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Section of the enclosed Ordinances.
to satisfy
Justice
The first Section, in order
to remove some doubts of the Chief
Justice on the subject, which,
however, do not appear to have
been shared by any of the eminent
Counsel to whom Her Majesty's
Government referred the draught of
the Piracy Court Ordinance, empowers
The Supreme Court to try
cases without the intervention of a Jury - a power which
it already, I believe, possessed under the 11th Section of Ordinance 9, 1866.
On the other hand, by Section
15 of the enclosed Ordinance, it is provided that the Supreme Court is not to be authorized to try any
case without the intervention of a Jury.
> Vide Secretary of State
To Governor, despatch, 27 March 1867.
Lau Officer's opinion,
2nd May 1867
As there could obviously be no
objection to the Ordinance, concerning
which I enclose the Acting Attorney
General's opinion, I put it in force by Proclamation from the 1st instant.
I have the honor to be,
My Lord Duke,
Your Grace's most obedient
humble servant,
Richard James MacDonnell
Governor.