PAWNBROKERS. No. 1. Order of a Justice to a Pawnbroker to deliver Goods to the Owner under 30 Geo, 3. c. 24. s. 10. and 39 § 40 Geo. 3. c. 99. s. 14. Mr. County of to wit. that Whereas complaint and information upon oath hath been made unto me, one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, in the said county did on the for the sum of day of day of in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty pawn the following goods, viz. [one gown, one coat, one pair of stays, &c. set out the goods as in the duplicate] with you the said and that the said who pawned and is the real owner of the said goods, did on the tender you the principal money borrowed on the said goods, and all the interest due for the same, and that you refused to deliver back the said goods to and to accept of the said principal and interest. Now I do hereby order and direct you the said forthwith to deliver the said goods to the said And hereof fail not at your peril. Given under my hand and seal this day of one thousand eight hundred and twenty County of to wit. Mr. No. 2. Another Form. Whereas information and complaint have been this day made before me W. R. esq. one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, by that you do unlawfully refuse to redeliver to him the said [set out the goods] pawned with you, (he having tendered the principal and interest due thereon, with the duplicate for the same) contrary to the statute, &c. These are therefore in his majesty's name to will and require you personally to be and appear before me the said justice at on of the clock in the noon, or next, at before such other justice or justices of the peace as shall be then and there sitting, to answer the premises as the law directs. Given under my hand and seal this one thousand eight hundred and twenty day of No. 3. Summons to shew Cause against a Commitment for County of to wit. Mr. disobeying an Order. at on These are in his majesty's name to require you to appear before me, one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, at in the county of the day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty o'clock in the noon, to shew cause why you should not be committed to the house of correction for not delivering back unto the following goods, viz. [set out the goods pawned] which he pawned with you, he the said having proved before me upon oath that he hath tendered to you the principal money borrowed upon the said goods, and all interest due for the same. Hereof fail not at your peril. Given, &c. No. 4. Commitment for disobeying the Order. County of To the constable of and also to the to wit. keeper of the house of correction at Whereas it hath been duly proved upon oath before me, W. R. esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, that did on the day of of in the said county, one thousand eight hun dred and twenty , pawn the following goods, viz. [set out the goods pawned] with county, pawnbroker, for the sum of said of in the said and that the who pawned and is the real owner of the said goods, did on the day of tender to the said the principal money borrowed on the said goods, and and all interest due for the same, and that the said refused to deliver back the said goods to the said to accept of the said principal and interest: And whereas on last, I did by my order direct the forthwith to deliver the said goods to the said but he hath neglected to do so. These are therefore to require you the said constable to apprehend the said and deliver him to the keeper of the house of correction aforesaid: And I do hereby command you the said keeper of the said house of correction to receive the said and to keep him in your custody until he shall deliver up the said goods, or make satisfaction for the value thereof to the said Given, &c. No. 5. Information against a Pawnbroker for not exhibiting a Table of Interest under 39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 99. s. 22. County of to wit. of of Be it remembered, that on the day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty cometh before me W. R. esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, and acting near the place where the offence hereinafter mentioned was committed, and giveth me the said justice to understand and be informed, that after the commencement of a certain act of parliament made and passed in the 39th and 40th years of the reign of his late majesty king George the third, intituled "An act for the better regulating the business of pawnbroker," to wit, on the in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty aforesaid, and from thence until and at the time of exhibiting this information, did follow and carry on the trade and business of a pawnbroker, at and in a certain shop in and part of a certain dwelling-house situate and being in the town of in the county aforesaid: nevertheless the said not regarding the said act of parliament, did not nor would, whilst he so followed and carried on the said trade and business as afore said, cause to be painted or printed in large legible characters, the rates of profit allowed by the said act of parliament to be taken by him the said and also the va day of rious prices of the note or memorandum to be given by him, according to the rates in and by the said act allowed, and an account of what notes or memorandums were to be delivered gratis, and of the expence of obtaining a second note or memorandum, when the former one has been lost or mislaid, destroyed or fraudulently obtained, and place the same in a conspicuous part of the said shop wherein he so carried on the said trade or business as aforesaid, so as to be legible by the persons pledging goods and chattels standing at the places pro vided for such persons coming in to pawn or redeem goods and chattels at the said shop; but on the contrary, he the said during the time aforesaid wholly neglected and omitted so to do, contrary to the form and effect of the said act of par liament, whereby and by force of the said act of parliament the said hath forfeited for the said offence a penalty of not less than forty shillings nor more than ten pounds, in the discretion of me the said justice. And thereupon the said prays judgment of me the said justice of and upon the may be summoned to answer the same, and to make defence thereto before me. premises, and that the said No. 6. The like, for not having his Name and Description over his Door, under 39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 99. s. 23. County of Be it remembered, [as in the preceding form, as far as the word parliament,] did not to wit. nor would, whilst he so followed and carried on the business as aforesaid, cause to be painted or written in large legible characters over his door of the said shop by him during the time aforesaid made use of for carrying on his said trade or business of a pawnbroker, the Christian and Surnames of him. the said so carrying on the said trade or business as aforesaid, and the word "Pawnbroker" following the same, according to the form and effect of the said act of parliament; but on the contrary, he the said during the time aforesaid, to wit, on the day of and from thence for the space of one week and upwards then next following, made use of the said shop for carrying on the said trade or business of a pawnbroker, without having such Christian and Surname of him the said and the word "Pawnbroker," so painted or written as aforesaid, contrary to the form and effect of the said act of parliament, whereby and by force of the said act of parliament the said hath forfeited for his said offence the sum of ten pounds; and thereupon, &c. [as in the preceding form.] No. 7. The like, for taking a Pledge of a Child under Twelve Years of Age, under 39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 99. s. 2. County of of to wit. Be it remembered, that on this [as in form No. 5. to the words, "An act for the better regulating the business of Pawnbrokers," then say] and within twelve calendar months next before the exhibiting of this information, to wit, in the year of our Lord one thou day of on the at the parish of in the parish aforesaid, (he the said then and there being a pawnbroker) did unlawfully receive and take in pledge a certain [set out the article pledged] of and from one the said then and there being and appearing to be under the age of twelve years, against the form of the statute in such case made and provided, whereby the said for his said offence hath forfeited a penalty of not less than ten shillings nor more than ten pounds of lawful money of Great Britain, to be applied as the said statute directs, all which the said is ready to prove before me the said justice by a credible witness, when the said shall be summoned to make his defence touching the same: Wherefore the said prays judgment of me the said justice in the premises, and that I will proceed thereupon according to law, and that the said may be summoned to appear before me to answer the premises, and to make his defence thereto. No. 8. The like, for not giving a Note, legibly written, describing the Articles pawned, 39 & 40 Geo. 3. c. 99. s. 6. County of to wit. at Be it remembered, &c. [as in the information No. 5. to the words, " An act for the better regulating the business of pawnbrokers," then say] to wit, on the day of he the said then and there being a pawnbroker, did take by way of pawn or pledge of and from a certain [describe the article pawned] whereon the was then and there advanced and lent by the to the said ; nevertheless the said of sum of said not regarding the said act of parliament, did not nor would, at the time of taking the said pawn or pledge, give the said a note or memorandum fairly and legibly written or |