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Of proceedings to prevent the commission of crimes. 1847 127 (1847)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0631 and id is 1 raw text is: Preveition of Crimes.

q      TITLE       III.
OF PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES.
CHAP. 14. Of proceedings to prevent the commission of crimes.
15. Of arrest and commitment.
10. Of coroners' inquests.
17. Of bail in criminal cases.
18. Of examining courts.
19. Of grand juries.
20. Of indictments, presentments and informations, and pro-
cess thereon.
21. Of trial and its incidents.
22. Of exceptions, writs of error and execution of judgment.
23. Of taxation and allowance of costs.
24. Of contempts of court.
25. Of general provisions concerning proceedings in criminal
cases.
26. Of criminal proceedings against slaves, free negroes and
mulattoes.
CHAP. XIV.
OF PROCEEDINGS TO PREVENT TlE COMMISSION OF CRIMES.
SECTION                        SECTION
1. Officers authorized to keep the 12. Recognizance, when to remain in
peace.                         force.
2. Complaint, how made.       13. Persons committed for not recog-
3. Arrest.                         nizing, how discharged.
4. Trial. Recognizance to keep the 14. Recognizances to be transmitted
peace.                         to court.
5. Party, when discharged.     15. Recognizances, when to bo requir-
6. Refusing to recognize, to be corn-  ed on view of the court or ma-
mitted.                        gistrate.
7. Complainant when to pay costs.  16. Persons who go armed may be
8. Payment of costs in other cases.  required to find sureties of the
9. Appeal allowed,                 peacel &c.
10. On appeal, witnesses to recognize. 17. Persons not of good fame to give
11. Proceedings on appeal.         surety for good behaviour.
1. The judges of the supreme court of appeals, the judges of the Officersasitho-
general court throughout the commonwealth, all justices of the peace rized to keep the
and commissioners in chancery within their respective jurisdictions, peace.
shall have power to cause all laws made for the preservation of the
public peace, to be kept, and in the execution of that power, inay re- Power to requirn
Itrty f'or briln-
quire persons to give security to keep the peace, or for their good be- vioar.
haviour, or both, in the manner hereinafter provided.
2. Whenever complaint shall be made to any such magistrate that Compaint how
there is good cause for fear that any person intends to commit an of. uade.
fence against the person or property of another, the magistrate shall
examine the complainant and any witnesses who may be produced on
oath, and reduce such complaint to writing, and cause the same to be
subscribed by the complainant.
3. If upon examination, it shall appear that there is just cause to Arrest.
fear that any such offence may be committed, the magistrate shall is-
sue a warrant under his hand, reciting the substance of the complaint,
and requiring the officer to whom it may be directed, forthwith to ap-
prehend the person complained of, and bring him before such magis-
trate, or some other magistrate having jurisdiction of the cause.

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