1G.Libels.
Division 17.Parliament, Speeches in.
Division 18.Penal Statutes.
Division 19.Privilege of Parliament.
Division 20.Process of the Peace in Superior
Courts.
Division 21.Public Officers Protection.
Division 22.Keal Property.
Division 23.Sunday.
Division 24.Witchcraft, Pretence of.
Division 25.Witnesses.
Part III.Consolidating Provisions
Division 1.Act of Parliament, ss. 10-12.
Division 2.Administration of Estates, ss. 13-36.
Division 3.Certiorari, ss. 37 and 38.
Division 4.Charitable Trusts, ss. 39 and 40.
Division 5.Criminal Procedure and Punishment,
ss. 41-48.
Division G.Fires, ss. 49-51.
Division 7.Forcible Entries and Detainers, ss.
52-54.
Division 8.Lotteries and Gaming, ss. 55-63.
Division 9.Marriage, ss. 04 and 65.
Division 10.Parliament, ss. 66 and 67.
Division 11.Eeligious Worship, Disturbance of,
s. 68.
Division 12.Servants' Characters, ss. 69-71.
Division 13.Sheriff, ss. 72-85.
Division 14.Solicitors, &c, ss. 86-92.
Division 15.Unlawful Oaths, ss. 93-96.
Division 16,Supplementary, ss. 97-100.
PART I.GENERAL.
2. In the construction of this Part of this Act unless inconsistent
with the context or subject-matter
The expression " enactment" includes any Statute Ordinance or
other Provision in the nature of a Statute or Ordinance set out
as such in the editions of the Statutes hereinafter referred to
and
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and also includes any part of such Statute Ordinance or other

Provision and also includes any Statute or part of a Statute
made or passed in or since the reign of George the First and also
includes any Schedule to any such enactment.
3. In the case of enactments made or passed before the reign of Editions of
George the First this Part of this Act and the Schedules thereto shall be referred to.
read as referring to the first Revised Edition of the Statutes prepared in
England under the direction of the Statute Law Committee in all cases
of enactments included in that edition and as referring in all cases of
enactments not so included to the edition prepared in England under
the direction of the Record Commission and known as the " Statutes of
the Realm." Judicial and official notice shall be taken of each of such
editions and of the contents thereof.
4. The enactments mentioned in the First Schedule to this Act to Transcribed
the extent set out in Part II. of this Act shall continue to have in Kirst schedule.
Victoria whether separately or in combination with any unrepealed
enactment or statutory provision such force and effect, if any, as they had
at the commencement of this Act. In construing any such enactment
where the whole Statute Ordinance or other Provision is not set out
in full regard may be had to any part thereof not so set out. In the
case of enactments made or passed prior to the reign of Henry VII. the
translation from the original Latin or Norman-French in Part II. shall
be deemed to be correct. The titles to the Divisions of Part II. shall
be read as descriptive merely and not as affecting the construction of
the enactment or enactments set out thereunder.
5. (1) Nothing in section seven shall affect or apply to or be Jf^^

construed as affecting or applying to any enactments which (indepen- i>y repeal,
Af. 28 A 29
dently of the provisions of the Act 9 George IV. c. LXXXIII.) Vict. c. 03.
(a) by express words apply to the dominions (a) or other
possessions of the Crown and which on their proper con-
struction are applicable to Victoria as being included in
such dominions or other possessions.
(b) by necessary intendment either as involving matters of
Imperial concern or otherwise are applicable to Victoria.
(2) Without limiting the generality or effect of the provisions of
the last preceding sub-section nothing in section seven shall affect or
apply to or be construed as affecting or applying to any enactments
(so far as they are in force in England (b) at the passing of this Act)
relating to the security or safety of the Sovereign.
(3) Nothing in section seven shall affect or apply to or be construed
as affecting or applying to any enactment relating to naval or military
matters
(a) See, for example. 34 and 3,"> Henry VIII. c. VIII. as to administering medicines and 2 & 3
Philip and Mary c. VII. (with which compare 31 Elizabeth c. Xll.) as to buying of stolen hordes
In markets and fairs which apparently at present could not be applied in Victoria. Fitzgerald v.
Lucke Lenqe 118, and see also 1 Charles I. c. I. relating to games on Sunday and 24 Henry VIII. c.
XII., 25 Henry VIII. cc. XIX. XX. XXI., 5 & 6 Edward VI. c. I., 1 Elizabeth c. I., and 13
Elizabeth c. I I . relating to ecclesiastical matters which nl3o seem tri bo inapplicable.
(b) See The English Chronological Table and Index of the Statutes.
matters or to naturalization nationality or aliens or to copyrights (a)

patents of inventions or designs or trade marks or to any matter with
respect to which the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia has
made or hereafter makes any law with which a repeal if effected by
such section would be inconsistent.
Special 6. Without limiting the generality or effect of the provisions of

enactments
not affected section five the enactments mentioned in the first column of the
by repeal.
Second Schedule to this Act to the extent to which they were in
Second
Schedule. force in England (b) on the thirty-first day of December, 1921,
and to such further extent as is expressly provided in the said
Schedule shall be deemed to be unaffected by and to be excepted from
the provisions of section seven. The words under the title "Subject-
matter " in such Schedule shall be read as descriptive merely.
Repeal. 7. Save as aforesaid all the enactments (commencing with the

See The Statute of Morton 20 Henry III. A.D. 1235-6) in force in England at
Constitution
Act a. 1.; The the time (c) of the passing of the Act 9 George IV. chapter LXXXIII.
Constitution
Act are so far as they are in force in Victoria and so far as the Parliament
Amendment
Act 1915 s. 11. of Victoria has authority to repeal them hereby repealed in and for
Victoria.
Saving. Provided that where any enactment not repealed by this section has
been repealed confirmed revived or perpetuated by any enactment
hereby repealed such repeal confirmation revivor or perpetuation shall
not be affected by the repeal effected by this section ;
And the repeal by this section of any enactment shall save as
hereinafter provided not affect any enactment in which such enactment
has been applied incorporated or referred to (d);
And the repeal by this section of any enactment shall not affect the
construction of any enactment not so repealed whether as regards the
past or the future ;
And this section shall not affect the validity invalidity effect or
consequences of any thing already done or sufferedor any existing
status or capacityor any right title obligation or liability already
acquired accrued or incurred or any remedy or proceeding in respect
thereofor any release or discharge of or from any debt penalty
obligation liability claim or demand or any indemnityor the proof
of any past act or thing ;
Nor
(a) The Imperial Copyright Act of 1911, 1 & 2 George V., c. XLVI., repeals the former Copyright
Acta 1734 to 1888 and the International Copyright Acts(except ss. 7, 8 of 25 & 26 Victoria c. LXVIII.)
in any part of His Majesty's Dominions as from the coming into operation of the Act of 1911 in such
part. The Act has been brought into force in Australia as from 1st July, 1912, by the Commonwealth
Act No. 20 of 1912. See English Alphabetical Index to Statutes in force under Title '* Copyright."
(b) See the English Chronological Table and Index of The Statutes.
(c) 25th July, 1828. The Acts 9 George IV. cc. LXXIV.-XCI. were passed on the same day
and it may therefore be that none of the Acts from 9 George IV. c. LXXIV. to LXXXII. fall
within s. 24 of 9 George IV. c. LXXXIII. or are included in the repeal but they do not appear to be
of any importance in Victoria.
(d) See, for example, Crown Remedies and Liability Act 1915 s. 7 and Sixth Schedule incorporating
inter alia 43 George III. c. XLVI. and see Justices Act 1915, ss. 181, 185, Master and Apprentice Act
1915, ss. 4, 8, 10, Supreme Court Act 1915, s. 16, City of Melbourne Act, 8 Victoria, No. 12 s. 28.
Nor shall this section afreet the validity of any marriage heretofore
or hereafter celebrated or any established principle or rule of law
or equity or established jurisdiction form or course of pleading practice
or procedure or any existing usage franchise liberty custom privilege
restriction exemption office appointment payment allowance emolu-
ment or benefit notwithstanding that the same respectively may have
been in any manner affirmed recognised or derived by in or from any
enactment hereby repealed.
Nor shall this section revive or restore any jurisdiction office duty
drawback fee payment franchise liberty custom right title privilege
restriction exemption usage practice procedure or other matter or
thing not now existing or in force.
Provided also and without limiting the generality of the foregoing
provisos that the repeal effected by this section shall save as hereinafter
provided not affect any Statute or Ordinance made in Victoria or made
in New South Wales and in force in Victoria whether as regards the
past or the future and that such repeal shall not prevent the recognition
in Victoria of any status right title or other matter or thing elsewhere
acquired under any of the enactments repealed by this section in the
same circumstances and to the same extent as such recognition would
have been granted or given prior to the commencement of this Act.
Provided further that the repeal effected by this section shall affect
section two hundred and ten of the Supreme Court Act 1915 so far as
such section may be read as incorporating any enactment but not
further or otherwise.
8. The Governor in Council may at any time and from time to Powers of the
time by proclamation published in the Government Gazette indicate any council,
enactment or enactments as an enactment or enactments which
is or are to be added to those mentioned in the First Schedule to this First Schedule.
Act or to those mentioned in the Second Schedule to this Act or Second Schedule.
to those set out in Part II. of this Act and thereupon such enactment
or enactments shall be deemed to have been mentioned at the
appropriate place in such First Schedule or such Second Schedule
or such Part II. (as the case may be) and the effect shall be the same
as if the appropriate Schedule or Part had at the time of the passing
of this Act included such added enactment or enactments and sections
four six and seven of this Act shall be construed accordingly. In the
case of any enactment being so added to the First Schedule only, it
shall be deemed to be set out in full in Part II. whether it does or
does not fall under any of the Divisions of that Part.
PART II.TRANSCRIBED ENACTMENTS.

9. The enactments referred to in section four of this Act shall Transcribed
enactments.
have effect and be construed as provided by that section and are set
out in this Part under the Divisions mentioned in section one as being
included in Part II. and such Divisions shall be deemed to be
Divisions of this Part.
DIVISION
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DIVISION LADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, OFFENCES AGAINST.

[1275] 3 EDWARD I. (STATUTE OF WESTMINSTER THE FIRST) 0. XXVIII.
Frauds by . . And that no clerk of any
officers of justicer, or sheriff shall
courts.
work any fraud, whereby common right may be delayed or disturbed ; and if a n y do
so he shall bo punished
[1275] 3 EDWARD I. (STATUTE OF WESTMINSTER THE FIRST) 0. XXIX. (a).
Deceits by I t is provided also, that if any serjeant, pleader, or other, do any manner of deceit
pleaders. or collusion in the King's court, or consent to do it, in deceit of the court or to beguile
the court, or the party, and thereof be attainted, he shall be imprisoned . . . .
and from thenceforth shall not be heard to plead in
the court for any man ; and if he be no pleader, he shall be imprisoned
DIVISION 2.AFFRAYS AND EIOTS.

[1328] 2 E D W A R D III. (STATUTE O F N O R T H A M P T O N ) 0. I I I .
Riding or Item, it is enacted, that no man great nor small, of what condition soever he be,
going armed except the King's servants in his presence, and his ministers in executing of the King's
in alfray of the precepts, or of their office, and such as be in their company assisting them, and also
peace.
upon a proclamation of deeds of arms in time of peace and that in places where
such deeds arc to be done, be so hardy to come before the King's justices, or other
of the King's ministers doing their office, with force and arms, nor bring no force
in affray of tho peace, nor to go nor ride armed by night nor by day, in fairs, markets,
nor in tho presence of tho justices or other ministers, nor in no part elsewhere, upon
pain to forfeit their armour to the King, and their bodies to prison
And that tho King's justices in their presence, sheriffs, and other ministers in their
bail wicks and . . . constables . . . shall have power to
execute this Act.
[1351-2] 25 EDWARD III. 8T. V. 0, II.
And if percase any man of
this realm ride armed openly or secretly with men of arms against any other, t o slay
him, or rob him, or take him, or retain him till he hath made fine or ransom for to have
his deliverance, it is not the mind of tho King nor his council, that in such case it
sna
Certain offencoa ^ D0 judged treason, but shall be judged felony or trespass, according to the laws
not treason. of the land of old time used, and according as the case requireth
[1393-4] 17 RICHARD II. 0. VIII. (ft).

. . Wherefore our sovereign
lord the King in this present Parliament hath defended to all his liege people, . . .
that none shall make such assemblies, riot, or rumour
Riots against the peace in no wise ; and if any such assembly be begun as soon as the sheriffs
prohibited, and and other the King's ministers may thereof have knowledge, they with the strength
sheriffs required of the county and country, where such case shall happen, shall set disturbance against
to suppress
them by the such malice with all their power, and shall take such offenders, and them put in prison
power of the till duo execution of the law bo of them mado ; and that all
county. liege people of the realm, shall be attending and aiding with all their strength and
power to the sheriffs and ministers aforesaid in such case.
[1411] 13 HENRY IV. 0. VII. (6).
Justices of Ttem, it is ordained and established, t h a t if any riot, assembly, or rout of people
peace and against the law, be mado in anypartieof the realm, that the justices of peace, three or
sheriffs shall
arrest all two of them at the least, and tho sheriff of the county where
rioters; and such riot, assembly, or rout shall be made hereafter, shall come with the power of the
record their county, if need be, to arrest them, and shall arrest them ;
offences; and
inquire thereof. And moreover, t h a t the justices of peace dwelling nighest in
Tho penalty of every county where such riot, assembly, or rout of people shall be made hereafter,
the nearest together with the sheriff shall do execution
justices, &c. of this statute, every one upon pain of an hundred pounds, to be paid to the King as
omitting to
execute this often as they shall be found in default of the execution of the same statute.
Act. [1414]
(a) See Quirk v. Watson, 4 A.J.R. 117.
(b) See Unlaivful Assemblies and Processions Act 1915, which enables one justice to act.
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AFFRAYS AND RIOTS.
[1414] 2 HENRY V. ST. I. C. VIII.
And that such rioters
attainted of great and heinous riots, shall have one whole year's imprisonment at the
least: And that the rioters attainted of petty riots shall have imprisonment . . . Punishment of
. . And that the King's liege people, being sufficient to travel in the county where rioters
such routs, assemblies, or riots be, shall be assistant to the justices, Every able
sheriff, when they shall be reasonably warned, person shall
be assistant
to ride with the said justices, and sheriff, . . . . . . to the justices
. . . . in aid to resist such riots, routs, and assemblies, upon pain of imprisonment, and sheriff
and to make fine and ransom to the King : to repress riots.
DIVISION 3.CIVIL PROCEDURE.

[1623-4] 21 or 21 & 22 JAMES I. C. XVI. S. 5.
An Acte for lymytation of Accions, and for avoyding of Suits
in La we.
* * * * * * * * * *
And be it further enacted, t h a t in all accions of trespas quare clausum f regit hereafter After judgment
to be brought, wherein the defendant or defendants shall disclaime in his or their plea for defendant,
&c. in trespas
to make any title or claime to the land in which the trcspasse is by the declaracion quareclausum
supposed to be done, and the trespas be by negligence, or involuntaiy, the defendant fregit, upon
or defendants shalbe admitted to pleade a disclaymer, and that the trespas was by disclaimer of
defendant, &c.
negligence, or involuntaiy, and a tender or oiler of sufficient amends for such trcspase plaintiff barred
before the accion brought, whereuppon or uppon some of them, the plaintifl'e or of his action.
plaintiffes shalbe enforced to joyno issue; and if the said issue be found for the
defendant or defendants, or the plaintiff or plaintiffes shalbe nonsuted, the plaintiffe
or plaintiffes shalbe clcarlic barred from the said accion or accions and all other
suite concerning the same.
[1705] 4 & 5 ANNE 0. III. S. 27.

An Act for the Amendment of the Law and the better
Advancement of Justice.
* * * * * * * * * *
And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid t h a t from and after the said first day Proviso for
of Trinity term actions of account shall and may be brought and maintained against the <i(,tion? of
executors and administrators of every guardian bailiff and receiver and also by one anTbetween
joynt tenant and tenant in common his executors and administrators against the joint tenants
other as bailiff for receiving more than comes to his just share or propoition and bailiifs, &c
again t the executor and administrator of such joynt tenant or tenant in common
and the auditors appointed by the court where such action shall be depending shall
be and are hereby impowcred to administer an oath and examine the parties touching
the matters in question and for their pains and trouble in auditing and taking such
account have such allowance as the court shall adjudge to be reasonable to be paid
by the party on whose side the balance of the account shall appear to bo.
DIVISION 4.CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE.

[16921 4 WILLIAM * MARY 0. XVIII. ss. 1, 5, G.
An Act to prevent malicious Informations in the Court of
King's Bench
1. Whereas diverse malicious and contentious persons have more of late then in Recital that
times past procured to bo exhibited and prosecuted informations in their Majesties malicious
Court of King's Bench at Westminster against persons in all the counties of England informations
had been
for trespasses batteries and other misdemeanours and after the parties so informed exhibited and
against have appeared to such informations and pleaded to issue the informers do not proceeded
very seldom proceed any further whereby the persons so informed against are put in:
to great charges in their defonco and although a t t the tryals of such informations
verdicts are given for them or a noli prosequi be entred against them they have no Clerks of the
or wn not to
remedy for obtaining costs against such informers exhibit, &c.
bo it enacted . . . . t h a t . . . the clerk of the crowne inform tion
in the said Court of King's Bench for the time being shall not without expresse order without order
of court, nor
to be given by the said court in open court exhibit receive or file any information issue process
for any of the causes aforesaid or issue out any processe thereupon before he shall till recognizance
have to prosecute.
CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE.
have taken or shall have delivered to him a recognizance from the person or persons
procureing such information to be exhibited with the place of his her or their abode
title or profression to be entred to the person or persons against whom such information
or informations is or are t o be exhibited in the penalty of twenty pounds t h a t he she
or they will effectually prosecute such informations or information and abide by and
observe such orders as the said court shall direct which recognizance the said clerk
of the crowne and alsoe every justice of the peace of any county city franchise or
towne corporate (where t h e cause of any such information shall arise) are hereby
Memorandum impowered to take after the takeing whereof by the said clerk of the crowne or the
in the office. receipt thereof from any justice of the peace the said clerk of the crowne shall make
an entry thereof upon record and shall file a memorandum thereof in some publick
Defendant to place in his office that all persons may resort thereunto without fee And in case
have costs if any person or persons against whom any information or informations for the causes
cause not tried aforesaid or any of them shall be exhibited shall appcare thereunto and plead to
within one year issue and t h a t the prosecutor or prosecutors of such information or informations shall
after issue
joined, &c. not a t t his and their owno proper costs and charges within one whole yeare next after
issue joyned therein procure the same to be tryed or if upon such tryall a verdict passe
for the defendant or defendants or in case the said informer or informers procure a
noli prosequi to be entred then in any of the said cases the said Court of King's Bench
is hereby authorized to award to the said defendant and defendants his her or their
costs unlesse the judge before whom such information shall be tryed shall att the
unless judge tryal of such information in open court certifie upon record that there was a reasonable
certify.
cause for exhibiting such information And in case the said informer or informers
Defendants shall not within three months next after the said costs taxed and demand made thereof
remedy for
costs. pay to the said defendant or defendants the said costs, then the said defendant &
defendants shall have the benefitt of the said recognizance to compel them
thereunto.
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This Act only 5. Provided that nothing in this Act relateing to informations shall extend or be
extends to construed to extend to any other informations then such as are or shall be exhibited
informations
by master of in the name of their Majesties coroner or attorney in the Court of King's Bench for
crown ollico. the time being (commonly called the master of the crowne office) any thing in the
said Act contained to the contrary notwithstanding.
Proviso for 6. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that upon the demise of any
demise of the King or Queen of this realme all pleas to informations in the said court shall stand and
King.
be good in law without calling defendants to plead again to the same unlesse the
defendants desire so to do and make request of the said court for that purpose within
five months next after such demise any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.
[1808] 48 GEOltGE III. C. LVIII. S. 1.
An Act for amending the Law with regard to the Course of

Proceeding on Indictments and Informations in the
Court of King's Bench in certain cases ;
Bail bonds in 1 Beit enacted . . . .
cases where that whenever any person shall bo charged with any
persons are
charged with offence for which ho or she may bo prosecuted by indictment or information in his
any offence Majesty's Court of King's Bench, not being treason or felony, and the same shall be
for which they made appear to any judge of the same court by affidavit, or by certificate of an
may be
prosecuted by indictment or information being filed against such person in the said court for such
indictment, &c. offence, it shall and may be lawful for such judge to issue his warrant under his hand
in the Court of and seal, and thereby to cause such person to be apprehended and brought before
King's Bench,
not being him or some other judge of the same court, or before some one of his Majesty's justices
treason or of the peace, in order to his or her being bound to the King's Majesty, with two
felony. sufficient sureties, in such sum as in the said warrant shall be expressed, with condition
to appear in the said court at the time mentioned in such warrant, and to answer to
all and singular indictments or informations for any such offence ; and in case any
such person shall neglect or refuse to become bound as aforesaid, it shall be lawful
for such judge or justice respectively to commit such person to the common gaol of
the county, city, or place where the offence shall have been committed, or where he
or she shall have been apprehended, there to remain until he or she shall become
bound as aforesaid, or shall be discharged by order of the said court in term time,
or of one of the judges of the said court in vacation; and the recognizance to be
thereupon
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thereupon taken shall be returned and filed in the said court, and shall continue in
force until such person shall have been acquitted of such offence, or in case of conviction Entry of
shall have received judgment for the same, unless sooner ordered by the said court appearance, &c
to be discharged ; and that where any person, either by virtue of such warrant of in certain cases,
commitment as aforesaid, or by virtue of any writ of capias ad respondendum issued for persons
detained on
out of the said court, is now detained or shall hereafter bo committed to and detained warrant of
in any gaol for want of bail, it shall bo lawful for the prosecutor of such indictment commitment
or on
or information to cause a copy thereof to be delivered to such person, or to the gaoler, capias ad
keeper, or turnkey of the gaol wherein such person is or shall bo so detained, with a respondendum
notice thereon indorsed that unless such person shall within eight days from the
time of such delivery of a copy of the indictment or information as aforesaid cause
an appearance and also a plea or demurrer to be entered in the said court to such
indictment or information, and appearance and the plea of not guilty will be entered
thereto in the name of such person ; and in case he or she shall thereupon, for the said
space of eight days after such delivery of a copy of the indictment or information as
aforesaid, neglect to cause an appearance and also a plea or demurrer to be entered
in the said court to such indictment or information, it shall bo lawful for the prosecutor
of such indictment or information upon an affidavit being made and filed in the said
court of the delivery of a copy of such indictment or information with such notice
indorsed thereon as aforesaid to such person, or to such gaoler, keeper, or turnkey,
as the case may be, which affidavit may bo made before any judge or commissioner
of the said court authorized to take affidavits in the said court to cause an appearance
and the plea of not guilty to be entered in the said court to such indictment or informa-
tion for such person ; and such proceedings shall be had thereupon as if the defendant
in such indictment or information had appeared and pleaded not guilty according to
the usual course of the said court; and that if upon the trial of such indictment
or information any defendant so committed and detained as aforesaid shall be
acquitted of all the offences therein charged upon him or her, it shall bo lawful for
the judge before whom such trial shall be had, although ho may not be one of the
judges of the said Court of King's Bench, to order that such defendant shall be forth-
with discharged out of custody as to his or her commitment as aforesaid, and such
defendant shall be thereupon discharged accordingly.
[1810] 50 GEOUGE III. 0. LIX. S. 2

An Act for more effectually preventing the Embezzlement
of Money or Securities for Money belonging to the
Public by any Collector, Receiver, or other Person
entrusted with the Receipt, Care, or Management
thereof.
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Officers giving
2. And be it further enacted, that if any such officer, collector, or receiver so entrusted in false
with the receipt, custody, or management of any part of the public revenues shall, statements of
money
knowingly furnish false statements or returns of the sums of money collected by him entrusted to
or entrusted to his care, or of the balances of money in his hands or under his control, their care,
such officer, collector, or receiver so offending and being thereof convicted shall he guilty of a
misdemeanor,
adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be adjudged to suffer the punishment 4fcc., and
of fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court, and be rendered for ever rendered
incapable of holding or enjoying any office under tho crown. incapable of
holding office
under tho
crown.
[1819] CO GEOIIGE 111. & 1 GEORGE IV. 0. IV. S3. 1, 2, 8, 9, 10.
An Act to prevent Delay in the Administration of Justice

in Cases of Misdemeanor.
Preamble.
1. Whereas great delays have occurred in the administration of justice in cases of
persons prosecuted for misdemeanors by information in his
Majesty's courts of King's Bench at Westminster
by reason that the defendants in some of the said cases have
according to the present practice an
opportunity of postponing their trials to a distant period, by means of imparlances in
the said courts of King's Bench,
. . , , For remedy thereof be it enacted
. . . that
Persons . . . . that where any person shall be p r o -
prosecuted in secuted in his Majesty's Court of King's Bench
the Court of for any misdemeanor, . . . . by information
King's Bench
. . . . for and shall appear in term time
misdemeanors . . . . in person, t o answer to such information,
shall not be such defendant upon being charged therewith shall not be permitted to imparle to a
permitted to
imparle, but following term, but shall be required to plead or demur thereto within four days from
must plead or the time of his or her appearanco ; and in default of his or her pleading or demurring
demur; and in within four days as aforesaid, judgment may be entered against the defendant for
default thereof
judgment may want of a plea ; and in case such defendant shall appear to such
be entend. information by his or her attorney
it shall not be lawful for such defendant to imparle to a following term, but a rule
requiring such defendant to plead may forthwith be given, and the plea or demurrer
to such . . . . information enforced, or judgment by default entered thereupon,
in the same manner as might have been done before the passing of this Act in cases
where the defendant had appeared to such . . . . information by his or her
attorney in a previous term.
Court may allow 2. Provided always, and be it further enacted, that it shall be lawful for the
further time to said courts, or for any judge of the same respectively, upon
plead. sufficient cause shewn for that purpose, to allow further time for such defendant to
plead or demur to such information.
Prosecutions 8. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that in all cases
for of prosecutions for misdemeanors instituted by his Majesty's a t t o r n e y or solicitor
misdemeanors general in any of the courts aforesaid, the court shall, if required, make order
by the attorney
or solicitor t h a t a copy of the information . . . . shall be delivered, after appearance,
general, a copy to the party prosecuted, or his attorney, upon
of the application made for the same, free from all expence to the p a r t y so applying;
information
shall be provided that such party, or his attorney,
delivered to shall not have previously received a copy thereof.
the party.
In case such 9. Provided also, and be it further enacted, t h a t in case any prosecution for
prosecution is a misdemeanor instituted by his Majesty's attorney or solicitor general in any
not brought
to trial within of the courts aforesaid shall n o t be brought to trial within twelve calendar months
twelve calendar next after the plea of n o t guilty shall have been pleaded therein, it shall be
months, the lawful for the court in which such prosecution shall be depending, upon application
court may to be made on the behalf of any defendant in such prosecution, of which application
authorize
the defendant twenty days previous notice shall have been given to his Majesty's attorney or
to bring on the solicitor general, to make an order, if the said court shall see just cause so to do,
trial. authorizing such defendant to bring on the trial in such prosecution ; and it
shall thereupon bo lawful for such defendant to bring on such trial accordingly,
unless a nolle prosequi shall have been entered in such prosecution.
Saving as to 10. And be it further enacted, t h a t nothing in this Act contained shall extend
informations of or be construed to extend to any prosecution by information in nature of a quo
quo warranto,
Ac. warranto, or for the non-repair of any bridge or highway.
[1828] 9 GEORGE IV. 0. XXXII. S. 3.
An Act to amend the Law in certain cases.
Every 3. And whereas it is expedient to prevent all doubts respecting the civil
punishment rights of persons convicted of felonies not capital who have undergone the
for felony not
punishable with punishment of which they were adjudged : Be it therefore enacted t h a t whore
death after it any offender h a t h been or shall be convicted of any felony n o t punishable with
lias been death and hath endured or shall endure the punishment to which such offender
endured shall
have the effect hath been or shall be adjudged for the same the punishment so endured hath and
of a pardon shall have the like effects and consequences as a pardon under the great seal as to
under the the felony whereof the offender was so convicted. Provided always t h a t nothing
creat seal.
herein contained nor the enduring of such punishment shall prevent or mitigate
any punishment to which the offender might otherwise be lawfully sentenced on
a subsequent conviction for any other felony.
DIVISION
13 GEO. V.J Imperial Acts Application. [No. 3270 11
DIVISION 5.DISORDERLY HOUSES.

[1751-2] 25 GEOltGE II. 0. XXXVI. s. 8.
An Act for the better preventing Thefts and Robberies, and
for regulating Places of publick Entertainment, and
punishing Persons keeping disorderly Houses.
* * * * * * * * * *
8. And whereas, by reason of the many subtle and crafty contrivances of Who shall bo
persons keeping bawdy-houses, gaming-houses, or other disorderly houses, it is doomed the
keeper of
difficult to prove who is the real owner or keeper thereof, by which means many bawdy-house,
notorious offenders have escaped punishment : Be it enacted by the authoiity
aforesaid, that any person who shall at any time hereafter appear, act, or behave
him or herself as master or mistress, or as the person having the care, government,
or management of any bawdy-house, gaming-house, or other disorderly house,
shall be deemed and taken to be the keeper thereof, and shall be liable to be
prosecuted and punished as such, notwithstanding ho or she shall not in fact be
the real owner or keeper thereof.
DIVISION 6.DISTRESS.
[1267] 52 HENRY III. (STATUTE OF MARLEBKRGE) o. XV.
I t shall be lawful for no man from henceforth, for any manner of cause, to In what places
take distresses out of his fee, nor in the King's highway, nor in the common street, distresses shall
not be taken.
but only to the King or his officers, having special authority to do the same.
1275] 3 EDWARD L (STATUTE OF WKSTMLNST'ER THE FIRST) 0. XVI.
In right thereof, t h a t some persons take, and cause to bo taken, the beasts None shall
of other, chasing them out of the shire where the beasts were taken ; it is provided drive a distress
out of the
also, t h a t none from henceforth do so ; and if any do, he shall make a grievous county ; [See
fine, as is contained in the S t a t u t e of Marlebergc, made in the time of King Henry, Stat. Marlb.
father to the King t h a t now is. And likewise it shall be done to them which ch. 4, 15.]
nor distrain
take beasts wrongfully, and distrain out of their fee ; and shall be more grievously out of his own
punished, if the manner of the trespass do so require. fee.
[1300] 28 EDWARD I. (ARTICLES urON THE CHARTERS) c. XII.
From henceforth the King will, that such distresses as are to bo taken for his Distresses for
debts shall not be made upon beasts of the plough, so long as a man may find the King's debt.
any other, according to that which is ordained elsewhere by Statute, with the same
pain, &e. And he will not t h a t over-great distresses shall bo taken for his debts,
nor driven too far ; and if the debtor can find able and convenient surety until
a day before the day limited to the sheriff, within which a man may purchase
remedy or agree for the demand, the distress shall be released in the mean
time ; and he t h a t otherwise doth, shall be grievously punished.
DIVISION 7.ELECTIONS.
[1275] 3 E D W A R D I. ( S T A T U T E O F W E S T M I N S T E R T H E F I R S T ) 0. V.
And because elections ought to be free, the King commandeth upon great Freedom of
forfeiture, that no man by force of arms, nor by malice, or menacing, shall disturb electloD.
any t o make free election.
DIVISION 8.ESCAPES AND RESCUES.
[1742-3] 16 GEORGE II. c. XXXI. ss. 3, 4.
A.n Act for the further Punishment of Persons who shall
aid or assist Prisoners to attempt to escape out of
lawful Custody.
* * * * * * * * * *
3. And be it further enacted that To assist any
if any person shall, aid or assist any person to
prisoner to attempt to make his or her escape from the custody of a n y constable, escape from a
constable,
or other officer or person who, shall then have the being charged
lawful charge of such prisoner, in order to carry him or her to gaol, by virtue of with treason or
felony;
a warrant of commitment for treason or any felony
expressed in such warrant ; the offender
then every person so offending, and being lawfully convicted thereof, shall be shall be deemed
guilty of felony,
deemed and adjudged to be guilty of felony,(a)
4. Provided
(a) See s. 43 of this Act.

