CO129-007 - Sir John Davis - 1844 — Page 125

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But such a provision approved be superfluous

and unnecessary

would be precisely equivalent to an enactment that the Court

should enforce such

Laws as the Governor

should direct it to enforce?

The Clauses 24, 28-7-8-9-30, 32, 34, 35-6-7-8-9-40-44 & 50 to 59

and 62 to 67 all relate to matters of

form and practice

and

which ought to be regulated not by actual Law, but by Rules of Court, which might be the subject of continued revision and amendment by the Court itself.

122

The Clause, N. 69 70 and 71, regulate

appeals to the Queen in Council. This is not the proper subject of Colonial Legislation. It is for Her Majesty to determine, what Appeals she will receive and on what Conditions.

From Clauses 72 to

go closely connected with the Law

a

respecting Juries.

and

an Act

I object to these Clauses first as being out

of place in an Act of this kind; and simply because,

as I am

unacquainted with

any explanatory reference, the

policy of them is unintelligible to me

V.

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But such a provision approved be superfluous and unnecessary would be precisely equivalent to an enactment that the Court should enforce such Laws as the Governor should direct it to enforce? The Clauses 24, 28-7-8-9-30, 32, 34, 35-6-7-8-9-40-44 & 50 to 59 and 62 to 67 all relate to matters of form and practice and which ought to be regulated not by actual Law, but by Rules of Court, which might be the subject of continued revision and amendment by the Court itself. 122 The Clause, N. 69 70 and 71, regulate appeals to the Queen in Council. This is not the proper subject of Colonial Legislation. It is for Her Majesty to determine, what Appeals she will receive and on what Conditions. From Clauses 72 to go closely connected with the Law a respecting Juries. and an Act I object to these Clauses first as being out of place in an Act of this kind; and simply because, as I am unacquainted with any explanatory reference, the policy of them is unintelligible to me V.
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But such a provision. rooved be superflurry ung.. and wumlam would be precisely equivalent to an encrct_ ment that obe Comt should cocente Such Lows as the depolarn should direct it to lasente? The flances 24, 20 -7-8-9-30, 32, 34. 5-6-7-8-9-40-449 501039 and 621067 all relate to matters of form and practice an which ought to be. regulated not by. actural Law, but by Rules of Court, which might be the subject of continued revision and amendment by the Count itself. 122 The Clause, N. 69 70 and 71, regulate appeals to the queen informeil. This is not the proper subject of Colonial Legislation. It is for WM inConvert Merself to determine, what Appeals she will receive and on what Conditions. From Clauses 72 40 go csalad omas Law a respecting Juries. an act I object to these flance first as being out of place in of this kind; and seimply because, a as Jam by umarded a any explanatory refert,. the policy of them unintelligible to me V.
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But such a provision. rooved be superflurry

ung..

and wumlam

would be precisely equivalent to an encrct_ ment that obe Comt

should cocente Such

Lows as the depolarn

should direct it to lasente?

The flances 24, 20 -7-8-9-30, 32, 34. 5-6-7-8-9-40-449 501039

and 621067 all relate to matters of

form and practice

an

which ought to be. regulated not by. actural Law, but by Rules of Court, which might be the subject of continued revision and amendment by the Count itself.

122

The Clause, N. 69 70 and 71, regulate

appeals to the queen informeil. This is not the proper subject of Colonial Legislation. It is for WM inConvert Merself to determine, what Appeals she will receive and on what Conditions.

From Clauses 72 40

go csalad omas Law

a

respecting Juries.

an

act

I object to these flance first as being out

of place in of this kind; and seimply because,

a as Jam by

umarded a

any explanatory refert,. the

policy of them unintelligible to me

V.

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