CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12] — Page 178

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from time to time in jail,

to Rossan

the

expense attending

andi

the

the

detention of Crown Witnesses; - Be it therefore enacted and Ordained by His Excellency Governer with the advice of. the Legislative Council

Council of ex Hongkong, that from and.

the passing

whenever.

any

of:

ots

I

and after

this Ordinance,

the

:ation of

investigate

it shall

in

criminal charge, appear to any of the said. Magistrates and justices of the peace that the ends of justice. would be answered by a sentence

ent not exceeding

of Confinement

twelve Calendar months with or

without hard laber, or solitary

Confinement not excreding

month at a time or

months in

Case

the

three

year, orfin

orre

the

of Chinese by any of the punishments authorised by

dummary

Certain Cans to be

tried are determined

the 25th Section of Ordinance. No 10 of 1844.4 Intituled "Un "Ordinance to Regulate " proceedings before Justices of "the Peace, and to protect. "Justices in the execution of "their office," it shall and may be lawfeel for the said magistrate to call to his assistance

one of

trates.

by tie Magistra

+

More

other Magistrate

07.

Justice of the Fever of the

Colony who shall in

conjunction.

with him try and determine the

Cast in Summary

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provided it be one over which the Magistrates sitting.

ize an

or w

Court of general or Quarter

Sessions in

jurisdiction.

teppeal to supreme II

Court allerved in

Certain Cases ·

England have

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And be it further

enacted and ordained, that

in all cases where

any person... so on trial shall be a European

or American and shall be

Convicted, it shall be lawful beim at the time of his

for

Conviction to

signify

to the said

Magistrates his intention :appealing against such

of

conviction to the criminal

+

Sessions of the Supreme Court then next ensuing, and in

the presiding.

such case

ore

of

Magistrates shall certify writing such fact, and deliver

Sheriff or his

to the

Dosenty

such Certificate with

ex

certified Copy of the information,

of the

depositions, the native Sentence and all documentary

wvidence

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