Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851

Backing of warrants addressed to other persons than the constabulary.

28. Whenever a warrant shall be addressed to any other person or persons than the constabulary, and it shall appear that the person against whom the same shall have been issued, or his goods, as the case may be, are not to be found within the county in which the justice issuing the same shall have jurisdiction, but in some other place in Ireland, or in any of the places out of Ireland herein-before mentioned, it shall be lawful for any justice or other such officer as aforesaid of such place, upon proof on oath of the handwriting of the justice who shall have signed the warrant, to indorse the same for execution in such place in like manner as is herein-before provided as to any warrant indorsed by the inspector general of constabulary.