ESCAPES AND RESCUES.
The prosecution 4. Provided always, and be it enacted, t h a t there shall b e no prosecution
to commence for any of tho said offences unless such prosecution be commenced within one
within a year. year after such offence committed.
[1751-2] 25 GEORGE II. 0. XXXVII. S. 9.
An Act for better preventing the horrid Crime of Murder.

* * * * * * * * * *
Penalty of 9. And bo it enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if any person or persons
rescuing a whatsoever shall by force sot at liberty, or rescue, or a t t e m p t to rescue or set
murderer. a t liberty, any person out of prison who shall be committed for or found guilty
of murder, o r r e s c u e or attempt to rescue any person convicted of murder going
to execution, or during execution, every person so offending shall be deemed,
t a k e n , and adjudged to be guilty of felony (a)
DIVISION 9.FRAUDULENT GIFTS.

11571] 13 ELIZABETH C. V. ss. 1, 2, 5.
An Acte agaynst fraudulent Deedes Gyftes Alienations, &c.
Evils of feigned F o r the avoyding and abolysshing of faigned covenous and fraudulent
conveyances feoffmentos gyftes grauntes alienations convoyaunces bondes suites judgementcs
to defraud and executions, aswell of landes and tenementes as of goodes and catals, moro
creditors; commonly used and practyscd in these dayes, then hathe ben scene or hard of
heretofore ; which feofrcmentes gyftes grauntes alienations convoyaunces bondes
suites judgementcs and executions have ben and are devysed & contryved of
ma.lyce fraudo covync collusion or guyle, to thend purpose and intent to delaye
hynder or defraude creditors and others of theyr juste and lawfull actions suites
debtes accomptcs damages penalties forfaitures
. . not onely to the let or hindraunce of the duo course and execution of lawe
and justj'co, but also to the ovcrthrowe of all true and playne dealyng barganynge
and chevysaunce bctwene man and man, without the which n o common welth
or civile socictie can be mayntayned or contynued : Bee yt therefore declared
Such
conveyances ordeyncd and enacted by thaucthoritie of this present P a r l i a m e n t , that all and
declared void every fcoffement gyfte graunte alienation bargayne and conveyaunce of landes
as against the tenementes hereditamentcs goodes and catalls or of any of t h e m , or of any lease
creditors.
rent common or other profyto or charge onto of the same landes tenementes
hereditamentcs goodes and catals or any of them, by wryting or othcrwyse, and
all and every bondo suite judgement and execution at a n y t y m e , had or made
sithens the begyninge of the Qucenes Majesties raigne t h a t nowe is or at any
tyme hereafter to bo had or made, to or for any intent or purpose before declared
and expressed, shalbc from henceforth deemed and taken, onely as againste
t h a t person or persons his or theyre heyrcs successors executors administrators
and assignes and every of them, whoso actions suites debtes accomptes damages
penalties forfaitures by such guylefull covcnous or
fraudulent devyscs and practyses as is aforesaid, are shall or mought bo in any
wyse dysturbed hyndred delayed or defrauded, to be clearely a n d utterly voyde
frustrato and of none effecte ; any pretence color fayned consideration expressing
of use or any other matter or thyng to t h e contrary notwithstanding.
All parties to 2. And be y t further enacted by thaucthoriti aforesaid, t h a t all and every
such fraudulent tho parties to such faygnod covcnous or fraudulent feofTcmeiit gyfte graunte
conveyances, alienation bargayne conveyaunce bondes suites judgementcs executions and other
putting the
same in effect, thynges before expressed, or beinge privy and knowynge of t h e same or a n y of
shall forfeit them, which at any tyme after the tentho claye of J u n e n e x t commyng shall
one year's val no wittingly and willingly put in lire avowe mayntaine justefie or defend tho same
of land, and the
whole value of or any of them, as true simple and done had or made bona fide and upon good
goods so consyderation, or shall alien or assigno any t h e landes tenementes goodes leases
conveyed; or other things before mentioned, to h y m or them conveyed as is aforesaid, or
anye parte thereof, shall incurre the penaltie and forfayture of one yeres value
of t h e said landes tenementes & heredytamentcs leases rentes comons or other
profytes of or oute of t h e same, and the whole value of the said goodes and cattails,
and allso so muche monye as are or shalbe conteyned in a n y suche covenous and
half to the fayned bonde ; t h e one moitie whereof to be t o the Qucenes Majestie, her heyres
Crown, and half and successors, and thother moitye to t h e partye or parties greeved by suche
to the party fayned and fraudulent feoffement gyfte g r a u n t e alyenation bargayne conveyaunce
grieved.
bondes suites judgementes executions leases rentes communes profytes charges
and other thynges aforesaide ; to be recovered in any of t h e Queenes courtes of
record
(a) Sees. 43 of this Act.
FRAUDULENT GIFTS.
record by action of debt byll playnt or information, wherein none cssoyne protec-
tion or wager of lawe shalbe admitted for t h e defendaunt or defendauntes ; and
also beinge thereof lawfully convycted, shall suffer imprysonmerit for one halfe
yere.
* * * * * * * * * *
5. Provyded also and be it enacted by thaucthoriti aforesaid, t h a t this Acte Proviso for
or a n y thyngo therein contayned shall not e x t e n d to any estate or interest, in conveyances
landes tenementcs hereditamentes leases rentes comons prolites goodes or catals, IJôn'cooil '
had made conveyed or assured or hereafter to be had made conveyed or assured, consideration.
which estate or interest is or shalbe upon good consyderation, & bona lido
lawfully conveyed or assured to any person or persons or bodyes politique or
corporate, not havyng at the tymo of sucho conveyaunco or assurance to them
made any manor of notice or knowledge of sucho covyne fraudo o r collusion as is
aforesaid ; any thing before mentioned to the contrary hereof notwithstandynge.
DIVISION 10.GUARDIANS.
[1267] 52 HENIIY III. C. XVII.
I t is provided, t h a t if land holden in socage bo in tho custody of tho kinsfolke The duty of
of t h e heir, because the heir is within ago, t h e guardians shall m a k e no waste, foctiBo"9
nor sale, nor any destruction of the same inheritance ; but safely shall keep it
to t h e use of the said heir : 80 that when ho cometh to his lawful age, they shall
answer to him for t h e issues of the said inheritance by a lawful accompt, saving to
the same guardians their reasonable costs. Neither shall the said guardians
give or sell the marriage of such an heir, b u t to tho advantage of tho foresaid
heir : But the next kinsfolke which had the ward, for all that time t h a t writs of
impleading did not lie, shall have such wardship unto tho advantage of tho heir,
as is said before, without waste, exile, or destruction making.
[1660] 12 CUAIILHS If. 0. XXIV, S3. 8 AND 9.
An Act takeing away the Court of Wards and Liveries and
Tenures in Capite and by Knights Service and Purvey-
ance, and for setling a Eevenue upon his Majesty in
Lieu thereof.
* * * * * * * * * *
8. And bee it further enacted by tho a u t h o r i t y aforesaid t h a t where any Fathers may
person hath or shall have any child or children under the ago of twenty one ( i , s P s e of the
v
onstofiv of
yeares and not married a t the time of his d e a t h t h a t it shall and may bo lawf nil children during
to and for the father of such child or children, whether borne a t the time of tho tlieir minority.
decease of tho father or a t that time in ventre sa mere, or whether such father be
within tho ago of twenty one yeares or of full ago by his deed executed in his life
time, or by his last will and testament in writeing in the presence of two or more
credible witnesses in such manner and from time to time as he shall respectively
thinke fitt to dispose of the custody and tuition of such child or children for
and dureing such time as he or they shall respectively remaine u n d e r tho ago of
t w e n t y one yeares or any lesser time to a n y person or persons in possession or
remainder and t h a t such disposition of
the custodie of such childe or children made since the twenty fourth of February
one thousand six hundred forty live or hereafter to bo made shall bo good and
effectuall against all and every person or persons claiming the c u s t o d y or tuition
of such childe or children as guardian in soccage or otherwise ; and that such
person or persons to whom the custodie of such childe or children hath beene or Actions 0?
shall bo soo disposed or devised as aforesaid shall and may maintaine an action ravishment
of ravishment of ward or trespasse against any person or persons which shall of ward for
wrongfully take away or detaino such child or children for tho recovery of such
childe or children and shall and may recover damages for the s a m e in the said
action for tho use and benefit of such childe or children.
9. And be it further enacted that such person or persons to whom the custody custody of
of such childe or children hath beene or shall be soo disposed or devised shall lands and
and may take into his or their custody to t h e use of such childe or children tho P^^s0.ni?', c s t a t e
proffitts of all lands tenements & hereditaments of such childe or children, and guardians, who
alsoe the custody tuition and mannagment of the goods chattells and personall may bring
action
estate of such childe or children till their respective age of t w e n t y one yeares or > *c-
a n y lesser time according to such disposition aforesaid, and m a y bring such
action or actions in relation thereunto as b y law a guardian in common soccage
might doe
DIVISION
14 13 GEO. V.] bnperial Acts Application. [No. 3270
DIVISION 11.HABEAS CORPUS. (a)

[1679] 31 CHARLES H. 0. II. S3. 1-9, 11-13, 15-20.
An Act for the better secureing the Liberty of the Subject

and for Prevention of Imprisonments beyond the
Seas.
Recital that 1. Whereas great dclayes have beene used bysheriffes goalers and other officers
delays had been to whose custody any of the King's subjects have beene committed for criminall
used by or supposed criminall matters in makeing roturnes of writts of habeas corpus to
sheriffs in
making returns them directed by standing out an alias and pluries habeas corpus and sometimes
of writs of more and by other shifts to avoid their yeilding obedience to such writts contrary
habeas corpus, to their d u t y and t h e knowne lawes of the land whereby many of the King's
&c.
subjects have beene and hereafter may be long detained in prison in such cases
where by law they are baylable to their great charge a n d vexation. For the
Sheriff, &c. prevention whereof and the more speedy releife of all persons imprisoned for any
within three such criminall or supposed criminall matters bee it enacted by the King's most
days after excellent Majestie by and with the advice and consent of the lords spirituall and
service of
habeas corpus, temporall and commons in this present P a r l y a m e n t assembled and by the
with the authoritie thereof t h a t whensoever any person or persons shall bring any habeas
exception of corpus directed u n t o any sheriffe or sheriffes goaler minister or other person
treason and
felony, as and whatsoever for any person in his or their custody and the said writt shall be
under the served upon t h e said officer or left at the goalo or prison with any of the under-
regulations officers under-keepers or deputy of the said officers or keepers t h a t t h e said officer
herein or officers his or their under-officers under-keepers or deputyes shall within three
mentioned,
to brin? up dayes after the service thereof as aforesaid (unlesse the committment aforesaid
the body beforu were for treason or fellony plainely and specially expressed in the warrant of
the court to
which the writ committment) upon payment or tender of the charges of bringing the said prisoner
Is returnable; to be ascertained by the judge or court t h a t awarded the same a n d endorsed
upon the said writt not exceeding twelve pence per mile a n d upon security given
by his owne bond to pay the charges of carrying backe the prisoner if he shall
bee remanded by the court or judge to which he shall be brought according to
the true i n t e n t of this present Act and t h a t he will not make any escape by the
way make returne of such writt or bring or cause to be brought the body of the
partie soe committed or restrained unto or before the lord chauncellor or lord
keeper of the great scale of England for the time being or the judges or barons
of the said court from whence the said writt shall issue or unto and before such
other person and persons before whome the said writt is made returnable according
and certify to the command thereof, and shall likewise then certifie the true causes of his
the true causes detainer or imprisonment unlesse the committment of the said partie be in any
of imprison- place beyond the distance of twenty miles from the place or places where such
ment. court or person is or shall be resideing and if beyond the distance of twenty miles
Exceptions in and not above one hundred miles then within the space of ten dayes a n d if beyond
respect of the distance of one hundred miles then within the space of twenty dayes after
distance.
such delivery aforesaid and not longer.
How writs to 2. And to the intent t h a t n o e sheriffe goaler or other officer may pretend ignorance
be marked. of the import of any such writt bee it enacted by the authoritie aforesaid t h a t
all such writts shall be marked in this manner Per s t a t u t u m triccsimo primo Caroli
Persons Secundi Regis and shall be signed by the person t h a t awards the same. And if
committed, any person or persons shall be or stand committed or detained as aforesaid for
except for any crime unlesse for treason or fellony plainely expressed in the warrant of
treason and committment in the vacation time and out of terme it shall and may be lawfull
felony, &c.
may appeal to to and for the person or persons soe committed or detained (other t h e n persons
the lord convict or in execution) by legall processe or any one on his or their behalfe to
chancellor, &c. appeale or complaine to the lord chauncellour or lord keeper or any one of his
Majestyes justices either of the one bench or of the other or the barons of the
Proceedings Exchequer of the degree of the coife and the said lord chauncellor lord keeper
thereon. justices or barons or any of them upon view of the copy or copies of the warrant
or warrants of committment and detainer or otherwise upon o a t h made t h a t
such copy or copyes were denyed to be given by such person or persons in whose
custody the prisoner or prisoners is or are detained are hereby authorized and
required upon request made in writeing by such person or persons or any on his
her or their behalfe attested and subscribed by two witnesses t h a t were present
Habeas corpus at the delivery of the same to award and g r a n t an habeas corpus under the seale
may be of such court whereof he shall then be one of the judges to be directed to the
awarded; officer
(a) See Rules of the Supreme Court under title Habeas Corpus.
/

HABEAS CORPUS.
officer or officers in whose custodie the p a r t y soe committed or detained shall be
returnable immediate before the said lord chauncellor or lord keeper or such
justice baron or any other justice or baron of the degree of the coife of any of and upon
the said courts and upon service thereof as aforesaid the officer or officers his service thereof
or their under-officer o r under-officers under-keeper or undor-keepers or their n'^,,?,11^*/'?
up
d e p u t y in whose custodie t h e partio is soo committed or detained shall within prisoners as
the times respectively before limitted bring such prisoner or prisoners before the before
said lord chauncellor or lord keeper or such justices barons or one of them before mentioned ;
whome the said writt is rnado returnable and in case of his absence before any and thereupon
other of them with t h e rcturne of such writt and the true causes of the committment within two
and detainer and thereupon within two dayes after the partie shall be brought j!]^'s(!n(l
before them the said lord chauncellor or lord keeper or such justice or baron may 'l
' discharge
before whome t h e prisoner shall be brought as aforesaid shall discharge the said upon
prisoner from his imprisonment takeing his or their recognizance with one or recognizance
more surctic or sureties in any summe according to their discretions havcing
reguard to tho quality of the prisoner and nature of the offence for his or
their appearance in the Court of Kings .Bench the tcrmc following or a t tho next
assizes sessions or gcnerall goalo-delivcry of and for such county city or place
where the committment was or where tho offence was committed or in such other
court where the said offence is properly cognizable as the case shall require and and certify the
wrifc
then shall cor tide t h e said writt with the rcturne thereof and the said recognizance with the
return and
or recognizances into the said court whore such appearance is to bo made unlcsso recognizance.
it shall appeare unto tho said lord chauncellor or lord keeper or justice or justices Proviso for
or baron or barons t h a t the party soc committed is detained upon a lcgali processo process not
order or warrant o u t of some court t h a t h a t h jurisdiction of criminall matters bailable.
or by some warrant signed and scaled with tho hand and scale of any of tho said
justices or barons or some justice or justices of the peace for such matters or
offences for the which by the law the prisoner is not baileable.
3 . Provided alwayes and boo it enacted t h a t if any person shall have wilfully Habeas corpus
neglected by the space of two whole tcrmes after his imprisonment to prav a not granted in
habeas corpus for his enlargement such person soe wilfully neglecting shall not prisoners who
have any habeas corpus to be granted in vacation time in pursuance of this Act. have neglected
to pray 'the
4. And bee it further enacted by the authoritie aforesaid that if any officer or same.'
officers his or their under-of'licer or undcr-ollicers undcr-keeper or under-keepcrs or oilieer
deputy shall neglect or refuse to make the rcturnos aforesaid or to bring the body neglecting, &c.
or bodies of the prisoner or prisoners according to tho command of the said writt .I'J'i!?!.!'!
within the respective times aforesaid or upon demand made by tho prisoner or ê.
person in his behalfe shall refuse to deliver or within tho space of six houres after or Uj)0I, (icmami
demand shall not deliver to the person soe demanding a t r u e copy of the warrant to deliver a
COI) y of
or warrants of committment and detayner of such prisoner, which he and they ,. ,
are hereby required to deliver accordingly all and every the head goalers and commitment-
keepers of such prisons anil such other person in whoso custodie the prisoner
urs
shall be detained shall for the first offence forfeite to the prisoner or partie grieved t {i"0'1^0*
pen 1 y
the summe of one hundred pounds and for the second offence the summe of two '
hundred pounds and shall and is hereby made incapeable to hold or execute his I^Pr!1!1 ou " cnce '
said office, the said penalties to be recovered by the prisoner or partio grieved incapacity.
his executors or administrators against such offender his executors or adminis-
trators by any action of debt suite bill plaint or information in any of the Kings
courts at Westminster wr he rein noe cssoigne protection priviledgo injunction
wager of law or stay of prosecution by non vult ultorius prosequi or otherwise
shall bee admitted or allowed or any more then one imparlance, and any recovery . .
or judgement at the suite of any partie grieved shall be a sufficient conviction suit of party
for the first offence and any after recovery or judgement a t the suite of a partie suflicicnt
grieved for any offence after t h e first judgement shall bee a sufficient conviction conviction.
to bring the officers or person within the said penaltie for the second offence.
5. And for the prevention of unjust vexation by reiterated committments proviso as to
for the same offence bee i t enacted by t h e authoritie aforesaid t h a t noe person imprisonment
or persons which shall be delivered or sett at large upon any habeas corpus shall "j ^ r ^ e ^ ' e l
at any time hereafter bee againe imprisoned or committed for t h e same offence nt large upon
by any person or persons whatsoever other then by the legall order and proccsse habeas corpus.
of such court wherein ho or they shall be bound by recognizance to appeare or
other court haveing jurisdiction of tho cause and if any other person or persons
shall knowingly contrary t o this Act recommitt or imprison or knowingly procure Unduly
or cause to be recommitted or imprisoned for tho same offence or pretended recommitting
offence any person or persons delivered or s e t t at large as aforesaid or be knowingly persons 0 / ^
aiding or assisting therein then he or they shall forfeite t o the prisoner or party assisting
2574 o grieved therein;
16 13 GEO. V.] Imperial Acts Application. |No. 3270
HABEAS CORPUS.
penalty to the grieved the summe of five hundred pounds any colourable pretence or variation
party 500. in the warrant or warrants of committment notwithstanding to be recovered as
aforesaid.
If persons G. Provided ahvayes and bee it further enacted t h a t if any person or persona
committed for shall be committed for high treason or fellony plainely and specially expressed
high treason or in the warrant of committment upon his prayer or petition in open court t h e
felony plainly
expressed in first weeke of the terme or first day of the sessions of oyer and terminer or generall
warrant shall goale delivery to be brought to his tryali shall n o t be indicted sometime in the
not on petition next terme sessions of oyer and terminer or generall goale delivery after such
be indicted as
herein committment it shall and may be lawfull to and for the judges of the Court of
mentioned, Kings Bench and justices of oyer and terminer or generall goale delivery and
judges, &c. they are hereby required upon motion to them made in open court the last day
may discharge
upon bail; of t h e terme sessions or goale-delivery either by the prisoner or any one in his
proviso; behalfe to sett at liberty t h e prisoner upon baile unlcsse it appcaro to the judges
and justices upon oath made t h a t the witnesses for the King could not be pro-
duced the same terme sessions or generall goale-delivery. And if any person or
and if not persons committed as aforesaid upon his prayer or petition in open court t h e
indicted and first weeke of the terme or first day of the sessions of oyer and terminer or generall
tried as herein goale delivery to be brought to his tryali shall not be indicted and tryed the
mentioned then second terme sessions of oyer and terminer or generall goale delivery after his
to be discharged.
committment or upon' his tryali shall be acquitted he shall be discharged from
his imprisonment.
Proviso 7. Provided ahvayes t h a t nothing in this Act shall extend to discharge out of
respecting prison any person charged in debt or other action or with proccsse in any civill cause
persons charged but t h a t after he shall be discharged of his imprisonment for such his criminall offence
in debt, Ac. he shall be kept in custodie according to law for such other suite.
Persons 8. Provided alwaics and bee it enacted by the authoritic aforesaid that if any
committed for person or persons subject of this real mo shall be committed to any prison orin custodio
criminal matter of any officer or officers whatsoever for any criminall or supposed criminall matter
not to be that the said person shall not be removed from the said prison and custody into the
removed but by
habeas corpus of custody of any other officer or officers unlcsse it be by habeas corpus or some other
other legal legall writt or where the prisoner is delivered to the constable or other infm-iour officer
writ. to carry such prisoner to some common goale or where any person is sent by order
of any judge of assize or justice of the peace to any common worke-house or house-
of correction or where the prisoner is removed from one prison or place to another
Unduly making within the same county in order to his or her tryali or discharge in due course of law
out, Ac. or in case of suddaine fire or infection or other necessity and if any person or persons
warrant for shall after such committment aforesaid make out and signe or countersigne any
removal; warrant or warrants for such removeall aforesaid contrary to this Act as well he t h a t
makes or signcs or countersignes such warrant or warrants as the officer or officers
penalty. that obey or execute the same shall suffer and incurr the paines and forfeitures in this
Act before-mentioned both for the first and second offence respectively to be recovered
in manner aforesaid by the partie grieved.
Proviso for 9. Provided alsoc and bee it further enacted by the authoritic aforesaid that it
application for shall and may be lawfull to and for any prisoner and prisoners as aforesaid to move and
and granting obtaine his or their habeas corpus as well out of the High Court of Chauncery or Court
habeas corpus
in vacation- of Exchequer as out of the courts of Kings Bench or Common Pleas or either of them
time. and if the said lord chauncellor or lord keeper or any judge or judges baron or barons
Lord chancellor, for the time being of the degree of the coife of any of the courts aforesaid in the vacation
&c. unduly time upon view of the copy or copies of the warrant or warrants of committment or
denying writ; detainer or upon oath made that such copy or copyes were denyed as aforesaid shall
deny any writt of habeas corpus by this Act required to be granted being moved for as
penalty to aforesaid they shall severally forfeite to the prisoner or partie grieved the summe of
party 500. five hundred pounds to be recovered in manner aforesaid.
* * * * * * * * *
No subject to 11. And for preventing illegall imprisonments in prisons beyond the seas bee it
be sent further enacted by the authoritie aforesaid that noe subject of this realme that now
prisoner into is or hereafter shall be an inhabitant or resiant of this Kingdome of England . .
any part
beyond the seas, . . shall or may be sent prisoner into . . . . any . . . . places beyond
the seas which are or at any time hereafter shall be within or without the dominions of
his Majestie his heircs or successors and thateêry such imprisonment is hereby enacted
and adjudged to be illegall and that if any of the said subjects now is or hereafter shall
bee 8oe imprisoned every such person and persons soe imprisoned shall and may for
Action for every such imprisonment maintaine by vertue of this Act an action or actions of false
false imprisonment in any of His Majestyes courts of record against the person or persons by
imprisonment. whome he or sheshall be soe committed detained imprisoned sent prisoner or transported
contrary
HABEAS CORPUS.
contrary to the true meaning of this Act and against all or any person or persons
that shall frame contrive write scale or countersigne any warrant or writeing for such
committment detainer imprisonment or transportation or shall be adviseing aiding
or assisting in the same or any of them and the plaintiff o in every such action shall
have judgement to recover his . . . costs besides damages which damages soe to
be given shall not be lesse then five hundred pounds in which action noe delay stay or
stopp of proceeding by rulo order or command nor noe injunction protection or
priviledge whatsoever . . . shall be allowed excepting such rule of the court
wherein the action shall depend made in open court as shall bee thought in justice
necessary for speciall cause to be expressed in the said rulo and the person or persons
who shall knowingly frame contrive write scale or countersigne any warrant for such And the
committment detainer or transportation or shall soe committ detaine imprison or persons so
committing, &c
transport any person or persons contrary to this Act or be any wayes adviseing aiding disabled from
or assisting therein being lawfully convicted thereof shall be disabled from thence- office and incur
forth to beare any office of trust or proflitt within the said real me of England premunire
. . . . . or any of the islands territories or dominions thereunto belonging
and shall incurr and sustaine the paincs penalties and forfeitures limitted .ordained
and provided in the Statute of provision and premunire made in the sixteenth ycare
of King Richard the Second and be incapeab'.e of any pardon from the King his heives
or successors of the said forfeitures losses or disabilities or any of them.
12. Provided alwayes that nothing in this Act shall extend to give benefitt to any Proviso for
person who shall by contract in writeing agree with any merchant or owner of any contracts for
plantation or other person whatsoever to be transported to any parts beyond seas transportation.
and receive earnest upon such agreement although that .afterwards such person shall
renounce such contract.
1JJ. Provided alwayes and bee it enacted that if any person, or persons lawfully Proviso for
convicted of any felony shall in open court pray to be transported beyond the seas of transportation
( persons
and the court shall thinke ;tt to leave him or them in prison for that purpose such convicted of
person or persuns may bo transported into any parts beyond the seas this Act or any felony and
thing contained therein to the contrary notwithstanding. praying to bo
# :',: * :1s :',s -M. ^-. * # $
transported.
15. Provided alsoc that if any person or persons at any time resiant in this Proviso for
realme shall have committed any capitall offence iu Scotland or Ireland or any of the sending persons
to be tried in
islands or forreigne plantations of the King his heires or successors where he or she places where
ought to be tryed for such offence such person or persons may be sent to such place capital offence
there to receive such try all in such manner as the same might have beeno used before committed.
the makeing of this Act anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.
10. Provided alsoc and bee it enacted that noe person or persons shall be sued Limitation of
prosecution for
impleaded molested or troubled for any oJTenee against this Act unlesse the partio offences against
offending be sued or impleaded for the same within two 3'eares at the most after such this Act.
time wherein the offence shall be committed in case the partie grieved shall not be
then in prison and if he shall be in prison then within the space of two yeares after
the decease of the person imprisoned or his or her delivery out of prison which shall
first happen.
17. And to the intent noo person may avoid his try all at the assizes or generall After assizes
goale-deiivery by procureing his removeall before the assizes at such time as he cannot proclaimed, no
person to bo
be brought backe to receive his try all there beo it enacted that after the assizes removed from
proclaimed for that county where the prisoner is detained noe person shall be removed common gaol
from the common goale upon any habeas corpus granted in pursuance of this Act but upon habeas
corpus, but
upon any such habeas corpus shall be brought before the judge of assize in open court brought before
who is thereupon to doe what to justice shall appertaine. judge of assize.
18. Provided neverthelesso that after the assizes are ended any person or persons After assizes
persons
detained may have his or her habeas corpus according to the direction and intention detained may
of this Act. have habeas
corpus.
19. And bee it also enacted by the authentic aforesaid that if any information In informations
suite or action shall be brought or exhibited against any person or persons for any <kc. brought for
oflence. committed or to be committed against the forme of this law it shall be lawfull offence against
this law;
for such defendants to pleade the generall issue t h a t they are not guilty or that they
owe nothing and to give such speciall matter in evidence to the jury that shall try the general issue.
same which matter being pleaded had beene good and sufficient matter in law to have
discharged the said defendant or defendants against the said information suite or
action and the said matter shall bo then as availeable to him or them to all intents
and purposes as if he or they had sufficiently pleaded sett forth or alledgcd the same
"tatter in barr or discharge of such information suite or action.
20. And
HABEAS CORPUS.
Proviso as to 20. And because many times persons charged with petty treason or felony or as
removal or accessaries thereunto are committed upon suspicion onely whereupon they are baileable
bail of persons
charged as or not according as the circumstances makeing out that suspicion are more or lease
accessories weighty which are best knowne to the justices of peace that committed the persons
before the fact and have the examinations before them or to other justices of the peace in the county
to petty
treason or Bee it therefore enacted that where any person shall appeare to be committed by any
felony. judge or justice of the peace and charged as accessary before the fact to any petty
treason or felony or upon suspicion thereof or with suspicion of petty treason or felony
which petty treason or felony shall be plainely and specially expressed in the warrant
of committment that such person shall not be removed or bailed by vertue of this Act
or in any other manner then they might have beene before the makeing of this Act.
[1810] 56 GEOltGE III. 0. C.

