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Their place; a draft ordinance was laid before the Council effecting the change, and by section 4 giving to the Police Magistrate "power to hear and determine in a summary way any of the offences" therein mentioned, and then followed a list of crimes nearly identical with them dealt with by the Court of Petty Sessions. Section 5 continued the power of awarding a flogging for the same offences, "any attempt to commit any of the said crimes after a previous conviction."
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While the Ordinance was, through the Council, the 4th section was altered for some reason which cannot now be traced; the list of crimes was struck out and in its place were inserted the words "any crime, misdemeanor or offence, the punishment for the commission of which is or may be Imprisonment, or Fine, or whipping or any or either such Punishments." The effect of this change seems to have escaped observation: the Magistrate has since the passing of the Ordinance always exercised jurisdiction similar to that of the Court of Petty Sessions, and have convicted in many cases of Larceny, and in other petty felonies.
The later Ordinances also, 7 of 1865 and 3 of 1869, evidently indicate