ORDINANCE No. 15 OF 1844.
Supreme Court.
distance of not more than one hundred miles from the coast of China, as by any ordinance of His Excellency the Superintendent of the Trade of British subjects in China hath been, or shall be, given.
24. And be it further enacted and ordained, that it shall be lawful for the said Supreme Court to make and prescribe such rules and orders, touching the times and place of holding the Court, form of process, pleadings, and other business and proceedings of the said Court, and of the fees payable therein, as to the said Court shall seem fit, and such rules and orders, from time to time, to alter, amend, or revoke, as occasion may require; and also that it shall be lawful for the said Court to alter or revoke any rule or regulation, contained in this Ordinance, touching the aforesaid matters.
25. And be it further enacted and ordained, that there shall be four terms in each year for the despatch of the civil business of the said Supreme Court, and the said terms shall be the months of January, March, May, and November, and shall commence on the first, and terminate on the last, day of the said months respectively: Provided, that whenever it shall happen that any of the said months shall commence, or end, upon a Sunday, the term shall commence on the Monday following, or end on the Saturday preceding.
26. And be it further enacted and ordained, that there shall be four sittings in every year for the trial of all civil causes and actions, and for the hearing and determining of all matters of complaint under the summary jurisdiction of the said Supreme Court, as hereinafter provided; and such sittings shall commence on the 1st day of February, 1st day of April, the 1st day of October, and the 1st day of December, and shall terminate on the 14th day of each of such months respectively: Provided, that whenever either of the said days shall commence, or end, upon a Sunday the sittings shall commence on the Monday following, and end on the Saturday preceding: Provided also, that if at any time it shall appear to the Chief Justice of the said Court necessary or expedient that the Court should sit for the purposes aforesaid at any other or different periods, it shall be lawful for the said Chief Justice so to do, upon giving reasonable notice thereof.
27. And be it further enacted and ordained, that there shall be four sessions in every year for the despatch of the criminal business of the said Supreme Court; the said sessions to commence on the 15th day of February, the 15th day of April, the 15th day of October, and the 15th of December, in every year, and shall terminate on the last day of each of such months respectively. Provided, that whenever either of the said days shall happen to commence, or end, upon a Sunday, the sessions shall commence on the Monday following, and end on the Saturday preceding: Provided also, that if at any time it shall appear to the Chief Justice of the said Court necessary or expedient that a criminal session should be held at any other or different period, it shall be lawful for the said Chief Justice so to hold the same, upon giving reasonable notice thereof.
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Power to regulate sittings of the Court, and to make rules and orders.
Sittings of the Court. How many terms, and when to be held.
Sittings at nisi prius, &c.
Criminal sessions.
ORDINANCE No. 15 OF 1844.
Supreme Court.
distance of not more than one hundred miles from the coast of China, as by any ordinance of His Excellency the Superintendent of the Trade of British subjects in China hath been, or shall be, given.
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24. And be it further enacted and ordained, that it shall be lawful for the said Supreme Court to make and prescribe such rules and orders, touching the times and place of holding the Court, form of process, pleadings, and other business and pro- ceedings of the said Court, and of the fees payable therein, as to the said Court shall seem fit, and such rules and orders, from time to time, to alter, amend, or revoke, as occasion may require; and also that it shall be lawful for the said Court to alter or revoke any rule or regulation, contained in this Ordinance, touching the aforesaid
matters.
25. And be it further enacted and ordained, that there shall be four terms in each year for the despatch of the civil business of the said Supreme Court, and the said terms shall be the months of January, March, May, and November, and shall commence on the first, and terminate on the last, day of the said months respectively: Provided, that whenever it shall happen that any of the said months shall commence, or end, upon a Sunday, the term shall commence on the Monday following, or end on the Saturday preceding.
26. And be it further enacted and ordained, that there shall be four sittings in every year for the trial of all civil causes and actions, and for the hearing and deter- mining of all matters of complaint under the summary jurisdiction of the said Supreme Court, as hereinafter provided; and such sittings shall commence on the 1st day of February, 1st day of April, the 1st day of October, and the 1st day of December, and shall terminate on the 14th day of each of such months respectively: Provided, that whenever either of the said days shall commence, or end, upon a Sunday the sittings shall commence on the Monday following, and end on the Saturday preceding: Pro- vided also, that if at any time it shall appear to the Chief Justice of the said Court necessary or expedient that the Court should sit for the purposes aforesaid at any other or different periods, it shall be lawful for the said Chief Justice so to do, upon given reasonable notice thereof.
27. And be it further enacted and ordained, that there shall be four sessions in every year for the despatch of the criminal business of the said Supreme Court; the said sessions to commence on the 15th day of February, the 15th day of April, the 15th day of October, and the 15th of December, in every year, and shall terminate on the last day of each of such months respectively. Provided, that whenever either of the said days shall happen to commence, or end, upon a Sunday, the sessions shall commence on the Monday following, and end on the Saturday preceding: Provided also, that if at any time it shall appear to the Chief Justice of the said Court necessary or expedient that a criminal session should be held at any other or different period, it shall be lawful for the said Chief Justice so to hold the same, upon giving reasonable notice thereof,
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Power to regulate sittings of the Court, and to make rules and orders.
Sittings of the Court. How many terms, and when to be held.
Sittings at nisi
prius, &c.
Criminal sessions.
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