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One justice competent to receive information and issue warrant, &c.
Adjudication of the justices at petty sessions may be enforced by any one of such justices.
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27. In all cases where by this Act any court of petty sessions or of quarter sessions is authorized and required to hear and determine any complaint, one justice of the peace shall be competent to receive the original information or complaint, and to issue the warrant to apprehend the offender and commit him to prison, in order that he may be brought forward for trial (unless he enter into such bail as may be required for his appearance at such time and place as shall be appointed), or to issue the summons requiring the parties to appear before a court of petty sessions; and after examination on oath into the merits of said complaint and the adjudication thereupon by the justices presiding at any such court of petty sessions being made, all and every the subsequent proceedings to enforce obedience thereto or otherwise, whether respecting the penalty, fine, imprisonment, costs, or matter or things relating to the offence, may be enforced by any one of the justices.
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