Dublin Police Act, 1842

Offences how to be tried.

38. Every such justice shall be empowered summarily to convict any person charged with any offence against this Act on the oath of one or more witnesses, or by his own confession, and to award the penalty or punishment herein provided for such offence; and the matter of every such complaint shall be heard and determined by one or more of the divisional justices at one of the divisional offices.