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123. The Supreme Court shall hear and determine the matter, Supreme Court, and thereupon shall reverse, affirm, or amend the judgment, conviction, or sentence in question,-or set aside the same, and order an entry to be made in the minutes of proceedings to the effect that in the judgment of the Supreme Court the person convicted ought not to have been convicted, or arrest the judgment, or order judgment to be given at a subsequent sitting of the Court or Officer stating the case, or make such other order as justice requires, and shall also give all necessary and
proper consequential directions.
I'roceedings to be public.
Amendment of special case.
Refusal to state
124. The judgment of the Supreme Court shall be delivered open court after the public hearing of any argument offered on behalf of the prosecution or of the person convicted.
in
125. Before delivering judgment, the Supreme Court may, if necessary, cause the special case to be amended by the Court or Officer stating it.
126. If on an application for a special case, on a summary special case on conviction, it seems to the Court or Officer that the application is merely frivolous, but not otherwise, the Court or Officer may refuse to state a case.
summary con- viction.
Rules to be framed by Judge of
A Court or Officer so refusing shall forthwith send to the Supreme Court a report of the sentence, with a copy of the minutes of proceedings and notes of evidence, and any obser- vations the Court or Officer thinks fit, and with a copy of the application for a special case.
The Supreme Court shall examine the report and documents so sent, and, unless the Supreme Court is of opinion that the application was merely frivolous, shall on the application in that behalf of the appellant, if made within one month after the refusal of a special case, proceed to hear and determine the matter according to the foregoing provisions, as nearly as may be as if a special case had been stated.
XVII-RULES OF PROCEDURE.
127. The Judge of the Supreme Court may, from time to time, frame Rules for any purpose for which it is before in this Supreme Court. Order expressed or implied that Rules of procedure or practice are to be made, and also for the regulation of procedure and pleading, forms of writs, and other proceedings, expenses of witnesses and prosecutions, costs and fees, in civil and in criminal cases, in the Supreme Court and other Courts, including the regulation of cross-suits and the admission of counter-claims, and the regulation of proceedings thereon, and for the regulation of appeals to the Supreme Court from the
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other Courts in civil and in criminal cases, and of rehearings before the Judge of the Supreme Court, and may thereby impose reasonable penalties.
Rules affecting the conduct of civil suits shall be so framed as to secure, as far as may be, that cases shall be decided on their merits according to substantial justice without excessive regard to technicalities of pleading or procedure and without unnecessary delay.
Rules framed by the Judge shall not have effect unless and until they are approved by one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State,-save that in case of urgency declared in any Rules framed by the Judge, with the approval of Her Majesty's Minister in China, the same shall have effect, unless and until they are disapproved by one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, and notification of such disap- proval is received and published by the Judge.
128. A copy of the Rules for the time being in force shall be Publication of kept exhibited conspicuously in each Court and Consulate in Rules. Chinaand Japan.
Printed copies shall be provided and sold at such reasonable price as the Judge of the Supreme Court from time to time directs.
No penalty shall be enforced in any Court for the breach of any Rule until the Rule has been so exhibited in the Court for one month.
129. A printed copy of any Rule, purporting to be certified Evidence of under the hand of the Judge of the Supreme Court and the Rules. seal of that Court, shall be for all purposes conclusive evidence of the due framing, approval, and publication of the contents thereof.
130. From and after the commencement of any Rules made Revocation of
by the Judge of the Supreme Court under this Order, all existing Rules. Rules and Regulations theretofore made by the Chief Super- intendent of Trade in China, or by Her Majesty's Consul- General in Japan, in respect of any matter in respect whereof the Judge of the Supreme Court is by this Order authorized to make Rules shall cease to operate.
XVIII-APPEAL TO HER MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.
131. Where any final decree or order of the Supreme Court Appeal on
from Supreme
is made in a civil case in respect of a sum or matter at issue question of land of the amount or value of 2,500 dollars or upwards, or Court in civil determines directly or indirectly any claim or question cases involving respecting property of the amount or value of 2,500 dollars 2,500 dollars or
upwards.
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