An Act for more effectually securing the Liberty of the
Subject.
[1st July 1816.]
1. Whereas the writ of habeas corpus hath been found by experience to be an
expeditious and effectual method of restoring any person to his liberty, who hath
been unjustly deprived thereof: And whereas extending the remedy of such writ,
and enforcing obedience thereunto, and preventing delays in the execution thereof,
will be advantageous to the public : And whereas the provisions mado by an Act
31 Cha. 2. c. 2. passed in England in the thirty-first yenv of King Charles the Second, intituled " An
Act for the better securing the liberty of the subject, and for prevention of imprison-
ment beyond the ssas." only extend
to cases of commitment or detainer tor criminal or supposed criminal matter : Be it
therefore enacted that
Judges to where any person shall be confined or restrained of his or her liberty (otherwise than
issue, in for some criminal or supposed criminal matter, and except persons imprisoned for
vacation, writs debt or by process in any civil suit) within that part of Great Britain called England,
of habeas corpus it shall and may be lawful for any
returnable
Immediately, one of the barons of the Exchequer, of the degree of the coif, as well as for any one
in cases other of the justices of one bench or the other,
than for and they are hereby required, upon complaint made to them
criminal matter,
or for debt, or by or on the behalf of the person so confined or restrained, if it shall appear by affidavit
on civil process. or aflirmation (in cases where by law an affirmation is allowed) that there is a probable
and reasonable ground for such complaint, to award in vacation time a writ of habeas
corpus ad subjiciendum, under the seal of such court, whereof he or they shall then be
judges or one of the judges, to bo directed to the person or persons in whose custody
or power the party so confined or restrained shall be, returnable immediately before
the person so awarding the same, or before any other judge of the court under the seal
of which the said writ issued.
Non-obedience 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if the person or persons
to such writ to whom any writ of habeas corpus shall be directed according to the provision of this
to be a Act, upon service of such writ, either by the actual delivery thereof to him, her, or
contempt of
court, and them, or by leaving the same at the place where the party shall be confined or restrained
punishablo with any servant or agent of the person or persons so confining or restraining shall
accordingly. wilfully neglect or refuse to make a return or pay obedience thereto, he, she, or they
shall be deemed guilty of a contempt of the court, under the seal whereof such writ
shall have issued; and it shall be lawful to and for the said justice or baron, before
whom such writ shall be returnable, upon proof made by affidavit of wilful disobedience
of the said writ, to issue a warrant under his hand and seal for the apprehending
and bringing before him, or before some other justice or baron of the samo
court, the person or persons so wlffully disobeying the said writ, in order to his, her,
or their being bound to the King's Majesty with two sufficient sureties, in such sum
as in the warrant shall be expressed, with condition to appear in the court of which
the said justice or baron is a judge, at a day in the ensuing term to be mentioned in
the said warrant, to answer the matter of contempt with which he, she or they are
charged; and in case of noglect or rofusal to become bound as aforesaid, it shall be
lawful for such justice or baron to commit such person or persons so neglecting or
refusing to the jail or prison of the court of which such justico or baron shall bo a judge,
there to romain until he, she, or they shall have become bound as aforesaid, or shall
be discharged by order of tho court in term time, or by order of one of the justices or
barons of tho court in vacation; and tho recognizance or recognizances to be taken
thereupon shall bo returned and filed in the same court, and shall continue in force
until
HABEAS CORPUS.
until t h e matter of such contempt shall have been heard and determined, unless
sooner ordered by t h e court to bo discharged : Provided, that if such writ shall bo Judges to make
writs
awarded so late in the vacation by any one of the said justices or barons, that, in his of habeas
Ie(l
opinion, obedience thereto cannot be conveniently paid during such vacation the same i^ln
shall and may, at his discretion, bo made returnable in the court of which the said vacation,
justice or baron shall be a justice or baron, at a day certain in the next term ; and the returnable in
said court shall and may proceed thereupon, and award process of contempt in case next term'
of disobedience thereto, in like manner as upon disobedience to any writ originally
awarded by the said c o u r t : Provided also, t h a t if such writ shall be awarded by the Courts to make
Court of King's Bench or the Court of Common Pleas, or Court of Exchequer, * . . ^teln^tenn
which last-mentioned court shall have like power to award returnable in
such writs as the respective courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas vacation.
now have, in term, but so late t h a t , in the judgement of the court,
obedience thereto cannot be conveniently paid during such term, the same shall and
may, a t the discretion of the said court, be made returnable a t a day certain in the
then next vacation, before any justice or baron of the degree of the coif,
who shall and may proceed thereupon, in such manner as
by this Act is directed concerning writs issuing in and made returnable during the
vacation.
3. And be it farther enacted by the authority aforesaid, that in all cases provided The judge shall
for by this Act, although tho return to any writ of habeas corpus shall he good and {^"^j!1^
sufficient in law, it shall be lawful for the justice or baron, before whom such writ facts set forth
may be returnable, to proceed to examine into the truth of tho facts set forth in such in return;
return by affidavit or by affirmation (in cases where an affirmation is allowed by law),
and to do therein as to justice shall appertain ; and if such writ shall be returned
before any one of the said justices or barons, and it shall appear doubtful to him on and where it
such examination, whether tho material facts set forth in the said return or any of ^PP'-urs
them be true or not, in such case it shall and may be lawful for the said justice or baron ^ i t j| ti lc person
to let to bail the said person so confined or restrained, upon his oilier entering into confined on
a recognizance with one or more sureties, or in case of infancy or coverture, or other recognizance
disability, upon security by recognizance, in a reasonable sum, to appear in the court term, &c.
of which the said justice or baron shall bo a justice or baron upon a day certain in
the term following, and so from day to day as the court shall require, and to abide
such order as the court shall make in and concerning the premises : and such justice
or baron shall transmit into the same court the said writ and return, together with
such recognizance, affidavits, and affirmations ; and thereupon it shall be lawful for
the said court to proceed to examine into tho t r u t h of the facts set forth in the return,
in a summary way by affidavit or affirmation (in cases where by law affirmation is
allowed), and to order and determine touching tho discharging, bailing, or remanding
tho party.
4. And be it further enacted by tho authority aforesaid, that the like proceeding The truth of
may be had in the court for controverting tho truth of the return to any such writ j ^ 0 return may
of habeas corpus awarded as aforesaid, although such writ shall be awarded by the in that court!
said court itself, or be returnable therein.
5. And be i t declared and enacted by the authority aforesaid, that a writ of habeas } V r i t i n a y run
corpus, according to the true intent and meaning of this Act, may be directed and jlJ'îv^f n
run into any port, harbour, county.
road, creek, or bay, upon the coast of England or Wales, although the same should lie
out of the body of any county; any law or
usage t o the contrary in anywise notwithstanding.
6. And be it further enacted Iry tho authority aforesaid, that the several pro- Provisions of
visions made in this Act, touching the making writs of habeas corpus issuing in time this Act to
of vacation returnable into the said courts, or for making such writs awarded in term w r i t a o f na'b{>as
time returnable in vacation, as tho cases may respectively happen, and also for making corpus in cases
wilful disobedience thereto a contempt of t h e court, and for issuing warrants to ^'thin 9 0
apprehend and bring before the said justices or barons, or any of them, any person
or persons wilfully disobeying any such writ, and in case of neglect or refusal to
become bound as aforesaid, for committing tho person or persons so neglecting or
refusing to jail as aforesaid, respecting the recognizances to be taken as aforesaid, and
the proceeding or proceedings thereon, shall extend to all writs of habeas corpus
awarded in pursuance of t h e said Act passed in England in the thirty-first year of
the reign of King Charles the Second, . . .
. . . and hereinbefore recited, in as ample and beneficial a manner as if such writs
and the said cases arising thereon had been herein-before specially named and provided
for respectively. ^
DIVISION
DIVISION 12.JURIES.
[1351-2] 25 EDWARD III. ST. V. 0. III.

Challenge of Item, it is accorded, that no indictor shall be put in inquests upon deliveran.ee of
an indictor the indictees of felonies or trespass, if he be challenged for that same cause by him
upon an inquest. which is so indicted.
DIVISION 13.JUSTICE AND LIBERTY.
[1267] 52 HENRY III. (STATUTE OF MARLEBERGE) C. I.

Of wrongful Whereas . many
dlstre8ses, or . . . . have disdained to be justified by the King and his court,
defiance? of the but took great revenges and distresses of their
King's courts.
neighbours, and of other, until they had amends and fines a t their own pleasure; and
further, some of them will not be justified by the King's officers, nor will suffer them to
make delivery of such distresses as they had taken of their own authority at their own
pleasure; it is provided, agreed, and granted, that all persons,
. . . . do and receive justice in the King's court; and none from henceforth
shall take any such revenge or distress of his own authority, without award of the
King's court, though he have damage or injury, whereby he would have amends of his
neighbour
Punishment for And upon the foresaid article it is provided and granted, t h a t if any from hence-
unlawful forth take such revenges of his own authority, without award of the King's court as
distresses. before is said, and be convict thereof, he shall be punished by fine, and that according
to the trespass ; and likewise if one neighbour take a distress of another without
award of the King's court, whereby he hath damage, he shall bo punished in the
same wise, and that after the quantity of t h t trespass ; and nevertheless sufficient
and full amends shall he made to them that have sustained loss by such distresses.
[1297] 25 EDWARD I. (.MAGNA CARTA) (a) C. XXIX.
Imprisonment, No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned, or be disseised of his freehold, or liberties
&c. contrary to o r froo customs, or be outlawed, or exiled, or any other wise destroyed ; nor will we
P a s s n P o n him, nor condemn him, but by lawful judgment of his peers, or by the
Admitiistr;iti<n j a w 0 f j.j 10 ] a n c | \ y e w m HG\\ ^ 0 n o m a n w e will not denv or defer to anyJ man either
of justice. . ,. . ,,
justice or right.
[1328] 2 EDWARD III. (STATUTE Oli1 NORTHAMPTON) C. Vlll.
Commands shall Item, it is accorded and established, that it shall not be commanded by the groat
not be in delay seal nor the little seal to disturb or delay common right; and though such command-
of justice.
ments do come, the justices shall not therefore leave to do right in any point.
[ m i ] 5 EDWARD III. (!. IX.
No unlawful Item, it is enacted, that no man from henceforth shall be attached by any accusa-
attachment, &c. tion, nor forejudged of life or limb, nor his lands, tenements, goods, nor chattels-
seised into the King's hands, against the form of the Groat Charter, and the law of tho
land.
[1:551-21 25 EDWARD III. ST. V. c. IV.
None shall ho Item, whereas it is contained in the Great Charter of the franchises of England
taken upon t h a t none shall be imprisoned nor put out of his freehold, nor of his franchises nor
suggestion free custom, unless it be by the law of the land ; it is accorded assented, and stablished,
without lawful
presentment; t h a t from henceforth none shall be taken by petition or suggestion made to our lord
the King, or to his council, unless it be by indictment or presentment of good end
lawful peoplo of the same neighbourhood where such deeds bo done, in due manner,
nor or by process made by writ original at tho common law ; nor t h a t none be out of his
disfranchised, franchises, nor of his freeholds, unless ho bo duly brought into answer, and forejudged
but by course of the same by the course of the law ; and if any thing be done against tho same, it
of law.
shall be redressccd and holden for none.
[1354] 28 EDWARD III. 0. III.
None shall be Item, that no man of what estate or condition t h a t he be, shall bo put out of land
condemned or tenement, nor taken, nor imprisoned, nor disinherited, nor put to death, without
without due being brought in answer by due process of the law.
process of law.
[1368]
(rt) This is a re-statement of the Great Charter of Henry III. and appears as 9 Henry III. in
the ordinary printed editions.
GEO. V.] Imperial Acts Application. [No. 3270 21
JUSTICE AND LIBERTY.
[1368] 42 EDWARD III. c. III.
, ; ' , , ; , ' ; ^'lS None shall be
assented and accorded, for the good governance of the commons, t h a t no man be put P"t to answer
w ithout d u e
to answer without presentment before justices, or matter of record, or by duo process r
P CSS aW
and writ original, according to the old law of the land : And if any thing from *
henceforth bo done to the contrary, it Email bo void in the law, and holden for error.
[11)87-8J 11 RICHARD 11. 0. X.
Item, it is ordained and established, that neither letters of the signet, nor of the Delays of law
King's privy seal, shall bo from honceforth sent in damage or prejudice of the realm, fUbiddcn8Cal
nor in disturbance of the law.
[1405-0] 7 1II3NTIY IV. 0. I.
And that the peace within the Peace shall bo
realm bo holden and kept, so that all the King's liege people and subjects may from k^pt, and
henceforth 3afely and peaceably go, come, and abide, according to the laws andusages J" st5cc d o n e -
of the same realm : And t h a t good justice and equal right be done to every person;
saving to the same our lord the King his regaltv and prerogative.
DIVISION 14.JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

[1326-7] 1 EDWARD III. ST. II. 0. XVI.
Item for the better keeping and maintenance of the peace the King will, that in
every county good men and lawful which bo no maintainors of evil or barretors in the
country shall bo assigned to koep the peace.
[1344] 18 EDWARD 111. ST. II. o. If.
Item, that two or three of the best of reputation in the counties shall be assignod Keepers of the
keepers of the poaco by the King's commission ; and, at what time need shall be, the l )Cac0 '
same, with other wise and learned in tho law, shall be assigned by the King's
commission to hoar and determine felonies and trespasses done against the peace, their authority,
in the same counties, and to inflict punishment reasonably according to law and
reason and the manner of the deed.
[1360-1] 34 EDWARD III. C. I.
J^rst, that in every county of England shall be assigned for the keeping of the Who shall be
peace, one lord, and with him three or four of the most worthy in the county, with justices of the
some learned in tho law, and they shall have power to restrain the offenders, rioters, peace.
and all other barators, and to pursue, arrest, take, and chastise them according to their Their
trespass or offence; and to cause them to bo imprisoned and duly punished according jurisdiction
over offenders;
to the law and customs of tho realm, and according to that which to them shall seem rioters;
best to do by their discretions and good advisement; and also to inform them, and to barrators;
inquire of all those that have been pillors and robbers in tho parts beyond the sea, and vagabonds;
be now come again, and go wandering, and will not labour as they were wont in times they make take
p a s t ; and to take and arrest all those t h a t they may find by indictment, or by surety for good
suspicion, and to put them in prison ; and to take of all them t h a t be not of good behaviour;
fame, where they shall be found, sufficient surety and mainprise of their good behaviour
towards tho King and his people, and tho other duly to punish ; to the intent that the
people be not by such rioters or rebels troubled nor endamaged, nor tho peace blemished,
nor merchants nor other passing by tho highways of tho realm disturbed, nor put in
fear by peril which might happen of such offenders: and also to hear and determine and may hear
at tho King's suit all manner of felonies and trespasses done in tho same county and determine
according to the laws and. customs aforesaid ; , felonies and
trespasses.
And that fines, which are to bo mado before justices for a trespass done by any person
Fines for
be reasonable and just, having regard to the quantity of the trespass, and the causes trespasses shall
for which they may bo made. be reasonable.
[1774-51 15 OEOROE TM. o. XXXIX.

An Act to impower Justices of the Peace to administer
Oaths where any Penalty is to be levied or Distress to
be made, in pursuance of any Act of Parliament, wherein
the same is not expressly directed.
Whereas it is frequently necessary for justices of the peace to administer oaths Preamble.
or affirmations, where penalties are to be levied or distresses to be made, in pursuance
of Aots of Parliament, which they have no power to administer, unless authorised so
to
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

t o do by such Acts respectively:
be it enacted . . . . , .
t n a f c i n a11 c a s o s
In all cases > . wnere anv
where penalty is directed to be levied or distress to be made by any Act of Parliament now
penalties, &c. [Q force o r hereafter to be made, it shall and may be lawful for any justice or justices
beflovied6 acting under t h e authority of such Acts respectively, and he and they is and are
under Acts, hereby authorised and impowered to administer an oath or oaths, affirmation or
justices are affirmations, t o any person or persons, for the rjurpose of levying such penalties or
administer making such distresses respectively,
oaths,&c. for
levying such
penalties, &c.
DIVISION 15.LANDLORD AND TENANT.
[1267] 52 H E N R Y I I I . (STATUTE OE M A R L E B E R G E ) 0. X X I I I .
Farmers shall Also fermors, during their terms, shall not make waste, sale, nor exile of houses,
do no waste. woods, men, nor of any thing belonging to the tenements that they have to ferm,
without special licence had by writing of covenant, making mention t h a t they may do
Remedy i t ; which thing if they do, and thereof be convict, they shall yield full damage, and
thereon. shall be punished by amerciament grievously.
DIVISION 16.LIBELS.
[1792] 32 GEORGE III. c. LX.
An Act to remove Doubts respecting the Functions of
Juries in Cases of Libel.
Preamble. 1. Whereas doubts have arisen whether on the trial of an indictment or information
for the making or publishing any libel, where an issue or issues are joined between
On the trial
of an indictment the Kiug and the defendant or defendants, on the plea of not guilty pleaded, it he
for a libel the competent to tho jury impanelled to try the same to give their verdict upon the
jury may give a wholo matter in issue : Bo it therefore declared and enacted
general verdict
upon the whole . . . . t h a t on every such trial the jury sworn to try the issue may give a general
matter put in verdict of guilty or not guilty upon the whole matter put in issue upon such indictment
issue and shall or information, and shall not be required or directed by the court or judge before
not be required
by the court whom such indictment or information shall be tried to find the defendant or defendants
to find the guilty merely on the proof of the publication by such defendant or defendants of the
defendant paper charged to be a libel, and of the sense ascribed to the same in such indictment
guilty merely or information.
on proof of the
publication and
of the sense 2. Provided always, that on every such trial the court or judge before whom such
ascribed to it in indictment or information shall be tried shall, according to their or his discretion,
the information
give their or his opinion and directions to the jury on the matter in issue between
But the court the King and the defendant or defendants, in like manner as in other criminal
shall give their
opinion and cases.
directions on the
matter in issue .'*. Provided also, that nothing herein contained shall extend or be construed to
as in other extend to prevent the jury from finding a special verdict, in their discretion, as in
criminal cases.
other criminal oases.
Jury may find
a special 4. Provided also, that in case the jury shall find the defendant or defendants guilty
verdict.
Defendant it shall and m a y be lawful for the said defendant or defendants to move in arrest of
found guilty judgement, on such ground and in such manner as by law he or they might have done
may move before tho passing of this Act, any thing herein contained to the contrary notwith-
In arrest of standing.
Judgement as
before this Act.
[1819] 60 GEORGE III. 1 GEORGIA IV. 0. VIII. SS. 1, 2, 4, 8.
An Act for the more effectual Prevention and Punishment
of blasphemous and seditious Libels.
[30th December 1819.]
1. Whereas it is expedient to make more effectual provision for the punishment
of blasphemous and seditious libels: Be it enacted
. . . . . . . . . in every case in which any verdict or judgment by default
shall
13 GEO. V.] Imperial Acts Application. No. 3270 23
LIBELS.
ahall be had against any person for composing, printing, or publishing any blasphemous After verdict,
libel, or any seditious libel tending to bring into hatred or contempt the person of &c. against any
his Majesty, his heirs or successors, or the government and person for
composing, Ac.
constitution of the United Kingdom as by law established, or cither House of Parlia- a blasphemous
ment, or to ex:cito his Majesty's subjects to attempt the alteration of any m a t t e r or seditious
as by law established, otherwise than by lawful means, it shall libel, the court
may make
b e lawful for t h e judge or the court before whom or in which such verdict shall have order for tbc
been given, or the court in which such judgment by default shall be had, to make seizure of
a n ordor for the seizure and carrying away and detaining in safe custody, in such libel copies of tbe
in
manner as shall be directed in such order, all copies of the libel which shall bo in the possession of
possession of the person against whom such verdict or judgment shall have been had, such person, Ac.
o r in the possession of any other person named in the order for his use, evidence upon
oath having been previously given to the satisfaction of such court or judge, t h a t a
copy or copies of the said libel is or are in the possession of such other person for the
use of the person against whom such verdict or judgment shall have been had as
aforesaid ; and in every such case it shall be lawful for any justice of tho peace or
for any constable or other peace officer acting under any such order, or for any person and search may
o r persons acting with or in aid of any such justico of the peace, constable, or other thereupon be
peace officer, t o search for any copies of such libel in any house, building, or other made for the
place whatsoever belonging to the person against whom any such verdict or judgment same.
shall have been had, or to any other person so named, in whose possession any copies
of any such libel, belonging to the person against whom any such verdict or judgment
shall have been had, shall b e ; and in case admission shall^be refused or not obtained
within a reasonable time after it shall have been first demanded, to enter by force by
clay into any such house, building, or place whatsoever, and to carry away all copies
of the libel there found, and to detain the same in safe custody, until the same shall
be restored under the provisions of this Act, or disposed of according to any further
order made in relation thereto.
2. And be it further enacted, that if in any such case as aforesaid judgment shall Copies of libels
be arrested, or if, after judgment shall have been entered, the same shall be reversed so seized shall
all copies so seized shall be forthwith returned to be restored if
judgment is
the person or persons from Avhom the same shall have been so taken a? aforesaid, free arrested, ivc;
of all charge and expence, and Avithout the payment of any fees whatever; and in but shall
every case in which final judgment shall be entered upon the verdict so found against otherwise ho
disposed of as
tho person or persons charged with having composed, printed, or published such libel, the court shall
then all copies so seized shall bo disposed of as the court in which such judgment shall direct.
be given shall order and direct.
4. And be it further enacted, that if any person shall, after the passing of this Punishment, of
Act, be legally convicted of having after the passing of this Act composed, printed, or persons
published any blasphemous libel or any such seditious libel as aforesaid, and shall convicted of a
second offence.
after being so convicted offend a second time, and be thereof legally convicted before
any commission of oyer and terminer or gaol delivery, or in his Majesty's Court of
King's Bench, such person may, on such second conviction, be adjudged, a t tho
discretion of the court, . . . t o suffer such punishment as may now by law be
inflicted in cases of high misdemeanors,
8. And bo it further enacted, that any action and suit which shall be brought, Limitation of
or commenced against any justice or justices of the peace, constable, peace officer, or actions. &c. in
other person or persons, within that part of Great Britain called England, . . . . England.
. . . for any thing done or acted in pursuance of this Act, shall be commenced
within six calendar months next after the fact committed, and not afterwards ;
and tho defendant or defendants in
every such action or suit may plead the general issue, and give this Act and the special
matter in evidence at any trial to be had thereupon ; and if such action or suit . .
shall be brought or commenced after the time limited for
bringing the same then the
jury shall find a verdict for fhc defendant or defendants;
DIVISION 17.PARLIAMENT, SPEECHES IN. (a).

1512] 4 HENRY VIII. C VIII. S. 2.
2 be it inacted Suits against
that all sutes accusementes condempnacions executions any tor hills
fynes amerciamentes punysshmentes correecions grevances charges and imposicions ",[ ParHamenf
putte or had or here after to be put or hadde unto or uppon . . . . every . . . declared void.
. . . . person or persons that nowe be of this present
Parliament
(a) Sec also 13 Charles II. ST I. o. I. S. C under Division 19 Privilege of Parliament.

PARLIAMENT, SPEECHES IN.

Parliament or t h a t of any Parliament herafter shalbe for a n y bill spekyng reasonyng
or deelaryng of any mater or maters eoncernyng the Parliament to be commened and
Action on tho treated of, be utterly voyd and of none effecte. And over t h a t bo it inacted by the
case given said auctoritie t h a t if . . . any of . . . the said
to the party . . . person or persons hero after bo vexed trobeled or other wise charged for any
grieved.
causes as is aforseid, that then he or they and every of theym so vexed or troubeled
of and for the same to have accion uppon tho case ageynst every such person and
persons so voxyng or troubelyng any contrario to this ordynaunce and provysion, in
the which accion the partio greved shall recover trebyll damages and costes, (b), and
no proteccion essoine nor wager of lawo in the said accion in any wise be admited
Treble nor receyved.
damages, Ac.
DIVISION 18.PENAL STATUTES.
[1488-9] 4 H E N R Y V I I . 0. X X .
An Acte agaynst collusions and fayned accions.

that if eny person
To plea in bar
of judgement or persones heraftir sue with godo feith cny accion populer, and the defend aunt or
recovered, or defendauntes in the same accion plede cny maner of recovere of accion popular in-
former bar, in barre of the seid accion, or ellis t h a t the saniedefendaunt or defendauntespledethat he
actions popular,
the plaintiff may or they before t h a t tymo barred eny sucho plcyntif or pleyntifs in cny suclie accion
reply covin; populer, that than the plcyntif or pleyntifs, in the accion t a k e n with gode feith, may
averro that the seid recovere in the seid accion populer was had by covyne,or ellis to
avorre that the seid plcyntif or pleyntifs was or were barred in the seid accion populer
if the covin bo by covync ; t h a t than if aftcrwardo tho seid collusion or covync so averred be laufully
found,tho founden, the plcyntif or pleyntifs, in that accion sued with godo feith, shall have
plaintilf .shall recovere according to the nature of tho accion, and cxecucion upon the same, in like
have judgement
wise and effecte as though no such accion afore had ben h a d : And over t h a t be it
enacted and ordcyncd by thauetorito aforescid, that in every suclie accion populer
wheryn tho defendaunt or defendauntes shalbe laufully condempned or atteynted of
defendant shall
be imprisoned oovyne or collusion as is aforescid, that evcrych of the same defendauntes have im-
two years. prisonement of two ye re, and
No release of that no relesse of eny persono heraftir t o bo made to eny suclie
;iny person partio, where before or aftir eny accion populer or enditcment of the same had or
shall surcease coinmoncid or made hanging tho same accion, be in cny wise available or effcctuell to
any action lette or to surceaco the seid accion enditcment processe or cxecucion. Provided
popular or
indictment of alway that no plcyntif or pleintyfs be not in eny wise receyved to averrc eny covyne
tho same. in eny accion populer, where the poynto of the same accion or ellis t h a t covyne or
No covin collusion have be ones tried, and laufully founde with t h e plcyntif or pleyntifs or
averrable after ayenst theym,
trial of the
merits.
[1575-6] 18 ELIZABETH 0. V. SS. 1, 4, 5, 7, 8.
An Acte to redresse Disorders in Common Infourmers upon

Penall Lawes.
Preamble. I. For redressinge of divers disorders in comon informers, and for better execucion
of penall lawes,
Informer shall 4. . . be y t further enacted, t h a t no suclie informer or playntyffe shall or may

not compound coinpouiide or agree with any person or persons that shall offende or shalbe surmysed
with defendant to offende against any penall statute, for suche offence commytted or pretended to be
until after
answer, nor committed, but after answero mado in cowrto unto the informacion or suite in that
without leave behalf exhibited or prosecuted, nor after answere but by t h e order or consente of the
of the court: courte in which the same informacion or sute shalbo dependinge, uppon t h e paynes
and penalties hereafter in this present Acte sett downe and declared ;
i'unishme nt of 5. And be y t also enacted, t h a t yf any person or persons,

informers shall offende in makinge
compounding of composicion or other misdemeanour, contrary to the trewe intente and meaninge
offences under
penal Acts; of this statute, or shall by collour or pretence of processe, or withowte processe uppon
incapacity to collour or pretence of any matter of offence againste any penall lawe, make any com-
sue, and 10 posicion or take any money rewarde or promyse of rewarde for himself or t o the use
penalty.
of
(6) As to costs see 5 and 6 Victoria o. XCVII. adopted bv 19J Victoria No. 19 s. 307 now
repealed.
PENAL STATUTES.
of any other, withowte order or consente of some of her Majesties cowrtes a t West-
minster, that then lie or they so offendinge, beinge thereof lawfullie convicted, . . .
shall from and after suche conviction, for
ever be disabled to pursue or be playntyf or informer in anye sute or informacion uppon
any statute populcr or penall; and shall also for every suche offence forfeyte and lose
tenne poundes of lawfull Englishe money, the one half thereof to the Quenes Majestic
her heyres and successours, and the other half to the partie greeved thereby, to be
recovered in any cowrte of record by aceion of debte
7. Provyded also, that this Acto shall not . Proviso for

. . restraine any cortaino person bodyo pollitique or corporate to whome or to corporations,
whose use any forfeiture penaltie or sate ys or shalbe speciallie lymyttcd or graunted &c. entitled
to forfeitures,
by vertue of any statute, and not generally to any person that will sue, b u t that everye iVC
sucho certayne person bodye pollitique or corporate which might sue or infourme as
yf this Acte were not made, may in suche case sue infourme and pursue as he or they
might have donne yf this Acte were never had nor made.
8. And provided also, t h a t neyther this Acte nor any thingo therein conteyned, Proviso for
shall in any wise extend to any suche officer of recorde as have in respecte of their officers using
offices heretofore lawfully used to exhibite informacions, or sue uppon penall lawes, to exhibit
nor to any officers infourminge or pursuingo for matters onely concerninge his or their Informations.
offices, but that theyo and every of them may infourme and pursue in t h a t behalf, as
they might have donno beforo the makinge of this Acte ; any thinge in this Acte
conteyned to the contrary in any wise notwithstandinge.
[1588-91 31 ELIZAUHTH 0. V. s. I.
An Acte concerninge Informers.

1. For that divers of tho Quenes Majesties subjects be daylie unjustlie vexed Statutes for
and disquieted by divers common informers upon penall statutes, notwithstandinge regulating
any former statute that hathe bene heretofore made againste their disorders: For information
confirmed.
remedye thereof, be it inacted that
noe person other then the partie grieved,
shalbe rcceyved to informe or sue uppon any penall statute, t h a t before that tyme Informers
hathe bene, for any mysdcmcanor by any order of anyo tho Quenes Majesties courts, restrained by
ordered not to followe or pursue anye sute upon any penall statute. order of court.
[1623-4] 21 or 21 & 22 JAMES I. 0. IV. SP. 1, 4, 5.
An Act for the Ease of the subject concerning the

Informacions uppon Penall Statutes.
bo it enacted . . . . . . r roC e 9 8 upon
t h a t like processe uppon every popular accion bill plaint informacion popular actions.
or suit to be commenced or sued or prosecuted after the end of this present session
of Parliament b y force of or according to t h e purport of this A ct, be had and awarded
to all intents and purposes as in an accion of trcspas vi iv armis, at the common lawe;
4. And bo it alsoe enacted by the authentic aforesaid, that if any informacion Defendants in
suit or accion shalbe brought or exhibited against any person or persons for any offence penal actions
committed or t o bo committed against the form of any penall law, either by or on may plend the
the behalfe of the King or by any other, or on the behalf of the King and any other, general issue.
it shall bo lawful for such defendants to pleade the generall issue that they arj not
guiltie, or that they owo nothing, and to give such specinll matter in evidence to the
jury t h a t shall t r y the same ; which matter being pleaded had bene good and sufficient
matter in law t o havo discharged tho said defendant or defendants against the infor-
macion suit or accion, and the said matters shalbe then as availeablc to him or them
to all intents and purposes as if he or they had sufficientlio pleaded sett forth or
alledged tho same matter in barro or discharge of such informacion suit or accion.
5. Provided alwaies, that this Act or any clause contayned therein, shall not Exceptions;
extend to any informacion suit or
accion for maintenance champeitye maintenance;

DIVISION
26 13 GEO. V.] Imperial Acts Amplication. [No. 3270
DIVISION 19.PRIVILEGE OF PARLIAMENT.^)

[1603-4] 1 or 2 JAMES I. 0. XIII.
An Acte for new Executions to be sued againste any which
shall hereafter be delivered out of Execution by Privi-
ledge of Parliament, and for discharge of them out of
whose custody such persons shall be delivered.
Execution may Forasmuch as heretofore doubt hath ben made, if any person being arrested in
lie renewed execution, and by priviledge of either of the Houses of Parliament set at libertie,
again?t persons
discharged whether the partie at whose suite such execution was pursued be for ever after barred
by privilege and disabled to sue fortho a new writt of execution in that case : F o r the avoydinge
of Parliament, of all further doubto and trouble which in like cases may hereafter ensue, be it enacted
when they
cease to ho by the Kings mosto excellent Majcstie, by the lordes spirituall and temporal], and by
privileged. the commons in this present Parliament assembled, that from licncoforthe the partie
at or by whose suite such writt of execution was pursued, his executors or adminis-
trators, after such tyme as t h e priviledge of that session of Parliament in which such
priviledge shall be so graunted shall cease, may sue forthe and execute a newe writt
or writts of execution, in such manner and forme as by the lawe of this realmo hee or
they might have done if no suche former execution had bene taken fortho or served :
Sheriff not And that from henceforth noo shiriffe bayliffe or other officer from whose arresto or
liable on custodio any such person so arrested in execution shalbe delivered by any such
discharge of priviledge, shall be charged or chargeable with or by any accion whatsoever for
privileged deliveringo out of execution any such privilcdgcd person so as is aforesaide, by suche
persons.
priviledge of Parliament set a t libertie ; any lawe customo or priviledge heretofore to
Proviso for the contrario notwithstandinge. Provided alwaics, t h a t this Actc or a n y thinge therein
censure by conteyned shall not extend t o the diminishinge of any punishment t o bo hereafter by
Parliament. censure in Parliament inflicted upon any person whnh hereafter shall make or procure
to be made any such arrest as is aforesaide.
[1601] 13 CHAULMS II. ST. I.e. I. S. 0.
An Act for Safety and Preservation of His Majesties Person
and Government against Treasonable and Seditious
practices and attempts.
4c * * * * * * * * *
Proviso for 6. Provided likewise and bo it enacted that this Act or any thing therein contained
privilege of shall not extend to deprive either of the Houses of Parliament or any of theire members
debate in of theire just ancient frcodomo and priviledge of debating any matters or busines
Parliament;
which shall bo propounded or debated in either of the said houses or a t t any conferences
and for repeal or committees of both or either of the said Houses of Parliament or touching the
or alteration repeal or alteraeion of any old or preparing any new lawos or t h e redressing any
of laws, or publique grievance but that the said members of either of the said houses
redressing publia
grievances. . . and every of them shall have the same f reodome of speech and all other priviledges
whatsoever as they had before t h e making of this Act any thing in this Act to the
contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding.
[1737-8] 11 GEORGE II. 0. XXIV. s. 4.

