CO129-228 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [7-9] — Page 324

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As regards the Society, it is considered harmless to allow the Maconie Loop decks to be specially exempted from the provisions of the Ordinance by amending Section 3 of the Ordinance.

I observe that the Bill makes the offences which it creates punishable on summary conviction; but having regard to the severity of the punishment, which may extend in some cases to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour, I am disposed to think that the trial of these offences should be preserved for the Supreme Court.

On Clause 9, the words "such resigning or withdrawing or expulsion having been recorded in the minutes of the Society" should be omitted; this would then be left for any person charged with being a member and proved to have been a member of an unlawful society to prove that he had resigned or been expelled or withdrawn. If, on the other hand, the words were retained, a person who had been a member would be prevented from escaping from his unlawful position without the consent of the Society.

5. In Clause 10, for "declared to be unlawful under...

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As regards the Society, it is considered harmless to allow the Maconie Loop decks to be specially exempted from the provisions of the Ordinance by amending Section 3 of the Ordinance. I observe that the Bill makes the offences which it creates punishable on summary conviction; but having regard to the severity of the punishment, which may extend in some cases to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour, I am disposed to think that the trial of these offences should be preserved for the Supreme Court. On Clause 9, the words "such resigning or withdrawing or expulsion having been recorded in the minutes of the Society" should be omitted; this would then be left for any person charged with being a member and proved to have been a member of an unlawful society to prove that he had resigned or been expelled or withdrawn. If, on the other hand, the words were retained, a person who had been a member would be prevented from escaping from his unlawful position without the consent of the Society. 5. In Clause 10, for "declared to be unlawful under...
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as

avig

Society a

a

-

harmless

Maconie Loop decks to he allowed

Hruskany. it

maz

be specially exempted

from the provincias.

amending

am

3.

of

the manu

Ordinance.

Jobserve that the

Bill makes the offences which it creates punishable

an

dummary Conviction; but having regard to the

severity of

the Junishment

which may extend in some cases to 12 months' infrisonment with hard labous, dam disposed to

Think that the trial of There offences should be

preserved for the Suprema

Court

4.

on clause

9,

the

"words "ouch resignating

(in the Bill misprinted

322

" registration") with drawing

expulsion häving

been

recorded in the minutes

2

the Society" should be

If ther

omitted;

ich wouls

then be left for any person

charged with benig

member & proved

to have

been a member of unlawful society to prove that he had resigned,

on or been expelled.

with drawn.

If on the other hand the words were retained, this

a person

become

who had would be

ld be prevented from aber escaping

a member es

th

from his unlawful position without the consent of Society.

5. Inclause 10, for "declared to be unlawful

under.

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