830
Abettors in misdemeanors,
Abettors in offences punishable on summary conviction.
9 of 1875 s.
ORDINANCE No. 7 OF 1865.
Larceny, &c.
stolen property) shall, on conviction, be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement; and every person who shall aid, abet, counsel, or procure the commission of any misdemeanor punishable under this Ordinance shall be liable to be indicted and punished as a principal offender.
82. Whosoever shall aid, abet, counsel, or procure the commission of any offence which is by this Ordinance punishable on summary conviction, either for every time of its commission, or for the first and second time only, or for the first time only, shall, on conviction before a Police Magistrate, be liable, for every first, second, or subsequent offence of aiding, abetting, counselling, or procuring, to the same forfeiture and punishment to which a person guilty of a first, second, or subsequent offence as a principal offender is by this Ordinance made liable. [See Ord. No. 12.]
The owner of stolen property prosecuting thief or receiver to have restitution of his property.
[See Ord. No. of 1875 s. 12.
Provision as to valuable and negotiable securities.
Not to apply to prosecution of trustees, &c.
As to Restitution and Recovery of stolen Property:-
83. If any person guilty of any such felony or misdemeanor as is mentioned in this Ordinance, in stealing, taking, obtaining, extorting, embezzling, converting, or disposing of, or in knowingly receiving, any chattel, money, valuable security, or other property whatsoever, shall be indicted for such offence, by or on the behalf of the owner of the property, or his executor or administrator, and convicted thereof, in such case the property shall be restored to the owner or his representative; and in every case in this section aforesaid the Court before whom any person shall be tried for any such felony or misdemeanor shall have power to order the restitution thereof in a summary manner: Provided, that if it shall appear before any award or order made that any valuable security shall have been bona fide paid or discharged by some person or body corporate liable to the payment thereof, or being a negotiable instrument shall have been bona fide taken or received by transfer or delivery, by some person or body corporate, for a just and valuable consideration, without any notice or without any reasonable cause to suspect that the same had by any felony or misdemeanor been stolen, taken, obtained, extorted, embezzled, converted, or disposed of, in such case the Court shall not award or order the restitution of such security. Provided also, that nothing in this section contained shall apply to the case of any prosecution of any trustee, banker, merchant, attorney, factor,
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830
Abettors in inisde-
meanors,
A bettors in offences
punishable on
summary conviction.
9 of 1875 s.
ORDINANCE No. 7 OF 1865.
Larceny, &c.
stolen property) shall, on conviction, be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, and with or without solitary confinement ;-and every person who shall aid, abet, counsel, or procure the commission of any misdemeanor punishable under this Ordinance shall be liable to be indicted and punished as a principal offender.
82. Whosoever shall aid, abet, counsel, or procure the commission of any offence which is by this Ordinance punishable on summary con- viction, either for every time of its commission, or for the first and [See Ord. No. second time only, or for the first time only, shall, on conviction before a Police Magistrate, be liable, for every first, second, or subsequent offence of aiding, abetting, counselling, or procuring, to the same for- feiture and punishment to which a person guilty of a first, second, or subsequent offence as a principal offender is by this Ordinance made liable.
12.]
The owner of stolen pro- perty prose- cuting thief
or receiver to embezzling,
conviction shall have restitution of his property.
[See Ord. No. of 1875 s. 12.
Provision as
valuable and negoti able secu rities.
Not to apply to prosecution of trustees, &C.
As to Restitution and Recovery of stolen Property:-
83. If any person guilty of any such felony or misdemeanor as is. mentioned in this Ordinance, in stealing, taking, obtaining, extorting, embezzling, converting, or disposing of, or in knowingly receiving, any chattel, money, valuable security, or other property whatsoever, shall be indicted for such offence, by or on the behalf of the owner of the property, or his executor or administrator, and convicted thereof, in such case the property shall be restored to the owner or his representa- tive; and in every case in this section aforesaid the Court before whom any person shall be tried for any such felony or misdemeanor shall have power to order the restitution thereof in a summary manner: Provided, that if it shall appear before any award or order made that any valuable security shall have been bona fide paid or discharged by some person or body corporate liable to the payment thereof, or being a negotiable instrument shall have been bond fide taken or received by transfer or delivery, by some person or body corporate, for a just and valuable consideration, without any notice or without any reasonable cause to suspect that the same had by any felony or misdemeanor been stolen, taken, obtained, extorted, embezzled, converted, or disposed of, in such case the Court shall not award or order the restitution of such securi Provided also, that nothing in this section contained shall apply to the case of any prosecution of any trustee, banker, merchant, attorney, factor,
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