And if any person shall willingly and knowingly personate or Personating falsely assume the name or character of, or procure any other persons entitled person to personate or falsely to assume the name or character to pensions, declared feloof any other person entitled or supposed to be entitled to any ny. such pension, allowance, or relief in order to receive the same, such person shall be guilty of felony, without benefit of clergy.

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sign certifi

tion.

And ifany person shall knowingly and wilfully forge,counterfeit, Forging the or cause or procure to be forged or counterfeited, or knowing- names, or the ly and wilfully act or assist in forging and counterfeiting the names of pername or hand writing of any person entitled to any such pen- sons required to sion, allowance, or relief, or of any person required by any cates, &c. relarules or regulations made under this act to sign any certificate, tive to the payvoucher, or receipt, in relation to the payment of any such ment of penpension, allowance, or relief, for and in order to the receiving sions, punished by transportaor obtaining any money on any such pension, allowance, or relief; or shall utter any such, knowing the same to be forged or counterfeited, with an intention to defraud any person whatsoever, such.person shall be guilty of felony and transported for life, or such term of years as the court shall adjudge. s. 9. And it shall be lawful for any justice of the peace or ma- Justices, &c.to 'gistrate,' or any receiver general of the land tax, collector of enquire into the customs, or collector of the excise, to inquire into the truth the truth of of any certificate or voucher required by any such regulations, quired to be and produced to him by any person claiming any pension, al- produced by lowance, or relief by the oath or affirmation of the person pro. persons claimducing the same, which oath or affirmation any such justice of ing pensions 'the peace, or magistrate or receiver general, or collector' aforesaid, is authorized to administer, and upon being satisfied of the truth of such certificate or voucher, to testify the same on the back of such certificate or voucher, and every person who shall in any such oath or affirmation wilfully and corruptly swear or affirm any matter which shall be false, every such person shall be subject to the like pain and penalties of wilful and corrupt perjury. s. 10.

certificates re

And all such orders, certificates, vouchers, and receipts Orders and shall be free from all duties of stamps.

s. 11.

FORM OF CONVICTION UNDER THE MUTINY ACT.

When persons are convicted of offences by which they become liable to pecuniary penalties under the mutiny act the fol lowing shall be the form of conviction.

s. 116.

Be it remembered, that on the -
in the year of our Lord

day of

at

in the county aforesaid, A B came before us C D and EF, two of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, and informed us, upon outh, that GH of

the

day of

now last past, at

- -on
in the

said county, did (Here set forth the fact in the manner describ

certificates to be free from the

duty on stamp.

at

ed in the statute); whereupon the said G H, after being duly summoned to answer the said charge, appeared before us the said justices on the day of in the said county, and having heard the charge contained in the said information, declared that he was not guilty of the said offence, but the same being fully proved upon the oath of I K, a credi ble witness, it manifestly appears to us the said justices, that the said GH is guilty of the said offence charged upon him in the said information. It is therefore considered and adjudged by us the said justices, that he the said G H be convicted, and we do hereby convict him of the offence aforesaid; and we do hereby declare and adjudge, that the said G H hath forfeited the sum of of lawful money of Great Britain, for the offence aforesaid, to be distributed as the law directs, accord. ing to the statute in that case made and provided.-Given, &c.

Note; Soldiers are to remove during the time of elec tion of members of parliament.-For this sce Stat. 8 Geo. 2. c. 30, under title PARLIAMENT.

For the penalty inflicted on officers and soldiers destroy. ing the game, without leave from the lord of the manor, see sec. 69, of the mutiny act, under title GAME, head Qualification.

For the punishment of soldiers convicted of profane cursing or swearing, see title SWEARING.

For the old law respecting vagrant soldiers, see title
FELONY without clergy, head Vagrants.

Respecting the stamp duty on the probates of soldiers
wills, or their letters of administration, see administra
tion under title STAMPS.

Solicitors. See ATTORNIES.

