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TOWNSHIP,

Churchwardens of township within a parish, are not overseers of parish, 998
Appointing overseers for, 676

TRANSPORTATION,

Original power of, was vested in the quarter sessions only, 593

Voluntary, by convict, id. 966

Entry of judgment of, 593, n.
Tickets of leave restricted, 599

TRAVERSE; see POSTPONEMENT OF TRIAL

Law of, before 60 G. III. c. 4, 155, 481
Provisions of 60 G. III. c. 4, relating to, 481
Court may grant time to plead, 483

Who are now deprived of right to, id.

Who may still traverse, 484

Proceedings on traverse, id.

Form of recognizance to try a traverse, id.

Notice by defendant to try a traverse, and its requisites, 485, 486

Form of notice by defendant to prosecutor of trial of traverse, 485

Form of affidavit of service of notice of trial of traverse, 486

Proceedings after notice when prosecutor does not appear, id.

Proceedings when prosecutor could not be found to be served with notice, id.
Power of court to postpone trial of, where due notice of trial has been given,
487; see POSTPONING TRIAL

Fees on,

due to clerk of peace, 603

TRAVELLER,

Commercial, 262; see EMBEZZLEMENT

TREASON, 84, n., 140

TREES AND SHRUBS,

STEALING, CUTTING, OR DAMAGING,
Not indictable at common law, 250

Stealing, or damaging with intent to steal, when made felony, id.

When punishable by summary conviction, 251

When felony, id.

Form of indictment for stealing trees exceeding 11. in value from certain
places, 254

For cutting trees and doing damage exceeding 11. with intent to steal, id.
For stealing trees not in privileged places, to the value of above 5l., id.
For damaging trees to value above 51. not in privileged places, 255
For stealing trees after two convictions for like offence, id.

Form of indictment for stealing plants, fruits, &c. growing in a garden, after
summary conviction for like offence, 255

Form of convictions for offences relating to,

On 7 & 8.G. IV. c. 29, s. 38, for stealing trees of the value of 18., 897
On same section for cutting trees, &c. with intent to steal, 898

For second offence under same section, id.

TRESPASS; see POISONED FOOD,

Every felony or misdemeanour includes a trespass merged therein, 215, 302
Meaning of word, 213

Distinguishing from larceny, 225, 226

TRESPASSES,

Within jurisdiction of sessions, under commission, 59, 140

Act of trespass not larceny, 65

TRIAL,

Of offences in counties of cities or towns, 145
Practice of trying felonies before misdemeanours, 477
Of indictments,

Notice of, by defendant to prosecutor, 485

Proceedings at, when prosecutor does not appear, id.
Postponing; see POSTPONING TRIAL, TRAVERSE
Arraignment, 492, (see that title)

Prisoner's holding up hand in felony, 493

Returning money, &c. taken from prisoner, id.

Reading indictment, id.

Insanity of prisoner at time of arraignment, 494

Quashing indictment before plea, 496

Asking the prisoner if guilty or not, and his plea, id.

Consequence of refusal to plead, standing mute, deaf, &c., 497

Remarks on the practice of persuading prisoners not to persist in pleading
guilty, id. n.

Proceedings on plea of not guilty in felonies, 498

Striking irons from prisoner, 499

In misdemeanour defendant (who has pleaded) need not be present, id.;
see 485

Calling the jury, 499

Time of informing prisoner of right to challenge, id.

Challenges, swearing the jury, proclamation in case of felony, charging the
jury; see PETTY JURY

Opening speech for prosecution, 510

Duty of counsel in making, particularly in opening declarations or con-
fessions by prisoner, 510-513

None but counsel may make, 513

Examining witnesses, id.

Discharging jury in this stage, if indictment bad, 514

Parts of charge requiring proof, 515, et seq.

Where two things charged, proof of one will suffice, when, 517; see

EVIDENCE

Affirmative to be proved by prosecutor, 518

Degree and quantity of proof required to sustain charge, 519

Kind of proof required, 521

Of confining evidence to a single felony, 527

Necessity of producing the best evidence, 530
Documentary evidence; see EVIDENCE

Competency of witnesses; see WITNESS

Calling and examining witnesses; see WITNESS

Direction to witnesses to withdraw, and consequence of their disobeying the
order; see WITNESS

Office of counsel for prisoner; see DEFENCE

Defence: address of prisoner or his counsel; see DEFENCE

Several counsel for several prisoners jointly indicted, each may address jury,
572

Evidence in answer to the charge; see EVIDENCE

As to discrediting witnesses; see WITNESS

Evidence of character; see EVIDENCE

Evidence of prosecutor in reply to evidence for accused, e. g. proof of his
previous conviction, 579

Right of defendant's counsel to address jury on such evidence, id.

Prosecutor's general reply, 580–582

Summing up, 582

Bill of exceptions inadmissible, id.

