524

and the Extended churisdiction Act of 1879.

The Summary of Sections

shows the nature of the Ordinance and the local variations from the

English

model are

*#0

ва

as the

first four parts are concerned so

slight

uo to

call for

2-20

special

anent

As re

regards part 5 Section 80

and the fourth Schedule therein referred to, dealing with the summary powers of a Magistrate cin cases of indictable offences this

is

A

reproduction of section &

of Ordinance 16 of 1875 with an additional power conferred in

cases

of potty forgery. In this Colony house_coolies and others occasionally large,

or utter forged "chits or orders

own their

masters ov

supplying the house or

sun. These forgeries

the tradesmen

for trifling

are u

uoually

detected and the punishment inflicted by the Supreme Court

iv

always within that which the - Magistrates could inflict and it is thought desirable to

:ht desirable to give them

the power to

Section

deal with such cases.

98 taken originally

from the Indian Code has been in force in this Colony since 1873. Its

powvers

are seldom used but it is

car widered advisable to retain them.

AO

they may

be

certain caves,

Power is

ueful at times in

given by

Section

12% to fix a scale of Costs, fees etc. Aitherto it has not been the practice

to charge any fees and there appears

son why no reason why such an acceptional

practice should

in this Colony

AAA Utivorva

a

any longer exist

** to

the

porve before a

Magistrate simply for the sake of annoyance and without paying any fee should not exist in a co- like that of Hor

regkong.

ommunity

Sof. M. Meigh Goodman.

Attorney General

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