Sorcery. See FORTUNE TELLERS.

Spirituous Liquors. See EXCISE and SMUG

GLING.

Sports unlawful. See GAMING.

Squibs. See FIRE and FIREWORKS.

Stabbing. See HOMICIDE, head Manslaughter.

STAGE COACHES.

was enacted by 28 Geo, 3. c. 57, that if the driver of any coach, chaise, or other carriage of the like sort, travelling for hire, shall permit more than six persons, at the same time, to ride upon the roof, or more than two persons besides the driver on the box, such driver convicted either by his own confession, the view of a justice, or by the oath of one witness, before any justice for the county or place where such offence shall be committed, shall, for every person so riding as an outside passenger over the number before mentioned, forfeit forty shillings: and in case the driver shall also be the owner of such coach, then 47. and in default of payment of the said penalties, the person offending shall be committed to the common gaol for one month. s. 1.

And that if the driver of any coach travelling with a greater number of persons on the top or box thereof than is allowed by this act, cannot be found or known, or being found or known, shall not attend in pursuance of any summons served upon him requiring his appearance before a justice upon a complaint laid against him of any offence committed against this act, then the owner of the coach shall be liable to the penalty laid upon the driver. s. 2.

And it was further enacted by 30 Geo. 3. c. 36, that if the driver of any coach, chaise, or other carriage of the like sort drawn by three or more horses, and travelling for hire, shall. permit more than one person on the coach-box besides himself, and four persons on the roof;' and if drawn by less than three horses, more than one person on the coach-box, and three persons on the roof, except the driver of carriages drawn by less than three horses which shall not travel a greater distance than twenty-five miles from the post-office in London, and who shall not carry more than one person on the coach-box, and four persons on the roof at the same time), to be conveyed in any such carriage, such driver shall pay to the collector of the tolls, at every turnpike gate through which such carriage shall pass, five shillings for each person above the number limited,' which such collector is authorised to demand, and receive; and if such passengers, beyond the number limited, shall be set down, or taken up, whereby the payment of the five shillings may be evaded, then the driver being convicted, either by his own confession, the view of a justice, or the oath of one witnes, before any justice for the county or place where such offence shall be committed, shall, for such offence, be committed to the common gaol, for not exceeding one month, nor less than fourteen days, at the discretion of the justice. s. 1.

And that the said five shillings for each passenger beyond the number allowed, shall be recovered in like manner as the turnpike tolls are by the act for repairing such road authorised to be collected. s. 4.

Limiting the number of

' persons to ride

on the outside of stage coaches;

and on the] box.

Owners of

shall be liable

But as the regulations and penalties established by the said acts proved insufficient to answer the purposes intended, it became expedient to have some additional provisions and regulations regarding the same, and to fix the number of pas sengers to be conveyed not only on the roof but also on any C part of the outside of stage coaches and the luggage to be con < veyed on the roof thereof:' it is therefore enacted by 46 Geo. 3. c. 136, That it shall not be lawful for the drivers or the owner of any coach, chaise, or other carriage of the like sort, going or travelling for the purpose of conveying passengers for hire, to and from different places in Great Britain, to permit, in any manner or way, where such carriage is drawn by less than four horses, more than five persons at one and the same time, to ride or go as outside passengers on or about the outside of any such carriage, exclusive of the coachman and guard; and if drawn by four or more than four horses, more than ten persons at one and the same time, from the 29th of September to the 1st of April, exclusive of the coachman and guard; and if such carriage shall be drawn by four or more horses, more than twelve persons at one and the same time, from the 1st of April to the 29th of September in every year, exclusive of the coachman and guard; under the fines, penalties, and punishments, contained in the said act of the 28th of his present majesty. s. 1.

But nothing in act contained shall authorise the carrying of more than one person on the coach box with the coachman.

s. 1.

