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It was thought best that the bivil Jurisdiction should be taken from the Magistrates functions and transferred to a Tribunal essentially bivil.
The remaining duties of euch _ Magistrate being the same it breame
proper to abolish the distinction between Chief and Assistant Magistrate. This Ordinance therefore abolishes the former Offices, and constitutes two Police Magistrates, and by clause 4. these Magistrates have Summary
all Crimes fc.
are
Jurisdiction over the limits of penalty for which, either Imprisonment, fine, or whipping, but clause 5 defines the limited powers of punishment given to them .
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These powers will enable the Magistrates
in all minor cases
of crime to deal
summarily with the cases, instead of sending all to the Supreme Court - when though technically of a grave -description they
the case
are, as is
of a petty
very often
character
It is believed that Police Magistrate
them
be
may
equal to the Criminal business which will be brought before found among
the
experienced residents
of the Colony whose knowledge of Chinese habits will be most useful,
and preferable to a
small amount.
of legal knowledge without such
practical experience.
It will be observed that
no case
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