The Office and Authority of a Justice of Peace: And Also the Duty of Sheriffs, Coroners, Church-wardens, Surveiors of Highways, Constables, and Officers of Militia. Together with Precedents of Warrants, Judgments, Executions, and Other Legal Process, Issuable by Magistrates Within Their Respective Jurisdictions, in Cases Civil Or Criminal. And the Method of Judicial Proceedings, Before Justices of Peace, in Matters Within Their Cognisance Out of Sessions. Collected from the Common and Statute Laws of England, and Acts of Assembly, Now in Force; and Adapted to the Constitution and Practice of Virginia |
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... taken , he must bring them before a Justice of Peace of that County where taken . If he is affaulted doing his Duty , or if the Affray be in his Prefence , he may put the Offenders into the Stocks , or otherwife fecure them , according ...
... taken , he must bring them before a Justice of Peace of that County where taken . If he is affaulted doing his Duty , or if the Affray be in his Prefence , he may put the Offenders into the Stocks , or otherwife fecure them , according ...
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... taken by the Conftable , and brought before a Justice , upon Refufal of giving Security , the Mit- timus may be in the like Form , only varying in the Man- ner and Caufe of Commitment , which ought to be plainly expreffed . But where it ...
... taken by the Conftable , and brought before a Justice , upon Refufal of giving Security , the Mit- timus may be in the like Form , only varying in the Man- ner and Caufe of Commitment , which ought to be plainly expreffed . But where it ...
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... taken ; and if he make Refiftance , you may juftify the beating of him : All these Offenders , when fo taken , must be brought before the Conftable , or Sheriff ; and if either of them is not found , then to a Juftice , in order to ...
... taken ; and if he make Refiftance , you may juftify the beating of him : All these Offenders , when fo taken , must be brought before the Conftable , or Sheriff ; and if either of them is not found , then to a Juftice , in order to ...
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... taken : No Freeholder fhall vote for more than Two Perfons : After the Votes to taken , and Pro- clamation Thrice made at the Court - house Door , if no more Freeholders appear to vote , the Sheriff fall clofe the Polls ; and the ...
... taken : No Freeholder fhall vote for more than Two Perfons : After the Votes to taken , and Pro- clamation Thrice made at the Court - house Door , if no more Freeholders appear to vote , the Sheriff fall clofe the Polls ; and the ...
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... taken , and by Publication in the Church - yard , immediately after Divine Service , upon the next Sunday after Execution is delivered to the Officer ; the Sale must be on the Third Day after fuch Notice : But if the Defendant fall ...
... taken , and by Publication in the Church - yard , immediately after Divine Service , upon the next Sunday after Execution is delivered to the Officer ; the Sale must be on the Third Day after fuch Notice : But if the Defendant fall ...
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Acceffory Act of Affembly aforefaid againſt alfo appear apprehend arreft Bail becauſe Benefit of Clergy Cafe Caufe Cauſe certified charged Chattels Churchwardens Cofts command Commiffion committed Common Law Conftable convicted County Court Court of Record Cuftody Dalt Debt diſcharged Eftate Eſcape Execution fafely faid A. B. faid C. D. faid County faid E. F. falfe fame Fees Felony ferve fhall fome forfeits fuch fuffer fufficient fummoned fworn Gent Goal Good-behaviour himſelf Houfe Houſe iffue Impriſonment Indictment Judgment Juftice of Peace Jury King Lands levied liable Licenfe likewife Majefty's Matter ment Minifter Mittimus muft Mulatto muſt Nelf Number Oath Offence Officer otherwife Owner Oyer and Terminer Paiment Parish Party grieved Penal Laws Penalty Perfon Poffeffion prefent Prifoner Procefs Profecution punishable Recognizance recoverable refpective refufes refuſes Servant ſhall Sheriff Slaves Statute Sureties thefe thereof theſe tion Tobacco Treafon Veffel Virginia Warrant Witneffes Writ
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