§ Offences friable at Quarter Sessions.
§ 1. Offences under sections sixteen and seventeen of the Malicious Damage Act, 1861.
§ 2. Bigamy.
§ THE LORD CHANCELLOR moved to omit "Bigamy." The noble Viscount said: Some objection has been taken by Judges of great experience to including bigamy among offences triable at quarter sessions. I beg, therefore, to move to omit the word "bigamy."
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Amendment moved—
Page 21, line 6, leave out ("Bigamy").—(The Lord chancellor.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ First Schedule, as amended, agreed to.
§ Second Schedule agreed to.
§ Third Schedule:
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Amendment moved—
Page 23, line 26, leave out ("from 'and any such offence' to the words 'county or place'"), and insert ("England or").—(The Lord Chancellor.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
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Amendments moved—
Page 23, lines 33 to 35, leave out ("in section forty-nine the definition of the expression fine").
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Page 24, lines 20 to 22, leave out ("and in subsection (2) of section forty-nine the word fine").—(The Lord Chancellor.)
§ On Question, Amendments agreed to.
§ Third Schedule, as amended, agreed to.