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Justice and the acco

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edingly all his property

which dearly is the result

upon Stanford's

of frand

breditors should

be given

of

this Colony

to

the

un by the Governme

ad

Judginvent Creditors

Trustees for the general

of the Creditors,

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that

should.

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the

brown

its

right in favor of

Creditors

Trustees.

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such

the

His Excellency the Acting Governor

was impressed

as well he might

be with the justice of the appeal and

he referred it to me to advise what course

could legally be taken-

I find that the Charter of the Colony limits the power of the Governor to remit forfeitures to £50, expressly ~

directing that of property of a felow beyoud that amount seizure shall be made, and the matter be reported

to the Crown.

It has been suggested that the prerogative has sometimes been not

waived but simply not enforced.

I caund, however after serious

consideration.

به

concur in that view-

I have therefore (though after some

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