ORDINANCE No. 13 OF 1870.
Hongkong and Macao Extradition.
5:
(Petition of Fugitive for Order of Appeal.)
"THE HONGKONG AND MACAO EXTRADITION ORDINANCE.”
To the Honourable
Chief Justice.
The humble petition of
Showeth:
a prisoner in Victoria Gaol,
1. That your petitioner was on the
day of instant, [or last,] committed to gaol
by A. B., Esquire, Police Magistrate, as a fugitive from justice, there to await the order of His Excellency the Governor, under the provisions of the above Ordinance.
2. That your petitioner has been advised [or believes] that the said order of committal ought to be
reversed on the following grounds, that is to say:
[State Grounds.]
3. That your petitioner has given notice to the Magistrate of his desire to appeal against the said
order, but the Magistrate has refused to grant the said appeal.
Your petitioner therefore humbly prays that this Honourable Court will be pleased to order
that the said appeal be granted.
And your petitioner will ever pray, &c., &c.
(Notices to the Crown Solicitor of the Fugitive's Appeal or of the Magistrate's Intention to discharge the Fugitive.)
"THE HONGKONG AND MACAO EXTRADITION ORDINANCE”
To A. B., Esquire,
Crown Solicitor.
Whereas one
one of the Police Magistrates, charged with having on the day of within the territory of Macao and
committed the crime of
with being a fugitive from justice;
has been brought before A. B., Esquire,
And whereas, the evidence which has been shown to the said Magistrate of the criminality of the said
is not in his opinion sufficient to justify his committal to gaol under the provisions of the above-mentioned Ordinance;
on
And whereas by reason thereof, the said Magistrate intends to make an order for his discharge
day of at the hour of next, the
[or]
And whereas the said Magistrate has ordered the committal of the said fugitive to gaol under the provisions of the above-mentioned Ordinance;
And whereas the said fugitive has appealed against the said order of committal;
This is therefore to give you notice of such intended order [or appeal] pursuant to section 7 of the said Ordinance.
Dated the
day of
18
Magistrate's Clerk.
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