Hosiery Act 1843

VI Justices empowered to issue Warrant for Apprehension of Offenders against this Act, and to commit them for Trial.

And be it enacted, That on Proof on Oath that there is just Cause to suspect that any such Materials, Tools, or Apparatus as aforesaid have been fraudulently sold, pawned, pledged, purloined, or embezzled by the Person to whom the same were intrusted, or that any such Materials, Tools, or Apparatus have been purchased or received, or sold, pawned, pledged, exchanged, or otherwise unlawfully disposed of, or offered for sale, pawn, pledge, exchange, or other disposal, by any Person knowing the same to have been purloined or embezzled or received from some Person fraudulently disposing thereof, it shall and may be lawful for any One Justice of the Peace and such Justice is hereby required to issue his Warrant for apprehending any such Person, and bringing him before him or some other Justice of the Peace for Examination ; and if upon such Examination the Charge of having fraudulently sold, pawned, purloined, embezzled, or otherwise fraudulently disposed of any such Materials, Tools, or Apparatus, or of having purchased or received, or sold, pawned, pledged, exchanged, or otherwise fraudulently disposed of, or of having offered for sale, pawn, pledge, exchange, or other disposal, any such Materials, Tools, or Apparatus, knowing them to have been purloined or embezzled or received from some Person fraudulently disposing thereof, shall be supported by Evidence to raise a strong Presumption of Guilt, such Justice shall commit such Person to the Common Gaol or House of Correction, in order that he may be brought forward for Trial at the next Petty Sessions, unless he enter into such Bail, with Two sufficient Sureties, as may be required for his" Appearance before such Court on any Day to be fixed by such Justice.