Return of Convictions, Made by Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace within the United Counties of Huron and Bruce, From the March Sessions to the June Sessions, 1862

Goderich, Ontario: Office of the Clerk of the Peace, 1862. Paper. Very Good. No Binding. Broadside Issued under the auspices of Dan. Lizars, clerk of the peace, Huron and Bruce. Wove paper.Printed in 9 columns under the following headings: name of prosecutor; name of defendant; nature of the charge; date of the conviction; name of convicting Justice; amount of penalty, fine or damage; by whom paid over by said Justices; remarks. The crimes listed are of various kinds: misdemeanors, assault, drunk and disorderly conduct, gaming, grossly insulting and abusive language, trespassing, vagrancy, selling liquor on Sunday, dog stealing, etc. Very scarce item. Born on 22 February 1822, Daniel Home Lizars immigrated to Upper Canada in 1833 from Edinburgh, Scotland, with his family. He married Esther Longworths in July 1848. They had one son and two daughters. The first municipal clerk for the District of Huron, he served in that position from 16 October 1841 until 1846. He was called to the bar in 1853, was appointed county attorney in 1858, and was appointed a judge in 1864. He died in March 1876..