Abstract
September 23, 1786 Information of the prosecutor against James Stein, distiller, arguing that he committed bribery by offering five hundred pounds to John Bonar, Solicitor of Excise, to corrupt his duty.
Appendix
- Clauses in the statutes referred to in the Information under the head Bribery (13th and 14th Cha. II. c. 11. § 19, 15th Cha. II. c. 11. § 16, 5th Geo. I. c. 11. § 24, 11th Geo. I. c. 30. § 37, 38, 40, 9th Geo. II. c. 35. § 24, 12th Geo. II. c. 21. § 25, 24th Geo. III. c. 47. § 32).
- Clauses in the statutes referred to in the Information under the head Forgery (13th & 14th Cha. II. c. 2. § 8, 7th & 8th Will. c. 22. § 10, 9th and 10th Will. III. c. 25. § 59, 9th Ann. c. 23. § 34, 6th Geo. I. c. 21. § 60, 12th Geo. II. c. 30. § 15, 24th Geo. II. c. 41. § 22, 29th Geo. II. c. 23 § 14).
- Clauses in the statutes referred to in the Information under the head False Oaths (13th and 14th Cha. II. c. 11. § 2, 29th Cha. II. c. 5. § 2, 5th Geo. II. c. 24. § 5, 23d Geo. III. c. 77. § 7, 8, 24th Geo. III. c. 47. § 36, 26th Geo. III. c. 59. § 52, 26th Geo. III. c. 60. § 41).
- Articles of the Union (Sixth article, Art. 14, Art. 13, Art. 19) and statutes relating to the Court of Exchequer in Scotland (6th Ann, c. 26. § 1, 2, 8th Ann. c. 26. § 11).
