REWARD-continued.. c. 64. mentioned offences, the Ct. before whom 7 G. 4. For helping to stolen goods. c. 29. Taking money or reward directly or indirectly 7&8G.4. under pretence or on account of helping any person to any chattel, money or valuable security or other property whatever, which shall by any fel. or misd. have been stolen, taken, demanded, &c. unless he caused the off. to be apprehended and brought to trial, fel. pun. at the disc. of the Ct. Tr. for life or not ex. 7 yrs. or Impr. not ex. 4 yrs.; if a male, to be once, twice or thrice pub. or priv. W. in add. to Impr. if the Ct. think fit. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 58. RIOT ACT. See Appendix, post. RIOT. c. 114. Punishment for, Impr. with H. L. not ex. the 3 G. 4. term for which the Ct. might Impr. for that offence, either in add. to or in lieu of any other pun. which might be inflicted on off. 3 G. 4. s. 114. 7 G. 4. c. 64. 7 & 8 G. 4. c.30. c. 29. s. 21. s. 6. RIOT ACT-continued. by any law in force before this act. 3 Geo. 4. c. 114. See Hard Labour, p. 71, ante. Expences of prosecution. The Ct. may allow expences in riot. 7 Geo. 4. c. 64. s. 23. See Expences, p. 50, ante. RIOTERS. Injuries done by persons riotously and tumultuously assembling together, to the disturbance of the pub. peace, and destroying houses, &c. fel. pun. D. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 30. s. 1. RIVER. Stealing goods, &c. from ship or barge in a navigable river, pun. Tr. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 17. See p. 104. RIVER BANKS. Destroying river banks, sea banks or canal banks, &c. fel. pun. at the disc. of the Ct. Tr. for life, or not less than 7 yrs. or Impr. not ex. 4 yrs.; and if a male, to be once, twice or thrice pub. or priv. W. if the Ct. think fit, in add. to Impr. Id. s. 12. ROBBERY. Robbing a person of any chattel, money or valuable security, fel. pun. D. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 6. See Larceny, p. 100, ante. Assault with intent to rob, fel. pun. at the disc. of the Ct. Tr. for 7 yrs. or Impr. and W. as ROBBERY-continued. last mentioned. Id. See Larceny, p. 100, 7&8 G.4. ante. c. 29. SACRILEGE. S. Persons guilty of this offence, fel. pun. D. Id. s. 10. s. 10. See Larceny, p. 102, ante. SEA. Offences at sea and abroad. Commissioners for trying off. at sea, or Js. P. (a) 7 G. 4. All offs. prosecuted in the H. Ct. of Admiralty c. 28. All ind. offs. mentioned in this act, (b) comm. 9 G. 4. (a) By this stat Js. P. have power of committing or bailing on charges of fel. or misd. comm. within the juris. of the Admiralty. (b) Injuries to the person consolidation act. 9 G. 4. c. 31. 7 G. 4. c. 64. s. 12. 9 G. 4. c. 31. s. 30. England, and may be dealt with, tried and Expences of prosecution in Admiralty Cts. Destroying sea, river and canal banks, &c. fel. Assaulting magistrates, or their commanders and SEARCH WARRANT. 7 & 8 G.4. If any credible witness shall prove on oath before c. 29. SEARCH WARRANT- continued. c. 29. a J. P. a reasonable cause to suspect any 7&8 G. 4 person has in his possession, or on his premises, any property whatever, on or with respect to which any such offences (a) shall have been comm. the J. P. may grant a warrant to search for such property, (b) as in the case of stolen goods. (c) 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 29. s. 63. See Stolen Goods, p. 163, post. SECURITIES FOR MONEY. Stealing. See Larceny, p. 98, ante. SEDITIOUS LIBEL. 60 G. 3. Persons twice conv. of having published seditious (a) That is, offences under (this act) The Larceny Consolidation Act, punishable either upon indictment or upon summary conviction under that act. (b) If the constable executing a search warrant, give the warrant to the party at his request in order to read it, and he refuses to return it to the constable; it was held in the case of Rex v. Mitton, 3 C. & R. p. 31. that the constable had a right to take it from him, and even to coerce his person to obtain possession of it, but no more violence should be used than may be necessary. (c) The constable is not justified in taking away any other goods supposed to be stolen, than those mentioned in the warrant, or likely to be of use in substantiating the charge of stealing the goods that were specified. Crozier v. Cunday, 6 B. & C. 232. |