An Act to amend an Act passed in the Twelfth and Thirteenth
Year of the Keign of King William the Third, intituled
" An Act for preventing any Inconveniences that may
happen by Privilege of Parliament/'
* * :|: * * * * * :|e *
No process 4. And it is hereby enacted, t h a t no action, suit, process, order, judgement, decree,
against the or proceeding in law or equity against the King's original and immediate debtor, for
King's debtor the recovery or obtaining of any debt or duty originally and immediately due or
to be stayed payable unto his Majesty, his heirs or successors, or against any accountant or person
by privilege
of Parliament answerable or liable to render a n y account unto his Majesty, his heirs or successors,
for any part or branch of a n y of his or their revenues, or other original and immediate
debt or duty, or the execution of any such process, order, judgement, decree, or pro-
ceedings, shall bo impeached, stayed, or delayed in any court in Great Britain or
Ireland, by or under the colour or pretence of any privilege of the Parliament of Great
B r i t a i n ; yet so nevertheless t h a t the person of any such debtor or accountant or
person
(a) See The Constitution Att Amendment Act 1915 s. 12 and see also Division 17 Parliament.
Speeches in.
*

PRIVILEGE OF PARLIAMENT.
person answerable or liable to account, being a peer or lord of Parliament of Great
but the persons
Britain, shall not be liable to be arrested or imprisoned by or upon any such suit, order, not to be
judgement, decree, process, or proceedings; or being a member of the House of arrested.
Commons of Great Britain, shall not, during the continuance of tho privilege of
Parliament, be arrested or imprisoned by or upon any such order, judgement, decree,
process, or proceedings.
* * * * * * * * * *
[1770] 10 GEORGE III. C. L. ss. 1, 2, 5.
An Act for the further preventing Delays of Justice by reason
of Privilege of Parliament.
1 be it enacted . .
that suits may be
any person or persons shall and may at any prosecuted in
time commence and prosecute any action or suit in any court of record or court of courts of
record, equity,
equity or of admiralty, and in all causes matrimonial and testamentary, in any court or admiralty,
having cognizance of causes matrimonial and testamentary, against any peer or lord and courts
of Parliament of Great Britain, or against any of the knights, citizens, and burgesses, having
cognizance of
and the commissioners for shires and burghs of tho House of Commons of Great Britain causes
for the time being, or against their or any of their menial or any other servants, or any matrimonial and
other person intitled to tho privilege of Parliament of Great Britain ; and no such testamentary,
against peers,
action, suit, or any other process or proceeding thereupon shall at any time be im- and members of
peached, stayed, or delayed by or under colour or pretence of any privilege of Par- the llouso of
liament. Commons, and
their servants,
2. Provided nevertheless, and be it further enacted by tho authority aforesaid, &c.
that nothing in this Act shall extend to subject the person of any of the knights, lint the persons
citizens, and burgesses, or the commissioners of shires and burghs of the House of of members of
Commons of Great Britain for the time being, to be arrested or imprisoned upon any the House of
Commons not
such suit or proceedings. to be arrested
* * * * * * =i= * * *
or imprisoned.
5. And bo it further declared and enacted by the authority aforesaid, t h a t obedience
may be enforced to any rule of his Majesty's courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas, Obedience to
rule of the
or Exchequer against any person intitled to privilege of Parliament by distress infinite, Court of King's
in case any person or persons intitled to the benefit of such rule shall chuse to proceed Hcnch, Common
in t h a t way. Pleas, or
Exchequer may
be enforced bv
DIVISION 20.PROCESS OF THE PEACE IN SUPERIOR distress infinite.
COURTS
[1623-4] 21 or 21 & 22 .TAMES I. C. VIII. SS. 1, 2, 3.
An Acte to prevent and punishe the Abuses in procuring
Process and Supersedias of the Peace,
1. Whereas divers turbulent and contentious persons, some out of malice and Oppressions by
others in hope of gaine, by way of composicion doe oftentimes uppon their corporall procuring
process of the
oathes peremptorily and corruptlie taken, or otherwise uppon false suggestions and peace against
surmises, procure proccsse of the peace or good behaviour out of his Majesties courts of parties, from
Chaunecrie and Kings Bench against divers of His Majesties quiett subjects, whose Chancery or
K.li.
dwellings and abodes are for the most part in countreys faire distant and remote
from the said courts to their intolerable trouble and vexacion, whereas they might
uppon good cause shewed, receive justice at the hands of the justices of the peace
in the counties where they dwell: For remedy whereof, be it enacted by the authorise No such process
of this present Parliament, that all proccsse of the peace or good behaviour after the shall be granted
end of this session of Parliament to be graunted or awarded out of the same courts or out of such
courts, but upon
either of them, against any person or persons whatsoever at the suit of or by the motion in open
prosecucion of any person or persons whatsoever, shalbe void and of none effect, court, on oath
unlesso such processe shalbe so graunted or awarded uppon mocion first made before of the parties
apnlying;
the judge or judges of the same courts respectivclie (sitting in open court, and uppon
declaracion in writing uppon their corporall oathes to be then exhibited unto them
by the parties which shall desire such processe) of the causes for which such processe costs and
shalbe graunted or awarded by or out of any the said courts respectivelie, and unlesse damages may
t h a t such mocion and declaracion be mencioned to be made uppon the back of the be awarded
by the courts
w r i t t ; the said writings there to be entred and remayne of recorde : And that if it to parties
shall afterwards appeare unto the said courts or either of them respectivelie, that the grieved.
causes expressed in such writings or any of them be untrue, that then the judge or
judges of the said courts or either of them respectivelie, shall and may award such
costs and damages unto the parties greived for their or any of their wrongfull vexacions
on
PROCESS OF THE PEACE.
on that behalfe, as they shall thinke fitt; and that the partie or parties soe offending
shall and may be committed to prison by such judge or judges untill he or they pay t h e
said oosts and damages.
Collusion, by 2. And whereas divers turbulent and contencious persons deservedlie fearing to be
persons, liable bound to the peace or good behaviour by the justices of peace of the counties where
to be bound to they dwell, doe oftentymes procure themselves to be bound to the peace or good
Keep the behaviour in the said courts or one of them uppon insufficient sureties or uppon
peace,
procuring colourable prosecucion of some person or persons who will be readic at all tymes t o
process against release them a t their owne pleasure, whoreuppon his Majesties writts of supersedeas
themselves, and are oftentymes directed to the justices of peace and other his Majesties officers,
a supersedeas
to other requiring them and every of them to forbeare to arrest or imprison the parties aforesaid
process: for the causes aforesaid, by meanes whereof the said turbulent and contencious persons
misdemeanc themselves amongest their neighbours with impunitie, to the great offence
and disturbance of their neighbours amongest whome they converse and live, and to the
affront of the justices of peace, and to the evill example and ineouragement of like
evill disposed persons ; be it therefore enacted by the authoritio aforesaid, t h a t all
supersedeas writts of supersedeas after the end of this present session of Parliament to be graunted
3hall be granted
only on motion by or out of cither of the courts aforesaid shalbe void and of none effect, unlesse such
in open court, proces be graunted likewise uppon mocion in open court first made as aforesaid, and
and upon uppon such sufficient sureties as shall appearo unto t h e judge or judges of the same
sufilciont
surety, &o. court respcctivclic uppon oath, ; which oathes
and tlie names of such sucrtics, with the places of their abode
shalbe entered and remayne of record in the same c o u r t s ; and unlesse it shall also
first appeare unto the said judge or judges from whome such supersedeas is desired,
that the process of the peace or good behaviour is prosecuted against him or them
desiring such supersedeas bona fide by some partie greived in that court out of which
such supersedeas is desired to be so awarded and directed.
False or 3. And whereas divers lewd and evil disposed persons commonly called common
insufficient
sureties and baylers or knights of the post, being base and beggarlie persons, . . . sometymes do
their procurers falselie take uppon them the names of other men of good abilitie, of purpose to enable
may be themselves to be accepted for bayle, which persons being of small or no abilitie or
punished, in
the discretion worth, are ready for lucre and gaino to become bound by recognizance as sucrtics for
of the courts. such persons as shall procure themselves to be bound to the peace or good behaviour
as aforesaid, by meanes whereof the judge or judges of the said courts not knowing
them, may bo casilie abused and justice deluded: Be it therefore enacted by the
authoritie aforesaid, that the judge or judges of the courts aforesaid respcctivclic, or
of either of them, uppon proot'e of any the misdemeanors aforesaid to be committed
in the obtayning of the aforesaid writts of supersedeas, or procuring such suertie as
aforesaid, shall and may likewise punish the false and insufficient suerties and baylers
aforesaid, and the procurers thereof, according to their discrecions, .
*(* ** >K H^ n* 'I* 'H 't* T* *P
DIVISION 21.PUBLIC OFFICERS PROTECTION.

[1009-10] 7 or 7 and 8 JAMES I. 0. V. S. 1.
An Acte for ease in pleading against troublesome and con-
tencious Suites, prosecuted against . . . . Maiors
. . . . Constables for the
lawfull execucion of tlieir Office.
1. For ease in pleading against many causeles and contencious suites which have
constables,. . beene and daylic are commenced and prosecuted against
sned for acta
done in . . . . maiors constables
execution of who for due execucion of their office have bene troubled and
their office, molested and still are like to be troubled and molested by evell disposed contencious
may plead the
general issue: persons, to their great charge and discouragement in doing of their offices; be it
enacted
t h a t if any accion bill plainte or suite uppon the case trespasse
battry or false ymprisonament shalbe brought
in any of his Majesties courtes at West-
minster or elsewhere, against any maior
constable for or concerning any matter cause or
thing by them or any of them done by vertue or reason of their or any of their office or
offices, t h a t it shall be lawfull to and for every such maior . . . .
constable and all others which in their aide or
assistance or by their commaundement shall doe any thing touching or concerning his
or
I

PUBLIC OFFICERS PROTECTION.
or their office or offices, to plead the generall yssue that he or they are not guiltie, and
to give such speciall matter in evidence to the jurio which shall trie the same which
speeiall matter being pleaded had beeno a good and sufficient matter in lawe to have
discharged tho saide defendant or defendants of the trespasse or other matter laide
to his or their charge ; and t h a t if the verdict shall passe with tho said defendant or Costs on
defendants in any such accion, or the plaintiffo or plaintiiTes therein become nonsuitc verdict for
or suffer any discontinuance thereof, that in every such case the justices or justice or t n e m -
such other judge before vvhome the said matter shalbe tried shall by force and vertue of
this Act allowe unto the defendant or defendants his or their . . . . costs which
hee or they shall have sustoyned by reason of their wrongfull vexaeion in defence of
the said accion or suite, for which the said defendant or defendants shall have like
remedy as in other cases where costs by the lawes of this real me are given to tho
defendants.
* * * * * * * * * *
[1750-1] 24 GEOItOK II. 0. XL1V. ss. 6 AM) 8.
An Act for indemnifying Constables and

others acting in obedience to their Warrants.
* * * * * * * * * *
G. And be it further enacted that . . . . Action not tc
l)e
no action shall be brought against any brought
constable, or other officer, or against any person or persons acting constable acting
by his order and in his aid, for any thing done in obedience to any warrant under the in obedience
hand of any justice of the peace, until demand hath been made or left to justices
v i r n n t " till
at the usual place of his abode by the party or parties intending to bring such action, (i'('>inand"niade
or by his, her, or their attorney or agent, in writing signed by the party demanding of the sight
the same, of the perusal and copy of such warrant, and the same hath been refused "'id copy of the
or neglected for the space of six days after such demand ; and in case after such ^ ^ ' i 1 thereof
demand and compliance therewith, by shewing the said warrant to and permitting a ,\(\
copy to be taken thereof by the party demanding the same, any action shall be brought
against such constable, or other officer, or against such person
or persons acting in his aid for any such cause as aforesaid, without making the justice
or justices who signed the said warrant defendant or defendants,
that on producing and proving such warrant at the trial of such action the jury shall
give their verdict for the defendant or defendants, notwithstanding any defect of
jurisdiction in such justice or justices ; and if such action be brought jointly against
such justice or justices and also against such constable, or other
officer or person or persons acting in his or their aid as aforesaid, then, on proof of
such warrant, the jury shall find for such constable, or other officer,
and for such person and persons so acting as aforesaid, notwithstanding such defect of
jurisdiction as aforesaid ; and if the verdict shall be given against the justice or justices,
that in such case the plaintiff or plaintiffs shall recover his, her, or their costs against
him or them, to be taxed in such manner by the proper officer as to include such costs
as such plaintiff or plaintiffs are liable to pay to such defendant or defendants for
whom such verdict shall be found as aforesaid.
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8. Provided also, and be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, that no action shall Limitation of
be brought against any constable, . . . . actions.
. . . . or other officer or person acting as aforesaid, unless commenced within six
calendar months after the act committed.
[1802] 42 GEORGE III. c. LXXXV., s. 0.
An Act . . . for extending the provisions of an Act
passed in the Twenty-first year of the Reign of King
James made for the ease of Justices and others in
pleading in Suits brought against them to all persons
either in or out of this Kingdom, authorised to commit
to safe custody.
6. And whereas it is expedient to extend the provisions of nn Act passed in the p roV isi 0 ns of
twenty-first year of tho reign of His Majesty King James the First intituled " An 21 Ja. I. c. 12
Act t o enlarge and make perpetual tho Act made for ease in pleading against extended to
troublesome and contentious suits prosecuted against justices of the peace mayors empowered to
constables and certain other of His Majesty's officers for the lawful execution of commit to
sa e euat
their * ody-
PUBLIC OFFICERS PROTECTION.
their office " made in the seventh year of His Majesty's most happy reign to all
persons who may by law commit to safe custody either in or out of this Kingdom :
lie it thorcforo enacted that . . . . the said recited Act and all the provisions
therein contained shall extend and bo deemed taken and construed to extend to all
persons having Holding or exercising or being employed in or who may hereafter
have hold or exercise or be employed in any public employment or any office
station or capacity either civil or military either in or out of this kingdom and who
under and by virtue or in pursuance of any Act or Acts of Parliament law or laws or
lawful authority within this kingdom or any Act or Acts statute or statutes
ordinance or ordinances or law or laws or lawful authority in any plantation island
colony or foreign possession of his Majesty now have or may hereafter have by
virtue of any such public employment or such office station or capacity power or
authority to commit persons to safo custody; and all such persons having such
power or authority as aforesaid shall have and bo entitled to all the privileges benefits
and advantages given by the provisions of the said Act as fully and effectually to all
intents and purposes as if they had been specially named therein : Provided always
that where any action bill plaint or suit upon the case trespass battery or false
imprisonment shall bo brought against any such person as is in this Act described as
aforesaid in this kingdom for or upon any act matter or thing done out of this
kingdom it shall be lawful for the plaintiff bringing the same to lay such act matter
or thing to have been clone in Westminster or in any county where the person against
whom any such action bill plaint or suit shall be brought shall then reside anything
in this Act to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.
DIVISION 22.REAL PROPERTY.

[1285] 13 EDWARD I. (STATUTE OF WESTMINSTER THIS SECOND) 0. I.
Several sorts of First, concerning lands that many times are given upon condition, that is to wit
gltts of lands where any giveth his land to any man and his wife, and to the heirs begotten of the
npon condition; bodies of the same man and his wife, with such condition expressed that if the same
man and his wife die without heir of their bodies between them begotten, the land
so given shall revert to the giver or his heir : In case also where one giveth lands in
free marriage, which gift hath a condition annexed, though it bo not expressed in the
deed of gift, which is this, that if the husband and wife die without heir of their bodies
begotten, the land so given shall revert to the giver or his heir : In case also where one
giveth land to another, and the heirs of his body issuing ; it seemed very hard, and yet
seemeth to the givers and their heirs, that their will being expressed in the gift, was
not heretofore, nor yet is observed: For in all the cases aforesaid, after issue begotten
and born between them, to whom the lands were given under such condition, heretofore
such feoffees had power to aliene the land so given, and to disherit their istue of the
land, contrary to the minds of the givers, and contrary to the form expressed in the
gift: And further, when the issue of such feoffee is failing, the land so given ought
to return to the giver, or his heir, by form of the gift expressed in the deed, though the
issue, if any were, had died : Yet by the deed and feoffment of them, to whom land
was so given upon condition, the donors have heretofore been barred of their reversion,
which was directly repugnant to the form of the gift: Wherefore our lord the King
In such gifts perceiving how necessary and expedient it should be to provide remedy in the aforesaid
the donor's
will shall bo cases hath ordained, that the will of the giver, according to the form in the deed of
observed. gift manifestly expressed, shall be from henceforth observed ; so that they to whom
the land was given under such condition, shall have no power to aliene the land so
given, but that it shall remain unto the issue of them to whom it was given after their
death, or shall revert unto the giver or his heirs, if issue fail either by reason that
there is no issue at all, or if any issue be, it fail by death, the heir of such issue failing,
Neither shall the second husband of any such woman, from henceforth, have any thing
in the land so given upon condition, after the death of his wife, by the law of England,
nor the issue of the second husband and wife shall succeed in the inheritance, but
immediately after the death of the husband and wife, to whom the land was so given
it shall return to their issue or to the giver, or his heir, as before is said
And if a fine be levied hereafter upon
such lands, it shall be void in the law; neither shall the heirs, or such as the reversion
belongeth unto, though they be of full age, within England, and out of prison, need
to make their claim.
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[ 1289 90]
REAL PROPERTY.
[1289-90] 18 EDWARD I. (QUIA. EMPTORES) CO. I., II.
A Statute of our Lord the King, concerning the Selling and
Buying of Land.
I henceforth it shall be Freeholders
lawful to every freeman to sell at his own pleasure his lands and tenements, or part of may sell their
lands so that
them ; so that the feoffee shall hold the same lands or tenements of the samo chief the feoffee do
lord, and by the same services (a) and customs as his feoffor held before. hold of the
II. And if he sell any part of such lands or tenements to any, the feoffee shall chiof lord.
immediately hold it of the chief lord, and shall bo forthwith charged with the services, Sale of part.
for so much as pcrtaineth, or ought to pertain to the said chief lord for the same
parcel, according to the quantity of the land or tenement so sold : And so in this Apportloiuuent
case the same part of the service shall cease to be taken by the chief lord by the hands of services.
of the feoffor, from the time that the feoffee ought to be a t t e n d a n t and answerable
to the same chief lord, according to the quantity of the land or tenement sold, for
the parcel of the service so due.
[1535-6] 27 H E N R Y VIII. 0. X. SS. 1, 2, 3, 8(6)
An Acte concernyng uses & wylles.

1. Where by the common lawes of this realme landes tenementcs and heredita- Transfer of
ments be not dovysiblo by testament, nor ought to bo transfcrrid frome one to an lands at
other but by solcmne lyvery and season matter of recorde wryting suffycyent made common law ;
bona fide without covyne or fraude, yet nevertheles dyverse and sundry ymginacions evils resulting
from
subtile invencions and practises have bene usid, wherby the heredytamentes of this conveyances
realme have bene conveyed fronie one to an other by fraudulent feoffenientes fynes and devises to
recoveryes and other assurances craftely made to secrete uses intentes and trustes, uses;
and also by wylles and testamentes sumtyme made by nude perolx and wordes somtyme
by signes and tokens and somtyme by wrytyng, and for the moste parte made by
such persones as be visited with sykones, in theyr extreme agonyes and peynes or at
such tyme as they have hadde scantlye eny good memorie or remembrance ; at whiche
tyrnes they beyng provokid by gredye covetous persones lycng in a wayte about them
do many tymes dyspose indiscretely and unadvisidly theyr landes and inheritances ;
by reason wherof and by occasion of which fraudulent fcofTementcs fynes recovereys
and other lyke assuraunces to uses confydences and trustes dyvers and many heires
have bene unjustlyo at sundry tymes disherited, the lordes have lost theyr wardes
manages relyefes liariottes eschctes aydes pur fayre fitz chyvaler & pur file maryer,
and scantlye any persone can be cortaynly assurid of any landes by them purchasid
nor knowen surelye agayn whome they shal use theyr accions or execucions for theyr
rightes titles and duytes ; also men maryed have lost theyr tenancies by the courtesie,
women theyr dowers, manyfest perjuryes by triad of such secrete willes and uses,
have bene comyttid, the Kynges Highncs hathe lost the profl'yttes and advauntages
of tho landes of persones atteyntid, and of the landes craftelye put in feffement to the
uses of alyens borne, and also tho proflittes of waste for a yere and a daye of landes
of felones atteyntid, and the lordes theyr eschetes thcrof, and many other inconveniences
have happened and dayly do encreace amonge the Kynges subjectes, to theyr greate
trouble and inquitencs, to the utter subvercion of the auncyeut common lawes of
this realme ; for the extirpying and extinguyshment of al such subtile practised
fell'ementes fynes recoveryes abuses and errours heretofore usid and accustomyd in
this realme, to the subversion of the good and auncyent lawes of the same, and to
thintent that the Kynges Higlmes or any other his subjectes of this realme shall not
in any wise hereafter by any mcanys or invencions be deceyvid damaged or hurted
by reason of such trustes uses or confidences, it may please the Kynges most royall
Majestie that it may be enacted by his Highnes by thassent of t h e lordes spyrituall &
temporall and the comons in this present Parlyament assemblyd and by auctorite of
the same in manour and fourme foloing that is to saye; that where any persone or persons entitled
to the use of
persones stand or bo seased or at any tyme hereafter shall happen to be scasid, of and in land?, shall
any honoures castelles manoures landes tenementcs rentes servyces revercions remayn- stand and be
ders or other hereditamentes, to the use confidence or trust of any other parsone or soized, and be
deemed in
parsones or of anye bodie polytike, by reason of any bargayne sale feffement fyne lawful seisin
recovery covenaunte contracte agrement will or otherwise by anye manor meanes and possession,
what so ever it be, t h a t in every suche case all and every suehe person & persones & of the lands.
bodyes polytyke t h a t have or hereafter shall have any such use confidence or truste in
fee symple fee tayle for terme of lyf or for yeres or otherwyse, or any use confidence or
trust
(a) AB to abolition of military tenures and services, Ac., see 12 Charles II. c. XXIV.
\b) SS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 in some printed editions.
2574.-3
REAL PROPERTY.
trust in remaynder or reverter, shall from hensforth stond and be seasid demed and
adjuged in lawfull season estate a n d possession of and in the same honours castels
manours landes tenementes rentes servyces revercyons remaynders and hereditamentes
with theyr appurtenainces to all intentes construccions and purposis in t h e lawe, of
and in suche lyke estates as they had or shall have in use trust or confidence of or
in the same. And that the estate right title and possession t h a t was in suche persone or
persones that were or shalbe hereafter seasid of any landes tenementes or heredita-
mentes, to the use confidence or trust of any such persone or persones or of any bodye
poly tyke, be from hensforth clerelyc demed a n d adjugid to be in hym or them that
have or hereafter shall have suche use confydence or trust, after such qualytie maner
fourme & condicion as they had before in or to the use confydence or trust that was
in them.
So where divera 2. And be it further enactid by tho auctoritc aforseid that where dyvers and many
are seized to persones be or hereafter shall happen to be joyntlye seasid, of and in any landes
the use of any tenementes rentes revercions remaynders or other hereditamentes, to thuse confidence
of them:
or trust of any of them that be so joyntlye seasid, that in every suche case t h a t or
those person or persones which have or hereafter shall have any suche use confidence
or trust, in any suche landes tenementes rentes revercions remaynders or heredita-
mentes, shal from hensforth have and be demed and adjuged to have, onlye to hym
or them that have or hereafter shall have such use confidence or trust, such estate
jiossession and season of and in tho same landes tenementes rentes revercyons remayn-
ders or other hereditamentes, in lyke nature manor and fourme condicion and course
as he or they hadde before in thuse confidence or trust of the same landes tenementes
Saving for or hereditamentes : Savyng and reservyng t o all and singuler persones and bodyes
rights of polytyke theyr heyres and successors, other t h a n those person or persones which be
strangers. seasid or hereafter shalbe seasid of any landes tenementes or hereditamentes to any
use confidence or trust, all such right title entre enterest possession rentes and action
as they or any of theym had or myght have hadde before the makyng of t h y s Acte.
Saving for And also savyng to all and singuler those persones and to theyr heyres which be or
rights of hereafter shalbe seasid to anye use, at suche former right title entre enterest possession
persons seized rentes customes servyces and action as they or anye of theym myght have had to
to any use.
hys or theyr owne proper use in or to any manours landes tenementes rentes or
heredytamentes wherof they be or hereafter shalbe seasid to any other use, as if thys
present Acte had never bene hadde nor made ; any thing conteynid in t h y s Acte to
the contrary notwithstonding.
In case of uses 8. And where also dyvers persons stond and be seasid of and in any landes tene-
for payment of mentes or hereditamentes in fee symple or otherwise, to the use or intent t h a t some
any rents, the other person or persones shall have and perceyvc yercly to them and to his or theyr
parties intitled
to the rents heyres one annuell rent of x li. or more or lesso out of the same landes and tenementes,
shall be and some other person one other annuel rent to hym and hys assignes for terme of lyf
deemed In or ye res or for some other specyall tyme, according to suche entent and use as hath
possession and
seizin tliereof. bene heretofore declarid lymyted and made therof ; bo it therforo enacted by tho
auctorite aforseid that in every suche case the same persones theyr heyres and
assignes, that have suche use and interest to have and pcrceyve any such annuell rentes
out of anye landes tenementes or hereditamentes, that they and every of them theyr
heyres and assignes be adjugid and domyd to be in possession and season of the same
rent, of and in such lyke estate as they had in tho title interest or use of the said rent
or proflytt, and as if a suffyeyent graunt or other laufull conveyance had be made &
executed to them by suche as were or shalbe seased to the use or intent of anye suche
rent to be hadde made or paide accordyng to the very trust and intent therof. And
that all and every suche persone or persones as have or hereafter shall have any title
use and interest in or to anye such rent or proffytte, shall laufully distrayne for none
payment of the seid rent and in theyr owne names make advowryes or by theyr
baylyffcs or servauntes make conysaunccs and justyfycacions, and have al other
suytes entros and remedies for such rentes, as if the same rentes hadde be actuallye
and really graunted to them with suffyeyent clauses of dystresse reentro or otherwyse,
according to such condicions peynes or other thynges lymyted and apoyntid upon the
trust and entent for payment or suertic of such rente.
* * * * * * * * * *
This Act shall 8. Provided also t h a t this present Acte nor any thyng therin conteiynid extend
not extinguish nor be a t any tyme hereafter interpretated expounded or taken to extincte release
recognisances,
&c. discharge or suspende any statute reconisaunce or other bonde by the execucion of
any estate of or in any landes tenementes or hereditamentes by thauctorite of this
Acte to any person or persones or bodyes p o l y t y k e ; any thyng conteynid in this Act
to the contrary therof notwithstonding.
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[1535-0]
REAL PROPERTY.
[1535-6] 27 HENRY VIII. 0. XVI. S. 1.
An Acte concemyng enrolmentes or* bargaines & contractes
of Landes & Tenementes.
1. Be it enacted that No land shall
no manours londes tenementes or other hereditamentcs pass by bargain
shall passe alter or chaunge from one t o another, whorby any estate of enheritauncc "" :.s(ii\>eJinless
or freehold shalbc made or take eft'ecte in any personne or personncs or any use thcrof sealed and
to be made by reason oonly of any bargayne and sale thcrof, excepte the same bargaync inrolled within
and sale be made by writing indented sealed and enrolled in oon of the Kinges courtes ,?, 1110nf1 '^
of recordc at Westmynster ; . . . . . courts of record
at Westminster,
or at the
[1539] 31 11EN11Y VIII. C. I. sessions of the
An Acte for joynt Tenauntes & Tenauntes in comon.
1. Forasmuche as by the comen lawes of this rcalme, diverse of the Kinges subjeetes Inconveniences
ro u t n fr0IU
being seised of mannors landes tenementes & hereditamentes as joynt tenauntes or ? '| | fi
as tenauntes in comen with other, of a n y estate of enheritauncc, in their owne rightes ^ Ci undivided.
or in the right of their wyiTes, hy purchase disccnt or otherwise, and every of them so
being joynt tenauntes or tenauntes in comen hathe like righto title interest and pos-
session in the same mannors landes tenementes and hereditamentes for their partes or
porcions joyntlye or in comen undcvydedlye together withe other, and none of them
by the lawc doeth or maye knowo their severall partes or porcions in the same, or
t h a t t h a t ys his or theirs by hit sclfe undevyded, and cannot by the lawes of this realme
otherwise occupye or take tho profytt of the same, or make any severans division or
particion thereof, without either of their mutuall consentcs and assentes ; by reason
whereof diverse and many of them, beingo so joyntly and undevidedly seised of the saide
mannors landes tenementes and hereditamentes, often tymes of their perverse covetous
and malicious myndes and willes, ayens all right justice equitie and good conscience by
strenghe and power, hath not onlye c u t t and fallen downe all the woodes and trees
growingc uppon the same, but also hathe extirpedsubverted pulled downeanddistroyed
all the houses edilhyons a n d buyldynges meadowes pastures commons and the hoole
commodities of the same, and hath taken and converted them to their owne uses and
behoodes, to the open wronge & disherison & ayens t h e myndes and willes of other
holdinge the same mannors landes tenementes & hereditamentes joyntlye or in common
withe them, and they have bene alwaies without assured remedy for the same ; bo it .loint-tenants
therefore enacted by the Kingo our most drede soveraignc lorde and by thassent of his and tenants In
c inmon
lordes spirituall and temporall and by the commons i n this present Parliament as- shall
sembled, that all joynttenauntes and tenauntes in common, t h a t nowe be or hereafter ^0 make
shalbe of enny estate or estates of enheritauncc in their owne rightes or in the righto partition, In
n e i n a n n e r na
of their wyfl'es, of any manners landes tenementes or hereditamentes within this
realme of Englande Wales or the mersches of the same, shall and mayo be coactcd and
compelled by vertuc of this present Acte, to make particion betwene them of all suche
mannors landes tenementes and hereditamentes as they nowe holde or hereafter shall
holde as joynttenauntes or tenauntes in common, b y writtdo participaciono faciend, in
t h a t case to be devised in the Kingo our soveraignc lordes Courte of Chauncerie, in like
manner and forme as coperceners by tho comen lawes of this rcalme have byne and
are compellable to doe, and the same writt to be pursued at the commen lawc.
2. Provided alwayc a n d bo i t enacted, that everyo of the saide joynttenauntes or After partition
tenauntes in commen and their beires after suche particion made, shall and may have akl'of the other
ayde of the other, or of their heires, to thentent to dcraigne the warrantyc paramount
and to recover for the rate as is used betwene coperceners after particion made by the
order of the comen lawe ; any thinge in this Acte conteyned to the contrarie notwith-
standingo.
[1540] 32 HENltY VIII. 0. XXXII.

