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delicte and thereby subjecting

Themselves to

to

addition to

mo.

a

serving

sentence in

out the old

The Preamble recites the objects of the Ordinance .

a)

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Section I repeals Sec. 2 of Ordinance No 1 of 1860 whereby Magistrale may recommit to Gaol

a Oriminal alleged to have returned from Deportation without

a.

Trial by

Jury to establish his identity.

Section 2 provides trial by juny

and a

apecific punishment for the offence molead of remitting

the Oriminal to his original sentence; for it is obviously to the interest of

the Colony that it should not be burdened with the expense of

Keeping large numbers of mismeants in Gaal for long periods of years, if it be posible to enfores their camtry,

remaining

Ao

by

in their now.

it is hoped will be effected

The Provisions hereinafter referred to

Section 3 provides.

Punishment

before in the

where nove excisted before

case

of Persons who returned before the period of their Deportation

under that most valuable Power

conferred upon the Governor by See- 9 of Ordinance No. 9 of 1859.

By Section IV

any

Person

re-deported by the Impreme Cant, &

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