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H. B. M. SUBJECTS IN CHINA AND JAPAN.
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by the Judge, by writing under his hand and the scal of the Supreme Court.
The Law Secretary, or other person so appointed, shall, during the continuance of his appointment, have all the power and authority of the Assistant Judge,
17. The Law Secretary shall be appointed by Her Majesty by war- Appointment of rant under Her Royal sign manual.
18. The Law Secretary shall be the Registrar of the Court.
Law Secretary.
Law Secretary to be Registrar.
in civil cases.
19. The Law Secretary shall hear and determine such matters and Duties of Law Secratary questions arising in suits and proceedings of a civil nature originally instituted in the Supreme Court as the Judge from time to time for the despatch of urgent business thinks fit to refer specially to him; but in every such case any party to the suit or proceedings shall be entitled, as of course, to a re-hearing before the Judge.
20. The Law Secretary shall discharge such duties in connexion In criminal prosentions with the conduct of criminal prosecutions as the Judge from time to time
directs.
21. The Law Secretary shall hear and determine in a summary to hearing criminal way such criminal charges originally brought before the Supreme Court cases.
as may be lawfully so heard and determined, and as the Judge from time
to time for the despatch of urgent business thinks fit to refer specially to
him.
22. In case of the absence or illness of the Law Secretary, or dur- Acting Law Secretary. ing a vacancy in the office of Law Secretary, or during the temporary employment of the Law Secretary in any other capacity, or on emergency the Judge may, by writing under his hand and the seal of the Supreme Court, appoint any fit person approved by one of Her Majesty's Princi pal Secretaries of State, or by Her Majesty's Minister in China, to act as Law Secretary for the time therein mentioned; but every such appointment shall be revocable, at pleasure, by the Judge, by writing under his hand and the seal of the Supreme Court.
The person so appointed shall, during the continuance of his appointment, have all the power and authority of the Law Secretary
and Law Secretary.
23. The Judge, Assistant Judge, and Law Secretary shall hold office Tenure of office of during the pleasure of Her Majesty, but any warrant of appointment to Judge, Assistant Judge, the office of Judge, Assistant Judge, or Law Secretary shall not be vacated by reason only of a demise of the Crown.
In case at any time Her Majesty thinks fit by warrant under Her Royal sign manual to revoke the warrant appointing any person to be Judge, Assistant Judge, or Law Secretary,—or while there is a Judge, Assistant Judge, or Law Secretary in office, thinks fit by warrant under Her Royal sign manual to appoint another person to be Judge, Assist- ant Judge, or Law Secretary (as the case may be),—then and in every such case, until the warrant of revocation or of new appointment is notified by Her Majesty's Minister in China to the person holding office, all powers and authorities vested in that person shall continue and be deemed to have continued in as full force, and he shall continue and be deemed to have continued entitled to all the privileges and emnolu- ments of the office as fully,—and all things done by him shall be and be deemed to have been as valid in law,—as if such warrant of revo- cation or new appointment had not been made.
24. One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State may, and Consular officers Her Majesty's Ministers in China and Japan respectively, with the temporarily attached. approval of the Judge of the Supreme Court in each instance first obtained,
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