ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1868.
Treasonable Offences.
intentions as aforesaid, in so far as the same are expressed, uttered, or declared by open and advised speaking only unless information of such compassings, imaginations, inventions, devices, and intentions, and of the words by which the same were expressed, uttered, or declared shall be given upon oath or declaration to one or more Justice or Justices of the Peace within six days after such words shall have been spoken, and unless a warrant for the apprehension of the person by whom such words shall have been spoken, shall be issued within ten days next after such information shall have been given as aforesaid, and unless such warrant shall be issued within two years next after the passing of this Ordinance, and that no person shall be convicted of any such compassings, imaginations, inventions, devices, or intentions as aforesaid, in so far as the same are expressed, uttered, or declared by open or advised speaking as aforesaid, except upon his own confession in open Court, or unless the words so spoken shall be proved by two credible witnesses.
4. It shall be lawful in any information for any felony under this Ordinance, to charge against the offender any number of the matters, acts, or deeds, by which such compassings, imaginations, inventions, devices or intentions as aforesaid, or any of them, shall have been expressed, uttered, or declared.
5. Provided always that nothing herein contained shall lessen the force of, or in any manner, affect anything enacted by the statute passed in the twenty-fifth year of King Edward the third, - A declaration which Offences shall be adjudged Treason.
6. If the facts or matters alleged in an information for any felony under this Ordinance, shall amount in law to treason, such information shall not by reason thereof, be deemed void, erroneous or defective; and if the facts or matters proved at the trial of any person charged with any felony under this Ordinance, shall amount in law to treason, such person shall not, by reason thereof, be entitled to be acquitted of such felony; but no person tried for such felony shall be afterwards prosecuted for treason on the same facts.
7. In the case of every felony punishable under this Ordinance, every principal in the second degree and every accessory before the fact shall be punishable in the same manner, as the principal in the first degree is by this Ordinance punishable; and every accessory after the fact to any such felony shall, on conviction, be liable to be imprisoned with or without hard labor, and with or without solitary confinement, for any term not exceeding two years.
8. This Ordinance shall commence and take effect on such day as shall hereafter be fixed by proclamation under the hand of the Governor.
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commenced, warrant issued, &c.
In informations more than one overt act may be charged.
Nothing herein to affect 25 Edward 3, chap. -
Informations for felony under this Ordinance valid though the facts may amount to treason.
As to the punishment of accessories before and after the fact.
Commencement of Ordinance.
[In force from the 6th June, 1868, under proclamation of the same date. Repealed by Ordinance No. 13 of 1868.]
ORDINANCE No. 8 or 1868.
Treasonable Offences.
intentions as aforesaid, in so far as the same are expressed, uttered, or declared by open and advised speaking only unless information of such compassings, imaginations, inventions, devices, and intentions, and of the words by which the same were expressed, uttered, or declared shall be given upon oath or declaration to one or more Justice or Justices of the Peace within six days after such words shall have been spoken, and unless a warrant for the apprehension of the person by whom such words shall have been spoken, shall be issued within ten days next after such information shall have been given as aforesaid, and unless such warrant shall be issued within two years next after the passing of this Ordinance, and that no person shall be convicted of any such compassings, imaginations, inventions, devices, or intentions as aforesaid, in so far as the same are expressed, uttered, or declared by open or advised speaking as aforesaid, except upon his own confession in open Court, or unless the words so spoken shall be proved by two credible witnesses.
4. It shall be lawful in any information for any felony under this Ordinance, to charge against the offender any number of the matters, acts, or deeds, by which such compassings, imaginations, inventions, devices or intentions as aforesaid, or any of them, shall have been expressed, uttered, or declared.
5. Provided always that nothing herein contained shall lessen the force of, or in any manner, affect anything enacted by the statute passed in the twenty-fifth year of King Edward the third,-A declaration which Offences shall be adjudged Treason.
6. If the facts or matters alleged in an information for any felony under this Ordinance, shall amount in law to tre
treason such information shall not by reason thereof, be deemed void, erroneous or defective; and if the facts or matters proved at the trial of any person charged with any felony under this Ordinance, shall amount in law to treason, such person shall not, by reason thereof, be entitled to be acquitted of such felony; but no person tried for such felony shall be afterwards prosecuted for treason
the same facts.
upon
7. In the case of every felony punishable under this Ordinance, every principal in the second degree and every accessory before the fact shall be punishable in the same manner, as the principal in the first degree is by this Ordinance punishable; and every accessory after the fact to any such felony shall
on conviction, be liable to be imprisoned with or without hard labor, and with or without solitary confinement, for any term not exceeding two years.
8. This Ordinance shall commence and take effect on such day as shall hereafter be fixed by proclamation under the hand of the Governor.
1011
commenced, warrant issued, &c.
In informations more than one overt act may be charged.
Nothing herein to affect 25 Edward 3, chap. -
Informations for felony under thig'. Ordinance vald though the facts may amount to treason.
As to the punish- ment of acces- -- sories before and after the fact.
Commencement
of Ordinance.
[In force from the 6th June, 1868, under proclamation of the same date. Repealed by Ordinance No. 13 of 1868.]
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