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share, right, or interest in dispute in such case, does not exceed one hundred dollars, and the same or any part thereof is situate in such District or Sub-district; and
(2.) criminal jurisdiction in-
(a.) petty assaults, that is to say, assaults which may, in the opinion of the Court, be adequately punished by no higher punishment than a fine of ten dollars or imprisonment for one month with hard labour;
(b.) petty thefts, that is to say, thefts where the property stolen does not exceed in value ten dollars, or where the theft is not preceded or accompanied by violence to the person, and which may, in the opinion of the Court, be adequately punished by no higher punishment than a fine of ten dollars or imprisonment for one month with hard labour; and
(c.) malicious injuries to property or boundaries; where the damage does not exceed twenty dollars:
Provided, however, as follows:-
(1) that the breach of rule or the cause of action has arisen or the offence has been committed, wholly or in part, within the District or Sub-district, as the case may be;
(2.) that it shall be lawful for the President and other members of the Court before whom any case, civil or criminal, is instituted, or by whom it is partially tried, to refer the parties to any civil or criminal court having jurisdiction, if it appears to them that the case is one which from its circumstances may more properly be prosecuted before the higher tribunal; and
(3.) that it shall be lawful for the Attorney General, in any case, to stop the trial or further trial of such case before a District or Sub-district Court, and to direct it to be tried by any other civil or criminal court having jurisdiction.
which may by Court be awarded
14.-(1.) Every District and Sub-district Court shall have power to Punishments punish, by fine not exceeding ten dollars, any person convicted before it of any offence or of the breach of any rule, and, in case of a continued breach of any rule, such Court may impose a further fine not exceeding ten dollars for each day such breach is continued after notice to the offender.
(2.) Every such Court shall also have power to sentence the offender, in default of payment of any fine imposed under this Ordinance, to imprisonment with hard labour for any term not exceeding one month.
(3) Every such Court shall also have power, in lieu of inflicting imprisonment, to punish any person convicted before it of any offence with one flogging, not exceeding twelve strokes at any one time, and every
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share, right, or interest in dispute in such case, does not exceed one hundred dollars, and the same or any part thereof is situate in such District or Sub-district; and
(2.) criminal jurisdiction in-
(a.) petty assaults, that is to say, assaults which may, in the opinion of the Court, be adequately punished by no higher punishment than a fine of ten dollars or imprisonment for one month with hard labour;
(6.) petty thefts, that is to say, thefts where the property stolen does not exceed in value ten dollars, or where the theft is not preceded or accompanied by violence to the person, and which may, in the opinion of the Court, be adequately punished by no higher pun- ishment than a fine of ten dollars or imprisonment for one month with hard labour; and
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(c.) malicious injuries to property or boundaries; where the damage
does not exceed twenty dollars:
Provided, however, as follows:-
(1) that the breach of rule or the cause of action has arisen or the offence has been committed, wholly or in part, within the District
Sub-district, as the case may be;
(2.) that it shall be lawful for the President and other members of the Court before whom any case, civil or criminal, is instituted, or by whom it is partially tried, to refer the parties to any civil or criminal court having jurisdiction, if it appears to them that the case is one which from its circumstances may more properly be prosecuted before the higher tribunal; and
(3.) that it shall be lawful for the Attorney General, in any case, to
stop the trial or further trial of such case before a District or Sub-.. district Court, and to direct it to be tried by any other civil or crimi- nal court having jurisdiction.
which may by Court.
be awarded
14.-(1.) Every District and Sub-district Court shall have power to Punishments punish, by fine not exceeding ten dollars, any person convicted before it of any offence or of the breach of any rule, and, in case of a continued breach of any rule, such Court may impose a further fine not exceeding ten dollars for each day such breach is continued after notice to the offender..
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(2.) Every such Court shall also have power to sentence the offender, in default of payment of any fine imposed under this Ordinance, to imprisonment with hard labour for any term not exceeding one month. (3) Every such Court shall also have power, in lieu of inflicting im- prisonment, to punish any person convicted before it of any offence with one flogging, not exceeding twelve strokes at any one time, and every
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