and pedlars under the management of the commissioners of hackney coaches,' whereby and by force of the said statute the said C. D. has forfeited the sum of ten pounds for his said offence, to be distributed as the law directs: These are therefore, in his majesty's name, to will and require you to levy the said sum of ten pounds by distress of the goods and chattels of him the said C. D.; and if within the space of four days next after such distress by you taken, the said sum, together with the reasonable charges of taking and keeping the said distress, shall not be paid, that then you do sell the said goods and chattels so by you distrained; and out of the money arising by such sale, that you do pay one moiety thereof to E. H. of Z. my clerk,* for the use of our sovereign lord the king, and the other moiety thereof to A. B. of who informed me of the said offence, according to the directions of the statute in that case made and provided, returning to him the said C. D. the overplus (if any) on demand, the reasonable charges of taking, keeping, and selling the said distress being first deducted. Given under my hand and seal, the day of in the year of our Lord one thou

sand eight hundred and

No. 5. Information against a person, not licensed as a hawker, for marking his packages, &c. with the words 'Licensed Hawker,' &c. 50 Geo. 3. c. 41. s. 15.

County of

of

to wit.

Be it remembered, That on this day of

in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and in the said county

A. B. who sues as well for

our sovereign lord the king as for himself, in this behalf, comes before me W. R. esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the county of oath says, [or, gives me the said justice to informed,] that one C. D. late of

and pedlar duly licensed, did, on the instant, at the parish of

and on his understand and be

not being a hawker day of

in the said county, travel and trade, and did cause to be written [or, painted, as it may

The magistrate is to receive the moiety of the penalty for the king, and transmit to the commissioners for licensing hawkers an account of convictions and penalties belonging to the king, and pay over the same to the clerk of the peace, who is to remit the same to the commissioners. 50 Geo. 3. c. 41. s. 30. See Form No. 22, p. 25, post.

be,] in large legible Roman capitals, upon the most conspicuous part of certain packages, [or as it may be,] the words 'Licensed Hawker,' [or as it may be,] contrary to an act of parliament passed in the fiftieth year of the reign of his late majesty king George the third, intituled An Act for placing the duties of hawkers and pedlars under the management of the commissioners of hackney coaches,' whereby and by force of the said statute the said C. D. has forfeited the sum of ten pounds for his said offence, to be distributed as the law directs, according to the form of the statute in such case made and provided; whereupon the said A. B. prays judgment of me the said justice in the premises, and that the said C. D. may be summoned to appear before me the said justice, to answer unto the said complaint, and make defence thereto.

Exhibited and taken the day

and year first above written,

before me,

To C. D. of

County of

No. 6. Summons thereon.

day of

in the county of

Whereas information and complaint upon oath have this day been made before me, to wit. W. R. esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, by A. B. of in the said county who sues as well for our sovereign lord the king as for himself, in this behalf, that you C. D. not being a hawker and pedlar duly licensed, did, on the instant, at the parish of in the said county, travel and trade, and did cause to be written [or painted, or as it may be,] in large legible Roman capitals upon the most conspicuous part of certain packages, [or as it may be,] the words Licensed Hawker,' [or as it may be,] contrary to an act of parliament passed in the fiftieth year of the reign of his late majesty king George the third, intituled 'An Act for placing the duties of hawkers and pedlars under the management of the commissioners of hackney coaches,' whereby and by force of the said statute, you C. D. have forfeited the sum of ten pounds for your said offence, to be distributed as the law directs, according to the form of the statute in such case made and provided: These are therefore in his majesty's name to will and require you personally to be and appear before me, at in the said county, the day of at the hour of ten in the morning, to answer the premises, as the law directs. Given under my