Joinctenauntes for lif or yeres.
1. Forasmuche as in t h e Parliament begon at Westminster the twenty-eighth day of St. 31 H. VIII.
Aprill and there contynued till t h e twenty-eighth day of June the thirty-one yere of p ^ J ^ , , DV
t h e Kinges mooste noble and victoriouse reigne t h a t nowe is, it was amongest other joint-tenants,
thinges there enacted a n d established that all joyncte tenauntis and tenauntis in Ac. extended
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common that then were or heraftre shulde be of anny estate or estatis of inheritaunce, n vj^
in their owne rightis or in the right of their wifes, of anny mannours landis tenementis particular
or hereditamentis within this realme of England Wales or marches of the same, shall estates for life,
or t0,
and may be coacted and compellid by vertue of the said Acte to make partition betwene
thorn
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them of all suche mannours landis tenementis and hereditaments as they than hilde
o r herafter shulde holde as joynte tenauntis or tenauntis in commen; as more a t
large apperith by the said estatute : And forasmuche as the said estatute dothe not
extende t o joyncte tenauntis or tenauntis in common for terme of life or yeris, nother
t o joyncte tenauntis or tenauntis in common where one or some of them have but a
[jarticulier estate for t e r m e of life or yeris and thother have estate or estatis of inheri-
t a u n c e of and in any mannours landis tenementis and hereditamentis ; be it therefore
enacted by the Kinge our souveraine lorde and by thassent of his lordis spirituall and
teinporall and the comons in this present Parliament assembled and by thauctoritie
of the same, that all joy net tenauntis and tenauntis in commen and every of them,
whiche nowe hold or herafter shalholde joynctly or in common for terme of life yere or
yeres, or joynctetenauntis or tenauntis in common where one or some of them have
o r shalhave estate or estatis for terme of life or yeris with thother that have or
shalhave estate or estatis of inheritaunce or freeholde, in any manours landes tene-
mentis or hereditamentis, shall and may be compellable from hensfurth, by writte of
partition to be pursued o u t of the Kinges Courtis of Chauncery uppon his or their
cace or caces, to make severaunce and partition of all suche manours landis tenementis
and hereditamentis whiche they holde joynctely or in common for terme of lyf or lifes
yere or yeris, where one or somine of them holde joynctly or in common for term of
Life o r yeris with other, or that have an estate or estatis of inheritaunce or freeholde.
Such partition 2. Provided alway and be it enacted that no suche partition nor severaunce
shall not hereafter to be made by force of this Acte be nor shalbe prejudiciall or hurtefull to
prejudice anny personne or personnes their heirs or succcssours other than suche whiche be
others, not
parties. parties unto the said partition their executors or assigneis.
11584-5] 27 ELIZABETH 0. IV. (a) ss. 1, 2, 3, I.
An Act against covenous and fraudulent Conveyaunces.

For avoiding 1. Forasmuch as not onely the Queenos most excellent Majestic, but also divers
mischiefs by of her Highncs good and lovinge subjectes and bodies politique and corporate, after
fraudulent conveianccs obtained or t o be obtained and purchases mad or to be made of landes
conveyances
of lands: tenementes leases estates and horeditamentes for money or other good considerations,
may have incurro and receive groat losso and prejudice, by reason of fraudulent and
covenous conveianccs estates giftes grauntcs charges & limitations of uses, heretofore
made or hereafter to bo made of in or out of lands tenementes or hereditaments so
purchased or to bo purchased; which said giftes grauntes charges estates uses and
conveianccs were or heareafter shal be meant or intended, by the parties that so make
the s a m e , to be fraudulent & covenous, of purpose and entent to deceive such as have
purchased or shall purchase the same, or els, by the secret entent of the parties, the
same bo t o their owno proper use and at their f re disposition, coloured neverthelesse by a
fained countenance and shewe of woordes and sentences, as though the same were
made bona iide for good causes and upon just and lawfull considerations: For remidy
of which inconveniences, and for the avoyding of such fraudulent fayned and covenous
conveyances giftes grantes charges uses and estates, and for the maintenance of
upright and just dealing i n the purchasing of landes tenements and hereditaments, be
Fraudulent i t ordeined and enacted by the authoritie of this present Parliament, that all and
conveyances,
made to everie conveiance graunt charge lease estate incombranco and limitation of use or
deceive uses, of i n or out of any landes tenements or other horeditamentes whatsoever, had
purchasers, or made any time heretofore sithence the beginninge of the Queenes Majesties raigne t h a t
declared void
as against such now is, or at any time hereafter to be had or made, for the intent and of purpose to
purchasers. dofraude and deceive such person or persons bodies pollitique or corporate as have
purchased or shall afterwardes purchase in fe simple fe taile for life lives or yeres the
same landes tenementes and hereditamentcs, or any part or percell thereof, so formerly
conveid graunted leased charged incumbred or limitted in use, or to dofraude and
deceive such as have or shall purchase any rent profite or commoditie in or out of
the same, or any parte thereof, shall be deemed and taken, only as against that person
and persons bodies pollitique and corporate, or his and theire heirs successors executors
administrators and assignes, and against all and everi other person and persons lawfully
having or claiming by from or under them or any of them, which have purchased or
shall hearafter so purchase for money or other good consideration the same landes
tenements or hereditaments, or any part or percell thereof, or any rent profet or
commoditie in or out of t h e same, to be utterly voide frustrate and of none effecte ;
any pretence, colour, fained consideration, or expressinge of any use or uses, to t h e
contrari notwithstanding.
2. And
(a) See Heal Property Act 1915, Part XVIII.

13 GEO. V.] Imperial Ads Application. [No. 3270 35
REAL PROPERTY.
2. And be it foorther inacted by the authoritie aforesaide, that all and everie the Penally upon
parties to such fained covenous and fraudulent giftes grauntes leases charges or all parties to
conveiances before expressed, or beinge privie and knowing of the same or any of such fraudulent
conveyances,
them, which after the xx day of Aprill next cominge shall wittingely and willingly putting the
put in ure avow maintaine justifie or defende the same or any of them, as true simple same in effect,
and done had or made bona lide or upon good consideration, to the disturbance or one year's
value, half to
hinderance of the said purchaser or purchasers lessees or grauntecs, or of or t o the the crown and
disturbance or hinderance of their heires successors executors administrators or half to the
assignes, or such as have or shall lawfully claim any thing by from or under them or party grieved
and half a
any of them, shall incurro tho ponaltie or forfaiture of one yeres value of t h e said year's
landes toneinentes and hcreditamentes so purchased or charged ; the one moitie imprisonment.
whereof to be to the Queenes Majestie her heirs or successors, and the other moitie
to the partie or parties greved by such fained and fraudulent gift graunt lease con-
veiance incumbrance or limatation of use; to be recovered in any of the Queenes
courtes of recordo by action of debt bill plaint or information, wherein no essoine
protection or wager of lawe shall bo admitted for tho defendant or defendants ; and
allso being thereof lawfully convicted shall suffer imprisonment for one halfe yere
without baile or mainprise.
3. Provided also and be it enacted by the authoritie aforesaid, that this Acto or Proviso for
any thing tlierin contained shall not extend or be construed to impeach defait make conveyances
made on good
void or frustrate any conveiance assignement of lease assurance graunt charge lease consideration,
estate interest or limitation of use or uses, of in to or out of any landes tenementes or Ac.
hereditaments, heretofore at any time hade or made or hoareafter to be hade or made,
upon or for good consideration and bona fide, to any person or persons bodies pollitique
or corporate ; any thinge before mentioncde to the contrary heereof notwithstandinge.
4. And be it further enacted by the authoritie aforesaide, that if any person or Conveyances
persons have heretofore, sitliens the beginning of the Queenes Majesties raigne that made revocable!
of lands
nowe is, made, or hereafter shall make, any conveiance gift graunt demise charge afterwards sold
limitation of use or uses or assurance, of in or out of any lands tenementes or here- for good
ditamentes, with ani clause provision article or condition of revocation determination consideration,
declared void
or alteration at his or their will or pleasure of such conveiances assurance grauntes against the
limitations of uses or estates, of in or out of the saidc landes tenementes or hcredita- purchasers.
mentes or of in or out of any part or parcell of them, contained or mentioned in any
writinge deede or indenture of such assurance conveiance graunte or gift; and after
such conveiance graunte gift demise charge limitation of uses or assurance so made
or had, shall or doe bargaine sell demise graunt convey or charge the same landes
tenementes or hereditamentes, or any part or parcell thereof, to any personn or
personns bodies pollitique or corporate, for money or other good consideration paid
or gevven, tho saide first conveiance assurance gift graunt demise charge or limitation
not by him or them revoked made voydo or altered, accordinge to the power and
authoritie reserved or expressed unto him or them in and by the said secrete con-
veiance assurance gift or graunt, that then the said former conveiance assurance gift
demise and graunte, as touching the said landes tenements and hereditamentes so
after bargained sold conveyed demised or charged, against the said barganees vendees
lessees grauntees, and everie of them, their heires successors executors administrators
and assignes, and against all and everie person and persons which have shal or may
lawfully claimo any thing by from or under them or any of them, shall be domed
taken and adjudged to be void frustrate and of none effecte, by vertue and force of
this present Acte : Provided neverthelesse t h a t no lawfull morgage, made or to be Proviso for
made bona fide and without fraud or covin upon good consideration, shall be impeached mortgages.
or impaired by force of this Acte, but shall stande in like force and effecte as t h e same
shoulde have done if this Acte had never bene had nor made ; any thinge in this Acte
to the nontrarie in any wise notwithstanding.
[1628-4J21 or 21 fc 22 JAMES I. C. XXV.

Where posses-
An Acte for the Eeleife of Patentees Tenauntes & Farmors sors of lands
granted by the
of Crowne Landes in Cases of Forfeyture. Crown have
made default in
1 be it enacted payment of rent
t h a t if any person or persons bodies pollitique or corporate, or services,after-
having holding or possessing or which hereafter shall have hold or possessc any mannors wards answered
to the Crown
landes tenementes or hereditamentes by vertue or colour of any original I graunte or before any
lease or assignement of the same made by the Kinges Majestie, or any of his predeces- proceeding for
sors, or to be made by any of his successors for any nomber of yeares for life or lives forfeiture, no
advantage
in fee tayle or fee simple, or other estate whereuppon any rent service or other dutio thereof shall
hath been is or shalbe reserved or payable with or under any condicion or limitacion be taken for
of the Crown.
36 13 GEO. V.] Imperial Acts Application. TNo. 3270
REAL PROPERTY.
of reentry cesser or to be void for default of payment of such rent or performance of
such service or dutie heretofore hath made, or any other by from or under whome he
claymeth, hath made, or any which hereafter shall have hold or possesse shall make
any default therein, and yet after such default made such rent service or other dutie
hath been or shalbe aunswered paid or done unto his Majestio or any of his predecessors
or successors into his or their receipt of the Exchequer
or to any other having authoritie to receive the same as the case shall require, before
any advantage of such forfeiture or cause of forfeiture hath been or shalbe taken, and
before any commission awarded to enquire, or other processe issued touching the
said forfeiture or nonpayment of rent, t h a t in all such cases no advantage shalbe
taken by his Majestie his heircs or successors of for or by reason of any such forfeiture
or cause of forfeiture.
None claiming 2. And bo it further enacted, that no person or persons clayming or which after-
under the wardes shall clayme by from or under his Majestie, or any of his predecessors or
Crown shall successors at any tymo after such cause or title of forfeiture given, shall in anywise
take any
advantage of have or take any benefit t or advantage by reason meanes or colour of such default
such default. made or to bo made ; but that every such estate forfeited or forfeitable by means or
occasion of such default of payment of rent or performance of service or other dutie,
shalbe adjudged to contynuo and have his being, as if no such default or cause of
forfeiture had bene had or made ; any lawe custome or usage to tho contrary thereof
in any wise notwithstanding.
[16661 18 & 19 ClIAltLIW II. C. XI. SS. 1, 4.

An Act for Redresse of Inconveniencies by want of Proofe of
the Deceases of Persons beyond the Seas or absenting
themselves, upon whose Lives Estates doe depend.
Recital that 1. Whereas diverse lords of mannours and others
cestui que vies have granted estates by lease for one or more life or lives, or else for
have gone yeares determinable upon one or moro life or lives and it hath often happened t h a t
beyond sea, and such person or persons for whose life or lives such estates have beene granted have
that reversioners
cannot find gone beyond the seas or soo absented themselves for many yeares that the lessors
out whether and reversioners cannot findo out whether such person or persons bo alive or dead by
they are alive reason whereof such lessors and reversioners have beeno held out of possession of
or dead.
their tenements for many yeares after all tho lives upon which such estates depend
are dead in regard that the lessors and reversioners when they have brought actions
for tho recovery of their tenements have beeno p u t t upon it to prove the death of
their tonnants when it is almost impossible for them to discover the same, for remedy
of which inischoifo soe frequently happening to such lessors or reversioners bee it
Cestui quo vie enacted by the Kings most excellent Majestic by and with the advice and consent of
remaining
beyond sea for the lords spirituall and temporall and the commons in this present Parlyament
seven years assembled and by the authoritie of the same that if such person or persons for whose life
together and or lives such estates have beene or shall be granted as aforesaid shall remaine beyond
no proof of
their lives, the seas or elsewhere absent themselves i n this realme by the space of scaven yeares
judge in an together and noe sufficient and evident proofe be made of the lives of such person or
action to direct persons respectively in any action commenced for recovery of such tenements by
a verdict as
though cestui the lessors or reversioners in every such case the person or persons upon whoso life
que vie were or lives such estate depended shall be accounted as naturally dead, and in every
dead. action brought for tho recovery of tho said tenements by the lessors or reversioners
their heires or assignes, the judges before whom such action shall be brought shall
direct the jury to give their verdict as if t h e person soe remaining beyond the seas or
otherwise- absenting himselfe were dead.
* * * * * * * * * *
4. Provided alwayes and bee it enacted t h a t if any person or persons shall
If the supposed
dead man be evicted out of any lands or tenements b y vertue of this Act, and afterwards if such
prove to be person or persons upon whose life or lives such estate or estates depend shall returne
alive, then the againe from beyond the seas, or shall on proofe in any action to be brought for recovery
title is revested.
of the same to be made appeare to be liveing ; or to have beene liveing at the time of
the eviction t h a t then and from thenceforth the tennant or lessee who was outed of the
same his or their executors administrators or assignes shall or may reenter repossesse
have hold and enjoy the said lands or tenements in his or their former estate for and
dureing the life or lives or soe long terme as the said person or persons upon whose
Action for mean life or lives the said estate or estates depend shall be liveing, and alsoe shall upon
profits with action or actions to be brought by him or them against the lessors reversioners or
interest. tennants in possession or other persons respectively which since the time of the said
eviction received the proffitts of the said lands or tenements recover for damages the
full
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full proffitts of the said lands or tenements respectively with lawfull interest for and
from the time that he or they were outed of the said lands or tenements, and kepte or
held out of the same by the said lessors reversioners tennants or other persons who
after the said eviction received the proffitts of the said lands or tenements or any of
them respectively as well in tho case when tho said person or persons upon whose
life or lives such estate or estates did depend are or shall be dead at the time of bringing
of the said action or actions as if tho said person or persons were then liveing.
[1692] 4 WILLIAM & MARY C. XVI. ss. 1, 2, 3.

An Act to prevent Frauds by Clandestine Mortgages.
1. Whereas great frauds and deceits are too often practised by necessitous and Recital that
evil disposed persons in borrowing of money and giving judgments statutes and frauds are
recognizances privately for securing tho repayment of tho said money and the same practised by
necessitous
persons do afterwards borrow money upon security of their lands of other persons persons in
and do not acquaint the latter lender thereof with the same whereby such late lender borrowing
is very often in danger to lose his whole money or forced to pay of the debts secured money.
by tho said judgments statutes and recognizances before they can have any benofitt
of tho said mortgages. And whereas divers persons do many times mortgage their
lands more then once without giving notice of their first mortgage whereby lenders
of money vpon second or after mortgages doe often lose their money and are put to
great charges in suits and otherwise For remedy whereof and preventing the same
as much as may bo for tho future be it enacted by tho King and Queens most excellent
Majesties by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal and
the commons in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same
t h a t if any person or persons from and after the first day of May which shall be in the Debtor upon
yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred ninety and three shall borrow any money judgment, &c.
or for any other valuable consideration for tho payment thereof voluntarily give taking up
acknowledge pcrmitt or suffer to be entred against him or them one or more judgment money of
another upon
or judgments statute or statutes recognizance or recognizances to any person or mortgage,
persons creditor or creditors And if the said borrower or borrowers debtor or debters without notice
shall afterwards take upp or borrow any other sum or sums of money of any o! her of tho
judgment to
person or persons or for other valuable consideration become indebted to such person the mortgagee,
or persons and for secureing the repayment and discharge thereof shall mortgage his unless upon
her or their lands or tenements or any p a r t thereof to the said second or other lender notice by the
mortgagee lie
or lenders of the said money creditor or creditors or to any other person or persons pay off the
in trust for or to tho use of such second or other lender or lenders creditor or creditors same within
and shall not give notice to the said mortgagee or mortgagees of tho said judgment or six months,
shall lose his
judgments statute or statutes recognizance or recognizances in writing under his her equity to
or their hand or hands before the execution of the said mortgage or mortgages unlesso redeem;
such mortgager or mortgagers his her or their heires vpon notice to him her or them
given by the mortgagee or mortgagees of the said lands and tenements his her or their
heirs executors administrators or assigns in writing vnder his her or their hands and
seals attested by two or more sufficient witnesses of any such former judgment or
judgments statute or statutes recognizance or recognizances shall within six months
pay of and discharge the said judgment or judgments statute or statutes recognizance
or recognizances and all interest and charges duo thereupon and cause or procure the
same to be vacated or discharged by record that then the mortgager or mortgagers of
the said lands and tenements his her or their heires executors administrators or assigns
shall have no benofitt or remedy against the said mortgagee or mortgagees his her or
their heires executors administrators or assigns or any of them in equity or elsewhere
for redemption of tho said lands and tenements or any part thereof But the said and mortgagee
mortgagee or mortgagees his her or their heirs executors administrators and assigns may hold the
shall and may hold and enjoy the said lands and tenements for such estate and term land against the
said mortgagor
therein as were or was granted and settled to the said mortgagee or mortgagees against for such estate
the said mortgager or mortgagers and all person or persons lawfully claiming as was granted
from by or vnder him her or them freed from equity of redemption and as fully to to him.
all intents and purposes whatsoever as if tho same had been purchased absolutely
and without any power or liberty of redemption.
2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid t h a t if any person or Persons having
persons who have or hath once mortgaged or from and after the said first day of May mortgaged and
shall mortgage any lands or tenements to any person or persons for security of money mortgaging
again without
lent or otherwise accrued or become due or for other valuable considerations and if notico to tho
the said mortgager or mortgagers shall again mortgage the same lands or tenements second or other
or any part thereof to any other person or persons for valuable considerations (the succeeding
mortgagee, to
said former mortgage being in force and not discharged) and shall not discover to the lose his equity
said second or other mortgagee or mortgagees or some or one of them the former of redemption.
mortgage
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mortgage or mortgages in writing under his or their hands t h a t then and in those
cases also the said mortgager or mortgagers his her or their heires executors adminis-
trators or assigns shall have no relief or equity of redemption against t h e said second
or after mortgagee or mortgagees his her or their heirs executors administrators or
assigns upon the said after mortgage or mortgages but that such mortgagee or mort-
gagees his her or their heirs executors administrators and assigns shall and may hold
and enjoy such more then once mortgaged lands and tenements for such estate and
terme therein as were or was granted and conveyed by the said mortgager or mort-
gagers against him her or them his her or their heires executors or administrators
respectively freed from equity of redemption and as fully to all intents and purposes
as if the same had been an absolute purchase and without any power or liberty of
redemption.
Under- 3. Provided always and be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid t h a t
mortgairoes may nevertlielesse if it so happen there be more then one mortgage a t t the same time
redeem. made by any person or persons to any person or persons of the same lands and tene-
ments the several late or under mortgagees his her or their heirs executors adminis-
trators or assigns shall have power to redeem any former mortgage or mortgages
upon payment of the principal debt interest and costs of suit to the prior mortgagee
or mortgagees his her or their heires executors administrators or assigns any thing
herein contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding.
:< :;.' * *' * * * * * *
11608] 10 WILLIAM III. o. XXII. (a) s. L.

An Act to enable Posthumus Children to take Estates as if
borne in their Fathers Life time.
Posthumous 1. Whereas it often happens that by marriage and other settlements estates are
children may limited in remainder to the use of the sons and daughters the issue of such marriage
take as If born with remainders over without limiting an estate to trustees to preserve t h e contingent
in father's
lifetime. remainders limited to such sons and daughters by which mcanes such sons and
daughters if they happen to be borne after the decease of their father are in danger
to be defeated of their remainder by the next in remainder after them and left un-
provided for by such settlements contrary to t h e intent of the parties t h a t made those
settlements Be it enacted by the Kings most excellent Majesty by and with the
advice and consent of the lords spirituall and temporall and commons in this present
Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same that where any estate already
is or shall hereafter by any marriage or other settlement be limited in remainder to
or to the use of the first or other son or sons of the body of any person lawfully begotten
with any remainder or remainders over to or to the use of any other person or persons
or in remainder to or to the use of a daughter or daughters lawfully begotten with
any remainder or remainders to any other person or persons that any son or sons or
daughter or daughters of suc^ noraon or persons lawfully begotten or to be begotten
t h a t shall bo borne after the decease of his her or their father shall and may by virtue
of such settlement take such estate so limited to the first and other sons or to the
daughter or daughters in the same manner as if borne in the life time of his her or
their father although there shall happen no estate to be limited to trustees after the
decease of the father to preserve the contingent remainder to such after-borne son or
sons daughter or daughters untill he she or they come in esse or are borne to take the
same any law or usage to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.
[17051 4 & 5 ANNE 0. 111.(6) S. 21.
An Act for the Amendment of the Law and the better

Advancement of Justice.
Warranties by 21. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that all warranties which
tenant for life shall be made by any tenant for life of any
and collateral lands tenements or hereditaments the same descending or coming to a n y person in
warranties by
ancestor having reversion or remainder shall be void and of none effect and likewise all collateral
no estate in warranties which shall be made of any lands
possession, void tenements or hereditaments by any ancestor who has no estate of inheritance in posses-
as against
reversioner and sion in the same shall be void against his heir
heir. * * * * " * # * * * *
[1707]
(a) 10 or 10 and 11 William III. c. XVI. in ordinary printed editions.
(b) 4 or 4 and 5 Anne c XVI. in ordinary printed editions.
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[1707] 6 ANN I'] 0. LXXII.0)
An Act for the more effectual Discovery of the Death of

Persons pretended to be alive to the Prejudice of those
who claim Estates after their Deaths.
1. Whereas divers persons as guardians and trustees for infants and husbands in Reasons for
right of their wives and other persons having estates or interests determinable upon a passing this
life or lives have continued to receive the rents and profits of such lands after the Act.
determination of their said particular estates or interests And whereas the proof of
the death of the persons on whose lives such particular estates or interests depended
is very difficult and several persons have been and may be thereby defrauded For
remedy whereof and for preventing such fraudulent practices be it enacted by the
Queens 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 t h a t any person or persons who hath or shall have any claim or demand Reversions, <tc.
in or to any remainder reversion or expectancy in or to any estate after the death of expectant upon
any person within age married woman or any other person whatsoever upon affidavit determination
mado in the High Court of Chancery by the persons so claiming such estate of his or of life estate,
upon ailidavit
her title and that he or she hath cause to believe that such minor married woman or of belief of
other person is dead and that his or her death is concealed by such guardian trustee death of infant
husband or any other person shall and may once a year if the person agrieved shall or other
tenant for life
think fit move the lord chancellor keeper or commissioners for the custody of the as herein
great seal of Great Britain for the time being to order and they are hereby authorized mentioned, and
and required to order such guardian trustee husband or other person concealing or that such death
is concealed
suspected to conceal such person at such time and place as the said court shall direct by guardian,
on personal or other duo service of such order to produce and shew to such person ivc. may
and persons (not exceeding two) as shad in such order be named by the party or yearly move for
and obtain
parties prosecuting such order such minor married women or other persons aforesaid an order in
And if such guardian trustee husband or such other person as aforesaid shall refuse Chancery for
or neglect to produce or shew such infant married woman or such other person on the production
of such tenant
whose life any such estate doth depend according to t h e directions of the said order for life;
that then the Court of Chancery is hereby authorized and required to order such
guardian trustee husband or other person to produce such minor married woman or
other person concealed in the said Court of Chancery or otherwise before commissioners
to be appointed by the said court at such time and place as the court shall direct two
of which commissioners shall be nominated by the p a r t y or parties prosecuting such
order at his her or their co3ts and charges And in case such guardian trustee husband and upon
or other person shall refuse or neglect to produce such infant married woman or other refusal, tfce.
person so concealed in the Court of Chancery or before such commissioners whereof to produce such
tenant for life,
return shall bo made by such commissioners and that return fded taken to be
. . in either or any of the said cases the said minor married woman or such other dead.
person so concealed shall be taken to be dead and it shall be lawful for any person
claiming any right title or interest in remainder or reversion or otherwise after the
death of such infant married woman or such other persons so concealed as aforesaid
to enter upon such lands tenements and hereditaments as if such infant married
woman or other person so concealed were actually dead
2. And be it further enacted b y the authority aforesaid that if it shall appear to If such infant,
the said court by affidavit t h a t such minor married woman or other person for such itc. tenant for
life, appear
life such estate is holden is or lately was at some certain place beyond the seas in the to be in some
said affidavit to be mentioned it shall and may be lawful for the party or parties placo boyond
prosecuting such order as aforesaid at his her or their costs and charges to send over sea, party
one or both the said persons appointed by the said order to view such minor married such prosecuting
order may
woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden and in case such send over to
guardian trustee husband or other person concealing or suspected to conceal such view such
persons as aforesaid shall refuse or neglect to produce or procure to be produced to infant, and if
guardian, <YC.
such person or persons a personal view of such infant married woman or other person for will not
whose life any such estate is holden t h a t then and in such case such person or persons produce such
are hereby required to make a true return of such refusal or neglect to the Court of tenant for life,
then he or she
Chancery which return shall be fded to be taken as
and thereupon such minor married woman or other person for whose life any such dead.
estate is holden shall be taken to be dead and it shall be lawful for any person claiming
any right title or interest in remainder reversion or otherwise after the death of such
infant married woman or other person for whose life any such estate is holden to enter
upon such lands tenements and hereditaments as if such infant married woman or
other person for whose life any such estate is holden were actually dead
3. Provided
0) C Anne c. XVIII. in ordinary printed editions.
REAL PROPERTY.
If it appear 3. Provided always that if it shall afterwards appear upon proof in any action to
afterwards in be brought that such infant married woman or other person for whose life any such
any action to estate is holden were alive at the time of such order made that then it shall be lawful
bo brought that
such tenant for for such infant married woman guardian or trustee or other person having any estate
life was alive or interest determinable upon such life to re-enter upon the said lands tenements or
at the time of
the order made, hereditaments and for such infant married woman or other person having any estate
then he or she or interest determinable upon such life their executors administrators or assigns to
may re-enter, maintain an action against those who since the said order received the profits of such
and have action
for rent, &c. lands tenements or hereditaments or their executors or administrators and therein to
recover full damages for the profits of the same received from the time that such
infant married woman or other person having any estate or interest determinable
upon such life were ousted of the possession of such lands tenements or hereditaments
Proviso for 4. Pi'ovided always that if any such guardian trustee husband or other person or
guardian, &c. persons holding or having any estate or interest determinable upon the life or lives of
who shall maUe any other person or persons shall by affidavit or otherwise to the satisfaction of the
it appear that
due endeavour said Court of Chancery make appear that he she or they have used his her or their
has been used utmost endeavours to procure such infant married woman or other person or persons
to procure the on whose life or lives such estate or interest dotli depend to appear in the said Court
appearance of
such infant and of Chancery or elsewhere according to the order of the said court in that behalf made
tenant for life. and that he she or they cannot procure or compel such infant married woman or
other person or persons so to appear and that such infant married woman or other
person or persons on whose life or lives such estate or interest doth depend is are or
v/ere living at the time of such return made and filed as aforesaid then it shall be
lawful for such person or persons to continue in the possession of such estate and
receive the rents and profits thereof for and during the infancy of such infant and the
life or lives of such married woman or other person or persons on whose life or lives
such estate or interest doth or shall depend as fully as he she or they might have done
if Shis Act had not been made
Quardians, 5. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that every person who as
trustees, &c. guardian or trustee for any infant and every husband seised in right of his wife only
holding over
without consent and every other person having any estate determinable upon any life or lives who after
of remainder the determination of such particular estates or interests without the express consent
man, Ac. of him her or them who are or shall be next and immediately entitled upon and after
deemed the determination of such particular estates or interests shall hold over and continue
trespassers.
in possession of any manors messuages lands tenements or hereditaments shall be
and arc hereby adjudged to be trespassers and that every person and persons his her
and their executors and administrators who are or shall be entitled to any such manors
messuages lands tenements and hereditaments upon or after the determination of
Damages. such particular estates or interests shall and may recover in damages against every
such person or persons so holding over as aforesaid and against his her or their executors
or administrators the full value of the profits received during such wrongful possession
as aforesaid.
DIVISION 23.SUNDAY.
11677] 29 C H A R L E S 11. C. V I I . SS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6.
An Act for the better Observation of the Lords day

