NRS-17865 | Police charge and summons books [Barham Court of Petty Sessions]

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Charges and summonses are recorded in two separate sequences in the first volume in this series. The following details are recorded for the summons cases: date of trial, no. of case, complainant, defendant, offence or cause of action, act under which tried, fees paid previous to trial by complainant and defendant, how disposed of, signatures of magistrates, whether imprisoned or fine paid. Police charges brought for trial record these details: date of trial, no. of case, name of prisoner, offence, if previously convicted and particulars if known, result of trial, signatures of magistrates, whether imprisoned or fine paid.

Inside the first page of this volume the schedule dates from April to September 1908 for the Deniliquin District Minor Courts are listed. The courts include Moama, Mathoura, Jerilderie, Berrigan, Finley, Tocumwal, Barham, and Moulamein.

In the later volumes, charges and summonses are arranged as one chronological sequence. The following details are recorded for both: date of hearing, number of case and whether charge or summons, prosecutor or complainant, defendant, offence or cause of action, Act and Section, fees chargeable or paid previous to hearing, date fees paid, how disposed of, signature of magistrates, whether imprisoned, time allowed, or paid, etc., date of payment and total amount.