ORDINANCE No. 16 of 1875 . 1417
Magistrates.
17. If it appears to a Magistrate, or Marine Magistrate, that any Compensa
tion or penalty
charge or complaint was maliciously preferred, or that any witness has for malicious
prosecution
given false testimony, such Magistrate may order the complainant or or false
testimony.
witness to pay to the person aggrieved reasonable compensation not (S. 10 of 6 of
1862.)
exceeding fifty dollars , or, in his discretion , may order such complainant
or witness to pay a fine not exceeding fifty dollars , or to pay compensation
and a fine not exceeding together the sum of fifty dollars.
18. No conviction under this Ordinance shall be quashed for want No conviction
or warrant to
of form , or be removed by certiorari, and no warrant of commitment shall be quashed for
want of form.
be held void by reason of any defect therein, provided it be therein
1865.)
alleged that the party has been convicted , and there be a good and valid
conviction to sustain the same.
19. Whenever any person enters into any recognizance or Crown Recogniz
ances (other
bond ( except recognizances entered into for appearance before the Supreme than as to
Supreme
Court ) before any Magistrate, Justice of the Peace, or any officer of Court) to be
estreated in
Police, and such bond or recognizance becomes forfeited , a Magistrate may default.
(S. 11 of 6 of
summon the person bound by the said recognizance or bond before him, 1862 )
and on satisfactory proof of forfeiture or breach of condition, may order
the said recognizance or bond to be estreated, and may issue his warrant
to levy the amount or penalty of the said recognizance or bond by distress
upon the goods , chattels, lands, and tenements of the defaulter, and in
case there shall be no sufficient goods , chattels, lands, or tenements to
satisfy the amount of the distress warrant, may order that the defaulter
be imprisoned for any term not exceeding three months .
20. Whenever a Magistrate awards a pecuniary penalty or amends Imprison
for ment for non
any offence under Ordinance No. 14 of 1845 , and the same is not paid payment of
fines under
forthwith, the Magistrate may commit the offender to prison with or Ordinance 14
of 1845.
without hard labour for any term not exceeding three [ “ 6 " as amended [ S. 12 of 6 of
1862 , and 4 of
by Ordinance No. 8 of 1889] months , unless the sum remaining unpaid 9 of 1867. ] "
be sooner paid.
21. If any Magistrate has, since the passing of the Ordinance No. 6 Protecting
Magistrates
of 1862 , heard , tried and determined in a summary way any crime , mis in respect of
any excess of
demeanour, or offence, which was not within the powers and jurisdiction jurisdiction.
exerciseable by him under the said Ordinance, or Ordinance No. 1 of
1863 , but was within the powers and jurisdiction formerly had and
exercised by the Court of Petty Sessions, every such hearing, trial and
determination , if in other respects according to law, is hereby declared to