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Police Bill
V. Penalties &c
(7) §. 30 continued
Form of Proceeding
to pay, under the name of a penalty or of costs,
or both, or on any other account whatsoever, it
shall and may be lawful for such Justice or Justices
to provide either by
Distress and Sale, or
(if by examination of the party or otherwise it shall
appear to such Justice or Justices that no sufficient
Distress is likely to be obtained, then and in
such case) by committing the party in the first
instance to any prison common Jail (or in case of conviction
for any such offense to any House of Correction)
within the jurisdiction of such Justice or Justices,
for any length of time not exceeding [ twelve ]
weeks determinable upon the payment of the money
so to be levied: or by distress and
sale for such part
of such penalty as
can be so levied,
and by such imprisonment
as
aforesaid for the
remainder sum owing or at
the same time
as the case shall
require
and moreover in case of conviction for any
such offense such Justice or Justices may at
their discretion either cause the offender by such ways
and means as are abovementioned to pay any
sum not greater than the said sum of twenty
pounds exclusive of costs nor greater than the greatest
sum hereby limited in each respective case, or
may committ such offender as aforesaid in the
first instance in part of his or her punishment
for any time not exceeding [ six ] weeks and
moreover cause him or her to pay by such
means as aforesaid any sum not greater than
ten pounds exclusive of costs, nor greater than
half of the greatest sum so limited as aforesaid in
each respective case: and if in the judgment of moreover it shall shall and may be lawful
to and for such Justice or Justices it should (if in his his or their
judgments respectively it shall appear necessary to
prevent the party such offender from withdrawing himself or his
effects out of the reach of justice, and not otherwise)
to
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jeremy bentham |
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