CO129-173 - Sir Kennedy - 1876 [1-3] — Page 524

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Bag or Box in which Post Letters are conveyed.

Vessel shall include any ship or other vessel not a Post Office Packet, i.e. not conveying Post Letters under Contract.

By the 12th section of the same Act, Pecuniary Penalties imposed by the Post Office Acts may be sued for (within a year see : 24) in any of the Supreme Courts of that part of Her Majesty's Dominions in which the offence was committed. Penalties not exceeding £20 are also recoverable before Justices of the Peace (sec. 13).

7. By the 39th section of the same Act, where offences punishable under the Post Office Acts are committed within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty, the same may be tried in the same manner as any other offence committed within that jurisdiction.

8. Applying this summary to the cases mentioned by M. Lister - I am of opinion:

a. In the Foochow case, that the master of the steamer did not commit a breach of the Law in refusing to take a mail: the first part of the section applies only to vessels outward bound from the United Kingdom.

b. In the case of the Cheviot (assuming wilful delay to be proved), that the vessel, although not outward bound within the terms of the provisions against wilful delay, that the Consulate...

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521 Bag or Box in which Post Letters are conveyed. Vessel shall include any ship or other vessel not a Post Office Packet, i.e. not conveying Post Letters under Contract. 6. By the 12th section of the same Act, Pecuniary Penalties imposed by the Post Office Acts may be sued for (within a year see : 24) in any of the Supreme Courts of that part of Her Majesty's Dominions in which the offence was committed. Penalties not exceeding £20 are also recoverable before Justices of the Peace (sec. 13). 7. By the 39th section of the same Act, where offences punishable under the Post Office Acts are committed within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty, the same may be tried in the same manner as any other offence committed within that jurisdiction. 8. Applying this summary to the cases mentioned by M. Lister - I am of opinion: a. In the Foochow case, that the master of the steamer did not commit a breach of the Law in refusing to take a mail: the first part of the section applies only to vessels outward bound from the United Kingdom. b. In the case of the Cheviot (assuming wilful delay to be proved), that the vessel, although not outward bound within the terms of the provisions against wilful delay, that the Consulate...

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521 Bag or Box te in which Post Letters are conveyed. Vessel shall include any ship other vessel not a Post Office Packet. i.c. not conveying Post Letters under Contract. 6. By the 12th section of the same det- Pecuniary Penalties imposed by the Post Office Acts may be sued for (within ناه was year see : 24 ) in any of the Supreme - Courts of that part of Her Majesty's - Dominions in which the offence committed. Penalties not exceeding £ 20 are also recoverable before Qustices of the Peace (sec. 13). 7. By the 39th section of the same act where offences punishable under the Post Office Acts are committed within the the jurisdiction of the Admiralty, the same may be tried in the same manner as any other offence committed within that jurisdiction. 8. Applying this summary to the cases mentioned by M. Lister - I am of opinion: a. In the Foochow case that the master of the steamer did not commit a breach of the Law in refusing to take a mail : the first part of the section applies only to vessels outward bound from the United Kingdom. b. In the case of the Cheviot (assuming wilful delay to be proved) that the vessel altho' not outward bound within the terms of the provisions against wilful delay, that the Consulate

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521

Bag or Box te in which Post Letters are conveyed.

Vessel shall include any ship other vessel not a Post Office Packet. i.c.

not conveying Post Letters under Contract.

By the 12th section of the same det- Pecuniary Penalties imposed by the Post

Office Acts

may

be sued for (within

ناه

was

year see : 24 ) in any of the Supreme - Courts of that part of Her Majesty's - Dominions in which the offence committed. Penalties not exceeding £ 20 are also recoverable before Qustices of the Peace (sec. 13).

7. By the 39th section of the same act where offences punishable under the Post Office Acts are committed within

the

the jurisdiction of the Admiralty, the same

may

be tried in the same manner as

any

other offence committed within that jurisdiction.

8. Applying this summary to the cases mentioned by M. Lister - I am of opinion:

a. In the Foochow case that the master

of the steamer did not commit a breach of the Law in refusing to take a

mail : the first part of the section applies only to vessels outward bound from the United Kingdom.

b. In the case of the Cheviot (assuming wilful delay to be proved) that the

vessel altho' not outward bound within the terms of the provisions

against wilful delay, that the

Consulate

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