CO129-297 - Governor Sir Blake - 1900 [1-3] — Page 155

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31st day of

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the inspection of any property either by the Registrar General or by some person deputed by him for the purpose, and the Registrar General shall for the purposes of this Ordinance have powers similar to those vested in the Supreme Court of this Colony in regard to administering oaths to witnesses and examining witnesses on oath, and any person wilfully giving false evidence on oath before the Registrar General shall be liable upon summary conviction before a Magistrate, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour, or to the payment of a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars which may be recovered by distress and the provisions of the Magistrate's Ordinance, 1890, relating to summary procedure shall apply to any proceedings under this section.

4.- (1) If any person so summoned omits to attend at the time and place so specified, it shall be lawful for the Registrar General to issue his warrant for the arrest of such person, and such warrant shall be executed by a Police Officer or Constable in the same manner as if it had been issued by a Magistrate and every person so arrested shall be liable, upon summary conviction before a Magistrate, to the payment of a fine not exceeding ten dollars which may be recovered by distress, and the provisions of the Magistrate's Ordinance 1890, relating to summary procedure shall apply to any proceedings under this section.

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Warrant for disobedience to summons and penalty.

Penalty for evading.

(II) If any person against whom a warrant has been so issued as aforesaid absconds or conceals himself so that such warrant cannot be executed, it shall be lawful for a Magistrate, on the application of the Registrar General, to order that the rents and profits of such person's property shall be attached by an officer named in such order until such time as such person shall appear before the Registrar General in obedience

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31st day of 10. the inspection of any property either by the Registrar General or by some person deputed by him for the purpose, and the Registrar General shall for the purposes of this Ordinance have powers similar to those vested in the Supreme Court of this Colony in regard to administering oaths to witnesses and examining witnesses on oath, and any person wilfully giving false evidence on oath before the Registrar General shall be liable upon summary conviction before a Magistrate, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour, or to the payment of a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars which may be recovered by distress and the provisions of the Magistrate's Ordinance, 1890, relating to summary procedure shall apply to any proceedings under this section. 4.- (1) If any person so summoned omits to attend at the time and place so specified, it shall be lawful for the Registrar General to issue his warrant for the arrest of such person, and such warrant shall be executed by a Police Officer or Constable in the same manner as if it had been issued by a Magistrate and every person so arrested shall be liable, upon summary conviction before a Magistrate, to the payment of a fine not exceeding ten dollars which may be recovered by distress, and the provisions of the Magistrate's Ordinance 1890, relating to summary procedure shall apply to any proceedings under this section. 153 Warrant for disobedience to summons and penalty. Penalty for evading. (II) If any person against whom a warrant has been so issued as aforesaid absconds or conceals himself so that such warrant cannot be executed, it shall be lawful for a Magistrate, on the application of the Registrar General, to order that the rents and profits of such person's property shall be attached by an officer named in such order until such time as such person shall appear before the Registrar General in obedience
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31 noe :} 10. the inspection of any property either by the Registrar General or by some person deputed by him for the pur- pose, and the Registrar General shall for the puroses of this Ordinance have powers similar to those vested in the Supreme Court of this Colony in regard to ad- ministering oaths to witnesses and examining witnesses on oath, and any person wilfully giving false evidence on oath before the Registrar General shall be liable upon summary conviction before a Magistrate, to im- prisonment for a term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour, or to the payment of a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars which may be recov- ered by distress and the provisions of the Magistrate's Ordinance, 1890, relating to summary procedure shall apply to any proceedings under this section. 4.- (1) If any person so summoned omits to attend at the time and place so specified, it shall be law- ful for the Registrar General to issue his warrant for the arrest of such person, and such warrant shall be executed by a Police Officer or Constable in the same manner as if it had been issued by a Magistrate and every person so arrested shall be liable, upon summary conviction before a Magistrate, to the pay- ment of a fine not exceeding ten dollars which may be recovered by distress, and the provisions of the Magistrate's Ordinance 1890, relating to summary pro- cedure shall apply to any proceedings under this sec- tion. 153 Warrant for dis obedi- ence to summons and pen alty. Penalty for (11) If any person against whom a warrant has been so issued as aforesaid absconds or conceals him- evading. self so that such warrant cannot be executed, it shall be lawful for a Magistrate, on the application of the Registrar General, to order that the rents and profits of such person's property shall be attached by an of- ficer named insuch order until such time as such per- son shall appear before the Registrar General in obedience
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the inspection of any property either by the Registrar General or by some person deputed by him for the pur- pose, and the Registrar General shall for the puroses of this Ordinance have powers similar to those vested in the Supreme Court of this Colony in regard to ad- ministering oaths to witnesses and examining witnesses on oath, and any person wilfully giving false evidence on oath before the Registrar General shall be liable upon summary conviction before a Magistrate, to im- prisonment for a term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour, or to the payment of a fine

not exceeding two hundred dollars which may be recov- ered by distress and the provisions of the Magistrate's Ordinance, 1890, relating to summary procedure shall

apply to any proceedings under this section.

4.- (1) If any person so summoned omits to attend

at the time and place so specified, it shall be law-

ful for the Registrar General to issue his warrant

for the arrest of such person, and such warrant shall

be executed by a Police Officer or Constable in the

same manner as if it had been issued by a Magistrate

and every person so arrested shall be liable, upon

summary conviction before a Magistrate, to the pay-

ment of a fine not exceeding ten dollars which may

be recovered by distress, and the provisions of the

Magistrate's Ordinance 1890, relating to summary pro-

cedure shall apply to any proceedings under this sec-

tion.

153

Warrant for dis obedi- ence to summons and pen alty.

Penalty

for

(11) If any person against whom a warrant has

been so issued as aforesaid absconds or conceals him- evading.

self so that such warrant cannot be executed, it shall

be lawful for a Magistrate, on the application of the

Registrar General, to order that the rents and profits

of such person's property shall be attached by an of-

ficer named insuch order until such time as such per-

son shall appear before the Registrar General in

obedience

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