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shall not be necessary for the plaintiff in such suit 10 allege or
to
prove that any consideration was given for the said promise or agreement, and it shall not be competent for the said defendant to allege in defence that the Registrar General had no authority or power to require such promise or agreement from him, or that no consideration was given for the same.
search with-
30. The Registrar General, or any officer appointed under Powers of this Ordinance and specially authorized for that purpose in Registrar writing by the Registrar General, shall have power without General to warrant to search any ship, boat, house, building or other out warrant. place where he has reasonable cause to suspect that there is (Ibid, s. 23.) any woman or girl who is or may be liable to be dealt with under the provisions of Part II of this Ordinance, and may remove any such woman or girl to a place of refuge to be there detained until her case be inquired into.
General to
summon
31. (1.) The Registrar General shall have power, by Powers of notice in writing under bis hand, to summon before him any Registrar person whom he may have reason to believe can give any information respecting any woman or girl mentioned in Part II of this Ordinance and respecting the treatment of such he thinks woman or girl, or respecting any inmate of a brothel.
persons who
capable of
information
and Ord. 6 of
(2.) Every person who upon service of such notice shall giving not appear at the time and place therein mentioned or who respecting shall fail to produce all documents in his custody, possession, women or or power relating to such woman or girl and to answer truth- girls. fully all questions which the Registrar General may put to (Ibid, s. 24 him respecting such woman or girl or in any way relating 1894, sec. 3.) to the matter being inquired into or, without reasonable excuse, (proof whereof shall lie upon him) neglects or refuses to produce such woman or girl when so required by the Registrar General, shall, ou conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding three months.
32. All summonses, notices, and other documents required Service of to be scrved under this Ordinance on behalf of the Registrar summonses, General shall be deemed validly and sufficiently served if notices, etc.
(Ibid, s. 26.) served on or left with the person intended to be served or, if be cannot be found, if left at his last known place of abode or business by any person authorized in that behalf by the Registrar General.
evidence of. (Ibid. s. 28.)
33. Every warrant purporting to be issued in pursuance Warrants, of this Ordinance or heretofore issued under any Or-reception in dinance repealed by this Ordinance and to be under the hand of the Registrar General shall be received in evidence in every Court of the Colony without further proof and shall be evidence of the facts therein stated and all acts done in pursuance of such warrant shall be deemed to have been authorized by law.
34. The place in which the Registrar General shall sit in Registrar discharge of his duties shall be such place as may, from time General's to time, be appointed for that purpose by the Governor. (Ibid, s. 27.)
PART III.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Office.
35. (1) The Governor may appoint such officers as Power for may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of this Governor to
appoint Ordinance and may make rules to regulate the performance officers.
of their duties.
(2.) Unless and until other officers are appointed under this Ordinance, the officers already appointed under any Ordinance repealed by this Ordinance shall have the same powers, duties and privileges as if appointed under this Ordinance.
(Ibid, s. 22.)
38. In any proceeding under this Ordinance, every Presumption notice, order, copy of regulations, or other instrument shall in respect of be presumed to have been duly signed by the person by signatures to whom and is the character in which it purports to be signed (Ibi^, s. 30.) until the contrary is shown.
notices.
37. (1.) Any suit or prosecution against any person for Limitations anything done in pursuance or excention or intended excen- of suits and tion of ⠀⠀⠀× Ordinanec or of any Ordinance repealed by this prosecutions. (Ibid, s. 31.) Ordinance or of any rules or regulations made in pursuance thereof, shall be commenced within three months after the thing done and not otherwise.
(2.) Notice in writing of any suit and of the cause thereof shall be given to the intended defendant one month at least before the commencement of the suit.