commonly called Sunday.
Preamble 1. For the better observation and keeping holy the Lords day commonly called
Sunday bee it enacted t h a t all the lawes enacted and in force
concerning the observation of the Lords day
. . be carefully putt in execution. And
Tradesmen, &c. . . . that noe tradesman, artificer workeman labourer or other person whatsoever
working on shall doe or exercise any worldly labour, busines or worke of their ordinary callings
Sunday.
upon the Lords day or any part thereof (workes of necessity and charity onely ex-
Exception. cepted) and that every person being of the age of fourteene yeares or upwards offending
Penalty 5s.; in the premisses shall for every such offence forfeit the summe of five shillings, and
exposing to that noe person or persons whatsoever shall publickly cry shew forth or expose to sale
sale wares, etc.; any wares merchandizes, fruit, herbs goods or chattells whatsoever upon the Lords
penalty. day or any part thereof upon paine that every person soe offending shall forfeite the
same goods soe cryed or shewed forth or exposed to sale.
Drovers, &c. 2. And it is further enacted that noe drovei' horsecourser waggoner butcher
travelling, Ac. higler their or any of their servants shall travell or come into his or their inne or
lodgeing upon the Lords day or any part thereof upon paine t h a t each and every
Penalty 20s. such offender sh ill forfeite twenty shillings for every such offence, . . . .
3. Provided
SUNDAY.
3. Provided that nothing in this Act contained shall extend to t h e prohibiting of Proviso foi
dressing of meate in families or dressing or selling of meat in inns cookeshops or private
victualling houses for such as otherwise cannot be provided nor to the crying or selling families, inns,
of milke before nine of the clocke in the morning or after foure of the clocke in the (tc. and for
crying milk.
af ternoone.
4. Provided alsoe that noo person or persons shall be impeached prosecuted or Limitation of
molested for any offence before mentioned in this Act unlcsse he or they be prosecuted prosecution.
for the same within ten dayes after the offence committed.
* * * * * * * * * *
0. Provided alsoe that noe person or persons upon the Lords day shall serve or
Service of
execute or cause to be served or executed any writt, processe, warrant, order judgement process on
or decree (except in cases of treason felony or breach of the peace) but that the service the Lords day
of every such writt, processe, warrant, order judgement or decree shall be void to all (exception) void.
intents and purposes whatsoever and the person or persons soe serveing or executeing Persons serving
the same shall be as lyable to the suite of the partie grieved and to answere damages the same liable
to him for doeing thereof as if he or they had done the same without any writt, processe to action.
warrant order judgement or decree at all.(a)
11780-1J 2L GKOIIGK III., <!. XI/IX. SS. I, 2, 3, 4, 5, 0.
An Act for preventing certain Abuses and Profanations on
the Lord's Bay, called Sunday.
1. Whereas certain houses, rooms or places within the cities of London or West- Preamble.
minster or in' the neighbourhood thereof have of late frequently been opened for From tho
publick entertainment or amusement upon the evening of the Lord's Day, commonly passing of this
called Sunday ; and at other houses, rooms or places within the said cities or in the Act, any
neighbourhood thereof, under pretence of enquiring into religious doctrines and house, &c.
opened for
explaining texts of Holy Scripture, debates have frequently been held on the evening publick
of the Lord's Day concerning divers texts of Holy Scripture by persons unlearned and amusement or
incompetent to explain the same, to the corruption of good morals, and to the great debate on a
Sunday, to
encouragement of irreligion and profaneness : Be it enacted which persona
that from and after the passing of this present Act any house, room or shall 1)0
other place which shall be opened or used for publick entertainment or amusement, admitted by
payment of
or for publickly debating on any subject whatsoever, upon any part of the Lord's money, ifcc.,
Day, called Sunday, and to which persons shall be admitted by the payment of money shall be
or by tickets sold for money, shall be deemed a disorderly house or place ; and the deemed a
disorderly
keeper of such house, room or place shall forfeit the sum of two hundred pounds for house, and the
every day that such house, room or place shall be opened or used as aforesaid on the keeper thereof
Lord's Day, to such person as will sue for the same, and bo otherwise punishable as shall forfeit
20ftf. for every
the law directs in cases of disorderly houses ; and the person managing or conducting Sunday the
such entertainment or amusement on the Lord's Day, or acting as master of the same shall lie
ceremonies there, or as moderator, president or chairman of any such meeting for used as
aforesaid.
publick debate on the Lord's Day, shall likewise for every such offence forfeit the sum
of one hundred pounds to such person as will sue for the same ; and every doorkeeper, Penalty on tho
president, &c,
servant or other person who shall collect or receive money or tickets from persons
assembling at such house, room, or place on the Lord's Day, or who shall deliver out doorkeepers
and servants.
tickets for admitting persons to such house, room or place on the Lord's Day, shall
also forfeit the sum of fifty pounds to such person as will sue for the same.
2. And whereas, by reason of tho many subtle and crafty contrivances of persons The person
keeping such houses, rooms or places as aforesaid, it may often be difficult to prove who acts as
who is the real owner or keeper thereof : Be it enacted by tho authority aforesaid, master or
mistress in any
t h a t any person who shall a t any time hereafter appear, act or behave him or herself such house
as master or mistress, or as the person having the care, government or management shall be
of any such house, room or place as aforesaid, shall be deemed and taken to be the deemed the
keeper thereof.
keeper thereof, and shall bo liable to be sued or prosecuted and punished a such,
notwithstanding he or she bo not in fact the real owner or keeper thereof: And Where there
wherever any such house, room or place shall belong to or be kept by divers persons are
in partnership, as joint-owners or joint-keepers thereof, each and every such joint- joint-owners,
each of them
owner or joint-keeper of such house, room or place shall be deemed the keeper thereof, shall be liable
and shall bo liable to bo sued or prosecuted and punished as such ; and any house, to prosecution.
room or place at which persons shall be supplied with tea, coffee or any other refresh- All houses
ments of eating or drinking on the Lord's Day at any greater prices than the common where
and usual prices at which the like refreshments are commonly sold upon other days at refreshments
are sold on
such house, room, or place, or at coffee houses or other houses where the same are Sundays at
usually sold, shall be deemed a house, room or place to which persons are admitted moro than the
usual prices,
by
(a) See Justices Act 1915 and Supreme Court Act 1915.
SUNDAY.
and such us by the payment of money, although money be not there taken in the name of or for
are opened for admittance, or at the time when persons enter into or depart from such house, room or
publick place; and any house, room or place which shall be opened or used for any publick
amusement
or debate on entertainment or amusement or for publick debate on the Lord's Day, at the expence
Sundays by of any number of subscribers or contributors to the carrying on any such entertainment
subscription, or amusement or debate on the Lord's Day, and to which persons shall be admitted by
Ac, shall be
liable to the tickets, to which the subscribers or contributors shall be intitled, shall be deemed a
penalties house, room or place to which persons are admitted by the payment of money within
inflicted by the meaning of this Act.
this Act.
3. And for the better preventing persons assembling on the Lord's Day for such
Penalty on ineligious purposes as aforesaid, be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,
advertising any
such publick that any person advertising or causing to be advertised any publick entertainment
amusement for or amusement or any publick meeting for debating on a n y subject whatsoever on
Sunday, and on the Lord's Day, to which persons are to be admitted by the payment of money or
printing such
advertisement. by tickets sold for money, and any person printing or publishing any such advertise-
ment, shall respectively forfeit the sum of fifty pounds for every such offence to any
person who will sue for the same.
Penalties how 4. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that any person intitled
to be recovered. to either of the aforesaid forfeitures may sue for the same by action of debt in any
of his Majesty's courts of record a t Westminster, in which it shall bo sufficient to
declare that the defendant is indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of being
the sum demanded by tho said action, being forfeited by an Act made in the twenty-
first year of the reign of his Majesty King George tho Third, intituled " An Act for
preventing certain abuses and profanations on the Lord's Day, called S u n d a y ; "
and the plaintiff, if he recover in any such action, shall have his full costs.
Actions to be 5. Provided t h a t no action shall be brought for either of the said penalties by
brought within this Act imposed unless t h same be brought within six calendar months next after
6 montlis. the offence committed.
Persons sued 0. Provided also, t h a t if any action or suit shall be brought against any person
for things done for any thing done in pursuance and in execution of this Ac^; the defendant may
pursuant to plead the general issue
this Act may
plead the
general issue,
DIVISION 24.WITCHCRAFT, PRETENCE OP.
[1735-6] 9 G E O R G E I I . 0. V. SS. 3, 4.
An Act to repeal the Statute made in the First Year of the

Keign of King James the First, intituled " An Act
against Conjuration, Witchcraft and dealing with evil
and wicked Spirits," except so much thereof as repeals
an Act of the Fifth Year of the Eeign of Queen Elizabeth,
" Against Conjurations, Inchantments, and Witch-
crafts," and
for punishing such Persons as pretend to exercise or use
any Kind of Witchcraft, Sorcery, Inchantment, or
Conjuration.
After 24 June, 3. And be it further enacted, that from and after the said twenty fourth day of
1736, no person June, no prosecution, suit, or proceeding shall be commenced or carried on against
to be
prosecuted for any person or persons for witchcraft, sorcery, inchantment, or conjuration, or for
witchcraft, &c. charging another with any such offence, in any court whatsoever in Great Britain.
4. And for the more effectual preventing and punishing of any pretences to such
arts or powers as are before mentioned, whereby ignorant persons are frequently
deluded and defrauded, be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if any
Persons person shall from and after the said twenty fourth day of J u n e pretend to exercise
pretending to or use any kind of witchcraft, sorcery, inchantment, or conjuration, or undertake
exercise to tell fortunes, or pretend from his or her skill or knowledge in any occult or crafty
witchcraft, toll
fortunes, or by science, to discover where or in what manner any goods or chattels supposed to have
crafty science been stolen or lost m a y be found, every person so offending, being thereof lawfully
to discover convicted on indictment or information in t h a t part of Great Britain called England,
stolen goods. shall for every puch offence suffer
imprisonment
WITCHCRAFT.
imprisonment by the space of one whole year to be
and also shall (if the court by which such judgment ^ y S j 0 1 " * ^
shall be given shall think (it) be obliged t o give sureties for his or her good behaviour u n d bo \ intl for
in such sum and for such time as the said court shall judge proper according to the good behaviour,
circumstances of the offence, and in such case shall be further imprisoned until such
sureties be given.
DIVISION 25.WITNESSES.
[1562-3] 5 B L I Z A B K T H 0. I X . S. 6.
An Act for the Punyshement of suche persones as shall

procure or commit any wylfull Perjnrye.
* * :]: * * * :!< * * *
ti. Provided also and bee yt further enacted by thaucthoritee aforesaid, that yf any penalty on all
person or persons dpon whom any proces out of any of the courtcs of recorde within witnesses
this realnie or Wales, shalbee served to teste fie or dopose concerning any cause or "ff^^'no 1 0 \
matter depending in any of the same courtcs, and having tondrod unto him or thorn, recomi'enoe to
according to his or their countenance or calling, suche reasonable somnies of moneye the party
for his or their eostes and chardges as having rogardo to the distance of the places " ri, ' vt>( l-
ys neeessarye to beo allowed in that behalfe, doo not appoare according to the tonour
of the said proces, having not a laufull and reasonable lett or impedyiuont to the
contrarye, that then the partie making defaulto to lose and forfeito for every suche
offence tenne pounds, and to yeldo suche further recompence to t h e partio grieved as
by the discretion of the judge of the courte out of the wliiche the said proces shalbee
awarded, according to the losse and hindrance that the partie which procured the
said proces shall sustayne by reason of the non appaerance of the said witnes or
witnesses ; the said sevorall sommes to bee recovered by the partie so grooved against
thoffendour or olfendours by accion of det bill plaint or informacion in any of the
Quenes Majesties courtes of recorde. in which no wager of lawe essoigne or proteccion
to bee alowed.
PART III.CONSOLIDATING PROVISIONS.

DIVISION 1.ACT OF PARLIAMENT.
10. The Clerk of the Parliaments shall indorse on every Act of Date of passing
of Act to be
Parliament immediately after the title of such Act the day month and endorsed by
dork und audi
year when the same has passed and received the Royal assent, and date shall be
taken as
such indorsement shall be taken to be part of such Act and to be the commencement
of Act if no
date of its commencement where no other commencement is therein other in
provided. provided.
33 Geo. III.
1 1 . Whenever by any Act of Parliament a day or time is appointed c. 13.
fixed or indicated as the day or time on or at which any act matter or Where the time
llxed by an
thing is to be done or effected and such day or time is antecedent to Act for the
doing of any
the passing of such Act and its receiving the Koyal assent the Governor act tc. cannot
be observed
in Council unless the contrary is expressly enacted may by publication being
antecedent to
in the Government Gazette appoint or fix or indicate a day or time for the passing of
the Act the
doing or effecting such act matter or thing and every such act matter (Jovernor in
or thing done or effected upon the day or time so appointed fixed or Council may
fix a time.
indicated shall be as good valid and effectual as if it had been done cf. 4 (leo. IV.
or effected on the day or at the time appointed fixed or indicated in
the Act and all provisions of the Act following and dependent directly
upon the doing or effecting of such act matter or thing shall be read
and construed as if the date or time so appointed fixed or indicated
by the Governor in Council had been the date appointed fixed or
indicated in the Act.
12. Where
Where bills for 12. Where in any session any bill is introduced into either House
continuing Act
which would of Parliament for the continuance of any Act which would expire in
expire during
the session such session and such Act has expired before the bill for continuing
sh'ill not pass
before the Acts the same has received the Koyal assent such continuing Act shall be
expire such deemed and taken to have effect from the date of the Act intended to
Acts sh ill be
deemed to
continue from
be continued as fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as if
their such continuing Act had actually passed before the expiration of such
expiration.
48 Geo. III.
Act except it is otherwise specially provided in such continuing Act.
o. 106. Provided that nothing herein contained shall extend or be construed
to extend to affect any person with any punishment penalty or
forfeiture whatsoever by reason of anything done or omitted to be
done by any such person contrary to the provisions of the Act so
continued between the expiration of the same and the date at which
the Act continuing the same receives the Royal assent.
DIVISION 2.ADMINISTRATION OP ESTATES.

Interpretation. 13. In the construction of this Division unless inconsistent with
the context or subject-matter
English " Administration" means letters of administration or a rule to
Adviinixtration administer and in either case whether general or limited or
of Estates Bill
1893 cl. 34. with the will annexed or otherwise.
" Estate " includes both real and personal property.
" Representative" except in section thirty-two means an executor
or administrator.
" Will " includes codicil and every other testamentary instrument.
Obligation to 14. If any person takes possession of and in any manner adminis-
take out
probate or ters any part of the estate of a deceased person without obtaining
administration.
a grant of probate of his will or a grant of administration of his estate
55 Geo. III.
c. 184 s. 37. or a grant of administration of or including such part within six months
English liill after his decease or if there is any action or dispute respecting the will
1893 cl. 1.
or the right to administration which is not ended within four calendar
months after his decease within two months after the determination
of that action or dispute he shall (if the estate is such that after making
all proper deductions duty would in the appropriate circumstances
be payable thereon under Part VI. of the Administration and Probate
Act 1915 or any corresponding enactment hereafter in force) be liable
to forfeit Fifty pounds and a further sum at the rate of ten per centum
on the amount of such duty and any sum so forfeited shall be and shall
be recoverable as a debt due from him to the Crown.
Power of Court
to insure due
administration
and to call on
15. The Supreme Court or any Judge thereof may require any
representative representative of a deceased person to exhibit on oath an inventory
to account and
to exhibit an and account of the estate of the deceased and may call any such
inventory.
21 Henry VIII.
representative to account for and touching the estate of the deceased
c. 5 s. 2. and upon hearing and due consideration may order and make just
22 and 23 Chas.
II. c. 10 s. 1. distribution of such estate and may decree and settle such distribution
See English Bill and compel any representative to observe the same in due course of
cl. 3.
See Supreme law.
Court Act 191")
s. 17. 16. (1) A person
16. (1) A person doing or permitting any act in good faith under Protection of
persona acting
a probate or administration duly granted and issued in respect of the on probate or
estate of a deceased person shall be exempt from liability in respect administration.
20 and 21 Vict,
thereof notwithstanding any defect in or other circumstances affecting c. 77 ss. 77-78.
the validity of the probate or administration. English Bill
18013 cl. 4.
(2) Where a probate or administration is duly revoked all payments
made in good faith to a representative under the probate or adminis-
tration before the revocation thereof shall be a legal discharge to the
person making the same ; and the representative who has acted under
the revoked probate or administration may retain and reimburse
himself in respect of any payments made by him which the person to
whom probate or administration is afterwards granted might have
lawfully made.
Liability of
17. If any person to the defrauding of creditors or persons inter- person
ested in the estate of an intestate or without full and valuable obtaining fraudulently
or
consideration obtains or holds any estate or the release of any retaining
personal estate
debt or liability owing from him to the intestate he shall be charged as of deceased.
an executor in his own wrong to the extent of the estate received 43 Eliz. c. 8.
English Bill
or held by him or the debt or liability released to him less any 1898 cI. 5.
debt for valuable consideration and without fraud due to him from the
intestate and any payment made by him which could lawfully be
made by a representative.
18. Where a person dies intestate his personal estate until ad- Vesting of
personal estate
ministration is granted in respect thereof shall vest in the Chief Justice between death
of the Supreme Court who may by order under his hand direct the and grant of
administration.
Curator of the estates of deceased persons to take possession of and 13 Edw. I . e . 10.
manage and preserve the same or any specified part thereof and any 21 and 22 Vict.,
c. 05 s. 19.
charges and expenses incurred by such Curator in so doing shall be English Bill
189:5 cl. (1.
deemed to be a debt of the intestate.
19. Where a person is at the time of his death the sole executor Executor of
of a deceased person the executor of that testator shall be the executor represent
of that deceased person and have the same rights of action and other ('rI"laI t e ^ t o r
2;> J^clw. I I I .
rights and obligations in respect of the estate of the deceased person st. r> c. 5.
as his own testator would if living have had and shall be answerable fJlf^Ji1. S.'U
accordingly to the extent of the estate of the deceased person which
comes to his hands.
2 0 . Where administration has been granted of any portion of the as No one may act
executor
estate of a deceased person no person shall have power to take any while
administration
proceeding or act as executor of the deceased person in respect of the is in force.
estate comprised in or affected by the grant until the same has been 20 and 21 Vict.
c. 77 s. 75.
recalled or revoked. English Bill
1893 cl. 11.
2 1 . When legal proceedings are commenced in any court by or Continuance of
against a temporary administrator and the temporary administration legalproceedings
terminates while the proceeding is pending that court may order that after
termination of
the proceedings be continued by or against the new representative in temporary
like manner as if the same had been originally commenced by or administration.
20 and 21 Vict,
c. 77 s. 76.
against him but subject to such conditions and variations if any as English Bill
the court directs. 1893 cl. 13.
4 2 . (1) Where
46 13 G E O . V.J Imperial Acts Application. [No 3270
Grant of special 2 2 . (1) Where at the expiration of twelve months from the death
administration
where
representative
of a person in respect of whose estate probate or administration has
is abroad. been granted there is no representative of the deceased residing within
38 Geo. 111.
c. 87 ss. 1, 5. Victoria the Supreme Court may on the application of any creditor
20 and 21 Vict. next of kin or legatee of the deceased grant to him special administra-
<:. 77 s. 74.
21 and 22 Viet, tion of the estate or part of the estate of the deceased.
c. 95 s. 18.
English bill (2) The Supreme Court or a judge thereof may order that any part
189.*i el. 14.
of the personal estate be brought into court for the purpose of any
matter t o which the special administrator is party and all companies
and persons shall obey any such order.
(3) The costs of and incidental to the special administration and
to the proceedings in any action by or against the special adminis-
trator shall be paid by such person or out of such fund as the Supreme
Court or a Judge thereof directs.
Administration 2 3 . Where administration is granted with the will annexed the

with will
annexed to will of the deceased shall be performed and.observed in like manner
have force of
probate. as if probate thereof had been granted to the executor.
22 and 23 Chas-
II. c. 10 s. 6.
English Bill
1893 cl. 15.
Administration 2 4 . Where an infant is sole executor of a will administration with
during minority
of executor. the will annexed may be granted to his guardian or to such other
38 Geo. III. person as the Court thinks fit until the infant attains the age of
c. 87 ss. 6 & 7.
English Rill twenty-one years.
1803 el. 10.
The person to whom such administration is granted shall have the
same powers as a person to whom administration is granted during
the minority of the next of kin.
When the infant attains the age of twenty-one years he shall be
entitled to have probate of the will granted to him
Rights and 2 5 - Every person to whom administration of the estate of a

SfaSnistrator deceased person is granted shall have the same rights of action in
st ^dw,1I1IL respect of the estate and shall be accountable for the administration
I James ii. ci7 of the estate in like manner as if he had been appointed executor by
r 6 '... i.. tne
deceased.
English Bill
1893 cl. 17.
Rights of action 2 6 . The representative of a deceased person shall have the same
for debts due
and injuries to right of action for any debt due to the deceased and for any injury to
personal estate.
13 Kdw. I.e. 23.
his personal estate in his lifetime as the deceased would have if
4 Edw. III. c. 7. alive.
31 Edw. III.
St. 1 c. 11.
English Bill
1893 cl. 18.
Liability for 27. Where a person as representative or as executor in his own
waste, &c.
30 Chas. II. c. 7. wrong wastes or converts to his own use the estate of a deceased
4 William and person and dies his estate shall be liable for the waste or conversion.
Mary c. 24 s. 12.
English Bill
1893 si. 22.
28. The
2 8 . The beneficial interest whether legal or equitable of a deceased Heal and

personal
person in any real or personal property shall be assets for the payment property of
deceased to be
of the debts and liabilities of the deceased. Such real and personal assets for
payment of
property shall be deemed to include an estate or interest pur autre vie debts.
(whether under the law formerly in force it would have passed or gone 13 Edw. 1.
e. 10.
to the heir or to the executors or administrators) and also any property 31 Edw. I I I .
over which the deceased at the time of his death had a general power St. 1 c. 11.
Administration
enabling him to dispose thereof other than a power exercisable by him and Probate Act
as a trustee under a disposition not made by himself and all such estates 191 a ss. 9 A 10.
Unglish Bill
interests and property on probate or administration being granted shall 1893 cl. 25.
unless excluded therefrom by the terms of the grant vest in the executor
or administrator and if more than"one jointly.
29. Nothing in section thirty-one of the Trusts Act 1915 shall be i\o distribution
required until
construed as requiring the personal estate of a deceased person to be one year from
death.
distributed until after the expiration of one year from his death. In English Hill
case of intestacy a representative not proceeding under tliesaid section 1893 cl. 30.
shall not distribute the estate of the deceased person as to which 22 and 23
Ch-is. I I .
he died intestate until after the expiration of such year. c. 10 H. 6.
3 0 . Where a person in respect of the whole of his estate dies

intestate leaving a widow but no issue
(a) Where his estate does not exceed in value One thousand Intestate's
estate not
pounds the widow shall be entitled to such estate. exceeding 1,000
to belong to
(b) Where his estate exceeds in value One thousand pounds the widow where
widow shall be entitled to One thousand pounds thereof no issue.
Administration
and shall have a charge upon the whole estate for such and Probate Act
1915 s . 1 5 .
sum with interest thereon at the rate of four per centum Where estate
per annum from the date of the death of the intestate exceeds 1,000
widow to have a
until payment and this provision for the widow shall charge for that
sum in addition
be in addition and without prejudice to her interest and to a. share of
residue.
share in the residue of the estate remaining after giving
lb.
effect to such provision in the same way as if such residue
had been the whole of the estate of the intestate.
(c) Where by the operation of paragraph (a) of this section a Bond for
administration
widow is entitled to One thousand pounds or any less sum not required as
to certain
being the proceeds of any policy or policies of insurance interests under
life insurance
on the life of the deceased husband it shall not be necessary policies.
for such widow in order to obtain administration of his Administration
and Probate Act
estate to enter into any bond with respect to the said One 1915 s. M).
thousand pounds or any less sum the proceeds of the said
policy or policies to which she is so entitled.
3 1 . Where a person in respect of the whole of his or her estate Intestate's
estate not
dies intestate leaving a mother but no widow or widower issue or father exceeding 500
when to belong
(a) Where his or her estate does not exceed in value Five hundred to mother.
pounds the mother shall be entitled to such estate. Intestate Estates
Distribution Act
(h) Where his or her estate exceeds in value Five hundred pounds 1916.
the mother shall be entitled to Five hundred pounds Provisions for
mother in
thereof and shall have a charge upon the whole estate cases where
certain estate
for such sum with interest thereon at the rate of four per exceeds 500.
centum per annum from the date of the death of the
25744 intestate
intestate until payment, and this provision for the mother
shall be in addition and without prejudice to her interest
and share in the residue of the estate remaining after giving
effect to such provision in the same way as if such residue
had been the whole of the estate of the intestate.
Bond for (c) Where by the operation of paragraph (a) of this section a
administration
not required as mother is entitled to Five hundred pounds or any less
to certain sum being the proceeds of any policy or policies of insur-
Interests under
life assurance
policies.
ance on the life of her deceased son or daughter it shall not
See be necessary for such mother in order to obtain adminis-
Administration tration of his or her estate to enter into any bond with
and Probate Act
1915 s. 20. respect to the said Five hundred pounds or any less sum
the proceeds of the said policy or policies to which she is
so entitled.
Distribution on
Intestacy.
3 8 . Where a person in respect of the whole or any part of his or
22 & 23 Chas. her estate dies intestate then subject tt> the provisions of the two last
II. c. 10 ss. 3, preceding sections the following provisions shall have effect with
4,5.
29 Chas. II. c. 3 respect to such estate or part:
s. 24.
Ua.II.c.l7s.7.
(1) If the intestate leaves a widow or widower she or he shall be
English Bill entitled if the intestate leaves any issue to one-third and
1893 cl. 32, 33.
if the intestate leaves no issue to one-half of such estate or
Administration
and Probate Act part.
1915 s. 11.
Married
(2) If the intestate leaves a father and a mother but no widow
Women or widower or issue such estate or part shall be distributed
Property Act
s. 20. equally between the father and the mother and in the case
Intestate Estates of the latter for her own use.
Distribution Act
1910. (3) If the intestate leaves a widow or widower and a father and a
mother but no issue one-half of such estate or part shall be
distributed equally between the father and the mother and
in the case of the latter for her own use.
(4) If the intestate leaves a widow or widower and a father but
no issue or mother the father shall be entitled to one-half
of such estate or part.
(5) If the intestate leaves a father but no widow or widower or
issue or mother the father shall be entitled to such estate
or part.
(6) Subject to the above-mentioned rights such estate or part or the
portion thereof to which these rights do not extend shall
be distributed in equal shares among the children of the
intestate living at his decease and the representatives then
living of any children who predeceased the intestate or
if there are no such children or representatives among the
next of kin of the intestate who are in equal degree (,,) and
their representatives : Provided as follows :
(a) Where a child has any property real or personal or any
estate or interest therein by settlement of the
intestate
(a) For the purpo.se of determining degrees in the case of an ancestor the number of
steps from the intestate to the ancestor are to be counted, and in the case of a collateral relative
the number of steps from the intestate to the common ancestor and from the common ancestor
to the" person in question are to be counted and added together. In the case of brothers' and
Bisters' children there is, however, a provision that they may claim by representation, and there is
also a provision that grandparents are postponed to brothers and sisters or their children.
intestate or was advanced by the intestate in his

lifetime that child or his representative shall bring
such property estate interest or advance into
account in estimating the share (if any) to be
taken by him or them in the distribution.
(b) Except as hereinafter provided the children of any
person who died in the lifetime of the intestate
shall take only the share which that person would
have taken if living at the death of the intestate
and if more than one shall take the same in equal
shares.
(c) No representation shall be admitted among collaterals
after brothers' and sisters' children.
(d) The interest of the mother of the intestate shall be
the same as if she were a sister of the intestate.
(e) Brothers or sisters or brothers' or sisters' children
shall take in priority to grandparents.
(/) Where brothers' or sisters' children are entitled and
all the brothers or sisters of the intestate have
died in his lifetime all such children shall take in
equal shares.
(g) There shall be no difference between males and
females or between relationship of the whole blood
and of the half blood.
(h) A husband and wife shall for all purposes of distri-
bution and division be treated as two persons.
3 3 . In the three last preceding sections " e s t a t e " means the Meaning of
"est'ite" and
surplus remaining after deducting, or making according to law proper "part of an
provision for, all debts funeral expenses testamentary expenses tho^preraiing
administration expenses and all other lawful liabilities and charges to B(>,,(l0llH-
which the estate is subject and where in the last preceding section
part of an estate is referred to the property available lor distribution
as such part shall be determined according to the law for the time being
in force with reference to the incidence as between various parts of
the estate of such debts expenses and other liabilities and charges
and after deducting or making according to law proper provision
therefor so far if at all as such part is affected thereby.
34. In the case of any person dying before the commencement saving as to
of this Act the Statutes and laws in force at the commencement of bSe 3 1 y "g
this Act relating to the distribution of the estates of deceased persons o n !S" cemenS
shall notwithstanding anything in this Act contained have the like
force and effect as if this Act had not passed.
References t o the Statutes of Distributions or references to the like iteferenoe t<0
re . - . , , T -n . Statutes of
enect m an instrument inter vivos made or in a will coming into Distributions
operation after the commencement of this Act shall unless the con- 10W(, lls,ue
trary intention appears be construed as references to this Division.
35. Nothing
Saving. 3 5 . Nothing in this Division shall affect any unrepealed enactment

English Bill dispensing with probate or administration or otherwise regulating the
1893 cl. 37.
distribution of money or property of a deceased person.
Repeal. 3 6 . Section eleven paragraphs (2) (3) (4) and (5) and sections
Administration
and Probate Act fifteen twenty and seventy-three of the Administration and Probate
1915 33. 11, 15. Act 1915 section twenty-six of the Married Women's Property Act 1915
20, 73.
Married and the Intestate Estates Distribution Act 1916 are hereby repealed.
Women's
Property Act
1915 s. 20.
Intestate Estates DIVISION 3.CERTIORARI.
Distribution
Act 1916 No.
2863. 3 7 . A writ of certiorari or order nisi for a writ of certiorari to
Writ of
certiorari to remove a conviction judgment order or other proceeding before justices
justices of the of the peace in or out of sessions shall not be granted unless within six
peace, time for
applying for months after the date of the conviction judgment order or other
and notice.
cf. 13 Geo. II. proceeding nor unless it is proved upon affidavit that the applicant has
c. 18 8. 5.
Supreme Court
given six days' notice of the intended application to the justices of the
Rules in Civil
proceedings
peace (or to two of them if more than one) by or before whom such
Order 53 Rule conviction judgment order or other proceeding was had or made to
7. the end that such justice or justices or the parties therein concerned
may show cause if he or they think fit against the issuing or granting
of such certiorari or order nisi.
Recognizance
security for
3 8 . Except on the application of a law officer no such writ of
costs. certiorari shall be issued until the applicant has given security to the
cf. 5 Geo. II. satisfaction of the prothonotary in the sum of Fifty pounds conditioned
c. 19.
Supreme Court to prosecute the writ with effect at his own cost without delay and to
Rules in Civil
proceedings. pay to the party in whose favour the conviction judgment or order was
Order 53 Rule
10.
given or made in the event of its being confirmed such costs if any as
the Court shall order him to pay.
This section and the last preceding section shall apply to a chairman
of general sessions as if he were a justice of the peace.
DIVISION 4.CHARITABLE TRUSTS.

