ORDINANCE No. 22 OF 1882.
Supreme Court.
the attendance of all necessary parties and witnesses in like manner as the attendance of witnesses in other cases may be enforced, and may make such order for the payment of all damages and costs that may have been caused by any such act or neglect as it or he thinks just, and impose such fine upon the officer as it or he may deem adequate; and in default
of payment of any money so ordered to be paid, payment of the same
may be enforced as a judgment recovered in the Court. Provided always that this provision shall not take away any right of action for damages against any officer, but no action shall be commenced or continued for any act or omission of such officer after the Court or a Judge has ordered compensation to be paid in respect of it under this section.
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11. Whenever any suit shall be brought against any officer of the Court for any act done or omitted to be done in the execution of his duties, and a verdict or judgment shall be given for the plaintiff in such suit, the plaintiff shall not have costs against the defendant unless the Judge certifies his approval of the suit and verdict or when the trial is had without a jury of the suit only. If a verdict or judgment is given for the defendant or the plaintiff becomes non-suited or discontinues the suit after issue joined, or if on demurrer or otherwise judgment is given against the plaintiff, the defendant shall recover his full costs and shall have the like remedy for the same as any defendant has by law for costs in other cases.
12. No such suit shall be brought except within three months after the act of omission or commission complained of. Notice in writing of every such suit and of the cause thereof shall be given to the intended defendant one month at least before the commencement of the suit.
The plaintiff shall not recover if tender of sufficient amends is made before a suit is
commenced or if after a suit is commenced a sufficient sum of money by or on behalf of the defendant and the
is paid into Court; defendant undertakes to pay costs when taxed.
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Costs in cases against officers of the
Court.
Limitation of mode of
time, and
procedure.
Fees to be
13. All fees receivable in the Supreme Court shall be payable in stamps subject to the provisions of the Stamp Ordinance. The fees here-
paid in stamps,
tofore payable under the Sheriff's Ordinance, 1873, shall continue to be payable in respect of process issued by the Court until a new scale of fees for the Supreme Court generally shall be prepared and adopted.
and scale of fees under the Sheriff's Ordinance, 1873, to be continued.
14. Ordinance No. 8 of 1858 sec. 22 is hereby amended by striking
Ordinance No.
of 1858 amended.
out the words "or Sheriff."