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London, England, 1835-10-01 00:00:00

WATCH COMMITTEE TO MAKE REGULATIONS FOR THE

MANAGEMENT OF THE CONSTABLES.

77. And be it enacted, that the watch committee for any
such borough as aforesaid may from time to time frame
such regulat:ons as they shall deem expedient for prevent-
ing neglect or obuse, and for rendering such constables effi-
cient in the dischsArge of their duties ; and the said com-
mittee, or any two pstices of the peace having jurisdiction
within the borough, .may at any time suspend or dismiss any
constable whom they should think negligent in the dis-
charge of his duty, or ovilerwise unfit for the same ; and
when any man shall' be so ol..smissed, or cease to belong to
the said constabulary force, ai.l powers vested in him as a
constable by virtue of this Act shall immediately cease ;
and no man so dismissed as aforesa.;d shall be re-appointed
without the consent of two of the ,ustices of the peace
having jurisdiction within the borough. ,

POWER TO CONSTABLES TO APPREHEND DISORDERLY

PERSONS, &C.

78. And be it enacted that it shall be lawful fot- any con-
stable, during the time of his being on duty, tc api.-yeh,end
all idle and disorderly persons whom he shall find disturb.!ng
the public peace, or whom he shall have just caise to sus-
pect of intention to commit a felony, and to deliver any per-
son so apprehended into the custody of the constable ap-
pointed under this Act, who shall be in attendance at the
nearest watch-house, in order that such person may be se-
cured until he can be brought before a justice of the peace,
to be dealt with according to law, or may give bail for his
appearance before a justice of the peace, if the constable
shall think fit to take bail, in the manner hereinafter men-
tioned.

CONS..^ABLES ATTENDING AT THE WATCH-HOUSES IN THE
NIGOT MAY TAKE BAIL BY RECOGNIZANCE FROM PER-
SONS BROUGHT BEFORE THEM FOR PETTY MISDEMEA-
Noing, SUCH RECOGNIZANCE TO BE CONDITIONED FOR
THE APPEARANCE OF THE PARTIES BEFORE A MAGIS-
TRATE.—LN DEFAULT OF APPEARANCE, RECOGNIZANCE
TO BE FORFEITED.—TIME OF HEARING MAY BE POST-

PONED.
79. And be it L'uacted, that where any person charged
with any petty misLiemeanour shall be brought without
the warrant of a just:ce of the peace into the custody of
any constable appointed under this Act, during his attend-
ance in the night-time at Zany watchhouse within any such
borough as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for such constable
if he think fit, to take bail by recognizance, without any
fee or reward, from such per.,gon, conditioned that such
person shall appear for examination within two days
before a justice of the peace rs•rithin the borough, at
some time and place to be spec.;fied in the recogni-
zance ; and every recognizance so tak,ln shall be of equal
obligation on the parties entering into the h'ame, and liable to
the same proceedings for the estreating thereof, as if the
same had been taken before a justice of the pcace ; and the
constable shall enter in a book, to be kept for that purpose
in every watchhouse, the names, residence, and occupation
of the party, and his surety or sureties, if any, enter;.‘:l into
such recognizance, together with the condition thereon, and
the sums respectively acknowledged, and shall lay the sh me
before such justice as shall be present at the time and plat e
when and where the party is required to appear ; and if the
party does not appear at the time and place required, or
within one hour after, the justice shall cause a record of the
recognizance to be drawn up to be signed by the constable, and
shall return the same to the next general or quarter sessions of
the peace for the borough, or for the county in which such bo-
rough is situate, in those boroughs for which there shall be
no seperate general or quarter sessions of the peace, with a,
certificate at the back thereof, signed by such justice, that
the party has not complied with the obligation therein con-
tained ; and the clerk of the peace shall make the like es-
treats and schedules of every such recognizance as of recog-
nizances forfeited in the sessions of peace ; and if the party
not appearing shall apply by any person on his behalf to
postpone the hearing of the charge against him, and the
justice shall think fit to consent thereto, the justice shall
be at liberty to enlarge the recognizance to such future
time as be shall appoint ; and when the matter shall be
ht rd and determined, either by the dismissal of the
cohlplaint or by binding the party over to answer the matter
thertcf at the sessions, or otherwise, the recognizance for
the appearance of the party before a justice shall be dis-
charged n.;thout fee or reward.