A.D. 1890.]
MAGISTRATES,
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88. On the conviction of any person of any offence by which injury or loss to person or property has accrued, the convicting Magistrate may order the offender to pay to the person aggrieved reasonable compensation, not exceeding fifty dollars, in addition to any fine or punishment to which he is sentenced.
89.-(1.) If any person behaves in an insulting manner or uses any threatening or insulting expression to, or concerning, or in the presence of a Magistrate, when acting in the discharge of any magisterial duty, the Magistrate may summarily sentence the offender to be imprisoned, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding two months or to pay a fine of any amount not exceeding fifty dollars.
(2.) If such fine is not paid forthwith, the Magistrate may order that the offender be imprisoned, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding two months, unless the amount shall be sooner paid.
90. If it appears to a Magistrate—
mit person using insulting language concerning or in presence of Magistrate.
Power to award compensation or penalty for malicious prosecution or false testimony.
(1.) that any charge or complaint was maliciously preferred without reasonable or probable cause, the Magistrate may, on the application of the person against whom the charge or complaint was made, order the complainant to pay to such person reasonable compensation not exceeding fifty dollars: Provided that the award of any such compensation shall be a bar to any civil proceeding for damages by reason of such charge or complaint having been made:
or
(2.) that any witness has wilfully given false testimony, the Magistrate may order such witness to pay a fine not exceeding fifty dollars.
91. Whenever a Magistrate awards a pecuniary penalty or amends for any offence under the Summary Offences Ordinance, 1845, and the same is not paid forthwith, the Magistrate may commit the offender to prison, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding the term provided by the scale in section 57 of this Ordinance.
mony.
Imprisonment for non-payment of fine.
No. 1 of 1845.
certain cases.
92. Whenever any person is found by the Police hawking without a licence, or committing any offence against any Ordinance for the time being in force relating to markets or any by-laws made thereunder, or causing any obstruction by hawking in a public thoroughfare, the Police are hereby empowered to convey or cause to be conveyed all the articles being hawked and sold by the offender before a Magistrate, who shall thereupon have power, on conviction of the offender, to order the forfeiture of the said articles or any of them, in addition to or substitution for any other fine or punishment which he may by law impose.
See Ordinance No. 1 of 1903.
93.-(1.) Whenever any offender is convicted of being found drunk...
A.D. 1890.]
MAGISTRATES,
[No. 3.
711
award com-
88. On the conviction of any person of any offence by which injury Power to or loss to person or property has accrued, the convicting Magistrate may pensation in order the offender to pay to the person aggrieved reasonable compensa- addition to
punishment. tion, not exceeding fifty dollars, in addition to any fine or punishment to which he is sentenced.
89.-(1.) If any person behaves in an insulting manner or uses any Power to com- threatening or insulting expression to, or concerning, or in the presence of a Magistrate, when acting in the discharge of any magisterial duty, the Magistrate may summarily sentence the offender to be imprisoned, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding two months or to pay a fine of any amount not exceeding fifty dollars.
(2.) If such fine is not paid forthwith, the Magistrate may order that the offender be imprisoned, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding two months, unless the amount shall be sooner paid.
90. If it appears to a Magistrate—
mit person
using insult- ing language cerning or in pres
te, or con-
ence of Magis- trate.
Power to award com- pensation or penalty for
malicious pro-
(1.) that any charge or complaint was maliciously preferred without reasonable or probable cause, the Magistrate may, on the applica- tion of the person against whom the charge or complaint was secution or made, order the complainant to pay to such person reasonable false testi- compensation not exceeding fifty dollars: Provided that the award of any such compensation shall be a bar to any civil proceeding for damages by reason of such charge or complaint having been made:
or
(2.) that any witness has wilfully given false testimony, the Magis- trate may order such witness to pay a fine not exceeding fifty dol- lars.
91. Whenever a Magistrate awards a pecuniary penalty or amends for any offence under the Summary Offences Ordinance, 1845, and the same is not paid forthwith, the Magistrate may commit the offender to prison, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding the term provided by the scale in section 57 of this Ordinance.
mony.
Imprisoment for non-pay- No. 1 of 1845.
ment of fine.
certain cases.
92. Whenever any person is found by the Police hawking without Forfeiture of a licence, or committing any offence against any Ordinance for the time articles in being in force relating to markets or any by-laws made thereunder, or See Ordinance causing any obstruction by hawking in a public thoroughfare, the Police No. 1 of 1903. are hereby empowered to convey or cause to be conveyed all the articles being hawked and sold by the offender before a Magistrate, who shall thereupon have power, on conviction of the offender, to order the for- feiture of the said articles or any of them, in addition to or substitution for any other fine or punishment which he may by law impose.
93.-(1.) Whenever any offender is convicted of being found drunk Penalty on
person found
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