day of

not being a hawker and day of

at

in the

year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and in the said county of , duly convicted before me W. R. esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and forthe said county, upon the oath of E. F. a credible witness, for that he the said C. D. did, on the at the parish of in the said county, travel and trade, and did cause to be written [or painted, or as it may be,] in large legible Roman capitals upon the most conspicuous part of certain packages [or as it may be] the words 'Licensed Hawker,' [or as it may be] contrary to an act of parliament passed in the fiftieth year of the reign of his late majesty king George the third, intituled An Act for placing the duties of hawkers and pedlars under the management of the commissioners of hackney coaches,' whereby and by force of the said statute, the said C. D. has forfeited the sum of ten pounds for his said offence, to be distributed as the law directs: These are therefore, in his majesty's name, to will and require you to levy the said sum of ten pounds by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of him the said C. D.; and if within the space of four days next after such distress by you taken, the said sum, together with the reasonable charges of taking and keeping the said distress, shall not be paid, that then you do sell the said goods and chattels so by you distrained; and out of the money arising by such sale, you do pay one moiety thereof to G. H. of D. T. my clerk, for the use of our sovereign lord the king, and the other moiety thereof to A. B. of who informed me of the said offence, according to the directions of the statute in that case made and provided, returning to him the said C. D. the overplus (if any) on demand, the reasonable charges of taking, keeping, and selling the said distress being first deducted. Given under my hand and seal, the day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and

The magistrate is to receive the moiety of the penalty for the king.— 50 Geo. 3. c. 41. s. 30. See note, p.9.

No. 8. Information against a hawker for trading without a licence, under 50 Geo. 3. c. 41. s. 17.

County of

to wit.

A. B. of

Be it remembered, that on this

in the year of our Lord

day of
one thousand eight hundred and
in the said county

who sues as well for our sovereign lord the king as for himself, cometh before me W.R. esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace acting in and for the county of and giveth me the said justice to understand and be informed, that one C. D. hawker of [describe the goods sold,] did, on instant, at the parish of

late of

the

day of

in the said county, unlawfully travel and trade with a cart drawn by one horse, [or as the fact is] loaded with [describe the goods] for sale, of which goods the said C. D. was not the real worker or maker, nor the child, apprentice, agent, or servant of the real worker or maker thereof, by way of hawking (as hawker, pedlar, or petty chapman, going from town to town or to other men's houses,) and did then and there sel and expose to sale the said goods to divers persons, on 'the day and at the parish and place aforesaid, without having first obtained a licence from the commissioners or their deputies for the time being, authorized and appointed to grant licences to hawkers, pedlars, and petty chapmen to travel and trade as aforesaid, and not having such licence ready to produce, on demand, to the said A. B., contrary to an act of parliament passed in the fiftieth year of the reign of his late majesty king George the third, intituled An Act for placing the duties of hawkers and pedlars under the management of the commissioners of hackney coaches,' whereby and by force of the said statute the said C. D. has forfeited the sum of ten pounds for his said offence, to be distributed as the law directs, according to the form of the statute in such case made and provided; whereupon the said A. B. prays judgment of me the said justice in the premises, and that the said C. D. may be summoned to appear before me the said justice to answer the said complaint, and make defence thereto.

County of

to wit.

Whereas complaint and information have been this day made before me W. R. esquire, one of his majesty's justices of the peace in and for the said county, by A. B. inspector and examiner of hawkers and pedlars' licences, that C. D. late of in the said county, hawker of day of

instant, at

did, on the in the county of

unlawfully travel and trade as a hawker, pedlar, and petty chapman, with a cart [drawn by one horse] loaded with

for sale, by way of hawking, and did sell and expose to sale the said of which goods you the said C. D. were not the real worker or maker, nor the child, apprentice, agent, or servant of the real worker or maker thereof, without having a licence granted unto you by the commissioners authorized and appointed to grant licences to hawkers, pedlars, and petty chapmen, and not having such licence ready to produce on demand made by the said A. B., authorized and appointed by the said commissioners to demand such licence, contrary to the statute, &c. These are therefore, in his majesty's name, to will and require you personally to be and appear before me, or such other of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county as shall be then and there sitting, at the

day of

o'clock in the

noon, then and there to answer the premises, as the law directs. Given under my hand and seal, the

day of

in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and

For the CONVICTION, see No. 30, p. 31.

day of

in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred in the said county of

at

and legally convicted before me, one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, of selling several goods in the parish of and of being a trader, hawker, or pedlar without licence, or being otherwise legally qualified to do the same, contrary to the statute in that case made, whereby he hath forfeited the