Illicit Distillation (Ireland) Act, 1831

Proof of former conviction, &c.

41. Proof of any former conviction, and the amount of the penalty adjudged against any person, or to which such penalty was mitigated under the provisions of this Act, may be made by the production of such former conviction, or any warrant of commitment issued thereon, and proof of the justices handwriting thereto, or by the confession of the party, or by the testimony on oath of any one or more credible witness or witnesses who shall have been present at such former conviction.