ORDINANCE No. 16 OF 1875.
Magistrates.
6. Whenever an offender is convicted by a Magistrate of a common assault, the Magistrate may sentence him to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding one year with or without hard labour, but without fine, if the term of sentence exceeds six months.
7. Whenever any male offender is convicted by a Magistrate under the powers herein conferred of any of the following offences a second time, or under aggravated circumstances, that is to say:-
Indecent assault,
Indecent exposure of his person,
Assault with intent to rob,
Common assault, committed in a brothel,
Common assault, committed at or in connection with any riotous assemblage, Malicious injury to property;
or, under the Magistrates' summary jurisdiction, of either of the following offences a second time, or under aggravated circumstances, that is to say:-
Indecent exposure of his person, Malicious injury to property;
the Magistrate may, in addition to any other punishment, sentence the offender to be once or twice publicly or privately whipped. [Repealed by Ordinance No. 3 of 1881.]
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Magistrates may award a year's imprisonment for common assault. (See s. 41 of 4 of 1865.) Magistrates may award whipping in certain cases. (See s.2 of 1 of 1863.)
thieves may be whipped. (See s. 6 of 9 of 1867.)
8. Whenever any male offender, whose age appears to the Magistrate not to exceed sixteen years, is convicted, under the powers herein conferred, of larceny, or of any offence which now or at any time hereafter is by law deemed or declared to be simple larceny or punishable as simple larceny, the convicting Magistrate may sentence him to be once or twice privately whipped with any number of strokes not exceeding twenty, in lieu of or in addition to any other punishment to which such offender is liable.
9. Whenever a Magistrate sentences an offender to be whipped under this or any other Ordinance, he shall, in his sentence, specify the number of strokes, and such number shall not, in any case, exceed thirty-six, and such whipping shall be inflicted with a rattan. [See s. 8 of 1889]
Amount of whipping, and mode of infliction. (See s. 6 of 6 of 1862.)
Abolition of the stocks. (See s. 25 of 10 of 1844.)
10. A Magistrate may sentence any offender to be publicly exposed in the stocks for any period not exceeding six hours, in lieu of the whole or any part of any punishment to which such offender is liable under this or any other Ordinance, or in addition thereto.
11. On the conviction of any person of any offence by which injury or loss to person or property shall have accrued, the convicting Magistrate
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ORDINANCE No. 16 CF 1875.
Magistrates.
6. Whenever an offender is convicted by a Magistrate of a common assault, the Magistrate may sentence him to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding one year with or without hard labour, but without fine, if the term of sentence exceeds six months.
7. Whenever any male offender is convicted by a Magistrate under the powers herein conferred of any of the following offences a second time, or under aggravated circumstances, that is to say:-
Indecent assault,
Indecent exposure of his person,
Assault with intent to rob,
Common assault, committed in a brothel,
Common assault, committed ator in connection with any riotous assemblage, Malicious injury to property;
or, under the Magistrates' summary jurisdiction, of either of the following offences a second time, or under aggravated circumstances, that is to say:-
Indecent exposure of his person, Malicious injury to property;
the Magistrate may, in addition to any other punishment, sentence the offender to be once or twice publicly or privately whipped. [Repealed by Ordinance No. 3 of 1881.]
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Magistrates may award a year's impri- sonment for
common assault. (See s. 41 of 4 of 1865.) Magistrates may award whipping in certain cases. (See 8.2 of 1 of 1863.)
thieves may be whipped. (See s. 6 of 9 of 1867.)
8. Whenever any male offender, whose age appears to the Magistrate Juvenile not to exceed sixteen years, is convicted, under the powers herein con- ferred, of larceny, or of any offence which now or at any time hereafter is by law deemed or declared to be simple larceny or punishable as simple, larceny, the convicting Magistrate may sentence him to be once or twice. privately whipped with any number of strokes not exceeding twenty, in lieu of or in addition to any other punishment to which such offender is liable.
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10. A Magistrate may sentence any offender to be publicly exposed Punishment in the stocks for any period not exceeding six hours, in lieu of the whole or any part of any punishment to which such offender is liable under this or any other Ordinance, or in addition thereto.
11. On the conviction of any person of any offence by which injury or loss to person or property shall have accrued, the convicting Magistrate
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