153
to all Ball Acting Chief Justice, who,
Mr Alexander Concurring, drafted- give effect
Ordinance le
pointed out as necessary.
an
to the alterations
3.
letter.
I enclose Mx Pall's covering
On the 22nd a meeting of the held, and the Legislative Council was heid,
draft submitted.
5.
Today the standing orders being ended by unanimous consent in orde
Suspended
to allow of the Ordinance being sent home
by the next mail, the Ordinance was passed
in due
form,
numbered 1 of 1866, and
entitled "An Ordinance to amend certain
"Enaerments relating to the Criminal Law."
6.
I enclose the nonal number of copies?!
NL
and shall be obliged if the measure be at once (subject of course to Her Majesty's approval
and
confirmation) placed before M: May, or whoever may
have charge of the new Edition
of the Honghing
for publication.
Sano now fireparing
Your Deapo
Deeps aten under acknooledgment.
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necessary to be omitted in the fiver part of
Section 52
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w as
of
Ordinance 41 of 1865, bur
found that the clause would nor
read in that
form,
the
words immediately
ao
preceding, vigt "whether the second marriage "Shall have laken place in this Colony" have
also been ex
reading
expunged.
this; Wono
"Shall marry are
The clause-
"Who svever being married
other person during the
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