And in case the driver, not being known, or being known stage coaches cannot be found, or cannot be produced by the owner or pro. to penalties in prietor of any such carriage, in every such case the owner or case drivers proprietor, shall be liable to all such fines, penalties or other punishments, as if such owner or proprietor had been the driver at the time such offence was committed. s. 2.

cannot be found.

Parcels above a certain size

not to be con

veyed on the roul of stage

coaches.

Couchman per

mitting others

And it shall not be lawful for any driver, owner, or proprie. tor, to permit any parcel or luggage, to be conveyed on the roof where any outside passengers are conveyed on the roof thereof, being more than two feet above the roof (unless the same shall entirely consist of empty boxes or baskets); and every driver so offending, and every owner or proprietor where such driver is not known, or cannot be found, being convicted of such offence, either by his own confession, the view of a justice, or the cath of one witness, before any justice or other magistrate where any offence shall be committed, shall forfeit twenty shillings for every foot exceeding two feet; and in case the driver shall be the owner, the sum of forty shillings, and in default of payment, the person so offending shall be com. mitted to the common gaol or the house of correction for one month, unless such penalties shall be sooner paid. s. 4.

And by 20 Geo. 3. c. if the coachman shall permit any other to drive the car. person to drive the same, without the consent of the passengers riage. within such coach, or shall quit the box-without reasonable occasion, or for longer than such occasion may require, or shall, by furiously driving, or by any negligence or misconduct,

overturn the carriage, or in any manner endanger the persons or property of the passengers, or the property of the owners of such carriage, such coachman shall forfeit not exceeding 51. nor less than 40s. s. 4.

And if any guard to any stage coach shall fire off the arms Guard firing of he is entrusted with, either while the coach is going on his arms imthe road, or going through or standing in any town, other properly. wise than for the defence of such coach, he shall forfeit 20s.

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horses, or

A so by 46 Geo. 3. c. 136, in case the driver of any such Penalty on dri carmac, stopping at any place where assistance can be procured, vers of stage shall quit the box, until a proper person shall hold the horses coaches leavo: fore horses whilst such carriage stops, so as to prevent them ing their fr running away, such person to hold the same until the dri- neglecting ver has returned to his box, and has in his hands the reins for their duty. guiding the said horses; and if such driver shall neglect to attend to the same, or such person shall quit holding the said horses before the driver has the reins in his hands, he being convicted thereof by his confession, the view of a justice, or by the oath of one witness, shall forfeit forty shillings for each of fence, to be levied in the same manner, and under the same form of proceedings, as are contained in the said act of the 28th of his present majesty s. 6.

But nothing in this clause shall extend to hackney coaches or other carriages drawn by two horses only. s. 6.

ble of ariving,

ers for passengers and par.

And in case the driver, or the person acting as guard, shall be. Drivers incapacome incapable of driving, or of properly attending to the con- from intoxica cern by reason of intoxication or otherwise, whereby the safety tion or otherof the passengers may be endangered in their lives and property, wise, or shall and not due care or protection afforded or given to the pro- not account to perty with which such driver or guard may be entrusted; or their employ. if such driver or guard shall not duly account to his employers, or persons authorised by them to account with such driver or guard, cels taken by for all monies received by them, in respect of any passenger or them, shall be parcel, then the driver or guard, so offending, and being con- committed. victed thereof by his own confession, the view of a justice (in any case applicable thereto) or the oath of one witness before any justice acting in and for the place, where such offence shall be committed, such justice is to commit such offender to the common gaol or house of correction, there to remain, for not exceeding six, nor less than three calendar months, at the discretion of the justice. s. 2.

And there shall be painted on the outside of each of the doors Proprietors' of every such stage coach (the mail coaches excepted), in large names to be characters, the christian and surname of the proprietor, or one painted on car of the proprietors; and if there are more than one proprietor, riages.

and one shall reside within London or Westminster, or the bills

of mortality, then the name of such proprietor shall be the Dame to be put upon the carriage. s. 3.

And by 46 Geo. 3. c. 136, any summons issued by any jusą