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Power to examine party from

whom stolen

goods received,

Power to order delivery

of goods stolen or fraudulently obtained and

in

possession of brokers and other dealers in second-hand property.

ORDINANCE No. 14 OF 1845.

Good Order and Cleanliness.

trate, or to guard the same on the spot until the offenders are taken be- fore a Magistrate, or otherwise dispose thereof in some place of safety, and moreover to take into custody and carry before a Magistrate every person found in such house or place who shall appear to have been privy to the deposit of any such thing, knowing or having reasonable cause to suspect the same to have been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained.

such

27. And be it further enacted and ordained, that when any person shall be brought before any Magistrate charged with having or convey- ing any thing stolen or unlawfully obtained, and shall declare that he received the same from some other person, or that he was employed as a carrier, agent, or servant, to convey the same for some other person,

such person, Magistrate is hereby authorized and required to cause every and also if necessary every former or pretended purchaser or other per- son into whose possession the same shall have passed, to be brought be- fore him and examined, and to examine witnesses upon oath touching the same; and if it shall appear to such Magistrate that any person shall have had possession of such thing, and had reasonable cause to believe the same to have been stolen or unlawfully obtained, every such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanour, and to have had possession of such thing at the time and place when and where the same shall have been found and seized (and the possession of a carrier, agent, or servant shall be deemed to be the possession of the person who shall have em- ployed such other person to convey the same); and shall be liable to a penalty of not more than ten pounds, or in the discretion of the Magis- trate may be imprisoned in any gaol within the Colony aforesaid, with or without hard labour, for any time not exceeding three calendar months.

28. And be it further enacted and ordained, that if any goods shall be stolen or unlawfully obtained from any person, or being lawfully obtained shall be unlawfully deposited, pawned, pledged, sold, or exchanged, and complaint shall be made thereof to any Magistrate, and that such goods are in the possession of any broker, dealer in marine stores, or other dealer in second-hand property, or of any person who shall have advanced money upon the credit of such goods, it shall be lawful for such Magistrate to issue a summons or warrant for the appearance of such broker or dealer, and for the production of such goods, to be delivered up to the owner thereof, either without payment or upon payment of such sum and at such time as such Magistrate shall think fit;