Petition in
case of a
3 9 . in every case of a breach of any trust or supposed breach of
charitable trust any trust created for charitable purposes or whenever the direction or
and
deteimination order of a court is deemed necessary for the administration of any trust
thereof in a
summary way. for charitable purposes any two or more persons may present a petition
cf. 52 Geo. Ill, to the Supreme Court stating such complaint and praying such relief
o. 101 a. 1.
as the nature of the case may require ; and the Supreme Court shall
hear such petition in a summary way and upon affidavits or such other
evidence as is produced upon such hearing determine the same and
make such other order therein and with respect to the costs of such
application as seems just.
Petitions to be 4 0 . Every petition so to be presented as aforesaid shall be signed
signed by
petitioners and
their solicitor
by the persons preferring the same in the presence of and shall be
and by law attested by the solicitor concerned for such petitioners and every such
officer.
lb. s. 2.
petition shall be submitted to and allowed by a law officer and such
allowance shall be certified by him before any such petition is pre-
sented.
DIVISION
13 G E O . V.] Imperial Acts Application. [ N o . 3270 51
DIVISION 5.CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND PUNISHMENT.

4 1 . I n or in connexion with criminal proceedings all powers of Amendments in
o i criniinfl.1
a m e n d m e n t reform or coiTection existing a t t h e time of the commence- proceedings.
m e n t of this A c t m a y notwithstanding a n y repeal effected thereby be st.Yc!'" 1 '
exercised a n d a c t e d upon as if this A c t h a d n o t been passed a n d no oHcnryv.st.i
j u d g m e n t plea record process w a r r a n t panel or return shall be affected "4" y I
by any mere rasure interlineation addition subtraction diminution or c. 3.
literal error therein and in affirmance of any judgment any such eCH1e2iri5VI"
defect m a y be amended reformed or corrected. 4o and 47 vict.
c. 49 8. 4.
4 2 . With respect to offences specified in the enactments set out Victorian
in Part II. of this Act (so far as they are in force in Victoria) JlJoeedureto
whether such offences are felonies misdemeanours or offences punish- ^J^^ct
,0 ( f T o c e 9
able by or before justices and with respect to all proceedings j " t XI
(whether preliminary or otherwise) in connexion therewith or on
appeal therefrom or for the enforcement of any sentence judgment or
order in connexion therewith the practice and procedure in force in
Victoria shall except so far as is otherwise expressly provided in
such enactments be adopted so far as they are applicable. Where
under any of such enactments any offence is punishable by a fixed
maximum term of imprisonment such enactment shall be construed
as if it provided for imprisonment for a term of not more than the
term specified in such enactment and where under any of such enact-
ments a minimum term of imprisonment is specified the Court or
Justices may impose any shorter term of imprisonment or may apply
any appropriate provisions of the Victorian Legislature which are
applicable to cases where terms of imprisonment may be imposed for
offences.
43. Any person guilty of any felony or misdemeanour under any Punishment for
. . felonies and
of the enactments set out in Part II. of this Act (so far as they misdemeanours
are in force in Victoria) for which no maximum punishment is
specially provided shall in the case of felony be liable to imprison-
ment for a term of not more than ten years and in the case of
misdemeanour be liable to imprisonment for a term of not more
than three years or to a fine of not more than Five hundred
pounds or to both such fine and imprisonment.
44. The punishment of death in all cases whatsoever whether for sentence* of
treason or otherwise is t o b e executed b y hanging t h e offender b y his ^feil3o'Geo m
neck until he is dead. The time and place of execution are to be c*48.
appointed by the Governor in Council. cfuo?'IIL
57 Geo. III. c. 6.
45. The governor or keeper or officer in charge of a gaol shall codH.'oel

deliver or cause to be delivered to the judge or chairman presiding at calendar of
any sitting of a Court for the trial of indictable offences a signed calendar ior trial.
of all prisoners in his custody for trial at such sitting and the Crown lu^\YU'
Solicitor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to such judge or chairman 5 iltld 0 wiiiiam
IV c 38 8 3
a signed calendar of all persons committed for trial a t such sitting who -- --
r
. . . , 28 and 29 Vict.
are Dot in custody. c 120 s. 62.
4 6 . The
52 13 GEO. V.] Imperial Ads Application. [No. 3270
Police 46. The Chief Commissioner of Police shall direct that a sufficient
attendance at
criminal number of members of the police force shall be present to keep order
sittings.
in and within the precincts of the court-room at all sittings of the
14 Chas. II.
c. 21. Supreme Court in its criminal jurisdiction and of the Court of General
50 and 51 Vict,
c. 55 a. 9.
Sessions in its criminal jurisdiction and shall at the request of the
cf. Police presiding judge or chairman direct that an additional number of such
Regulation Act members shall be present at any particular sitting with respect to
1015 s. 18.
which the request is made.
Sentence by a 47. (1) When upon the trial of any indictable offence a verdict of
judge other
than the judge guilty has been found or a plea of guilty has been received but no
presiding at a
trial. judgment or sentence has been given or passed thereon and the judge
of. 1 Edw. VI. or chairman of general sessions (as the case may be) presiding at the
c. 7 8. 5.
trial dies or it appears to be probable that by reason of incapacitating
illness or other serious cause he will be unable within a reasonable
time to give judgment or pass sentence any other judge of the Supreme
Court or chairman of general sessions (as the case may be) may in
open Court take (if necessary) all steps preliminary to the giving of
judgment or passing of sentence and may give judgment or pass
sentence which shall for all purposes have the same effects and con-
sequences as if it had been given or passed by such judge or chairman
(as the case may be) presiding at the trial.
In all cases where it is possible so to do the judge or chairman (as
the case may be) presiding at the trial shall be consulted before such
judgment is given or such sentence is passed but non-compliance with
this provision shall not affect the validity of such judgment or sen-
tence.
The question whether it appears probable that the judge or chair-
man (as the case may be) presiding at the trial will be unable for the
causes abovementioned within a reasonable time to give judgment or
pass sentence shall be decided after such inquiry or upon such infor-
mation as they think fit by the majority of the judges of the Supreme
Court or the majority of the chairmen of general sessions (as the case
may be) and such decision shall not be challenged on any ground
whatsoever.
Sentence (2) When upon the trial of any indictable offence a verdict of
determined by
one judge guilty has been found or a plea of guilty has been received and all
pronounced by
another. preliminary steps necessary for the giving of judgment or the passing
of sentence have been taken but no judgment or sentence has been
given or passed any such judge or chairman (as the case may be) may
give any judgment or pass any sentence determined by the judge or
chairman (as the case may be) presiding at the trial and such judgment
or sentence shall for all purposes have the same effects and consequences
as if it had been given or passed by the judge or chairman (as the case
may be) presiding at the trial.
Sentence by
another judge
(3) Where upon arraignment for or at any time before the
where a commencement of the trial of any indictable offence the accused
person pleads
guilty on person pleads guilty any such judge or chairman (as the case may
arraignment.
be) other than the judge or chairman (as the case may be) receiving
such
such plea may take (if necessary) all steps preliminary to the giving
of judgment or passing of sentence and may give judgment or pass
sentence upon the person so pleading guilty and such judgment or
sentence shall for all purposes have the same effects and consequences
as if it had been given or passed by the judge or chairman (as the
case may be) who received such plea.
4 8 . Whenever a sentence may be lawfully imposed for any Time and place
indictable offence it maybe imposed in open court at any time and
at any place in Victoria at which sittings of the Supreme Court or
Court of General Sessions (as the case may be) are held and the
judge or chairman (as the case may be) presiding at the trial or
receiving any plea of guilty or any other judge or chairman
empowered to impose such sentence when he thinks it desirable in
the interests of justice so to do may and from time to time if
necessary fix or indicate by reference to some fact or event the time
and fix the place at which such sentence is to be imposed and (unless
he thinks fit to release such person on recognizances conditioned for
such person's appearance at the proper time and place which he is
hereby empowered to do) make an order or orders for the removal
in custody of such person from one place in Victoria to another and
such person during such removal and pending the imposition of such
sentence shall be deemed to be in the lawful custody of the gaoler or
other officer having the custody of such person for the purpose of
carrying out any such order.
This and the last preceding section shall not be construed as being
in derogation of the powers possessed by a judge or chairman (as the
case may be) under any other enactment or at common law.
DIVISION 6.FIRES.
4 9 . It shall be lawful to and for the respective governors and Money insured
T i e rn , T i on houseB burnt
directors ot any insurance office or persons granting policies or in- may be laid
surance for insuring houses or other buildings against loss by fire, and J^bSiding.
they are hereby authorized and required, on the request of any person 14 Geo. in.
interested in or entitled to any house or other building which here- cLan(Uord ani
after is burned down demolished or damaged by fire, to cause the Tenant Act
191') s lfi
money for which such house or building has been insured by the
occupier thereof or by any other person to be laid out and expended as
far as the same will go towards re-building re-instating or repairing
such house or other building so burned down demolished or damaged by
fire ; unless the person claiming such insurance money within thirty
days next after his claim is adjusted gives a sufficient security to the
governors or directors of the insurance office where such house or other
building is insured that the same insurance money will be laid out and
expended as aforesaid ; or unless the said insurance money is in that
time settled and disposed of to and amongst all the contending parties
to the satisfaction and approbation of such governors or directors of
such insurance office or such persons aforesaid respectively.
50. No
No action to 50. No action suit or process whatever shall be had maintained

lie against
person on or prosecuted against any person in whose house chamber stable barn
whose estate
a fire or other building or on whose estate any fire accidentally begins and
accidentally no recompense shall be made by such person for any damage suffered
begins.
14 Geo. III. thereby any law usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.
c. 78 s. 80.
And in such case if any action be brought the defendant may plead
the general issue and give this Act and the special matter in evidence
at any trial thereupon to be had ; provided that no contract or agree-
ment made between landlord and tenant shall be hereby defeated or
made void.
Repeal. 5 1 . Section fifty-eight of the Melbourne Building Act 1849 13

Melbourne
Building Act Victoria No. 39 and section sixteen of the Landlord and Tenant Act
1849 s. 58.
1915 are hereby repealed.
No. 2677 s. 10.
DIVISION 7.FORCIBLE ENTRIES AND DETAINERS.

Forcible entry. 5 2 . No person except where entry is given by the law shall
5 Rich. TI. St. 1
c. 7. make an entry upon land in a manner likely to cause a breach of the
15 Rich. II. c. 2. peace or reasonable apprehension of breach of the peace. Except as
13 Henry IV.
c. 7. aforesaid it is immaterial whether he is entitled to enter upon the
2 Henry V. land or not.
St. 1. c. 8.
8 Henry VI. c. 9.
31 Ellz. c. 11.
21 James I.
c. 15.
Queensland
Code s. 70. 5 3 . No person being in actual possession of land for a period of
Forcible
detainer.
less than three years by himself or his predecessors shall without
of. 8 Henry colour of right hold possession of it in a manner likely to cause a breach
VI. c. 9. of the peace or a reasonable apprehension of a breach of the peace
31 Eliz. c. 11.
Queensland
against a person entitled by law to the possession of the land and able
Code s. 71. and willing to afford reasonable information as to his being so
entitled.
Punishment. 5 4 . Any person guilty of a contravention of either of the last two

preceding sections shall be guilty of a misdemeanour and liable to
imprisonment for a term of not more than one year or to a fine of not
more than Five hundred pounds or to both such fine and imprison-
ment.
DIVISION 8.LOTTERIES AND GAMING.

interpretation. 5 5 , This Division except the next succeeding section Bhall be read
and construed as part of Part IV. of the Police Offences Act 1915.
Meaning of 56. In section eighty-six of the Police Offences Act 1915 for
lottery.
Police Offences
the expression " Lottery " and the words immediately following such
Act 1915 B. 86. expression there shall be substituted the following :" Lottery"
includes any scheme whether real or pretended by which prizes whether
of
of money or of any other property matter or thing are or are to be or

are represented or understood as capable of being drawn or thrown or
competed for or gained in any other way by lot dice or any other mode
of chance or by reference to any event or contingency whatsoever
depending upon chance whether such scheme is established or conducted
or intended or proposed to be established or conducted and in any
case whether wholly or partly in Victoria or elsewhere.
57. Each of the following games is declared to be a lottery : C.ames declared

to be lotteries.
(a) The game known as faro or any similar game. 12 Geo. II.
c. 28 s. 2.
(b) The game known as roulette or any similar game. 18 Geo. II.
o. 34 s. 1.
(c) Every game invented or to be invented with one or more dice 13 Geo. II.
or with any other instrument engine or device in the nature c. 19 s. 9.
of dice having one or more numbers or figures thereon
(backgammon and other games with the backgammon
tables only excepted).
58. Every game which is declared to be a lottery or which is in Gamej b^ Wfty

fact a game by way of lottery shall be deemed to be an unlawful game unlawful gamea.
and within the meaning of the expression " unlawful game " or " un-
"-
lawful games " in any Act now or hereafter to be passed.
Evei
59. Every lottery is hereby declared to be a common nuisance y lofcfcery
J J J
a nuisance.
and contrary to law. io wiiiiam HI.
c. 23
42 (or III.
Geo. 17)s. 1.
c. 119 s. 1.
60. Any person who keeps any house or place to exercise keep Keeping a house
<V-C for DiimosQ
open show or expose to be played or drawn or thrown at or in any lottery of a lottery.
or who knowingly suffers to be exercised kept open shown or exposed J 2 / ^ 1 " '
to be played at or in any lottery in his house or place shall be liable for
a first offence to a penalty of not more than Two hundred pounds and
for any subsequent offence besides such penalty to imprisonment for
a term of not more than six months.
Penalty on
6 1 . Any person who plays draws throws stakes or adventures at players &c.
or in any lottery or contributes any money or other valuable property 10 William III.
c. 23 (or 17)
matter or thing to any sale or disposition of property by way of lottery s. 3.
8 Geo. I. c. 2
shall be liable to a penalty of not more than Fifty pounds. s. 37.
12 Geo. II.
c. 28 8. 3.
13 Geo. I I .
c. 19 8. 9.
18 Geo. II.
c. 34 3. 2.
Agreement to
62. Any person who receives or causes to be received any money pay money &c.
or other valuable property matter or thing in consideration of any on result of
lottery.
money or other valuable property matter or thing to be paid transferred G Geo. II. c. 35
or given in case any ticket-number or chance in any lottery shall prove s. 29.
42 Geo. III.
fortunate and any person who on or under any pretence form denomina- c. 119 s. 5
tion or description whatsoever promises or agrees to pay transfer or
give
give any money or other valuable property matter or thing or to do

or forbear doing anything for the benefit of any person whether with
or without consideration on any event or contingency relating to the
result of any lottery shall be liable to a penalty of not more than One
hundred pounds.
Saving. 6 3 . Nothing in this Division shall limit the effect of the last
2oKXi^w,88 P a r a g r a P n f section eighty-eight of the Police Offences Act 1915 and
such paragraph shall be given effect to as if it had been passed after
the coming into operation of this Act.
DIVISION D.MARRIAGE.
Degrees of 6 4 . The following and none other shall be the persons who shall be
consanguinity
and affinity. deemed to be within the degrees of consanguinity and affinity which
25 Henry VIII. may affect at law the validity of a marriage in fact celebrated :
c. 22.
28 Henry VIII.
c. 7 s. 7. (a) In relation to a man :
28 Henry VIII.
c. 16. Any ancestor or descendant of his.
32 Henry VIII. His father's wife.
c. 38.
2 and 3 Edw. His grandfather's wife.
VI. c. 23.
1 and 2 Phillip
His wife's grandmother.
and Mary c. 8 His father's sister.
8. 4.
1 Eliz. c. 1.8.3- His mother's sister.
His father's brother's wife.
His mother's brother's wife.
His wife's father's sister.
His wife's mother's sister.
His wife's mother.
His wife's daughter.
His son's wife.
His sister.
His wife's sister. ()
His brother's wife.
His son's son's wife.
His daughter's son's wife.
His wife's son's daughter.
His wife's daughter's daughter.
His brother's daughter.
His sister's daughter.
His brother's son's wife.
His sister's son's wife.
His wife's brother's daughter.
His wife's sister's daughter.
(6) In
(a) But see the next section.
(6) In relation to a woman :

Any ancestor or descendant of hers.
Her mother's husband.
Her grandmother's husband.
Her husband's grandfather.
Her father's brother.
Her mother's brother.
Her father's sister's husband.
Her mother's sister's husband.
Her husband's father's brother.
Her husband's mother's brother.
Her husband's father.
Her husband's son.
Her daughter's husband.
Her brother.
Her husband's brother.
Her sister's husband.
Her son's daughter's husband.
Her daughter's daughter's husband.
Her husband's son's son.
Her husband's daughter's son.
Her brother's son.
Her sister's son.
Her brother's daughter's husband.
Her sister's daughter's husband.
Her husband's brother's son.
Her husband's sister's son.
For the purpose and in the construction of this section " wife " or
" husband " means a person who has been a wife or a husband (as the
case may be) and there shall be no difference between relationship of
the whole blood and of the half blood or between legitimate and
illegitimate children.
65. Nothing in the last preceding section shall affect the meaning Marriage Act
or effect of sections forty-two and one hundred and thirty-five of the 135 not
Marriage Act 1915 or the meaning or effect of either of such sections il cC c
and such sections shall be given effect to as if they had been passed
after the coming into operation of this Act.
DIVISION 10.PARLIAMENT.
66. When the Governor by proclamation summons the Legislative summoning of
Council and the Legislative Assembly for the despatch of the business 37^^!
of Parliament on any day not less than six days from the day of the c. 127 s. 1/
date of such proclamation the Houses of Parliament shall thereupon ULÛ^?.'
stand prorogued or adiourned (as the case may be) to the day and constitution
. Act Amendment
time declared in such proclamation notwithstanding any previous Act 1915 s. 31.
prorogation of the Council and Assembly to any longer day and
notwithstanding
notwithstanding any previous adjournment of the Council and

Assembly or either of them to any longer day and notwithstanding
any former law usage or practice to the contrary.
How in case of 6 ? . All and singular the order or orders made by the Council or
o?dereo?either the Assembly and appointed for the day to which the Council or the
emedBtoniiave Assembly (as the case may be) has been adjourned or to any day or
been appointed. days subsequent thereto other than and except any order or orders
ni.ao! 14 s. 2' specially appointed for particular days and declared to be so fixed
notwithstanding any meeting under this enactment and other than
and except any order or orders made under the express provisions of
any Act of Parliament shall be deemed and taken to have been ap-
pointed for the day on which the Council and the Assembly shall meet
in pursuance of such proclamation.
DIVISION 11.RELIGIOUS WORSHIP, DISTURBANCE OF.

Disturbing 6 8 . Any person who wilfully and without lawful justification or
religious
worship. excuse the proof of which lies on him disquiets or disturbs any meeting
cf. 5 and 6
Bdw. VI. c. 4.
of persons lawfully assembled for religious worship or assaults any
1 Mary St. 2 person lawfully officiating at any such meeting or any of the persons
c. 3. there assembled shall be liable to imprisonment for a term of not
1 Eliz. c. 2 s. 3.
1 William and more than two months or to a penalty of not more than Five pounds.
Mary A prosecution for any offence against this section must be begun
c. 18 s. 15.
52 Geo. III. within three months after the offence is committed.
c. 155 s. 12.
9 and 10 Vict.
c. 59 s. 4.
Queensland
Code s. 207.
DIVISION 12.SERVANTS' CHARACTERS.
69. Every person who
Personation of
master &c. or
(a) falsely personates any master or mistress or the executor
giving false administrator wife relative housekeeper agent or servant
character to
servant. of any such master or mistress and either personally or in
32 Geo. III. writing gives any false forged or counterfeited character to
c. 56 s. 1.
any person offering himself or herself as a servant into the
service of any person or persons;
Falsely asserting (b) knowingly and wilfully pretends or falsely asserts in writing
in writing that
a servant has that any servant has been hired or retained for any period
been hired for
a period of hire of time whatsoever or in any station or capacity whatso-
or in a station. ever other than that for or in which he or she has hired or
lb. s. 2.
retained such servant in his or her service or employment
or for the service of any other person ;
Falsely asserting
a servant had
(c) knowingly and wilfully pretends or falsely asserts in writing
been discharged that any servant was discharged or left his or her service
at any time
or had not been at any other time than that at which he or she was dis-
hired in any
previous service. charged or actually left such service or that any such
l b . s. 3. servant has not been hired or employed in any other
service contrary to truth ;
(d) offers
(d) offers himself or herself as a servant asserting or pretending Person offering

himself as
that he or she has served in any service in which such servant and
pretending to
servant has not actually served or with a false forged or have served
when he has
counterfeit certificate of his or her character or in any wise not served or
with a false or
adds to or alters effaces or erases any word date matter or altered
thing contained in or referred to in any certificate given to certificate.
32 Geo. III.
him or her by his or her last or former actual master or c r>(} s. 4.
mistress or by any other person duly authorized by such
master or mistress to give the same ;
(e) having been in service when offering to hire himself or herself Person offering
himself for
as a servant in any service whatsoever falsely and wilfully service who
having been
pretends not to have been hired or retained in any previous before in
service as a servant, service pretends
not to have
been in such
shall be liable to a.penalty of not more than Ten pounds. service.
lb. s. 5.
Penalty and
application.
lb. s. 0.
70. If any servant who has been guilty of any of the offences Offenders
discovering
aforesaid before any information has been laid against him or her for accomplices
before
such offence discovers and lays an information against any person or information
persons concerned with him or her in any offence against the last indemnified.
lb. s. 8.
preceding section every such servant so discovering and laying an
information shall thereupon be discharged and indemnified from and
against all penalties and punishments to which at the time of such
information he or she might be liable by the last preceding section for
or by reason of such his or her own offence.
7 1 . Any person who feels himself or herself aggrieved by any Appeal,

conviction under the last preceding section but one may appeal from Ib-8- 10-
such conviction to the next practicable Court of General Sessions in o"io s? ae*/
the manner and in the conditions prescribed by any law now or here-
after to be in force relating to appeals from justices to Courts of General
Sessions.
DIVISION 13.SHERIFF.
72. In the construction of this Division the expression " writ" interpretation,
includes any process.
73. Any person who having reasonable notice that he is required Neglect to aid
to assist the sheriff or any deputy sheriff in arresting any person or in ^"^ 9
preserving the peace omits without reasonable excuse so to do shall 50 and 51 Vict
c 55 a 8
be liable to a penalty of not more than One hundred pounds and if a ' ', "
L J L Queensland
bailiff or assistant of the sheriff or a member of the police force shall code s. 203.
be guilty of a misdemeanour and liable to a fine of not more than
One hundred pounds or to imprisonment for a term of not more than
one year or to both such fine and imprisonment.
74. If
Powers of 74. If the sheriff or any deputy sheriff finds any resistance in the
sheriff.
50 and 51 Vict,
execution of a writ he shall take with him such assistants as he thinks
c. 55 s. 8 (2). desirable and shall go in person to do execution and may arrest the
13 Edw. I. c.
39. resisters and bring them before a justice of the peace to be dealt with
according to law and every such resister shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanour.
Duties as to
execution of
75. The sheriff at the request of a person delivering a writ to him
writs. for execution shall give a receipt for that writ stating the day of its
50 and 51 Vict. delivery.
c. 55 s. 10.
cf. 13 Edw. I.
c. 39.
2 Edw. III.
0.5.
Duties on 76. (1) Where the sheriff or any officer or other person employed
receipt of debt
to Crown. in collecting by process from any Court any debt* due to the Crown
GO and 51 Vict,
c. 55 s. 11.
receives from any person a sum as being due to the Crown he shall
3 Geo. I. c. If give a receipt to such person for that sum, and the sheriff shall forth-
s. 13.
with take all necessary steps to procure in respect of that sum the
effectual discharge of the debtor paying the same.
(2) An officer receiving any such sum shall account for it to the
sheriff and the sheriff shall give a receipt for such sum.
(3) In case of any default under this section the sheriff and his
representatives shall be liable to pay any damages suffered by a debtor
in consequence of such default.
Duties on arrest
of civil debtors.
77. (1) Where an officer being a sheriff deputy sheriff bailiff or
50 and 51 Vict. other officer whatsoever arrests or has in custody any person in the
o. 55 s. 14. course of a civil proceeding whether at the suit of the Crown or otherwise
of. 32 Geo. II.
c. 28 ss. 1-4. such officer shall not
(a) convey such person without his free consent to any house
licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquor or to the private
house of such officer or any tenant or relative of such
officer ;
(b) charge such person with any sum for or procure him to call
or pay for any liquor food or thing whatsoever except what
he freely asks for ;
(c) take such person to any gaol within twenty-four hours of his
arrest unless such person fails to name or refuses to be
carried to some safe and convenient house of his own
nomination being within three miles of the place at which
he was arrested and not being the private dwelling-house
of such person,
but shall during such twenty-four hours permit such person to send for
and have brought to him at reasonable times in the day and in reasonable
quantities any food or liquor from what place he thinks fit and also to
have and use such bedding linen and other necessary things as he has
occasion for or is supplied with and shall not purloin or detain the
same or require any payment for the use thereof or restrict the use
thereof.
(2) For
13 GEO. V.] Imperial Acts Applicatim. [No. 3270 61
(2) For the purpose of making known the provisions of this section
a printed copy thereof shall be delivered by the sheriff or other person
intrusted with causing the execution of any writ order or attachment
to the bailiff officer or other person employed to execute the same,
and such bailiff officer or other person after making an arrest shall
forthwith show a printed copy of such section to the person arrested
or if such person is unable to read shall forthwith make known the
provisions of such section to the person arrested.
(3) Subject to the foregoing provisions any person so arrested
shall be lodged in the gaol nearest to the place of his arrest or with
his consent in any other gaol and shall be there detained until the
Supreme Court or a Judge thereof shall order his discharge or until
he is otherwise discharged by due course of law.
(4) In this and the next succeeding section the expression "gaol 5?
has the meaning assigned to it in the Gaols Act 1915.
78. A person unlawfully imprisoned by the sheriff or any of his Liability for
. . . wroivful
officers shall have an action against the sheriff m like manner as against imprisonment.
any other person that should imprison him without warrant. The rf^ soviet.
Judges of the Supreme Court may make rules providing that in 13 Edw. i. o. is
such circumstances as may be specified in such rules security for
costs shall be given by the plaintiff.
79. If a person in the custody of the sheriff or any of his officers L,bI,ity for
or of any other person either in execution or for non-performance of 50 ami 51 vict.
a judgment or order of the Supreme Court or for contempt of that g'^m80J'12
Court or otherwise in the course of a civil proceeding escapes out of 8-5-
legal custody such sheriff or other person shall be liable to pay the vict. c? 98.
damages sustained by the person at whose suit such prisoner was taken ctf s''êi11''
into custody and all costs of any action or other proceeding to recover a. 219.
the same but not any further sum.
Provided that there shall be no liability under this section for the victVî.41
escape of any prisoner when confined in any gaol.
Section two hundred and nineteen of the Supreme Court Act 1915
is hereby repealed.
80. The sheriff or any officer concerned in the execution of any ^JJJ^"de
process directed to the sheriff may demand take and receive such 29 EHZ. C. 4.
poundage as may be fixed by rules made by the Judges of the s. >' ' "
50 and 51 V i c t
Supreme Court.
L
c. 55 s. 20.
8 1 . All accounts of the sheriff or any deputy sheriff shall be sheriffs
transmitted examined verified and audited in such maimer and at j;f lâ 51
such times as is or are provided by law or as the Governor in vict.c.55 s.21.
Council may by order from time to time direct.
All sums received by a sheriff and not fully accounted for shall
be answered for by himself or his representatives or otherwise in due
course of law.
82. When the sheriff dies any person nominated by a Law Officer Execution of
pending the appointment of a sheriff may execute the office of sheriff S}nsCheriff.death
in the name of the deceased sheriff and be answerable for the n>. s. 25.
execution *"'
execution of the said office as the deceased sheriff would have been
by law if living and the security given to the sheriff so deceased
by any deputy sheriff shall remain and be a security to the Crown
and to all persons whomsoever for such deputy sheriff's due execution
of the office of deputy sheriff.
Outgoing 8 3 . (1) Every sheriff shall at the expiration of his term of office
sheriff to turn
over prisoners make out and deliver to the incoming sheriff a correct list and account
and process to
incoming sheriff. of all prisoners in his custody or lodged in gaol by him and of all writs
50 and 51 Vict, and attachments in his hands not wholly executed by him with all
c. 55 s. 28.
20 Geo. II. c 37 such particulars as may be necessary to explain to the incoming sheriff
4 Geo. IV. the several matters intended to be transferred to him and shall there-
c. 37 s. 1.
upon turn over and transfer to the custody of the incoming sheriff all
such prisoners so in custody and all such writs and attachments and all
records books and matters appertaining to the office of sheriff.
(2) The incoming sheriff shall thereupon sign and give to the
outgoing sheriff a duplicate of such list and account which shall be a
good and sufficient discharge to him of and from all the prisoners therein
mentioned and the execution of the writs and other matters therein
contained and thereupon the incoming sheriff shall stand charged
with the said prisoners so in custody, and with the execution and
care of the said writs and attachments and other matters contained
in the said list and account.
Punishment for 8 4 . (1) Tf any person being a sheriff deputy sheriff or bailiff or
misconduct.
50 and 51 Vict, other such officer or being employed in levying or collecting debts
c. 55 s. 29. due to the Crown by process of any court or being an officer to whom
the return or execution of writs belongs does any of the following
things that is to say :
3 Edw. I. c. 9. (a) unlawfully lets go at large a prisoner or unlawfully withholds
23 Henry VI.
c. 9. a prisoner entitled to be released; or
(b) grants a warrant for the execution of any writ before he
has actually received that writ; or
(c) is guilty of an offence against or breach of the provisions of
this Division or of any wrongful act or default in the
execution of his office or of any contempt of the Supreme
Court,
he and any person procuring the commission of any such offence shall
without prejudice to any other punishment under the provisions of
this Division but subject as hereinafter mentioned be liable
(i) to be punished by the Supreme Court as hereinafter mentioned J
and
(ii) if any person is aggrieved to forfeit Two hundred pounds and
to pay all damages suffered by such person ;
and such forfeiture and damages may be recovered by such person as a
debt by an action in the Supreme Court.
(2) The Supreme Court or any Judge thereof may on complaint
made of any such offence as aforesaid having been committed and
on proof on oath given by the examination of witnesses or by affidavit
or on interrogatories of the commission of the alleged offence and after
hearing
hearing anything which the alleged offender may urge in his defence
(which evidence and hearing may be taken and had in a summary
manner) punish the offender or cause proceedings to be taken for his
punishment in like manner as a person guilty of contempt of the said
Court may be punished.
(3) The Supreme Court or Judge may order the costs of or occasioned 3 eo. i. c. 13
by any such complaint to be paid by either party to the other and
an order by the Supreme Court or Judge to pay any costs damages
or penalty shall be of the same effect as a judgment of such Court
and may be enforced accordingly.
(4) The said Court may also proceed for and deal with such offence
in like manner as for any contempt of such Court.
(5) If any person not being a deputy sheriff bailiff or other such
officer assumes or pretends to act as such or demands or takes any
fee or reward under colour or pretext of such office he shall be guilty
of contempt of the Supreme Court and be liable to be punished in
manner provided by this section as if he were a deputy sheriff guilty
of a contempt of such Court.
(6) Any proceeding in pursuance of this section against a sheriff
deputy sheriff or any other person to whom this section applies shall
except as provided in the next succeeding sub-section be taken within
six months after the alleged offence was committed and not subse-
quently.
(7) Nothing in this section shall render a person liable to be
punished twice for the same offence but if any proceeding within such
period of six months is taken against a person under this section for
any offence the Supreme Court or any Judge thereof may whether
such period of six months has expired or not postpone or stay such
proceeding and direct any other available proceeding for punishing
such offence to be taken.
8 5 . (1) Nothing in this Division shall affect saving.
. . . _ . ., ,...,..... , - 50 and 51 Vict
r
{a) any such power right privilege obligation liability or duty 01 c 5.> s. 39.
any sheriff or officer of a sheriff as exists by common law
at the commencement of this Act.
(b) any legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such power
right privilege obligation liability or duty and any such
legal proceeding or remedy may be carried on or had as if
this Act had not been passed.
(2) Any fees or poundage authorized to be taken by or in pursuance
of any enactment in force at the commencement of this Act may
continue to be taken until altered in pursuance of this Division.
DIVISION 14.SOLICITORS, ETC.
86. In the construction of this Division unless inconsistent with interpretation,
the context or subject-matter
" Solicitor " includes attorney solicitor or proctor and also a
barrister or a barrister and solicitor when practising as an
attorney solicitor or proctor.
2574.-5 8 7 . Except
No person to 87. Except so far as is otherwise expressly enacted no person

