CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 559

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Supreme Court without some reason for doing so.

fair

Thirdly. As to the Captain Superintendent of Police.

It is undoubtedly one of the duties imposed by Law upon this officer to aid the execution of the Civil Law; on the other hand, I have no doubt that in so doing he is entrusted with a large amount of discretion. There is no question, I think, that where he refuses his assistance and does so upon reasonable grounds, he is not subject to responsibility.

Bad W. Deane, therefore, exercised sound judgment. He would, in my judgment, have refused to take part in so strong a measure as stopping a Lynch Mail Steamer by force, especially after the Treaty under which exemption from seizure was claimed had been shown to him. Anyone intrusted with the conduct of an armed force ought, I think, to know that the deck of a vessel enjoying the privileges of a Man-of-War is the same as the territory of the nation to which that vessel belongs. Mr. Deane, before proceeding to violate so clear a right, should have taken means...

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Supreme Court without some reason for doing so. fair Thirdly. As to the Captain Superintendent of Police. It is undoubtedly one of the duties imposed by Law upon this officer to aid the execution of the Civil Law; on the other hand, I have no doubt that in so doing he is entrusted with a large amount of discretion. There is no question, I think, that where he refuses his assistance and does so upon reasonable grounds, he is not subject to responsibility. Bad W. Deane, therefore, exercised sound judgment. He would, in my judgment, have refused to take part in so strong a measure as stopping a Lynch Mail Steamer by force, especially after the Treaty under which exemption from seizure was claimed had been shown to him. Anyone intrusted with the conduct of an armed force ought, I think, to know that the deck of a vessel enjoying the privileges of a Man-of-War is the same as the territory of the nation to which that vessel belongs. Mr. Deane, before proceeding to violate so clear a right, should have taken means...
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Supreme Court without some reason for doing so.

fair

Thirdly. As to the Captain Superintendent

of Police.

It is undoubtedly time that it is one of the duties imposed by Law upon

this officer to aid the execution of the Civil Law

on

the other hand I have no

large amount

don't that in so doing he is entrusted with a large of discretion. There is no question, I think, that where he refuses his assistance and does so upon reasonable grounds, he is not subject to responsibility. -

Bad W Deane there fore

he exercised sound judgment.

557

would in my judgment have

refused to take part in so very

that of strong a

a measure as

stopping a Lench Mail Steamer

by force, expecially after the Treaty mider which exemption from

seizure was claimed had been shown to him. Any

with the conduct of

one intrunted;

an armel

force ought I think is throw that the deck of a reser enjoying the privileges of a Man. of. War is the same as the lenitory of the nation to which that repel belongs. Mr Deane before proceeding

to violate so clear a

right should have taken means

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