CONCLUSION DE L’INDICTMENT
412. Pour une offense contre le droit commun, la conclusion est comme suit : “ Against the peace of Our Lord the King, his crowvn and dignity.” (Contre la
- (D Foster, 424.—2 Hale, 184.—Hawk. lib. 2, c. 25, sec. 55.—1 Chitty, chap. 5, No 242 et seq.
paix de Notre Souverain Seigneur le Roi, sa couronne et sa dignité). Pour nuisance, la conclusion est to the great damage and common nusance of all ‘ the liege subjects of our said Lord the King &c.” Les mots % against the ‘ peace of our Lord the King,” paraissent être essentiels dans tous les cas, excepté dans les indictments pour nonfeasance (omission). (Archbold, p. 29).
Si l’offense est poursuivie en vertu d’un statut, la conclusion est— ‘ against ‘ the form ofthe statute in such case made and provided, and against the “ peace &c.” (comme ci-dessus).
Si l’offense est créée par plusieurs statuts, alors c’est— against the form of & thestatutes &c.” (1). L’omission des mots against the form of the statute, ou ‘ of the statutes,”” expose à une défense en droit (demurrer), ou à une 2pplication pour suspension (arrest) de jugement, ou à un writ d’erreur. (Ibid).
Nous devons remarquer en terminant, qu’autrefois, les: indictments étaient rédigés dans la langue latine ; maintenant, d’après les statuts 4, Geo. IT, et 6. Geo. II, c. 26 et c. 6, ils doivent être rédigés dans la langue anglaise et écrits lisiblement sous peine de £50 d’amende contre le délinquant. [ Chëtty loc. cit. No. 175.
413. Nous allons maintenant donner quelques formules des Indictments les plus usités,
No. I, POUR VOL 8IMPLE.
Quebec, ta wit: The Jurors for our Lady the Queen, upon their oath “ present that, C. D. late of the parish of C. in the County of F. Labourer, ‘ on the third day of May in the fith year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady ‘ Victoria at the parish aforesaid in the county aforesaid three pairs of Shoes ‘ ofthe value of four shillings one shirt of the value of ‘6 {welve shillings of the goods and chattels of one J. N. then and “ there being found, feloniously did steal, take and carry away: against the ‘ peace of our said Lady the Queen, her crown and dignity. ”
No IL. pour Robbery (VOL SUR LA PERSONNE).
(Le « : mencement comme dans le No. 1, jusqu'aux mots Victoria inclusivement) with force and arms, ai the parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid ‘ in and upon one J. N, inthe peace God and of Our Lady the Queen, “ then & there being, feloniously did make an assault, and him the said J. N. in bodily fear and danger of his life then and there feloniously did put, and ‘ one gold watch of the value of ten pounds of the goods and chattels of the “ gaid J. N., from the person and against the will of the said J. N., then and ‘ there feloniously and violently did steal, take and carry away : against &c.
No. III. VOL SECRET SANS VIOLENCE, SUR LA PERSONNE (Stealing from the person).
(Le commencement comme cidessus) one watch ofthe value of six pounds « ÿc, one pocket handkerchief of the value of one shilling ete. of the goods and
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No. IV. POUR BRIS DE MAISON (HOUSE BREAKING).
(Commencement comme ci-dessus “ in the county afvresaid, about the hour “ of eleven in the forenoon of the same day, with force and arms, the dwel- “ Jing house of J. N., there situate, feloniously did break and enter (no person ‘€ in the said dwelling house then and there being], and two dishes of the value ‘ of five shillings etc, one dressing case of the value of two pounds etc, of the ‘ goods and Chattels of the said J. N., inthe said dwelling house then and
“ there being found, then and there feloniously did steal, take and carry away : ‘ against &c.
No. V. POUR VoL SUR UNE RIVIERE NAVIGABLE,
[Commencement comme cidessus] twenty pounds weight of indigo, of the value of fifty shillings-etc, of the goods and chattels, Wares and merchandizes, of J. N., then and there being in a certain ship called Jupiter, upon the navi-
gable river St. Lawrence, andthen and there in the said ship feloniously did ‘ steal, take and carry away : against etc.
No. VI, POUR BURGLARY ET VOL,
( Commencement comme ci-dessus jusqu'aux mots Victoria inclusivement ) about the hour of eleven in the night of the same day, with.force and arms, at the parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid, the dwelling house of one J. S. there situate, feloniously and burglariously did break and enter, with intent the goods and chattels of one C. O. in the said dwelling house then and there being, then and there feloniously and burglariously to steal, take and carry away ; and then and there in the said dwelling house, one silver bason of the value of three pounds and twelve silver table spoons of the value of three pounds etc.—of the googs and chattels of the said C. O.inthe said dwelling
‘ house then and there being found, then and there feloniously and burglariously “ did steal, take and carry away : against etc.
No. VII. POUR AVOIR oBTENU DES EFFETS OU FAUX PRÉTEXTES,
