exceeding Fifty Dollars; all cases
of Piracy
or Combination
by
Artisans
or Workmen, whereby any
Artisan
or Workman shall be
forced
to leave his employ, or prevented
from
joining or assisting
any
other
Artisan
or
Workman
at his
work,
3. – And be it further enacted
and ordained, That such chief or deputed Chief Magistrate,
singly
or in
conjunction
with one
of the Peace,
or Justices of the
Peace,
shall have power and authority
to award
on
due Conviction, for any
of the offences
or Crimes
above
Specified, Imprisonment in
Her Majesty's Jail
within the Colony for
a period not exceeding
Five Calendar months and with or
without Hard Labour,
and
Fine not exceeding
Fifty Dollars.
4. – And be it further provided, that
when
any
Male offender shall
be Convicted of Larceny, Embezzlement,
or of
uttering or attempting to alter Counterfeit Coin as
aforesaid, it shall be lawful for such Chief or acting Chief Magistrate
at his discretion, to award Imprisonment for any period not exceeding
six months, with or without Hard Labour;
Fine not exceeding
Fifty Dollars; or Whipping
Directions as to
Corporal Punishment.
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and be it further enacted
and ordained, That whenever
under this
or
any other Ordinance, such Punishment shall be inflicted - previous
Corporal Punishment shall not at any
single time, exceed Thirty
Blows with a Rattan, to be
inflicted
in the presence of
the
Principal Jailer,
or other
proper
Person deputed for the
purpose by a Magistrate.
5. – And be it further
enacted and ordained, that
on the Conviction
of any
person for
Assault and Battery, it shall
be lawful for such
Chief Magistrate, or acting Chief Magistrate,
at his
discretion, to award Reasonable