act as attorney
unless admitted shall act as a solicitor or as such solicitor sue out any writ or
and enrolled.
0 and 7 Vict.
process or commence carry on solicit or defend any action suit
o. 73 ss. 2, 35. or other proceeding in the name of any other person or in his own
2 Geo. II. c. 23
83. 3, 24, 25. name in the Supreme Court, Insolvency Court, County Court, Court of
22 Geo. II. Mines, Court of General Sessions, or Court of Petty Sessions or before
c. 40 s. 12.
23 and 24 Vict. any judge or chairman of any of such Courts or before any warden
c. 127 a. 20. justice or justices unless such person has been admitted and enrolled
and otherwise duly qualified to act as a barrister or a solicitor or a
barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court and continues to be so
duly qualified and on the roll at the time of his acting in the capacity
of a solicitor as aforesaid ; and any person who acts or does anything
in contravention of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a
contempt of the Supreme Court and punishable accordingly upon the
application of any person complaining thereof and upon proof made
thereof upon oath either oral or by affidavit and shall be incapable of
maintaining or prosecuting any ac^ ion suit or other proceeding for any
fee reward or disbursement for or in res poet of any business matter
or thing done by him in connexion with the matters aforesaid.
Oaths. 88. Except so far as may be otherwise specially provided by or
6 and 7 Vict, under any Act every person shall before he is admitted and enrolled as
c. 73 as. 17, 19.
2 Geo. II. c. 23 a barrister and solicitor take the oath of allegiance and an oath that
8. 5.
he will well and honestly demean himself in the practice of the
profession of a barrister and solicitor according to the best of his
knowledge and ability and admission shall be deemed not to be
complete until an order of the Court for admission has been taken
out and the roll signed.
flight to 89. Every person duly admitted as a barrister or solicitor or as
practise in all
courts. barrister and solicitor shall while his qualification continues be entitled
0 and 7 Vict,
c 73 s. 27.
to practise in or before the said Courts or persons aforesaid on com-
pliance with the special provisions if any relating to the right to
practise in such Courts or before such persons.
Solicitors not 90. No solicitor who is a prisoner in any gaol shall during his
to commence
etc. actions &c confinement in such gaol as a solicitor in his own name or in the name
while prisoners.
0 and 7 Vict.
of any other solicitor sue out any writ or process or commence or
c. 73 s. 31. prosecute or defend any action suit or other proceeding civil or criminal
12 Geo. II.
fi. 13 s. 9. in any of the Courts aforesaid or as precedent to any proceeding before
any of the persons aforesaid : and any solicitor acting in contravention
of the provisions of this section and any other solicitor permitting or
empowering such firstmentioned solicitor so to do shall be guilty of a
contempt of the Supreme Court and punishable accordingly upon the
application of any person complaining thereof and upon proof made
thereof by oath either oral or by affidavit: and every solicitor acting
in contravention of any of the provisions of this section shall be
incapable of maintaining or prosecuting any action suit or other
proceeding for any fee reward or disbursement for or in respect of
any business matter or thing done by him whilst such firstmentioned
solicitor was a prisoner as aforesaid.
9 1 . If
9 1 . If any solicitor acts as agent in any such action suit or other solicitors not
proceeding as is mentioned in section eighty-seven for any person not duly foVpereMisgnot
qualified to act as a solicitor or if any solicitor permits or suffers his iuallfled-
. . . . 0 and 7 Vict
name to be in any way made use of in any such action suit or proceeding c'73 s. 32. '*
upon the account or for the profit of any person not duly qualified as 2 Geo. n
aforesaid or if any solicitor sends any process or does any other act 22 George 11.
thereby to enable any person not duly qualified as aforesaid to appear c - 40a - ll#
act or practise as a solicitor in any such action suit or other proceeding
knowing such person not to be duly qualified as aforesaid any such
solicitor may upon the application of any person complaining thereof
and upon proof made thereof upon oath either oral or by affidavit to
the satisfaction of the Supreme Court that such solicitor wilfully
and knowingly offended therein be struck off the roll and such
Court may make such order as to costs as it thinks just.
9 2 . Nothing in this Division shall limit the jurisdiction or control saving
of any Court with respect to solicitors given by the Legal Profession
Practice Act 1915 s. 8 or by any other enactment or law in force at
the commencement of this Act.
DIVISION 1 5 . U N L A W F U L OATHS.
9 3 . A n y person Who Unlawful oaths

(a) administers or is present at and consents to the administering capital offences.
of any oath or engagement in the nature of an oath pur- ^J;"8111
porting to bind the person who takes it to commit any
crime punishable with death ; or
(b) takes any such oath or engagement not being compelled to
do so ; or
(c) attempts to induce any person to take any such oath or
engagement
shall be guilty of felony and shall be liable to imprisonment for a term
of not more than fifteen years.
9 4 . Any person who Other unlawful
. . . . oaths to rominit
(a) administers or is present at and consents to the adminis- offences,
tering of any oath or engagement in the nature of an oath b,3,4<J'
purporting to bind the person who takes it to act in any of
the ways following (that is to say) :
(1) To engage in any mutinous or seditious enterprise ;
(2) To commit any indictable offence not punishable
with death ;
(3) To disturb the public peace ;
(4) To be of any association society or confederacy formed
for the purpose of doing any such act as aforesaid;
(5) To obey the order or commands of any committee
or body of men not lawfully constituted or of
any leader or commander or other person not
having authority by law for that purpose ;
(G) Not to inform or give evidence against any associate
confederate or other person ;
(7) Not
(7) Not to reveal or discover any unlawful association

society or confederacy or any illegal act done
or to be done or any illegal oath or engagement
that may have been administered or tendered to
or taken by himself or any other person or the
import of any such oath or engagement; or
(b) takes any such oath or engagement not being compelled to
do so ; or
(c) attempts to induce any person to take any such oath or
engagement
shall be guilty of felony and shall be liable to imprisonment for a term
of not more than seven years.
Compulsion how 9 5 . A person who takes any such oath or engagement as is men-
far H defence.
tioned in the two last preceding sections cannot set up as a defence
Queensland
Codes. 49. that he was compelled to do so unless within fourteen days after
taking it or if he is prevented by actual force or sickness within
fourteen days after the termination of such prevention he declares by
information on oath before some member of the Executive Council
or justice of the peace or if he is on actual service in His Majesty's
forces by sea or land either by such information or by information to
his commanding officer the whole of what he knows concerning the
matter, including the person or persons by whom and in whose presence
and the place where and the time when the oath or engagement was
administered or taken.
Elfect of 96. A person who has been tried and convicted or acquitted on
prosecution.
lb. s. HO.
a charge of any of the offences mentioned in this Division shall not
be afterwards prosecuted upon the same facts for treason or for failing
when he knows that any person intends to commit treason to give
information tliereof with all reasonable despatch to a justice or use
other reasonable endeavours to prevent the commission of the crime.
DIVISION 16.SUPPLEMENTARY.
Correction in 9 7 . In Part II. of the First Schedule to the Supreme Court
Part II. of First Act 1915 there shall be substituted for the words and figures " 2 1 Jac.
Schedule to
Supreme Court 1 c. 16 ss. 3, 4, 5, and 7 " the words and figures " 21 Jac. 1 c. 16 ss. 3,
ActlQlb.
4, 6, and 7 " and after the words and figures "4 and 5 Anne c. 16 s. 19 "
there shall be added the words " (except so far as it relates to
seamen's wages)" and such substitution shall be deemed to tiave
been made as from the commencement of the said Act.
Revival of Act 9 8 . The Act 7 William IV. and 1 Victoria c. lxxxviii. is hereby
relating to
piracy &c. adopted in and for Victoria save that for the words " three years " in
See 2 Vict.
No. io
section three of such Act there shall be substituted the words " ten
j?
The years (a)
Criminal Law
and Practice 9 9 . Section
Statute, 1805.
(a) This Act relates to punishment for piracy, as to which see the Acts set out in the
Second Schedule.
Limitation of
9 9 . Section three hundred and eight of the Crimes Act 1915 shall effect of Crimes
as to any crime punishable with death not apply to limit the effect of Act 1915 s. 308.
any enactment or law relating to treason or of any enactment or law

relating to piracy or to limit the effect of the Act mentioned in the
last preceding section or of either of the Acts 12 George III. c. xxiv.
or 37 George III. c. lxx. ()
100. The several offences of badgering engrossing forestalling and offences of

regrating are hereby utterly abolished and no information indictment engrossing
or prosecution shall be commenced or prosecuted against any person relating'8 nn'
for or by reason of any of the said offences or supposed offences: Pro- !lbo,tJgdy,,.
vided that nothing in this section contained shall be construed to apply & 24 ss. i, 4.'
to the offence of knowingly and fraudulently spreading or conspiring
to spread any false rumour with intent to enhance or decry the price
of any goods wares or merchandise or to the offence of preventing or
endeavouring to prevent by force or threats any goods wares or mer-
chandise being brought to any market and every such offence may
be inquired of tried and punished as if this Act had not been made.
() See references to these Acts in the Second Schedule.
FIRST
FIRST SCHEDULE.
Enactments. Division of Part II.
[1267] 52 Henry IIT. (Statute of Marleberge) c. I. Justice and Liberty

c. XV. Distress
c. XVII. Guardians
c XXIII. Landlord and Tenant
[1275] 3 Edward I. (Statute of Westminster
the First) .. .. c. V. Elections
c. XVI. . . Distress
c. XXVIII. Administration of Justice,
Offences against
e. X X I X . Administration of Justice,
Offences against
[1285] 13 Edward L (Statute of Westminster the
Second) o. I. .. Real PropertyEstates Tail
[1289-90] 18 Edward I. (Quia Emptores) cc. I., I I . . . Real PropertyBuyers of
Land
T1297] 25 Edward I.(a) (Magna Carta) c. XXIX. .. Justice and Liberty
[1300] 28 Edward I. (Articles upon the Charters) c. XII. Distress
[1326-71 1 Edward IIT. St. II. c. XVI. Justices of the Peace
[1328] 2 Edward I I I . (Statute of Northampton)
c. I I I . . . Affrays and Riots
c. VIII. Justice and Liberty
[1331] 5 Edward I I I . c. IX. Justice and Liberty
[1344] 18 Edward I I I St, II. c. II. Justices of the Peace
[1351-2] 25 Edward III. St. V. c. I I (in part) Affrays and Riots
c. III. Juries
c. IV. Justice and Liberty
[1354] 28 Edward I I I . c. III. Justice and Liberty
[1360-1] 34 Edward III. c. I. Justices of the Peace
[1368] 42 Edward I I I . c. III. Justice and Liberty
[1387-8] 11 Richard II. c. X. Justice and Liberty
[1393-4] 17 Richard II. c. VIII. . . Affray8 and Riots
[1405-6] 7 Henry IV. c. I. Justice and Liberty
il411] 13 Henry IV. c. VII. Affrays and Riots
[1414] 2 Henry V. St. I. c. VIII. . . Affrays and Riots
[1488-9] 4 Henry VII. c. XX. .. Penal Statutes
[1512] 4 Henry VIII c. VIII. s. 2 Parliament, Speeches in
[1535-6] 27 Henry VIII. c. X. ss. 1, 2, 3, 8 (6) Real PropertyUses
c. XVI. s. 1 Real PropertyEnrolments
[1539] 31 Henry VIII. o. I. Real PropertyPartition
[1540] 32 Henry VIII. c. X X X I I . Real PropertyPartition
[1562-3] 5 Elizabeth c. IX. s 6 Witnesses
[1571] 13 Elizabeth c. V. ss. 1, 2, 5 Fraudulent Gifts
[1575-6] 18 Elizabeth c. V. ss. 1, 4, 5, 7, 8 Penal Statutes
[1584-5] 27 Elizabeth c. IV. (c) ss. 1, 2, 3, 4 Real PropertyVoluntary
Conveyances
[1588-9] 31 Elizabeth c. V. s. 1 . . Penal Statutes
[1603-4] 1 or 2 James I. c. X I I I . Privilege of Parliament
[1609-10] 7 or 7 & 8 James I c. V. s. 1 Public Officers' Protection
[1623-4] 21 or 21 & 22 James I. c. IV. ss, 1, 4, 5 . Penal Statutes
c. VIII. ss. 1, 2, 3 Process of the Peace in
Superior Courts
c. XVI. s 5 Civil Procedure
c. XXV. . . Real PropertyCrown
Tenants
() This is a restatement of the Gre it Charter of Henry III. and appears as 9 Henry III. la
ordinary printed editions.
(b) Ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 in some printed editions.
(e) See Heal Property Act 1915, Part XVIII.
FIRST
FIRST SCHEDULEcontinued.
Enactments. Division of Part II.
[1660] 12 Charles II. c. XXIV. ss. 8 and 9 Guardians

[1661] 13 Charles II. St. I. c. I. s. 6 Privilege of Parliament
[1666] 18 & 19 Charles II. c. Xl.(o) ss. 1, 4 Real PropertyEstates pur
autre vie
[1677] 29 Charles II. c. VII. ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 Sunday
[1679] 31 Charles II. c. 11.(6) ss. 1-9, 11-13, 15-20 Habeas Corpus
[1692] 4 William & Mary c. XVI. ss. 1, 2, 3 Real PropertyMortgages
c. XVIII. ss. 1, 5, 6 Criminal Law and Procedure
[1698] 10 William III. c. XXII.(c) s. 1 Real PropertyPosthumous
Children
[1705] 4 & 5 Anne c. LU.(cZ) s. 21 Real PropertyWarranties
s. 27 Civil ProcedureActions of
Account
[1707] 6 Anne c. LXXIL(e) Real PropertyEstates par
autre vie
[1735-6] 9 Georgo II. c. V. ss. 3, 4 Witchcraft, &c, Pretence of
[1737-:8] 11 George II. c. XXIV. s. 4 Privilege of Parliament
[1742 3] 16 George I I . c. X X X I . ss. 3, 4 Escapes and Rescues
[1750 1] 24 George II. c. XLIV. ss. 6 and Public Officers' Protection
[1751- 2] 25 George I I . c. XXXVI. s. 8 Disorderly Houses
c. XXXVII. s. 9 Escapes and Rescues
[1770] 10 George III. e. L. ss. 1, 2, 5 Privilege of Parliament
[1774- 5] 15 Georgo I I I . c. X X X I X . Justices of the Peace
[1780- 1] 21 Georgo I I I . c. X'LIX. ss. 1, 2, 4,5,6 Sunday
[1792] 32 George III. c. LX. Libels
[1802] 42 George III. c. LXXXV. s. 6 Public Officers' Protection
[1808] 48 Georgo III. c. LVIII. s. 1 Criminal Law and Procedure
[1810] 50 George III. c. LIX. s. 2 Criminal Law and Procedure
[1816] 56 Georgo III. c. C. Habeas Corpus
[1819] 60 Georgo III. & 1 George IV. c. IV. ss. 1, 2,
8, 9, 10 . . Criminal Law and Procedure
c. VIII. ss. 1, Libels
2,4,8
[1828] 9 George IV. c. X X X I I . s. 3 Criminal Law and Procedure
() 19 Charles II. c. VI. in ordinary printed editions.

(/) Ss. 1-10, 12-14, 16-21 in ordinary printed editions, section 1 being divided into two sections.
(c) 10 or 10 and 11 William III. c. XVI. in ordinary printed editions.
(d) 4 or 4 and 5 Anne c. XVI. in ordinary printed editions.
<e) 6 Anne c. XVIII. in ordinary printed editions.
SECOND
13 GEO. V.j Imperial Acts Application. [No. 3270
SECOND SCHEDULE.^)
Enactments. Subject-matter.
S t a t u t e s of uncertain date (Prerogativa Regis) (6) c.

XIII Prerogative
[1351-2] 25 Edward I I I . St. V. c. II. (so far as it
relates to Treason) (c) Treason
[1391] 15 Richard I I . c. I I I . Admiralty
[1423] 2 Henry VI. c. XVII. [XIV.] Silverware
[1495] 11 Henry V I I . c. I. Treason
[1535-6] 27 Henry V I I I . c. XXIV. ss. 1, 2 Prerogative
[1536] 28 Henry V I I I . c. XV.(rf) Piracy, Sea Offences
[1541-2] 33 Henry V I I I . c. X X X I X . ss. 36, 37, 40-58 Debtors to Crown
[1543-4] 35 Henry V I I I . c. I I . .. Treason
[1547] 1 Edward VI. c. VII. s. 4 . . Judicial Officers
[1551-2] 5 & 0 Edward VI. c. XL Treason
c. XVI.(e) Public Offices
[1553] 1 Mary Sess. I. c. I. ss. 1, 3 Treason
[1554-5] 1 & 2 Philip & Mary c. X. ss. 6, 8 Treason
[1571] 13 Elizabeth c. IV. Debtors to Crown
[1584-5] 27 Elizabeth c. I l l Debtors to Crown
[1609-10] 7 or 7 & 8 James I. o. XV. Debtors to Crown
[1623-4] 21 or 21 & 22 James I. c. I I I . Monopolies
[1G27] 3 Charles I. c. 1.(0 Petition of Right
[1640] 16 Charles I. cc. X., XIV. Liberty, &c.
[1660] 12 Charles I I . c. XXIV. (except ss. 8, 9) Abolition of Military Tenures
[1661] 13 Charles I I . St. I. c. VI. Preamble Sea and land forces
[1670-1] 22 & 23 Charles I I . c. X I . Defence of Merchant Ships
[1679] 31 Charles I I . c. I. s. 32 . . Quartering Soldiers
[1688] 1 William & Mary Sess. I I . c. II. .. Bill ot Rights(p)
[1690] 2 William & Mary Sess. I I . c. II. . . Admiralty
[1695-6] 7 & 8 William I I I . c. I I I . Treason
[1696-7] 8 & 9 William III. c. VIII. s. 8 Silverware
[1698-9] 11 William 111.(70 c- VII.(d) Piracy. Sea Offences
c. X I I Governors
[1702] 1 Anno c. I I . ss. 4, 5, (i Demise of Crown
1 Anne St. I I . c. I X . s. 3 Treason, &c
c. XXI.(J) s. 3 Treason
(a) As to punishment for offences see s. 90 of this Act.

(ft) 17 Edward II. c. XI. in ordinary printed editions. As to wreck of the sea see the Merchant
Shipping Acts and the Commonwealth Navigation Act 1912.
(C\ I>..rf r>f n TT ,^.. i T>.. _ t TT T\':..I,!... n 1 _
King's
C.
& 57 Victoria c. LIIT. See also the Commonm!i\th"Crime7ActiQli.
{(1) Amended by 7 William IV. & 1 Victoria c. LXXXVIII. See s. 98 of this Act. As to Piracy
iVc. and Offences Abroad, see also 10 George TIT. c. LTV. 12 & 13 Victoria c. XCVI. (s. 2 of which
has been repealed) 37 & 38 Victoria c. XXVTT. and 41 & 42 Victoria c. LXXI1I.
(e) See 11. v. Vaughan, Burrows Reports, p. 2500, and 49 George III. c. 120.
(/) Part preceding c. I. in the ordinary printed editions. See 10 Charles I. c. XIV. for confirmation
(<7) Tie general declarations of the Bill of Rights are as follows :
That the pretended power of suspending of laws or the execution of laws by regal! authority
without consent of Parlyament is illegal!. *
That the pretended power of dispensing with laws or the execution of laws by recall
authoritie as it hath beenc assumed and exorcised of late is illegall.
That the commission for erecting the late Court of Commissioners for ecclesiastical causes and
^ ^ all other commissions and courts of like nature are illegall and pernicious.
That levying money for or to the use of the Crowne by pretence of prerogative w'thout
grant of Parlyament for longer time or in other manner then the same is or shall be
granted is illegall.
That it is the right of the subjects to petition the King and all commitments and prosecutions
t ^ for such petitioning are illegall.
That the raising or keeping a standing army within the Kingdome in time of peace unless it
be with consent of Parlyament is against law.
'* * * * * * *
That elections of members of Parlyament ought to be free.
That the frcodome of speech and debates or proceedings in Parlyament ought not to be
impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parlvament.
That excessive baile ought not to be required nor excessive fines imposed nor cruell and
unusuall punishments inflicted.
That jurors ought to be duely impannellcd and returned.
(7i) 11 it 12 AYJlliam III. in the ordinaryprinted editions.
(ij C. XVII. in the ordinary printed editions.
SECOND
SECOND SCHEDULEcontinued.
[1705] 4 & 5 Annec. I I I . (a) (ss. 17, 18 and so far as

it relates t o seamen's wages
s. 19) .. Admiralty, Seamen's Wages
[1707] 6 Anne c. XLI. (6) Treason
[1708] 7 Anne c. X I I . Ambassadors
c. XXL s. 14 Treason
[1717-8] 4 Goorgo I. c. X I . s. 7(c) Piracy. Sea Offences
[1719-20] 6 George J. <. X I . ss. 1, 2, 3, 41 . . Silverware
[1721-2] 8 George I. c. XXIV.(c) Piracy. Sea Offences
[1738-9] 12 George II. c. X X V I . (including s. 23 except
so far as it relates to costs) Gold and Silverware
[1741-2] 15 George, II. c. XX. (including s. 5 and s. 10
except so far as it relates to costs) Gold and Silverware
[1744-5] 18 George II. c. XXX.(c) Piracy. Sea Offences
[1750-1] 24 George II. c. X X I I I . Calendar. New Style
[1765-6] 6 Goorgo III. c. X I I (d) . . Legislation for Colonies
o. L I I I . s. 3 Treason
[1766-7] 7 George I I I . c. X L V I I I . Chartered Companies
[1768-9] 9 George I I I . c. X V I . (e) Crown Suits
[1772] 12 George III. c. X I Royal Family, Marriages
e. X X I V Dockyards,Magazines,Ships,
Stores, eve., Protection
[1772-3] 13 George III. c. L X I I I . ss. 42-45(/) Evidence
[1777-8] 18 George I I I . c. X I I . s. 1(d) Legislation for Colonies
[1781-2] 22 Goorgo III. c. L X X V . Public Offices for Colonies
[1785] 25 George III. c. X X X V Debtors to Crown
[1787-8] 28 George III. c. VII. (including s. 6 except
so far as it relates to costs) Gold and Silverware
[1790] 30 George 111. o. X X XI Silverware
[1795] 36 George 111. c. VII Treason
[1796] v. LX, (including ss. 8-13 and s. 21 ex-
cept so far as it relates to costs) Gold and Silverware
[1797] 37 George I I I . c. LXX.((jf) Incitement t o Mutiny
[1798] 38 George III. c L X I X Gold ware
[1799] 39 George I I I . c. X X X V I I . Offences at Sea
[1800] 39 & 40 George I I I . c. LIV. Debtors to Crown
c XCIU. .. Treason
[1801] 41 George III. c. L X X I X . Notaries Public
[1802] 42 George I I I . o. L X X X V . (including s. 5 and
excepting s. (5). Offences Abroad
[1806] 40 George H I . c. LIV. Offences at Sea
[1809] 49 George III. c. C X X V I . Public Offices
[1812] 52 George I I I . c. CLVI.(flr). Aiding Prisoners of War to
escape
[1817] 57 George I I I . c. VI. Treason
c. L I I I . . Offences outside t h e Domin-
ions
[1819] 59 George III. c. L X . Admission of Clergy for
Colonies
[1819] 60 George III. & 1 George IV. c. 1.(0) (including
s. 5 except so far as it
relates to costs) Unlawful Drilling
(a) 4 or 4 & 5 Anne c. XVI. in the ordinary printed editions.

(b) 6 Anne c. VII. in the ordinary printed editions.
(c) See note (d) on the preceding page.
(d) 6 George III. c. XLI. and 18 George III. c. XII 8. 1 relate to the American Colonies, but may
have a general application.
(e) See Real Property Act 1915 s. 17.
(/) See 1 William IV. c. XXII. It should be noticed that the Act 13 George III. c. LXIII. is now
wholly repealed. See 6 and 7 George V c. XXXVII. s. 7 (2) and compare 5 and 6 George V.
c. LXI. s. 130.
(g) See Commonwealth Crimes Act 1914.
SECOND
SECOND SCHEDULEcontinucd.
[1820] 1 George IV. c. XC. Offences at Sea

[1821] 1 & 2 Georgo IV. c. CXXI. ss. 27-21) Colonial Accounts
[1824] 5 George IV, c. LXXXVI. kuetralian Agricultural Com
pany
c. CXIII. .. . Slave Trade
[1826] 7 George IV. c. XXXVIII. . . t . Offences at Sea
[1827] 7 & 8 George IV. c. LXV... Admiralty
[1828] 9 George IV. c. LXVI. i t Admiralty

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1923.

ANNO TERTIO DECIMO

GEORGII QUINTI REGIS.

B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty by and with

Part II.Transcribed Enactments continued.

and also includes any part of such Statute Ordinance or other

5. (1) Nothing in section seven shall affect or apply to or be Jf^^

matters or to naturalization nationality or aliens or to copyrights (a)

Special 6. Without limiting the generality or effect of the provisions of

Repeal. 7. Save as aforesaid all the enactments (commencing with the

PART II.TRANSCRIBED ENACTMENTS.

DIVISION LADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, OFFENCES AGAINST.

DIVISION 2.AFFRAYS AND EIOTS.

[1393-4] 17 RICHARD II. 0. VIII. (ft).

DIVISION 3.CIVIL PROCEDURE.

[1705] 4 & 5 ANNE 0. III. S. 27.

DIVISION 4.CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE.

[1808] 48 GEOltGE III. C. LVIII. S. 1.

An Act for amending the Law with regard to the Course of

[1810] 50 GEOUGE III. 0. LIX. S. 2

An Act to prevent Delay in the Administration of Justice

[1828] 9 GEORGE IV. 0. XXXII. S. 3.

An Act to amend the Law in certain cases.

DIVISION 5.DISORDERLY HOUSES.

(a) See s. 43 of this Act.

An Act for better preventing the horrid Crime of Murder.

DIVISION 9.FRAUDULENT GIFTS.

DIVISION 11.HABEAS CORPUS. (a)

An Act for the better secureing the Liberty of the Subject

13 GEO. V.] Imperial Acts Application. [No. 3270 15

[1810] 56 GEOltGE III. 0. C.

[1351-2] 25 EDWARD III. ST. V. 0. III.

DIVISION 13.JUSTICE AND LIBERTY.

[1267] 52 HENRY III. (STATUTE OF MARLEBERGE) C. I.

DIVISION 14.JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

[1774-51 15 OEOROE TM. o. XXXIX.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

DIVISION 17.PARLIAMENT, SPEECHES IN. (a).

(a) Sec also 13 Charles II. ST I. o. I. S. C under Division 19 Privilege of Parliament.

PARLIAMENT, SPEECHES IN.

An Acte agaynst collusions and fayned accions.

An Acte to redresse Disorders in Common Infourmers upon

Informer shall 4. . . be y t further enacted, t h a t no suclie informer or playntyffe shall or may

i'unishme nt of 5. And be y t also enacted, t h a t yf any person or persons,

7. Provyded also, that this Acto shall not . Proviso for

An Acte concerninge Informers.

[1623-4] 21 or 21 & 22 JAMES I. 0. IV. SP. 1, 4, 5.

An Act for the Ease of the subject concerning the

DIVISION 19.PRIVILEGE OF PARLIAMENT.^)

[1737-8] 11 GEORGE II. 0. XXIV. s. 4.

13 GEO. V.] Imperial Acts Application. [No. 3270 27

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DIVISION 21.PUBLIC OFFICERS PROTECTION.

13 GEO. V.] Imperial Acts Application. [No. 3270 29

An Act for indemnifying Constables and

DIVISION 22.REAL PROPERTY.

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