The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-04-08

AN ACT prescribing the form of Recognizances take

AN ACT prescribing the form of Recognizances taken
ny Justices OF the Peace, in criminal cases
Sect. /. Be Il enacted BY the Senate and House OF
Representatives,, in Legislature assembled, That in
cases of appeal from the judgment of any Justice Of
the Peace in any criminal prosecution. the form OF
the recognzance aud Of the condition thereof shall be
in substance as follows. Be 1t remembered: That al
a Court holden before me -. one of the Justices OF
the Peace in and for the county Of - the -
day Of - A. d. 1872 +, personally appeared -,
and acknowledged themselves TO be indebted to the
State Of Maine in the sums following. Wit the said
- as principal in tie sum Of -, dollars and the
said -, his sureves in the sum Of -, 10 be levied
their goods. chaueis lands and tenements, and in
want thereof upon their bodies the Of the State
If default be made in the condition following; --
The condition Of this recegniZance SUCH that whe
as the said A. B. has been brought before me, Of
the Justices Of the Peace. within and for the county
Of -, by virtue of a warrant duly issued upon the
complaint on oath Of G. II. charging him the said A.
3. with having committed here insert very briefly the
nature aud substance Of the charge, and the said A.
y. having pleaded not guilty to the said complaint
bur having been By found guilty Of the same, and
been sentenced 10 There insert the sentenced and the
said A. Il having claimed an appeal from said sep
tence 20 the next Court of Common Pleas, to be held
at -, in and for said county OF -, on the ----
Tuesday Of - Now therefore if the said A. b.
shall appear at the Court aforesaid and prosecute his
said appeal with effect and abide the order Of said
Court, and not depart without hcence then this re-
ccgnizance shall be void, otherwise remain in fun force
anu virtue. Aud when any Justice Of the Peace, shall
order any person brought before him, on a criminal
ch1rge Of which BE has not cosn.Zance 10 recognize
for his personal appearance at the Supreme Judicial
Court, or Court Of Common Pleas, the recegnizance
taken shall be in form before mentioned, and the
dition shall be in substance follows, to Wit. The
condition the above recesnzancc is this that where
as the said A. b. has been brought before the
subscriber Of the Justices OF the Peace in and for
the county of -, by virtue Of warrant duly issued
upon the complaint. oath, of G. II. charging him
fhe said A. b. with having committed the crime OF
there insert the name Of the crime, for instance
murder, perjury forgery, larceny, &c and upon ex-
animation Of the facts relating TO said charge il APP
pearing that there is good to suspect the
said A. b. be guilty of said oence and toe said
offence not being cosnizable By and he thereupon
having been required recognize with sufficient
~ surees for his personal appearance at the next
- Court -, to be held within and for said county
Of - on the - Tnssday Of -, and for his keep
ing the peace and being Of good behavior until the
sitting of said Court Now therefore, if the said A. B.
shall personally appear at the Court. aforesaid. and
answer to such matters and things, my be objected
against him. and more especially to the charge con-
tanned in said complaint and shall abide the order and
judgment Of said Court and not depart without d.
cense and shall in the mean time keep the peace and
be of good behavior; then this recognzance shall be
void, otherwise remain in full force and virtue.
This act passed Feb. IL, 1928.