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I respectfully submit that it

would be contrary to sound public policy to pass an Ordinance to empower a Judge of the Supreme Court to act as Attorney General without vacating his office as Judge. Such an Ordinance would override the principle enunciated in the declaration in Section 11 of the Supreme Court Ordinance 1873 that no judge shall be capable of accepting any other office of emolument, not authorised by law, pain of avoiding his office. Such an Ordinance would, I think, be subversive of public confidence in the impartiality of the Bench and should, and I think would, if passed, be disallowed.

15th October, 1906.

(Sd.) Henry S. Berkeley,

Attorney General

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I respectfully submit that it would be contrary to sound public policy to pass an Ordinance to empower a Judge of the Supreme Court to act as Attorney General without vacating his office as Judge. Such an Ordinance would override the principle enunciated in the declaration in Section 11 of the Supreme Court Ordinance 1873 that no judge shall be capable of accepting any other office of emolument, not authorised by law, pain of avoiding his office. Such an Ordinance would, I think, be subversive of public confidence in the impartiality of the Bench and should, and I think would, if passed, be disallowed. 15th October, 1906. (Sd.) Henry S. Berkeley, Attorney General
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ad Jaum anoitasup stod Enids I .1M ti darić tanio al 32 xning I „ovitagen edd at an Istanað varnostā galtom to trenutcio@gm malt atqsons esi? ari riquorë neve ezbɛt, enelu¤ to maino erë nisjet donnao .Ditto and to nelab edź to eron esriofreq YONTOJJA #dd to constqouos af? enalug to soitto air biovs stoel onqi hluow qidelstønad số) no bas (II molive? ¿VAI Consnibyo Janod emerge) egb T basso Binow Iost963 vielas ons sollte Jude to sonablova and to meita vantnou a od titvorponnos birow (T,(biɗi) vialan add to tay vas mir 15q *owet.00 et sonsNÍÉTŐ .eab Teral:¶ to culito ? of berieatta to soitto ald to someblove muT VentoJJA sad to sonatgeoos no exiW .1M về egbut erakar¶ -naam eết miɗdłw "desour" sofito si mi birow gidelstened ovari norit bl: ow cont#vod od: brts (I) emiroma to gai- solito ánd3 III% oft moɛing - it te tons intoqqa o' rewog #al▼ .**{ @todaet of besineb zaw #1 matteena 25 .(bh I} of Viszaboon ed blow di trop save been writ to Nouef ert ni I.LaeƐ vildu¶ ert søker Inatal matted yd mid anioqqa VONIOJJĀ as betos ,agbut evakui norit gated,se!" .L SOPI ogbul eneivt to setsub sd barnet Çİ'Leupaadua kos Isened t to ms I Istensð vennotta ads te dæonindowla erit noqu evac bluoda oil aei, ub fona yatmaker eroted tacit moiniqo tneda¶ aetJet deert egbứt snelst beiniolga-et need Isten:) yonmodt▲ to soitto erit gnitqsoos vd aa doumaanž Butriť ̧bært sil #gbrt erakut to soitto and griblod elic beblovs,If moltena Eral soneniko tuob ameiqua and no 9880 sɗld need Jon rud Jove II .enbot enalet to eɔinto shif ent to as bejabatna,freda¶ ens3762 daert de 1') subvba I analui to aeitub and beast setW .** dotriw no 5000 wi tad Jara Ji neriw bra ti (ðærið bum,mid of bewa. I ed sonanibr0 gniyli mebni baa yalishilay # viøreboen 8a00et I 435 I respectfully submit that it would be contrary to sound public policy to pass an Ordinance to empower a Judge of the Supreme Court to act as Attorney General without vacating his office as Judge. Such an Ordinance would override the principle enunciated in the declaration in Section 11 of the Supreme Court Ordinance 1873 that no judge shall be capable of accepting any other office of emolument, not authorised by law, pain of avoiding his offies, Such an Ordinance would I think be submerfise of public confidence in the impartial- -ity of the Bench and should and I think would if passed be disallowed. 15th. October, 1906. on (Sd.) Henry S. Berkeley, Attorney General
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ad Jaum anoitasup stod Enids I

.1M ti darić tanio al 32 xning I „ovitagen edd at

an Istanað varnostā galtom to trenutcio@gm malt atqsons esi?

ari riquorë neve ezbɛt, enelu¤ to maino erë nisjet donnao

.Ditto and to nelab edź to eron esriofreq

YONTOJJA #dd to constqouos af?

enalug to soitto air biovs stoel onqi hluow qidelstønad

số) no bas (II molive? ¿VAI Consnibyo Janod emerge) egb T

basso Binow Iost963 vielas ons sollte Jude to sonablova

and to meita vantnou a od titvorponnos birow (T,(biɗi)

vialan add to tay vas mir 15q *owet.00 et sonsNÍÉTŐ

.eab Teral:¶ to culito ? of berieatta

to soitto ald to someblove muT

VentoJJA sad to sonatgeoos no exiW .1M về egbut erakar¶ -naam eết miɗdłw "desour" sofito si mi birow gidelstened

ovari norit bl: ow cont#vod od: brts (I) 0£ emiroma to gai- solito ánd3 III% oft moɛing - it te tons intoqqa o' rewog #al▼ .**{ @todaet of besineb zaw #1 matteena 25 .(bh I}

of Viszaboon ed blow di trop save been writ to Nouef ert

ni I.LaeƐ vildu¶ ert søker Inatal matted yd mid anioqqa VONIOJJĀ as betos ,agbut evakui norit gated,se!" .L SOPI

ogbul eneivt to setsub sd barnet Çİ'Leupaadua kos Isened

t

to ms I Istensð vennotta ads te dæonindowla erit noqu evac bluoda oil aei, ub fona yatmaker eroted tacit moiniqo tneda¶ aetJet deert vɗ egbứt snelst beiniolga-et need Isten:) yonmodt▲ to soitto erit gnitqsoos vd aa doumaanž Butriť vď ̧bært sil #gbrt erakut to soitto and griblod elic

beblovs,If moltena Eral soneniko tuob ameiqua and no 9880 sɗld need Jon rud Jove II .enbot enalet to eɔinto shif ent to as bejabatna,freda¶ ens3762 daert de 1') subvba I analui to aeitub and beast setW .** dotriw no 5000 wi tad

Jara Ji neriw bra ti (ðærið bum,mid of bewa. I ed sonanibr0 gniyli mebni baa yalishilay # viøreboen 8a00et

I

435

I respectfully submit that it

would be contrary to sound public policy to pass an Ordinance to empower a Judge of the Supreme Court to act as Attorney General without vacating his office as Judge. Such an Ordinance would override the principle enunciated in the declaration in Section 11 of the Supreme Court Ordinance 1873 that no judge shall be capable of accepting any other office of emolument, not authorised by law, pain of avoiding his offies, Such an Ordinance would I think be submerfise of public confidence in the impartial- -ity of the Bench and should and I think would if passed be

disallowed.

15th. October, 1906.

on

(Sd.) Henry S. Berkeley,

Attorney General

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