ORDINANCE No. 1 of 1881.
Macao Extradition.
the jurisdiction of this Colony, with this qualification,- that copies of depositions signed or taken before any such Judge or other competent Magistrate as aforesaid and authenticated in manner hereinafter provided may be received in evidence of the criminality of the fugitive.
case of a
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person convicted.
3. In the case of a person convicted, a copy of the conviction, Evidence in
authenticated in manner hereinafter provided, shall be produced: But if it should appear that the conviction was pronounced in the absence of the accused for contumacy in not having surrendered to take his trial, the same evidence shall be produced to the Magistrate as in the case of a person accused but not convicted.
4. In every case proof of the identity of the fugitive must be
given to the satisfaction of the Magistrate.
5. Warrants of arrest and copies of depositions, signed or taken before any such Judge or other competent Magistrate, as aforesaid, and copies of convictions, shall be received in evidence, if the warrant of arrest purports to be signed by such Judge or Magistrate and if the copies of depositions purport to be certified under the hand of such Judge or Magistrate to be true copies of the original depositions, and if the copy of the conviction purport to be certified under the hand of the Judge of the Court by which the fugitive was convicted to be a true copy of the original conviction. The signature of every such Judge or Magistrate and his authority to take cognizance of the crime or offence charged, shall be sufficiently proved if the document purport to be sealed with the official seal of the Governor of Macao, and all Courts of Justice in this Colony shall, for the purpose of this Ordinance, take judicial notice of such seal, and shall admit the documents so authenticated by it to be received in evidence without further proof.
Proof of identity.
Authentication of documents.
Documents to be read to the
must be asked to show cause.
6. The original warrant of arrest and the copy of the depositions,
the conviction, shall be future, who or, as the case may be, the copy of the conviction, shall be read to the fugitive, and he shall be asked if he has any valid cause to show why he should not be committed to gaol to await the order of the Governor in Council.
ORDINANCE No. 1 or 1881.
Macao Extradition.
the jurisdiction of this Colony, with this qualification,- that copies of depositions signed or taken before any such Judge or other competent Magistrate as aforesaid and authenticated in manner hereinafter provided may be received in evidence of the criminality of the fugitive.
case of a
1571
person con- victed.
3. In the case of a person convicted, a copy of the conviction, Evidence in
authenticated in manner hereinafter provided, shall be produced: But if it should appear that the conviction was pronounced in the absence of the accused for con- tumacy in not having surrendered to take his trial, the same evidence shall be produced to the Magistrate as in the case of a person accused but not convicted.
4. In every case proof of the identity of the fugitive must be
given to the satisfaction of the Magistrate.
5. Warrants of arrest and copies of depositions, signed or taken before any such Judge or other competent Magistrate, as aforesaid, and copies of convictions, shall be received in evidence, if the warrant of arrest purports to be signed by such Judge or Magistrate and if the copies of depositions purport to be certified under the hand of such Judge or Magistrate to be true copies of the original depositions, and if the copy of the conviction purport to be certified under the hand of the Judge of the Court by which the fugitive was convicted to be a true copy of the original conviction. The signature of every such Judge or Magistrate and his authority to take cognizance of the crime or offence charged, shall be sufficiently proved if the document purport to be sealed with the official seal of the Governor of Macao, and all Courts of Justice in this Colony shall, for the purpose of this Ordinance, take judicial notice of such seal, and shall admit the documents so authenticated by it to be received in evidence without further proof.
Proof of identity.
Authentica tion of docu-- ments.
Documents to be read to the
must be asked to show cause.
6. The original warrant of arrest and the copy of the depositions,
the conviction, shall be future, who or, as the case may be, the copy of the conviction, shall be read to the fugitive, and he shall be asked if he has any valid cause to show why he should not be committed to gaol to await the order of the Governor in Council.
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