Excise Management Act, 1827

Judgment to he entered by default against a prisoner who shall not appear and plead before commissioners or justices, after delivery of notice and summons to gaoler.

77. Where any person or persons shall be in prison on any account whatsoever, and any information shall be exhibited before any justice or justices of the peace, against such person or persons, for the recovery of any penalty or penalties incurred by such person or persons, or for the condemnation of any goods, commodities, or chattels seized as forfeited under or by virtue of this Act, or any other Act or Acts of Parliament relating to the revenue of excise, claimed by such person or persons, and such person or persons, on a copy of such information being delivered to the gaoler, keeper, or turnkey of the prison wherein such person or persons shall be confined or imprisoned, with a summons to appear and plead to and to attend the hearing of such information, at a time and place in such summons mentioned, shall not appear and plead in person, or by some person duly authorized in that behalf, to such information, at the time and place so mentioned, such proceedings shall be thereupon respectively had as are herein-before provided and directed in cases of default of appearance to any such information; any law, custom, or usage to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.