Police Code Again

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I've updated the Police code - about 2/3rds of the index is working, A to midway through P. Hopefully finishing tomorrow.

I still haven't heard back from anyone who has noticed any errors, which seems a little unlikely, PLEASE let me know if you spot anything!

Index now fully operational, plus a shedload of corrections thanks mainly to bugshaw

Comments

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I've only done a few spot checks, not read through the whole thing, but on the whole, it looks pretty good.


Under Resignation, part 3, you're missing a space in "servicemay"

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Probably a page break - thanks!

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Last paragraph of the Introduction:

I might venture to ake an addition, it would be, "When you take a man into year custody
I might venture to make an addition, it would be, "When you take a man into your custody

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Sorted.

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Page code2.htm mostly trailing spaces before a semi-colon

Discretion
avoid harshness and oppression ;

Questioning, when not permissible
not bound to say anything tending to criminate himself,
incriminate?

In the granting of bail
In coming to a decision many circumstances have to be considered ;
and a few more times in this para and the one following. Or was this typographical convention at the time?

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It's that way in the book, I agree it looks a bit odd to modern eyes.

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Things beginning with P

Pawnbrokers 6
pawningor

Photography 2
convict has
elected
Line break

Poaching 2
Any person found committing, such offence
Extra comma?

Police Notices
are of great assistanoe

Power or Attorney
Add blank line between this and Prevention of Corruption

Prevention of Crime Acts
(c.) Habitual Criminals.
(c) as for (a) and (b) above?

Prisoners.-1.
This section heading is not formatted as the others, and appears to run on from Printed Information.

Prisoners' Property 1
taken possession of elsewhere as relating to thecharge,

Prisoners' Property
has sections 6, 7, 8, 6. Last should be 9?

Prisons 2
regulations of the prison,brings

Private Parties
add break between this and Privileged Communications

Probation of Offenders 1
if it is of opinion that
of the opinion?

add break between Probation of Offenders and Processions

Prostitutes
4 night-walker
5 night walker

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Prevention of Crime Acts
(c.) Habitual Criminals.
(c) as for (a) and (b) above?

Actually it's the book that's inconsistent for this one!

Prisoners' Property
has sections 6, 7, 8, 6. Last should be 9?

Nope, the book has it wrong - but I'm going to change it anyway...

Probation of Offenders 1
if it is of opinion that
of the opinion?

That's how it is in the book.

The rest are OCR errors or my fault.

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Things beginning with U through to Y

Unlawful Drilling
Every person commits felony who-
Every person commits a felony who- ?

c), a), b) in wrong order?

Withdrawal from Prosecution 2.
primâ face evidence of guilt
primâ facie

Witnesses
Sometimes subpœnas, sometimes subpoenas

every witness is bound over, by recognisance, to, prosecute and give evidence.
Extra comma after to?

Wrecking 3
without a satisfactory e xplanation

Wrecking 4
or removing
buoys,
Line break

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Unlawful Drilling
Every person commits felony who-
Every person commits a felony who- ?

Really is like that


Rest are OCR errors or my crappy HTML editing.

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Things beginning with R, S, T

Receiving Stolen Goods 5
knowing itto have been so obtained

Recognizances.-1. A recognisance
z or s?

Reformatories 3
directly or indirectly,, an

Reformatories 5
maintenance of young persons committed to, reformatory schools,
extra comma after to?
(See INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS ; YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS.
Close bracket

Registration of Births and Deaths 3
causing the deceased to beburied

Reports
arranged under sub-headings..

Rewards for Exertions in Assisting Justice
compensation from public, funds
active or courageous n the apprehension

Rogues and Vagabonds
1.(l) See PROSTITUTES is bigger font than See INCORRIGIBLE ROGUES etc.
3. See IDLE AND DISORDERLY PERSONS
Persons has large final cap

Sea, Crimes Committed at 2
extradidition

Searching a Prisoner 1
succeeds in destroying,tearing,

Servants
blank line between 4 and 5

Sheep Stealing
stealthe carcase
steal the

Slides in the Streets
heading should be bold

Special Constables 2
(Special Cons tables Act, 1831.)

Street Collections—By virtue
Street Collections.—By virtue

Suspensions 2
the Watch Coin mittee

Threats and Threatening Letters 4
may cause au innocent person

Treatment of Persons Rescued from Drowning 1
face turned to-the side

5 downward pressure forces. the air

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Recognizances.-1. A recognisance
z or s?

It's inconsistent in the book.

(See INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS ; YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS.
Close bracket

That's the book, but I'll change it. The rest are me, OCR, etc.

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J, K, L, M, N, O
Jewel Larcenies 5
theprincipal articles
by way ef inducement

Killing.-1. Every persen who kills another

Long Firm Frauds 1
agrieulturists

Lunatics 1
shall,within three days

Lunatics 7
the master shall receive and detain hint
him?

Medals 1
theparticulars

Memory 2
An expert may refresh his memory by reference to professional tre
missing text?

Motor Cars 7
Motor Oar Act

Motor Cars 12
a constable in uniform holding up band.
hand?

Motor Cars 15
whose names appear inthe pass,

Murder 2
not exceeding
ten years
line break

Neglect of Duty 3
whom he; or they, shall think remiss

Nuisances in Streets 4
section 112 of tde Public Health Act

Observation.—(See KEEPING OBSERVATION.)
KEEPING OBSERVATION font is larger than usual

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Awesome - maany thanks, I'll do the corrections tonight.

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and I can't even spell "many"!

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I'm working through A-J, I'll email the results as a text file instead of posting them here - that's probably easier?

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Awesome - many thanks!

Now uploaded - still a bit of index to go but on the last couple of pages.

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Memory 2
An expert may refresh his memory by reference to professional tre
missing text?

professional treatises.

The rest is the usual OCR and HTML crud.

I'll upload revised versions once I've finished the index.

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I ran it through a spell check, and found a few questionable words (actually found others, but they seemed to be consistently 'misspelled' so I guess that's they way they were spelt back then.)


Under Attention: The same rule should be followed when the constable is addresed by a Judge or Magistrate, or an officer of the army or navy in uniform.

- addresed?

Cemeteries.-1. Any personly wantonly destroying or injuring any building, fence, gravestone...

- personly?


Under Forgery: (d) Signing a decument in the name of any person without his authority.

- decument?

Under Post Office: should they discover that any device, trap, or sticky subtance has been inserted,

- subtance?

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Thanks - these are all probably OCR glitches - you sometimes get that duplication of word end thing etc. if the text is a bit faint - keep them coming!

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Now sorted - I'll put it on line a little later, I want to play around with the "see" things first and see how long it would take me to turn them all into links.

The final one - subtance - turns out to be a typo in the book...