1988 . ORDINANCE No. 15 OF 1886 .
Peace Preservation .
Colony, then and there to be appointed and to act as special constables
within the said Colony, so long as the said authority shall remain in
force.
Provided that , it shall be lawful for the said Magistrate , if it appears
to him upon the oath of any person that there is good and sufficient
cause to believe that any person intended to be appointed a special con
stable is concealing himself in order to avoid service of the summons , or
that he is likely to disobey the same, to issue , a warrant , in the form of
schedule ( B ) in the first instance for the purpose of bringing before
him persons so to be appointed .
Power of
2. Every special constable shall have the same powers for the
special
constables. preservation of the peace, the prevention of offences, the apprehension
of offenders, and for all other purposes, and the same privileges, pro
tection , and immunities, as the members of the Police Force enrolled
under the Police Ordinance , except as to pay and pension , or other
reward, and shall be subject to the orders of the Governor , the Magis
trates , the Captain Superintendent of Police, and any one or more
Justices of the Peace for the Colony, who shall be authorized by the
Governor to act in that behalf.
Penalty for 3. Any person required to serve as a special constable under this
refusing to
appear. Ordinance, who shall refuse , or otherwise omit without reasonable excuse ,
to appear as special constable , shall be liable on summary conviction
thereof by a Magistrate to imprisonment with or without hard labour for
any term not exceeding two months , or to pay a penalty not exceeding
one hundred dollars , or to both .
Penalty for 4. Any person so appointed a special constable, and called upon to
refusing to
act.
serve, who , without reasonable excuse, shall neglect or refuse to serve
and to obey such lawful orders and directions as may be given to him
for the performance of the duties of his office, as provided in the third
[ " second " as amended by Ordinance No. 29 of 1888, (repealed) and
by Ordinance No. 18 of 1890 ] section of this Ordinance , shall , on
summary conviction before a Magistrate, be liable to imprisonment ,
with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding two months, or
to pay a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to both : Pro
Proviso. vided always, that no person shall be subject to any penalty under this
section who shall be unable to perform the duties of a special constable,
by reason of old age , sickness , or other infirmity, proved to the satisfac
tion of the said Magistrate .