Section 42, Cap 09

CHAPTER 9. CORONERS. Whereas by an inquisition taken before me, one of Her Majesty's Coroners for the said.................................... of.. ................................. , the day and year hereunder mentioned, on the body of R. F.lying dead in the district of... ......................... .. in the said Colony or Protectorate of Sierra Leone, G. H. stands charged with the wilful murder of the said R.F., these are therefore, by virtue of my office in Her Majesty's name, to charge and command you or any of you forthwith to apprehend and safely to convey the body of the said G. H. to Her Majesty's gaol of.. ................................. , and safely to delivery the same to the keeper of the said gaol; and these are likewise, by virtue of my said office in Her Majesty's name, to will and require you the said keeper to receive the said G. H. into your custody and him safely to keep in the said gaol, until he shall be thence discliarged by due course of law, and for your so doing this shall be your warrant. Given under my hand and seal the .................................... day of.. ................................. one thousand nine hundred and .................................... . Coroner. (L. S.) FoRM F. Recognisance to Prosecute. Colony or Protectorate} Be it remembered that on the .................................... day of of Sierra Leone. .................................. ..in the .................................... year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady, Queen Elizabeth the Second of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, A.B., of the (district) of.. ................................ ..in the Colony or Protectorate of Sierra Leone (baker), C. D., of the same place (victualler) and E. F., of the same place (labourer), do severally acknowledge to owe to our Sovereign Lady the Queen, her heirs and successors the sum of.. .................................. pounds of lawful money of Great Britain, to be levied on their goods and chattels, lands, and tenements by way of recognisance to Her Majesty's use in case default shall be made in the conditions following: The condition of this recognisance is such, that if the above bounden .................................... do severally personally appear at the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court to be holden at .................................... on the .................................... day of .................................... , 19...... , and the said A. B. shall then and there prefer, or cause to be preferred, an information against G. H., now in custody for the wilful murder of R. F., and that the said A. B., C. D., and E. F., do then and there severally personally appear to give evidence on such information to the Court; and in case the said A. B., C. D., and E. F., do severally personally appear at the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court to be holden at ....................... . on the .................................... day of.. .................................. , 19 ...... , and the said A. B. shall then and there prosecute or cause to be prosecuted the said G. H. on such information, and the said A. B., C. D., and E. F. do then and there severally give evidence on the trial of the said G. H., touching the premises, and not depart the Court without leave; then this recognisance to be void, otherwise to remain in full force. Taken and acknowledged the day and year above-mentioned at ....................... . before me, Coroner for the District of ....................... . FORM G. Recognisance. Colony or Protectorate} Be it remembered that on the .................................... day of of Sierra Leone. .. ...................................... ..in the year of our Lord, 19 ...... , A. B., of... ................................. (labourer), L. M., of... ................................. (grocer), and N. 0., of .................................... (butcher), personally came before me one of Her Majesty's Coroners for the .................................... of.................................... and severally acknowledged themselves to owe to our Lady the Queen the several sums following, that is to say, the said A. B. the sum of... ................................. , and the said L. M. and N. 0. the sum of................ _.................. each, of good and lawful money of Great Britain, to be made and-levied on their goods and chattels, lands and tenements respectively, to the use of our Lady the Queen, her heirs and successors, if he the said A. B. fail in the condition endorsed. Taken and acknowledged the day and year first above-mentioned at .................................... before me, J. s. Coroner for the District of ....................... . Section 29. Section 34. Section 38. Section 12. Condition Endorsed. The condition of the within written recognizance is such, that whereas a verdict of... ................................. has been found against the said A. B. by a jury empanelled to enquire how and by what means .................................came by (his) death; if therefore the said A. B. shall appear at the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court to be holden at .................................... on the .................................... day of ................................... .19 ...... , and there surrender himself into the custody of the keeper of the gaol there and plead to such inquisition, and take his trial upon the same, and not depart the said Court without leave, then the said recognizance shall be void, or else the same shall stand in full force and virtue. FoRM H. Coroner's inquest at .................................... upon the body of... ................................ .. By virtue of this my order as Coroner for the district of... ................................. you are required to appear before me and the jurors at .................................... on the .................................... day of... ................................. , 19 ...... , at .................................... of the clock, to give evidence touching the death of... ................................. (and make or assist in making a post-mortem examination of the body), and report thereon at the said inquest. (Signed) ................................................................................... . Coroner. To .................................... , M.D.