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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