CO129-545-7 Telegraphy and Telephony- amendments to legislation 1-11-1933 - 24-3-1934 — Page 17

16

Penalty on

person printing,

etc. matter.con-

trary to

Ordinance.

the

(cf. No. 3 of

1890, s.57.)

Heading of protected telegram,etc.

Evidence.

Forgery and improper dis- closure of telegrams. 47 48 Vict. c. 76,8.11.

other person, association, or company, by such other person, association, or company shall not be deemed or taken to be a publication of such first-mentioned

message within this Ordinance.

3.

Every person who prints or publishes or

causes to be printed or published any matter contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred

dollars for the first offence, and not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars for the second and every sub-

sequent offence. If imprisonment is imposed for default

of payment it shall be without hard labour.

4.

Every telegraphic message in respect of which the protection of this Ordinance is claimed shall be published with the heading "By Telegraph", and the name of the person, association, or company claiming such protec-

tion, and shall state the date and hour of its receipt in

the Colony and of its publication, and such statement shall

be prima facie evidence of the times of the receipt and

publication of such message.

5.

In any prosecution under this Ordinance the

production of any document which purports to be a tele-

graphic message duly and regularly issued by any telegraph

office in this Colony on its customary form shall be prima-

facie evidence that the message contained therein was

received in this Colony by telegraph, from the place therein

mentioned to the address of the person, association, or

company therein named, and was duly delivered in this Colony

to such person, association, or company.

6. (1)

Every person who

(a) forges, or wilfully and without due authority

alters, a telegram; or