Discharging jury on illness of prisoner or juror, absence of witness, &c., id.
Withdrawing a juror, 583

Deliberation, retirement, and separation of the jury, 584

TRIAL continued.

Jury may take with them papers which have been in evidence, 585
Verdict of jury, id.

When part of a charge of felony or misdemeanour may be found, 586
Special verdict, 587

Proceedings at delivery of verdict, recording, reconsidering, &c., iă.

Protection of jurors in respect of verdict, except for gross misconduct, 589
Effect of verdict in criminal cases, id.

New trial never granted after acquittal, 590
Judgment on improper prayer, id.

Motion in arrest of judgment, id.

Address in extenuation, id.
Adjournment of judgment, id.
Passing sentence, 591

Discretionary punishments, 593, 597
Punishment of felonies, 592, 593

Of malicious injuries to property, 594

Of higher offences, or offences subjected to imprisonment by new acts,
1 Vict., id.

Imprisoning party already in prison on previous sentence, 598

Punishment of misdemeanours by hard labour, 594

By fines, 600

Passing discharged prisoners to their parishes, 602

No fees on their discharge, 603

OF APPEALS; see APPEAL

TRIERS, 505

TRINODA NECESSITAS, 405

TURNPIKE ROAD COMMISSIONERS,
Property of, describing in indictment, 193

TWELVEMONTH; see YEAR

TWILIGHT, 186

UNDER-SHERIFF,

Not to practise at sessions, 136

UNDERWOOD, 691

UNDERWOODS,

Rates to poor; see Poor's RATE

UNITED KINGDOM,

Offences committed out of, 129

What are parts of, id. 161

Jersey is not, 161, n.

UNKNOWN,

Owners of stolen goods, 232

To the jurors unknown, 169, 191, 232, 233, 312

Child's name, 191

In cases of receiving where principal unknown, 232, 278
Result if he is known, id.

Prisoner, how described in indictment, 181

Indictment laying goods in unknown person, 194, 235

UNLAWFULLY, 198

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UNTIL, 175

USURY,

Not indictable at sessions, 141, and n.

UTENSIL,

Stealing utensil fixed to building, 247

UTTERING; see COIN

When other utterings of bad money evidence of guilty knowledge, 529

VAGRANTS,

Act now in force respecting, 618

Certiorari remains, 915, n.

Idle and disorderly persons, who are, and how punished, 619
Requisites of commitment, id.

Rogues and vagabonds, who are, and how punishable, 620

Incorrigible rogues, who are, and punishment of, 622

Power of justices and constables on suspicion of vagrancy, 623
Appeal, id.

Binding over witnesses in case of appeal, id.

Enforcing punishment when appellant does not appear, id.
Costs under vagrant act, 951

Form of conviction of, 898

VALUABLE SECURITY,
Describing, when stolen, 175

VALUE,

Laying, in indictment, 231

Intrinsic, in larceny, 217; see PAPER STAMP

Net annual, of lands, &c. in order to poor's rate thereon; see POOR'S RATE

VARIANCE; see CERTAINTY

In name of injured party, or prosecutor, 190; see INDICTMENT

In indictments for misdemeanours are fatal at quarter sessions, 481

VEGETABLES, &c.; see TREES

Summary punishment for stealing in gardens, &c., 252

Second offence, in stealing in gardens, &c. felony, id.

Stealing plants and roots, when not in gardens, punishable on conviction, 253
Form of indictment for second offence in stealing from a garden, 255

Form of conviction for first offence in stealing fruit, &c. growing in garden,
890

For damaging fruit with intent to steal, id.

For stealing cultivated roots not growing in a garden, orchard, &c., 891
Arresting man for stealing, 304, n.

VENIRE FACIAS,

Awarding after indictment for misdemeanour or articles of peace found, 206
VENISON, 231

VENUE IN INDICTMENTS,

At common law must be laid in the county where offence committed, 159
How laid where offence committed at sea, or on board ship out of realm, 206
In some cases may be laid in one of several counties, 159, 160
Want of, 165, 179

In simple larceny may be laid in the county where goods are carried by thief,
160

Or where thief has goods in his possession, id.

VENUE IN INDICTMENTS-continued.

Exceptions, 160, 161

Rule where theft is by several who afterwards separate, or remain in com-
pany, 160

If the nature of the property be changed, as by breaking to pieces, 161
Offences committed out of England, Scotland, or Ireland, id.

In case of accessories, 162

In case of offences on borders of counties, id.

In case of offences on voyages or journeys, 163

In case of receivers of stolen goods, id.

In libel, 164

In indictment for sending threatening letter, id.
Statement of, in margin, 179

In body of indictment, id.

Want of proper or perfect, is not now a ground for staying judgment, 164

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Issuing, to arrest before indictment found, for what offences, 125, 126

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Backing, 207

Instance of general warrant in vagrancy still legal, 623

Arresting without, for offence the subject of summary conviction by justice, 304

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