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Miscellaneous Provisions.
42. Whereas informations are often laid for the mere sake of gain, Amends to or by parties not truly aggrieved, and the offences charged in such person informations are not further prosecuted, or it appears upon prosecution that there was no sufficient ground for making the charge :-
In every case in which any information or complaint of any offence is laid or made before a Magistrate and is not further prosecuted, or in which, if further prosecuted, it appears to the Magistrate by whom the case is heard that there was no sufficient ground for making the charge, the Magistrate shall have power to award amends, not exceeding 100 dollars, to be paid by the informant or complainant to the party informed or complained against, for his loss of time and expenses in the matter.
information or complaint.
common in-
43. In case any person lays any information before a Magistrate Penalty on for any offence alleged to have been committed, by which he was formerly not personally aggrieved, and afterwards directly or indirectly compounds. receives, without the permission of a Magistrate, any sum of money or reward for compounding, delaying, or withdrawing the information, it shall be lawful for a Magistrate to issue his warrant or
Magistrate. summons, as he may deem best, for bringing before him the person
+ charged with such compounding, delay, or withdrawal; and if such offence is proved by the confession of the said informer or by the oath of any credible witness, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 100 dollars.
offences.
**
44. For every second or subsequent offence under this Ordinance Second or (not being an offence made punishable under sections 4, 5, and 13 subsequent to 19), the offender shall be liable to a penalty in double the amount or to imprisonment for not more than 14 days where the penalty imposed for the first offence does not exceed 50 dollars, and for not more than one month where the penalty imposed for the first offence does not exceed 100 dollars.
45. If any goods or money charged to be stolen or fraudulently Order for obtained are or is in the custody of any constable by virtue of delivery of any warrant of a Magistrate, or in prosecution of any charge of money
goods or
* As amended by No. 19 of 1911 and No. 50 of 1911.
+ As amended by No. 19 of 1911, No. 50 of 1911 and No. 51 of 1911.
** As amended by No. 80 of 1911 and No. 50 of 1911.