Acting Judge.
Assistant
Judge, Law Secretary, Officers, and Clerks.
Appointment
of Assistant
Judge.
Duties of Assistant Judge in civil
cases;
in criminal cases,
Acting Assis- tant Judge.
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pleasure, by the Judge, by writing under his hand and the seal of the Supreme Court.
The person so appointed shall, during the continuance of his appointment, have all the like power and authority as the Judge.
11. During a vacancy in the office of Judge, or on emer- gency, a fit person, approved by one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, or (in the absence of notice to Her Majesty's Minister in China of any such approval) by Her Majesty's Minister in China, may temporarily be and act as Acting Judge, with all the power and authority of the Judge.
12. There shall be attached to the Supreme Court —
(1.) An Assistant Judge.
(2.) A Law Secretary.
(3.) So many officers and clerks as one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State from time to time thinks fit.
13. The Assistant Judge shall be appointed by Her Majesty, by warrant under Her Royal sign manual.
14. The Assistant Judge shall hear and determine such mat- ters and questions arising in suits and proceedings of a civil nature originally instituted in the Supreme Court as are from time to time specially referred to him by the Judge; but in every such case any party to the suit or proceeding shall be entitled, as of course, to a re-hearing before the Judge.
15. The Assistant Judge shall hear and determine in a sum- mary way such criminal charges originally brought before the Supreme Court as may be lawfully so heard and determined, and as are from time to time referred to him by the Judge.
16. In case of the absence or illness of the Assistant Judge, or during a vacancy in the office of Assistant Judge, or during the temporary employment of the Assistant Judge in any other capacity, or ou emergency, the Judge may, by writing under his hand and the seal of the Supreme Court, appoint the Law Secretary, or any fit person approved by one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, or by Her Majesty's Minister in China, to act as Assistant Judge for the time therein men- tioned; but every such appointment shall be revocable, at pleasure, by the Judge, by writing under his hand and the seal of the Supreme Court,
The Law Secretary, or other person so appointed, shall, during the continuance of his appointment, have all the power and authority of the Assistant Judge.
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17. The Law Secretary shall be appointed by Her Majesty, Appointment of by warrant under Her Royal sign manual.
Law Secretary.
to be Registrar.
18. The Law Secretary shall be the Registrar of the Court. Law Secretary 19. The Law Secretary shall hear and determine such mat- Duties of Law ters and questions arising in suita and proceedings of a civil Secretary in nature originally instituted in the Supreme Court as the civil cases; Judge from time to time for the despatch of urgent business thinks fit to refer specially to him; but in every such case any party to the suit or proceeding shall be entitled, as of course, to a re-hearing before the Judge.
20. The Law Secretary shall discharge such duties in con- in criminal nexion with the conduct of criminal prosecutions as the Judge prosecutions; from time to time directa.
21. The Law Secretary shall hear and determine in a sum- in hearing mary way such criminal charges originally brought before the criminal cases, Supreme Court as may be lawfully so heard and determined, and as the Judge from time to time for the despatch of urgent business thinks fit to refer specially to him.
22. In case of the absence or illness of the Law Secretary, Acting Law
or during a vacancy in the office of Law Secretary, or during Secretary. the temporary employment of the Law Secretary in any other capacity, or on emergency, the Judge may, by writing under his hand and the seal of the Supreme Court, appoint any fit person approved by one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, or by Her Majesty's Minister in China, to act as Law Secretary for the time therein mentioned; but every such appointment shall be revocable, at pleasure, by the Judge, by writing under his hand and the seal of the Supreme Court.
The person so appointed shall, during the continuance of his appointment, have all the power and authority of the Law Secretary.
23. The Judge, Assistant Judge, and Law Secretary shall Tenure of office hold office during the pleasure of Her Majesty, but any warrant of Judge, of appointment to the office of Judge, Assistant Judge, or Law Assistant Secretary shall not be vacated by reason only of a demise of the Law Secretary.
Judge, and Crown.
In case at any time Her Majesty thinks fit by warrant under Her Royal sign manual to revoke the warrant appointing any person to be Judge, Assistant Judge, or Law Secretary,-or while there is a Judge, Assistant Judge, or Law Secretary in office, thinks fit by warrant under Her Royal sign manual to appoint another person to be Judge, Assistant Judge, or Law Secretary (as the case may be), then and in every such case, until the warrant of revocation or of new appointment is
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