Newspapers enacts that
Sec. 8 of 80 Geo.3 c.2.9 person in Great
Britain shall publish any newspaper
"payment of fines upon convictions - to which latter object the 80 Geo.3. c.2.9.
was
confined
without entering
into
recognizance
giving
Sureties
8.
bond with two or three sufficient
for payment of fines upon
conviction
for
libels. The 1st & 4 Geo.4.
C. 73. S.2 recites the 60 Geo.3. c.9,
increases the
security
to be given by way of recognizance
to £400 for "the principal and the like sum "for the sureties, " and also extends the conditions
of the recognizances bonds respectively to " securing the payment of damages and Costs "to be recovered in actions for libels as well as to cause the
same imposing similar obligations on publishers here would, I am sure, meet with the unanimous assent of the Legislative Council. I think it better however, before formally consulting the Council,
for your
Excellency to submit
Grace's consideration
a draft of an Ordinance which is based
upon
the English Statutes I
have quoted, and to ascertain whether such a measure were passed it would be confirmed at home.
Newspapers enacts that
Sec. 8 of 80 bes.3 2.9 person in Great
Britain shall publish any newspaper
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"payment of fines upon convictions - to which latter object the 80 ber.3. 2.9.
was
confined
without entering
into
verguizance
giving
Suretics
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8.
bond with two or three sufficient
for payment of fines upon
conviction
for
libels. The 1st you 4.
C. 73. S.2 recites the 60 ber3. c.9,
increases the
security
to be given by way of recognizance
to £400 for "the principal and the like sum "for the suretics, " and also extends the conditions
in
of the recognizances bonds respectively to " securing the payment of damages and Costs "to be recovered in actions for libels as well as to scause the
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measme imporing similar obligations on publichers here would, I am sure, meet with the unanimous assent of the Legislative Council. I think it better however, before formally consulting the Council,
for your
to subruit
Grace's consideration
a draft of an Ordinance which is based
the huglish Statutes I
if
upon
have quoted, and to ascertain whether such a measure were passed it would be confirmed at home.
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