Place of sitting.
Judge.
Appointment.
Qualification.
Deputy of Judge,
Acting Judge.
Assistant Judge, Law Secretary, Officers, and Clerks.
Appointment of Assistant Judge.
Duties of Assistant Judge in civil cases.
In criminal caser.
Acting Assistant Judge.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
device as one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State from time to time directs.
8. The Supreme Court shall hold its ordinary sittings at Shanghai, or, on emergency, at any other place within the district of the Consulate of Shanghai; but may at any time transfer its ordinary sittings to any such place in China as one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries f State or Her Majesty's Minister in China approves.
9. There shall be one Judge of the Supreme Court.
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He shall be appointed by Her Majesty, by warrant under Her Royal sigu, manual.
He shall be a subject of Her Majesty (by birth or naturalization) who at the time of his appointment is a member of the bar of England, Scotland, or Ireland, of not less than seven years' standing, or bas filled the office of Assistant Jude or Law Secretary in the Supreme Court, or the office of Judge or Legal Vice-Consul or Law Secretary in Her Majesty's Consular Service.
10. The Judge may from time to time, in case of his absence or intended absence from the district of the Consulate of Shanghai, either in the dise1 arge of his duty or with permission of one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretarios of State, or in case of illness, appoint, by writing under his hand and the seal of the Supreme Court, a fit person to be his deputy for the time therein mentioned; but every such appointment shall be revocable, at pleasure, by the Judge, by writing under his hand and the seal of the Supreme Court.
The person so appointed shall, during the continuance of his appointment, have all the like power and authority as the Judge.
11. During a vacancy in the office of Judge, or on emergency, a fit person approved by one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, or (in the absence of notice to Her Majesty's Minister in China of any such approval) by Her Majesty's Minister in China, may temporarily be and act as Acting Judge, with all the powers and authority of the Judge,
12. There shall be attached to the Supreme Court-
(1.) An Assistant Judge.
(2.) A Law Secretary.
(3.) So many officers and clerks as one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State may from time to time think fit.
13. The Assistant Judge shall be appointed by Her Majesty, by warrant under Her Royal sign manual.
14. The Assistant Julge shall hear and determine such matters and questions arising in suits and proceedings of a civil nature, originally instituted in the Supreme Court, as are from time to time especially referr d to him by the Judg; but in every such case any party to the suit or proceeding shall be entitled as of course to a re-bearing before the Judge.
15. The A-sistant Judge shall hear and determine in summary way such criminal charges originally brought before the Supreme Court as may be lawfully so beard and determined, and as are from time to time referred to him by the Judge.
16. In case of the absence or illness of the A-sistant Judge, or during a vacancy in the office of Ass stant Judge, or during the temporary employment of the ssistant Judge in any other capacity, or on emergency, the Judge may, by writing under his hand and the seal of the Supreme Court, appoint the Law Secretary, or any fit person approved by one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, or by Her Majesty's Minister in Cina, to act as Assistant
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