Fines Act (Ireland) 1851

Entry of fines.

All fines, &c. to be entered in a book.

In case of fines upon jurors, officer to send notice.

Judge’s register to certify fines to clerk of rules for entry.

2. Whenever an order shall be made by any court or other authorized person for the imposition or levy of any such penal sum as aforesaid, the said officer of the court shall proceed as follows:

1. He shall forthwith enter the particulars of the said order in a book (form A.) to be by him kept for that purpose, and shall afterwards from time to time make such further entries in the said book as may be necessary for the purpose of accounting for the said sums:

2. In every case where a fine shall be imposed upon any person for non-attendance as a juror, he shall, within fourteen days after the end of the term, assizes, quarter sessions, or sittings of the court at which such fine shall have been imposed, send a notice by post to such person, addressed to his usual place of residence, informing him of the imposition of such fine, and that if not paid within thirty days from the date of such notice a warrant will be issued for the levy of the same:

And in order to enable the clerk of the rules of the superior courts the better to discharge the duty required of him under this Act, the judge’s register or other person who shall act as clerk at nisi prius at the nisi prius sittings of any of the said superior courts or in the civil court at assizes, shall, within seven days after the termination of the said nisi prius sittings or of the said assizes, as the case may be, certify under his hand to the clerk of the rules of the superior courts in which the proceedings in the case shall have been had, the particulars of any penal sum which shall have been imposed or ordered to be levied by the said court in such case; and said certificate shall be a sufficient authority to the said clerk of the rules to do all acts for the entry and levy of the same which he could or ought to do in case such penal sum had been imposed or ordered to be levied by such superior court.